Type: Songfic
Disclaimer: Rick Riordan created the character of Leo Valdez and anything associated with him and 'The Heroes of Olympus'. The song 'Welcome to my life' was writen and performed by Simple Plan.
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Would right now count?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Well it’s not like I fit in…
Like somehow you just don't belong
Done.
And no one understands you
Well, it helps that now they know about everything…
Do you ever wanna runaway?
Been there.
Do you lock yourself in your room?
Done that.
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming
Hey, that’s new!
No you don't know what it's like
And pray to the god of your choice that you never will, and pray hard.
When nothing feels all right
Every second of every day of every week of every- well, you get it. It’s like I’m missing a part.
You don't know what it's like
And keep praying that you never do.
To be like me
Which right now, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Well, I’d wish anything painful and nasty on Gaia.
To be hurt
To feel lost
A dozen demigods, 1 old blueprint, 1 crayon drawing of destiny. Not the best guides on how-to make a ship.
To be left out in the dark
Good to know I’m a demigod *cough*dad*cough*
and so nice that everyone knows my destiny except for yours truly.
To be kicked when you're down
That’s not hard when you’re basically permanently down.
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
Swords won’t help, shiny ceremonial daggers won’t either and definitely not toilet seats and breath mints; so yeah, I think I know the feeling.
No you don't know what it's like
We’ve just established that I do, hello?
Welcome to my life
Dude; turn back and run like Hades.
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Unless it’s a god, gods are starting to weird me out.
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
With Jason and Piper ‘bonding’ now, yeah, I guess.
Are you desperate to find something more?
I can control fire, I’m gonna be super important and I’m a demigod. I think I’ve hit the jackpot. Besides, ‘more’ fits into ‘more trouble’.
Before your life is over
Which could happen in the next 3 seconds…
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
‘Hate’ depends on the moment…
Are you sick of everyone around?
They’re not that bad, but I guess it depends who and when. Nyssa in the morning: nooooo way. Any other time, yeah, not bad. Gaia any time of the day: I’d rather Nyssa in the morning!
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
See, Gaia doesn’t have the decency to lie, and in the morning, Nyssa ‘aint smiling.
While deep inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
Sure; you think that.
When nothing feels all right
It's not that nothing feels alright, it's that nothing is alright.
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
I’ll take yours any time man.
No one ever lied straight to your face
*cough*
No one ever stabbed you in the back
I’ve been stabbed in the foot and shoulder though.
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
Yeah, I so wanted my mom to die, to be bounced around foster dungeons –I mean homes- like a freaking beach ball, for my grandma to torture me, my metal dragon to break down and to risk my life every now and then. I’m so happy about it.
Never had to work it was always there
Either you’re hallucinating; or I’m blind. It’s not there, and it’s not ever going to be.
You don't know what it's like, what it's like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like (what it's like)
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Buddy, you don’t know what it’s like to be me.
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
For the love of god; turn and run away as fast as you freaking can.
