TITLE: Are You Sad? 
 
AUTHOR: Tasha
 
EMAIL: tasha@thetruth.de
 
POSTED: November 29, 2001
 
DISCLAIMER: I am not owning anybody, and I am not 
making any money with not owning anybody. The song 
lyrics are used without permisson. Again, no money is 
being made, I just revel in the greatness of the respective 
artists.
 
RATING: PG-13
 
CATEGORY/KEYWORDS: DSR, Songfic
 
SPOILER: Everything aired so far.
 
SUMMARY & AUTHOR'S NOTES: The song "Are You 
Sad?" by the band Our Lady Peace keeps on bringing 
certain images into my mind when I listen to it, so I 
decided to write some of these images down. I *love* this 
song.  
 
This is for all my faithful SHODDS Sisters out there. 
 
And again, mega thanks to Beta Goddess Cattie. 
 
 
 
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The pale moonlight falling through the bedroom window 
catches in his eyes as he leans over her and studies her 
face. She tries to smile but fails miserably and, in quiet 
despair, pulls the sheets up to her chin. He doesn't seem to 
notice. Carefully, like a man praying at church, he traces 
her eyebrows, her lips, her cheekbones with his finger. A 
few moments pass before she has regained enough 
determination to meet his gaze again. 
 
Her eyes wander down to his lips. He smiled at her last 
night. With his lips and with his eyes. More than once. She 
loves his smile, and she misses it now as she looks up at 
him. 
 
But, for an instant, she wonders whether or not to ask him 
to leave now. 
 
"Are you sad?" 
 
His voice is a soft, solemn rumble, and at first she thinks 
the sound of his words will break her heart. With a 
shudder she closes her eyes.
 
Because I'm alone? Because I've never felt so alone in my 
life? Because this is not what I want? Because he is gone?  
Because everything is slowly slipping away from me, and 
there is nothing I can do about it? Because I'm hurting? 
Because I'm so grateful that you are here tonight? Because 
lying here beside you means deceiving him? Because I 
won't be done crying for the rest of my life? 
 
Yes. 
 
"No."
 
His eyes darken almost imperceptibly. He lowers his head 
to her ear and whispers softly, his breath tickling her face.
 
"You shouldn't be."
 
The tears begin to fall before she even notices it.
 
He pulls her into his arms and lets her cry until the sadness 
leaves her, giving way to a numb exhaustion, and she falls 
asleep with her head on his chest and her hand in his. 
 
He will be there when she wakes up.
 
 
 
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Lyrics:
 
Your life has been so hard  
It's been dried up angels that can't keep guard  
I'm trying to reach your hand  
But I'm on fire  
I never planned to fade away  
Stay with me 
Stop pretending when they say that you're nothing  
 
Are you sad?  
Are you holding yourself?  
Are you locked in your room?  
You shouldn't be…  
 
I'm drowning inside your head  
Help me to answer  
Help understand  
Why it's been so long since we talked like friends  
Please forgive me, I'm just a man  
Who makes mistakes  
 
Are you sad?  
Are you holding yourself?  
Are you locked in your room?  
You shouldn't be… 
Your life has been so hard
You shouldn't be…