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The Rain Washes Away All Guilt
Chapter 11: We've Had Enough
Previously
-the guys arrived at the bench, the designated meeting place for the couples.
-The girls walked up to the bench.
-She was gorgeous
-Though not quite as gorgeous, the guys cleaned up nicely
-They all smiled and laughed their way into the gymnasium where the dance was being held
-Emilie came running up to Ulrich.
-She grabbed his wrist quickly and dragged him away from the others
-She then proceeded to grab Odd's wrist and drag him and Ulrich out the side exit of the gym, around the gym,
-through the back door, and behind stage
>"What are we going to play?" Mike asked, almost immediately after Emilie walked off to talk to the rest of the crew. She was in charge of the performances, which Sissi wanted to be in charge of, but upon being told she'd backstage a lot, she decided against it.
What were they going to play...
-----5:45pm Saturday-----
"How is everyone tonight?" Emilie asked through the microphone now set on stage. She got an enormous cheer in response.
"Alright. Well, we have a surprise performance tonight."
Yumi realized what was going on.
"Please give it up for our very own...Dangerous Work!" The band ran out on stage.
Mike went to his drum set, Thomas to his keyboard, Odd, who'd untucked his shirt, ran to his backup microphone carrying his guitar, and Ulrich, who unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his white tee-shirt underneath, walked up to the microphone at center stage, carrying his bass guitar along with him.
"Hey guys!" Ulrich looked out at the crowd, who eventually stopped cheering,to onlyroar as soon as he spoke into the microphone.
"Good to see you're having a great time already!" They roared again, "Let's get this party really started...but...maybe We've Had Enough!"
This was acue to the crowd. A cue quite obvious to them. The band was about to play Alkaline Trio's We've Had Enough.
They all began playing their selective parts on time. The crowd went crazy. This wasn't their average school song, but, the band always seemed to get away with it. Guess the teachers were just too proud to be educating future stars.
Ulrich began singing into the microphone in front of him.
In the shadows where the heads hang low
You hear voices as the wind blows, asking "Can't you see?"
Reminding you to breathe
It's only time before it catches up to you and all your broken luck
I found a better way to get even with my memory
They took the small instrumental break before Ulrich jumped back to the microphone, singing the next verse.
In the darkness where the angels cry
Give us water, give us back our eyes
Our bed's this concrete floor, and it's all we have left to live for
A day we'll never face
We're only second-handed, sick, and lonely
Fighting back the tears and every urge to Van Gogh both our ears
That said, we've had enough
Please turn that fucking radio off
Ain't nothing on the air waving the despair we feel
Odd sang, or rather screamed, in a "NO" as Ulrich stepped back from the microphone, strumming in the bass chords. Once again, he jumped back to the center microphone and sang another verse.
In the shadows where the heads hang low
You hear voices as the wind blows, asking "Can't you see?"
Reminding you to breathe
It's only time before it catches up to you and all your broken luck
I found a better way to get even with my enemies.
That said, we've had enough
Please turn that fucking radio off
Ain't nothing on the air waving despair we feel
That said, we've had enough
Put "Walk Among Us" on and turn it up
Ain't nothing on the air waving the hatred we feel
Odd did another "NO" then slammed on his guitar some more. Ulrich went back to his microphone to sing out the last portions of the song.
This is our biggest fear
The only tunes that we hear
Come via antenna through your car raid-ee-uh-oh-oh-no
NOOOOOOOO
There was a slightly short instrumental, during which Odd jumped around, the crowd seemed to follow suite.
The last lines of the song were next.
That said, we've had enough
We've had enough
That said, we've had enough
We've had enough
They ended the song. The crowd cheered loud. The students always seemed to enjoy their performances.