#''looking now i could say heaven sent me. hand me my shovel; i'm going in!''

[thermodynamic-comedian]

if self-ish by will wood wasn't a john gaius coded album, then why would the lyrics be like That.

[apollosunshineisdead]

my favorite lyric or two from every will wood song

Everything is a Lot:

6up 5oh: "they shoulda fried me, I'll give ya PTSD!"

skeleton Appreciation Day: "give me all your LSD so i can feel my mind unweave again!"

front Street: "you said let loose, but now you're lost"

aikido!: "i told doctor tillis to prescribe an illness, but he said his schedule's filled with children with need Prozac, prilosec and lo-jack, triple-sec and lexapro"

white Knuckle Jerk: "i wonder how i woke up in the middle of my surgery, and i watched them botch my heart"

cover This Song!: "i'm just a little bit crazy 'bout you, just a little bit out of my mind"

Thermodynamic Lawyer: "so all that i see, absolute entropy as the chemical bounds fall apart"

red Moon: "the crescent rests, tethered to the west"

lysergide Daydream: "ooh, i wanna be on the picture on the postcard, pouring pitchers in the backyard by the garden we tend"

the First Step: "i lost count after 21 in the college crawl"

jimmy Mushrooms': "i think the truth is that everyone's wrong!"

Compound Fracture: "bienvenidos a la villa de arañas españas"

everything is a Lot: "night sky, i wonder why i am alive until i die / i find that at this size, no answer can be right"

destroy to Enjoy: "lao tzu, chaung tzu, yin-yang tattoos, FUCK your mystic wisdom! find your own way home from Bonnaroo!"

SELF-iSH:

self-: "i'll shake the apples from my family tree, so when the autumn comes to take the leaves..."

2012: "testing my hypothesis, never finding a theory!"

cotard's Solution: "rolling my third eye into the back, of my head and squinting through the black"

mr. Capgras: "eulogy or biography, i'm who i ought to be, and that is God to me"

the Song with 5 Names: "WHAT IS "IS"? WHAT IS "NOT"? WHAT IS "WHAT"? WHAT'S UP PARTY PEOPLE! WHAT? / WHY I WONDER WHY I'M NOT WHATEVER, WHAT THE FUCK!"

hand Me My Shovel: "looking up, i could say Heaven sent me! / hand me my shovel, i'm going in!"

dr. Sunshine is Dead: "i'm noone if i'm nowhere in between!"

-ish: "well at 27 will i see, that i was born to be the man i'll be?"

The Normal Album:

greetings from Mary Bell Township!: "so give me your half-life crisis / i can tell that you know where paradise is!"

(vampire) Culture: come on, drink that BLOOD! didn't they want your blood?

Love Me, normally: the Lord looked down, said, "hey, you're only mortal"

2econd 2ight 2eer: "my grip on the secrets' slippin' while i'm speakin' in tongues!"

laplace's Angel: "so if you wash your hands of where you've been until you flood the second floor / neatly fold your skeletons, but still can't shut the closet door"

i/Me/myself: "eating your prosthetic, meet your anesthetic"

...well, better than the Alternative: "she's gonna be a lot like me, but i don't wanna be at all like me"

outliars And Hyppocrates: "i am the shadows cast aside by gallows, and you, the red hot sky"

blackBoxWarrior - OKULTRA: "his ribcage was a hornet's nest, his palpitations set the beat!"

marsha, thankk you for the Dialects: "doctor, what's my prognosis if the studies show that / disease is in the eye of the beholder, tell me "so it goes!""

love, Me Normally: "is there nothing to fear, cuz shit's getting weird!"

memento Mori: "no need to fear cuz when it's Here you won't be alive / try not to think about it!"

Camp Here & There: Campfire Songs:

venetian Blind Man: "string on his finger, a tourniquet ring"

yes, to err is Human: "if you don't hate me, then reanimate me!"

your body, My Temple: "furthering the fever of your fervor for believing, I will"

when somebody Needs you: "fishing lure moon on a string for you, didn't you say you need space?"

"In Case I Make It,"

tomcat Disposables: "what's the moon made of? meet me there after i'm gone"

becoming The Lastnames: "weeding out the garden where the milestones gather moss"

Cicada Days: "here at the end of days, my god, what have I done? / christ, now it feels damn inhumane to get all i dreamed of"

euthanasia: "and every, everybody dies / fighting for their lives, just trying to survive"

falling Up: "airplane eclipses over spirals of math – would or could the impact kill me?"

that's Enough, let's get you Home: "but CO2 and fish tanks do enough to get you home"

um, it's Kind of a Lot: "sorry darling, please excuse my constant need to self-aggrandize!"

half-Decade Hangover: "but i can't make amends for things i can't remember"

vampire Reference in a Minor Key: "the seraphim on my shoulder, whispering "please don't turn your head""

you liked this: "Ten Red Flags that a Neurotypical Narcissist is Trauma Dump Gaslighting You into Sex-Negative Self-Abuse Emotional Labor and Internalised Reverse Racism Against Post-Modern Flat Earthers with Facts and Logic (Number Seven Will Destroy Your Family)"

the Main Character: "judge me by what my cover shows, author becomes beyond reproach"

Against the Kitchen Floor: "i'm not a good person, i'm barely a person at all"

Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll: "and i hate proving that i'm still human after all"

BFB's Blueberry Pie: " "

Willard!: "so gather 'round pandora's skinner's box, look through the one-way mirror / if you can see in shade's of grey, the colors are much clearer"

White Noise: "it begs the question just to tell you the answer!"

ICIMI outtakes:

misanthrapologist: "I hear your hear beating under the floorboards" and if i did, you deserved it: "that i really don't carе what you think or what you say, either that or I do way too much, oh well whatever, either way"

thank you for listening

[edwinspaynes]

okay ill give you two options so you can pick.

jordelia with cordelia doing a dance like in the books and james just simping

or

thomastair having a date in the snow with sledding :)

I did a bunch of Jordelia ones yesterday and also still have a Jordelia one in my inbox, so I'm opting for the Thomastair one :) Will definitely keep the Jordelia in mind for future potential fic fodder, though.

-

"Angel," Alastair said, looking out the window of the bedroom he shared with Thomas Lightwood. "It's as though the heavens decided to unleash some cosmic punishment against all of London's residents."

Thomas wrapped his arms around his middle, and Alastair relaxed into the touch. "Cosmic punishment?" His voice was soft. "For what?"

After careful consideration, Alastair shrugged. "The ridiculous quantity of eggs that the denizens of this city use in a single day? The terrible trend of wearing decorative plumes in one's headwear? Who is to day?" He sighed and ran the hand that was not cupping Thomas's through his hair. "I am not looking forward to shoveling this behemoth of a snowfall. Is there any chance that you might do it all?"

Thomas kissed Alastair's ear. "No, we agreed to split such things, and even your wonderful nature cannot tempt me to take all of it upon myself. But as a sort of consolation prize, I will warm you up afterward."

Alastair chuckled. "Alright, I agree to your terms."

"But," Thomas continued, and Alastair could see his eyes shining in their reflection in the window. "I do wish to do something fun before we go down and begin toiling away at our much-dreaded task."

Alastair raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

He tried to continue, but Thomas grabbed his hand and pulled him through the front door.

-

"I do not have very many kind things to say right now," Alastair sniped. "The only thing that will not make you chide me for my rudeness is that your thought process is unique. I don't know that I have ever ridden in a sled before outside of horrific events that I spent praying to the Angel would end."

"I didn't get to go sledding much as a child, either," Thomas said. "In case it would upset my fragile constitution. My parents preferred to keep me indoors during the cold weather; one year, Uncle Will took me to the market, and I caught a chill that convinced Mother that it was the end. It was not worth the anxiety it caused them, after that."

"Oh," was all Alastair could say. "Well, I suppose that I ought to indulge you, then. Attempt to keep an open mind as we embark on this new adventure together."

"Alright," Thomas said. "I think the first thing to do is sit in the sled." He paused. "You might wish to go first so I can settle in behind you; you are smaller, moosh-am, and I would not wish to take up so much space that you cannot squish in."

"Do not call me a little mouse again," Alastair said, settling into the sled. "I do not wish to become cross with you, Tom."

Thomas stuck out his tongue. "Well, I'm sorry about this, then."

"What are you apologizing for?" Alastair asked, before realizing belatedly that he had settled into a sled on the top of their hilly yard. His weight pressed the sled down the slope, and he was sent down to the bottom of the incline, cursing in Persian.

Thomas rolled down the hill after him, laughing. "I think that was quite a good lark," he said. "Though I will have you know that I am taking the next slide with you thoroughly nestled between my thighs."

"I am still not over this," Alastair said. "I may hold a grudge forever. I still may get you back for this."

"Alright," Thomas agreed. "I-"

But his response was too late. A lightly-thrown, soft snowball hit him in the face. He sputtered, but Alastair was already laughing.

[spectrechosts]

Hell's Belles - Chapter 3

Relaxing and studying sin.

Full Series

"This feels so good…" Grezayla sighed, relaxed.

"I'm glad you like it, little lamb."

"Can… Can I put it in my mouth?"

Lilith rolled her eyes. "Yes, you can eat the lava." She said.

"Just remember to shapeshift it out of you if you swallow it." Tinixi added. "You don't want it to pass through the normal way once it's cooled into a rock."

"Mmmf." Grezayla said, nodding, her voice muffled by the handful of lava she had already shoveled into her mouth.

The lava spas in the lower levels of Lilith's palace were a perfect spot for her to unwind from the stresses of her job, and for her concubines to lounge about in comfort as they pleased. She lay on the surface of the pool, letting its warmth seep into her bones.

"Flash card!" Azaerixia shouted, holding a crude drawing up to Grezayla, who drooled her mouthful of lava out over herself.

"That's a…" Grezayla squinted. "What way is the one on top facing?"

"Oh! Hang on!" Azaerixia said, quickly scribbling hair onto the figure to make it clearer, before holding it up again.

"Reverse cowgirl."

"Correct!" She said, and flopped back down to draw another scene.

"That tasted worse than I expected."

"Did you think molten rock would taste good?"

"Maybe." Grezayla said evasively, scooping more lava onto herself. "I certainly didn't expect it to be comfy, but here we are."

"Watch you don't pile so much on that you sink, Vasselli did that once and it took us a week to find her." Said Tinixi.

"Oh my god, was she okay?" Grezayla asked, and Lilith snorted.

"She was fine. She told us to put her back in, said it was the best nap she'd had in centuries."

"She got sent to Sloth for a few months so they could investigate, apparently none of them had ever thought of it. Got a big soul payout for her 'innovations in the field of napping' when she was done."

"Wow. Must've been some nap."

"Transformation check!" Azaerixia shouted, pointing at Grezayla. "Grow your tongue out to bellybutton length!"

Grezayla grew her tongue out, and out, and out, overshooting her mark before managing to reel it all back in to normal length.

"Dammit!" She huffed.

"You're too focused on the growing." Lilith said, without looking up. "Don't try to make your tongue bigger and then stop, just envision how long you want it to be. You'll get it."

"You can undo it on your own now though, that's good progress!" Azaerixia chirped, and Lilith and Tinixi echoed her praise.

Grezayla shifted her position, dragging an arm out of the pool with some effort.

"I don't know if I could sleep in this." She said, wiggling her fingers. "It'd be too heavy, I like to be able to move around."

"It's not for everyone."

"FLASH CARD!"

"Already? Uhh, standing full nelson."

"Correct! You're getting good at these!"

"I must say, this isn't how I would teach someone sex positions, Azzy."

"No, no, it's effective." Grezayla insisted. "It's the names that trip me up."

Lilith shrugged. "To each their own."

"FLASH CAAARD!"

"How are you drawing these so fast? Doggy."

"Correct! And now that you bring up dogs-"

"Oh, hon…" Tinixi sighed.

"Azzy, dearest, you have to let it go." Lilith said softly.

"I will not! There has to be some way I can keep a dog down here."

"Unless you can communicate with one and get it to agree to give you it's soul, there really is not."

"But why!? Why do they all go to heaven?"

"I don't think it's that they all go to heaven so much as none of them go to hell." Grezayla said.

"Why not?! There has to be at least one sinful dog out there!"

"No, because like, animals don't have the capacity to sin. Only humans."

"Cats can sin." Tinixi said. "They learned how like, a couple hundred years back."

"What?"

"Cats can sin." Azaerixia agreed, nodding.

"That- No they can't. That doesn't even make sense."

"I don't know what to tell you, they're definitely down here. They have the capacity to know they're doing something sinful and do it anyway." Tinixi said, shrugging.

"What. But-"

"You want something that'll really confuse you, little lamb?" Lilith asked, smiling smugly. "So only humans can sin, because you're descended from Eve, who ate the fruit of knowledge and in doing so learned ~right from wrong~, and thus the capacity to sin, yes?"

"Yes?"

"Okay." Lilith said, showing her teeth. "Explain why I'm in hell."

Grezayla thought for a moment, narrowing her eyes.

"Wait, why-"

"Uh-huh."

"Because you aren't-"

"Uh-huh."

"And you didn't eat-"

"Nope."

Grezayla put her hands to her temples.

"What the fuck."

"Sorry little lamb, but the old man just throws whatever he feels like down here. No rhyme or reason to it." Lilith said, relaxing back into the lava.

"So…. Maybe dogs eventually?" Azaerixia asked, hopeful.

"Maybe. Eventually."

"Yesssss. Also flash card."

"I don't understand what I'm looking at."

"Okay, so these two are staying perfectly still after putting the dick in, and this one is jumping on the bed they're all on-"

[ihaveatheoryonthat]

An incomplete list of songs I associate with Memory, Heavy in My Heart.

Chapters 1-15:

Hand Me My Shovel, I'm Going In - Will Wood & The Tapeworms

So I'll bookmark my DSM, 'cause I need to remember my place. This is not enough. This is not enough to prove it yet, no I need to hit the bottom. [...] Gotta get to the bottom of this.

Looking up, we see the point of entry between where we are and we've been; looking up, I could say heaven sent me, hand me my shovel, I'm going in.

Admittedly, this didn't come across very well in the final draft, and part of that is down to the framing and variety I wanted to give it. I was initially going to give Ingo a more frenetic energy as he was trying to complete the pokedex, which lessened as he got to know the Pokemon and people in Hisui-- and then picked back up once he realized he was getting distracted. The second portion would actually correspond to chapter 33, and is fairly self explanatory.

Chapter 16:

Cosmic Love - Florence + the Machine

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out. You left me in the dark. No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight in the shadow of your heart.

I took the stars from my eyes and then I made a map. I knew that somehow, I could find my way back.

A little dramatic, but it fit the feeling of being stranded and abandoned in a way I really liked. The second portion was also relevant for later... and another piece is relevant to something else that I'm not going to spoil yet.

Chapter 17:

Ghost (Fred Falke Remix) - Mystery Skulls

No particular lines to highlight for this one, though I suppose 3:43-4:10 would fit. It was more the tone of it, and, to be honest, my own personal associations with this version of Ghost.

Chapters 18-25:

Hidden Highlands - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky

The word 'highlands' is purely coincidental. I had this on a character playlist, and it stuck out to me for this project, too. It just has a heaviness to it that I really liked for day to day life with the rift and then the red sky hanging overhead.

Chapters 25-26:

Close Encounters - No Delivery

It's just got a weirdness factor to it that I like for the trek across the Highlands, building up to the primary conflict at the Temple of Sinnoh. Unfortunately, I don't think I can really describe it better than that. Sorry!

Chapter 27:

Origin Form Palkia & Dialga - Pokemon Legends Arceus

Sticking with vanilla on this, both because I think it still fits, and it's a really nice track imo. I wasn't initially going to add it here, since that seems redundant, but it felt like leaving a conspicuous empty spot at the story's climax.

Chapter 29:

Jowd ~ A Captive of Fate - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

I liked this one for being a little more upbeat without being a happy song; it strikes me as having a sense of 'let's see this through' in some parts, which I think works very well as we're warming up to the final arc. While I don't think it fits this chapter's content perfectly, I did realize in hindsight that it plays during a coat-related scene in Ghost Trick, and I subconsciously connected the dots.

Chapters 30-32:

Crossing a Line - Mike Shinoda

You're not gonna like where this goes. They'll tell you I don't care anymore, and I hope you'll know that's a lie, 'cause I've found what I have been waiting for, but to get there means crossing a line. So I'm crossing a line.

It's not about status, we know it never was, 'cause what good is the kingdom when you're missing the love? This is not a goodbye now, I'm not going away. No, I don't have the answers, but I do have the faith.

This is probably one of my favorites to apply to this story, because I can see it working from at least two different perspectives. For one, I would put it firmly in this range of chapters just based on who/what we're dealing with. For the second (which is the POV that the second stanza would also be relevant to) I would also add 33 to that range. I feel like one POV is obvious, but the other might be a little more out in the weeds.

Chapter 33:

The Suffering Game: Arms Outstretched - Griffin McElroy

This one was baked in from the early chapters. I knew the call on the mountaintop was going to happen basically from the beginning, and felt like this encompassed the range of emotions really well. Maybe it doesn't match up perfectly with the final product, but it's still inextricably linked in my mind. xD It's also something of a bridge in and of itself, but we'll save that for later.

[nat-20s]

ik it's been forever since we played but Jamie playlist NAO

YEAAAHHHH MY FAVORITE (NON GENDERED) SILLY GOOFY GUY

Woah There Kimmy- Felix Hagan

'Cause my body’s not yours to possess But you wish to press the flesh nonetheless My brain says no, my gut says yes, well it’s no no no But there’s no defending of the indefensible When those defences are not a test for you Bad little man, catch him and make him say Woah there Kimmy, I’m not that kind of boy I’m not some womanizing, self-defiling Slave to my own joy Woah there, Kimmy But I’m programmed to destroy And make mistakes, so hit the brakes And find another to enjoy

The thing about Jamie is that they are sooooooo <3 <3 <3 you know. They're definitely a little bit stupid and a lot a bit chaotic but they very purposefully don't come across as a threat. And they would NEVER EVER be dishonest or double cross anyone *wink wonk*

Hand me my shovel, I'm going in!- Will Wood & The Tapeworms

When too much is not enough there’s plenty More where that came from around Looking up we see the point of entry Between where we are and we’ve been Looking up I could say Heaven sent me Hand me my shovel, I’m going in

Love love LOVE characters who's own mix of curiosity, hubris, and obsession can what leads to their own destruction and let's just say uh oh Jamie.

Dear Maria, Count Me In- All Time Low

Take a breath, don't it sound so easy? Never had a doubt, now I'm going crazy Watching from the floor Take a breath and let the rest come easy Never settle down, 'cause the cash flow leaves me Always wanting more

Backstory :)))

[automatonknight]

[mntcoronet]

gnight all :) thinking about music that fits glorkle from my games or whatever we're calling them now

[mazeowen]

“Hand me my shovel, I’m going in!”

c!Owen animatic idea

“Hand me my shovel, I’m going in!”

- [ ] My heart was stolen by a blind pickpocket in the deep city streets in the summer of 2012 and I never even saw her face

His town burning down due to that group of demons, his family’s heads on spikes, said demons who c!owen probably doesn’t even know the faces or names.

- [ ] My dreams were shattered like a stained glass window

Trying and failing to keep the peace at the maze. With people arguing or dying.

- [ ] Jesus in Pieces! I believe I threw a brick right through Him.

Him killing innocent demons, but specifically the princess or Apo

- [ ] But my memory could not be saved

Losing his memories. Him arriving at the maze with Rasbi.

- [ ] It just seems unlikely that it's me who was to blame

His denial of pretending his killing is right and just, at the prison after the others left him after his actions were revealed

- [ ] So I bookmark my DSM 'cause I need to remember my place

Remembering his past and noticeably becoming harsher. Or that fight he had with his father the day the town burnt, with his dad saying the first half and switching to maybe whatever the fuck that father hallucination thing was

- [ ] This is not enough, This is not enough to prove it yet. No, I need to hit the bottom. This is not enough, This is not enough to prove it yet. No, I need to hit the bottom! (Gotta get to the bottom of this) x3 Take you with me

Self explanatory part of him doing his self imposed mission of killing the demons in the maze. The take you with me part gives us a shot of all his kills.

- [ ] My name was soiled by a last call spill

Krow and Red appearing and telling the group about Owen’s true nature

- [ ] With a backwash swill and the blackout killed me

The group believing them and putting him in jail. (Possibly also showing his death?)

- [ ] Sober on impact from a fall from grace

Panel showing contrast between the Owen pre-memories returning and current owen. Probably from the pov of one of his visitors from the prison, likely Magic, as she was like the visitor he had more of a relationship with (aside of Gracie but yknow)

- [ ] Take the road on higher ground and tell me "don't look down! You'll fall and break your back." But that just reminds me how there's more to be found beneath the black

Apo offering him to forgive each other for their paths and just go back, but Owen deciding to forsake that for the worldview and hatred he held. Maybe also Guts talking to him about how revenge does more harm than good, but him disagreeing (whole world blind and an one eyed man) taking his form of ‘revenge’ on her anyway.

- [ ] Repeat chorus

- [ ] Looking up we see the point of entry

Owen being captured and taken to the maze

- [ ] Between where we are and we've been

Again showing pre-memories and current Owen. Or maybe kid owen and current Owen because that can still work ig.

- [ ] Looking down I could say Heaven sent me, hand me my shovel. I'm going in!

Him talking about how his mission of “cleansing” to the others

- [ ] Repeat chorus but slower

-Him panicking at the prison, remembering his good times w the others and their words now and realizing he was just a tool

- [ ] The whole chorus with “gotta get to the bottom of this” with sounds of glass breaking. +the lines of ‘if it kills me’

Showing the events of the series (maybe his life in general) spiraling until his death.

[samglyph]

No one else wants this but I really want to talk about it so here’s a tracklist with the main lines that made me want to include the song.

Allies or Enemies by The Crane Wives

This entire song is so John Arthur but I’ll just put the chorus.

Are we allies or enemies?

This will be the death of me

This will be the death of me

All is fair in love and war, but I can’t fight with you anymore

This will be the death of me

You Call it Madness (But I Call it Love) by Russ Columbo and His Orchestra

I’m not explaining this one, I’m pretty sure you legally have to include this song if you make a Malevolent Playlist.

Lovecraft in Brooklyn by The Mountain Goats

This isn’t a perfect fits but ooh the vibes.

Woke up afraid of my own shadow. Like, Genuinely afraid.

Headed for the pawnshop. To buy myself a switchblade

Someday somethings coming. From way out beyond the stars

To kill us while we stand here. It will store our brains in mason jar

And then the girl behind the counter asks "How do you feel today?" and I say "I feel like Lovecraft in Brooklyn!"

No Children by the Mountain Goats

I’m gonna say it. No supernatural codependent podcast relationship fits this line more than John and Arthur. Specifically when they’re having one of their divorce moments™️.

I am drowning

There is no sign of land

You are coming down with me

Hand in unlovable hand

And I hope you die

I hope we both die

Thank God I’m Not You by the Himalayas

Not explaining this one either. Look at the title. This is about episode 25.

This Too Shall Pass by Danny Schmidt

I shouldn’t need to explain this one either but I’ll include this verse that doesn’t have the already very topical title.

We think too big

We think our self is one whole thing

And we claim that this collection

Has a name and is a being

But deep inside

When every cell divides

Well, it sets upon the rule that states

Self-interest is divine

Hand Me My Shovel, I’m Going In by Will Wood

Ah the first of the Will Wood songs. This one is a stretch but it is about digging a hole for yourself trying to figure something out and then continuing to dig even when it is obviously a bad idea. Wonder who that might apply to.

Looking up we see the point of entry

Between where we are and we've been

Looking down I could say Heaven sent me.

Hand me my shovel. I'm going in.

Against the Kitchen Floor by Will Wood

Ok this feels likes it’s too soft for this playlist but god. God. I’m tempted to put every line in here.

I don't owe you my heart, and I don't owe you my body

But you should know that I'm sorry for being careless with you

Lord knows I owe you more than I'm pretty sure I ever could give anybody

And this

I still don't know who you are, I only know that I'm still lonely

That morbid sort where even company can't cure me

And the more you reassure, the less I trust

But still you gave me your heart, I only gave you my body

And this also

Oh, I'm sorry, I promise, I'm doing my best

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

Laplace’s Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!) by Will Wood

The animatic I have in my head for this….

It doesn't take a killer to murder

It only takes a reason to kill

We've all got evidence of innocence, it's 'everything's coincidence' the

Difference twixt fate and free will is whether you're singing

The End. by My Chemical Romance

Another stretch but uh. Arthur has a lot of death around him and also self loathing. So.

Now, come on, come all to this tragic affair

Wipe off that makeup, what's in is despair

So throw on the black dress mix in with the lot

You might wake up and notice you’re someone you’re not

Bad Bad Things by AJJ

Fractured Piece of the King in Yellow murder moments

So I looked into your eyes and I saw the reflection

Of a coward you and I both hate very much

And then I grabbed the knife

And let the blood out of your throat

Under My Skin by Jukebox the Ghost

You get it.

How much can you fit under your skin?

I wish you were dead babe I wish you were dead

I can fit two, I can fit two...

I can fit two people under my skin

Yea I can fit two people under my skin

And I will prove it if you will listen

Curses by The Crane Wives

This one is such a common animatic song but for good reason.

All my aching bones are trembling

And I may yet fall apart

Won't you stay with me, my darling

When the war starts in my heart?

When the war starts in my heart

Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust

The devil's after both of us

Howl by the Family Crest

This one loses the plot a bit but I do really want to draw something with it in mind.

I know you never mean to say

All of these awful things you say

But oh god, the reason is yours

Puppet Loosely Strung by The Correspondents

John Doe hours.

I'm tied to so many things I don't need to do

I’ll loosen my strings to be more like you

Oleander by Mother Mother

In the CW adaptation of Malevolent this plays somewhere in the season 2 finale (episode 20 + coda)

You stood beside me

When I was out of my mind

I broke the glass

And you were there to sweep it aside

And if you leave me

Rest assured it would kill me

The Garden by the Crane Wives

The vibes

Put your ear to my heart or set your teeth against my throat

Give me something pretty to wear beneath my blood-stained clothes

The Mind Electric by Miracle Musical

I hate myself for including this because you have to like. Get through the first half of the song to get to the meat of it but hear me out: The King in Yellow’s madness and power.

See how the brain plays around

And you fall inside a hole you couldn't see

And you fall inside a hole inside a-

Someone help me

Understand what's going on inside my mind

Look Away by Dear Hunter

Fits with the narrative plus slight investigation vibes… uncovering a crime… not wanting to see something terrible perhaps.

So I circle thoughts with centered eyes

That stare without ever seeing

But it's getting dim and just before any

Reasons can be revealed

Villainous Thing by Shayfer James

This is a Kayne song. Fun movie villain track.

And you'll find no ever after here

It's clear that isn't what you came for

And I'll be your puckish puppeteer

On this delightful little detour

Silver Platters by Les Gold

This is an “Arthur is experiencing ordeals” song. Not too tied to the narrative, but fun energy.

Open up a bottle

Take a sip and swallow

Thinking about god and all the dreams you didn't follow

Now you're dressing formal

I've seen this before

The Horror and The Wild by the Amazing Devil

Don’t you remember? I promise I won’t forget you.

"Remember me, " I ask

"Remember me, " I sing

Give me back my heart, you wingless thing

Rule #21- Memento Mori by Fish in a Birdcage

Unprecedented so far but I think this song has some Yellow energy.

Oh I won't forget

Momento Mori, leaves a debt

You haven't paid it yet

It’s Alright by Mother Mother

John/Arthur is experiencing a moment of humanity/horrific catharsis Alexa play It’s Alright by Mother Mother.

I don't wanna know who I am

'Cause heaven only knows what I find

I don't wanna know I'm not capable of coming out alive

I don't wanna see what's inside

I think that I would rather be blind

I don't wanna know I'm not capable, I'm capable

I'm alright, I'm okay, I'm alright, I'm okay

I'm not a monster, I'm a human

And I made a few mistakes

Battle Cry by Shayfer James

Arthur vs the Yellow King

Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty roar

And if you make it out alive, the devil will be waiting by your door

That Unwanted Animal by The Amazing Devil

Intrusive thoughts and unhealthy relationships baby.

"Be good to me, " I whisper

And you say, "What?" and I say, "Nothing, dear"

Mercy Down by Shayfer James

Arthur murder moments

Hey, it's getting biblical now, woah-oh

You better pick your weapons up

And throw your mercy down

Anybody Else by Dom Fera

This one’s just for fun. More unhealthy relationship stuff.

She said, with friends like these, who needs anybody?

She said, with eyes like these, who sees anybody?

Diggin’ Up Hatchets by Shayfer James

Arthur murder moments part two

We’re burying mercy and grace

in unmarked shallow graves

Today, the piper must be be paid

for the tune that he played

Kitchen Fork by Jack Conte

Idk this one’s spooky. Dreamlands vibe.

Wake from a dream where I was stuck losing my teeth

Lucky for me, it was all fake, not what it seemed

Where, oh, where do we go next?

Dear Dictator by Saint Motel

King in Yellow. Come on.

Nobody has ever seen his face

But fear his smile

Have a Seat Misery by Shayfer James

Arthur to John communication . Though potentially a little Kayne in there too.

Have a seat, misery

Lord how I’ve missed you

The Consequence of Imagination is Fear by Junie & the Hut Friends

Dreamlands (though this verse below I’m specifically thinking about Kayne)

I met a man downtown the other day

With ruby eyes that took my life away

The moral always goes

Don't trust the wolf in woolen clothes

But know the consequence of imagination's fear

Boots Worn Through by Shayfer James

Miles to go before I sleep etc etc, cycles restarting etc

We're gonna walk until our boots where through

We've miles to go an there's much to do

Every good story begins with an end

So, we're gonna walk until we

Until we start again

Tbc.

Now is a good time to offer up my Malevolent playlist. Is it groundbreaking. No. But god the amount of animatic material.*

*I am a visual sequential artist first and foremost so the criteria for my adding a song is purely if there is at least a verse that I can imagine drawing/story boarding the characters to. This playlist is mainly a mix of Arthur, John, and a dash of yellow and Kayne. If you have suggestions feel free to shoot ‘em my way.