In My Radar
The Rock Opera
Starring Britney Spears
As Herself
Extended Version
By
Brian Thomas Johnston
Introduction:
This is the way things were. Her real story, not the lies, not the gossip, just the way she felt and the things she did. It was joy and love and wonder, pain, death and longing.
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ACT 1
THE GIRL
A foundling almost of sorts,
Taken in by kindly Elves,
Not the witches of Hansel and Gretal,
She loved the idea of a,
Gingerbread house,
But not being taken prisoner and eaten,
She grew up in a very,
Sheltered environment,
Gated community where,
Only those approved to do so,
Went in or out,
Even so she had friends,
There were boys
Around the corner,
Down the street,
And her girl friends.
She met a boy
Maybe it was love.
Britney Spears - dear diary (Official Video)
It became more and more,
But he said so much,
And could she trust her heart,
To give it all away,
She wanted to,
So much,
But sometimes…
Britney Spears - Sometimes (Official HD Video)
At school her friend had,
An accident and she brought
The wrong experiment to class,
She wondered why she wanted,
To speak to her,
Was she lonely,
For her company?
But alas it was too late,
And it had all gone awry.
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Official Video)
One day,
After all her dreams and fantasies,
Of starring in a show,
She loved the school plays,
Then her friend had a problem,
And she had to take on the leading role
She never felt so alive!
Britney spears - Brave new girl [From Brave new girl]
Maybe she had some talent,
After all,
With her boyfriend,
And girls
They made up a star,
Lucky,
She wasn’t a real girl,
Just somebody they thought,
Might be,
Somewhere,
She gets a magic mirror,
That show her her true self,
Then she starts to make a change.
Britney Spears - Lucky (Official HD Video)
High School Sweethearts,
May come to an end,
Not because you want them to,
But because life tears you apart,
He to one college,
Her to another,
A long distance relationship,
Didn’t work,
And so it was,
Just life,
It seems.
Britney Spears - From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart (Official HD Video)
For the first time free,
Away from home,
And the restraints,
She went to a College Club,
It was her,
The dance,
And the music.
Britney Spears - Me Against The Music (Official HD Video)
Balancing acts now,
As her music career burgeoned,
She had to confine it,
To when she was home,
Holidays,
Summer vacations,
It was a heady time.
It was always,
School comes first,
Didn’t care if I was,
The Biggest Star in Hollywood!
At home now for summer vacation,
She had visions of,
Going out,
With her girlfriends,
To a club,
Dancing,
The summer was so,
Hot.
Just to dance,
That’s all she wanted,
But could she sneak past
Her guards?
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U (Official HD Video).
Never happened….
Back at school,
Same friend,
Same science experiment,
Gone wrong,
Her excuse,
Oops.
Science class had definitely taken,
A different kind of
Turn.
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (Official HD Video)
ACT 2
As she worked more,
In the studio,
She began to have feelings,
Maybe for a man,
She was working with,
Closely,
He asked her out dancing
Several times.
Britney Spears - Gasoline [Music Video]
She got a job,
Part time waitress,
At Gus’ Restaurant,
For some extra cash,
For clothes and stuff
And Makeup….
Britney Spears - Gasoline [Music Video]
Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (Official HD Video)
Home for the hot summer,
Her head filled with,
Romantic fantasies,
Maybe a house party with the,
Kids from the cloister,
Princess hidden in a hidden realm,
She just wanted a bit of a,
Normal life.
Britney Spears - Boys (Album Version) (Official Video)
Never happened,
But,
The man she worked with,
It was getting,
Hot and heavy
Could she resist,
Her own heart’s,
Call of the wild.
Away to the beach,
For the day,
Into the evening light.
Britney Spears - Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know (Official HD Video)
Out at posh family functions,
Like royalty she was treated,
A princess who had her,
Eye on one man,
She wanted and he,
Didn’t stand a chance.
Britney Spears - Radar (Official HD Video)
Still she needed some,
Space for herself,
And her friends,
Away from the controlled,
Environment she was so,
Used to,
They had their hiding places.
Britney Spears - Overprotected
THE GRADUATE
She decides to go camping,
By herself,
To find herself and her,
Identity,
Who and where she was,
In her life,
As it was not what she expected.
Britney Spears - I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman (Official HD Video)
Then there was,
The party,
That changed everything
And after she was to,
Have a White
Wedding as she always,
Dreamed of.
Britney Spears - Drop Dead Beautiful Ft.Sabi 1080P
Her wedding
A fairytale dream,
Love and light,
All around,
Then there was the reception.
Arriving in Regal luxury,
To a place of Royal splendour,
Her heart pounded in her chest,
In anticipation of the night,
Where they would have,
No rest.
Britney Spears - Slumber Party ft. Tinashe (Official Video)
For the honeymoon,
She was taken to,
An exotic place,
Sand and sun,
And the nights.
Britney Spears - Showdown - Onyx Hotel Tour - HD
With the wedding came,
Responsibilities,
They had enemies,
That needed to be vanquished.
Terrible deeds were being done.
She had to learn and apply,
The Arts and Crafts of her kind.
Britney Spears - Toxic (Official HD Video)
In her now family life,
Things heated up,
With shared fantasies,
Role playing love games,
Gave her heart thrills,
She had never even,
Imagined.
Britney Spears - 3 (Official HD Video)
Romantic getaways,
For a weekend,
Or even a day,
Trip the light fantastic,
Her mind filled with him.
Britney Spears - Body Ache ( Music Video )
She fell so far,
In love she could,
No longer see the top,
She wanted him,
Needed him,
So deep inside.
They would make secret rendezvous,
And play silly,
Games.
Britney Spears - Make Me... ft. G-Eazy (Official Video)
Then it seemed he,
Drifted away,
Work he said,
Too much work,
She thought,
Was it her,
Or was it him?
Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy (Official HD Video)
She needed love,
She needed affection,
She loved him so very, very much,
Maybe it was best if she was,
Just to leave,
To go away.
Ayhayheyhey,
Means,
I don’t want to.
He About To Lose Me (Bonus Track) - Britney Spears - Femme Fatale
Almost too late,
She discovered,
It was far worse than she thought,
He was in trouble deep,
They were going to kill him,
She needed to be with him,
Forever and a day,
She would do what ever,
She could.
She discovered,
He was rescuing the,
Captured slaves,
Sparticus he now was,
To her.
Britney Spears - Criminal (Official Video)
Then it was all out,
War!
War everywhere neverending it seemed,
He would save them,
Save them all.
Britney Spears - Till The World Ends (Official Video)
The people and her were safe,
The war ended in victory,
But not everyone,
Made it to the other side,
Injuries too severe,
To be healed,
She wanted so badly,
For it to be,
Her,
Not him,
Never him.
Britney Spears - Everytime (Official HD Video)
ACT 3
THE WOMAN
Maybe she should just go away,
She had thought that before,
But now they just didn’t seem to
Understand her,
Feelings,
She was so broken up,
Inside,
Maybe she was just better off,
Alone.
Britney Spears - Stronger (Official HD Video)
After the storms,
She realised within herself,
That they were her friends,
And that they loved her,
In their own ways,
She was not alone.
Britney Spears - Alien (Lyric Video)
She realised they still had,
A lot of clean up to do,
Terrible crimes were being committed,
Attacks upon her person,
Everywhere,
She discovered a dragons den,
Of evil that had to be,
Rooted out and,
Destroyed.
Britney Spears - Break The Ice (Official HD Video)
Looking around and taking control,
She organised the troops,
Into a fighting force,
To be reckoned with,
White Lighting,
And the Wonder Women,
And men.
Britney Spears - Circus (Official HD Video)
They didn’t know,
What to expect from her,
But she carried on the work,
And she had her own ideas,
The crimes were worse than,
She could imagine.
Britney Spears - My Prerogative (Official HD Video)
Family issues,
People telling lies,
Wrong identities,
Not her but presumed to be,
When she was being pursued,
By the unwanted,
And they did want to,
However,
They had the wrong family member,
Who they thought was her,
And besides they all wanted to be Rock Stars,
Like her,
While she mostly juggled,
Career, family life,
And the Paparazzi.
Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy (Official HD Video)
They would use their own selves,
As bait,
To bring their quarry,
In close enough,
To make the kill.
So they wired themselves in,
Suited up and,
Steeled themselves,
To the job that needed,
To be done.
Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me (Official Video)
Who were they after?
Many different kinds of criminals,
But especially those who wore sheep’s,
Clothing,
In style.
Britney Spears - Womanizer (Director's Cut) (Official HD Video)
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She would confront them,
To their faces,
Take on whatever came,
Her way,
Fearless she defended,
Her own and,
Herself.
So much publicity,
No life of her own,
Can’t go anywhere without a crowd,
Lights flashing,
She would deal with it all in,
Her own way.
Britney Spears - Kill The Lights (Animated Video)
Zeroing in on her preys,
She was not alone
She made the moves,
With such stunning bravery,
And audacity,
She couldn’t fail,
The slave traders diminshed,
The mind controllers,
Defeated,
Utterly.
Britney Spears - Work B**ch (Official Music Video)
Victory to the victims,
The users disarmed,
Fleeing as far as they could,
For their very lives,
It was now time to celebrate.
will.i.am - Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears (Official Music Video)
The End
Based upon a true story.
Epilogue:
After the parties,
After the friends were gone,
She was alone again,
She would remember,
Late at night,
How he would take her to some
Lonely mountain top,
Far away from everything,
And show her the stars,
Through his telescope,
She would never, ever,
Forget,
Him,
Tears on her pillow.
Britney Spears - Swimming In The Stars (Visualizer)
The memories,
She does not want to,
Fade away,
Forever in her,
Heart,
She longs into the dawn,
Some days are,
Better than others,
While she holds on,
To their dreams.
Britney Spears - Til It's Gone (Lyric Video) Fan Made
Still feeling,
She knew somewhere,
He might be hiding,
In himself,
In herself
She had to,
Stop,
Crying.
Britney Spears - Don't Cry (Lyric Video)
It will be alright,
Not alone,
Not by herself,
As there is everyone,
Out there,
Real people,
In a real world,
And she still,
Loves.
Britney Spears - Now That I Found You (Lyric Video)