>>> The Swingin' Twenties...

Flat on your back on a hard, gravelly surface, you blink your eyes as you come to.

The bright lights overhead blind you momentarily and you shield your eyes with a hand as you squint. You ache all over and you can feel a wet stickiness on your arms and sides. You struggle to sit up on what you find to be a narrow strip of road.

You hear a sharp squeal as a blocky shape stops next to you. There's a loud rumbling coming from its front end. As your eyes focus, you make out the details of a Kord Model R automobile. A door slams open and you behold a dark-skinned dame with dark curls in a blood-stained cream flapper dress.

"Hurry up! Get in!"

Her words are a shout but seem to roar in your head, your ears ringing.

A large man with broad shoulders, dressed in a dark suit and wearing a black fedora with a cream headband, sticks his torso out of a window. The chattering of a tommy gun fills the air. He growls, "We don't have much time, kid. Get in the car. Now."

You feel arms lift you up from the ground and half-drag, half-carry you over to the car and unceremoniously throw you in. You turn as you try to sit properly and see a young black man, possibly barely out of his teens, slamming the door shut. You notice that his teeth are amazingly white as he shoots you a toothy grin, blood smeared across his face and clothes.

The automobile shoots off as the young man jumps onto the tailbar, a hand clapping his argyle flatcap to his head. The dame is driving and you realize that she's barely any older than the young black man hanging on for dear life in the back.

She shouts back into the wind, "Patrick Nemowe, if you die now, I will never, EVER forgive you!"

"Awww, shucks, Miss Paz, that's so sweet of you," came the reply, dripping with cheekiness. And how anyone could hear it over the racket, no one will ever know.

The big man growls as he reloads the tommy gun, "You still owe her thirty bucks, Nems. Now hang on tight, there are three of 'em and they're gaining!"

The young dame lowers herself to the wheel and floors it.

Looks like you're in for the ride of your life.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

_{... seems like a good setting for the Exalted.}

>>> Do not resist...

MELGIN
Playlist

1. Hootie and the Blowfish - I Only Wanna Be With You

3. Yellowcard - Only One

3. Pay money To my Pain - Same As You Are

4. Grabbitz - Here With You Now

5. Mayday Parade - Three Cheers For Five Years

6. Pay money To my Pain - Another Day Comes

7. Mayday Parade - Miserable At Best

8. Sleeping With Sirens - Alone feat. MGK

My playlist of the day. 

Strange that it has come to this. 
But all things pass, so shall this.
Peace.

_{... give in to the Dark Side.} 

^{ResistanceIsFutile:Vol4Ep2}

>>> Lend me an ear...

Hear Me
A Bombshell In Parliament

Glancing at the phone,
Waiting for a call,
Hoping for a text,
That you know oh.

That you know oh.

That you know

<growl> Will never come.

Where'd we go?
Do you think of me so?

<growl> Too late, I'm sure
<growl> For heaven's sake
<growl> You know I'm sorry
<growl> But you'll never
<scream> Never
<growl, drag> Hear me.
<scream> Hear me!

Looking at the sky,
Wishing for a flight,
Dreaming of fireworks,
That you know oh.

That you know oh.

That you know

<growl> Will never come.

What'd we do?
Do you miss me so?

<growl> Too late, I'm sure
<growl> For heaven's sake
<growl> You know I'm sorry
<growl> But you'll never
<scream> Never
<growl, drag> Hear me.
<scream> Hear me!

Lying in my bed,
Crying for a smile,
Screaming for a heart,
That you know oh.

That you know oh.

That you know

<growl> Will never come.

How'd we know?
Do you hate me so?

<growl> Too late, I'm sure
<growl> For heaven's sake
<growl> You know I'm sorry
<growl> But you'll never
<scream> Never
<growl, drag> Hear me.
<scream> Hear me!

<growl> You'll never
<scream> Never
<growl, drag> Hear me.
<scream> Hear me!

<growl> You'll never
<scream> Never
<growl, drag> Hear me.
<scream> Hear me!

<growl, abrupt> Can you hear me sing?

_{... to scream in.}

>>> Resistance is Futile...

Untouched

The Veronicas

Lyrics:

I go ooh ooh, you go ah ah
L-l-l-la, ah l-l-l-la
I can la, la, la, l-la, la
I wanna, wanna, wanna get, get, get what I want, don't stop

Give me, give me, give me what you got, got
'Cause I can't wait, wait, wait anym-more, more, more
Don't even talk about the consequence
'Cause right now you're the only thing
That's making any sense to me

And I don't give a damn what they say, what they think, think
'Cause you're the only one who's on my mind
I'll never ever let you leave me
I'll try to stop time for ever, never wanna hear you say goodbye
Bye, bye

I feel so untouched and I want you so much
That I just can't resist you, it's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now, need you so much
Somehow I can't forget you, I've gone crazy from the moment I met you

Untouched
And I need you so much

See you, breathe you, I want to be you
Ah l-l-la, ah l-l-l-la
You can take, take, t-take, take time, time
To live, live the way you gotta, gotta live your life

Give me, give me, give me all of you, you, don't be scared
I'll see you through the lonely nights of wanting more, more, more
Don't even think about what's right or wrong or wrong or right
'Cause in the end it's only you and me

And no one else is gonna be around
To answer all the questions left behind
And you and I are meant to be so even if the world falls down today
You've still got me to hold you up, up
And I will never let you down, down

I feel so untouched and I want you so much
That I just can't resist you, it's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now, need you so much
Somehow I can't forget you, I've gone crazy from the moment I met you

Untouched, un
Untouched
Untouched, un
Untouched

Untouched, un
Ah l-l-la, ah l-l-l-la
Untouched
Ah l-l-la, ah l-l-l-la

I feel so untouched and I want you so much
That I just can't resist you, it's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now, need you so much

Somehow I can't forget you, I've gone crazy from the moment I met you

I feel so untouched and I want you so much
That I just can't resist you, it's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now, need you so much
Somehow I can't forget you, I've gone crazy from the moment I met you

Untouched, un
Untouched
Untouched, un

Songwriters:
Origliasso, Jessica Louise / Origliasso, Lisa Marie / Gad, Toby

Published by
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

Covers of the original. The second one is a punk/core cover.

_{... no surprises for guessing that it's back. ResistanceIsFutile:Vol4Ep1}

>>> Venting...

It's Deepavali.

The Festival of Lights.

And for the first time in a very long time, we'll be visiting family friends and having visitors in our home.

It's a time for joy, for celebration.

So, why do I feel... Hollow? Lost? Listless?

I have almost everything a man could want. A decent family, a roof over my head, good friends, a place to sleep, food to eat (well, sometimes) and more stuff that's just mine.

And yet I find myself on the verge of tears and I have no idea why.

No, that's a lie.

I do know why. I just don't want to talk about it.

Why?

Because it's my fault for being stupid and having blind faith.

And I just needed to vent. Now, I think I will take a nap.

Things will work out in the end.

Somehow.

I hope.



_{... stratospheric depression.}