A/N: Just some thoughts on marching band that I scribbled out last weekend after we got our music for my third season. I know all of my fellow band nerds, whether I know them or not, will understand. Oh, and sorry about the lines, it's the only way I could separate the stanzas for some reason.
Disclaimer: Do I really need one for this? Okay, fine, I don't own my band. Our directors do.
One two three four
Ignore that you hurt
all the way to the core
Five six seven eight
Make sure you keep
those legs straight
Toes up
Heels down
Would you please
stop looking at the ground!
Sun is burning
Wind's not blowing
But for two more hours
we've got to keep going
It's so hot out here
Can we please go in?
Reset!
We're doing it over again!
Headaches, bug bites,
sunburns, and sweat
Nobody told us band camp was wet!
Look, band camp's over
It's pool party time!
Oh, now look
the big school sign
One two three four
Only think about
what you're working for
Five six seven eight
Remember early is on time
and on time is late
Work all day
Work all night
and then you wake up
before it gets light
Homework is endless
Band practice is worse
But still you love it
it's an unbreakable curse
It gets under your skin
and into your blood
And the reasons you love it
are as clear as mud
You live it and breathe it
you become a family
But others don't get it
you're quite the anomaly
And after two months
of work, of joy, of tears
It's contest time
and time to change gears
Leave it all on the field
Maybe we'll win
Reset!
We're doing it over again
Don't look out the window
Scare puppies
make babies cry
We're here to be good
We're setting the bar high
Shoulders back
Chin held high
Make your chest
swell with pride
One two three four
Make sure you're focused
everything else ignore
Five six seven eight
The field is vibrating
we're gonna be great
Horns snap up
Left feet shoot forward
Let the music swell
we know what we're working toward
March off the field
Allow the grin your heart demands
Find your friends
because only they understand
You listen to the directors
because you've learned their words are law
Then you celebrate
To every friend you call
Then suddenly you're in the stands
Your heart pounds in your ears
You reach for your friends' hands
and you all share your fears
Finals bands are announced
only ten in all
With each school named
the more your spirit falls
One two three four
Forget you're depending on this
And how you want more
Five six seven eight
It's already over
It's already too late
Number nine is called
and you dance and you sing
You had lost all hope
but now the stands ring
It's all paid off
It's all worth it in the end
Your heart fills with something
that no outsider could comprehend
You throw your arms around your friends
Your family, your team, your support system
You scream and you shout and you hold on tight
Because everything is just so
Finals is amazing
and so much is gained
You leave it all on the field
until nothing remains
That's only the first one
There are many more after
And soon the season's over
it couldn't have gone faster
You walk away from the dome
with tears in your eyes
You can't believe it's over
You can't believe it's good bye
It became a part of you
and taught you so much
You can't imagine life
without it as your crutch
But then you remember
the people around you
They're not going anywhere
Because they love you too
It's only until next year
that you'll march on this land
Because you know you'll return
Return to marching band
A/N: Review! And be sure to check out the awesome drabbles that oboefae, my beta and member of my band family, has posted!