#i used to think i was sensible / it makes the truth even more incomprehensible

[weidli]

has anyone already made an icemav vid to abba's lay all your love on me or do i have to do everything by myself around here

[obey-me-hoe]

Imagine Mammon and MC singing Lay All Your Love On Me (from Mamma Mia) to each other

Color Key: Mammon, MC, Both

CW: In the movie it's sung by a man and a woman so there are gendered terms in the lyrics but besides those couple words it can be read as gender neutral

Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

I wasn't jealous before we met

Now every man that I see is a potential threat

And I'm possessive, it isn't nice

You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice

But now it isn't true

Now everything is new

And all I've learned

Has overturned

I beg of you

Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

It was like shooting a sitting duck

A little small talk, a smile, and baby, I was stuck

I still don't know what you've done with me

A grown-up woman should never fall so easily

I feel a kind of fear

When I don't have you near

Unsatisfied

I skip my pride

I beg you dear

Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go sharing your devotion

Lay all your love on me

I've had a few little love affairs

They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce

I used to think that was sensible

It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

'Cause everything is new

And everything is you

And all I've learned

Has overturned

What can I do?

Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go sharing your devotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go sharing your devotion

Lay all your love on me

[urween]

Music that reminds me of Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto

1) Come as you are by Nirvana

- Come as you are, as you were As I want you to be

- And I swear that I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun

- Take your time, hurry up Choice is yours, don't be late

2) I bet on losing dogs by Mitski

- My baby, my baby You're my baby, say it to me Baby, my baby Tell your baby that I'm your baby

- I know they're losing and I'll pay for my place by the ring Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down

3) Tv by Billie Eilish

- All of my friends are missing again That's what happens when you fall in love You don't have the time, you leave them all behind You tell yourself it's fine, you're just in love

- And I'll be in denial for at least a little while What about the plans we made ?

- Sinkin' in the sofa while they all betray each other What's the point of anything?

4) Supermassive black hole by Muse

- Glaciers melting in the dead of night And the superstars sucked into the supermassive

- You set my soul alight You set my soul alight

5) Lay all your love on me by ABBA

- I used to think that was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

- You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice But now it isn't true

6) Never let me down again by Depeche Mode

- Promises me I'm as safe as houses As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers I hope he never lets me down again

- We're flying high We're watching the world pass us by

7) Chemtrails over the country club by Lana Del Rey

- I'm not bored or unhappy I'm still so strange and wild You're in the wind, I'm in the water

- I'm on the run with you, my sweet love There's nothing wrong contemplating God

image : oumut (pinterest)

[lovesongbracket]

Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.

Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)

Lay All Your Love On Me

Written By: Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

Artist: ABBA

Released: 1981

Cover included: Amanda Seyfried & Dominic Cooper for Mamma Mia!, 2008

“Lay All Your Love On Me” explores the high emotions and passions that can emerge when falling in love, and documents one woman’s shift into erratic behaviors as she falls under the spell of her new lover. The song hit number one in the US dance charts in 1981, but has lasted in popularity over the years, becoming an ABBA staple. It was featured in the band’s jukebox musical (and its movie adaption), Mamma Mia, and in 2006 was named the 60th greatest dance song of all time by Slant magazine.

[Verse 1] I wasn't jealous before we met Now every woman I see is a potential threat And I'm possessive, it isn't nice You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice [Pre-Chorus] But now it isn't true Now everything is new And all I've learned has overturned I beg of you [Chorus] Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me [Verse 2] It was like shooting a sitting duck A little small talk, a smile, and baby, I was stuck I still don't know what you've done with me A grown-up woman should never fall so easily [Pre-Chorus] I feel a kind of fear When I don't have you near Unsatisfied, I skip my pride I beg you, dear [Chorus] Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me [Verse 3] I've had a few little love affairs They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce I used to think that was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause everything is new And everything is you And all I've learned has overturned What can I do? [Chorus] Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me

Demolition Lovers

Written By: Matt Pelissier, Mikey Way, Ray Toro & Gerard Way

Artist: My Chemical Romance

Released: 2002

The Demolition Lovers are the couple seen on the cover for MCR’s next album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. This song, along with much of the album, is a prequel to the story of Three Cheers… in which a man makes a deal with the devil to get his dead lover back by killing 1,000 evil men and giving the devil their souls in exchange for her. This song is most likely where the lover dies. The two “Demolition Lovers” are featured on the cover of the album.

[Verse 1] Hand in mine, into your icy blues And then I'd say to you, "We could take to the highway With this trunk of ammunition, too" I'd end my days with you, in a hail of bullets [Chorus] I'm trying, I'm trying To let you know just how much you mean to me And after all the things We put each other through and [Verse 2] I would drive on to the end with you A liquor store or two keeps the gas tank full And I feel like there's nothing left to do But prove myself to you, and we'll keep it running [Chorus] But this time, I mean it I'll let you know just how much you mean to me As snow falls on desert sky Until the end of everything I'm trying, I'm trying To let you know how much you mean As days fade and nights grow And we grow cold [Post-Chorus] Until the end, until this pool of blood Until this, I mean this, I mean this, until the end of [Chorus] I'm trying, I'm trying To let you know how much you mean As days fade and nights grow And we grow cold But this time, we'll show them We'll show them all how much we mean As snow falls on desert sky Until the end of every… [Interlude] All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this All we are, all we are is bullets, I mean this [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] As lead rains will pass on through Our phantoms forever, forever Like scarecrows that fuel this flame We're burning forever and ever Know how much I want to show you You're the only one Like a bed of roses There's a dozen reasons in this gun [Outro] And as we're falling down, and in this pool of blood And as we're touching hands, and as we're falling down And in this pool of blood, and as we're falling down I'll see your eyes, and in this pool of blood I'll meet your eyes, I mean this forever!

[galebrainrott]

Lay all your love on me is a perfect Gale song kinda for act 3 haha

"I've had a few little love affairs, they didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce."

"I used to think I was sensible, it makes the truth even more incomprehensible."

"Now everything is new, now everything is you."

[hitchell-mope]

Lay all your love on me by bal.

Mal: Don't go wasting your emotion

Ben: Lay all your love on me

I wasn't jealous before we met

Now everyone that I see is a potential threat

And I'm possessive, it isn't nice

You've heard me saying that poker was my only vice

(He runs his hands through Mal’s hair)

Ben: But now it isn't true

Now everything is new

And all I've learned has overturned

I beg of you

Mal: Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

You know what?

Ben: what?

Mal: It was like shooting a sitting duck

A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck

I still don't know what you've done with me

A grown-up woman should never fall so easily

(She puts her arms over Ben’s neck)

Mal: I feel a kind of fear

When I don't have you near

Unsatisfied, I skip my pride

I beg you dear

(Ben spins her around and puts his mouth to her ear)

Ben: Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go sharing your devotion

Lay all your love on me

Mal (cockily): I've had a few little love affairs

They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce

(Ben spins her around again and puts her in the tango stance)

Ben: I used to think that was sensible

It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

(They start tangoing)

Both: 'Cause everything is new

And everything is you

And all I've learned has overturned

What can I do

Ben: Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go sharing your devotion

Lay all your love on me

Mal: Don't go wasting your emotion

Lay all your love on me

Don't go sharing your devotion

Lay all your love on me

[redstrewn]

I wasn't jealous before we met Now every woman I see is a potential threat And I'm possessive, it isn't nice

I feel a kind of fear When I don't have you near Unsatisfied I skip my pride I beg you, dear…

Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me

I've had a few little love affairs They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce I used to think that was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

'Cause everything is new And everything is you And all I've learned Has overturned What can I do?

Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me

[16ruedelaverrerie]

Rest of messages in thread not included for reasons of mortifying inadequacy on my part! Anon you sent this in on August 22. I just want to type that out loud so that I can nail my shame to my front door like Martin Luther with his 95 Theses, except every thesis is "Nat can't fucking answer a single thing in an even vaguely timely manner". I would say I'm sorry for what I have become, but the truth is that I was ever thus. I'm sorry for what I have always been.

I'm sorry as well that it is so hard to find me across platforms because I have a thousand different usernames! Some of it used to be intentional, but intent or none, it functions as a real pain in the ass and I apologize. I've been trying to address this issue via the sidebar link on this blog and the cross-platform links in the author's notes on AO3, but we could have avoided all this if I had just stuck to a single identifying name. Still, DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO THE CONTRARY, I'm so glad that you found me! Not least because it has led to you sending this absolute conflict-free lab-grown diamond necklace of messages! Thank you so so so much 😭💕 It's hard for me to explain this in a sensible manner, but my slowness in answering genuinely is in large part because the message means so much to me. I want to save the act of answering for a moment when I can feel articulate enough to do some justice to the kindness you have shown me, but then it's 10PM every night when I finish writing work emails and I am incapable of stringing two words together. Tomorrow, I think, I will try again! And then it's another 10PM and another 10PM and more than two months goes by before I have to accept that I will never feel articulate enough to respond the way that you deserve. That would be true at any other time of day, besides!

But thank you. I hope that you can stick around for the frustratingly glacial pace at which I do anything at all; what I lack in output, I make up for in stubbornness. One day, 88 will be a complete fic, even if I have to break my own bones to do it. (Please don't ask me the perfectly legitimate question of why broken bones would facilitate fic writing. It is a statement about the strength of my resolution, but it is an incomprehensible statement.)

This is such an interesting question! HOW DID I? I'm combing through my (admittedly blurry) autobiographical memories, but I can't seem to find a particular originary point for reading. Saying "I've always been a reader" is so boring, and it implies a certain kind of relationship with literature that I don't think I actually have-- I didn't particularly gravitate towards reading at the expense of other activities, and I read such a hodgepodge mixture of stuff that I can't fathom what it was about the act of reading that I actually enjoyed. And now, well, I read almost exclusively for work, to the degree that the thought of reading for pleasure makes me recoil.

The writing, I do have an originary point for. I was in elementary school, and my class had recently held a small creative writing competition; we were at an age where it was embarrassing to try very hard to achieve anything, so I blew it off, because I had to perform coolness due to it not coming naturally to me. Our homeroom teacher announced the winner, and asked that they read out loud their winning entry for the rest of the class. They did, and I remember thinking very clearly: This is fine, but I could do it better if I tried.

This is a story that is immensely unflattering to me-- or rather, it's a devastatingly accurate portrayal of me. It contains all the seeds of my worst qualities as a writer and a human being: competitiveness in something I consider myself to be proficient at, the need for external validation, baseless arrogance. But when I found myself being so hideously jealous of that kid, it wasn't primarily jealousy over the fact that they had won something; I was jealous that they had this stage time to show people what the world looked like to them. I felt robbed of the chance to connect with people in that way. Of course, no one robbed me of anything -- I chose to pretend that I was too cool for school -- and there was absolutely no reason to think that I would have won the competition and gotten that stage time for myself, even if I had tried as hard as I could. But still, it got me writing. Not because I had anything to say, but because whatever banal cut-rate shit I would end up saying, I just wanted someone else to hear it and tell me that I made sense to them. That's still why I do it, I think.

Seeing as how my twitter is just my tumblr with 100% less overwrought rambling, I can't decide whether you had a worse experience or a better one than binging this blog instead! On the one hand, I can't recommend the overwrought rambling; on the other hand, what's left after the overwrought rambling is excised is still just a lot of mid art determined to insist that dick jokes comprise an entire genre of creative output. IT'S DISMAL EITHER WAY! But it's too late for you! (Thank you.)

Anon!!!!! The very FACT THAT YOU SENT ME A ONE PIECE MESSAGE!!! My past in One Piece fandom is a really deep cut in that it very rarely comes up on this blog, so I'm super pleased that you thought of me!!!!!!!!!! 💖

Tragically, I have still not watched it. I KNOW, PLEASE DON'T THROW ME OUT OF THIS PORTHOLE. I agree wholeheartedly with you-- I'm thrilled that it got new fans into OP, and that it was made with so much visible love! I wouldn't say that I'm someone who is ever looking for live action versions of stuff -- if push came to shove, I'd probably admit that I don't necessarily see the inherent appeal of live action adaptations -- but it makes me truly happy to hear all the enthusiasm and praise for this one!!! Me not watching it yet mostly has to do with the aforementioned "it's 10PM when I finish writing work emails" problem.

As someone who is unfortunately very well-acquainted with what I am into (or so I must presume, by the sheer miracle of you sending me an OP message), it probably comes as no surprise to you that the single most affecting piece of promotional media that I encountered was a teaser clip from the Baratie arc. Anon when I tell you THE BREATH CAUGHT IN MY THROAT. THE BARATIE SHOT LIKE A RESTAURANT SHOW!!!! THE BARATIE!!!!!!!! WHERE MY SON WAS RAISED! HIS FISH-HEADED NURSERY! MY SON! THE DARLING OF THE BARATIE! A KITCHEN PACKED TO THE GILLS WITH SHORT TEMPERS! THE THORN IN THEIR SIDE! THE APPLE OF THEIR EYE! CRADLED TO SLEEP BY THE WATERS THAT TOOK HIM IN! GENTLED TO WARMTH BY A COMMERCIAL GAS RANGE! THE BRINE-SWEET CHILDHOOD HOME OF MY SON!!!!!

One Piece was so early for me that I can't even distinguish what came first, my Sanji bias or my commercial kitchen obsession. What remains crystal clear is that I am predictable in my perversions. I will watch it, anon. Someday hopefully soon.

[sunlightmurdock]

lay all your love on me (the mamma mia version) is so professor bradley and odyssey girl coded

the male vocals on ‘I used to think I was sensible, it makes the truth even more incomprehensible’

and then the mixed vocals on ‘Cause everything is new, and everything is you, and all I’ve learned has overturned…’

not to mention that one female verse about ummm ‘unsatisfied, I skip my pride, I beg you dear’ ????

YEAH ! YEAH .

[homovulcanensis]

I've been listening to ABBA lately and I found that almost all of the songs fit to one of Karl May's stories one way or another. Most are just based of vibes, but then Lay All Your Love On Me came up.

You know, the one that has the lines

You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice

and

A little small talk, a smile, and baby I was stuck

also don't forget

I used to think I was sensible

It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

last, but by no means least

Now every woman I see is a potential threat

I'll be damned if this isn't a near perfect POV for OS after meeting Winnetou for the first time in Winnetou 1. I mean, OS literally writes that smoking is his only vice. It also implies a bit of internalized homophobia, as there are now other "vices". The second line I pointed out refers to love at first sight, which does appear in the book. The third goes in the same direction, astonishment at oneself for ones emotions. The last line made me think of how uncomfortable OS became when he was told about Ribanna.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[neige-leblanche]

Introducing The secrets that you know, a pop playlist for Rook / Vil from Twisted Wonderland!

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1. Clusterhug - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME *Mentions of diseases

darling, you're a holy quarantine / new romantic philistine

2. Poison Prince - Amy Macdonald

i'm looking through his eyes / so many lies behind his eyes

3. Bubblegum Bitch - MARINA

queentex, latex, i'm your wondermaid / life gave me some lemons so i made some lemonade

4. One Night - Matthew Koma *Lyrics are suggestive

now, i'll pull you in close / it's a sweet and sour high

5. Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA

i used to think that was sensible / it makes the truth even more incomprehensible

6. Out of My League - Fitz and the Tantrums

recall the days i waited for you / you know the ones who said, "i'd never find someone like you."

7. White Roses - Charli XCX *Lyrics are NŠFW

gonna burn down together like fire / we can't get enough

8. Death of a Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco

pull my heart out my chest / so that you can see it too

[smileduponyou]

"I've had a few little love affairs They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce I used to think that was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible"

The benefit of this rural down was that there was a lot of open space for him to walk, the cold air actually pretty good for his throat. All the open space also meant a lot of spots for him to practice his singing when he felt the urge. After all, if he didn't then the skill would slip right through his fingers. It was good to practice.

" 'Cause everything is new And everything is you And all I've learned has overturned What can I do?"

Stark's Pond was pretty empty right now, how lovely. The snow and frozen water offered him wonderful acoustics, sending his voice further than it would just on its own.

"Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me~!"

[futakou]

i used to think I was sensible, it makes the truth even more incomprehensible

[thelittledykeling]

I've had a few little love affairs

They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce

I used to think I was sensible

It makes the truth even more incomprehensible

*playing Lay all your love on me*

ILOVETHEM ILOVETHEM ILOVETHEM

[lovesongbracket]

Reminder: Vote based on the song, not the artist or specific recording! The tracks referenced are the original artist, aside from a few rare cases where a cover is the most widely known.

Lyrics, videos, info, and notable covers under the cut. (Spotify playlist available in pinned post)

Work Song

Written By: Hozier

Artist: Hozier

Released: 2014

Alternate version included: Live in America, 2015

This is the only song on Hozier’s self titled album to have a title that is not entirely composed of lyrics from the song. The song is about the love of a worker’s life lending him strength during a hard day’s work. The song encompasses indie with strong influences on folk, blues and negro spirituals.

[Verse 1] Boys, workin' on empty Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat? I just think about my baby I'm so full of love I could barely eat There's nothin' sweeter than my baby I'd never want once from the cherry tree 'Cause my baby's sweet as can be She give me toothaches just from kissin' me [Chorus] When my time comes around Lay me gently in the cold dark earth No grave can hold my body down I'll crawl home to her [Verse 2] Boys, when my baby found me I was three days on a drunken sin I woke with her walls around me Nothin' in her room but an empty crib And I was burning up a fever I didn't care much how long I lived But I swear, I thought I dreamed her She never asked me once about the wrong I did [Chorus] When my time comes around Lay me gently in the cold dark earth No grave can hold my body down I'll crawl home to her When my time comes around Lay me gently in the cold dark earth No grave can hold my body down I'll crawl home to her [Bridge] My babe would never fret none About what my hands and my body done If the Lord don't forgive me I'd still have my baby and my babe would have me When I was kissin' on my baby And she'd put her love down, soft and sweet In the low lamplight, I was free Heaven and hell were words to me [Chorus] When my time comes around Lay me gently in the cold dark earth No grave can hold my body down I'll crawl home to her When my time comes around Lay me gently in the cold dark earth No grave can hold my body down I'll crawl home to her

Lay All Your Love On Me

Written By: Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

Artist: ABBA

Released: 1981

Cover included: Amanda Seyfried & Dominic Cooper for Mamma Mia!, 2008

“Lay All Your Love On Me” explores the high emotions and passions that can emerge when falling in love, and documents one woman’s shift into erratic behaviors as she falls under the spell of her new lover. The song hit number one in the US dance charts in 1981, but has lasted in popularity over the years, becoming an ABBA staple. It was featured in the band’s jukebox musical (and its movie adaption), Mamma Mia, and in 2006 was named the 60th greatest dance song of all time by Slant magazine.

[Verse 1] I wasn't jealous before we met Now every woman I see is a potential threat And I'm possessive, it isn't nice You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice [Pre-Chorus] But now it isn't true Now everything is new And all I've learned has overturned I beg of you [Chorus] Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me [Verse 2] It was like shooting a sitting duck A little small talk, a smile, and baby, I was stuck I still don't know what you've done with me A grown-up woman should never fall so easily [Pre-Chorus] I feel a kind of fear When I don't have you near Unsatisfied, I skip my pride I beg you, dear [Chorus] Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me [Verse 3] I've had a few little love affairs They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce I used to think that was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause everything is new And everything is you And all I've learned has overturned What can I do? [Chorus] Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me Don't go sharing your devotion Lay all your love on me Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me

[joleyssims]

I've had a few little love affairs They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce I used to think that was sensible It makes the truth even more incomprehensible 'Cause everything is new And everything is you And all I've learned has overturned What can I do? Don't go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me