A/N: I do not own these songs
The Veronicas: Change the World, Hook Me Up, In Another Life
Paramore: Playing God, Brick by Boring Brick, Careful
Chapter 6 - Lyrics
Abby POV
"Probie . . . I mean McGee" Tony quickly corrected when I gave him a stern look. "Can you plug my amp into that socket behind you? He asked not very politely, but I wasn't about to lecture him as it was Tony we were talking about, and I could be just as bad as him sometimes.
"So shall we start with a couple of old ones and then work on the new ones Abby has written" Kate asked. Everyone murmured in agreement.
"Let's start with Change the World, Hook Me Up, Playing God, and then finish it with Brick by Boring Brick." I suggested and again everyone murmured in agreement.
We all took our positions. Tony stood by his amp with his guitar, McGee stood behind the keyboard, Kate behind a mic with her bass guitar, Jenny sat behind the drums, and I stood behind the centre mic stand.
We went straight into the songs and barely paused in between them.
Change the World
"We wanna change the world Another day has passed We wanna change the world And we don't know why our lives have come to this
We wanna change your attitude, yeaha
Yeah we wanna change your life
We wanna give it back to you, oh yea
Another week has come and gone
I didn't think I'd last
But those are things I did wrong
Say it with a Swing
And I just want my chance with that
Here's my chance to sing
Doesn't matter where I'm at
Cause' we don't wanna fake it anymore
We wanna change your attitude yeaha
Yeah we wanna change your life
We wanna give it back to you
But we, we gotta try
You know that ignorance is bliss
Another week has passed We wanna change the world And we don't know why our lives have come to this I know it's hard to be you We wanna change the world
Another year has come and gone
Life goes so fast
Trying to find where I belong
And then I find myself
In a very distant place
With all my dreams
Taken on a different face
Cause' we don't wanna fake it anymore
We wanna change your attitude
Yeah we wanna change your life
We wanna give it back to you
But we, we gotta try
You know that ignorance is bliss
I know it's hard to be young
I know it's hard to see through
But life has just begun
Cause' we don't wanna fake it anymore
We wanna change your attitude, yeaha
Yeah we wanna change your life (we wanna change your life)
We wanna give it back to you, yeaha
We wanna change the world
We wanna change your attitude, yeaha
Yeah we wanna change your life
We wanna give it back to you, oh yeah
Cause' we don't wanna fake it anymore"
Hook Me Up
"I'm tired of my life Sometimes
I feel so in between
I'm sick of all my friends
Girls can be so mean
I feel like throwing out
Everything I wear
Starting over new
Cause I'm not even there
I want to get away some place
But I don't want to stay too long
Sometimes
I want a brand new day
Trying to fit in where I don't belong
Hoooook Hook me up I like the lights turned out Sometimes
I want to feel the rain in my hair
Hoooook Hook me up
Where should we go?
I don't even care
Anywhere is good enough
Hook me up
Hook me up
The sound of closing doors
I'm not like other girls who always feel so sure
Of everything they are
Of what they're going to be
Sometimes I'm just a girl stuck inside of me of me
I want to disappear some place
But I don't want to stay too long
Sometimes
I'm feeling so alone
Trying to fit in where I don't belong
Hoooook Hook me up They're going to crash and burn Hoooook Hook me up
I want to feel the rain in my hair
Hoooook Hook me up
Where should we go?
I don't even care
Anywhere is good enough
Hook me up
Hook me up
Anywhere is good enough
Hook me up
I'm going to find a way
Nothing left to say
I want to feel the rain in my hair
Hoooook Hook me up
Where should we go?
I don't even care (I don't even care)
Hoooook Hook me up
I want to feel the rain in my hair
Hoooook Hook me up
Where should we go?
I don't even care
Anywhere is good enough
Hook me up
Hook me up
Hook me up
Playing God
"I can't make my own decisions or make any with precision
Well maybe you should tie me up so I don't go where you don't want me
You say that I've been changing
That I'm not just simply aging
Yeah how could that be logical
Just keep on cramming ideas down my throat
Ohwoahoh
You don't have to believe me but the way the way I see it If God's the game that you're playing well we must get more acquainted because it has to be so lonely to be the Only one who's holy
Next time you point a finger I might have to bend it back or break it break it off
Next time you point a finger I'll point you to the mirror
It's just my humble opinion but it's one that I believe in
You don't deserve a point of view if the only thing you see is you
Ohwoahoh
You don't have to believe me but the way the way I see it This is the last second chance (I'll point you to the mirror)
Next time you point a finger I might have to bend it back or break it break it off
Next time you point a finger I'll point you to the mirror
I'm half as good as it gets (I'll point you to the mirror)
I'm on both sides of the fence (I'll point you to the mirror)
Without a hint of regret I'll hold you to it I know don't believe me but the way the way I see it
Next time you point a finger I might have to bend it back or break it break it off
Next time you point a finger I'll point you to the mirror
Brick by Boring Brick
"She lives in a fairy tale somewhere too far for us to find Keep your feet on the ground Go get your shovel
Forgotten the taste and smell of a world that She's left behind
It's all about the exposure
The lens
I told Her the angles were all wrong
Now She's ripping wings off of butterflies
When your head's in the clouds
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle bury the castle
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da
So one day he found Her crying coiled up on the dirty ground Keep your feet on the ground Go get your shovel
Her prince finally came to save her and the rest you can figure out
But it was a trick and the clock struck 12
Well make sure to build your home brick by boring brick or the wolf's gonna blow it down
When your head's in the clouds
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle bury the castle
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
We'll bury the castle bury the castle
Ohwoahoh ohwoahoh You built up a world of magic
Because your real life is tragic
Yeah you built up a world of magic
If it's not real you can't hold it in your hands Go get your shovel
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true you can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that's where I want to be yeah
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle bury the castle
ba da ba ba da ba ba da ba da ba ba ba da ba ba (x4)"
"It's good to know that we haven't gotten rusty in the time that Abz went all AWOL on us!" Jenny stated.
"Well that's because you are so talented, and it actually hasn't been that long since our last practice." I told her, well she actually is an excellent drummer.
"So what are these new songs you have written?" McGee asked me, obviously interested in whether I had written anything about him.
"Yeah I've written two more, the first one is called Carful, and the second is called In Another Life." I told them. "Careful is an upbeat, rocky type song and In Another Life is a slow song led by the piano. So I'll give you a demonstration then you can jam along afterwards, yeah"
"Well thats how we always do isn't it!" Tony told me, saying that I was a dumbass.
Carful
"I settled down You'd make your way in You can't be too careful anymore
A twisted up frown disguised as a smile
Well you would've never known
I had it all but not what I wanted
'Cause hope for me was a place uncharted and overgrown
I'd resist you just like this you can't tell me to feel
The truth never set me free so I did it myself
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out a little more
more, more, more, more Open your eyes like I opened mine You look like I did You can't be too careful anymore
It's only the real world:
A life you will never know
Shifting your weight to throw off the pain
Well you can ignore it but only for so long
"You resist me just like this you can't tell me to heal!"
And it hurts remembering how it felt to shut down
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out a little more
more, more, more, more
The truth never set me free
The truth never set me free You can't be too careful anymore
The truth never set me free so I'll do it myself
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out
Can't be too carful anymore
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out
More, more, more, more, more"
In Another Life
"I have known you my whole life I got used to living without you You know I love you, I really do I know I said that I would keep my word You know I love you, I really do The way you're holding on to me You know I love you, you know I do
When you were ten, you said you'd make me your wife
Eight years later you won me over
Just as I took the world on my shoulders
Endless phone calls and dreaming about you
Always said that you were my man to be
But I guess I was in love with your memory
But I can't fight anymore for you
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
Sometime, in another life
In another life
I wished that I could save you from the hurt
But things will never go back to how we were
I'm sorry I can't be your world
But I can't fight anymore for you
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
Sometime, in another life
In another life, another life
Makes me feel like I can't breathe
Just let me go, just let me go
It just won't feel right inside
God knows I've tried
But I can't fight anymore for you
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
Sometime, in another life
In another life, in another life, in another life
"Those songs were really good! Where do you get your inspiration from?" Kate asked.
"From many places" I told her whilst looking at Tim.
We then played through the new songs a few more times, just to get the feel of them right and to burn them into our brains.
We started packing things up. Tim then chose this moment to confront me.
"That last song was meant for me, wasn't it?" he asked, making it sound more like a statement rather than a question.
"Yeah" I said, sighing. "I just don't think that it's going to work out between us anymore. We can still be mates though, can't we?" I still liked him just couldn't be with him anymore. Well he think had always been more of a friend to me anyway.
"Yeah, I'd like that." He said sounding more enthusiastic. Looks like I hadn't hurt him too badly then, which was a good thing.
I looked at the time and thought that it might be suitable to try and return home ASAP. "Um, I should really get going now, can I leave you to it?" I asked
"Yeah sure, but don't leave contacting us for so long again, will you!" It was not a question Jenny asked, it was a command that she gave.
"Of course, I don't know what I'd do without you guys. Bye." I then left after some hugs and verbal goodbyes.