The End Of Time

Chapter Seventy-Seven

Brooklyn

I was in the bus pacing and doing vocal warm ups while sucking on a throat lozenge.

This performance will be a make or break one, we are performing for the first time new

songs off of our album that comes out Friday and it will let us know if we did good or

bad.

There was a knock at the door and I said come in.

I looked back and saw it was my secuirty.

"Let's go 5 minutes to show!" Damon said.

I grabbed some picks putting them in my back pocket as I grabbed my vest and followed

him out of the bus.

We walked into the venue and I could feel the energy from the crowd, A Day To

Remember was finishing up their set and I saw my band warming up.

I smiled as I felt Drew put my guitar strap on for me and I grabbed it just running

through a couple songs.

"Brooks come on!" Matthew said and I saw they were in our circle.

I walked over and stood in between him and Aleah putting my arms over them.

"Let's have a kick ass show! First one back, new album coming out in two days let's

fucking rock it!" Chris yelled.

They looked at me and I nodded, "We are at, we are, we are, at The End Of Time!" we

yelled.

Breaking apart they all stood closer to the stage but I stood new the exit. I could feel the

nerves running through my body but I could feel the excitement.

"Thank you Las Vegas!" Jeremy yelled and they came off stage wishing us a good set

and I smiled giving them a quick hug because they were sweating.

The lights dimmed and that's when everything went insane. The crowd started chanting

our name and the techs were switching out equipment.

After they finished our intro played and Matthew went out to his drums and started

hitting them a couple times.

Drew and Chris went out and of course started playing chords against each other. Aleah

smiled and gave me a hug.

"Hey you'll be fine! Go out there and do what everyone of us and everyone of those kids

know you can do!"

I nodded, "I gotcha now you go out there and show those boys how to play the guitar."

She winked and ran out on stage and pushed the boys away playing on her guitar. Then

instead of dim, the lights turned off comepletely.

They looked back at me as I got closer and I nodded for them to start it giving my guitar

back to my guitar tech Casey.

"End Of Time!"

"End Of Time!"

"End Of Time!"

I put on my in ears and grabbed the mic as the music started.

Me [x2]: Let's play a game of Russian roulette,

I'll load the gun, you place the bets.

Tell me, who will make it out alive.

I screamed and ran out jumping up on the riser as the lights came on.

"Hello Las Vegas this is a new song off of our album and we are about the fuck this place

up!" I yelled and smiled as they cheered.

Matthew: Over and over and over again, we play the same old game.

Cards kept close to our chest, that's where your secrets kept.

So wear your poker face, hands to the fool, hands to the thief,

Fiction is bitter and you got a taste.

Me: [x2:]

My alligator blood is starting to show,

I know that you know that, I know that you know.

Can't call a bluff with a dead man's hand.

Cut me up and wear my skin,

Show me how to live.

Tear me down, clean me up,

Now spill my fucking guts.

Just help me find a way.

Just help me find a way.

Just help me find a way.

Just help me find a way.

[x2:]

My alligator blood is starting to show,

I know that you know that, I know that you know.

Can't call a bluff with a dead man's hand.

[x2:]

Put a gun to my head and, paint the walls with my brains.

Put a gun to my head and, paint the walls.

Now you know [x3]

Matthew: [x2:]

Now you know you can go, you can give up trying.

Should have just called it quits,

Should have just called it quits,

Leave before it's too late.

Me: [x2:]

Let's play a game of Russian roulette,

I'll load the gun, you place the bet.

Tell me who will make it out alive.

Yeah!

So put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my fucking brain.

Put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my brains.

Put a gun to my head and paint the fucking walls.

I gave Matthew a high five and we started to play an old song, off of our first EP. This

was about to be one kick ass show.

-Austin-

I looked over at Oli and the guys who literally had the same look on their face as me.

Brooklyn and Matthew just performed a new song and I don't even know how to

describe it. It was fucking amazing and if I can get Emily to stay on another bus then

Brooklyn and I will be doing something.

"Let's just say your wife is kick ass!" Tino said and I nodded.

We looked back at the stage and noticed they finished their second song

"Hey y'all! So, how are you liking everyone so far even though we have only played two

songs?" Drew asked stealing Brooklyn's mic.

The fans cheered and he nodded playing a chord.

"Drew stop you know you are not allowed to speak because of the bet you lost! Matthew

said into his mic.

We laughed and shook our head.

"Alright, ladies stop fighting! Now we have another new song we are going to play for

you and personally I wrote because of something that had in my life and it was just stuff

that happened with my parents and everyone so here is a new song called:

Sleepwalking."

Brooklyn: My secrets are burning a hole through my heart

And my bones catch a fever

When it cuts you up this deep

It's hard to find a way to breathe

Your eyes are swallowing me

Mirrors start to whisper

Shadows start to sing

My skin's smothering me

Help me find a way to breathe

Time stood still

The way it did before

It's like I'm sleepwalking

Fell into another hole again

It's like I'm sleepwalking

I'm at the edge of the world

Where do I go from here?

Do I disappear?

Edge of the world

Should I sink or swim?

Or simply disappear?

Your eyes are swallowing me

Mirrors start to whisper

Shadows start to sing

My skin's smothering me

Help me find a way to breathe

Sing it!

Time stood still

The way it did before

It's like I'm sleepwalking

Fell into another hole again

It's like I'm sleepwalking

Wake up!

Take my hand and

Give me a reason to start again

Wake up!

Pull me out and

Give me a reason to start again

Time stands still

(Time stands still)

Time stands still

(Time stands still)

Your eyes are swallowing me

Mirrors start to whisper

Shadows start to sing

My skin's smothering me

Help me find a way to breathe

Time stood still

The way it did before

It's like I'm sleepwalking

Fell into another hole again

It's like I'm sleepwalking

(It's like I'm sleepwalking)

(It's like I'm sleepwalking)

(It's like I'm sleepwalking)

Time stood still

The way it did before

It's like I'm sleepwalking

That song was really powerful, I could tell that she of course wrote it off of a life

experience.

Notes

How did you like this chapter? Next will be a couple more songs, the ending of the show, and then something will happen! All songs belong to the bands and their writers.