#THATS THE SPIRIT

[bugfood]

ashram

[miss-ellieswife]

closing night for the play i am in and its so bittersweet

[coffinhugger]

[fairielux]

That's the spirit by bmth is basically just a summary of Hualian's story - analysis(?)

i originally sent this to my bestie weeks ago, but i still think about it every day...

⚠️tgcf novel spoilers ahead⚠️

doomed - honestly i think this song very much fits to both characters cause they both had extremely traumatic and fucked up lives but thats too broad when i can give u exact specifics!!!!!

i gave this song to xie lian specifically to the xl who was ready to release the human face disease at the end of his first banishment. at this point in the story he had been stabbed 100 times, had seen his parents hanging, had been abandoned by both of his childhood friends, tried to commit suicide multiple times and was literally begging to die. he has been psychologically totruted by white no face for months with no end, he's lost everything including his faith in humanity. the only person who cared about him was a nameless ghost wearing a mask (wu ming, who we later find out is hua cheng), and their time was cut short when xl was forced to release the disease and wu ming sacrificed himself to absorb the curse, his soul getting torn apart in the process.

happy song - again, it fits both of them and i will elaborate

xie lian - first banishment, after his kingdom fell (partially by his own fault) he was on the run with both his parents and his two childhood friends feng xin (fx) and mu qing (mq). xl so desperately wanted to keep his loved ones hopeful even though his father was sick, his friends were working themselves to the bone, his mother was depressed and he couldnt get himself to work and improve on his cultivation to try and ascend to godhood again.

hua cheng - in the 800 years he was searching for xl, he always made sure to keep up appearances and establish himself as this powerful and arrogant ghost king while he was absolutely desperate and lonely in reality trying to find his beloved with little to no progress

throne - xie lian during his second banishment and third ascension. despite his terrible luck he manages to prove all the gods who badmouth him and look down on him wrong by achieving a third ascension after travelling the world alone for 800 years

true friends - oh my this is a heavy one. xie lian being abandoned by both his childhood friends, one by choice one by force. mu qing was the one who left first, he couldnt keep taking care of xl and his mother at the same time. xl said he understands but he was extremely shaken and hurt, he felt like it was so sudden and out of the blue. later mq betrays him again when he sends xl away instead of defending him in front of 33 other minor gods. feng xin only left him because xl forced him to. xl lost all faith in himself, after white no face haunting him for months, he told fx what has been going on (partially) but fx just wrote him off as paranoid and insane. xl couldnt take it anymore and believed fx deserved better so he sent fx away

follow you - VERY OBVIOUSLY HUA CHENG!!!!! this song captures hc's devotion to xl so so perfectly. they meet when hc is only a child and xl saves him. during the war of xianle hc serves in the army for xl. after his death when he becomes a ghost fire and xl finds him by chance, he stays by xl side, he watches as xl gets betrayed by mq, gets stabbed 100 times and literally begs for death, and in an effort to try and protect his beloved from white no face he turns into a savage ghost. he stays with xl as wu ming after his parents die and xl decides to get revenge. he sacrifices himself for xl when his god is forced into releasing the disease and gets himself torn apart. by the sheer power of his devotion he doesnt get dispersed completely, he works on getting stronger and stronger, willingly goes to mount tonglu (where the ghost kings are forged, its a place full of grief and suffering) and survives it, spends the next 800 years seeking revenge on everyone who wronged xl while searching for him. after finally finding xl he never leaves his side unless absolutely necessary, and gives all he is and all he has to his god, asking for nothing in return

what you need - hua cheng hunting down all the ppl who wronged xie lian. he challenges 35 heavenly officials and defeats the 33 that accepted his challenge, when the 33 gods dont keep their promise of renouncing their godhoods, hc burns all their temples to the ground in a single night. he becomes the bane of heaven solely because of how heaven has treated xl. he wreaks havoc in every way he can, he humiliates the gods who come anywhere near him. bad bitch behaviour fr

avalance - xie lian second banishment, 800 years alone because he thinks he deserves it for releasing a curse on humanity. he accepts and listens to everyone berating him for his mistakes, watches as the ppl he cares about die or turn against him. he gets robbed, murdured, betrayed, his houses collapse, communities drive him out because of his bad luck, he cannot stay in one place for longer than a few weeks. but he takes it all in silence. at one point he is nailed to a coffin and buried alive for a century yet he never seeks out other gods to ask for help

run - hua cheng, after finding xie lian, breaking his cursed shackles, telling him who he really is and gow much history they have together, and helping xie lian defeat jun wu the heavenly emperor who is also white no face, xl's tormenter.

drown - xie lian during his first banishment, basically doomed 2.0 but not really. idk in my head they are complementary. drown is specifically the time xl spends with wu ming, after all the tragedies he was forced to live through. wu ming is the only person who keeps him from drowning at this point.

at the same time this song is also perfect for post canon hualian, as they become each others anchors. they are the only ppl who can understand each other truly, they are there for each other especially throughout the darker moments and flashbacks, just building each other back up bit by bit

blasphemy - this is THE hua cheng theme song, it describes hc as a character so perfectly i am literally obsessed. hc the most powerful ghost king in existence, the bane of heaven, ruler of ghost city, gods hear the silver bells sounds or see his wreath butterflies and shit their own pants, quake in their boots

oh no - maybe i was wrong and after further consideration, oh no is THE xl theme song. cause the song is literally xl's internal monologue after 800 years of being alone and enduring terrible thing after terrible thing... hc has a lot of work to do to buikd his gods confidence and self worth back

if youve got this far, thank you for listening to this yappeteer, i'd love to hear what u think abt the songs in relation to hualian or in case u werent familiar with the album, go give it a listen and please read the lyrics!!!

[oversoonjpg]

i just got the world’s clearest flash back of when i was in my 2nd yr of high school and having a really bad day. I was listening to drown by BMTH and that was my last straw and i started non stop crying after that LMAO. If that isn’t the most #im13andthisisdeep thing ever. I have NOT been able to listen to that song since then tho LOL, i always skip it.

[kai-drummer]

Te amo cabe❤️

[kitagal]

does oli sykes know how much this verse has changed my life

[staystrong2396]

The albums that saved my life multiple times 😍 thank you bring me the horizon!!

[xanderisbraindead]

[wanttoseeyoucrybitch]

So leave the lights on I'm coming home

It's getting darker but I carry on

The sun won't shine here, it never did

And when it rains, it fucking pours

[milesfarted]

Thats the spirit!

[wormmvirus]

I think we're doomed

[nematanthus]

Album Review: That's The Spirit- Bring Me The Horizon

In collaboration with @arfarfblegh

Release Date:

September 11, 2015

Tracklist:

1. Doomed

2. Happy Song

3. Throne

4. True Friends

5. Follow You

6. What You Need

7. Avalanche

8. Run

9. Drown

10. Blasphemy

11. Oh No

Favorite Track:

Avalanche

Least favorite track:

What You Need

Album art opinions:

The digital release of this album features a white umbrella with four raindrops on a black background, while the physical releases feature the albums title in black on a black background, while the inner parts of the physical release are very colorful, meaning to show that you have to look for the color/happiness even in the darkest of times. The umbrella on the digital release has a similar meaning: when it's raining get out your umbrella and carry on.

Color: 4/10

Recognizability: 7/10

Vibes: 9/10

Total: 7/10

Music opinions/notes:

This album is nothing short of anthemic. Jordan took his production style from the previous record and improving on it and giving each song its own identity. The use of string sections, 808s and other pop sounds, and even using Oli's voice as a synthesizer really brings the songs alive. Oli was still learning how to sing during the recording process of this and Sempiternal, but every song on this album is a lot more focused on clean singing. While the instrumentals are a bit more basic this time around, they still serve the songs greatly.

Mix: 10/10

Lyrics: 9/10

Instruments: 7/10

Vibes: 8/10

Total: 8/10

Total Score: 8/10

[apollos-boyfriend]

As a disabled person, I already need a chair so QCel can have both my legs if he does that laugh again -t

HELP ME

[siempretania]

My place of peace