Disclaimed.
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A tentative tune began to peek at the audience from beneath the lid of the piano. It became faster as it went on.
"Step
one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a
talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right
on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left
and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And
you begin to wonder why you came"
To
some, the lyrics were confusing, pretty but they didn't make much
sense. But some, like Wilson, understood right away. He thought of
his brother, who he hadn't seen in 10 years now. Had it really been
so long? "Where
did I go wrong, I lost a friend Let him know that you know best
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how
to save a life
Cause
after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without
granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The
things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you"
For
a long time, House had wondered why Wilson had put up with him and
his drug use. He hadn't understood why someone so perfect and
against law breaking could befriend and addict. Then Wilson told him
about his addicted brother. The one he had given and ultimatum to.
It seemed to make sense to House now. "Where
did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how
to save a life"
Wilson
hadn't let his brother walk all over him the way House did. He
didn't allow him to stay in his life after he had been betrayed over
and over. There had been interventions and chances given and they
had all been tossed back into his face. And look where he was now.
He had no idea where his brother was. He wasn't even sure he was
alive anymore, or if the drugs had finally won out. He hadn't spoken
to the person who used to be his best friend in 10 years. Why would
he take that chance now? Maybe...maybe if he did everything
differently with House, the outcome would be different. Maybe if he
tried something different with House he could keep his best friend.
As screwed up as their relationship was, Wilson couldn't lose another
brother. "As
he begins to raise his voice Where did I go wrong, I
lost a friend
You lower yours and grant him one
last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the
ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will
admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And
you'll begin to wonder why you came
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would
have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life"
House
worried about Wilson. About what this song would bring up for him.
But he had dealt with his brother's song, so should Wilson. Looking
out of the corner of his eye into the audience, he saw people looking
guiltily at their martinis and stubbing out the better halves of
cigarettes. More and more people picked up their waters and gave
their scotch on the rocks' back to the waiters. House wanted to
smile. This was unexpected. "Where
did I go wrong, I lost a friend How to save a life
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how
to save a life
How to save a life"
House's
team wasn't completely sure what was going on, but they knew it was
something big for their boss. They knew it was good. "Where
did I go wrong, I lost a friend Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
How to
save a life"
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how
to save a life
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up
with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Cuddy looked around at the people handing back their alcohol and she smiled at the stage. She didn't know if House saw what she saw, but she hoped he did. She hoped he knew.
"How to save a life"
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"How To Save A Life" The Fray