I stopped breathing when I saw him staring directly at me.
“I think I might be falling in love with her, but I have a really hard time finding the words to tell her that. So, I did the next best thing and put some of my thoughts into lyrics.” He adjusted the mic again and strummed his guitar, chuckling at my awed expression. “It’s a little different from our usual music, so I hope you like it. This one’s for you, Av.”
I drowned out the noises around me and focused all my attention on him. I wanted to hear every note he played and every syllable that left his mouth.
Does the devil follow you around?
Or do you hide behind your books
Tiptoeing so you don’t make a sound?
And do your angel wings weigh you down?
Fighting through the deep end
You need air or you’ll surely drown
His gaze flicked up to mine and watched me carefully.
I see the way you walk through this whole town
Searching for something lost
But I think you’re waiting to be found
Don’t tell me that your hands are bound
Master of deflection, you fake a smile
Even when you hit the ground
He strummed harder as the chorus came in.
Tell me
Who are you living for?
How could you not want something more?
If only you could see what I see
See what you really could be
What you could be
My throat burned and constricted as his words struck me like the current of a river. They surrounded me and pushed me while making me feel completely weightless. But I wasn’t afraid of drowning in his river; I was too busy floating.
Danny and Lexie walked onstage and joined his melody on their guitars, playing softly. Tick followed shortly after, sauntering behind his drum set.
Behind those gray eyes, I can see the fight
I know you love them
But that doesn’t make them right
Girl, you can’t tell me that you sleep at night
If you could dream your own dreams
