A moment of steel
A dry-eyed house
Did he say goodbye to you
Or did you kick him out?
Vivian sat beside her collaborator as she listened to the guitar strumming. She watched as the human belted out the lyrics she had written.
I know you're not afraid
To go alone
But this was a marriage of spirit, flesh, and bone
This was something Vivian had worked on in her frustration at Ted. He had hurt her, now it was time to hurt him. This time, he was not going to take credit for something she made. Let him try to say he wrote this song. He would face so much legal trouble.
Now whatcha gonna do
When the planet shifts?
Whatcha gonna do,
Gonna slit your wrists?
John was putting his all as he recorded this song. He looked down at the lyrics Vivian wrote, feeling the hurt from them. Whatever inspired her to write this must've really damaged the feelings of this she-bear.
Bleed all over the milky way
The stars in your eyes look red today
Taking a deep breath, Vivian leaned in close to the microphone as she joined in with her collaborator.
Cry love, cry love!
The tears of an angel
The tears of a dove
Spilling all over, your heart from above
Cry love, cry love!
Vivian and John looked at the lyrics for the next verse. She couldn't help but smirk. She wanted Ted to hear this on the radio. She wanted him to hear what she thought of him and how he treated her during their last few months together.
The trust of a woman in his hand
But he was a little boy, not a man
You loved him stronger than he could feel
Yeah he was wrapped up in himself like an orange peel
John looked at Vivian, watching as she seemed to be in thought over these lyrics. This was something Ted deserved. Instead of caring about her, he cared about himself. He was no man, he was just a child in a man's body. That's what Vivian thought of him.
Now whatcha gonna do
With the booze and the blush?
Whatcha gonna do
When there's no rush?
Vivian looked down. Those lyrics referred to herself. What was she going to do to get over him? Sure this song was just to hurt his feelings, but she still loved him deep down. She was sure there was no way she was going to completely get over him.
Cop a little misery
At the corner store
Well, one day that train of pain won't stop no more
Leaning into the microphone, Vivian sang her heart out, singing her pain. She had to get all of these feelings out if she was going to heal from the heartbreak.
Cry love, cry love!
The tears of an angel
The tears of a dove
Spilling all over, your heart from above
Cry love, cry love!
Cry love!
John looked at her almost worried as she covered her face with her paws. He didn't know her very well, but he could tell this song was going to be powerful if it could make its own writer cry. Lord only knows what the song could do once it hit the radio waves.
Throwing up ashes on the floor
If this is a lesson in love
Well what's it for?
Vivian uncovered her eyes as she looked at the lyrics as John recorded them. There was yet another message she wanted to send out to Ted.
The heart will remember
The burning fire
The next time you feel the flame
Of desire
Let that be a lesson to him. If he ever came around to wanting her back, she was not going to let him forget what he did. She was not going to let this go.
Cry love, cry love!
The tears of an angel
The tears of a dove
Spilling all over, your heart from above
Cry love, cry love!
Using all of the breath in their bodies, Vivian and John, gave it their all as they wrapped up the recording.
Cry love, cry love!
The tears of an angel
The tears of a dove
Spilling all over, your heart from above
Cry love, cry love!
Cry love, cry love, cry love, cry love
Vivian took a deep breath as the recording ended. She turned toward John Hiatt, smiling as she shook his hand.
"Thanks a lot, John", she said. "Hope this becomes a big hit for you."
"Me?" he asked. "You deserve all the credit. That was one of the greatest things I've ever seen written."
She smiled as she looked up at Henry who was sitting in the recording booth.
"How was that?" Vivian asked over the microphone.
"That was amazing", Henry said giving a thumbs up.
"Let's see how Ted reacts when he hears I wrote a song that was produced without his help", she smirked as she crossed her arms.
Song used: Cry Love by John Hiatt
