Work Text:
And I Owe It All To You
Now I’ve had the time of my life
No, I’ve never felt this way before
Yes, I swear it’s the truth
And I owe it all to you
‘Cause I’ve had the time of my life
And I owe it all to you
The slow, entrancing, swaying melody became an upbeat, lively jingle as the song’s tone changed in a split second. Turquoise changed with it, going from flowing across the isolated floor of the warehouse to tapping her feet and swaying with the electric bopping of the song’s tune, her eyes closed in calm immersion and a smile coming to her lips as that feeling- that wondrous, wholesome feeling- blossomed throughout her again.
I’ve been waiting for so long
Now I’ve finally found someone to stand by me
We saw writing on the wall
As we felt this magical fantasy
Now with passion in our eyes
There’s no way we can disguise it secretly
So we take each other’s hand
Cause we seem to understand the urgency
She still found the nature of the feeling hard to explain, hard to understand… she was still relatively young, and still naive as to what she was, why she was here and why they had brought her into being. But as she found herself dancing with the song, moving to it’s words and listening to every note… she felt like she had a better idea of it.
Just remember
You’re the one thing I can’t get enough of
So I’ll tell you something
This could be love
Because
I’ve had the time of my life
No, I’ve never felt this way before
Yes, I swear it’s the truth
And I owe it all to you
She couldn’t tell exactly what it had been that had struck that elusive chord within her, to be honest. Perhaps it was the way these two spoke to one another, laced with a passion, a longing, but one that has healthy and euphoric. Perhaps it was the sensual way in which the guitars strummed or the drums pounded, almost like a heartbeat for all to hear.
Hey, baby!
With my body and my soul
I want you more than you’ll ever know
So we’ll just let it go
Don’t be afraid to lose control
No
Yes, I know what’s on your mind
When you say
Stay with me tonight
Perhaps… it wasn’t the way they spoke, but what they spoke. On one hand, they told each other words of wanting, wanting to be with the other person and to share whatever experience they were feeling with them. On the other hand, they also spoke words of encouragement and consent, calmly, softly, compassionately affirming their trust in one another and humbly asking that same trust from their other half.
I’ve had the time of my life
No, I’ve never felt this way before
Yes, I swear it’s the truth
And I owe it all to you
‘Cause I’ve had the time of my life
And I’ve searched through every door
‘Till I found the truth
And I owe it all to you
The only explanation that Turquoise had for her connection to this song was not something born from her - this was something that she had felt within them. She recognised that it was not her that felt this bond, this association, to the music playing here and now, but this was something that came from the deeper, more innate parts of her that had existed for far longer than her.
Now I’ve had the time of my life
No, I’ve never felt this way before
(Never felt this way)
Yes, I swear it’s the truth
And I owe it all to you
Turquoise still didn’t completely grasp her reason for existing, but she could at least identify it, give it a name.
I’ve had the time of my life
No, I’ve never felt this way before
(Never felt this way)
Yes, I swear it’s the truth
(It’s the truth)
And I owe it all to you
‘Cause I’ve had the time of my life
(The time of my life)
And I’ve searched through every open door
‘Till I found the truth
Turquoise wasn’t just a Gem, and she didn’t just feel that same wholesome feeling that all three of them felt… she was that feeling. She was the physical embodiment of everything those two felt for each other.
Love.
And I owe it all to you…