Midnight Masquerade

Chapter 16 The Magic of Music

Now I never, been one of them,
Guys who could be leading men,
Just never seemed all that real.
But here right now, with you somehow,
The kind of love that they write about,

Is the kind of love that I'm starting to feel.

So I'll grab your hand, ask you to dance,
In the middle of the street.
Learn the signs, cheesy lines,
Like baby you complete me.
And in case you forget where we've been
And what we did,
I'll write it all down,
Read it out loud, again and again.
I promise if you let me,
I'll love you like the movies.

Like Noah loved Dalia,
Like Harry loved Sally,
Like Richard loved Juliet,
Like Tom loved May,
And the way he loved that volleyball.
The way Demi Moore loved that ghost.
The way Jack loved Rose,
I'll never let go, never let go,
never let go, I'll never let go.
If you'll be my leading lady, even though I may look crazy.

I'll grab your hand, ask you to dance,
In the middle of the street.
Learn the signs, cheesy lines,
Like baby you complete me.
And in case you forget where we've been
And what we did,
I'll write it all down,
read it out loud, again and again.
Close your eyes, arms out wide,
I'm the king of the world.
Count the lights, starving nights,
There's no way I don't kiss you girl.
And in case you forget where we've been
And what we did,
I'll write it all down,
Read it out loud, again and again.
I promise if you let me, I promise if you let me,
I'll love you like the movies.

The applause catches me off guard and I turn to look at the audience that had formed. The music room was filled. How did I not realize it? The music of the piano finally fades and I sit awkwardly waiting for someone else to say something.

"Do you know any more songs lad?" A man with a heavy Irish accent asks me.

"Doesn't matter, here." A woman pulls up a tablet. "Play any song you'd like, if you'd like."

"Why don't you find more by the artist." Another woman says typing a few things into the tablet.

Top of the World comes up and I skim the page.

Tell me we don't have to leave
Say we can stay forever
That we can always be
Just me and you together
Cause this moment is all that I want
Whoa

Tell me how it used to be
And let me make it better
Cause baby you and me
We'll fly above the weather
Where we're going, there's no holding on

No

Let my eyes be your sunrise here

Standing on top of the world
Hands up in the air feeling so alive
Oh
Screaming at the top of our lungs
To the rhythm of our heartbeat beating tonight
We go
Oooh standing on top of the world [x 3]

So this is what it feels like
Living this life in color
Say bye to black and white
You let me change it over
Now I see there's no going back
No

Finally I understand
What feeling's supposed to feel like
And when I got your hand
I've never been so high
All I need is all that you have
Oh

Your eyes are my sunrise here

Standing on top of the world
Hands up in the air feeling so alive
Oh
Screaming at the top of our lungs
To the rhythm of our heartbeat beating tonight
We go
Oooh standing on top of the world [x 3]

And from way up here our problem seems so small
So baby have no fear we'll fly above it all

Standing on top of the world
Hands up in the air feeling so alive
Oh
Screaming at the top of our lungs
To the rhythm of our heartbeat beating tonight
We go
Oooh standing on top of the world [x 6]