Life is a Song . . .

**Life is a Song . . .** is the sixty-seventh chapter of Zak Saturday's Immortal Love Life. It was first published on March 7, 2016.

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**Sarah's POV**
I love to wear dresses.
My family and I were backstage, and I will preforming in about an hour. I will be singing twenty songs tonight (I was able to finish them all on time), and with every song, I will be wearing a different dress. The first one that I will be wearing to open with is a yellow dress that has an attached yellow silk shrug and the rest of it is covered in sparkles.
Yeah, as I’ve probably mentioned before, I get that from my mom, who wore dresses like that herself when she was my age. She’s actually wearing a dress tonight, a purple one that has a little V-neck.
Oh, did I mention that I was going to wear matching shoes with my dresses? Well, I am. Short heeled shoes, to be exact. And thanks to my powers, I can also make them feel comfortable on my feet.
I’m not a fashionist. I like to wear casual clothing half the time, but I really love to wear dresses on special occasions. And I’d say that performing all night at a sold-out concert is a special occasion.
Now, enough of that.
I was standing in front of a big mirror with my friends, Selena, Jessica, and Demi, who were also wearing dresses that were the same style but different color as mine, and we were doing vocal exercises and practicing.
They’ll be back up singing and playing some instruments most of the time, but there will be a song or two where Selena and Demi will be singing with me as a group.
“Sarah,” Zack called. “The Saturdays are here.”
“Finally,” I said.
They came and met us back stage.
They all were dressed up in black, like it was a funeral or something. Even Fiskerton and Komodo were wearing bowties. I tried not to be offended by that, since I knew how much they like to wear black or orange for some odd reason.
“Hey, guys,” I greeted. “And Zak.” I gave him a kiss.
“Hey,” he greeted back. “You look beautiful.”
I blushed. “Thank you. Let’s hope that I can make it through this whole night without crying.”
“Out of joy?”
I shook my head. “No. Umm . . .” I looked around to see if my dad was anywhere to be seen. He wasn’t. “I wrote a song for my dad to get him to stop drinking, but it’s sad.”
“Possibly a little too sad,” Mom agreed.
“Maybe. And every time I sing it, when I get to the third verse, I just start crying, and I hate crying.”
“I’m pretty sure we all will by crying during that song, Sarah. I sure will be.”
“Yeah, and hopefully it will effect my dad too.”
“I know it will,” Zak said.
I smiled. “Thanks.”
He gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I looked at the clock and noticed that it was fifteen minutes until seven. Time really passes by fast, doesn’t it?
“The concert will start soon,” I said. “You guys better go get in your seats. You’re in the third row from the stage.”
“Why aren’t we in the first row?” Doyle asked.
“Because I didn’t want you in the first row. Now go.”
Zak gave me one last good luck kiss and he and his family went off.
When there were two minutes left, I drank some throat coat, which tasted horrible if you were wondering, and we all got into position. I put on my ear piece microphone and walked out on stage.
There was a platform at the back of the stage that had a few stairs leading down to it. Once everyone in the crowd saw me, they cheered.
“How’s everyone doing tonight?” I called out.
They all screamed.
“I can’t hear you.”
They sounded louder, but not enough for me.
“I still can’t hear you.”
They were screaming too loud now.
“Ok, ok, ok. Don’t strain your voices. It’s bad enough that I’ll probably be straining my own.”
There were a few chuckles in the crowd, one coming from Set.
“Ok,” I said. “Well, tonight I will be singing never before heard songs and they will all be on an album that you can get at the end of the concert. I hope you all enjoy them.”
I sat down on the second to last stair.
The music began and I started singing:

**[Sarah]**
Ohh ohh
Last years old news
I’m breaking out my six string
And playing from my heart
It’s not déjà vu
Cause it’s another summer
That’s how this chapter starts
I’m gonna run so fast ’til I can’t breathe
Come along and follow me
Let’s make some noise we never did before
It’s a brand new day
Don’t you see me
Changing on my way
So completely
This time I’m gonna sing and you’re gonna hear it
This time I’m gonna show you that I got the spirit
It’s a brand new day
And I’m feelin’ good
And I’m feelin’ good
So drama free
I’m all about the music
I just wanna sing
Watch me live out my dreams
I’m gonna rock that stage and give my everything
I’m gonna dance until my feet can’t move
Come along get in the groove
Let’s shine so bright more than we did before
It’s a brand new day
Don’t you see me
Changing on my way
So completely
This time I’m gonna sing and you’re gonna hear it
This time I’m gonna show you that I got the spirit
It’s a brand new day
And I’m feelin’ good!
**[Backup singers]**
What you gonna do? What you gonna do?
**[Sarah]**
I’m gonna laugh through the summer with you
**[Backup singers]**
Who you gonna be? Who you gonna be?
**[Sarah]**
You’ll just have to watch me carefully
**[Backup singers]**
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
**[Sarah]**
Anywhere my heart wants me to go
I’m gonna sing, I’m gonna dance
I’m gonna ride, I’m gonna play
I’m gonna try my game in everything
Cause It’s a brand new day
Don’t you see me
Changing on my way
So completely
This time I’m gonna sing and you’re gonna hear it
This time I’m gonna show you that I got the spirit
It’s a brand new day
It’s a brand new day
It’s a brand new day, yeah
Changing on my way
(Changing on my way)
This time I’m gonna sing and you’re gonna hear it (gonna hear it)
This time I’m gonna show you that I got the spirit (got the spirit)
It’s a brand new day
(It’s a brand new day)
It’s a brand new day
And I’m feelin’ good
Feelin’ good

And I’m feelin’ good

One song down, about nineteen more to go. I went behind the curtain for a few seconds to change my dress, then I went back on stage and continued singing:

**[Selena]**
Now when the world is shadowed and dark
**[Demi]**
Now when the sky is empty of stars
**[Sarah]**
Now when the world is wrapped in sleep
**[All]**
In a quiet endless and deep
**[Sarah]**
In the silence of the night
**[All]**
Far off in the distance
A fire comes to life
A flicker of a flame breaks through the dark
Burning soft and bright
Dancing with the light
Awakening the Heavens and the Earth
Far across the ocean
A flame is rising high
Breaking through the shadows and the dark
Shining in the night
Rising with the light
Here to wake the Heavens and the Earth
**[Demi]**
Now as the light starts to rise
**[Sarah]**
Now as the day opens wide
**[Selena]**
Now as the dreams slips away
You wake to the day
**[All]**
You wake to the light
Here as your dream falls away
Feel as the dark turns to day
**[Selena]**
Leave the shadows behind
**[Sarah]**
And the dream called in blind
**[All]**
Turn into the light
Far off in the distance
A fire comes to life
A flicker of a flame breaks through the dark
Burning soft and bright
Dancing with the light
Awakening the Heavens and the Earth
Far across the ocean
A flame is rising high
Breaking through the shadows and the dark
Shining in the night
Rising with the light
Here to wake the Heavens and the Earth
Far off in the distance
A fire comes to life
A flicker of a flame breaks through the dark
Burning soft and bright
Dancing with the light
Awakening the Heavens and the Earth
Far across the ocean
A flame is rising high
Breaking through the shadows and the dark
Shining in the night
Rising with the light
Here to wake the Heavens and the Earth
Here to wake the Heavens and the Earth

To light

Next song.

**[Selena]**
It’s calling through the dark
It’s reeling in the heart
The sound of the pipes on the wind
The strains of the song
Carry me along
Sending me dancing again
**[Demi]**
From above and below
A sound soft and low
And the music’s flowing through me like before
**[Sarah]**
And the song that we once knew
Brings me back to you
Pipes play within me once more
**[All]**
Your songs are in my heart
They light the dark
So come give me your hand
Now and we’ll dance tonight
In the blazing light
And the years will fade away
**[Sarah]**
Fade as you play
Play through the dark
**[All]**
Play my heart
**[Sarah]**
I’m spinning with the sound
There a drumming in the ground
And the humming of a song beneath my skin
**[Selena]**
And the world falls away
As I hear the pipes play
**[All]**
Sounding the song from within
From within
Your songs are in my heart
They light the dark
So come give me your hand
Now and we’ll dance tonight
In the blazing light
And the years will fade away
**[Selena]**
Fade as you play
Play through the dark
**[All]**
Play in my heart
**[Sarah]**
There’s a drumming in the ground
And the humming of a sound
That we once knew
**[All]**
Come sing through the night
Come fill me with your light
Play a song sounding out through the years
Play it steady and strong
Fill me with song
Sending me dancing
Dance as the pipes play the way to my heart
Come give me your hand tonight
Your star is bright

Your songs are in my heart!

Next.

**[Sarah]**
I can feel you comin’ from a mile away
My pulse stops racing from the words that you say
And you say so many of them like you don’t have a clue
That I’m signed, sealed delivered with a stamp on
You don’t have to try too hard
You already have my heart
You don’t got a thing to prove
I’m already into you
So
Hold, hold, hold, hold me tight now
Cause I’m so, so good to go
Don’t say don’t say good night you know
You had me at hello, you had me at hello, you had me at hello
Don’t say don’t say good night you know
You had me at hello
Close your mouth now baby don’t say a word
’Cause you ain’t saying nothing
I ain’t already heard
Plus all them words get buried when the beats so loud
And the speakers blowin’ up to this dance song
You don’t have to try too hard
You already have my heart
You don’t got a thing to prove
I’m already into you
So
Hold, hold, hold, hold me tight now
Cause I’m so, so good to go
Don’t say don’t say good night you know
You had me at hello, you had me at hello, you had me at hello
Don’t say don’t say good night you know
You had me at hello
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
You don’t have to try too hard
You already have my heart
You don’t got a thing to prove
I’m already into you
So
Hold, hold, hold, hold me tight now
I’m so, so good to go
Don’t say don’t say good night you know
You had me at hello, you had me at hello, you had me at hello
Don’t say don’t say good night you know

You had me at hello

And next.

**[Sarah]**
Puttin’ my defenses up
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I’d have a heart attack
Never put my love out on the line
Never said “Yes” to the right guy
Never had trouble getting what I want
But when it comes to you, I’m never good enough
When I don’t care
I can play ‘em like a Ken doll
Won’t wash my hair
Then make ‘em bounce like a basketball
But you make me wanna act like a girl
Paint my nails and wear high heels
Yes, you make me so nervous
That I just can’t hold your hand
You make me glow,
But I cover up
Won’t let it show,
So I’m . . .
Puttin’ my defenses up
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I’d have a heart attack [3x]
Never break a sweat for the other guys
When you come around, I get paralyzed
And every time I try to be myself
It comes out wrong like a cry for help
It’s just not fair
Pain’s more trouble than love is worth
I gasp for air
It feels so good, but you know it hurts
But you make me wanna act like a girl
Paint my nails and wear perfume for you
Make me so nervous
That I just can’t hold your hand
You make me glow,
But I cover up
Won’t let it show,
So I’m . . .
Puttin’ my defenses up
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I’d have a heart attack [3x]
The feelings got lost in my lungs
They’re burning, I’d rather be numb
And there’s no one else to blame (no one else)
So scared I take off and I run
I’m flying too close to the sun
And I burst into flames
You make me glow,
But I cover up
Won’t let it show,
So I’m . . .
Puttin’ my defenses up
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that

I think I’d have a heart attack [5x]

You pretty much get it now.

**[Sarah]**
All of your life you’ve been waiting
Keeping your feet on the ground
So much that you’ve never seen
has just been a dream until now
Everyone knows its your moment
the magic you need is inside
so go out and fallow your heart
make all your dreams come to life
Take to the sky and fly through the heavens
open your eyes and soar above the blue
take a breath and believe you can do anything
time to spread your wings and take to the sky
Somewhere on a horse for adventure
Somewhere beyond the blue moon
go and discover the treasure
where you land is up to you
Take to the sky and fly through the heavens
open your eyes and soar above the blue
take a breath and believe you can do anything
time to spread your wings and take to the sky
Find yourself rapped up in rainbows
dancin’ with fireflies
might just be paradise
Take to the sky and fly through the heavens
open your eyes and soar above the blue
take a breath and believe you can do anything

time to spread your wings and take to the sky

**[Sarah]**
Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh
Can you feel me
When I think about you?
With every breath I take
Every minute
No matter what I do
My world is an empty place
Like I’ve been wandering the desert
For a thousand days
Don’t know if it’s a mirage
But I always see your face, baby
I’m missing you so much
Can’t help it, I’m in love
A day without you is like a year without rain
I need you by my side
Don’t know how I’ll survive
A day without you is like a year without rain, oh, whoa
Whoa, oh, whoa
The stars are burning
I hear your voice in my mind
Can’t you hear me calling?
My heart is yearning
Like the ocean that’s running dry
Catch me, I’m falling
It’s like the ground is crumbling underneath my feet
Won’t you save me?
There’s gonna be a monsoon when you get back to me, oh, baby
I’m missing you so much
Can’t help it, I’m in love
A day without you is like a year without rain
I need you by my side
Don’t know how I’ll survive
A day without you is like a year without rain, oh, whoa
Whoa, oh, whoa
So let this drought come to an end
And make this desert flower again
I’m so glad you found me
Stick around me,
Baby baby baby oooh
It’s a world of wonder with you in my life
So hurry, baby, don’t waste no more time
I need you here, I can’t explain
But a day without you is like a year without rain, oh
I’m missing you so much
Can’t help it, I’m in love
A day without you is like a year without rain
I need you by my side
Don’t know how I’ll survive
A day without you is like a year without rain, oh, whoa
Whoa, oh, whoa
Ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh

**[Sarah]**
It’s the boy you never told ‘I like you’
It’s the girl you let get away
It’s the one you saw that day on the train
But you freaked out and walked away
It’s the plane you wanna catch to Vegas
Things you swear you’d do before you die
It’s the city of love that waits for you
But you’re too damn scared to fly
Hit the lights
Let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight
Come alive
Let the moment take you
Lose control tonight
Hit the lights
Let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight
Come alive
Let the moment take you
Lose control tonight
It’s the time that you totally screwed up
Still you’re tryin’ to get it out your brain
It’s the fight you had when you didn’t make up
It’s the past that you’re dying to change
It’s all the money that you’re saving
While the good life passes by
It’s all the dreams that never came true
‘Cause you’re too damn scared to try.
Hit the lights
Let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight
Come alive
Let the moment take you
Lose control tonight
It’s a mad, mad world
Gotta make an escape
It’s a perfect world
When you go all the way
Hit the lights
Let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight
So let’s go go, go, go all the way
Yeah let’s go go, go, go night and day
From the floor to the rafters
People raise your glasses
We could dance forever
Hit the lights
Let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight
Come alive
Let the moment take you
Lose control tonight
It’s a mad, mad world
Gonna make an escape
It’s a perfect world
When you go all the way
Hit the lights
Let the music move you

Lose yourself tonight

**[Sarah]**
Uh, oh, oh
Uh, oh, oh
You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin’
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
I say, “Can you believe it?”
As we’re lying on the couch
The moment I can see it.
Yes, yes, I can see it now.
Do you remember, we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter.
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine.
Flash forward and we’re taking on the world together,
And there’s a drawer of my things at your place.
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I’m guarded,
You say we’ll never make my parents’ mistakes.
But we got bills to pay,
We got nothing figured out,
When it was hard to take,
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about.
Do you remember, we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine.
Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine.
Oh, oh, oh, oh
And I remember that fight
Two-thirty AM
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
Braced myself for the “Goodbye.”
‘Cause that’s all I’ve ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said, “I’ll never leave you alone.”
You said, “I remember how we felt sitting by the water.
And every time I look at you, it’s like the first time.
I fell in love with a careless man’s careful daughter.
She is the best thing that’s ever been mine.”
Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back
You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter
You are the best thing that’s ever been mine.
(Hold on) do you believe it?
(Hold on) we’re gonna make it now.
(Hold on) and I can see it,

(Yes, yes) I can see it now (see it now, see it now . . .)

**[Sarah]**
There’s somethin’ ‘bout the way
The street looks when it’s just rained
There’s a glow off the pavement
You walk me to the car
And you know I wanna ask you to dance right there
In the middle of the parking lot
Yeah
Oh yeah
We’re drivin’ down the road
I wonder if you know
I’m tryin’ so hard not to get caught up now
But you’re just so cool
Run your hands through your hair
Absent-mindedly makin’ me want you
And I don’t know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don’t know why but with you I’d dance in a storm in my best dress
Fearless
So, baby, drive slow
‘Til we run out of road in this one horse town
I wanna stay right here in this passenger’s seat
You put your eyes on me
In this moment now capture it, remember it
‘Cause I don’t know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don’t know why but with you I’d dance in a storm in my best dress
Fearless
Well, you stood there with me in the doorway
My hands shake
I’m not usually this way
But you pull me in and I’m a little more brave
It’s the first kiss,
It’s flawless,
It’s really something,
It’s fearless.
Oh yeah
‘Cause I don’t know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don’t know why but with you I’d dance in a storm in my best dress
Fearless
‘Cause I don’t know how it gets better than this
You take my hand and drag me head first
Fearless
And I don’t know why but with you I’d dance in a storm in my best dress
Fearless
Oh-oh

Oh yeah

Well, that's a lot of songs. Can any of you guess what the titles are and who sings them? Here's a hint: some of them are sung by the same singer(s). And can any of you guys guess what song Sarah's going to sing for her dad?
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## Character Appearances

### Main Characters

* Sarah Hollinger
* Zak Saturday
* Drew Saturday
* Doc Saturday
* Zack Hollinger
* Raylee Hollinger

### Minor Characters

* Selena
* Jessica
* Demi
* Jason
* Mark
* Michael
* Emily Hollinger
* Doyle Blackwell
* Set Monday
* Cj Hollinger

### Pets

* Pikachu Hollinger
* Shillow Hollinger
* Amber Hollinger
* Kimbia Hollinger
* Kika Hollinger
* Chewie Hollinger
* Toto Hollinger
* Honey Hollinger
* Fiskerton Saturday
* Komodo Saturday
* Zon Saturday