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reversequalia · 2 years

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TYRANNICAL SABER SONG ONE // a Song Shuhang FST

Full Playlist on Youtube

1. Freaks Like Us ◆ Sleeping Wolf // 2. Brighter Than Gold ◆ Louis II // 3. Thunder ◆ Imagine Dragons // 4. Put In The Time ◆ Future Royalty // 5. We Got the Power ◆ Zayde Wolf // 6. Rocket Man ◆ Elton John // 7. Being Everyone ◆ After Forever // 8. Ready Set Let’s Go ◆ Sam Tinnesz // 9. The Hunter ◆ Adam Jensen // 10. Giants ◆ Neoni // 11. Play with Fire ◆ WAR*HALL

12. My Name Is... ◆ Once Monsters // 13. Last One Standing ◆ WAR*HALL // 14. White Flag ◆ Bishop Briggs // 15. Wolves ◆ 8 Graves // 16. Another Level ◆ Oh The Larceny // 17. Pro Memoria ◆ Ghost // 18. Stay Down ◆ Future Royalty // 19. fine ◆ Mike Shinoda // 20. Even the Score ◆ Native 51 // 21. Chosen One ◆ Valley of Wolves // 22. 12 Rounds ◆ Bohnes

23. Reaper ◆ Silverberg // 24. Fighter ◆ Charlie & The Church // 25. Trouble ◆ Samuel Jack // 26. Horns ◆ Bryce Fox // 27. Unstoppable ◆ Sia // 28. Eye For An Eye ◆ 8 Graves // 29. Champion ◆ Barns Courtney // 30. You’ve Created a Monster ◆ Bohnes // 31. Welcome to the Top ◆ KAIRO x WOLVES // 32. The Eternal Wayfarer ◆ Edguy // 33. Our Decades in the Sun ◆ Nightwish

yeah, it’s 33 songs long. but it had to be 33, y’know?

Extended Tracklist below:

Freaks Like Us // Sleeping Wolf ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Do you want to be freaks like us? Keep on getting lost in the rush? Call it a habit, I gotta have it Playing it safe is not enough See the wild burnin' in your eyes Feel the dark turnin' into light Playing with magic, it's automatic We're not the monsters in your dreams We're just freaks Brighter Than Gold // Louis II ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics Burn on I’m shining so bright Lit up like a diamond in the dead of the night There’s fire deep in my soul I’ma rise up like the legends of old Thunder // Imagine Dragons ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Just a young gun with a quick fuse I was uptight, wanna let loose I was dreaming of bigger things And wanna leave my old life behind Put In The Time // Future Royalty ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics I put in the time I do the work One step ahead Never reverse Blessed and I’m cursed That's right, cause I Put in the time We Got the Power // Zayde Wolf ➥ Youtube | Lyrics We're touching the lightning We're coming alive yeah We feel it inside yeah We got, we got, we got the power Rocket Man // Elton John ➥ Youtube | Lyrics And I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh, no, no, no I'm a rocket man Rocket man! Burning out his fuse up here alone Being Everyone // After Forever ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Where am I? Tell me, what should go, what should stay? Where am I, where am I? And where shall I go tonight? Ready Set Let’s Go // Sam Tinnesz ➥ Youtube | Lyrics We're death defyin' Coming in like lightnin' Look out, we're strikin' Ready set, ready set, let's go The Hunter // Adam Jensen ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Watching, waiting My prey is praying There's no escaping My blood's pumping I go on hunting The hunter, the hunted Giants // Neoni ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Fight, anywhere, anytime, anyplace Like a moth into a flame I consecrate the pain Move with glory through my veins A gambler tempting fate 'Til nothing's in my way I'll put them in their grave Play with Fire // WAR*HALL ➥ Youtube | Lyrics I don't know how to play it safe I like walking on a razor blade I keep burning like a wild, burning like a wild blaze My Name Is... // Once Monsters ➥ Youtube | Lyrics My name is thunder, and lightning I'll be showing up uninvited My name is adrenaline, exciting If you don't believe, then let me show ya Last One Standing // WAR*HALL ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Nobody gave me this (yeah) I had to bleed for it (yeah) Find a way every day (yeah) Dominate to the grave (yeah) I'll fight to the very end White Flag // Bishop Briggs ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Smoke, fire, it's all going up Don't you know I ain't afraid to shed a little blood Smoke, fire, flares are going up, flares are going up Wolves // 8 Graves ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Stood in the fire Walked in the rain Now I want some pleasure To go with my pain They see a kind man And take him for weak I suffered my fair share Of the defeat Another Level // Oh The Larceny ➥ Youtube | Lyrics I'm going all the way I'm going, yeah, my blood is rebel I'm going all the way I'm going to another level Pro Memoria // Ghost ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Don't you forget about dying Don't you forget about your friend death Don't you forget that you will die Stay Down // Future Royalty ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics You’re down for the count Stay down don’t get up Don't make me do this One more time I’ll lose my mind fine // Mike Shinoda ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Fingers stretching out from nowhere Reaching for my throat They're hungry for my skin Teeth wide, smiling that they found me Circlin' around me, slowly closing in Even the Score // Native 51 ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics I got one more second To make up my mind Do or die It’s time I figure I’m taking control Just letting you know Chosen One // Valley of Wolves ➥ Youtube | Lyrics It's plain reality I was born to be Something greater something higher Ain't nothing gonna stop this fire 12 Rounds // Bohnes ➥ Youtube | Lyrics When the reaper comes knocking at my door We'll be going 12 rounds Tell the Devil I'll be coming back for more We'll be going 12 rounds Reaper // Silverberg ➥ Youtube | Lyrics Up from the dead I rise again (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Oh, and I keep on fighting (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) But I can hear the reaper calling my name I can hear the reaper calling my name Fighter // Charlie & The Church ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics I’ve got my eye on the prize It’s fun til somebody dies I’ll be the last man standing My name’ll be the one they’re chanting Trouble // Samuel Jack ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics I’m coming out of the devil’s front door, I’m on my knees and I can’t take it no more, I get back up and every time that I fall, You beat me down to the bottom and I’m in deep again Horns // Bryce Fox ➥ Youtube | Lyrics She gets everything she wants When she gets me alone Like it's nothin' She got two little horns And they get me a little bit Unstoppable // Sia ➥ Youtube | Lyrics I'm unstoppable I'm a Porsche with no brakes I'm invincible Yeah, I win every single game I'm so powerful I don't need batteries to play I'm so confident I'm unstoppable today Eye For An Eye // 8 Graves ➥ Youtube | Lyrics It's an eye for an eye I carve out yours You carve out mine It's an eye for an eye It's an eye for an eye Champion // Barns Courtney ➥ Youtube | Lyrics I can take a beating, I'll rise again Burning through the jungle until the end I can live forever, I'll rise again You’ve Created a Monster // Bohnes ➥ Youtube | Lyrics You've created a monster I just keep getting stronger Nightmare, I'm gonna haunt you You've created a monster Welcome to the Top // KAIRO x WOLVES ➥ Youtube w/ lyrics (LETS GO) - don’t you see these battle scars on my back I am the gladiator (LETS GO) It was Black crows on my judgement day I am the terminator (LETS GO)- I be Originator, I be The innovator LETS GO - Welcome to the top floor I am the ELEVATOR! The Eternal Wayfarer // Edguy ➥ Youtube | Lyrics I look up in search of forever and wonder Trying to make out that day That I had to give my inherent spiritual juvenility away and again: Why is it made so difficult for us to read the signs that we Have to read in order just to understand Read so we can comprehend a trace of eternity Our Decades in the Sun // Nightwish ➥ Youtube | Lyrics I climbed off your back Not so long ago To a blooming meadow To a path you'd made for the lightest feet

#cultivation chat group #song shuhang #song shuhang fanmix #fanmix #playlist #fst #music #also working on one for each of the Whites #i have one done but i wanna post them all together #they're 11 each so it's tricky

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gonetoarcadia · 2 years

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Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here alone And I think it's gonna be a long, long time

#tony stark #iron man

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rockettransman · 5 years

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MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT ROCKETMAN

I HAVE SO MANY! HERE WE GO!

prelude: i went into this movie pretty jaded and not thinking i was gonna like it. in my head, i got john lennon and elton john confused. i was thinking it was about john lennon. “oh god, they made a movie about that prick?” further, i was already dreading it because they play EJ’s hits on the radio at work all the time, and frankly i was fucking sick of tiny dancer and im still standing. when i watched the trailer i was like “aw geez, elton john sings these? damn, i was hoping i could tolerate him at all.” so. not many high hopes for this movie.

that was until i was on a six hour flight from boston to portland, oregon, and i was delirious with pain and boredom. i was sat in the middle of a father and daughter, and so i really didn’t wanna pull out my laptop and get in their space. reading the subtitles from the office off the airplane tv made me sick. the lights were off and it was 2 am, so no reading. i. was. BORED. and then, i saw someone watching something in the row in front of me. where i was sitting i got a whole view of their screen. oh, they were watching that elton john movie. they didn’t have subtitles on, so i could only take from visual and context clues what was happening. it looked flashy, and oh-- that man just stared lovingly, tenderly into another man’s eyes. oh shit. oh yeah. elton is gay.

now i’m hooked. if i’m anything, i’m a trans man in a desperate search for a complex queer romance movie. i wanted something that would pull on my heartstrings, that would wreck me emotionally with a high reward. suddenly elton is staring at himself in full garb, putting on and taking off his glasses. smiling then frowning. glasses on. smile. glasses off. scowl. oh he’s in distress. oh, is he snorting coke? okay, cool, tight.

from here on out, i watch the movie with (no audio) the predisposition that elton is in severe distress, dealing with drugs and self-sabotage all because his feelings and attraction towards men are confusing and frustrating and he doesn’t know how to cope with them. is he in denial? does he hate himself for it? does he try to make himself attracted to women? obviously, i was incorrect. elton was pretty secure in the fact that he was gay in his personal life.

i think about rocketman for days until my flight back to sarasota. i decide to watch rocketman on the plane back instead of renting it. but for some reason, my goblin brain told me to rent it, and i did. but i ended up just watching it on the plane anyway.

i was disappointed. really, kinda bummed about it. every article and review said it was R for a reason. there was plenty sexual content and drugs to do elton’s real life comparison justice. in the movie i watched, i saw none of it. there was some drinking of alcohol, he took pills, it was implied he snorted coke. i saw no kissing, no intimacy, not even a tender hand on a cheek or embrace between elton and another man. this movie was praised for being so groundbreaking! for representing so much of what elton’s life was really like, with drugs and sex and all that. and now that i thought about it, i heard not one curse word. “bloody” was tossed around a lot, but that is used as an inflection. and during the pool scene before he throws himself in, when he meets john at the deck, he spits something about “his secretary shagging him in front of the pool boys.” that had me in utter confusion. there... was no one there with john? he was just sitting there? must’ve been something i missed.

SO IT TURNS OUT THE AIRPLANE’S VERSION OF THE MOVIE WAS HEAVILY CENSORED. i watched the real thing when i got home yesterday and was FLOORED by the differences in the same movie i had just watched. in the scene where elton remarks he’d like to change his name, they completely edited out the character behind him peeing into a glass bottle. they also cut out the scene where elton is staring at the performer, being yelled at to close the door, and the kiss where he’s pinned against the wall. holy fuck. i realized when i saw that, i had missed something MAJOR. this meant i was missing some MORE major explicit, probably important-to-the-plot-and-character-development stuff. oh, now i was excited.

(we could talk all day about the fact that a single kiss between two men was cut because it was deemed “too explicit”, and in a movie about elton john being the ultimate irony)

the sex scene AND take me to the pilot were completely missing in the airplane version. i had no idea this song existed! oh my god, it was a banger! i cried tears of happiness during the song. holy shit. the tense energy between he and john, standing there silhouetted by the window, and then all of a sudden they’re all over each other, fingers tangled in hair, moaning into each other’s mouths, squirming, trying to get as close to each other as possible. this is what i wanted. this is what i was looking for. not because i was looking for something “hot” or “dirty.”’ i wanted an intense sex scene because then i knew it was real. i wanted the desperation, the nerves, the tender way they cradled each other, and how they went to town on each other. it was elton’s first time being intimate with a man, and it was such a nerve-wracking, intense, lustful, desperate moment. taron and richard absolutely nailed it. The swaying and the leaning into each other, the grabbing and nuzzling and all of a sudden they’re all over each other... it honest to god moved me. not to sound too “grew-up-baptist”, but sex, especially the first time you have it is so special and intimate and personal and important (imo). i know all the times i’ve had sex, it was a very, very special moment to me, and i wholly and completely trusted my partner then. i was so happy elton could find security and love and a heckin good time in bed with another man. it must’ve felt so freeing.

This was between two men! In the smack dab of the AIDS crisis in like 1975 or some shit! If being queer is this fucking tough in 2019, imagine what it was like in 1975!! MILLIONS of people were left to die by eat-shit Raegan who say by and said “aw that’s cute.” MILLIONS of people died for loving who they love!! That’s fucked man!! Seeing a triumphant moment like this in the middle of what was happening and what it could mean for Elton and his career just rly got me ya know

my entire perspective of the movie changed from then on. i was excited to see what else i had missed. in fact, some of the songs weren’t bad. maybe i’d like some of elton’s stuff after all?

i missed the scene in the closet. on the airplane, he followed john into the closet and shut the door. the scene cut. but in the real version, suddenly john pinned him against the wall, mirroring the scene of the first kiss i missed, and elton lamely stutters he wants dinner with him, not a sexual act john was certainly looking for, and in the next moment he was hungrily snapping at his finger. i missed exactly how much coke elton snorted. i missed entire scenes and nuances that provided so much to the story. man, i was angry i missed all this. i was cheated.

when i finished the real version, my perspective on the movie, and elton, and his music, had spun an entire 180. i dug it. i listened to rocket man on repeat during the entirety of my forty minute run. i fell asleep listening to the soundtrack. i woke up today listening to it, and have been through the whole day. i have not been able to get this movie off my mind. im watching it for the third time right now.

WELCOME TO THE THIRD POINT OF THIS POST!

if you made it this far, thank you. what i wrote feels so important to me. someone needed to hear it. I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE ENTIRE ROCKETMAN SCENE. I have PTSD with psychotic features. This means that under the right triggers, i hallucinate, visually or auditorily (is that a word), things that aren’t there. sometimes they’re scary, connected to my past trauma, but sometimes, they’re hazy outlines of good people who i think i know. i also deal with all the lovely things that come along with ptsd, including dissociation. pretty much any and everything can trigger me in a specific way. the pool scene was incredibly difficult to watch. seeing a little boy playing piano underwater, him sinking and hovering and singing along, and people slowly descending, dancing in the water until they retrieve him. the vision snaps apart and holy fuck elton is in trouble. (as an aside, that’s one of my favorite affects of film: the protag is under the influence of something, whether it be a hallucination, drugs, in a deep fantasy, or just otherwise a storytelling device, and he is in imminent danger. the audience is aware he is in imminent danger. the protag, however, is cool and chillin and hanging out, not aware or bothered, and maybe this is where a major character arc beat hits. in an instant, they’re pulled out of it, and we--the audience and the characters--are hit with how dire the circumstances really are.)

Suicide is a super sensitive subject to me. when he mumbled “i’m going to fucking kill myself” and plunged into the depths, my throat constricted. it was a difficult few minutes, but i held my breath, gritted my teeth, and paced myself through it. despite the sheer terror and panic that was racing through my brain, the entirety of it was so beautiful. the bright blues, whites, and blacks of the pool lighting and bubbles decorating him, the flow of his--forgive him, i don’t know if there’s a cultural name--outer garment, how curious and confused he looked as he watched his younger self do something he did now, and the people twirling through the water, reaching out, and eventually snatching him up until we’re suddenly in the present--dude, the cinematography of the entire first verse is so, so breathtaking. the scene in the ambulance and getting his stomach pumped was a bit too graphic for me (i could feel a flashback/hallucination creeping on; sometimes i can’t tell them apart.) but it was all done so smoothly. when they lifted him up, spun him around, undressed and dressed him all in one fluid motion, i lost my fuckin mind. i rewound it several times to just watch that sequence. the pain, reluctance, and exhaustion in his face right before he was handed his bat and exuberantly entered the stage was so intense it was palpable. my heart ached for him deeply. it’s allll about putting on a mask of being truly happy and well, when just before that, he had tried to fucking kill himself. how fucking heavy is that shit?

the downward spiral kept me on the edge of my seat. honky cat was funky as hell, and i loved the little tiny moments and gestures towards each other. maybe john and elton truly cared for each other for mere heartbeats before it all went south. he was hurting so bad and ruining everything and in such denial i wanted to throttle him by the shoulders to scream “LOOK WHAT YOU’RE DOING! YOU BIG FUCKING IDIOT!” he was constantly suffering, doing more coke and drugs than i thought a person could keep in his system. the suicide attempt, the fantastic Dodgers show, the night and day between his outward appearance and his actions, all of it was so gripping. the group therapy medium through which the story was told was insanely cool, too. i thought at first it was a bit cheesy, but it worked. i loved that he confronted everyone who had hurt him, and who he had hurt, and reconciled. i loved that as the major plot beats went on, his clothes eventually toned down in loudness, mirroring how the story was going along in real time. he went from having an explosive outburst, to levelly confronting his parents, and firmly insisting they not treat him like that anymore. they didn’t have the right. we could see how he’d grown through several different literary elements. the fact that it was laid out so plainly really helped me, someone who is dumb as fuck and constantly misses nuances like that.

it’s so disheartening to see elton’s first love was someone who was aggressive, non-interested, and who refused to listen to him.

(im at the pinball wizard scene, and holy shit this tune fucks)

at the end of the day, when i had thought the movie fell through so many expectations, i watched the real, authentic version and was so, so happy with how it turned out. it was much more honest than what i had thought it was. when the credits rolled, and it said he and his husband David Furnish had been happily married for 25 years, the tears really started coming. Elton did it. He survived through all the shit he put his body through, all the heartache and loneliness and terrible isolation and suffering, and he won. He got what he always wanted. A man who loved him deeply, purely, passionately, and properly.

i haven’t shut up about elton john for days. i’m kinda baffled how something gripped me so intensely, when i had written it off as stupid just a day before this. thank you for reading. i’m sure i forgot a lot of things i wanted to express, but hopefully i got something across. let me know if you read this, please. if you made it all the way down here, i owe you like $5. drop me your venmo.

thank you for reading. this movie touched me in a way i didn’t think was possible. thank god for elton john. thank god for his perseverance. thank god for his story, giving me and millions of others hope that happiness will come. recovery is possible. healing is possible. you just need to reach out first. thank you and goodnight.

#noah.txt #rocketman #whew this was a long one #thanks for reading so much #rocket man #11:01 pm #i started writing when the movie started #and now were at the rocketman scene lmfaoooo it been over an hour of writing #im queer and deep in my feelings #taron egerton #elton john #reggie dwight #david furnish #burnin out his fuse up here alone #what else do i tag #bernie taupin

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gusgrissom · 6 years

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I want to go to space

#happy Yuri’s Night!!#I’ve been so busy lately I haven’t had a chance to just THINK lately #but tonight I’m sitting out under the stars in my spot by the river #and it’s lovelyyyy #rocketman burnin out his fuse up here alone #aaaand I think it’s gonna be a long long timeee

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dailytony · 6 years

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i just heard rocket man by elton john and i'm getting so many iw!tony stark vibes i can't

#tony stark #iron man #avengers infinity war #i'm a rocket man ROCKET MAN burnin' out his fuse up here alone...

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redrabbitspod · 4 years

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and I think it's gonna beeee a long long time til touch down briiings me round again to find I'm not the maaaaan they think I am at all oh no no no.... I'm ROCKETMAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

ROCKET MAAAANNNN BURNIN OUT HIS FUSE UP HERE ALONE fuck I'm gonna listen to Elton John the rest of the day no one bother me -N

#anonymous #rr answers 2 #neil answers 2

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gownegirl · 5 years

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And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Ah, no, no, no I'm a rocket man Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse Up here, alone ROCKETMAN (2019) dir. by Dexter Fletcher

#filmedit #filmgifs #moviegifs #musicalgifs #rocketmanedit #tegertonedit #movies #mine #taron egerton #rocketman #1k

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brilliancetheory · 5 years

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The Album of Classic Hoff

Pour Some Sugar On Hoff (In The Name of Hoff)

Video Killed the Radio Hoff

Whole Lotta Hoff

Mr Hoffman (Hoff Me A Hoff)

Livin’ On A Hoff

Sweet Hoff O’ Mine

Carry On Wayward Hoff

Hoff On The Water

The Hoffs Are Back in Town

Hofftel California

Baba O’Hoffman

Hoff In An Elevator

We Will Hoff You

BONUS TRACK: Hoffman (burnin’ up his fuse out here alone)

BONUS TRACK 2: Hoffman (you don’t have to put on the red light)

#Saw #Mark Hoffman #saw shitpost #don't fucking ask #uma #photo cred where it's due because I no longer have photoshop!

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cyberdva · 5 years

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Drummer Boy Part 1 Roger Taylor X Reader

(Originally From My Wattpad Book @panicathetrash15 )

This is my first fic I’ve written that I’m posting to Tumblr and if anyone has some suggestions on how to improve my writing go ahead and spill.

Paring: Ben Hardy!Roger Taylor X Reader

Song: Rocket Man By Elton John

Warnings: None

Words: 1.6k

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Y/N POV

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"Come on Y/N! We have to sign up, it's the first year we're eligible to compete!" my fellow bandmate, Cynthia had been trying for the past thirty minutes to get our band to join a contest.

"I don't know Cynth, do you actually think we're that good to win that." I laid down the newspaper that I had been loosely reading. Nothing interesting has been going on in the news lately, just fluff like Rocket Man being Number 1 on the charts and the latest government testing with nuclear weapons.

My thoughts were cut short by Crystal, our bands singer slamming my flat's door open and shouting, "Did she say yes yet?" As she walked into the room Cynthia shook her head no.

Crystal pleaded, "Come on Y/N, this could be our big break." I was honestly torn about this.

"Dream on guys, there's no way in actually hell that we would win that."

"Stop being such a spaz, the winner gets money and a record deal, we could really use that and you know it." Cynthia mocked.

"Wait, really?! That's sick! Maybe we should at least try out."

"When are auditions?" Our bass player, and only British person in the band, Tammy was leaning on the door frame.

"Um, the poster says July 21th, that's only six days away. Are we using our own songs or doing a cover?" Cynth looked to Crystal for information.

Crystal paced around the retro carpet we had in our small living room before coming to a swift conclusion," We do a cover of a popular song and then ease into our originals," she quickly gestured to the newspaper I was reading," In honor of Elton's recent success I say we do Rocket Man for the audition."

"That's perfect!" I chanted, I was a huge Elton fan and I really dig the idea.

"That's a bloody awesome idea mate! We better start practicing if we want to in. There's a rumor that Queen may be trying out too." Tammy gushed.

"Who's Queen?" I asked, I was genuinely confused, the name seemed familiar.

My friends gasped,"You're not serious are you, if you don't know who Queen is I may just kick you out of the band."

"No, I really don't, the name rings a bell."

"You idiot, I went on a date with their guitarist Brian, I heard some of their demos they're the bomb!" Cynthia blushed.

"Ah that Queen, I've heard of them. Hopefully they don't beat us we really need that money. If they're so good why are they trying out for a Battle Of the Bands?" I questioned.

"Who knows, who cares. We need to practice, everyone go grab their stuff we're leaving in 10." Crystal cut in.

I peeled the blanket I had on my lap off my bodied, swiftly headed upstairs to grab my guitar.

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We pulled into the venue, after hard days pf practicing our band was ready, we were first to preform and I was kind of stressed out about it. We all hopped out of Tammy's small car and got our gear out of the back, loading it onto a cart we all started to push it inside to set up.

Crystal was a perfectionist so we sent her to set everything up while we stay backstage prepping ourselves. As we made our way back I violently collided with a blonde haired man who looked extremely angry.

"Watch where you're going." We both said, he scowled at me and I gave him a nasty stare back, before anything escalated a man with puffy hair, who I presume is Brian carted the man/child away with an apologetic look. Oh great, the douche is in my roommate's boyfriends band. Fabulous. My attention was snagged by a man in a flashy outfit who sashayed up to me.

"Don't mind him, Roger gets extremely fussy of he doesn't have his cigarette." we both chuckled. "I'm Freddie Mercury, are you preforming also."

I nodded,"Yeah, we're going first. My name's Y/N L/N, enchanted to meet you, my friend talks about your band a lot."

His eyes glistened, "Really no way!" he said. I smiled back, nodding once more. Maybe Queen isn't so bad, but I won't let my guard down we really need to win this.

"Y/N! We're on in five." I started to feel an empty pit in my stomach, nervousness started to consume me. Freddie gave me a hug, " Don't get nervous, good luck!" He slickly walked away to check on Roger. I went behind the curtain to look for my guitar, hopefully we don't fail this audition.

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"First up is the band "Toxic Capricorn" preforming Rocket Man by Elton John. Good Luck Girls!"

With my guitar strapped around my shoulder and hugging my waist I trotted on stage quickly. I wanted this to end quickly and gracefully. No matter how long I've been preforming I can't shake the feeling away.

Familiar keys were played by a pianist hired by the venue and Crystal started to sing,

She packed by bag last night, preflight Zero hour, nine a.m. And I'm gonna be high As a kite by then

I miss the earth so much I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight

And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Ah, no no no... I'm a rocket man Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse Up here alone

I started strumming slowly on my guitar, Crystal's voice faded away as I continued. I felt some eyes on me as I played softly gradually adjusting to the stage.

Mars ain't the kind of place To raise your kids In fact, it's cold as hell And there's no one there to raise them If you did

And all this science I don't understand It's just my job Five days a week A Rocket Man Rocket Man

And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Ah, no no no...

I opened my eyes a bit to see Roger looks at us disapprovingly and then complaining to the band about something to do with us. Just thinking about the mean words he could be spitting out made me mess up a chord or two, no one seemed to mind. I continued on just wanted to get the song over with.

And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time

Long, long, time Long, long, time

Ah, no, no, no... Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...

We played our last few noted and most people clapped which made me feel a bit better about my playing. I brushed my hair out of my bright red face. The judges sitting in the front of us wrote something down and we stepped of stage.

Once we got our instruments out of the way we heard the same announcer from before say ,"Next up we have the band Queen also playing the song Rocket Man by Elton John. Good Luck boys!" People muttered things under their breath as I was in complete astonishment. I floated into my own thoughts as the same keys were plucked into the piano,that was now played by Freddie.

She packed by bag last night, preflight Zero hour, nine a.m. And I'm gonna be high As a kite by then

What if one of us don't make it because we chose the same song? Or worse we don't make it because of my foolish mistakes while playing from before!

I miss the earth so much I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight

Queen is so much more experienced of course they'll make it instead of us. We're completely screwed.

And even if both of us make it Queen will hate us for sure since we used the same song! If we get on their bad side who knows what will happen!

And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Ah, no no no...

This isn't good, what if I have a panic attack while playing or if I faint or if I mess up even more next time! If there even is a next time!

Tammy shakes me out of my thoughts before I get deeper into my pit of despair.

"Are you ok? You zoned out for a long time."

And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time

"Yeah I'm fine." No I'm not.

"Can we go get some water, I'm a bit light headed." I breathily sputtered out.

Tammy glanced to Cynthia with a worried look plastered on her face, "Yeah of course!"

She put a hand on my shoulder as we slowly walked away as the song faded out.

Ah, no, no, no... Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...

I breathed in and out thinking about happy things, but all I saw was Roger's sour face as I played on stage and how our rivalry had just begun. I knew this wasn't the end, at least for now.

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