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You’ve probably gotten this before, but can I recommend Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles for The Lonely?

I actually haven't gotten this one! It's definitely a good fit.

Eleanor Rigby Died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came

The churchyard/graveyard imagery makes me think of Naomi Herne's statement specifically.

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ALRIGHT LADS HOW WE FEELING

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With the end of TMA coming up, I thought I’d share some character playlists I’ve been working on for a while.

Playlist cover art credit goes to:

@/chalroe (Jonathan Sims)

@/loafwins (Martin Blackwood)

@/cinnamoniic (Tim Stoker)

@/mcwebby (Elias Bouchard)

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Hi again! I wanted to share some of my song recs for Tim. Firstly, RIP Tim, hope you’re enjoying your kayaking trip...

Secondly, the actual songs. There’s 3 from my little list that really stuck out to me. First, “I Lived” from OneRepublic. I think it really fits Tim overall as a character. Next is “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton, just cause, especially the lyric “It’s all taking and no giving”. Lastly, “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry.

Also, after I finish my character playlists, would you like to see them?

Sorry for the long wait answering this one, I’ve been a bit swamped with schoolwork!

Oof, a rough one for a man who went from like, managing his trauma ok and having a work/life/quest for revenge balance to completely self destructing within a season and a half.

I owned every second that this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived

Alternatively, a great song for Tim who is Fine and Off Kayaking With His Friends.

Sdkja;ssdlfkaj;dsfkjas;dskfljas yeah Nine to Five is a fantastic song for Timothy “what are they going to do, fire me” Stoker and the worst office job of all time.

9 to 5, for service and devotion You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me

Annnd oh boy, If I Die Young is always a great one for characters who do in fact die young.

So put on your best, boys, and I'll wear my pearls What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar They're worth so much more after I'm a goner And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singin' Funny when you're dead, how people start listenin'

Cool I wasn’t like. Using my heart for anything.

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okay last one i promise! coin-operated boy by the dresden dolls has stranger energy, the beauty of running circles by michael malarkey has web vibes (but like... not malicious web vibes?) and prison food by ben folds is super lonely

Coin Operated Boy honestly does have stranger energy both in the lyrics and in the tune, especially when it starts to slow at the end, it sounds a bit like a music box running down.

For The Beauty of Running Circles

I'm the only one who's tangled up in here But I've grown to love the knots The beauty of running circles is that it never seems to stop It just connects the dots

Absolutely fits the web aesthetic in a weird way. It specifically makes me think of a web avatar that’s stopped feeding like Daisy did in season 4.

I agree that Prison Food fits the lonely. This bit especially

A trace of me, it floats in my periphery And every time I turn to see it goes

Specifically reminds me of Martin’s domain and his conversation with himself.

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now onto specific episode songs! comfort crowd by conan gray for #13 alone (more naomi and evan's relationship saving each other from the lonely than the statement itself), astronaut by simple plan for #57 personal space, coffeebar by the late night call for #67 burning desire (again more like before all the crazy shit happened) and cigarette daydreams by cage the elephant for #186 quiet (martin @ martin)

“soComfort crowd hits the theme of being anchored in the lonely by loved ones for sure.

We rot, thinkin' lots about nothing Yeah, I could spend a lifetime Sitting here talkin' And even if I cry all over your body You don't really mind Say you like your shirt soggy

Astronaut is almost too perfect, I gotta wonder if Jonny was listening to this while writing the episode like.

'Cause tonight I'm feeling like an astronaut Sending SOS from this tiny box And I lost all signal when I lifted off Now I'm stuck out here and the world forgot Can I please come down? 'Cause I'm tired of drifting 'round and 'round Can I please come down?

Sidenote, I genuinely adore the proud playlist tradition of finding a song that has strong metaphorical imagery and just going “no it’s literal now.” We’re right and we should say it.

Agnes just having herself a little coffee shop au of her own life, as a treat, is both so tragic and charming at the same time.

Every Friday after work I stand beside a Lovely little Coffee bar and See this girl reading In her black skirt I guess she smells Just like green clover One street away And every Friday I wanna pay Every tea she wants to take

Cigarette Daydreams definitely captures the atmosphere of that episode.

You sigh, look away I can see it clear as day Close your eyes, so afraid Hide behind that baby face

Also if “soft spot, with a mean streak” doesn’t describe Martin I don’t know what does.

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a sky full of stars by coldplay is such a simon song. also black hole sun by soundgarden is a people's church of the divine host/maxwell rayner song. my history will be the death of me by michael malarkey has big big trevor herbert vibes

Asdfasdsjfalsdf ok Sky Full of Stars very much does work for Simon and that is delightful to me.

I don't care, go on and tear me apart I don't care if you do, ooh 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars I think I saw you

I have this excellent mental image of Manuela Dominguez just blasting Black Hole Sun on repeat on the Daedalus while she works on the Dark Sun. Important to get the Vibes right.

Neath the black, the sky looks dead Call my name Through the cream And I'll hear you scream again

That pretty much sums up the People’s Church right there.

My History Will Be the Death of Me definitely fits for Trevor.

I got the fight of the lion in me And I clench my teeth when I can't speak and I can't breathe Because there's no words for this inability to see the Decency in these people around me

Especially works with the Hunt shifting him from someone who fights monsters to one of the monsters himself.

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don't make me by malinda is an elias song and love is not a thing to burn by michael malarkey is an agnes song

The Elias vibes for Don’t Make Me really are impeccable

Eggshells crack beneath your feet The ugly truth is bittersweet So dress it up in fancy clothes But we both know how this goes

feels like his particular veneer of Reasonable Manager, combined with burning awful, traumatizing knowledge into his employees brains.

Someday I shall kill that man with a stick.

Love is Not a Thing to Burn has me so emo about Agnes actually!

Love is not a thing to burn All the words eventually falter Had enough room, gave 'em hell Gave 'em hope

Perfect for the chosen one of an evil fire cult, growing up loved as both a child and a god by people who want to use her to end the world.

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heya! i just found your blog and since i have a tma playlist with like 141 songs i thought why not add some? i'm probably gonna send multiple asks, sorry. anyway sugar on my tongue by josh woodward is a s4 jon song and south by sleeping at last is a s4/5 jon song

Don’t apologize for multiple songs, this is legit just how I find new music! I’m vibing with Sugar on my Tongue

My vision is so narrow through this telescopic lens It magnifies the secrets as the broken image bends, and all I See is the reflection of someone who looks like you But I'm too jaded from the journey to make sense of all the truth

Definitely does fit for season 4 Jon and his relationship to the Beholding.

I can definitely see South for him as well

I'm always looking up 'Til my eyes give up That's how I lost touch Of who I was

This man cannot catch a single break, huh.

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I was scrolling for my own character playlist inspo (i added fear and delight to my elias playlist) but i totally see “bury a friend” as a jon song (idk which season) but god that chorus is a VIBE. and I didn’t see anything for elias, so I offer “you should see me in a crown” and “Centuries” for him. btw, this is a great project and i can’t wait to scroll for more inspo!

Oh, I can absolutely see these. Bury a Friend makes me think of Jon watching the statement givers’ nightmares, especially since Billie Eilish said it was inspired by her sleep paralysis. Also this bit

Then my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close And I can't say no, I can't say no

Really does encapsulate Jon’s description of being frozen and unable to do anything but watch...

You’re absolutely right that You Should See Me In a Crown is an Elias song, the first verse especially has strong Vibes:

Bite my tongue, bide my time Wearing a warning sign Wait 'til the world is mine Visions I vandalize Cold in my kingdom size Fell for these ocean eyes

Perfect for a man who spent hundreds of years bodysnatching people via their eyes and preparing to kick off an apocalypse and become ‘king of a ruined world.’

I’d never considered Centuries as an Elias song but it does fit surprisingly well

And I can't stop 'til the whole world knows my name Cause I was only born inside my dreams Until you die for me As long as there's a light My shadow's over you Cause I-I am the opposite of amnesia

Side note, It’d be better to send in songs with the artists’ names so I can be sure I have the right one!

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I really vibe to The Mystic by Adam Jensen for Sasha. Especially the second verse and the chorus.

Oh I’m so glad someone sent in a song for Sasha! If only it had not immediately destroyed me emotionally...

Mama doesn't call Sister never writes Bet you they would laugh If I called to say goodbye

No ones gonna worry Notice when I'm gone No they won't know I'm missin' 'Till they pull me out the mystic

That’s fine! I’m fine! I hope Sasha is enjoying her kayaking!!!

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Inbox is currently empty, and I finished and turned in my last paper for this year, so as a reward for myself here are some songs that, in my opinion, belong on the playlist.

WHEN I WAS OLDER by Billie Eilish for Jon

Guess I got caught in the middle of it Yes I've been taught, got a little of it In my blood, in my blood

and of course

I'm still a victim in my own right But I'm the villain in my own eyes, yeah

For JonMartin

The Taxpayers cover of Set Ourselves Free by The Wild

But now as we go Down this long dark road We'll keep our eyes fixed on one another With your hands in mine And some trust and a smile We'll know there's no hill too big for us to climb

I’m having an entire emotion! Their love is their anchor during the literal apocalypse! Martin is Jon’s reason! Fuck!

Autoclave by The Mountain Goats is a great song for Jon and Georgie

Hand me your hand, let me look in your eyes As my last chance to feel human begins to vaporize

and

I am this great, unstable mass of blood and foam And no one in her right mind would make my home her home

The Noise by Regina Spektor feels like a song for Daisy, and the idea of listening to the blood/listening to the quiet

Still It's a choice And I choose To rage Instead of Ever Quietly Listening

And this bit in particular feels like whatever quiet part of Daisy remains inside her hunter self calling out for Jon

I can't hear you I can't hear you I can't hear you anymore I can't hear you, I Can't hear you I can't hear you through this noise

Hmm! Devastating! Why do I do this to myself!

Little Pistol by Mother Mother for Melanie

And I, well I found what's best for me And now I see no tragedy And I, I found a burning rose And now I won't be packing little pistols No, no, no more

Particularly makes me think of Melanie escaping both the Slaughter and the Beholding, and how her blinding herself was in context actually the best thing for her.

and finally, Going Invisible 2 by The Mountain Goats for Tim.

Etch an outline on your heart I'm gonna blow the whole circus apart

Is almost too on the nose, but the rest of the song fits for him thematically as well!

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Lets go with some songs for the odd fear out: The Extinction. "Exploding Future Blues" by Lionize is a big ol bulletlist of the stuff that freaks people out about days to come. where as "Church of the Technochrist" by closure in moscow is a joyous embrace of the new that I could just imagine an Extinction Avatar spouting. Finally, Bombs by Bnny Rbbt for just being... wrong? From the way it's sung to the overall feeling of impending doom.

All of these are absolutely on point.

Exploding Future Blues fits with the extinction as a fear that humans caused the end of the world and have to live with it.

We're always on the brink of extinction, it's not hard to see We're always on the brink of distinction what separates You from me Nothing left to lose we all lit the fuse, nothing left to lose, Exploding future blues

Church of the Technochrist, meanwhile, has elements of the what-comes-after-us part of the extinction, the idea of humanity twisting itself so far with technology that it’s not really human anymore.

And Bombs does very much have the sense of dread about living in a post-apocalyptic world! (I can also see it as a post 160 jonmartin song).

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How about Animal Skin by Bryan Dunn for The Hunt? "You were being kicked about//Backed up, teeth and claws are out//Covered in blood, covered in blood//Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow" and "They say you're the predator//Somehow killed the messenger" are lines that stick out to me the most

Oh for sure. The lines about blood you mention makes me think of Daisy talking about how she can hear the hunt in her blood. I also think that the line

If you dress it up, you'll have to break it in But you never look better then when you wear your animal skin

fits with the general trend of people who are associated with the entities getting pulled deeper and deeper into full avatarship.

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Dust and Ashes from Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 for Jon when he's in his coma

This song really captures the emotions of Jon’s choice between dying human or living as an avatar of beholding.

How did I live? I taste every wasted minute Every time I turned away From the things that might have healed me How long have I been sleeping? Is this how I die? Frightened like a child Lazy and numb Is this how I die?

However, my brain is a terrible little gremlin, and the part that sticks out to me the most is

Is this how I die? Ridiculed and laughed at Wearing clown shoes

Fitting, considering he “died” in the unknowing, but also a mental image that makes me extremely happy.

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The Shovel by Bonefield is a Buried song for sure! I was surprised when I found it because out of all of the entities I figured the Buried would be the hardest to put to song.

Absolutely! Beyond the obvious connection with the dirt/grave imagery, some of the lyrics in the song remind me of the desperation and obsession that show up in a bunch of the statements.

I found a plank behind a door And our plank broke once more I started to dig with my bare hands Skinnin' my flesh to the core

Disturbing!