We have been practicing for a whole month and were finnaly ready. We loaded all of our stuff into the car and drove to where the contest was being held. There were 3 rounds and each time, a few groups would get kicked off until there were 2 left in the final round.
When we got there we found out a total of 6 groups entered....6!!!! I surley thought there were going to be more. So that meant 2 groups would be kicked out each round. We were going through our 3 songs in case we made it through all of the rounds. I was pretty sure we were.
We were the 2nd group to preform and I was getting really nervous.
"PLEASE WELCOME, RAINING SIDEWAYS!" The emcee announced and we walked out with our instruments. I took my place behind the mic and started out into the crowd. I swear I almost dropped the mic. Black Veil Brides was judging....HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED THAT!
"Um, we are Raining Sideways and were going to play a song that we wrote called Damage." I lowered my head and sang the first word as the guitar started.
You don't know anything
You don't know anything
You don't know anything about me
As the music played I loosened up a little.
Once it starts, it never stops
Discipline, it's all I'm not
Can't help myself, you listening?
Why can't I say just what I want?
You don't know anything
No, you don't know anything about me
Steady damage, cross the line
What's become clearly defined
Steady damage, cross the line
What's become clearly defined
Chain me up, hold me down
Just let me go, there's always more
I want it all excluding you
Losing control, so construed
You don't know anything
No, you don't know anything about me
Steady damage, cross the line
What's become clearly defined
Steady damage, cross the line
What's become clearly defined
Steady damage, cross the line
All that is done is left behind
Steady damage, cross the line
You had it all now I got mine
I can't wait to see your face when I make it without you
Nothing seems to go your way, you'll never amount to
Get away, get away, get away from me
Get away (never amount to)
Get away, get away, get away from me
Get away (never amount to shit)
Steady damage, cross the line
What's become clearly defined
Steady damage, cross the line
What's become clearly defined
Steady damage, cross the line
All that is done is left behind
Steady damage, cross the line
You had it all now I got mine
You don't know anything
I looked up and the whole room burst into cheers and applause. I looked at all 5 guys of BVB and I saw huge smiles on their faces and they were clapping wildly.
"Thank you thank you" I said and then we got off so the next band could get on.
"Everyone please come up on stage for the end of the first round."
"The bands that are staying are" CC started.'
"Loving The Youth" Ashley said.
"Black Pink Unicorn" Jake said with a smile at the name of the band.
"Music Maniacs" Jinxx said.
"Andddddd" Andy said and looked at the 3 bands remaining. All 5 of us were murdering each others hands and our eyes were squeezed shut. "RAINING SIDEWAYS!" We screamed and jumped up and down and hugged each other.
"Ladies and gentleman, please work on your next song for the next round, at the end of the 2nd round, only 2 bands will be left."
We practiced and this time were the first on stage. I was a little less nervous but not by much. A little more pressure this round.
"We are Raingin Sideways and this is another original song called Crash."
I bounced to the beat as the guitar started and the drums soon kicked in. Soo I heard the bass start and knew my part was coming up soon.
Don't know where I'm going.
Everybody's running,everybody's running.
Come back,after all is broken.
Everything is burning, no one is returning.
Step back, step back, everybody step back, step back.
It's time to pick up the slack, the slack, you ought to know.
Save me, from this wicked person I've become.
As the world, comes crashing.
Don't know why I'm crawling.
Everybody's running, everybody's running.
Re-spun back to where there's something.
Everything was falling, trust in what was nothing.
Step back, step back, everybody step back, step back.
It's time to pick up the slack, the slack, you ought to know.
Save me, from this wicked person I've become.
As the world, comes crashing.
Save me, from this wicked person I've become.
As the world, comes crashing.
Save me, from this wicked person I've become.
As the world, comes crashing.
Save me, from this wicked person I've become.
As the world, comes crashing.
Save me, from this wicked person I've become.
As the world, comes crashing.
I looked at the crowd and they started clapping even more then before which made me smile a lot.
The next band played and after everyone played it was time to announce the 2 bands that would be going on.
"Loving The Youth" CC annoucned.
"And Raining Sideways" We squealed even more this time.
We practiced and came back on.
"Alright can you two bands introduce each member?"
"Alright well, were Raining Sideways. I'm Macie Mayhem, lead vocalist."
"I'm CJ, the bassist"
"I'm Keri Tate?, the lead guitarist"
"I'm Marie Smith, the rythym guitarist"
"And I'm Chris Herrera the drummer"
"Well we are Loving The Youth. I'm Jade Smith, lead vocalist"
"Taylor Mancia the guitarist"
"AJ, the drummer"
"I'm Jake Pon, the rythym guitarist"
"And I'm Destiny Ponce and I'm on the bass."
"Alright ladies and gentlemen, Loving the Youth, your up first"
They played and then it was our turn. All eyes were on us and this was the most important round of all. We either do or die.
"This is The End Of Prom Night, another original song."
It's the end
It's the end of prom night
It's the end
It's the end
It's the end
You're not gonna be
the home coming queen tonight
Let's go..!
It's prom night, 6 P.M.
She's waiting for her date
To pick her up in a fancy car
The capitan of the football team
Feels like the dream
It's time to dance, dance, dance
But she has lost her chance
Because this guy is so mean
She won't be homecoming queen tonight
Oh my God she cried..!
No chance to dance, dance, dance
The party's over and she has
Lost her chance to be seen
as the next beauty queen tonight
It's the end
It's the end of prom night
It's the end
She's not in the highlights
But she's in the dark
She's not a queen
She's so torn apart
Because i think it's so late
To get dressed up and shake
Your beautiful body like that
And dance, dance, dance
To the rhythm of the high school partys beat
Go..!
It's time to dance, dance, dance
She hates this guy
He has gone and messed up her dream
She won't be homecoming queen tonight
Oh my God this guy..!
No chance to dance, dance dance
The party's over and she has lost her
chance to be seen as the next beauty queen tonight
She wants to dance
It's the end of her prom night
She said she's so sad
She wants to have one last dance
And she's depressed
To be depressed up with a look to kill you
She's got broken high heel shoes
She wants to dance
It's the end of her prom night
She said she's so sad
She wants to have one last dance
And she's depressed
To be depressed up with a look to kill you
She's got broken high heel broken high heel shoes
It's the end
It's the end of prom night
It's the end
It's the end
It's the end
You're not gonna be the home coming queen tonight
Let's go..!
It's the end
It's the end of prom night
It's the end
She's not in the highlights
But she's in the dark
She's not a queen
She's so torn apart
It's the end
It's the end of prom night
It's the end
She's not in the highlights
But she's in the dark
She's not a queen
She's so torn apart
Because I think it's so late
To get dressed up and shake
Your beautiful body like that
And dance, dance, dance
To the rhythm of the high school party's beat
To the rhythm of the high school party's beat
Everyone just burst out in applause. I had a really good feeling.
They called both of the bands on stage and were still deciding who won. I just stood there twirling my long black hair in my fingers and chewing on my snakebites.
"The winner... of the 2012 Battle Of The Bands California is...... RAINING SIDEWAYS!!!" We cheered and jumped up and down annd hugged each other.
We went over to LTY and congradulated them.
This is it.
We were going on tour with Black Veil Brides.
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RebelYellYaz is the CJ the bassist and she gave me the band name to use (raining sideways)
nosebleeed is Keri the guitarist
BlackVeilBridesFreak is Chris the drummer
0nothingxtoxsay0 is Marie the rythym guitarist
All of this band is girls!
All of the songs they sing will be from other bands but pretend their original even though they arn't.
Songs used:
Crash and Damage by Fit For Rivals on the side ---------------> (crash in external link)
End Of Prom Night by Snow Whites Poison Bite
Listening to...
Sexting by Blood On The Dance Floor