Set in Season 6 "Once more with feeling."

To the tune of "Rest in peace" and all lines are sung by Faith.

Basic plot: Angel insisted Faith redeem herself by helping Buffy instead of wasting away with crims in jail, and Buffy wasn't exactly pleased and has been blaming poor scapegoat Faith for every possible problem she's had for the past almost two now, Buffy died and came back 'wrong' and now feels that Faith is the only one who can understand her pain, so she can't help wanting to be around her and hating her at the same time. All Faith wants is Buffy's approval and she hates to see Buffy throwing her life away and moping around like she is. Instead of going to Spike's crypt that night to 'pump' Spike for information, she goes to Faith's apartment to see what she knows about the demon and Faiths ends up singing this song to her.

A/N I completely forgot about this. Another fic reminded me. I wrote it and a bunch of other Buffy musical song rewrites centered around Faith/Faith and Buffy's crazy friendship and the above story way before I even had an account here. But this is the only one I can find right now. My rewrite of 'I'll never tell' especially is a bit of a loss. I hope I find it someday. :(


Your words, I know that none are true.

The life of being a slayer

Is one that you can't choose

But B when will you see that there's

Too much at stake to lose?

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Mhmm hmmm

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You know, if you swallowed all your pride

You'd see that we are just two halves

That should be side by side

The pain that tears you up is how

I've always felt inside.

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Uh huh.

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Guess I'm not worth your time

You think that you're the chosen 'one'

And I am just a crime

At least I'm not the walking dead

You call yourself alive?

But I'll be five-by-five

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I'll be five-by-five

Don't need you to survive

You can blame me for your sorrow

And I won't believe your lies

You might as well be dead to me

You'll never see me cry

And I'll be five by five

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You know, I had to pay my dues

Growing up I had it rough

Guess that is no excuse

The killer in me is gone so B,

I'm not here to abuse.

And I'll be five-by-five.

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I know, I should go

But I want nothin' more than your forgiveness

I'd do anything, to pass this test

And to keep you safe

I would never rest

I'd take another knife

At your request

But you don't care what I've confessed

So l'll leave you be…

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I'll be five-by-five

Don't need you to survive

You can blame me for your sorrow

And I won't believe your lies

You might as well be dead to me

You'll never see me cry

And I'll be five by five

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Yeah, you know

I'll be five-by-five.