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Chapter 5

A Kick In The Teeth

It was time for the final song before the actual finale. The finale was going to be embarrassing, sentimental, ridiculous … Jaden felt like an idiot for writing it. It was so out of character for him that he hated himself for it - but it would get his message across to the person he cared about so much.

Jaden waved to the crowd. This next song was something he and Chazz had written between them, and it hadn't been a lot of fun - they had disagreed on so many lyrics. But eventually, they'd managed to produce a song, albeit that neither of them was completely happy with because neither of them liked to have a truce. They both liked to win.

But Aster had said the song was perfect and that their ideas to change it would only spoil the song, and so they had left it alone.

Now, it was time to perform that song. Kick In The Teeth, as Chazz had named it.

Jaden's singing came in very shortly after the instrumental beginning, and so when he heard the music start, Jaden took a deep breath. Then he began to sing again.

We live in a cold dark world with venom in its veins
You can spit it in my face but I know I'll be okay
It's on the attack, it's a war, it's a game
A ball and chain, chew my arm off to get away

Don't fight it or deny it, invite it
'Cause when it feels like a kick in the teeth I can take it
Throw your stones and you won't see me break it
Say what you want, take your shots
You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth

Na, na, na, na, na, na
(Kick in the teeth)
Na, na, na, na, na, na

I gotta say thanks 'cause you kick me when I'm down
I'm bleeding out the mouth, I hope you know I'm stronger now
I'm taking the hate, I'm turning it all around
I won't go down 'til I'm six feet underground

Don't fight it or deny it, invite it
'Cause when it feels like a kick in the teeth, I can take it
Throw your stones and you won't see me break it
Say what you want, take your shots
You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth

Na, na, na, na, na, na
(Kick in the teeth)
Na, na, na, na, na, na

What doesn't kill me only
Will make me stronger in my head, in my head

'Cause when it feels like a kick in the teeth, I can take it
Throw your stones and you won't see me break it
Say what you want, take your shots
You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth

Na, na, na, na, na, na
(Kick in the teeth)
Na, na, na, na, na, na

Say what you want, take your shots
You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth

Na, na, na, na, na, na
(Kick in the teeth)
Na, na, na, na, na, na
(Kick in the teeth)

Na, na, na, na, na, na
(Kick in the teeth)
Na, na, na, na, na, na

The song drew to a close and the band waved to the applauding crowd.

Again with the mixed meaning lyrics that Jaden had discreetly added in. He could tell from the understanding look on Jesse's face that the bluenette had understood the hidden meanings - or at least some of them - in the song.

The song had began with the lyrics 'we live in a cold dark world'. Jaden knew that some of his friends, probably not just Jesse with this song, would understand the hidden meaning that he had been gently referring to Dark World.

After all, it had all felt like a kick in the teeth. And he had managed to take it.

Now he would take the embarrassment of singing the final song. A song he didn't want to sing at all. It made him look sentimental and girly.

And he grinned as he realised that somehow managed to realise that he didn't really care.

Jesse was smiling at him. He wondered if Jesse would be smiling or running away from him when he finished the next song. A public confession of love in song was, to some people, very romantic and sweet. To others, it was a major embarrassment. Jaden didn't think Jesse would be that easily embarrassed, but who knows?

It was time to find out.

The song is "Kick In The Teeth" by Papa Roach

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