Another Life With You || sequel to IWCT

Eighteen

"It's a typical story, three in the morning
You're holding my head
Caught in the tension, silent confessions
At the foot of your bed
Glitter and crimson, fighting the friction
What a perfect mess
I wonder if you feel kinda like I feel
Temporary
Fixed on a moment just out of focus
And we can't quite see
Being us ain't good for us" Luke's voice fills the headphones over Calum's ears, the lyrics he wrote playing across the radio stations broadcast before they start the interview.

"And I don't wanna wait till the sunshine fades
And bury our love in a shallow grave
'Cause the world could be cruel to us or
We could live for the dangerous so
Let's start, let's start a riot
Hard to sit still when your head's on fire
Oh yeah, oh yeah
'Cause I'm a supernova
And you're my four leaf clover" the chorus gets his nerves standing at attention, he's extremely nervous for today...

"Heavy as ever, light as a feather
I'm caught in between
Hard to stay focused, process the progress
How long can we be
Happy if happy ain't meant for us
'Cause being less ain't good enough
But being us feels good to us" Calum's own voice rings through the radio, and he almost laughs, he wrote it months ago, more than a year ago actually, but it more than describes Skye and him again right now too...

"And I don't wanna wait till the sunshine fades
And bury our love in a shallow grave
'Cause the world could be cruel to us or
We could live for the dangerous so
Let's start, let's start a riot
Hard to sit still when your head's on fire
Oh yeah, oh yeah
'Cause I'm a supernova
And you're my four leaf clover" He wishes he could start a riot, that it was that easy. That he could stand up and yell to the world that he's got the woman of his dreams back but circumstances are threatening to tear them apart again...

"No compromise and no second best
There's no stopping now, this weight on my chest
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
I won't settle for less, I won't settle for less" Michael really gave the bridge the emotion Calum needed him to, the emotion he felt when he wrote it. And it's true, he won't settle for less, Skye is the only option.

"I don't wanna wait till the sunshine fades
And bury our love in a shallow grave
'Cause the world could be cruel to us or
We could live for the dangerous so
Let's start, let's start a riot
Hard to sit still when your head's on fire
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a supernova
And you're my four leaf clover" Calum swallows hard as the song finishes, trying to focus himself, knowing Skye is bound to be mentioned at least contextually. He told her he was siding with the band... that they'd figure out the paparazzi issues and stalking another way. She told him she'd see him later... that she was going home for a few days for emergency wedding help. Somehow it felt far too familiar, something like it felt when she left after her mom got hurt, and that scares him...

"Another great hit from 5sos! We absolutely love it. That is Glitter and Crimson, sort of a title track off their new album Let's Start A Riot, available everywhere next month. You can get that song when you pre-save the album on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you stream your favorite songs. And, as a treat! The guys of 5sos are in studio today to chat a little bit with us, about the song, the album, tour, and life! Welcome, welcome, Ashton, Luke, Calum, and Michael." The host rattles off the overly complex welcome speech.

"Happy to be here." Ashton responds.

"So let's start with the song! Damn," The guy grins, "it's got a lot of emotion behind it."