A/N: Hey guys :) First of all sorry for the slow update. I have the rest of the chapters written (except the epilouge) so I should be uploading quicker now :D Second of all I hope I haven't dragged it out tooo long. It will be 41 chapters long (including the epilouge). Lastly thanks to everyone who has reviewed/read and followed etc. YOU ARE ALL AMAZING XD
Haaaaappy Reading :):):):)
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, its characters or any of their set list (haha i wish). I dooo own Justin though, but he isn't in this chapter *sadface*
Their first number was Somebody to Love, and like Quinn had said – it was a crowd pleaser. From the first line Jesse could see the looks of excitement on the audience's faces. This song used the same simple choreography they originally used in their first Invitational. Jesse had worried that it might be a bit weak for Nationals but Blaine assured him that it would look effective if they had a build up of choreography, and also that way they wouldn't burn out too quickly.
(ARTIE)
Can
(ALL)
Anybody find me somebody to love?
(TINA)
Oh!
Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
(ARTIE)
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
(TINA)
I have spent all my years believing you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord!
(ARTIE)
Somebody, somebody
(ALL)
Can anybody find me
(ARTIE)
Somebody to love?
(PUCK)
I work hard every day of my life
(QUINN AND PUCK)
I work till I ache my bones
(PUCK)
At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -
(QUINN)
I get down on my knees
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
(BOTH)
Lord - somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me –
(QUINN)
Somebody to love?
(ALL)
He works hard
(SAM)
Everyday
(ALL)
Everyday
(SAM)
I try and I try and I try
(SANTANA)
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
(SAM)
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
I Got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
No!
(ALL)
Yeah - yeah yeah yeah
(ARTIE AND TINA)
Somebody - somebody
(TINA)
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
(PUCK)
Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat
(SANTANA)
I'm ok, I'm alright
Ain't gonna face no defeat
(BOTH)
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!
(ALL)
Find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me
(SANTANA)
somebody to love
After they finished the audience went wild in applause. They regathered in a single line and turned with their backs faced to the audience. Then as the next song began each one of them turned around one by one as they began to sing the harmony. Finn was the last to turn around
(FINN)
Just a small town girl
Living in a lonely world
She took the midnight train going anywhere
(RACHEL)
Just a city boyt
Born and raised in south detroit
He took the midnight train going anywhere
(FINN)
A singer in a smoky room
(RACHEL)
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
(BOTH)
For a smile they can share the night it goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the nights
Streetlights, people
Living just to find emotion
Hiding somewhere in the nights
(RACHEL)
Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
(BOTH)
Payin' anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
(RACHEL)
Some will win, some will lose
Some are born to sing the blues
And now the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
(BOTH)
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the nights
Streetlights, people
Living just to find emotion
Hiding somewhere in the night
They re used a bit of old choreography but they mainly used new choreography, a little less intense than vocal adrenaline. Artie even got out his electric guitar and jammed whilst the other's danced
(ALL)
Don't stop believin
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlight, people
Don't stop believin
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlight, people
Don't stop!
When they finished they all went to their new positions. Rachel stepped into the limelight first
(Rachel)
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again
(Tina)
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
(Mercedes)
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
(Rachel)
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
(Kurt)
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
(ALL)
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
(Rachel)
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
(Tina)
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
(Mercedes)
Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
(Kurt)
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
(Rachel)
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
(ALL)
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe"
(Mercedes)
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
(Tina)
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
(ALL)
Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
For Firework they used very intense choreography. It was daring, stuff that even Vocal Adrenaline didn't use. But it paid off and the judges and audience were all impressed. Blaine and Jesse looked immensely proud sitting in the audience.
New Directions were proud to. As they ran off stage they all gave each other massive bear hugs and most of them were crying. They truly hoped they'd win.
They went back to the Green Room where they had two surprise visitors
"Mr. Schue?" Finn asked "What are you doing here"
"You guys aren't supposed to be back for two weeks!" Rachel cried hugging her mother
"You didn't really think we'd miss you guys perform do you?" Mr. Schuester chuckled, but Shelby looked a little bit uncomfortable. Rachel knew there was something wrong but she didn't want to spoil the moment.
And when the other team had finished they all went out onto the stage. Rachel held onto Shelby's and Jesse' s hands tightly as they were about to announce the winners
"And the winner of the 2012 National Show Choir Championship is…"
Rachel closed her eyes