#me vs radiohead lyrics

[fattylime]

post apocalyptic dilf save me please save me…. (ft negan)

[blacknailedbird]

★ i never grew up with you, and you’re not my waiting room ★

. ✦ little introduction post for my account!!

. ✦ my name is belle! i'm a lesbian who loves interacting with other moots and very sweet coffee + books

. ✦ music: boygenius (and their music individually), chappell roan, reneé rapp, girl in red, clairo, MUNA, adrienne lenker, depeche mode, radiohead, paramore, baby queen, clairo, maisie peters, olivia rodrigo, beabadoobee and so many more!!

. ✦ movies & shows: bottoms, carol, You, arcane, pearl, agggtm, heartstopper, la la land, scott pilgrim vs the world, Yellowjackets, i am not okay with this, bridgerton, emily in paris, waves.

. ✦ honorable & needed mentions: the last of us, killing eve, the hunger games, the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, she drives me crazy, loveless, late to the party, osemanverse, some girls do !!

. ✦ i love penguins, boygenius, talking about lesbianism AND boygenius, yapping, birds, the colors black, red, and blue, playing guitar, black nail polish, writing, and the name 'phoebe' for some reason, and also posting the littlest stuff about my life to tumblr

. ✦ i also love yapping about boygenius and how much i hate my life so... welcome!

★ lyrics from Waiting Room by Phoebe Bridgers 🩻

[oatmealcrisp-freak]

Do you have a playlist of all the songs you recommended listening to in "It's The Colours You Hate"?

If not, can I make one? With all the songs in the right order?

(whenever I think about the song "Colours" I wanna cry btw)

heyoooo!! go for it! i might??? i don't think so a;lsdkjf and if i do i dont use spotify which im assuming is what you'd be using. thanks for checking in :D

song list under the readmore if you need/could use it!! i went chapter by chapter so it should be order specific but i did take out the names

Colours by Grouplove

This is Gospel by P!atD

Clarity and Beautiful Now by Zedd

Big Empty by Stone Temple Pilots

Count on Me by Bruno Mars 

Flicker by Porter Robinson

Safe and Sound by Me vs Gravity (Cover)

Wiped Out! By The Neighbourhood

Love, Save the Empty by Erin McCarley

Cameo Lover by Kimbra

Everything Black (Feat. Mike Taylor) by Unlike Pluto

Honest by The Neighbourhood

Toxic by 2WEI, Karma by AJR

Goodbye to a World by Porter Robinson

Tear in my Heart by Twenty One Pilots

Addictive by Royal Republic

Love me Dead by Ludo

Girls like Girls by Haley Kiyoko

I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift (Or We Came as Romans if you pref punk)

Same Damn Life by Seether

Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea by Fall Out Boy

When I Grow Up by Mayday Parade

Something About You (ODESZA remix) by Hayden James

Done With Love by Zedd

Safe and Sound by Capital Cities (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX54fWP-os4 the lyric video is so cute guys)

Sing Sing by Marianas Trench

Endless Fantasy by Anamanaguchi

Mac'n'Cheese by Shawn Wasabi

Flowers for a Ghost by Thriving Ivory

Graceless by The National

Soundtrack for Last House on the Left starting from ‘In the Woods’, by John Murphy

In the House, in a Heartbeat by John Murphy (28 Days Later OST)

Collapse by A Cold Dead Body

Non-Instrumental:

Forever by Hurt

The Last Remaining Light by Audioslave

Tonight You Belong to Me by Joseph William Morgan

The Package by A Perfect CircleAnything and everything by Blue Stahli Instrumental: Crazy Train by Joseph William Morgan Non-Instrumental: Don't You Worry Love by Warmer'Instrumental': Silent Heaven from the Silent Hill OST Non-Instrumental: Daydreaming by Radiohead

Who Will Save You Now by Les Friction Veteran of the Psychic Wars by Blue Oyster Cult Rise by State of Mine From the Ashes by In This Moment Hello My name Is Human by Highly Suspect I'm Alive by Sia

Girl from Petaluma by Megatrax

Don't Stop Believin by Journey

More Than A Feeling by Boston

Nothing Special illScarlet

Breathe Me by Sia

Itoshii Hito by Miyavi (This one specifically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4ujzMWccjY)

Safe and sound by Me VS Gravity (Cover w/male vocals)

What is love by Tears and Marble

Colours by Mike Taylor

[tma-entity-song-poll]

Battle of the Fear Bands!

B5R3: The Lonely

How to Disappear Completely:

“How to quietly disappear”

Hold Me:

“When your boyfriend leaves to go to space and then (allegedly) dies in space but he actually just turns into a space superhero or supervillain (depending on the timeline)”

Lyrics below the line!

How to Disappear Completely:

That there That's not me I go Where I please

I walk through walls I float down the Liffey I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I'm not here

In a little while I'll be gone The moment's already passed Yeah, it's gone And I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I'm not here

Strobe lights and blown speakers Fireworks and hurricanes I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I'm not here

Hold Me:

You told me You'd hold me Hold me til the mornin' light You craved me You saved me Saved me from my own foolish blight You're gone now I'm strong now Strong enough to cry only at night I see now It can't be now Now that you're away And I wish that I could be like the desert He never seems to cry I wish that I could be like the ocean She never needs to ask why I'm a lonely lady only Lonely lady only You told me You'd hold me Hold me til the mornin' light You craved me You saved me Saved me from myself And I wish that I could be like my father He always knew what was right I wish that I could be like my mother She always tucked me in tight I'm a lonely lady only Lonely lady only You told me You'd hold me Hold me til the mornin' light You craved me You saved me Saved me from own foolish blight.

[lealdog]

favorite songs game!

i was tagged by @sotc (thank you i love love music games) to share some favorite songs I'm listening to right now!

you'll notice that all these songs are kinda similar. summer is too warm for metal of any kind, so it's emo/indie/hardcore time. and i feel like it all goes back to that one summer vacation in france where i listened to billy talent and placebo exclusively.

Decks Dark by Radiohead

i've been obsessed with this song since last year. i got to it through the Ozarks series where it's playing with an aerial shot of the lakes. and it kicked off my Radiohead phase even though i found them too slow and boring in the past (right time, i guess). i don't know, the song just hits some specific summer sadness nostalgia buttons for me. somehow ethereal and sober reality at once. my OC Jonathan was kind of inspired by this vibe (and the TV series).

Death After Life by Landscapes

this song like nothing else hits the summer depression vibe for me. when everything's too bright, the streets are empty and the asphalt burns. i love Landscapes. good band. wish they were still around.

We vs Us by Birds in Row

i could have put any Birds in Row song here, honestly. probably my favorite still active hardcore band. i saw them live a couple months ago and it was awesome. good vibes. good music. their EP with Coilguns is still my record of the year.

Why It Scares Me by La Dispute

i've been obsessed with this song since it came out in 2010 and i recently re-discovered it. it's the lyrics that just hit home hard when i was a teen and struggling. i was going to copy the best parts here but it's too much. read them here. this whole split with Touché Amoré Searching for a Pulse/Worth of the World is really good and one of most treasured records that i own. And if my heart just stops, pack my memories in it I wanna know all the love I've got And if my heart just stops, keep me alive for a minute I wanna know if a curtain drops

All Of My Prophets by Waxwing

the guitar here throws me back to Boys Like Girls' The Great Escape though this one was certainly released before. i only discovered this band recently and another one that scratches that summer nostalgia burning depression itch for me. love the scratchy voice. the whole album is good. i'm still looking to buy the vinyl.

tagging: @m0urnwatch @astrangedoor @electrosquash @eatingthebodyofgod @discodiablo and anyone else who enjoys music and follows me (let me know and i'll tag you in music games in the future, too). i love reading about what people listen to.

[stereax]

Are you a swiftie? And if so what song of hers would you say describes the 22-23 Devils? What song of hers would you say is NicoJack or any other Devils pairs!

heya anon! I'm not really a Taylor Swift kind of person - I much prefer my alternative, rock, that kind of stuff. but I'll give you some songs I associate with some players, pairs, etc on the Devils! if that's cool with you? I'll put one lyric I really associate with them with it; if you want more info, let me know and I'll explain more in-depth :) (there are a few songs I associate with non-Devils but I'll save that for another time, if anyone wants to know just let me know!) there's no real order to these, just going through my playlists lol

22-23 Devils: Say it Louder, Panic! at the Disco (Viva Las Vengeance)

Hey kids, legends and gods Give them applause We made it against all odds Choose your weapon of choice Your beautiful voice Don't ever let 'em turn you down (turn it up, turn it up, rock city) Turn it up (turn it up, turn it up, rock city) Say it louder for the people Say it louder for the people Say it louder for the people in the back

Round 1 vs the Rangers: Back from the Dead, Skillet (Unleashed)

Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline We are young, we are strong, we will rise 'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line Flying high, flying high at the speed of light Full of love, full of light, full of fight 'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight

Pairings (there are only a few I can think of, but let me know if there are any I'm missing):

Nico + Jack: The Last of the Real Ones, Fall Out Boy (MANIA)

I was just an only child of the universe And then I found you And then I found you You are the sun and I am just the planets Spinning around you Spinning around you You were too good to be true Gold plated But what's inside you? But what's inside you? I know this whole damn city thinks it needs you But not as much as I do As much as I do, yeah

Nico + Siegs: Mariners Apartment Complex, Lana Del Rey (Norman Fucking Rockwell)

You lose your way, just take my hand You're lost at sea, then I'll command your boat to me again Don't look too far, right where you are, that's where I am I'm your man I'm your man

Dougie + Jack: La Mancha Taxi Driver, Budka Suflera (4 Pieces to Go) [SPECIFICALLY the English version - the Polish version called "Ragtime" is also amazing, but the lyrics are totally different. This one you NEED to listen to to get where I'm coming from, because there's a VERY specific vibe I'm going for here. This doesn't seem like a Dougiejack song at first, but if you listen between the lines...]

Since I know Every man is to fight all alone I'll be the one who helps you realize Good news Don't you turn your back on this love Answer Otherwise you'll be drowned in this world

Mikey + Nate: All I Need, Radiohead (In Rainbows) [this entire album gives me Superbuddies vibes tbh]

I am a moth Who just wants to share your light I'm just an insect Trying to get out of the night I only stick with you 'Cause there are no others You are all I need You're all I need I'm in the middle of your picture Lying in the reeds

Players (Selected):

Akira Schmid: Driver 8, R.E.M. (Fables of the Reconstruction)

And the train conductor says Take a break, Driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We've been on this shift too long And the train conductor says Take a break, driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We can reach our destination But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away

Ryan Graves: Sober Up, AJR (The Click)

Won't you help me sober up? Growin' up, it made me numb And I wanna feel somethin' again Won't you help me sober up? All the big kids, they got drunk And I want to feel somethin' again Won't you help me feel somethin' again? How's it go again?

Dawson Mercer: Scenariusz dla moich sąsiadów, Myslovitz (Z Rozmyślań Przy Śniadaniu) [A scenario for my neighbors, Myslovitz (Thoughts at Breakfast)]

Wieczorem Wieczorem przed mym domem Wystawie ekran I wyświetlę film Coś o mnie i o tobie Będę leczył chore sąsiadów sny

[In the evening In the evening in front of my house I'll put up a screen And I'll play a movie Something about me and about you I'll heal my sick neighbors' dreams]

Miles Wood: Shark Bite, Bush (The Art of Survival)

These are the days for the rest of our lives We are the ghosts 'cause we have survived Engine's on, sharp like a samurai I want you, I know your shark bite

Mackenzie Blackwood: Just, Radiohead (The Bends)

You do it to yourself, you do And that's why it really hurts Is that you do it to yourself, just you You and no one else You do it to yourself You do it to yourself

Jack Hughes: Reptilia, The Strokes (Room on Fire)

He seemed impressed by the way you came in "Tell us a story, I know you're not boring" I was afraid that you would not insist "You sound so sleepy, just take this, now leave me" I said please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast You're in a strange part of our town

John Marino: The Outsider, MARINA (The Family Jewels)

These people are weird in here And they're giving me the fear Just because you know my name Doesn't mean you know my game I look myself in the face And whisper "I'm in the wrong place" Is there more to lose than gain If I go on my own again?

Timo Meier: California, Lana del Rey (Norman Fucking Rockwell)

You're scared to win, scared to lose I've heard the war was over if you really choose The one in and around you You hate the heat, you got the blues Changing like the weather, oh, that's so like you The Santa Ana moves you (Two, three, four)

Erik Haula: Local God, Panic! at the Disco (Viva Las Vengeance)

Are you melting face at the Bellagio? Woah Or are you teaching little kids how to rock 'n' roll? Woah Did you get weighed down by your heart of gold? 'Cause you really only cared about that Wonder if you had a chance to sell your soul Did you ever get your money back? Did you ever kiss the devil?

There might be more coming in edits :) Also, forgive the random few non-italicized letters, Tumblr hates me :')

[rumble-aint-a-rumble-without-me]

Offtopic, but Creep by Radiohead has me thinking. It could be for so many characters in The Outsiders, and with different meanings for each of them with different scenarios. Or the different lyrics for the different characters.

For Dallas, it could be like a breakup between him and Sylvia (or his little soc gf *cough* corvyes *cough*)

Tim - It could be about how he liked a girl, but the girl didn't like him? I'm not really sure, but I do think this is him.

Randy - when he got drunk with Bob the night that Cherry and Marcia left them at the drive-in.

Johnny - how he wished his parents saw him vs how they see him.

Ponyboy - At the rumble, he notices that his gang isn't like the Brumly Boys, or the Shepards. They aren't criminals, like them. This also relates how he (and other greasers) are seen by society and why Cherry won't interact with him at school. He wants to be friends with Cherry, and maybe more than that but Cherry doesn't want to because of her reputation. She cares too much for it.

This is exactly what I’m talking about Ash, this is great, this is everything I love to see, I love this breakdown for all these characters because it fits so well

[unkillobel]

probably too late for the playlist ask but if you are still doing them could you do E

no its never too late for me to talk about music!! this is a good letter. lots of Excellent Es. sorry for going on so much about each song i just have many thoughts

early sunsets over monroeville - my chemical romance

perhaps if i loved this less i could talk about it more. i don’t know. i think what this song is originally about vs what i interpret it as are wildly different, but both hit me hard. the guitars play off one another so so well in this and gerard’s vocals are raw and pained (emotionally and literally) it makes me AUGH.

each time - tamino

tamino’s voice is so beautiful and rich and resonant - all of amir is wonderful - but this song is a particular favourite of mine

end of life - death spells

one of my beloved mutuals posted recently about death spells being a lyrical masterwork of frank’s and they’re so right. this is easily my favourite death spells song.

everything means nothing to me - elliott smith

so many of my favourite songs have that thing where they build in intensity (i think every song on this E playlist does it) because that build, that crescendo, is something i feel so intensely and i fucking love it. it’s only short but it’s soo good

exit music (for a film) - radiohead

last one i promise. another song of all time for me. it starts so light and descends so quickly into raw powerful chords and vocals, that fucking drumbeat before it hits.. i also love baz luhrmann’s romeo + juliet, no matter how many times or in what form i see r + j i’m always devastated by the way they just miss one another, a matter of seconds or minutes and it would’ve all been okay. and when this plays over the credits as you’re there in disbelief and sorrow and anger. man. (also while i’m here - romeo’s introduction with young leo and the sunset feat. talk show host is gorgeous and i think about it all the time)

[vanityvillain]

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✶⋆.˚ hello, i'm diskey! i'm a 15 year old artist. i go by they/he/she/it. this is my more personal/casual sideblog. i also still post art here! this is mainly just a blog to more mindlessly ramble and be both cringy and more blunt about shit that Bugs me .. also vent from time 2 time .. warning that i can get quite rude-sounding/critical here! ..

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╰┈➤ web series/online media: osc [bfdi, ii, tdos, hfjone, ppt2, etc] eddsworld, happy tree friends, dick figures

╰┈➤ shows: spongebob, ginga, oobi, chalkzone, moral orel, loiter squad, home movies, rick and morty, aqua teen hunger force, 12 oz mouse, superjail, lazor wulf, henry danger (hear me out okay), blues clues/blues room, team umizoomi, max & ruby, wonder pets, tickety toc, fanboy and chum chum (i am So sorry), pocoyo, mlp:fim, wow wow wubbzy, unikitty, yo gabba gabba, peep and the big wide world, wild kratts, nature cat, storybots, ruby gloom, doug [nickelodeon since i haven't seen the disney iteration], making fiends, rocko's modern life, robot jones, mao mao: heroes of pure heart, sheep in the big city, foster's home for imaginary friends, robotboy

╰┈➤ games: touhou, corpse party, detroit become human, undertale/deltarune, wobbledogs, portal, night in the woods, the walking dead games [telltale], danganronpa, sally face, omori, geometry dash, bully [video game], the i became a dog games, mouthwashing, henry stickmin, fnf, ddlc, animal crossing

╰┈➤ multi-section media/misc: pokemon, spy vs spy/mad, lalaloopsy, hoops and yoyo, the kagerou project, vocaloid, blaseball, razia's shadow [musical], batman

╰┈➤ bands/artists: the beatles, system of a down, tyler the creator, car seat headrest, kmfdm, korn, malice mizer, sade, esthero, erykah badu, billie holiday, imogen heap, death grips, underscores, ween, pearl jam, say anything, sublime, cocteau twins, red hot chili peppers, aphex twin, tally hall, weezer, streetlight manifesto, ludo, the cure, the smiths, kendrick lamar, lemon demon/neil cicierega, radiohead, glass beach, panchiko, tennis, linkin park, 2pac, static x, they might be giants [WILL FOR SURE BE UPDATED. i definitely forgot some.]

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[runelocked]

drop your top 10 fnaf songs now pls

didn’t know if you meant actual fan songs or songs i associate with fnaf so i did five of each!! i could speak about all of these songs for hours so i WON’T but if you’re curious pls ask ^_^

1. I CAN’T FIX YOU / THE LIVING TOMBSTONE

OKAY THIS SONG GETS ME. You’ve been mourning your loss here and that’s grinding my gears, how can a human lose their self control? There’s nothing left to make you whole GETS ME. I LOVE Circus Baby & her story and everything about her so this song drives me wild already (unless i’ve interpreted it wrong and it’s not about baby in which case. oops!). the fact she’s speaking to william here and how frustrating it is for her that he’s MOURNING while his hands are covered in blood (her blood). this is such a bitter sad song and it makes me crazy so have some more lyrics that make me insane!

You oversaturate your world with nothing but machines. You might make everyone happy, but you’re dead inside, just like me. And now we’re here at a standstill — I wonder if you feel the kind of pain that puts your insides out (that’s something I know all about).

2. AFTON FAMILY / APANGRYPIGGY

i mean you KNOW my obsession with the afton family. you KNOW how bad it is. switching between each of the afton children and william (WHERE IS MRS AFTON. WHERE IS SHE. WHERE’S THE LOML) is such an interesting take on the song and you already know that the family is my main point of interest in the lore !!! also the chorus just SLAPS: all stay strong, we live eternally! all is well in the afton family vs lives, they fell to pure insanity! all is hell in the afton family is good ok. like i am a simple person with simple pleasures. a good bit of lyrical contrast is one of them ^_^

3. DRAWN TO THE BITTER / DHEUSTA

HENRY AND WILLIAM SONG. HENRY AND WILLIAM SONG. WHAT’S NOT TO BE OBSESSED WITH. if those other two songs weren’t so good then this would be ranked higher tbh!!! i am a SUCKER for this song and also for the pre to post diner era. to me it sounds like it’s from william’s perspective too as he reminisces on the past (a loss of precious life, a part of me died inside that night) and that makes it so much better for me…. the tragedy unfolding through the verses while the chorus drills home how inevitable the events were always going to be … tragedy is drawn to the bitter and william is the most bitter one out there :’)

4. FIVE MORE NIGHTS / JT MUSIC

fun fact!!! i heard this song before five long nights and i love them both. this one slips by into being in my favorite five list though. just a good old fashioned low lore song and it makes me so damn hyped and reminds me of the core of the franchise. the edits i see to this part of the song — did you listen to the vision you saw? as the clock keeps ticking we’ll be giving you more — do you remember the original four? take a look at us now, ‘cause our condition is poor! we were left to decay in this dark troubled place… — fucking rock ok. like all of them. this song is a bop idc

5. BELOW THE SURFACE / GRIFFINILLA

first fnaf song i ever heard so it holds a special place in my heart :3 also because sl is one of my fav games (that im gonna be playing on stream later most likely YAYY)!! his voice means to deceive you, my voice just wants to lead you. i used to squint a little at the line built without purpose because well . they WERE built with purpose. but in my understanding of the lore, these ones were the first to be built for purposes OTHER than fun/family etc, so they lack an innocent purpose so i get that part of the song now agdkhd. also who can resist exotic butters as the outro huh. c good song, v catchy, it’s gonna be stuck in my head all day now !

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1. NO SURPRISES / RADIOHEAD

another afton family insp. song, by which i mean i loop this while writing anything remotely sad about the franchise and cry endlessly over them!!! I’m probably gonna do an ACTUAL line by line analysis of this and how it relates to my will & mike writing, but have a few for now: a job that slowly kills you (both mike & will), you look so tired and unhappy (the job destroying who william once was), i’ll take a quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide, no alarms and no surprises (see last bits of analysis), this is my final fate (both of them, father and son, facing painful ends at the hands of animatronics). and then of course we have such a pretty house and such a pretty garden no alarms and no surprises (get me out of here) because so MUCH of the toxicity in the household was so insidious. a carbon monoxide death. william’s effect on the rest of the family poisoned them slowly and michael was resigned to it for so much of his life (no alarms and no surprises) but inwardly wanted out so BAD (get me out of here). this song fucking destroys me!

2. THE MIND ELECTRIC / CHONNY JASH

a cassidy song in my mind. especially this version! really does well at highlighting the bitterness and hatred she feels for william. “this creature hardly resembles a man, my logic is the absolute, his pity parties simply harm these chances at an apt repute esteemed regard in place of mockery” like YES!!! read him!!! have more that’s just SO fitting for the dynamic of these two:

3. KISS ME, SON OF GOD / THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

4. SICK ON SEVENTH STREET / SARAH & THE SAFE WORD

5. THE DEAD COME TALKING / ROE KAPARA

[omegalomania]

I think tumblr ate my ask or it just didn't sent but what are your favorite Bastille songs / what are some songs you recommend?

i did NOT get this ask im very sorry anon.

it's genuinely hard for me to narrow down cause bastille is pretty up there in terms of favorite artists. i love all their shit, but a special mention goes out to their second studio album wild world since it's the one that made me a Fan

uh so here's a primer i guess i spent too much time on this lmao.

if you wanna listen to their big hits:

flaws - their first single in the uk. if you ever listened to ship playlists on 8tracks in like 2013-2015 then you've probably heard this song or a variant on it at some point.

pompeii - this is the song that really put them on the map and you definitely know it. it dominated the charts all over the place.

happier - the marshmello song that you've definitely heard before too. i think bastille wrote this for justin bieber or some shit but then decided they liked it too much to give it to him? lmao. anyway if you're not digging the version you hear on the radio all the time i recommend trying the stripped down version

good grief - their big hit off their second album. big in the uk, didn't really make as many waves elsewhere, but it's a really solid song anyway. one of those "upbeat tunes that's actually really fucking sad" ones

things we lost in the fire - another one off their first album. if you live in a wildfire area this might not be one to turn to. or maybe you'll find it cathartic idk i certainly do!!

quarter past midnight - a song about escapism, as was fitting when it was released in 2018 and equally fitting now. running away for a night of fucking around with friends, craving any kind of brief departure from the chaos of the modern world

skulls - this one was not a hit or a single and is technically a bonus track but i'm including it because once again if you ever clicked on a ship playlist on 8tracks in like 2013-2015 you've heard this one. and you know what that was justified this one is also good

if you wanna feel existentially depressed:

their whole discography. i mean i kid but i also don't. that's just kind of how bastille does it. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS ones that hit me in particular would beeee

two evils - kind of a grim, haunting one introspecting about morality of the self.

oblivion - musing about the afterlife, love, and how time changes all of us.

those nights - contemplating what it is we seek when we plunge into reckless escapism, and the inherent loneliness of it; how even when surrounded by people there's still the pressure of the world outside, continuously coming to pieces

the draw - this one was written about the pull of pursuing a career in music vs. staying home with family and friends. in a broader sense, it can apply to a lot of things. i always felt it resonated with feelings of paranoia and displacement

winter of our youth - discusses childhood, nostalgia, and regret. if it feels like everything's slipping away, is it easier to relive the past, especially if the past is tinted rose?

sleepsong - loneliness, desperation, and the cyclical, abyss-like nature of all it encapsulates

if you want discussion of serious topics:

final hour - a bonus track off their second album that also became a bonus track off their third album? anyway this song talks about climate change and gun control. happy stuff

doom days - this one talks about, uh, everything! doomscrolling, political divides, escalating national tensions, climate change again, etc.

the currents - a song centered on political rhetoric and the power that figureheads have over the masses, the way they can orchestrate hate. basically it's not so subtly aimed at donald trump lmao, dan's literally sung it as much in a few live settings

WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? - social media addiction and the way capitalism and corporate interests have annexed our online experiences, fighting desperately for our attention as they seek to monetize every available aspect of our lives

four walls (the ballad of perry smith) - well this one is about uh. perry smith. who was charged with the death penalty for killing 4 people in the late 50's. but it's less directly about him and more a discussion of the morality of the death penalty and capital punishment

snakes - burgeoning anxieties and the impulse to turn to easy outs, like ignorance or alcoholism, to escape the world's global problems

if you want some pop culture sprinkled on top:

icarus - greek mythology. i like this one because it addresses something that i feel isn't addressed enough in discussions of this myth, which is that icarus is a very young lad. less about the pride of the fall, and more about the inherent tragedy of that.

laura palmer - the whole song is a david lynch shoutout. i've never seen twin peaks myself but the song still slaps.

daniel in the den - christian mythology. discusses the biblical tale of daniel in the lion's den and links that up to themes of betrayal and family.

poet - this one's a double feature, referencing both william shakespeare's sonnet 18 and edmund spencer's sonnet 75. also one of my favorites.

send them off! - this is another one of my favorites of theirs. it's also been described by dan as "othello meets the exorcist" and it very much delivers there

if you want something uplifting:

joy - while bastille (understandably) has a bit of reputation as a band that makes sad music about sad things, they've definitely got some happier songs in their catalogue. pun intended cha ching. this one's one of their more straightforwardly happy tunes

survivin' - this was a song they wrote while they were touring and then felt weird about releasing once the panini hit because it felt a bit on the nose. they ended up releasing it anyway and i am so glad they did cause it's a mood

act of kindness - the "happy" part here is debatable but i'm gonna include it anyway. it’s when someone does something nice for you and that impulse Changes you way down deep you know???

warmth - one of those "the world's going to shit but at least we have each other" kinds of tunes

the anchor - one of those "the world's going to shit but you're the one fucking thing that's still keeping me here" kinds of tunes

give me the future - their latest single as of this writing and one of the more optimistic tracks in their catalogue imo! it's yearning, but it's also with a genuine hope for the future.

and LASTLY. because im going to take every chance i can to plug this band. im going to throw some collabs and covers at you because there's one thing this band does SUPER well and it's collabs and covers.

of the night - this is the big one. it mashes up rhythm of the night by corona and rhythm is a dancer by SNAP! and it's so good they still do this one live and it goes off every time.

no angels - a mashup of "no scrubs" by TLC and "angels" by the xx, poured into a strangely mournful tune with clips from the hitchcock movie psycho. doesn't sound like it should work but it does. kinda really does.

torn apart - with GRADES and lizzo no less!!! it's got two parts but they're both excellent listen to them both

weapon - collab with angel haze, dan priddy, and F*U*G*Z and one of my absolute favorites

remains - remix of their song "skulls" but featuring rag'n'bone man and skunk anansie that adds an entire new dimension to the song, really fucking excellent

old town road mashup - lil nas x's old town road meets lizzo's good as hell meets radiohead's talk show host meets talking heads' road to nowhere meets the osmond's crazy horse. "what the fuck that shouldn't work" i KNOW and yet here it is!! BLATANTLY BANGING!!!

we can't stop - one of the few times dan smith subtly changes the lyrics of the song he's covering (most of the time he opts to keep the original pronouns and the like, which is very nice to see). anyway this one mixes miley cyrus's we can't stop with eminem's lose yourself and billy ray cyrus's achy breaky heart. and also the lion king's i just can't wait to be king is there. yes i know it sounds batshit especially because the whole thing is surprisingly melodic and heartfelt and you know what it works.

anyone but me x nightmares - mashing up joy crookes' anyone but me with easy life's nightmares and absolutely one of my favorites.

bad guy mashup - how many songs can they include with the word "bad" in the title? we've got bad guy (billie eilish), bad decisions (bastille), bad romance (lady gaga), and bad blood (taylor swift). bastille even has a song called bad blood and they didnt use it. they used taylor swift's version. also the distinctive guitar riff from dick dale's misirlou is there.

somebody mashup - how many songs can they include with the word "some" in the title? someone like you (adele), somebody told me (the killers), somebody to love (queen), use somebody (kings of leon), and someone you loved (lewis capaldi). seriously these guys take mashups to a new level.

final song - this is a cover of MØ's final song. it also adds in craig david's 7 days and, impossibly enough, europe's final countdown. how does it work. how.

ALL RIGHT. THATS ALL IVE GOT IN ME. HOPE THIS HELPED ANON AND IM SORRY IF THIS IS TOO MUCH

[fattylime]

If you sting me I won't mind

[blacknailedbird]

★ YOU WONDER IF YOU CAN EVEN BE SEEN FROM SO FAR AWAY ★

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[dominique-mini]

i love music and torchwood so i'll just vent about songs that fit with jack and ianto (because they're my fixations and i just can't think about anything else)

jack and ianto dancing to Heroes by David Bowie and then the line "though nothing will keep us together, we can steal time... just for one day" comes up

when ianto is dying in children of earth (yeah im quite obsessed with this scene, sue me) When The Party's Over by Billie Eillish comes up. and as jack begs ianto to save his breath, the lines "tore my shirt to stop you bleeding, but nothing ever stops you leaving" come up (the whole song applies to jack's immortality vs ianto's mortality but this line just hits SO. HARD.)

let's be honest jack has done some truly TERRIBLE things and i bet he feels like a monster... but i think not when he's in love. i think his hard feelings about himself soften up whenever he's loving someone and has that person loving him back. So i really think of Perfect Day by Lou Reed and the lines "just a perfect day. you made me forget myself. i thought i was someone else... someone good"

and on this note: How Soon Is Now by The Smiths with the line "I am human and I need to be loved just like everybody else does" because no one can call him a monster besides him

AND EVEN FURTHER: Speedway by Morrissey. this one is just so much but i'll put some lines here (imagine writing something based on this song)

"all of the rumors keeping me grounded, i never said that they were completely unfounded"

"and all those lies: written lies, twisted lies... well, they weren't lies, they weren't lies, they weren't lies"

"i've always been true to you. in my own strange way, i've always been true to you. in my own sick way, i've always stayed true to you"

and Karma Police by Radiohead is THE PERFECT SONG for Cyberwoman. The lines "karma police. i've given all i can, it's not enough... i've given all i can" represents just the complete sense of hopelessness of ianto when losing lisa because he had given all he could, all he had to torchwood. and then "this is what you get when you mess with us" represents jack's inevitable roughness with dealing with the team. if ianto messed with the team, jack had to do something about it, he had no other choice.

and right after, No Surprises by Radiohead. "A heart that's full up like a landfill, a job that slowly kills you... Bruises that won't heal" perfectly encapsulates ianto's feelings, his bruises, after lisa dies. "I'll take a quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide. No alarms and no surprises" because I bet he considered the idea of quitting Torchwood and being retconned. ianto hated his life before torchwood, but the feeling of being useless and not having a purpose hurted way less than losing lisa. So he wants to forget it all, take a quiet life, even though he would still be in pain anyway. No rift alarms and no surprises for him.

jack. and Lazzarus by David Bowie. I don't even have a specific line (maybe "I was looking for your ass". iconic.) because this song is just so him

and Garden by Pearl Jam when Ianto falls in love with jack because of "I will walk with my hands bound, I will walk with my face blood, I will walk with my shadow flag into your garden of stone" which means that ianto will walk to HELL with jack (and it also sounds a lot like wedding vows, if y'all will allow me to be poetic)

jack. When You Were Young by The Killers. He doesn't look a thing like Jesus but talks like a gentleman-----

AND THIS IS THE FLUFFIEST ONE: when ianto falls in love with jack and has the chance to heal from his traumas, has jack to wake him up at night whenever he's having a terrible nightmare, i think of Like A Child Again by The Mission because of the most beautiful lines "I'm not scared anymore, I'm not scared of the dark when I sleep with you" (no but seriously i actually cry when i think about this one too much). and since ianto had a goth phase i BET he listened to his song and cried so much as a teen (huhhh maybe i'm projecting, let's get to the next one)

and Ordinary World by Duran Duran that talks about losing a beloved one and basically seeing their ghost everywhere you go reminds me that jack felt so much pain after ianto died he couldn't bare to stay on earth. he could've moved to any other country, but the earth as a WHOLE reminded him of ianto. that was the power ianto had on him.

Slipped Away by Avril Lavigne when Jack goes away to the year that never was (ok that one was predictable)

Ianto is such a soft person and his way of loving must be so wholesome and this has nothing to do with the lyrics but I genuinely think Mary by Big Thief is the way Ianto loves. I can't explain but you'll hopefully understand it when you listen to the song. i think it's the musical equivalent of receiving a kiss on the forehead of someone you love very much.

I really have written a chapter where Ianto and Jack are talking about immortality and Ianto just fears death so much he asks "and if I die here now, wishing wells and magic spells and everything between, can you tell me what it's like? Or how it's going to be?" which are the last lines of How It's Going To Be by Gerard Way

this took a long time to write but I hope you enjoyed!!! I definitely want to know your thoughts about the songs in the comments

[tma-entity-song-poll]

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Knives Out:

“A song about cruelty, about not knowing anything else.”

An Interlace of Bones:

Lyrics below the line!

Knives Out:

I want you to know He's not coming back Look into my eyes I'm not coming back So knives out Catch the mouse Don't look down Shove it in your mouth If you'd been a dog They would've drowned you at birth Look into my eyes It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth So knives out Cook him up Squash his head Put him in the pot I want you to know He's not coming back He's bloated and frozen Still there's no point in letting it go to waste So knives out Catch the mouse Squash his headPut him in the pot

An Interlace of Bones:

Take my flesh and shake it out Put it in the washing machine My heart is drying on the line While my skin is spinning clean Skeletons are hard to sleep with Bones are all that we have left Shin bones, pelvis, heavy femurs The chuckle of your fingers leaves me bereft I feel the cutting of your cheekbones On the temple of my skull The empty space of unlocked ribcage Once our hearts had made so full And in the morning we'll wake early Leave the curtains closed again Slowly wrap our muscles round our bones We'll take our organs from the wash Freshly laundered, clean as new And carefully replace them in their hollows Because this night will be our last We felt the need to wash the marks Of all the secrets shared together From our bodies and our hearts The teeth-bite bruise on lips and necks The sharp caress on shivering limbs If left too long after we're gone Would fray the fabric of our skin And in the morning we'll wake early Dress our skeletons again Trying not to catch each other's eye We'll smooth out wrinkles, settle seams Rewire our newly polished veins Cause we've already said our last goodbyes Over and again, over and again, over and again I'm just a bag of bones now Over and again, over and again, over and again I don't want you to go now Over and again, over and again, over and again You say it's better this way Over and again, over and again, over and again I'm just a bag of bones now Our memories of love are washed out, we're strangers now (Our skeletons remember) Lace and tie and zip our flesh back into place (Even if our love is over) Put on our clothes (I don't want you to go now) Open the door (You say it's better this way) Sharing secrets no more (I don't want you to leave me) I'd rather keep these memories instead of being clean and empty When we're clean and finally spotless, I give you one last kiss There's nothing, no response From the clean, soft flesh that used to be your lips

[oflightfeet]

the quintessential wren lightfoot playlist — task #4

blue light - mazzy star / i'm so afraid - fleetwood mac / how to disappear completely - radiohead / afraid of nothing - sharon van etten / swept away - the xx / fade into you - mazzy star / where is her head - the national / last words of a shooting star - mitski / shiver - lucy rose / even if it's a lie - matt maltese / smoke signals - phoebe bridgers / turn out the lights - julien baker / 17 - jade bird / motion picture soundtrack - radiohead / unreflected - mazzy star / nobody - mitski / landill - daughter / my motto - jade bird / close eyes to exit - klangstof / attachment love - blegh / fire - amy may ellis / abbey - mitski / hunger - florence and the machine / white fire - angel olsen / ruins - jade bird / me in 20 years - moses sumney / remain nameless - florence and the machine / child psychology - black box recorder / forwards beckon rebound - adrienne lenker / tummy - tamino / suzanne - hope sandoval and the warm inventions /  hey moon - john maus / silver springs - fleetwood mac

read more for some lyrics. click here to listen.

BLUE LIGHT by MAZZY STAR: There's a ship / That sails by my window There's a ship that sails on by / There's a world under it / I think I see it / Sailing away / I think it's sailing / Miles crashing me by / Crashing me by / Crashing me by  

This is the song Wren chose to describe themselves; it really speaks to that feeling of not really belonging, not even really being alive that they’re often caught up in. As if life is a wave crashing them by.   

I’M SO AFRAID by FLEETWOOD MAC: I been alone / All the years / So many ways to count the tears / I never change / I never will / I'm so afraid the way I feel /  Days when the rain and the sun are gone / Black as night / Agony's torn at my heart too long / So afraid / Slip and I fall and I die   

A bit dramatic, but this song speaks to Wren deeply. Also, Fleetwood Mac.   

LAST WORDS OF A SHOOTING STAR by MITSKI: I always wanted to die clean and pretty / But I'd be too busy on working days / So I am relieved that the turbulence wasn't forecasted / I couldn't have changed anyways / I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy / Goodbye    

In this song Mitski sings as if she’s in a plane crashing. Wren would react similarly, think about how nice it is that they’ve left their room tidy for the ones they leave behind, reflect on their life with a sadness.   

TURN OUT THE LIGHTS by JULIEN BAKER: There's a hole in the drywall still not fixed / I just haven't gotten around to it / And besides, I'm starting to get used to the gaps [...] I can't tell the difference when I'm all alone / Is it real or a dream, which is worse? / Can you help me? / I just wanted to go to sleep / When I turn out the lights / There's no one left / Between myself and me    

That feeling when you come home and suddenly there’s nothing to distract you of who you are and how you feel and god. This song fucks me up, and it does the same to Wren.   

17 by JADE BIRD:  I say less than I should / I say more than I mean / I would try if I could, but I'm all I can be / If I had more I would change the cover, you see / I have walls that have stood / Before you ever loved me   

Wren vs. the endless struggle of trying to connect to people when they’ve trapped themselves behind their walls.   

MY MOTTO by JADE BIRD:  And that's my motto / Don't let 'em near enough / To let me down / All this love ever does is / Break me now   

Once again: Wren vs. the endless struggle of trying to connect to people.   

FIRE by AMY MAY ELLIS:  Today, my mind is working in a peculiar way / Today, I'm doubting every single word I say / Today, so please excuse my silence / So please excuse my silence, so please excuse me [...]  But I’ve got fire / Got far more fire   

Wren may be a MESS, but they do have fire, and drive, and potential. It’s not all sad, depressing shit.   

ABBEY by MITSKI: I am hungry / I have been hungry / I was born hungry   

Famine gang square up! This entire song is Wren. Makes me cry.   

HUNGER by FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE: I thought that love was a kind of emptiness / And at least I understood then, the hunger I felt / And I didn't have to call it loneliness / We all have a hunger   

Love as an emptiness. Goes feral. (Famine gang square up!)   

FORWARDS BECKON REBOUND by ADRIANNE LENKER: Mystery of lack / Stabbing stars through my back / Forwards, beckon, rebound [...] Show me pictures that hang in your house / Pictures that hang in your mouth / Candescent insects / Crosses and fishnecks   

A lot of Vibes in this song. Show me pictures that hang in your house: Wren would ask this.    

HEY MOON by JOHN MAUS: Hey moon, it's just you and me tonight / Everyone else is asleep / Hey moon, if I was to fall / I won't fall so deep / Though I doubt I'm gonna / You can wake me up if you wanna / I would hate for you to hang there all alone / The whole night through   

A song for the moon? Yeah. Wren. Wren would stay awake so the moon isn’t alone.