DISCLAIMER: I don't own the rights or the characters of Grey's Anatomy. I simply borrow them. I'll try to put them back unscathed. Maybe. As for the music, it's Tatu's "All About Us" which is a great song and obviously not mine.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm trying an experiment. Songfics are something I've always wanted to do, but I never gave myself a chance to. I write novels or very long stories. I love music and how much is contained in such a short span of words, sound, and time. I think just about anything I've ever written has had a song or three to inspire it, and this is my attempt to pay homage to that. Any feedback would be appreciated. I can be contacted at shaynekale@hotmail.com most of the time, or at shaynekale@mac.com.
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They're Wrong About Us
By Kyandralin
They say, they don't trust,
You, me, we, us,
"They" say a lot of things. "They" always think they're right, and that we have no clue. "They" are always right, and we are always wrong. When it comes to us, though, this love between us, they're so wrong. I know different, though. I know better. We both do. We're stronger together. Invincible. Invulnerable. I may be younger than you, I may be lower on the chain, but none of that matters. It's you. It's me. It's us.
So we'll fall if we must,
Cause it's you, me,
And it's all about,
It's all about
It's about us. It's about our differences, our similarities, our strengths, and our weaknesses. But what do "they" know about any of that? Who knows better than us? We are balance together. Night and day, light and dark, sword and shield, scalpel and stitches. We are Balance. And I may be older. I may have been married and I may have more training, more experience, but you are my equal in every way that really matters. So if we have to, we will fall to the ground, but we will fall together. And we will rise again.
It's all about us, all about us
It's all about, all about us
All about us
And that's the thing that they can't touch
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
We are beyond their reach now, my love. "They" can hate us, but how would they reach us? They think to cage us, but no. We are beyond them, my dearest, though they live in our homes and see us every day. We are stronger than they could ever dream of being. And so they seek to separate us. But they never will. We belong to one another.
It's all about us, all about us
It's all about, all about us
All about us
We'll Run away if we must
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
We'll run far, far away, but only when we are forced to. We will give no ground. Not to them. They do not deserve it. We will run when it suits us. We'll fight until we are done. Then and only then will we go. We have jobs to do here. We have lives to save. I will show you how, and you will teach me too, in your way.
It's all about us (It's all about us)
It's all about love (It's all about us)
In you I can trust (It's all about us)
It's all about us
I do trust you, you know. I remember when I tried to pretend I didn't, that I hated you. I fought you so hard I ran into the arms of a dying man. When he did die I went mad, but not with grief for him, though his loss wounded me, but because I must face you at last. I wasn't ready to give up the only shield I had. You were too much. You overwhelmed me. But still I loved you. Still I trusted you. And it became about us.
If they hurt you,
They hurt me too,
I remember when you were with him, and they tried to take you away. I remember when you hurt so deeply and I couldn't go to you because I had caused it. I remember leaning close to you but looking at that one, the arrogant slime who thought he could claim you. He hurt you. He cut you with his words, his thoughtlessness, and others tried to hurt you too. But you weren't alone. I watched over you, even when you thought I had betrayed you. And your pain was mine too.
So we'll rise up,
Won't stop,
And it's all about,
It's all about,
You were so beautiful when you arrived. You swept down on everyone with the grace of a huntress, and there was no stopping you. And as I watched you I realized there was no stopping me either. Not when I was with you. We were invincible together. Even your imagined betrayal wasn't enough. We rose above it, beyond it, beyond them and their pettiness. I thought you had set me up to fail, and I was right. I thought you meant to bring me down, but no. You lifted me up and taught me to fly. Now I'll soar with you forever.
It's all about us, all about us
It's all about, all about us
All about us
And that's the thing that they can't touch
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
I know you've long forgiven me, but still I cannot forget your pain. I don't ever want to. Even in pain you were so fierce, so strong. I don't think you saw it, my love, but I did. I may have been the only one who looked. Everyone else thought you were broken, first by me, then by the others, but they were wrong. You grew your wings. You came into your own as I had hoped you would. I have a lot to teach you, as I told you once, but you have so much to teach me now that we're flying free... together.
It's all about us, all about us
It's all about, all about us
All about us
We'll Run away if we must
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
If we have to, we'll fly away, but I think they underestimate us. They thought you were weak for staying with him so long, that you were desperate, but now I see. You were waiting. You were waiting for me to come to my senses, and for him to come to his. You were patient and loving even when it was killing you inside. Don't think I didn't notice. I do. I swear to you, my love, we're done with that. We're together now. You gave me every opportunity, every clue, and I finally saw what you were offering me. Everything.
It's all about us (It's all about us)
It's all about us (It's all about us)
In you I can trust (It's all about us)
It's all about us
I waited for you for a long time. I watched you torment yourself over a man who couldn't ever be your equal, and listened when you insulted my scrubs with hidden affection and called me Satan. I watched you suffer when your friends abandoned you, and I saw them turn to you in times of need. All that time I was waiting for you to turn to me. And you finally did. I waited, honey, because I trusted you. And now you've earned that trust, and everything else I could ever hope to give you. And now nothing else matters. It's all about us.
They don't know,
They can't see,
Who we are,
Fear is the enemy,
They don't know anything about you. I thought they did. I thought all the things they whispered and screamed had to be true. Why? Because I wasn't ready to see. They still don't, but I do. I see who you are. I see the beauty that extends beyond your beautiful red hair and those piercing eyes. And now I see who we can be together. It's so much more than I ever dreamed it could be. And now I'll never let go. I'll never give in to fear. That is the only enemy that could separate, but I won't give in if you won't. We can do this. They have no clue.
Hold on tight,
Hold on to me,
'Cause tonight,
I need you. I thought for so long he was what I needed, but he was just a placeholder. You were what I needed all along. Please, hold on to me and don't ever let me go. Let me breathe in the smell of chocolate and coconut that always seems to surround you and feel those dark, dark eyes on me. I'll hold on forever if you ask me to. I'll hold on if you will. They had no idea. They won't know what hit them.
It's all about us,
It's all about, all about us
And that's the thing that they can't touch
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
It's all about you, Addison Montgomery. It always was. It's about your strong hands and fragile body. It's about your quirky smile and stormy glare. It's about your skills and your brilliance. It's about your pain and regret over tiny lives lost and abandoned. It's everything about you, Addie. That's why I love you, if you ever want to know. They can't touch that love, because you won't change. You will always be strong and fragile, brilliant and wounded. They can't take that away from us. It's all about us.
It's all about us, all about us
It's all about, all about us
All about us
And that's the thing that they can't touch
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
It's all about you, Isobel Stevens. It always was. It's your dark eyes boring into me from that porcelain face, and the light and dark in your hair. It's about your tenderness and your fiery temper. It's your joy in lives saved and your agony over lives lost. It's your devotion and the fear that almost, almost chases you away at times, but you always come back. It's everything about you and more, Izzie. That's why I've fallen in love with you. They can't take those things from you, anymore than they could take me. You will always get too close, and you will always care too much for your own good. But that's okay, because you have a big enough heart for everyone, even when you don't think you do. I'll be here when you've taken too much, here to kiss away the pain so you can face another day. It's all about us.
It's all about us, all about us
It's all about, all about us
All about us
We'll Run away if we must
'Cause you know (ah-ah)
It's all about you. It's all about me. The whispers, the screams, the scandal. But it doesn't matter. None of it matters anymore. We're done. We've beaten them. They are no threat to us. They can't help but to respect us, even if they hate us. Even they know that. We're done. We've won. Our love will survive even this madness, and once that's done, we'll have a whole world to conquer.
It's all about us (It's all about us)
It's all about love (It's all about us)
In you I can trust (It's all about us)
We have each other. We trust one other. We love one another. That's more than they will ever have. And we will have it forever. They won't even have it for a moment. So let them whisper, let them scream. At the end of the day, we are free to fly and they are still tied down by their idiotic ideas of right and wrong. This hospital is our domain, our kingdom. Whether they realize it or not, we are in charge. And if they never realize the truth, that doesn't matter either. Because we will know, and in the end that's the only thing that matters. They've got nothing on us, and we have everything on them. It's our playing field. It's our arena. We are the conquerors, the victors, the champions. And they are nothing in the face of that power.
It's all about us! (It's all about us)
And they're wrong about us.
The End