Back again! This song is called I'll follow you into the dark by Dark Cab For A Cutie. Thanks to Piano-1468. Here's a plate of cookies to you!
The last song (I forgot to mention this) is called Superman by Daughtry.
Love of mine, someday you will die, but I'll be close behind.
I'll follow you into the dark
On the porch swing, they hold hands, the girl and the boy. The boy has white hair, the girl blonde. They swing to the whip of the wind.
Rapunzel smiles and lays her head back, listening to the crash of the ocean. Jack and she had come here, to get away from all the stress back home. Now all they have is the house, the beach, and each other. They were nowhere near a town, so no neighbors.
Jack sighs contentedly, brushing a hand up her arm. She did not know, but it was the day of the accident, when Emma, his sister, died. Since the morning, he had been struggling with his poker face. When Rapunzel went down to the beach to look for shells, Jack stayed behind, sitting in the bathroom, letting out small whimpering noises as each sob racked his body.
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white. Just our hands clasped tight waiting for the hint of a spark. If heaven and hell decide that they are both satisfied, illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs.
Rapunzel knew something was wrong. When she came back from the beach, Jack had stayed quiet, as opposed to the regular loudness of the house. The swing creaks with each push of leg.
"Jack, what's wrong?" Rapunzel asks.
Jack murmurs, "Nothing, I'm just deep in thought."
Rapunzel pushes back the bangs on his head and pecks him on the lips, "I know there is more to the story than just thought."
Jack sighs, but finally relents, "Today is the anniversary of the accident." Rapunzel sits back, understanding in her eyes. Jack had told her the story of how Emma had died. It was almost spring and they saw the frozen pond. Jack had forgotten to test the ice, causing it to crack and Emma fell into the pond, drowning in the inky black water.
"It's okay, she understands," Rapunzel whispers.
Jack shakes his head, "But, I'm always there with her, talking to her, catching her up on things. What if she leaves?"
Rapunzel looks Jack in the eye, "You'll see her again, one day, when you die."
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, I'll follow you into the dark.
The water feels cool against his skin, as he follows Rapunzel into the clear water. As they went farther out, the water got colder and darker. She dived into the deep, her legs disappearing into the inky blackness. Jack looked under the water for her, for her halo of golden hair. He found nothing.
Slowly, panic began to edge up his throat, as he thought of his sister. What if the same thing happened to Rapunzel? He needed to find her!
Before he could dive, a hand gripped his foot and yanked him under, Jack barely had time to gasp in air. He flew underwater to about five feet down. The hand let go and Rapunzel swam up, her hair curling around her face. She smiled with her puffed out cheeks. Jack had to hold back to keep from laughing and losing his air.
Rapunzel motioned upward and they swam to the surface. Jack broke into the air, oxygen filling his lungs.
"You're quite a good swimmer despite being in a house all your life," Jack commented.
"Thanks, I learned in a swimming class," Rapunzel said, treading water. "Come on, I found the most beautiful coral reef!" She dove under, without waiting for Jack.
He knew she wanted to steer away from her life before she met him. It was sensitive since she lived such a horrible life, never going outside. With a gulp of air, he dove underwater, following Rapunzel.
In Catholic School as vicious as Roman rule, I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black. I held my tongue, as she told me, "Son, fear is the heart of love." So, I never went back.
Rapunzel watches the fish weave amongst each other, living in harmony like a big family. She thinks of her old life, where she didn't have that.
A big blue fish floats by and a small one, identical to the first, floats by and nips the big one, like Mother and Child.
Rapunzel watches them drift out of sight, That piece of sushi has more of a mother than I ever did. But, then she shushes the thought and floats back to the surface, where Jack floats on his back.
If heaven and hell decide that they are both satisfied, illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs. If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, I'll follow you into the dark.
You and me, have seen everything to see from Bangkok to Calgary, and the soles of your shoes are all worn down. The time to sleep is now, it's nothing to cry about, 'cause we'll hold each other soon in the blackest of rooms.
Jack listens to Rapunzel's sleeping breath. As soon as they had gotten back from the store, she had passed out. He sits above her, watching her slight frame move with each breath. With a nod, Jack pulls back the covers, wriggles in, and clutches Rapunzel to his chest. Her breath warms the cold skin on his chest and he leans his face onto her head.
Jack feels sleep pulling him closer, but he ignores it, staring down at Rapunzel's heavenly face. The small girl grunts and moves a hand over his side. Jack smiles and finally gives in to sleeps commands.
If heaven and hell decide that they are both satisfied, illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs. If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, I'll follow you into the dark.
Then I'll follow you into the dark.
Jack stares at the angel in front of him. It had been sixty years since those days by the beach, three since Rapunzel had left him. Now he's an old man, just waiting for the time to come that he would embark to heaven. His daughters, Elsa and Anna were coming once every week, bringing their children to see him. But, now it looks like those visits will stop.
The angel that stands in front of the old man is young, golden hair whispy around her head. Her green eyes look endless and he doesn't want to stop looking into them.
With a start, he realizes that this is Rapunzel. She smiles as if she can hear his thoughts.
With a clear voice, she speaks, "Jack, it's been forever." She holds out a hand and Jack grips it. Energy flows through his veins and he feels the wrinkles disappear.
"I've missed you so much, Rapunzel," Jack says smoothly. He doesn't recognize his old voice, his had grown and had a raspy edge before Rapunzel appeared. Jack stands and pulls Rapunzel to him.
Rapunzel hugs him tightly, before letting go and pulling him to a dark orb in the middle of the Senior Home room, "Let's go, you'll love it where we're going." Jack looks into Rapunzel's eyes and sees sureness and hope that had been lost to him for three years.
"I love you," Jack whispers before gripping her hand and following her into the dark.
