Chapter Eight- Trapped in song

"Hey A, what's the matter?" His friend Matt Thomas asked when Adrian walked into their apartment.

"I just was hit by this... girl" Adrian said, "Said she was famous, then gave me these CDs"

Matt took the CDs out of his hand.

"Shit A. Virginia, the Virginia Black hit you?" Matt asked.

"How do you know who she is?" Adrian asked.

"If you'd watch TV or listen to the radio once in awhile. You'd see her or hear her songs. She's huge, bigger than Britney Spears ever was" Matt told him.

"Britney? That girl you have all over your walls?" Adrian asked.

"Your hopeless man" Matt said.

"Is she any good?" Adrian asked.

Matt put one of the CDs in his CD player.

"Listen for yourself. I have to go to work," Matt said as he left.

A song came on the brought tears to Adrian's deep blue eyes.

"I cannot help it

I couldn't stop it if I tried

The same old heartbeat fills the emptiness I have inside

And I've heard that you can't fight love, so I won't complain

'Cause why would I stop the fire that keeps me going on? 'Cause when there's you, I feel whole

And there's no better feeling in the world

But without you I'm alone

And I'd rather be in love with you Turn out the lights now

To see is to believe

I just want you near me

I just want you here with me

And I'd give up everything only for you

It's the least that I could do 'Cause when there's you, I feel whole

And there's no better feeling in the world

But without you I'm alone

And I'd rather be in love with you And I feel you holding me Why are we afraid to be in love?

To be loved

I can't explain it

I know it's tough to be loved And I feel you holding me Oh, oh

And when there's you, I feel whole

And there's no better feeling in the world

But without you I'm alone And I'd rather be in love

Yes, I'd rather be in love

Oh I'd rather be in love with you And I feel you holding me, oh."

Number two was a very angst song called 'Going Under'

"Now I will tell you what I've done for you

50 thousand tears I've cried

screaming deceiving and bleeding for you

and you still won't hear me

don't want your hand this time I'll save myself

maybe I'll wake up for once

not tormented daily defeated by you

just when I thought I'd reached the bottom

I'm dying again

I'm going under

drowning in you

I'm falling forever

I've got to break through

I'm going under

blurring and stirring the truth and the lies

so I don't know what's real and what's not

always confusing the thoughts in my head

so I can't trust myself anymore

I'm dying again

I'm going under

drowning in you

I'm falling forever

I've got to break through

so go on and scream

scream at me I'm so far away

I won't be broken again

I've got to breathe I can't keep going under"

Number Three, 'My Immortal', hit him hard.

"I'm so tired of being here

suppressed by all my childish fears

and if you have to leave

I wish that you would just leave

'cause your presence still lingers here

and it won't leave me alone

these wounds won't seem to heal

this pain is just too real

there's just too much that time cannot erase

[chorus]

when you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

when you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

I held your hand through all of these years

but you still have

all of me

you used to captivate me

by your resonating life

now I'm bound by the life you left behind

your face it haunts

my once pleasant dreams

your voice it chased away

all the sanity in me

these wounds won't seem to heal

this pain is just too real

there's just too much that time cannot erase

[chorus]

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone

but though you're still with me

I've been alone all along

[chorus]"

Number 4 was a song called 'Here With Me'

"It's been a long, long time since I looked into the mirror

I guess that I was blind

Now my reflection's getting clearer

Now that you're gone things will never be the same again There's not a minute that goes by every hour of every day

You're such a part of me

But I just pulled away

Well, I'm not the same girl you used to know

I wish I said the words I never showed I know you had to go away

I died just a little, and I feel it now

You're the one I need

I believe that I would cry just a little

Just to have you back now

Here with me

Here with me You know that silence is loud when all you hear is your heart

And I wanted so badly just to be a part of something strong and true

But I was scared and left it all behind I know you had to go away

I died just a little, and I feel it now

You're the one I need

I believe that I would cry just a little

Just to have you back now

Here with me

Here with me And I'm asking

And I'm wanting you to come back to me

Please? I never will forget that look upon your face

How you turned away and left without a trace

But I understand that you did what you had to do

And I thank you I know you had to go away

I died just a little, and I feel it now

You're the one I need

I believe that I would cry just a little

Just to have you back now

Here with me

Here with me."

Number 5 was 'You Learn'

"I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone I recommend walking around naked in your living room Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your stomach) Wait until the dust settles

You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn

I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at anytime Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears

You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn

Wear it out (like a three-year-old would do) Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming up around the bend

You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn

You grieve you learn You choke you learn You laugh you learn You choose you learn You pray you learn You ask you learn You live you learn"

Number 6 was 'All You Wanted'

"I wanted to be like you

I wanted everything

So I tried to be like you

And I got swept away I didn't know that it was so cold

And you needed someone to show you the way

So I took your hand and we figured out

That when the tide comes I'd take you away If you want to

I can save you

I can take you away from here

So lonely inside

So busy out there

And all you wanted was somebody who cares I'm sinking slowly

So hurry hold me

Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on

Please can you tell me

So I can finally see

Where you go when you're gone If you want to

I can save you

I can take you away from here

So lonely inside

So busy out there

And all you wanted was somebody who cares All you wanted was somebody who cares

If you need me you know I'll be there

Oh, yeah If you want to

I can save you

I can take you away from here

So lonely inside

So busy out there

And all you wanted was somebody who cares Please can you tell me

So I can finally see

Where you go when you're gone."

Number 7 was 'Taking over Me'.

"You don't remember me but I remember you

I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you

but who can decide what they dream?

And dream I do...

I believe in you

I'll give up everything just to find you

I have to be with you to live to breathe

you're taking over me

have you forgotten all I know

and all we had?

You saw me mourning my love for you

and touched my hand

I knew you loved me then

I believe in you

I'll give up everything just to find you

I have to be with you to live to breathe

you're taking over me

I look in the mirror and see your face

if I look deep enough

so many things inside that are just like you are taking over"

Number 8, 'Goodbye to You', came on and actually made him cry.

"Of all the things I've believed in

I just want to get it over with

Tears form behind my eyes

But I do not cry

Counting the days that pass me by I've been searching deep down in my soul

Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old

It feels like I'm starting all over again

The last three years were just pretend

And I said, Goodbye to you

Goodbye to everything I thought I knew

you were the one I loved

the one thing that I tried to hold on to I still get lost in your eyes

And it seems that I can't live a day without you

Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away

To a place where I am blinded by the light

But it's not right Goodbye to you

Goodbye to everything I thought I knew

you were the one I loved

the one thing that I tried to hold on to And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time

I want what's yours and I want what's mine

I want you

But I'm not giving in this time Goodbye to you

Goodbye to everything I thought I knew

You were the one I loved

The one thing that I tried to hold on to

The one thing that I tried to hold on to And when the stars fall

I will lie awake

You're my shooting star."

'I wonder if she was in love with me' Adrian thought, about the girl he loved back at Phoenix.

The next song that came on was called, 'More to Life', it was peppier.

"Yeah yeah...oh...oh....

I've got it all, but I feel so deprived.

I go up, I come down, and I'm emptier inside.

Tell me what is this thing that I feel like I'm missing

and why can't I let it go?

Chorus:

There's gotta be more to life

than chasing down every temporary high

to satisfy me.

Cuz the more that I'm

trippin' up thinking there must be more to life.

Well it's life, but I'm sure.

There's gotta be more...

than wanting more.

I've got the time and I'm wasting it slowly

Here in this moment, I'm halfway out the door.

On to the next thing, I'm searching

for something that's missing.

Chorus:

There's gotta be more to life

than chasing down every temporary high

to satisfy me.

Cuz the more that I'm

trippin' up thinking there must be more to life.

Well it's life, but I'm sure.

There's gotta be more...

I'm wanting more.

I'm always waiting on something other than this.

Why am I feelin' like there's something I missed?

Chorus:

There's gotta be more to life

than chasing down every temporary high

to satisfy me.

Cuz the more that I'm

trippin' up thinking there must be more to life.

Well it's life, but I'm sure.

There's gotta be more...

than wanting more.

Chorus:

There's gotta be more to life

than chasing down every temporary high

to satisfy me.

Cuz the more that I'm

trippin' up thinking there must be more to life.

Well it's life, but I'm sure...

(There's gotta be more) More...ooh yeah..

(More) More to

(To) More to

(Life) More to life...(yeah)

(There' s got be more to life) More to

More to life...

(More) More to

(To) More to

(Life...yeah) There's gotta be more...

(There's gotta be more to life)Oooh...

More to life..."

Number 10 was 'Hand in My pocket', which he didn't really care for, so he skipped it.

Number 11 was called, 'I Wanna Love You Forever'

"You set my soul at ease

Chased darkness out of view

Left your desperate spell on me

Say you feel it too I know you do

I've got so much more to give

This can't die, I yearn to live

Pour yourself all over me

And I'll cherish every drop here on my knees Chorus:

I wanna love you forever

And this is all I'm asking of you

10,000 lifetimes together

Is that so much for you to do

Cuz from the moment that I saw your face

and felt the fire of your sweet embrace

I swear I knew

I wanna love you forever Verse:

My mind fails to understand

What my heart tells me to do

And I'd give up all I have just to be with you

And that would do

I've always been taught to win

And I never thought I'd fail

Be at the mercy of a man,

I've never been

Now I only want to be right where you are Chorus Bridge:

In my life I've learned that heaven never waits

Let's take this now before it's gone

like yesterday

Cuz when I'm with you there's nowhere else

That I would ever wanna be no

I'm breathing for the next second I can feel you

Loving me..I'm gonna Love Chorus"

Number 12 said, "Dedicated to D.M." It was called, 'Head over Feet'

"I had no choice but to hear you You stated your case time and again I thought about it

You treat me like I'm a princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was

You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault

Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip service

You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault

You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience

You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long

I've never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now

You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault"

Next was a sweet song called 'Somebody's Somebody'.

"Watchin' lovers walkin' Hand in hand they pass me by Wish i was one of them Wish I had somebody Wakin' up beside me Looking into my eyes at night I want a love to call my own I want someone that I can hold I want someone wanting me Wanna feel how it feels to be

Chorus: Somebody's somebody Someone's someone Some sweet lover's lover I wanna be that one Someone faithful to someone faithful Someone kind to someone kind to me Somebody to somebody who loves me

Spending all of my time Spending all my time on me Where is that someone who I can give my time to Searching for that lover With the love that will change my life I want two arms to hold me close I want the thing I need most Somebody needing me So I can feel how it feels to be

Chorus

What I'm looking for Is someone to love me more Than I've ever been loved before With love so right What I need to find Is someone to hold me tight What I mean is I want to be

Chorus"

Number 14 was a song that he heard on the radio, one of the rare times he listened to it. It was called 'I believe in you'

When Adrian heard number 15, he got up and stormed into his bedroom, in tears.

"wake up in the morning

Put on my face

The one that's gonna get me

Through another day

Doesn't really matter

How I feel inside

'Cause life is like a game sometimes But then you came around me

The walls just disappeared

Nothing to surround me

And keep me from my fears

I'm unprotected

See how I've opened up

Oh, you've made me trust Because I've never felt like this before

I'm naked

Around you

Does it show?

You see right through me

And I can't hide

I'm naked

Around you

And it feels so right I'm trying to remember

Why I was afraid

To be myself and let the

Covers fall away

I guess I never had someone like you

To help me, to help me fit

In my skin I never felt like this before

I'm naked

Around you

Does it show?

You see right through me

And I can't hide

I'm naked

Around you

And it feels so right I'm naked

Oh oh yeah

Does it show?

Yeah, I'm naked

Oh oh, yeah yeah I'm so naked around you

And I can't hide

You're gonna see right through, baby

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