#and so i am here yelling into the void nkvjfnsvsf

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OKAY SO I HAVE BEEN SWIRLING THIS IN MY MIND FOR A WHILE BUT I HAVE BEEN THINKING OF A LIL FAILED LOVE STORY THROUGH THE AMAZING DEVIL'S SONGS!!

Pruning Shears: Our two lovers first cross paths. One seemingly so tied up in the social expectations of life, and the other having putting that all behind themselves. The song breaks the former out of their shell, trying to that they are adequate, and have no need to live up to the expectations of love and dating that society deems (being well dressed, fancy, well off, etc.). Afterall, love is a game with lots of arbitrary rules, rules that can be broken, and made into something of our own. The former is seemingly stuck in a mind tho, planning so many steps ahead, but the latter pulls them back "Come back / come back / we don't have time to fuck a(round)". We see the former is caught up in the slipping away past, trying to catch something. The latter is not as much so, always wanting to live their way, and if this person can't do that, then they can fuck off.

Farewell Wanderlust: I like to imagine that this is a sort of reception or afterparty for where the two lovers have met. Here, we glimpse the insecurities of our lovers, but it also is a sign that this situation is gonna be something that haunts them for a long long time to come. It is the wanderlust of these two that caused their paths to cross, and by the end of this they are gonna HURT- because some people, no matter how deeply loving they are in the mo, sometimes it just doesn't last- be it cos of situation or subtle incompatabilities or what not. But- we don't know that this is the case til we throw ourselves out there. We aren't broken cos of our pasts tho, we are more than that, and we've so much to offer! For the former lover, this is something that is salient, and ever stays in their mind, but for the latter lover it is something they try to move on from and try to forget...

Secret Worlds: and so, after the reception, they part the bar together. Hopt up on adrenaline, alcohol, and the moment, they leave aside all inhabitions and love hard and love fast. They dedicate their entire passion, their fire, their hearts to this moment- because the former doesn't want another person to slip by, and the latter wants to play this game, live in the moment, and forget the past that led them here. They saw each other as the dirty rascal to the other's king, always having their backs in this moment, and ignored the advice of those warning them that this is gonna hurt them hard- for the lovers called the onlookers liars, or just did not pay attention... But oh gods should have they listened to them...

The Calling: following this fling, the lovers have gone their seperate ways. The latter lover is now left realing- broken and exhausted after all of this. No longer dauntless, their fire burnt out, and their liver heavy. They look at themselves, no longer recognising themself. This- was different. A love so deep and vapid has changed them, awoken something within them, and now... what is this? Hope? Love? But also exhaustion- burn out- mayhaps even dependence... and in this swirl of emotions, the rain pours down. They recognise that this is not a good situation, but they feel alive. They are "between that just-one-more / and drank-too-much-again", love is intoxicating them, and are on the brink of breaking themselves- mayhaps like what may have made them wanted to play love to forget their past in the first place? "And when I think I'm fine, you'll visit / and then you happen to me, you happen to me all over again"- this... this is scary, they wanna be back to their old selves. But alas people can change us-

Blossoms: and so now we have the former lover's point of view. The latter opened up to them, saying that this is unsustainable and that they need space- and the former doesn't quite take this well. Taking on the philosophy of the old latter lover, the former tries to move on, trying to find a new love to help them forget this. But, it is clear that they can't- this split has hurt- and it is clear this coping that the former is about to go along will only lead to more pain- they didn't take the time to heal, they didn't have the care to see the rot in the rungs of the ladder, burning up in all of this, and having a miserable time all round, just trying trying trying to be reborn and move on from the relationship... but that just aint how this person works, they need time to heal. They- feel as tho they don't have this time but, so they pick up their phone, all broken, and call the latter lover... and it is clear that this is not gonna end well again... [by the by! I FEKKING LOVE THE USAGE AND REFERENCE TO A SAINT OF NEVER GETTING IT RIGHT, I JUST AAAAAAAA]

Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious: After that call, they are meeting up again, to try to get this right again. It is clear both are really nervous about this. The former has clearly been running through tonight over and over again in their head, and the latter has become all closed off, deflecting others with jokes and kindness. But tonight, this party, it is too much for both of them. Neither of them are ready here, this isn't right. But they put on a vainer of being alright, making the other think they are doing a okay rn but tbh they aren't. As the night goes on, this vainer weakens, and they start talking on a more close level, and the theme of being yourself and flipping off expectations is back again, and on the surface level, these two peeps seem amazing for each other. And after this moment, in a moment of rapture and relief, they give this thing a shot again...

Wild Blue Yonder: and now, we flash forward again, and the fatigue is showing. It is clear that these two would give a lot to keep this going, but this is simply not sustainable. At the end of the day, they have a lot to work through on themselves, and putting the resources in this relationship is gonna destroy them... but why do they keep together? Because, since the first time in a long long time these two have found some sort of comfort in another person, and the idea of breaking of completely is scary, because being without the other is scary. And so, they see this as the best as they try to grasp onto whatever is left within them.

That Unwanted Animal: And now, we have reached the end result of this drain, where they are just together for the sake of being together, and none of them are finding this fulfilling one bit. They are going through the motions now, doing things out of habit. When the latter becomes privy to this, they start realising how unfulfilling this all is, how dead this all is. This is no longer love, it is something else... it is at the very least destroying the latter lover, and the former just now using them for some sort of empty satisfaction, faining as a lover. There is no love left here, it is all burnt up. And the plates are starting to smash, and the latter is crashing and burning...

Battle Cries: and now, here we are at the end of the story. An emotional dawn, and a breathe of fresh morning air. They have come so far on a fiction and an ideal but it is no longer tenable, and it has left them with emotional rubble and wrinkles, and it is time for them to truely split, and become privvy to all of the flaws in a love they thought they both wanted and needed. The former is trying to keep the latter, but these plates keep smashing sliding off of the shelf, there is no reason to stay- but that doesn't mean that this hasn't mattered, and that also means that this isn't all for naught. They have changed, they are forever linked, whether is be in life or in memory... sure they can keep facing their problems head on but alas... for this isn't just a break up, it is a season finale. This relationship is the dollops of paint on a new work of art. And it is only by moving on, that this art can become more developed, and the next season of our life can begin

I am sure this isn't perfect, but gods- I feel like this all fits into something and so so sooooooo much more can be said on this, more songs can be incorporated into this. Like we can have Ruin at the end to show that they are gonna keep coming together and go through all this heart break again. AAAAAAAA I love TAD and their songs all of their songs just- HIT and HAVE A PUNCH and the fact they can link together to tell a story is just- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA GREAT AMAZING :3