#Of Monsters and Men

[legendknit]

'Cause though the truth may vary,

This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore

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[gramnel]

From Finner — Of Monsters and Men

[tulipsofthemorning]

she ran down the forest slope, the forest of talking trees.

[fuck-you-upmusicbracket]

Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men)

You're gone, gone, gone away; I watched you disappear/All that's left is a ghost of you Now we're torn, torn, torn apart; there's nothing we can do/Just let me go, we'll meet again soon/Now wait, wait, wait for me; please hang around/I'll see you when I fall asleep

"It's such a happy song, in sound, but it's about a woman and her dead lover, both of them singing call and response to one another. missing each other, the dead having to watch the living grieve them. and the bridge is both of them at once and just. oh my god"

No Children (The Mountain Goats)

I hope that our few remaining friends/Give up on trying to save us/I hope we come up with a fail-safe plot/To piss off the dumb few that forgave us/I hope the fences we mended/Fall down beneath their own weight/And I hope we hang on past the last exit/I hope it’s already too late

I hope it stays dark forever/I hope the worst isn't over....And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out/You'd stay the hell out of my way

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

"The song of all time. It's the soundtrack for countless bad vibes ships (affectionate). The phrase 'hand in unlovable hand' has immutably altered the brain chemistry of thousands with its underlying sentiment and launched a hundred accompanying memes. 'I hope you die, I hope we both die' crams such incredible rawness and depth of feeling into all of nine words. It also makes for a great singalong."

"I need to leave. I need to LEAVE. I need to get out of this situation and I'd hope that if i found the strength to walk out, you'd stay the hell out of my way. I need to leave. Please. Let me out. HAND IN UN FUCKING LOVABLE HAND"

"Just. Man. These two are so broken. They want to be in love. They aren't. They hate each other so much. They are the only ones who understand each other. They wish that they weren't so close but all they can taste is ash when they think of leaving each other. Just, mutually assured destruction tastes so sweet when you can taste the blood on their tongue."

"It's No Children."

"goddd man this song is about being an irredeemable freak with another irredeemable freak and i think that's beautiful. there's something so fuck you up ish about the person you hate and despise the most in the world also being the only other person who is like you, who gets you. im going down, but youre going down too. we can be terrible people together... even if i hate you... even if you're the fucking worst. because we don't have anyone else. there's always a sort of comfort in knowing that there's someone out there who's as terrible as you are, and maybe you only hate them because you see yourself in them a little, too. anyway clay and bloberta from moral orel"

"The sheer emotion packed into the way it’s sung, the lyrics themselves, all of it just screams ‘clinging desperately to someone you hate because you don’t have anyone else and you burned those bridges yourself’ and I find that painfully relatable"

"It's a song about both virulent self-hatred and virulent hatred of someone else and yet you see yourself intertwined with that hated person forever."

Poll runner: Do I even have to add anything? This was the tournament's most submitted song.

No Children submitted by @leovaldezdefender + @diogenescynic2288 + many others

[rasseyanost]

I wanted to work on this picture some more, but let it be like this for now

[lilaabard]

THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSE — the beauty of the house is immeasurable; its kindness infinite (listen)

oh, i miss the comfort of this house where we are, where we are where we are, where we are the floor under our feet whispers out “come on in, come on in, where it all begins”

[tartetasin]

it’s tuesday! put that old man in a cat and mouse relationship to eternal damnation

[literaryvein]

L. V., because you render me wordless / poetry-less

[thetimeofsome]

i speak to a niche audience about this movie in particular, but the Secret Life of Walter Mitty soundtrack has some of the best soft indie pop tracks for a larger motion picture. Jośe Gonzales, Rouge Wave, Junip, and Of Monsters and Men are such good bands. They fit so cohesively with both the theming of the movie and each other as artists. rare to find films that look for a specific genre rather than the most recent pop hit

[devilcatdarling]

Are you really gonna love me when I'm gone?

With all my thoughts

And all my faults

And it echoes when I breathe

'Til all you'll see is my ghost

Empty vessel, crooked teeth

Wish you could see

And they call me under

And I wither underneath in this storm ~

[chocolattefeverdreams]

Okay so I have been getting into solarpunk and I thought it would be a great idea if people could recommend music, songs, playlists, or artists with solarpunk themes. I'll start: Of Monsters and Men. Especially their 'My Head is an Animal' album. Some songs in there are really hopeful, like Dirty Paws, Mountain Sound, and Little Talks, and in my opinion there is a solarpunk theme to it, especially in Dirty Paws.

[rainintheevening]

Seriously tho, 'King and Lionheart' by Of Monsters and Men...

It fits both of them so well?! You could say the first verses feel more Peter to Ed, and the second Ed about/to Peter, but it's all about them. They are both king and lionheart.

Lionheart, as in the knight closest and dearest to the king, his right hand, and second, which of course is both of them to each other, but especially Ed to Peter's High King.

Lionheart, as in a passionate warrior, brave and fierce and bold and protective, and that's all Peter to the letter, a spark, a leader in battle, to Edmund's wise kingly judgment.

Lionheart, as followers of the Lion, who holds both their hearts, as they are both kings under Him.

How has no one made a fanvid for this??

First verses are LWW. Taking over this town/they should worry... We won’t run... In the winter night sky/ships are sailing... We're here to stay...

Then second verse is PC. His crown lit up the way as we moved slowly/past the wondering eyes of the ones that were left behind... Though far away/we're still the same...

The chorus Howling ghosts they reappear/in mountains that are stacked with fear/But you're a king and I'm a lionheart... Making me think of the White Witch for Edmund, and Peter out in the mess of a battlefield in Italy or Germany.

And the last verse is part VotD, part Last Battle.

And in the sea that's painted black/creatures lurk below the deck/But you're a king and I'm a lionheart... Ed fighting the sea serpent with Rhindon anyone??😢

And as the world comes to an end/I'll be here to hold your hand/'Cause you're my king and I'm your lionheart... Like, they died together, you know! 😭 Standing at the station, seeing the train come in, too fast, and I bet in the one fraction of perfect clarity, Peter turns his back on the approaching calamity, reaches for Ed, puts himself between his little brother and death, shields him with his own body, and pulls Ed into his arms. And they're found like that, in the wreckage of the station. Crushed, burned, but still holding on to each other, Peter on top of Ed, his protection just not quite enough to save him. And Susan isn't the least surprised by that bit of the report. 😭😭😭

Just this song, man. It's giving me all the feels.

[fuck-you-upmusicbracket]

Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen)

I check my look in the mirror/I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face...There's something happening somewhere/Baby, I just know that there is/You can't start a fire/You can't start a fire without a spark/This gun's for hire/Even if we're just dancing in the dark

I ain't getting nowhere, i'm just living in a dump like this/There's something happening somewhere, baby i just know that there is

"It’s so sad yet hopeful too? Like all the talk of insecurities and miseries and the acceptance of a sort of futility in it all, but you’ve got to try to live anyway. The poppy tune really emphasizes this hopeful notion. Its also very relatable like yeah Mr Springsteen we ARE just dancing in the dark."

"I listened to born in the usa album at 8 years old and it fundamentally changed me forever. was there any aspect of bruce singing about the vietnam war and blue collar work and lost love that was directly relatable to me as a child? nope but the emotions of the songs were instantly so powerful"

King and Lionheart (Of Monsters and Men)

And as the world comes to an end I'll be here to hold you're hand/Cuz you're a king and I'm a lionheart

Howling ghosts, they reappear In mountains that are stacked with fear/But you're a king and I'm a lionheart/And in the sea that's painted black/Creatures lurk below the deck/But you're a king and I'm a lionheart/A lionheart

“It's about love and devotion no matter the circumstances”

“the feeling of someone being so good, so much better than you, but in a loving, adoring way. wanting the best for them, doing anything for them. it's intended as an older sibling (lionheart) speaking to their younger sibling (king) who they are separated from. missing them.”

Dancing in the dark submitted by @teenageriotmp3 + @smallboyonherbike

[victor-the-vampire]

I'm not like other doctors, I like to hide in my lab and experiment on myself

[fuckyeahofmonstersandmen]

Hey! 🗣️ x 3

This week “Little Talks” reached over 1 billion plays on Spotify and counting! ⬆️ 🤯 Congratulations Of Monsters and Men! 🎉🙌🎶🎧

We’ll never stop our little talks! 🤗

[princessleiadelrey]

Heyy,

For the Cherik Song of the Day, how about Little Talks by Of Monsters And Men? :)

Great suggestion, let’s talk about it!

Cherik song of the day is Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men!

This song is fun because of the duet aspect, the feminine voice is very much Charles’ perspective and the masculine voice is more Erik’s here.

The italics represent the more Erik lines in this vague analysis.

Highlights include:

“I don't like walking around this old and empty house”

“So hold my hand, I'll walk with you, my dear”

This call and response is so fitting for Charles and Erik, especially in context of Days of Future Past.

“And some days, I can't even dress myself”

“It's killing me to see you this way”

It’s giving ‘Erik finds out that Charles is falling apart (serum addicted, etc)’.

“'Cause though the truth may vary, This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore”

Love this line, because in the end (in the bad future in dofp) all Erik wanted to do was hold Charles hand…

“There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back”

“Well, tell her that I miss our little talks”

This is a cute thought for them- because while we know they are very different people they do miss each other and miss the (few) days before Cuba. Like future!Erik’s line in DoFP about wishing they had a few more moments together.

“Some days, I don't know if I am wrong or right”

“Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear”

Good reference for Charles self doubt that we see on full display in Dark Phoenix (but we know it’s there’s all along)

“Just let me go, we'll meet again soon”

“Now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around, I'll see you when I fall asleep”

Honestly, I think they do dream of each other. Charles dreams of them living a perfect life in the school, Erik dreams of days of the past when he saw a moment of peace.

This is the first suggestion I’ve received! Thank you so much for reaching out!

It makes my gay little heart happy that people enjoy the Cherik song of the day suggestions :)

Send me all your Cherik tunes and I’ll analyze ‘em!