Face Down ✓ | Patrick Stump

Chapter Twenty Two

Dedication to riverseals because she ships Caaron to the edge of the Earth I swear.

"You should sing me a song," Patrick stated out of the blue. We were just lying on the couch in each other's arms, having just watched the Nightmare Before Christmas, and I couldn't be happier. Before I met Patrick, I never understood why people could think about or look at that one person and smile for no reason. But now I completely understand.

"What?" I said, sitting up.

"I've only heard you sing in the subway. I found your lyrics for 'Afraid', and they're really good. Can you sing me another song you wrote?" He asked.

"Well," I began. "I only wrote the verses and bridge of Afraid. Aaron wrote the rest. And the rest of us worked on this song called Fighting, I could sing that if you want-"

"Yes!" He gasped, as I giggled at his enthusiasm, and left to grab my guitar.

"We all kind of wrote this for separate reasons." I returned from my room with my guitar in hand. "Emma said it was because of someone who she really likes, who I will not name-"

"Is it Brendon?" He interrupted. "Don't answer that because I know they like each other. Continue."

"You said it, not me. Aaron and Connor kind of wrote it as an apology to the people they grew apart from in high school because of their relationship. And I wrote it about everything that's happened in the last two years." I sat down and began to strum the guitar.

Said I'd move on and I'd leave it alone
But before I walk out there is something that I need you to know
I got lost in a blink of an eye
And I can never get back; no, I never got back
You were not there when I wanted to say 
That you were everything right and it wasn't even me to change
Now I got to go it alone, but I will never give up; no, I'll never give up

What am I fighting for?
There must be something more
For all these words I sing
Do you feel anything?

Said, I'm okay, but I know how to lie
You were all that I had; you were delicate and hard to find
Got lost in the back of my mind
And I can never get back; no, I never got back
You were not there when I needed to say
I hit the bottom so fast that my head was spinning around for days
Now I got to go there alone, but I will never give up
No, I will never give up

What am I fighting for?
There must be something more
For all these words I sing
Do you feel anything?
What am I fighting for?
What am I fighting for?

Never give up on this
Never give up on this
Never give up on this
Never give up on this

Said I'm okay, but I know how to lie
I will never give up; no, I'll never give up

What am I fighting for?
There must be something more
For all these words I sing
Do you feel anything?

What am I fighting for?

No, I'm never going to give up, give up
What am I fighting for?

No, I'm never going to give up, give up
Said that I'd fight for the one that I found
I'm going to stay here while I wait for you to come around
I'll fight; you're apart of me now
And I will never give up, no, I'll never give up

"Damn." He said. I looked up and Pete had ventured out of his room, even though I never noticed that he had come home.

"It sounds better with the whole band and Aaron's backups," I admitted.

"Well, then that is one hella fine band if it can get better than that." Pete butted in. We talked about the band for a bit, before calling it a night at almost 2 in the morning.

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"Skyeeee," Rose whined as she pulled on my pant leg as I was making breakfast, despite it being 3 in the afternoon. The band was coming over in half an hour, and I just wanted Ryan and Rose to play in their room, as Pete and Patrick had a Fall Out Boy meeting about their new album.