The Half-Life Realm EP 1

The Twilight Zone (PT 1): (5-18) From a small suburban town, nothing out of the norm But sometimes, things change, like the night of storm House on the hill, the Richardson’s have done quite well Made a fortune on the stock market, buy it then sell But with a keen intuition that is hard to perceive Some can see between the lines, that’s the story of Steve High School football star, but he injured his knee Effectively changing what his future could be Clean cut kid, turned to the bottle to cope Down and out, last leg, no signs of hope Then one night, local diner, when his thoughts are extreme He’s thinking, it’s his last meal, he’s given up on the dream. Distracted from his thoughts, ‘would you like coffee and cream?’ He knows that voice, he looks up, it’s his class prom queen Voted mostly to succeed and to win But here she is, looking unhappy as him Fast-forward ten years and the present is bright Resulting from one decision on that fateful night He never ordered that meal, instead he chose to ask Kate about her life, and what events had passed She poured her heart, he sat there, his soul was a sponge And they decided right then what had to be done She pulled the string on her apron and it fell to the floor He stood up, they clasped hands, then they head for the door. Got in her in car and drove until they ran out of road Found themselves in California, whole new zip code Fresh new start, Kate chose to follow her heart Became a well known painter, gave her life to the arts And Steve, finally accepted time for brains over brawn And in matter of time, to the stocks his was drawn And here’s one important factor I forgot to reveal On that night they left together, man, the passion was real Nine months later, here’s Billy, he’s their pride and joy At ten years old, most agree, he’s a brilliant boy But barely has any friends, it’s too hard to relate Billy’s smarter than his teachers, causing hate from his classmates But WAIT, a new family moves in town Similar to Kate and Steve, trying to turn their life around Kate met Jane, life explained, decisions was made She could be their housekeeper, that would help them get paid And Jane had a daughter, who just turned fifteen Who suffered from depression, cause she felt unseen So despite the age difference, once the two did meet Billy and Ann formed a friendship, the kind that’s deep They don’t have much common, ‘cept they both feel alone So they sit and talk for hours, trying to keep both strong They usually hang in his garage, that’s his place to escape, He loves science, he’s a builder, yeah, he loves to create He has everything he needs, thanks to dad and mom But what they both don’t know is Billy’s building a bomb and the story goes on...