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OOC: Fuck... looking at every one else, my chances are dwindling. Ah well. Be darlings!DTBOTB5
JASON SMITH
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Jason hadn’t played a gig of his own for quite a while now. Yes, he had performed at festivals and various ceremonies, but when it came to a bona-fide musical gig, he hadn’t performed in months. And, although it was meant to be a secret, this rooftop gig in his home town of Cambridge meant a lot to him. It was a free, open gig for everyone to see in the middle of the day. Various people gathered to the spot where Jason was due to person and, as they see a rough outline of him, cheer rabidly. Once the equipment is set up, after about 20 minutes of people waiting, a mixture of music fans, metalheads and hipsters from all across East Anglia, Jason raises his hand and sets the crowd in a wild mood again. He then approaches the microphone and reveals his famously buoyant hair, alongside a simple t-shirt and jeans get up. “Cambridge...” he utters quietly to the delight of everyone. After about 2 minutes of cheering, he speaks again. “Cambridge... it’s been a while. I think it’s time we got together again. Let’s do this. This song is... Two Trees!” The genuine fans go ape shit in delight here, whilst people who just have turned out for the sake of it applaud politely. He starts playing the introduction riff, and it turns out that the city has quite good musical acoustics. Before he starts going into the vocals, he looks down upon his crowd from the roof, and gives a wave. It turns out that there are cameras on top of the roof and that screens are then put across some buildings so that fans could see what Jason was doing. Turns out that, at this point, what he was doing was being a prat, hopping around the building top and gyrating. He then looks into the camera and sticks his tongue out. Once the vocals actually come in, another cheer erupts from the audience, which causes Jason to laugh. He then gets back into the flow and goes throughout the song. Two trees, but one is taller than the other,
Light now, then shade will soon blow its cover,
And the minerals, that rest in the ground for them to devour...
And they will.
Two timed, the bastard pro-creates,
More lies, when friendship turns to hate,
Conformity, we don’t want to go down,
Simply.
Freedom, I’m free now,
I’m free now, freedom.
Freedom sings out loud...
Two trees, can you now follow me?
Right here, lay the invisible bodies,
Ghosts are waiting to take you away,
And they will.When it comes to the heavy, djenty part, the more “kvlt” of the audience start headbanging in sync, alongside Jason. The finale of the song causes a mosh to ensue and a circle pit also. The roots are bloodied,
We are thirsty,
So hungry,
Time to feed...
Now, bring me down.
I dare you, bring me down.
This tree, no longer,
In conformity,
So bring me down.
Now, bring me down. (Save me, please)
I dare you, bring me down. (No longer I need)
This tree, no longer, (Two trees)
In conformity, (Resting in me)
So bring me down.
Bring it down! (Save the world)
Bring it down! (You know you want to)
Bring it down! (Holy Father)
Bring it down! (Is resting)
Bring it down! (These two trees)
Bring it down! (Remain bloodthirsty)
Bring it down! (Offer yourself)
Bring it down! (To these leaves)
The police soon sort this out and realise that they may have a difficult job this afternoon. Jason politely asks them to abide the rules, to no avail. Ah well, he thinks, as long as I’m allowed to keep performing.  So much for the health kick.“Oh wow... I forgot how much I loved that... anyway, next song! I don’t care if you’re just passing by; my voice is louder than yours, so LET’S DO THIS! This is Frown Upon!” The drummer continuously hits a hi-hat quietly to get a beat going, as Jason begins playing the weird, spacious riff on his guitar, to the delight of everyone. The song eventually bursts into its true colours and Jason prances about the roof top, with an amazing amount of energy. He barely reaches the microphone to get the first words but manages to do so and is still able to sing them perfectly in tune, despite running about the stage for a while and this being a live environment. Since it’s a single and it’s quite well known, a lot of the crowd are able to sing along with this one. This time I go into a new life,
Thinking about the ones before,
Karma, religion, it’s all true, I guess,
Since I can now experience it first hand.
I don’t care if you sing my words,
I won’t lie if you bounce along,
I seriously couldn’t care less,
About anyone other than myself.
Not anymore,
I can’t feel,
I won’t feel,On the “this life is love inside my head” line, he lets the audience sing it, and they do loudly and in perfect harmony. So when it comes to the doomy riff, both the audience and Jason are brimming with momentum and adrenaline. One who has lived life in vanity,
Must take pride in their demise too,
No hyperbole or hypocrisy.
You chose to die, in the end.
I need more now,
Just one more fix,
Then I swear I’ll be done.
Even at the time that the pebbles are being counted out, be not frightened; tell no lies; and fear not the Lord of Death.Jason cheers outside of the microphone and raises his hands at the end of the song (alongside a bottle of alcohol, clearly. What a lovely chap).  After about five minutes of talking to organisers and the police, whilst letting the crowd cool down a bit, Jason declares “One more song guys!” to the crowd, who then start to let out a small cheer again, whilst the others get prepared. “Alright then ladies and gentlemen... I think it’s time to... party.” He then plays an unknown riff on the guitar, although a couple of people know the song after a few seconds. There is a backing track from the original song as well. We like to party... we like-we like to party... it then goes out of the beginning and into the proper song and everyone bounces up and down and starts faux-raving. Jason starts singing We Like to Party! by the Vengaboys in a high voice, one that he has rarely shown before in quite this style. If you were looking away, he could have been a female. I've got something to tell ya,
I've got news for you,
Gonna put some wheels in motion,
Get ready 'cause we're coming through,
Hey now, hey now, hear what I say now,
Happiness is just around the corner,
Hey now, hey now, hear what I say now,
We'll be there for you.The whole song is sending everyone into the frenzy and it is truly a glorious day from this point onwards. People start dancing together, singing along and being reminded of their collective youths. The Vengabus is coming,
And everybody's jumping,
New York to San Francisco,
An intercity disco,
The wheels of steel are turning,
And traffic lights are burning,
So if you like to party,
Get on and move your body!At the end of the song, there is a big band finish for about a minute, before Jason reaches out to the crowd and waves with both of his hands before throwing his plectrum and hair band in his pocket out to the crowd to keep as memorabilia. “This is why I love Cambridge so much... you guys are the best crowd in the world. Thank you, and I’m glad to call this place my home.” He says emotionally, before handing his guitar over to a roadie and walking down the stairs through the building and coming out of the other side, so that no crowds mob him. Thus, daily life once again processes. Although lots of work has been avoided by people caught up in the mayhem, there is a general concession that this was a massive success. It has brought Jason Smith back into the households of the people of Cambridge and has given many more people another opportunity to get into his music. This has been one of his most important gis for a very long time and will go down in the history of the city. Setlist:Two Trees
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