Hey guys! Sorry for the long update time... I had a really big science project that I had to do :/
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The songs used are Five Years by Tonight Alive and Poison by All Time Low. I suggest you listen to them while the character sings them. ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE ARTISTS!
Enjoy!
Twenty Four (Thalia):
Whenever Percy and Nico are upset, they always write a slow song to show their moods. But tempo doesn't mean anything at all. The words and the way you sing them makes the difference to me. Slow songs are boring to me. I can't deal with them. They make me fall asleep. A fan will only listen to that slow song when their upset. Do singers want that? No. They want their songs to be listened to all the time. No matter how many times I say that to my cousins though, they never listen.
Thankfully, though, I convinced Nico not to sing yet another slow song. I'm pretty good like that. Literally, it would be an acoustic concert if he did because of Percy. And those aren't fun.
"This next song that I'm going to sing is called Poison. Zach, we both know this song is about you." Nico says into his microphone. "So you got your wish. I'm staying away from your sister." Then he walks over to me and I hand him my bass. Since Nico can't sing and play drums at the same time (that would be very loud), he plays the bass instead. But with this particular song, I can't play drums because there isn't a drum part to it. I know, my life sucks.
Therefore, I'm stuck leaving the stage during this song. As I walk off the stage and backstage, I bump into someone. I look up to see the one and only Calypso. "What do you want?" I demand.
"I came here to apologize." She tells me.
"Alright, then do it."
She sighs. "Sorry."
"For what?" I test her. There is no way in hell she remembers. She's a ditzy girl.
"Uh… Something that I did?" she tries.
I roll my eyes at her. "You're ridiculous. Talk to me in five years when you remember."
"Don't worry, Thalia! I remember now!" she exclaims.
"Then why are you apologizing?" I challenge her.
"Because I stole Leo away from you," she cackles.
"You didn't though," I remind her. "Because Leo and I were never together. And honestly, I did like him. But you stole him away. But now, you can have him. I don't want to date someone who finds any interest in you."
"That wasn't nice!" she whines.
"Don't complain or I'll throw up. You disgust me that much." Suddenly having an idea, I run back out on stage and take my from Nico.
"Thalia," Nick gives me a weird look, eying the audience. "What do you think you're doing?"
"I have to sing now," I tell him.
"Alright," he replies. "But what song?"
"It's the same tune as the other one I was planning on singing," I inform him. "Just different words."
"Uhmm... Guys?" Percy walks over to us. "We're preforming a concert here…"
"Right…" I say before turning and smiling awkwardly at the audience. "Sorry about that!"
"We're having a change in plans," Nico clarifies to the fans. "…as you heard."
"Yeah, so this song is called Five Years. And the person who I was just talking to backstage," I glance back to see Calypso standing there. No doubt, she's not smiling. I smirk as I turn back to the audience and say, "this song is about you." We begin to play which leads me to singing.
Drowning in self pity,
It's not exactly a pretty picture you paint.
Oh it's such a shame.
I hardly ever see you smile anymore,
In fact I'm not even sure who you are, who you are
Girly I'll let you grow up
I'll come back in 5 years.
Maybe then you'll have something to say
That I actually want to hear.
You can't, You can't tell me you're sorry
When you're certainly not.
You can't, You can't tell me not to worry
Cause you're just too hot to handle now,
Because you're just too hot to handle now.
Girly I'll let you grow up
I'll come back in 5 years.
Maybe then you'll have something to say
That I actually want to hear.
Please don't make me throw up,
Cut your whining, cut your tears.
I can't hear through your ego,
So speak up baby come on let's go
One step, you've taken it too far,
Two step, two step with me now.
One step, you've taken it too far.
Drowning in self pity,
Not exactly a pretty picture you paint.
Oh it's such a shame.
Girly I'll let you grow up
I'll come back in 5 years.
Maybe then you'll have something to say
That I actually want to hear.
Please don't make me throw up,
Cut your whining, cut your tears.
I can't hear through your ego,
So speak up baby come on let's go.
The crowd roars in applause and Nico walks over to me for the final time. "Is there anything else you'd like to change?" he asks jokingly.
"Yeah," I nod. "You're attitude."
"Must I remind you again that we're preforming?" Percy walks over to us.
"No, we got it," Nico says as he takes the bass that I outstretched for him. "This song, as I said before, is written for a person who I really can't stand."
I go over to Nico's drum set even though this song doesn't have any drum to it. I don't want another Calypso encounter. I figure I'll just play whenever it sounds right.
"So, this is Poison!" Nico exclaims as he and Percy begin to play. I then join in as Nico starts to sing.
I've got a house in the back of my head
But I can't find a permanent resident
'Cause the market's down
And the area's not so good these days
I've got a watch but I don't have time
I've got a road and it leads to decadence
But a dead end sign waits down the line
I leave my footprints for the evidence
So take my life, I'll hand it to you
And you can try on my clothes
But you can't fill these shoes
On a silver platter your wish came true
So your heart of gold turned platinum
You can take my life (oh)
But you can't take it with you
More long days and fleeting nights
I tell them, "Wake me under flashing lights"
'Cause I'm a brand name bought and sold
(Sold, sold, sold)
They say a face for fame is a crying shame
Because to face the crowd is to play the game
And I can play a little too rough
Now and again (every now and again)
You drank the poison and I let you in
So take my life, I'll hand it to you
And you can try on my clothes
But you can't fill these shoes
On a silver platter your wish came true
So your heart of gold turned platinum
You can take my life (oh)
But you can't take it with you
You drank the poison and I, I let you in
Would you trade that heart of gold for a minute in my skin?
You drank the poison and I, I let you in
Would you trade that heart of gold for a minute in my skin?
So take my life, I'll hand it to you
And you can try on my clothes
But you can't fill these shoes
On a silver platter your wish came true
So your heart of gold turned platinum
You can take my life (oh)
But you can't take it with you
"Thanks for having us!" I scream at the audience before leaving the stage with my two cousins. Besides having my father yell at me over the phone, it was overall a good day.
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