On the way home for school, Flash, Wade, Jack and I are driving home in my Ford F-150 when I turn on the radio and I hear the most badass song I ever heard in my life, then and now: Denied by Sonic Syndicate. The guys start jamming and I start singing.
"There is nothing left for me, there is nothing left for you, there is nothing left at all, a wasteland of my mind, don't think you ever will see, don't think you ever will know, how much I actually cared about everything we shared , why the fuck did you lie then? Why in hell did you bring me down? Don't you realize? No one gets out of this place alive! Hasn't been screaming all these years, just to see the world crashing around me, maybe this life is overrated but I won't let the world burn around me! A situation like this, should never exist, then why are we out of control, I see smoke from the Eden fire, watch it going higher and higher! You pulled me up from the dream. Let's compare scars you and I. You are always on my mind. I will never leave you behind. You broke my engagement to Solitude, and made me threw away the ring of retaliation! Maybe this life is overrated but I won't let the world burn around me! A situation like this, should never existThen why are we out of controlI see smoke from the Eden fireWatch it going higher and higher! Hasn't been screaming all these years just to see the world crashing around me! Maybe this life is overrated but I won't let the world burn around me! A situation like this, should never exist, hen why are we out of control? A situation like this, should never exist, then why are we out of control? I see smoke from the Eden fire, watch it going higher and higher! A situation like this, should never exist, then why are we out of control, I see smoke from the Eden fire, watch it going higher and higher!" Nick, Wade and Jack all cheer as I pull in the driveway and I have a stroke of genius.
"Guys, my nickname for football and for our band will be Syndicate." I tell them
"That's a badass name." Jack tells me as we hop out of the truck and I lock the doors.
"So who's up for a round of Madden?" I ask
"Don't you know it?" Nick laughs
Later
"Alright, all the equipment is set up so let's practice." Wade announces before going to his drums.
"Ready one, two, three, four!" I yell before Nick and Jack play the base guitar and electric guitar to Denied and I start singing.
"There is nothing left for me, there is nothing left for you, there is nothing left at all, a wasteland of my mind, don't think you ever will see, don't think you ever will know, how much I actually cared about everything we shared , why the fuck did you lie then? Why in hell did you bring me down? Don't you realize? No one gets out of this place alive! Hasn't been screaming all these years, just to see the world crashing around me, maybe this life is overrated but I won't let the world burn around me! A situation like this, should never exist, then why are we out of control, I see smoke from the Eden fire, watch it going higher and higher! You pulled me up from the dream. Let's compare scars you and I. You are always on my mind. I will never leave you behind. You broke my engagement to Solitude, and made me threw away the ring of retaliation! Maybe this life is overrated but I won't let the world burn around me! A situation like this, should never existThen why are we out of controlI see smoke from the Eden fireWatch it going higher and higher! Hasn't been screaming all these years just to see the world crashing around me! Maybe this life is overrated but I won't let the world burn around me! A situation like this, should never exist, hen why are we out of control? A situation like this, should never exist, then why are we out of control? I see smoke from the Eden fire, watch it going higher and higher! A situation like this, should never exist, then why are we out of control, I see smoke from the Eden fire, watch it going higher and higher!"