#lyrical inclined

[demaparbat-hp]

Regarding the Cherry Wine Incident.

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

Sophie Shepard & Dominik Shepard (ME2)

Ft. Cmdr. Kaidan Alenko & Zaeed Massani MIRA'S MORE CANON ME2 "We both did the best we could do underneath the same moon- in different galaxies..." AKA: The aftermath of Lair of the Shadow Broker. Recruiting the Not-Dossier: Apollo. Mass Effect 2: Legendary Edition (2021) + Bonus :)

[vogelmeister]

i understand the whole “joost’s sudden popularity is so weird and wild to watch as a dutch person” perspective but its also kinda wacky from my perspective in the sense that im not a dutch person, but i became interested in the netherlands pre joost. however i am still looking at the netherlands from an outsider perspective, so its like when i look up his lyrics i understand some references he makes to his dutch upbringing but obviously not all. even then i have had experience with suddenly having an interest in a country and because its the netherlands im almost going. been there. done that. but i see you

[mainfaggot]

i need to txt to leave hybe rn. so fucking serious like i desperately need them to leave

[chiropteracupola]

I'll have no check upon my glass / But the hours of joy and laughter pass...

[blizzardstarx]

tw slight blood

I know a trick to make a man’s colors show

If he sees something he wants, tell him no

reference

[jennyfromthebes]

HEY. did you know about the unreleased "stack em up" song banter in north carolina about john darnielle pronouns.

i am Aware of it, yes! a friend sent it to me last year, it's a very good song and I like it a lot. i will say, since you ask specifically about that banter, that I have complicated opinions on it (for those unaware, he dedicated the song to the person in the second verse, who was someone he was friends with when he was 19 in portland, and says that the friend in question was the first person to use feminine pronouns for him and did so the entire time they knew each other). i think it's a really lovely anecdote, and it isn't the only time he's talked about how during that time of his life he was adjacent to the queer scene and friends with a lot of queer people (off the top of my head, there's a really good steal smoked fish banter where he talks about it, and says that the queer community isn't one he can claim for himself but it's one that was an important part of his life). I think it's also important to recognize that, hey, we as a fandom are not remotely on the same level as an old friend who shared part of his life and it isn't really our place to decide to use feminine pronouns/terms of address for him! like, far be it from me to tell anyone what to do ever, it isn't my place to try to say what you can and can't do, but I do feel like maybe that one isn't really for us; we can appreciate and respect it without making it a big deal or trying to imitate it or make it mean something more, I think. and even when it's meant in a positive/endearing/fannish way, using different pronouns for an actual person who you do not know makes me personally uncomfortable and as such I try to steer clear of it. i do hope that makes sense because I've really never figured out how to put it into words very well, and please know I don't mean it as a slight in any way towards anyone just an expression of my opinion here, but, yeah. jd has always been an ally to the trans community and I appreciate it really deeply and think it's important to recognize that you don't have to personally be queer for the community to mean something to you.

thanks for the ask!! really sorry that I ended up getting on a bit of a soapbox about it lol (oh holy shit this is two full screens long on my phone I will shut up now) but yes I do know and love that song :)

[whenthegoldrays]

sigh

[rentrey]

[kikuism]

wanted to talk about the songs i'm currently hooked on, esp since for once they're all english songs and i can actually say something other than 'ooh nice sounds!'

barbarism begins at home—the smiths: the guitar and bass riff in this is insaneeee and the way he's yelping??? crazy. one thing i really like about the smiths is how simple their lyrics are, you don't need a phd trying to figure out what they're saying. 'a crack on the head is what you get for not asking, a crack on the head is what you get for asking' well yes barbarism does begin at home! i've always loved the guitarwork in the smiths but this was the song that made me delve deeper into johnny marr’s work .... he's tooooooooo good

i want the one i can't have—the smiths: the yearning in this song makes me crazy... 'he killed a policeman when he was 13 and somehow that really impressed me', 'a double bed, a stalwart lover for sure, these are the riches of the poor', 'and if you ever need self validation just meet me in the alley by the railway station, it's all over my face' hello?????@+$+_

some girls are bigger than others—the smiths: the guitar riff in this song is so light and pretty, downright angelic, and then the lyrics are BOOBS! they were so funny for this. i genuinely cannottttt stop listening to this it's so addictive. THE RIFF. and why does it suddenly get soooo romantic at the end: send me the pillow, the one that you dream on, and i'll send you mine???? what the fuck. the outro lasts a full minute and i listen to it every time because the riff is that gorgeous

bigmouth strikes again—the smiths: the iconic joan of arc lyric <3 another sillay song....the imagery is so wacky. 'and as the flames touched her roman nose her walkman started to melt'??? and it just Sounds great too ughhhh another excellent guitar riff.... they're really unmatched when it comes to that funky addictive rock sound....the high pitched backing vocal is also so fun.

partners in crime—the strokes: what are they talking about <3 but it sounds sooo good esp the ending ohhh!! for me the strokes and the smiths are on opposite ends of the spectrum in that their lyrics aren't as clear but the sound is sooo good. i also love his voice in the higher register i love when a guy's voice gets higher in pitch i must say that's what makes the smiths delightful as well

under cover of darkness—the strokes: for me this is a classic rock song <3 like it almost makes me smile when the chorus kicks in. really love that slight gritty texture in his voice at 'are you okay?' and love how it's a long note too it scratches an itch in my brain

ode to the mets—the strokes: the moody wistful rock ooooohhhh yeeeaahhhh. the way the drums come in it's soooo good. the gritty texture on his voice in 'i needed you there, i didn't know'. it sounds so angsty i love it

instant crush—daft punk: this is ear candy for me can you believe this is my first daft punk song. it's so funky and fun and ofc julian casablancas's high notes and i love how the effect on his voice is just right without being overdone it's so great, my favorite bit is 'one thousand lonely stars hiding in the cold'

one way trigger—the strokes: as a falsetto lover this is music to my ears lmao and the ending is sooooo!!!! i don't wanna be in there with you i don't wanna be in there without your loving either

love you to—the beatles: when i heard the sitar my eyes bugged out like in tom and jerry.....that's sooooo cunty of them. i'm obsessed with the hypnotic rhythm of this song. 'each day just goes so fast, i turn around it's passed' real.....

taxman—the beatles: such a fun song omg.....'if it gets too cold i'll tax the heat if you drive a car i'll tax the street if you take a walk i'll tax your feet' these are lyrics for the People! they were so cunty for namecalling the taxmen in this song...i wonder how mr. wilson and mr. heath felt about it

sun king—the beatles: the hypnotic rhythm of this song is sooooo good like it just scratches my brain in such a nice way, especially when they start blabbering gibberish, that's my fave part <3 it's actually soooo good like it literally doesn't make sense

[hope-ur-ok]

I might go insane from trying to track down unreleased but supposedly leaked boys like girls songs that might not even be real

[sunnydayaoe]

for weird asks, 31

[31. what type of music keeps you grounded?] ohhh this ones kinda embarrassing. I don't listen to music. Or well, I started listening to some music this year! Becaues my partner likes music, and a teacher I respect told me to listen to the Beetles for homework, so that's the only one I've ever consistently listened to. [if listening like, once a month count as consistent. . .] For grounding though, I don't think I've ever set music on.

[rai-knightshade]

hii! ❄️ for the Spotify asks!

❄️: A Song with Winter Vibes

Ok this one's gonna be a bit of a deep pull but I NEED more people to know about Sleeping At Last's ongoing Astronomy series where he writes instrumental (or lightly vocalized/lyrical) songs for various astronomical events as they happen, so. My answer is:

C/2022 E3-Comet Ztf, from February of this year. It's the embodiment of stargazing on a cold, clear winter's night, watching for shooting stars and looking through a telescope or binoculars at a once-in-a-lifetime view of a comet we only just found a year before. It's about serendipity, ya know?

Send me an Emoji from the list or a number from 1-100 and I'll give you a song from my Spotify Wrapped!

[noxtivagus]

rambling. again. oops.

[bitterlyromantic]

i think it's funny how in my ship* playlists, their "sound" is largely based off of what i'm into at that moment. like for example, when i made my Macdennis playlist: lots of power pop / garage (The Exploding Hearts, Pansy Division, Peach Kelli Pop, etc.) and also Hannigram: industrial for the most part (Zeromancer, Snake River Conspiracy)

*this also goes for character playlists, but those are a mix of my current interests + my personal headcanons (example: Mac's playlist having The Exploding Hearts and The Vapors because to ME: he is a little (wannabe) punk bitch (like me!).)

[relicsongmel]

Fuck Ed Sheeran. Celestial was written and composed by Denise Hitoki sorry I don’t make the rules