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#ELECTRA HEART: an assortment of lyrics (changed to be more dialogue-like) from marina’s album electra heart. please note that some songs were easier to get lines from than others, so i apologize in advance! feel free to change around as needed. part one.

BUBBLEGUM BITCH.

i got a figure like a doll.

i got a figure like a pin-up.

don’t care if you think i’m dumb.

i’m the girl you’d die for.

i wanna be adored.

i’ll chew you up & spit you out.

pull me closer & kiss me hard.

steal me with a kiss.

that’s what young love is all about.

straight to number one.

life gave me some lemons so i made some lemonade.

i think you’re gonna be my biggest fan.

PRIMADONNA.

all i ever wanted was the world.

i can’t help that i need it all.

got you wrapped around my finger.

you can count on me to misbehave.

would you do anything for me?

i’m living life like i’m in a dream.

would you get down on your knees for me?

i know i’ve got a big ego — don’t know why it’s such a big deal, though.

pop that pretty question.

i’m sad to the core.

when you give, i want more.

everyday is a chore.

take a picture.

get what i want 'cause i ask for it, not because i’m really that deserving of it.

i’m living life like i’m in a play.

anything for the crown.

LIES.

you’re never gonna love me, so what’s the use?

what’s the point in playing a game you know you’re gonna lose?

you’re too proud to say you made a mistake.

you’re a coward ‘till the end.

why don’t we just pretend?

i don’t wanna know.

i can’t let you go.

i don’t wanna admit that we’re not gonna fit.

can you see my spark?

you only ever touch me in the dark.

i just want it to be perfect; to believe it’s all been worth the fight.

HOMEWRECKER.

the good are never easy, the easy never good.

love: it never really happens like you think it really should.

i don't belong to anyone.

i break a million hearts just for fun.

they call me homewrecker.

i'm still looking pretty in this dress.

i'm only happy when i'm on the run.

i guess you could say that my life's a mess.

instead of love & trust & laughter, what you get is happy never after.

i'm the image of deception.

when everything is life and death, you may feel like there's nothing left.

but deep down, all you want is love. the pure kind, we all dream of.

we cannot escape the past.

you & i will never last.

STARRING ROLE.

you don't love me? big fucking deal.

when you're in my bed, all you give me is a heartbeat.

the only time you "open up" is when we get undressed.

you know i'd rather walk alone than play a supporting role.

i'll never tell you how i feel.

it almost feels like a joke to play a part when you are not a starring role in someone else's heart.

i send my best regards from hell.

sometimes i ignore you, so i feel in control.

i never sent for love.

i never had a heart to mend.

i adore you.

i can't leave you alone.

i wait for you to open up, to give yourself to me — but nothing's ever gonna give.

THE STATE OF DREAMING.

if only you knew, my dear.

i'm living in a state of dreaming.

i'm living in a make-believe land.

i live my life in fear.

my life is a play.

if i could sell my sorry soul, i would have it all.

i know my time is near.

all i really want is to be wonderful.

people in this town... they can be so cruel.

POWER & CONTROL.

i'm gonna make you fall.

think you're smart?

give a little, get a lot: that's just how you are with love.

think you're funny?

think you're gonna break my heart?

you may be good-looking but you're not a piece of art.

love will always be a game.

all my life i've been controlled.

we give & take a little more — eternal game of tug and war.

a human vulnerability doesn't mean that i am weak.

you can't have peace without a war.

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#THE FAMILY JEWELS: an assortment of lyrics from the family jewels album. please note that some tracks were easier to take lyrics from than others, & i apologize in advance! feel free to adjust as needed. part two. ♡

OH NO!

i don't do love.

i'm only after success.

i just want to make a change

i don't do friends.

i just wanna change.

i don't need money.

i don't need fame.

real life has no appeal.

i know exactly what i want & who i want to be.

i'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy.

maybe it is all a test.

i'm gonna fail.

if you are not very careful, your possessions will posses you.

tv taught me how to feel.

i'm gonna live.

i'm gonna die.

i feel like I'm the worst, so i always act like i'm the best.

ROOTLESS.

i've got nowhere to go.

i'm a stray cat on the roam.

no home sweet & no sweet home.

i'm rootless.

caught me cold so they could cut what there was left of love.

i'm a nomad walking on, humming to the same old song.

NUMB.

i've got a one track mind like a goldfish.

this better be worth my while.

i feel numb most of the time.

i got dark only to shine.

the lower i get, the higher i'll climb.

it's a reasonable sacrifice.

burn bright.

all i care about is being number one.

it's how it starts & how it ends.

forego family, forego friends.

i can't open up & cry.

i need a friend.

i've been silent all my life.

i'm no good. no good to anyone.

i'll light up the sky.

GUILTY.

i was dreaming something dark.

i know what i have done.

oh, i'm a guilty one.

i won't be forgiven.

i'm a troubled one.

i was just a kid.

all i really wanted was my father.

spent years singing to forget.

i've been sorry all these years.

i'm not sorry all these years.*

SEVENTEEN. bonus track!

you were embarrassed of me.

i use my tongue freely.

bet you wish i couldn't speak — 'cuz when i do, you know i'll tell you why you appear weak.

i could never tell you what happened the day i turned seventeen.

the rise of a king & the fall of a queen.

i felt you question the way i was raised as a baby.

well, you don't know fuck about my family.

never felt like a princess.

i used to kid myself that it was just how things were meant to be.

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#THE FAMILY JEWELS: an assortment of lyrics from the family jewels album. please note that some tracks were easier to take lyrics from than others, & i apologize in advance! feel free to adjust as needed. part one. ♡

ARE YOU SATISFIED?

was i meant to feel happy that my life was just about to change?

people like to tell you what you're gonna be.

i never am happy.

are you satisfied with an average life?

it's not my problem if you don't see what i see.

are you satisfied with an easy ride?

nothing comes for free.

it's my problem if i wanna pack up & run away.

do i need to lie to make my way in life?

they say i'm a control freak, driven by a greed to succeed.

once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?

nobody can stop me.

SHAMPAIN.

sleep is not my friend.

i feel celestial.

a bottle to myself.

savor the taste of fabricated wealth.

i'm drinking champagne to forget yesterday.

i wonder when the night will reach its end.

I AM NOT A ROBOT.

you've been acting awful tough lately.

but inside, you're just a little baby.

better to be hated than loved for what you're not.

it's okay to say you've got a weak spot.

just open up & sing.

you don't always have to be on top.

i'm vulnerable.

you don't answer the phone when it rings.

don't be so pathetic.

can you teach me how to feel real?

you are not a robot.

you're lovable, but you're just troubled.

you are so magnetic.

MOWGLI'S ROAD.

one life with one dream on repeat.

i'll escape if i try hard enough.

i have been told that i must take the unforsaken road.

i don't know who i want to be.

you say yes to everything.

will that guarantee you a win?

i'll do as i am told.

do you think you will be good enough to love others & to be loved?

OBSESSIONS.

give me a cigarette.

won't you quit your crying?

we've all got obsessions.

all you ever think about are sick ideas involving me, involving you.

i want to wipe out all the sad ideas that come to me when i am holding you.

don't let it make you feel sad.

i want to erase every nasty thought that bugs me every day of every week.

you never told me what it was that made you strong, or what it was that made you weak.

THE OUTSIDER.

don't get on my bad side.

hop into the backseat, baby.

these people are weird in here.

i'll show you some fun.

just because you know my name doesn't mean you know my game.

i'm in the wrong place.

is there more to lose than gain if i go on my own again?

i'm good at protecting what they wanna take.

i'm a fucking wildcard.

HERMIT THE FROG.

i feel i'm watered down.

i never knew you had such a dirty mind.

you used to be so kind.

my heart just burst like a glass balloon.

i was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room.

you're just a little bit too much like me.

did you find your bitch in me?

oh, you're abominable socially.

i wanna tell you a secret.

you can take your double-standard love & keep it.

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#ASOIAF: A STORM OF SWORDS. an assortment of quotes from george r.r. martin's a song of ice & fire series, the third in the series.

i can be strong too.

there's been no one. only you.

you're mine. mine, as i'm yours. & if we die, we die. 

any man who must say "i am king" is no true king at all.

sometimes i think everyone is just pretending to be brave, & none of us really are. 

they’ve never seen a battle, they’ve never seen a man die, they know nothing. 

please, make it stop! make it stop hurting.

i only rescue maidens.

we shall talk when i return.

i must be strong. i must have fire in my eyes when i face them, not tears.

all these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords & listen to their mothers.

we look up at the same stars & see such different things.

i dreamed of you.

woman? is that meant to insult me?

it does no good to speak of roads not taken.

sacrifice is never easy, or it is no true sacrifice.

a pure world... i do not belong here.

i get as frightened as anyone.

the gods made the earth for all men to share. only when the kings come with their crowns & steel swords, they claimed it was all theirs.

he was a fool about that, & so much more.

i never asked for this crown.

go. we shall talk again after you have composed yourself.

it all goes back and back, to our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. we are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, & one day our own children will take up our strings & dance on in our steads.

you're not going to die. you're not.

we're all just songs in the end; if we are lucky.

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#ASOIAF: A CLASH OF KINGS. an assortment of quotes from george r.r. martin's a song of ice & fire series, the second in the series.

should we die in battle, they will surely sing of us.

show me the path i must walk & do not let me stumble in the dark places that lie ahead.

it's always summer in the songs; in the songs, all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, & the sun is always shining.

there are ghosts everywhere. we carry them with us wherever we go.

you told me you could be strong.

if i die, i die friendless & abandoned.

in the end, words are just wind.

battle fever: you don't feel your wounds then, or the ache in your back from the weight of the armor, or the sweat running down into your eyes. you stop feeling, you stop thinking, you stop being you, there is only the fight; the foe.

you little fool.

it was justice.

i want to make my kingdom beautiful.

when you’ve known me longer, you’ll learn that i mean everything i say. especially the lies.

a good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good.

what good is life, what good is death? 

sing. sing for your little life.

to go forward, you must go back. to touch the light, you must pass beneath the shadow.

i will hurt you for this. i don't know how yet, but give me time.

a day will come when you think yourself safe & happy, & suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth.

even gods die.

i am a creature of grief & dust & bitter longings.

power resides only where men believe it resides.

there's no shame in fear. what matters is how we face it.

 i want to weep, i want to be comforted. i’m so tired of being strong. i want to be foolish & frightened for once. just for a small while.

i take no joy in mead nor meat, & song & laughter have become suspicious strangers to me.

there is an empty place within me where my heart was once.

we look at mountains & call them eternal, & so they seem... but in the course of time — mountains rise & fall, rivers change their courses, stars fall from the sky, & great cities sink beneath the sea.

if there are gods, why is the world so full of pain & injustice?

i wish i was home.

love is poison. a sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.

i must show no fear, no weakness, no doubt.

all sorts of people are calling themselves kings these days.

oh, to be sure, there is much we do not understand.

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#ASOIAF: GAME OF THRONES. an assortment of quotes from george r.r. martin's a song of ice & fire series, beginning with the first novel.

can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?

that is the only time a man can be brave: when he is afraid.

if you would take a man’s life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.

a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.

sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.

half of them don’t dare tell me the truth, & the other half can’t find it.

never forget what you are, for surely the world will not.

my mind is my weapon.

if i look back, i am lost.

every flight begins with a fall.

now you know why you must live.

remember why i came here, my love.

when the snows fall & the white winds blow... the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives.

the common people pray for rain, healthy children, & a summer that never ends. it is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace.

i've never had a friend before.

i have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine.

you wear your honor like a suit of armor. you think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down.

is it so far from madness to wisdom?

children grow & children learn.

there are no heroes. in life, the monsters win.

to each of you i say: give me your hands & your hearts, & there will always be a place for you.

love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.

do not fear for me.

don't you see? don't you see?

the fire is mine.

i hate you.

life is not a song, sweetling. you may learn that one day, to your sorrow.

this was no god's work.

we are only human, & the gods have fashioned us for love.

i thank you for the lessons you have taught me.

fear cuts deeper than swords.

some old wounds never truly heal, & bleed again at the slightest word.

death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.

that is our great glory, & our great tragedy.

what do you know of fear?

a bruise is a lesson. each lesson makes us better.

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#NINE DIVINES. an assortment of aesthetics for the nine divines of the elder scrolls. please repost, not reblog! part one. ♡

AKATOSH. the pattern of a dragon’s scales.   bronze statues.   the concept of infinity.   fatherhood, biological or not.   hard-earned & long-lived wisdom.    a strict mentor but kind guide.    the terrifying passage of time.   sundials.   heroic sacrifice.   martyrdom, wanted or not.   a crone that knows all.   older than the bones of the earth.   victory that tastes like ash.   blood-red rubies.   the concept of because fate wills it so.   right versus wrong.   divine justice.   almost godlike.   a dragon’s roar that shakes the land.   an array of blazing comets.   the violet-red sky at dusk.   a fire that never goes out.   

ARKAY. a well-sealed tomb.   a stone-built mausoleum.   the stillness of graveyards.   moss growing over headstones.   graves so old that no writing is legible.   the fragility of mortals.   a murder of crows.   pitch-black skies with no stars.   a sudden chill.   superstitions.   visions of the dead.   funeral rites.   burning a body to release the soul.   digging up dirt with your bare hands.   the calls of a raven.   a new moon.   memento mori.   black butterflies.   soulless eyes.   taking your last breath.

DIBELLA. embracing femininity.   comfortable in the nude.   soft skin.   rays of sun through the clouds.   hazy sunsets & sunrises.   hypnotic gaze.   accepting of all.   no judgment.   in love with love.   painting with a lover.   bathing in rivers.   blooming gardens.   the afterglow of sex.   sensuality.   lover of fine arts.   swans & doves.   long hair tumbling over collarbones & shoulders.   kisses over bare thighs.   luminous pearls.   slices of oranges hand-fed.   mirrors with decorated golden frames. making love under the moonlight or near the sea.

JULIANOS. scholarly debates.   curiosity.   willing to learn.   vast libraries of untapped knowledge.   leather book-covers.   late night studying.   mountains of scrolls.   a game of logic.   runes.   a weathered journal.   pressed flowers.   watercolor paints.   ink-stained palms.   glasses slipping over nose.   a teacher that truly teaches.   remembering history so it shall not be repeated.   an enjoyer of puzzles & riddles.

KYNARETH. a silver mare.   wispy clouds over a mountaintop.   the scent before it rains.   soft caresses of grass against uncovered skin.   the vast blueness of the sky at midday.   pale blue roses.   darkening clouds as a storm rolls in.   the pitter-patter of gentle rain.   the thundering of a heavy downpour.   four-leaf clovers.   healthy green fields.   the whistle of the wind against your ear.   pure-white butterflies.   a mother bear with her cubs.   nymphs that live ‘round creeks & rivers.   nature spirits that help those who respect the world & hinder those who do not.   helping others even at great cost.   secretive meetings.   a beautiful melody.   a soft-toned voice.   not a mother, but a mother enough.

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#UNRELEASED. assortment of lyrics from some unreleased marina songs. links to songs are in title for those who may not have heard them before. ♡

SCAB & PLASTER. ♫

you can’t communicate.

i can’t communicate.

i’ve nothing left to say.

oh, are we out of luck?

you shut me in, you shut me out.

i’ve lost my confidence.

in a cup of loneliness, i found instant relief.

i'd prefer to be alone than live a life that’s not my own.

i found my self-belief.

you tell me what to say & wear — you say it’s because you care.

i’ve lost my innocence.

if nobody could see, i’d hold my hand out to be held.

PHILOSOPHER MY ARSE. ♫

your theories, your beliefs, & the way you preach for peace: it sounds like vomit to my ears.

i know when something’s amiss.

don’t think you can fucking lie to me.

let me fall & kiss your feet — everybody knows they're cleaner than your lips.

i’m not easy to defeat.

philosopher, my ass.

your whole life’s a scam.

your words leave your mouth pretty fast.

how can you compare yourself?

don’t cheat me. don’t you cheat me.

JEALOUSY. ♫

i’m embarrassed to confess.

what is taking over me?

i never say a word, in case i come off needy.

i’ll leave you before you leave me.

i want you to belong to me.

i think that’s called jealousy.

it’s so easy when you don’t belong to me.

is it you, or is it me?

i think i’m fine, i think i’m tough, until i go & fall in love.

the more i hide, the worse i feel.

STARLIGHT. ♫

you had a sad urge to be wanted by fools.

well done, pinocchio, you told a lie.

i'm so lonely.

the broken spend their nights staring at the sky.

won't you hold me?

stars shine but it's only old light. it's been dead for a long time.

stars & love burn bright 'till they're ready to die.

now it's time bury the hatchet & bury it deep.

i wouldn't take advantage of a cut-up heart.

you've a massive heart.

we sow what we reap.

i need time just to roam; find a place i can call home.

we grew up as solitary souls.

love is like starlight: even when a star dies, you can still see it shine. but it's only old light.

sometimes it's better to be on your own.

they said i was too good for you.

love is starlight.

DOUBLE LIFE. ♫

you play the innocent.

am i glory-seeking scum?

i know that i'm stuck inside a double life.

am i charismatic?

am i just completely average?

that mask is brilliant.

i can call your double bluff.

i don't know why, but every single time i try to tell the truth, i tell a lie.

I'M NOT HUNGRY ANYMORE. ♫

i always thought that i would die if i didn't have you by my side, but i've changed my mind.

i don't care what the future holds as long as i love & grow old.

that feeling's gone.

now i don't even know what i need you for.

i'm not hungry for your love anymore.

that chip on my shoulder is almost gone.

maybe i'm not who i was trying to be.

maybe there's another road for me.

connect the dots from a to b.

been feeling like myself more than ever before.

maybe i was wrong all along.

i'm not hungry for love anymore.

all my worries are gone, i'm enjoying the ride.

that savage desire to belong.

don't even bother feeding me your bullshit.

there's no rush anymore, time's on my side.

DEMONS & ANGELS. ♫

i tried to change, but i can't get a grip.

i'm broken in so many ways.

maybe i shouldn't try to change.

happiness was for other people.

if i got rid of my demons, i'd lose my angels.

i believe that what i feel can set me free.

oh, angel.

maybe i don't need to change.

never know where the wind could blow.

there are so many reasons why life is painful.

i guess i like to be alone.

i know i'm flawed in many ways.

i still wonder how i got buried under.

i guess i'm always waiting to be fixed, but maybe this is it.

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roleplay rest stop! what time is it for you & what song are you listening to? or, alternatively: what song has been stuck in your head lately?

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#FROOT. assortment of lyrics (changed to be more dialogue-like) from marina's album froot. please note that some songs were easier to get lines from than others, so i apologize in advance! feel free to adjust as needed. part two. ♡

CAN'T PIN ME DOWN.

do you think i'm stuck up?

you can't pin me down.

back off, motherfucker.*

what do you not like?

you may think i'm one thing but i am another.

you can't call my bluff.

i'm always picking fights.

you're not even close.

it's the one thing i hate the most.

just another girl in the 21st century.

do you like my body?

you need to get your eyes checked.

i am never gonna give you anything you expect.

you think i'm like the others?

i could be your lover.

all these contradictions pouring out of me.

do you like my mind?

what is it that you are having trouble to define?

SOLITAIRE.

i don't want to be compared.

i don't want to talk anymore.

i'm happy to be on my own.

i'll admit all i wanna do is get drunk and silent.

i'm obsessed with silence.

i wanna watch my life unfold all around me, like a beautiful garden.

my heart, it became so hardened.

i covered up my heart in boundaries.

i'm not cursed.

they astounded me at first.

BETTER THAN THAT.

you can do better than that.

another dream come true.

i know i have no right to be mad.

it's a power move.

i know you've been feeling sad.

i know that you're not to blame.

well, i guess it's just what humans do.

i always had my doubts about you.

suspicious from the start.

WEEDS.

could have filled a garden with all the flowers that you gave me.

i just don't know what i can do.

they're the only ones who know me.

when nothing feels enough, at least you taught me how to love.

now i think my time is up.

sex is a way to feel a little bit less lonely.

i miss all of my exes.

just open up your eyes & see.

i tried to keep it covered up.

SAVAGES.

i'm not afraid of god, i am afraid of man.

is it running in our blood?

i'm not the only one who finds it hard to understand.

it's survival of the fittest.

at the end of the day, it's a human trait.

we can be bad as we can be good.

humans aren't gonna behave as we think we always should.

underneath it all, we're just savages.

how could we expect anything at all?

we're just animals still learning how to crawl.

truth is in us all.

has something deep inside of us come undone?

are you killing for yourself or for your savior?

is it a human trait or is it learned behavior?

IMMORTAL.

i wanna be immortal, like a god in the sky.

i wanna be a silk flower, like i'm never gonna die.

we'll always be together, from the end to the start.

i wanna live forever in your heart.

that's what we do it for: to reserve a spot in history.

i'm forever chasing after time.

if i could buy forever at a price, i would buy it twice.

but if the earth ends in fire & the seas are frozen in time — there'll be just one survivor: the memory that i was yours & you were mine.

when you love somebody, they'll always leave too soon.

i wanna mean something to somebody else.

it's not enough to live out a lucky life.

don't wanna live in vain.

i don't wanna be afraid to die.

i wanna feel a significance in the real world.

a memory can make a flower bloom.

we wanna be remembered.

i don't wanna be afraid.

i just wanna be able to say that i have lived my life.

everybody dies chasing after time.

all the things that humans do to leave behind a little proof.

but the only thing that doesn't die is love.

keep me alive.

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#FROOT. assortment of lyrics (changed to be more dialogue-like) from marina's album froot. please note that some songs were easier to get lines from than others, so i apologize in advance! part one. ♡

HAPPY.

i sang a hymn to bring me peace.

it made me feel like i belonged.

it felt so sweet.

all the sadness inside me melted away like i was free.

i found what i'd been looking for in myself.

never thought that i could be happy.

maybe i need a little company.

i've been desperately alone.

i believe in divinity.

i believe in possibility.

finally, i have a found a way to be happy.

FROOT.

i've seen seasons come & go.

i ain't in a patient phase.

good things come to those who wait.

good luck to you.

don't you give me a reason that it's not the right season.

come on, fill your cup up!

living la dolce vita.

i'm your bloody rose.

life couldn't get much sweeter.

babe, i love you a lot.

i'll give you all i got.

i've been saving all my summers for you.

the cycle of life is complete.

i'm your carnal flower.

pick my petals off & make my heart explode.

i'm your deadly nightshade.

i'm your cherry tree.

you're my one true love.

i'm your destiny.

autumn, i'll be gone.

i'm in love.

I'M A RUIN.

i know that i can't have it all.

i could treat you better but i'm not that smart.

without you, i'm afraid i'll fall.

i'm a ruin.

you still mean everything to me.

i'll ruin you.

i want to be free.

i played with your heart.

i've been doing things i shouldn't do.

it's difficult to move on.

nothing was right but nothing's wrong.

you still can't look me in the eye.

i'm still young & i wanna love again.

it's difficult to say goodbye & easier to live a lover's lie.

you've been bitten once & now you're twice as shy.

it doesn't feel right & it doesn't feel fair.

i don't wanna say goodbye.

but i don't wanna lie.

don't wanna keep a secret.

BLUE.

we've broken up.

give me everything — all your heart can bring.

what you waiting for?

i said goodbye when i shouldn't have said it.

i can't forget it.

give me love.

give me good self-esteem.

i don't wanna feel blue anymore.

give me one more night.

no, i don't love you.

i just wanna be held when i'm scared.

no, i don't care.

'cause i'm selfish, i know it's true.

i'm sick of looking after you.

i'm bored of everything we do.

i keep coming back to you.

i just wanna know who i'm looking for.

FORGET.

sometimes i think i'm not that strong.

there's a force that carries me on.

i can't forgive & i can't forget.

i'm sick of my small heart made of steel.

i'm sick of the wounds that never heal.

it's time to forget.

i have lived my life in debt.

i've been living in the red.

no time to regret.

ever since i can remember, life was like a tipping scale; like an abacus i played with, counting every win & fail.

i've spent my days in deep regret.

i wanna forgive & forget.

you know what i'm talking about.

got nothing to lose & nothing to prove.

i've been dancing with the devil — i love that he pretends to care.

it's time to be letting go.

i'm bowing out.

i was born to walk alone.

i'm gonna leave the past behind.

forget about it.

i've had enough.

i've put my money where my mouth is for the first time in my life.

i've made mistakes.

i believe that everything was worth the fight.

no pressing stop, erase, rewind.

the road is long but only 'cause it makes you strong.

sometimes you have to learn to forget about it.

GOLD.

you've got it in the palm of your hands.

what i love can't be bought or sold.

they don't understand who you are.

doesn't matter long as i am your star.

i know that i need the gold.

don't think i want what i used to want.

don't think i need what i used to need.

i've been waiting for the penny to drop.

i've been working to get back what i lost.

i can hear my freedom calling me.

i don't care that everybody knows.

i am free.

i don't even want your gold.

there's no moral to this story.

whatever happens, i'll be okay.

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send "you're too sweet for me." to see my muse's reaction. ♡ [feel free to add context / actions / other dialogue as needed.]

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#SPOTIFY WRAPPED. assortment of lyrics from various songs that were on my spotify wrapped this year (changed to be more dialogue-like) — on shuffle! ❤️

STOLEN DANCE.

i want you by my side.

i hope they didn’t get your mind.

your heart’s too strong.

i want you.

we need to fetch back the time they have stolen from us.

never danced like this before.

shouldn’t talk about it.

i cannot find the way out of here.

i want you by my side so i can never feel alone again.

the only thing i feel is pain caused by absence of you.

LOOK AFTER YOU.

forgive the urgency.

it's always ‘have’ & never ‘hold’.

there, now… steady, love.

if i don't say this now, i will surely break.

so few come & don't go.

will you — won’t you — be the one i always know?

you’ve begun to feel like home.

you’re the only one who knows.

what’s mine is yours, to leave or take.

be my baby.

i’ll look after you.

CHASING CARS.

we don’t need anything or anyone.

we’ll do it all, everything, on our own.

if i just lay here, would you lie with me & just forget the world?

i don’t quite know how to say how i feel.

show me a garden that's bursting into life.

i need your grace to remind me to find my own.

forget what we’re told.

those three words are said too much, but not enough.

all that i am, all that i ever was is here in your perfect eyes; they’re all i can see.

just know that these things will never change for us at all.

THE NIGHT WE MET.

take me back to the night we met.

i'm haunted by the ghost of you.

i don't know what i'm supposed to do.

i am not the only traveler who has not repaid his debt.

your eyes were filled with tears.

i had all & then most of you, some, & now none of you.

the night was full of terror.

you had not touched me yet.

i've been searching for a trail to follow again.

AGAINST THE KITCHEN FLOOR.

i don't owe you my heart.

you should know that i'm sorry for being careless with you.

i don't owe you my body.

lord knows i owe you more than i'm pretty sure i ever could give anybody.

i swear, i'm really trying.

i haven't died quite as much.

i just haven't learned how to be human as you are yet.

honestly thought nobody'd want it, let alone notice it's gone.

i know you've got scars of your own.

i've lived more lives than enough.

how did i cause so much harm?

but someday i'll be perfect, & i'll make up for it all.

i'm sorry, i know this can't go on.

i'll either live or die alone.

fuck. i'm sorry.

i'm still in the process, but i'm making progress.

i swear, i will die trying.

i promise i'm doing my best.

i'm apologizing for my life & ever entering yours.

i'm not a good person; i'm barely a person at all.

i still don't know who you are.

i only know that i'm still lonely.

I AM NOT A ROBOT.

you've been acting awful tough lately.

but inside, you're just a little baby.

better to be hated than loved for what you're not.

it's okay to say you've got a weak spot.

just open up & sing.

you don't always have to be on top.

i'm vulnerable.

you don't answer the phone when it rings.

don't be so pathetic.

can you teach me how to feel real?

you are not a robot.

you're lovable, but you're just troubled.

you are so magnetic.

BLUE MONDAY.

i thought i heard you speak.

tell me, how should i feel?

how does it feel to treat me like you do?

i find it so hard to say what i need to say.

i thought i told you to leave me.

but i'm quite sure that you'll tell me just how i should feel today.

thought i was mistaken.

i can & shall obey.

i see a ship in the harbor.

i'd be a heavenly person today.

now, i stand here waiting.

tell me, how does it feel when your heart grows cold?

if it wasn't for your misfortune...

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#KAVEH AKBAR. assorted quotes from calling a wolf a wolf.

i fumble toward grace like a vine searching for a wall.

sometimes a mind is ready to leave the world before its body.

my body burned like a barnful of feathers.

i am not a slow learner, i am a quick forgetter.

nothing was on fire but fire was on everything.

sometimes i get the feeling you're never coming back.

will i ever even know when my work is done?

again, i am thinking of self-love.

i have always been a tangle of tongue & pretty want.

i'm sorry. this may be me at my best.

if i ask you to leave, you won't.

i'm becoming more a vessel of memories than a person.

i apologize. i never aimed at eloquence.

i told my mother i wouldn't live through the year.

spare this body; set fire to another.

it's a myth that love lives in the heart — it lives in the throat, & we push it out when we speak.

often, my kindness is clumsy.

sometimes faith feels too far away to be of any use.

my dear, how did you end up like this?

i'm sorry for that. & all the tears.

it doesn't take much to love a saint like me.

there is nothing left of me to forgive.

i've given this coldness many names, thinking if it had a name it would have a solution — thinking if i called a wolf a wolf, i might dull its fangs.

as long as the earth continues its stony breathing, i will breathe.

it’s serious business, this living.

i am less horrible than i could be.

envy is the only deadly sin that's no fun for the sinner.

this makes sadness seem more like a tradition.

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#HONEYMOON: assortment of lyrics (changed to be more dialogue-like) from lana del rey's album honeymoon. please note that some songs were easier to get lines from than others, so i apologize in advance!

HONEYMOON.

we both know that it's not fashionable to love me.

say you want me too.

truly there's nobody for you but me.

our honeymoon...

we make the rules.

we both know the history of violence that surrounds you.

i'm not scared.

there's nothing to lose now that i've found you.

there are violets in your eyes.

fire surrounds you.

there are roses in-between my thighs.

everything you do is elusive.

you're dreaming away your life.

MUSIC TO WATCH BOYS TO.

i do what you want.

i like you a lot.

i see you're going.

i was sent to destroy.

it never felt that right to me.

i love to love you.

lies can buy eternity.

i live to love you.

nothing gold can stay — like love or lemonade.

it's all a game to me anyway.

TERRENCE LOVES YOU.

you are what you are.

i lost myself when i lost you.

i don't matter to anyone.

i won't change you for anything.

i'll never dare change you to what you are not.

i'll let you be bad.

can you hear me?

GOD KNOWS I TRIED.

let there be light.

god knows i tried.

i've got nothing much to live for ever since i found my fame.

god knows i begged, borrowed, & cried.

light up my life.

i feel free when i see no one & nobody knows my name.

god knows i lost.

HIGH BY THE BEACH.

i know you know how i feel.

loving you is hard, being here is harder.

it's so surreal.

i don't want to do this anymore.

i can't survive if this is all that's real.

all i wanna do is get high by the beach.

the truth is: i never bought into your bullshit.

i know you don't understand.

now you're just another one of my problems.

we won't survive.

i'll do it on my own.

i don't need your money to get me what i want.

everyone can start again — not through love, but through revenge.

through the fire, we're born again.

peace by vengeance brings the end.

FREAK.

that's the way i feel for you.

if time stood still, i'd take this moment & make it last forever.

your halo's full of fire.

i'm rising up.

if you wanna leave, come to california.

be a freak like me too.

screw your anonymity.

loving me is all you need.

we could slow dance to rock music, kiss while we do it...

life makes sense when i'm with you.

you're cold as ice.

you're so amazing in every way.

i don't wanna fight.

if you stay, i'll stay.

ART DECO.

you're not mean.

you're just born to be seen.

you just can't win.

you're looking to score.

you want more.

got things that have yet to be seen.

a little party never hurt no one.

we were born to be free.

RELIGION.

everything is fine now.

for you, there's only love.

let sleeping dogs lay.

leave it all behind.

let the ocean wash away.

everything's bright now.

i need your love.

when i'm down on my knees, you're how i pray.

you're my religion.

i can't envision that for a minute.

no need to survive now.

SALVATORE.

everything looks better from above.

ciao, amore.

i adore you.

all the lights are sparkling for you, it seems.

i've been waiting for you all this time.

can't you see you're meant for me?

i've been cold without you.

catch me if you can.

salvatore can wait.

now it's time to eat soft ice cream.

THE BLACKEST DAY.

carry me home.

i have heavy heartstrings.

i don't really wanna break up.

it's not easy for me to talk about.

it's hard to express; i can't explain.

it's been the blackest day.

don't wanna talk about the things to come.

all i hear is billie holiday. it's all i play.

i'm looking for love in all the wrong places.

there's nothing for us to talk about.

now that he's gone, i can't feel nothing.

you should've known better.

i got you where i want you.

it's not one of those phases i’m going through.

i'm on my own again.

24.

there's only twenty-four hours in a day, & half as many ways for you to lie to me.

my little love.

be careful of the company you keep.

there's only 24 hours & that's not enough to lie like you lie or love like you love.

my lying love.

be careful of the ones you choose to leave.

you're hard to touch.

give me your heat.

you're hard to reach.

give me your diamonds.

you count to three while they're all dying.

SWAN SONG.

i will never sing again.

it'll be our swan song.

you won't work another day.

put your white tennis shoes on & follow me.

nothing could stop the two of us.

i'm gonna follow you.

why work so hard when you could just be free?

my sweet.

you've been gone so long, you missed everything.

let's just get lost.

dive in, dive deep.

do you like where you've been? where you're going to?

say goodnight to the life in the world we live.

DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD.

you understand me now.

don't you know no one alive can always be an angel?

if i seem edgy, i want you to know: i never mean to take it out on you.

i'm just a soul whose intentions are good.

you know sometimes, i'm just so carefree.

it seems that all i have is worry.

please, don't let me be misunderstood.

life has its problems.

'cause i love you.

i'm just human — don't you know i have faults like anyone?

sometimes i find myself alone regretting some little foolish thing, some simple thing that i've done.

i try so hard.

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#MARY OLIVER: an assortment.   includes works from drifting, i don't want to lose, a thousand mornings, & others.

i think this is the prettiest world... so long as you don't mind a little dying.

god, or the gods, are invisible. quite understandable.

i want to remember everything.

little by little, i learned to love my life.

everything wrong, & nowhere to go.

i want to live my life all over again — to begin again, to be utterly wild.

you have this day, & maybe another. & maybe still another.

maybe the desire to make something beautiful is the piece of god that is inside each of us.

i wanted the past to go away; i wanted to leave it, like another country.

i would like to take this chance.

i would like to give you this chance.

we stay the same, or we change.

and what did you think love would be like?

tell me you love me. tell me again.

i saw what love might have done, had we loved in time.

ah, world. what lessons you prepare for us.

if there is life after the earth-life, will you come with me?

since we're bound to be something, why not together?

what, precisely, will you grieve for?

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#PHYSICAL: for when muses need some extra support & self-esteem lifts. all terms are gender-neutral.

hi, pretty.

good morning, handsome.

well, aren't you a beauty?

your eyes are so lovely…

i wish you could see what i see.

please smile more, it's beautiful.

you're pretty even when you cry.

you are the most attractive person in this room. maybe this building. maybe this area, actually.

your body is beautiful because it's yours. don't forget that.

may i touch you? i want to see if you're truly real.

you look like a dream.

my pretty girl / boy / (muse's name).

your hands are nice… n-not like that! i mean, uh..

you don't need makeup or fancy jewelry or fancy clothes. you're perfect, okay?