CHAPTER 9
MALIBU
(Note lyrics are property of Hole)
Crash and burn
All the stars explode tonight
How'd you get so desperate
How'd you stay alive
Help me please
Burn the sorrow from your eyes...
Jordan had finished her last Bailey's - how was long ago it now? An hour ago? - and was listening to Hole on the stereo. It had not been a good day at all for her. Talking with Woody was usually a joy, but in this case, it had all gone so badly. One phrase in particular haunted her:
"I'm not responsible for my father's sins!"
Oh, come on be alive again
Don't lay down and die
Hey, hey
You know what to do
Oh, baby, drive away to Malibu...
Jordan really liked hearing the song. She hadn't liked much about being in Los Angeles - the lack of contact with the neighbors, the having to drive five miles to get a newspaper - but she loved Malibu. She and her then-boyfriend - what WAS his name, anyway? - liked the sea breeze, the whale watching, the celebrity-hunting, all that. Wonderful place. She needed to be in a nice place just now. Perhaps another Bailey's and she could pretend to be there...
Get well soon
Please don't go any higher
How are you so burnt when
You're barely on fire
Cry to the angels
I'm gonna rescue you
I'm gonna set you free tonight, baby
Pour over me
She was at the minibar when she heard the knock at her door.
WOODY?
She opened it with a mixture of dread and hope...and saw Peter.
"I didn't come at a bad time, did I?" he said.
She shook her head. "No, come in."
He sat at the coffee table. "I won't be staying too long. I just wanted to tell you something."
"It's alright, you want a drink? I was just getting a Bailey's"
"I guess a vodka and Coke would be OK."
Hey, hey
We're all watching you
Oh, baby, fly away to Malibu
Cry to the angels
And let them swallow you
Go and part the sea, yeah, in Malibu
"Cool song" he said when he got his drink.
"Thanks. I haven't heard it in awhile. So what's on your mind, Peter?"
He too a drink, and said, trying to be cheerful, "I've thought about this a long time, Jordan, and I realized I wasn't be fair to you when I said I wasn't going. Allegrezza over on third shift's agreed to cover for me. I'll be happy to go."
And the sun goes down
I watch you slip away
And the sun goes down
I walk into the waves
Jordan looked oddly confused for a moment.
Peter was confused himself. "What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy about that."
And I knew love would tear you apart
"It's not that Peter..."
Oh and I knew the darkest secret of your heart
"It's just...I'm not sure there's going to be a wedding now..."
Peter looked as though he'd swallowed a bull elephant.
"What happened? Why not? You alright?"
She was near tears now. "Something Woody said...something about what happened with..." She couldn't finish her thought, it was just too sad.
As she broke down, she fell into Peter's arms. Peter just looked stunned as though things just couldn't be any worse...and then they were.
I'm gonna follow you
Oh baby, fly away, yeah
They kissed.
To malibu
Oceans of angels, oceans of stars
Down by the sea is where you drown your scars
They suddenly realized something...
I can't be near you
The light just radiates
She whispered to him "Will you stay the night?"
I can't be near you
He nodded.
The light just radiates...
MALIBU
(Note lyrics are property of Hole)
Crash and burn
All the stars explode tonight
How'd you get so desperate
How'd you stay alive
Help me please
Burn the sorrow from your eyes...
Jordan had finished her last Bailey's - how was long ago it now? An hour ago? - and was listening to Hole on the stereo. It had not been a good day at all for her. Talking with Woody was usually a joy, but in this case, it had all gone so badly. One phrase in particular haunted her:
"I'm not responsible for my father's sins!"
Oh, come on be alive again
Don't lay down and die
Hey, hey
You know what to do
Oh, baby, drive away to Malibu...
Jordan really liked hearing the song. She hadn't liked much about being in Los Angeles - the lack of contact with the neighbors, the having to drive five miles to get a newspaper - but she loved Malibu. She and her then-boyfriend - what WAS his name, anyway? - liked the sea breeze, the whale watching, the celebrity-hunting, all that. Wonderful place. She needed to be in a nice place just now. Perhaps another Bailey's and she could pretend to be there...
Get well soon
Please don't go any higher
How are you so burnt when
You're barely on fire
Cry to the angels
I'm gonna rescue you
I'm gonna set you free tonight, baby
Pour over me
She was at the minibar when she heard the knock at her door.
WOODY?
She opened it with a mixture of dread and hope...and saw Peter.
"I didn't come at a bad time, did I?" he said.
She shook her head. "No, come in."
He sat at the coffee table. "I won't be staying too long. I just wanted to tell you something."
"It's alright, you want a drink? I was just getting a Bailey's"
"I guess a vodka and Coke would be OK."
Hey, hey
We're all watching you
Oh, baby, fly away to Malibu
Cry to the angels
And let them swallow you
Go and part the sea, yeah, in Malibu
"Cool song" he said when he got his drink.
"Thanks. I haven't heard it in awhile. So what's on your mind, Peter?"
He too a drink, and said, trying to be cheerful, "I've thought about this a long time, Jordan, and I realized I wasn't be fair to you when I said I wasn't going. Allegrezza over on third shift's agreed to cover for me. I'll be happy to go."
And the sun goes down
I watch you slip away
And the sun goes down
I walk into the waves
Jordan looked oddly confused for a moment.
Peter was confused himself. "What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy about that."
And I knew love would tear you apart
"It's not that Peter..."
Oh and I knew the darkest secret of your heart
"It's just...I'm not sure there's going to be a wedding now..."
Peter looked as though he'd swallowed a bull elephant.
"What happened? Why not? You alright?"
She was near tears now. "Something Woody said...something about what happened with..." She couldn't finish her thought, it was just too sad.
As she broke down, she fell into Peter's arms. Peter just looked stunned as though things just couldn't be any worse...and then they were.
I'm gonna follow you
Oh baby, fly away, yeah
They kissed.
To malibu
Oceans of angels, oceans of stars
Down by the sea is where you drown your scars
They suddenly realized something...
I can't be near you
The light just radiates
She whispered to him "Will you stay the night?"
I can't be near you
He nodded.
The light just radiates...