Chapter 10: Goodbyes aren't forever

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Haley's POV:

This is going to be awesome.  I may not like Luke much, but he is a damn good guitar player. 

"Jimmy, do you want me to sing? Or you and Luke."  I ask as he's setting up. 

"We will do it Hale, you can sing the couple after these two."  He smiles at me and I know he's going to show off for Max.

"How does it go? It goes 1, 2, 3."  Jimmy plays the intro to Beast and the Harlot and Luke joins in about 20 seconds in when Richie kicks in the drums and Jimmy has his scream. 

This shining city built of gold, a far cry from innocence
There's more than meets the eye round here look to the waters of the deep
A city of evil
There sat a seven-headed beast, ten horns raised from his heads
Symbolic woman sits on his throne, but hatred strips her and leaves her naked
The Beast and the Harlot

She's a dwelling place for demons, she's a cage for every unclean spirit, every filthy bird
And makes us drink the poisoned wine to fornicate with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great

Jimmy and Luke shred the twin solo and kick ass, Jimmy looks like he's not even trying and I swear Max is impressed by him, he's such a dweeb.

The city dressed in jewels and gold, fine linen, Myrrh and pearls
Her plagues will come all at once as her mourners watch her burn
Destroyed in an hour
Merchants and captains of the world, sailors, navigators too
Will weep and mourn this loss with her sins piled to the sky
The Beast and the Harlot

She's a dwelling place for demons, she's a cage for every unclean spirit, every filthy bird
And makes us drink the poisoned wine to fornicate with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great

Richie gets his moment with this kick drum solo, he head bangs and puts his head down as he hits the snare so fast I can barely see his hands.

The day has come for all us sinners
If you're not a servant you'll be struck to the ground
Flee the burning, greedy city looking back on her to see there's nothin' around
I don't believe in fairy tales
And no one wants to go to Hell
You made the wrong decision
And it's easy to see
Now if you want to serve above or be a king below with us
You're welcome to the city where your future is set forever

She's a dwelling place for demons, she's a cage for every unclean spirit, every filthy bird
And makes us drink the poisoned wine to fornicate with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great
She's a dwelling place for demons, she's a cage for every unclean spirit, every filthy bird
And makes us drink the poisoned wine to fornicate with our kings
Fallen now is Babylon the Great.

We all cheer as Jimmy and Luke have wicked smiles on there faces.  Max is cheering loudest and so is Chloe.  Jimmy really turned her more into a metal head than they think.  Chloe would kill me for saying this, but she wanted me to make a copy of our songs for her truck since she liked them so well. 

Jimmy and Luke have a little 'dominance' match going on with who's a better player when we all know it's Jimmy, he's been playing since we were 5.  Lukes been playing for the past maybe 8 years? 

"Halestorm, how did you like my little solo?" Luke comes down and gets by me,

"It was okay, Luke nothing too good.  Jimmy is better though." 

"Damn fucking right man, he's my brother in law dude, hella badass having a guitar player in the family."  Chloe says coming between us, it's her subtle hint to back off. 

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