#neon grave lyrics

[emotional-trashcan]

Neon grave

Illuminate the life you took away

Your heart expired,

And now the hurt keeps coming

[midnightjewel]

Taylor Swift Songs For Your Relationship With The BNHA Guys <3

Simple description like the title says! Specific lyrics included with the songs! I think I picked really good ones for my two favorite princesses <3

(Includes angsty songs as well)

Hope you enjoy <3 Part 1 Part 2

Characters Included: Hawks and Dabi

Hawks

Gorgeous (Reputation)

- You should take it as a compliment that I got drunk and made fun of the way you talk

- You’re so cool it makes me hate you so much

- You’re so gorgeous, I can’t say anything to your face. Cause look at your face!

- You should think about the consequence of you touching my hand in a darkened room

- You’re so gorgeous it actually hurts

Daylight (Lover)

- I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you (I can never look away)

- I once believed love would be black and white, but it’s golden

- And I can still see it all in my head, back and forth from New York sneaking in your bed

Guilty as Sin? (TTPD)

- Drowning in the blue Nile, he sent me downtown lights

- I’m seeing visions am I bad or mad or wise? What if he’s written ‘mine’ on my upper thigh only in my mind?

- These fatal fantasies giving way to labored breath taking all of me, we’ve already done it in my head

- My bedsheets are ablaze, I’ve screamed his name building up like waves crashing over my grave without ever touching his skin

- I choose you and me, religiously

Fearless (Fearless TV)

- We’re driving down the road, I wonder if you know I’m trying so hard not to get caught up now

- But you’re just so cool, run your hands through your hair absentmindedly making me want you

- Well you stood there with me in the doorway, my hands shake I’m not usually this way but, you pull me in and I’m a little more brave, it’s a first kiss it’s flawless

I Know Places (1989 TV)

- You stand with your hand on my waistline, it’s a scene and we’re out here in plain sight, I can hear them whisper as we pass by, it’s a bad sign

- Baby, I know places we won’t be found and they’ll be chasing their tails trying to track us down

- Just grab my hand and don’t ever drop it, my love

- They take their shots but we’re bulletproof, and you know for me it’s always you

“Slut!” (1989 TV)

- Flamingo Pink, Sunrise Boulevard, Being this young is art, Aquamarine moonlit swimming pool

- But if I’m all dressed up, they might as well be looking at us, and if they call me a slut, it might be worth it for once

- The sticks and stones they throw froze midair, everyone wants him that was my crime, the wrong place at the right time and I break down then he’s pulling me in, in a world of boys he’s a gentleman

- Half asleep taking your time in the tangerine, Neon lights this is luxury, you’re not saying you’re in love with me but you’re going to

- Half awake taking your chance it’s a big mistake I said it might blow up in your pretty face, I’m not saying do it anyway, but you’re going to (Ughh those lyrics iykyk ;) )

Angst:

The Moment I Knew (Red TV)

- You should’ve been there, should’ve burst through the door with that “baby I’m right here” smile

- You said you’d be here, and it was like slow motion standing there in my party dress in red lipstick, with no one to impress

- And there in the bathroom I try not to fall apart but the sinking feeling starts as I say hopelessly “he said he’d be here”

- What do you say when tears are streaming down your face in front of everyone you know? And what do you do when the one who means the most to you is the one who didn’t show?

- And they’re all standing around me singing “Happy Birthday To You” but there was one thing missing and that was the moment I knew

- You called me later and said “I’m sorry I couldn’t make it” and I said “I’m sorry too”

You’re Not Sorry (Fearless TV)

- You don’t have to call anymore I won’t pick up the phone this is the last straw, don’t wanna hurt anymore

- And you can tell me that you’re sorry but I don’t believe you baby like I did before, you’re not sorry

- Could’ve loved you all my life if you hadn’t left me waiting in the cold, and you’ve got your share of secrets and I’m tired of being last to know and now you’re asking me to listen cause it’s worked each time before

Mr. Perfectly Fine (Fearless TV)

- Mr. Perfect face, Mr. Here to stay, Mr. Look me in the eyes and tell me you would never go away

- Hello Mr. Perfectly fine, how’s your heart after breaking mine?

- He goes about his day, forgets he ever even heard my name

- So dignified of your well pressed suit, so strategized all the eyes on you, sashay your way to your seat, it’s the best seat, in the best room

- Oh he’s so smug Mr. Always Wins, So far above me in every sense, so far above feeling anything

Now That We Don’t Talk (1989 TV)

- Remind myself the more I gave you’d want me less, I cannot be your friend so I pay the price of what I lost and what it cost, now that we don’t talk

- I don’t have to pretend I like acid rock or that I’d like to be on a mega yacht with important men who think important thoughts, guess maybe I am better off..

Hits Different (Midnights)

- You made a mess of me, I pictured you with other girls in love and threw up on the street

- And I never don’t cry, at the bar. Yeah my sadness is contagious. I slur your name till someone puts me in a car

- I find the artifacts, cried over a hat, cursed the space that I needed, I traced the evidence make it make some sense why the wound is still bleeding

- You are the one that I love, don’t need another metaphor it’s simple enough, a wrinkle in time with the crease by your eye, this is why they shouldn’t kill off the main guy

Peter (TTPD)

- I thought it was just goodbye for now, you said you were gonna grow up then you were gonna come find me

- Are you still a mind reader? A natural scene stealer? But life was always easier on you, than it was on me.

- And I won’t confess that I waited but I let the lamp burn as the men masqueraded I hoped you’d return with your feet on the ground tell me all that you’ve learned

- Cause love’s never lost when perspective is earned, and you said you’d come and get me but you were 25 and the shelf life of those fantasies has expired

- Please know that I tried to hold on to the days when you were mine, but the woman who sits by the window has turned out the light

(This song is so sad when you think about it being angsty for your relationship with Keigo)

Dabi

Don’t Blame Me (Reputation)

- Don’t blame me, love made me crazy if it doesn’t you ain’t doin’ it right

- For you I would cross the line, I would waste my time, I would lose my mind

- My name is whatever you decide and I’m just gonna call you mine, I’m insane but I’m your baby

- I get so high every time you’re loving me, Trip of my life every time you’re touching me

Getaway Car (Reputation)

- It was the best of times, the worst of crimes, I struck a match and blew your mind

- The ties were black, the lies were white, in shades of grey in candle light I wanted to leave him, I needed a reason

- You we’re driving the getaway car, we were flying but we never get far

- The great escape, the prison break, the light of freedom on my face, but you weren’t thinking and I was just drinking, while he was running after us I was screaming “Go!Go!Go!”

- We we’re jet set, Bonnie and Clyde, until I switched to the other side, it’s no surprise I’ve turned you in, cause us traitors never win

- I’m in a getaway car, I left you in the motel bar, put the money in a bag and I stole the keys, that was the last time you ever saw me, driving the getaway car

- I was riding in a getaway car, I was crying in a getaway car, I was dying in a getaway car, Said goodbye in a getaway car

This Love (1989 TV)

- This Love is good, this love is bad, this love is alive back from the dead

- In losing grips on sinking ships you showed up just in time

- Your kiss, my cheek, I watched you leave, your smile, my ghost, I fell to my knees, when you’re young you just run, but you come back to what you need

Dress (Reputation)

- Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo

- Only bought this dress so you could take it off, Carve your name into my bedpost

- Inescapable, I’m not even gonna try, and if I get burned at least we were electrified. I’m spilling wine in the bathtub, you kiss my face and we’re both drunk

- Say my name and everything just stops

- Even in my worst lies you saw the truth in me, and I woke up just in time, now I wake up by your side, my one and only, my lifeline

But Daddy I Love Him (TTPD)

- They slammed the door on my whole world, the one thing I wanted, now I’m running with my dress unbuttoned, screaming “but daddy I love him!” Im having his baby, no I’m not but you should see your faces

- I’m telling him to floor it through the fences, no I’m not coming to my senses, I know he’s crazy but he’s the one I want

- I tell you something right now, I’d rather burn my whole life down than listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning

I Can See You (Speak Now TV)

- Cause I can see you waiting down the hall for me, and I can see you up against the wall with me

- They keep watchful eyes on us, so it’s best that we move fast and keep quiet, you won’t believe half the things I see inside my head

- I can see you, throw your jacket on the floor, I can see you, baby want you even more

- And I could see you being my addition, you could see me as a secret mission

Angst:

Better Man (Red TV)

- I wish it wasn’t 4am standing in the mirror saying to myself “you know you had to do it” I know, the bravest thing I ever did was run

- I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man

- And it was always on your terms, I waited in every careless word

- But your jealousy, I can hear is now talking down to me, like I’d always be around, push my love away like it was some kind of loaded gun, you never thought I’d run

I Can Fix Him (no really I can) (TTPD)

- The smoke cloud billows out his mouth like a freight train through a small town

- They shook their heads saying “god help her” when I tell them he’s my man, but your good lord doesn’t need to lift a finger I can fix him no really I can, and only I can

- The dopamine races through his brain on a six lane Texas highway, his hand so calloused from his pistol softly traces hearts on my face

- Good Boy, that’s right, Come close, I’ll show you heaven if you’ll be an Angel all night. Trust me I can handle me a dangerous man, no really I can!

- I can fix him, no really I can…. Woah maybe I can’t….

(This is THE Dabi x reader song no one can change my mind)

Say Don’t Go (1989 TV)

- I’ve known it from the very start, we’re a shit in the darkest dark

- Why’d you have to lead me on? Why’d you have to twist the knife? Walk away and leave me bleeding

- Now I’m pacing on shaky ground, strike a match then you blow it out, it’s not fair! Cause you kiss me and it stops time and I’m yours but you’re not mine

- Why’d you have to make me want you? Why’d you have to give me nothing back? Why’d you have to make me love you? I said “I love you!” You say nothing back…

The Black Dog (TTPD)

- So I watch as you walk into some bar called the black dog

- Old habits die screaming

- I just don’t understand how you don’t miss me in the shower when my rain soaked body was shaking. Do you hate me? Was it hazing?

- Six weeks of breathing clean air I still miss the smoke, were you making fun of me with some esoteric joke? Now I wanna sell my hose and set fire to all my clothes

- Even if I die screaming, and I hope you hear it. And I hope it’s shitty in the black dog

Tolerate It (Evermore)

- I sit and watch you reading with your head low

- You’re so much older and wiser and I, wait by the door like I’m just a kid, use my best colors for your portrait, lay the table with the fancy shit and watch you tolerate it

- I made you my temple, my mural, my sky. Now I’m begging for footnotes in the story of your life. Drawing hearts in the byline, always taking up too much space or time

- What would you do if I break free and leave us in ruins, took this dagger in me and removed it, gain the weight of you then lose it, believe me I could do it

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (TTPD)

- Was any of it true

- You tried to buy some pills, from a friend of friends of mine, they just ghosted you, and now you know what it feels like

- Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead? Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

- In 50 years will all this be declassified, and you’ll confess why you did it. And I’ll say “good riddance!” Cause it wasn’t sexy once, it wasn’t forbidden

- I would’ve died for your sins, instead I just died inside, and you deserve prison but you won’t get time

- And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did, and I’ll forget you but I’ll never forgive the smallest man who ever lived

[rbvcdeluxe]

Cinderella's Castle Song Lyrics!!!!

So ok I wrote the lyrics while watching the stream so here’s a post w link for 'em. take it

Castle On A Hill

Cursed Crazy

Step On Your Grave

Facade

Last For Ever

Neon

Ever After

Trappings Of Starlight

Ash To Ash

[tisamustdie]

"Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" lyrics 💥

Lyrics masterlist

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"Louder than God's revolver and twice as shiny" Look Alive, Sunshine

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"The little children raise their open, filthy palms/ Like tiny daggers up to Heaven/ And all the juvie halls and all the Ritalin rats/ Ask angels made from neon and fucking garbage/ Scream out "What will save us?" Na Na Na

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"Everybody wants to change the world/ But no one, no one wants to die" Na Na Na

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"I'd rather go to Hell/ Than be in Purgatory/ Cut my hair, gag and bore me/ Pull this pin, let this world explode" Na Na Na

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"Me and your runaway scars/ Got a photographed dream on a getaway mile" Bulletproof Heart

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"And though I know how much you have this/ Are you gonna be the one to save us/ From the black and hopeless feeling?/ Will you mean it when the end comes reeling?" Bulletproof Heart

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"Hold your heart into this darkness/ Will it ever be the light to shine you out?/ Or fail and leave you stranded?/ I ain't gonna be the one left standing/ You ain't gonna be the one left standing/ We ain't gonna be the ones left standing" Bulletproof Heart

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"You've got to make a choice if the music drowns you out/ And raise your voice, every single time/ They try and shut your mouth" SING

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"Nothing but a dead scene, product of a white dream/ I am not a singer that you wanted, but a dancer/ I refuse to answer, talk about the past, sir/ Wrote it for the ones who want to get away" SING

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"They sell presentable, young and so ingestible/ Sterile and collectable and I can't stand it/ This is a letter, my word is a Beretta/ The sound of my vendetta against the ones that planned it" Planetary (GO!)

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"And if we can't find where we belong/ We'll have to make it on our own/ Face all the pain and take it on/ Because the only hope for me is you alone" The Only Hope for Me Is You

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"How it should be many years after the disasters that we've seen?/ What have we learned other than people burn in purifying flame?/ I say it's okay, I know you can tell/ And though you can see me smile/ I still think of the guns they sell" The Only Hope for Me Is You

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"Ain't a DJ gonna save my soul/ Sold it long ago for rock 'n' roll" Party Poison

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"This ain't a room full of suicides/ We're believers, I believe tonight" Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back

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"We can live forever if you've got the time" Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back

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"It ain't about all the friends you made/ But the graffiti they write on your grave/ For all of us who've seen the light/ Salute the dead and lead the fight/ Who gives a damn if we lose the war?/ Let the walls fall down, let the engines roar" Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back

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"You're the broken glass in the morning light/ Be a burning star if it takes all night" Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back

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"Blow a kiss at the methane skies/ See the rust through your playground eyes/ We're all in love tonight/ Leave a dream where the fallout lies/ Watch it grow where the tear stain dries/ To keep you safe tonight" S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W

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"Turn my headphones up real loud/ I don't think I need them now/ 'Cause you stop the noise and- " Summertime

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"Brother, protect me now/ With blood they wash in the money!" DESTROYA

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"They laugh, we don't think it's funny/ If all you are/ Is just what you own/ What have you become/ When they take from you almost everything?" DESTROYA

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"So show me what you got, you children of a gun/ Don't hide and we don't run!/ Against the sun, we're the enemy!" DESTROYA

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"We don't care about the message or the rules they make/ I'll meet you when the sun goes black" The Kids From Yesterday

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"And you only live forever in the lights you make" The Kids From Yesterday

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"All the cameras watch the accidents and stars you hate/ They only care if you can bleed/ Does the television make you feel the pills you ate/ Or every person that you need to be?" The Kids From Yesterday

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"Hair back, collar up, jet black, so cool!/ Sing it like the kids are mean to you!" Vampire Money

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"The kids don't care if you're alright, honey/ Pills don't help, but it sure is funny/ Gimme, gimme some of that vampire money, come on!" Vampire Money

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"Dedication, to the places that you never need to hide/ Occupations, the opportunity to see yourself in lights" We Don't Need Another Song About California

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"Now I'm gonna show you how much I love you/ Oh, my magazine is full of ugly things" Zero Percent

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"They wanna grip the cross, make cavities/ Adjust because it's purely a crime/ So let's break the cops, that casually/ And break the walls of cryogenic smile" F.T.W.W.W.

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"We all got to die/ But tonight, wed sell our skin to get you right/ We all gotta try/ I'll be ready with leather arms, leather slide" F.T.W.W.W.

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"Medication, and the way your eyes look into me/ Lubrication, can you turn off all the lights so I can't see?" Mastas of Ravenkroft

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"Better grab your soul from the fingers of death" Black Dragon Fighting Society

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[leilaofpaper]

Cinderella’s Castle Song Rankings

Rankings might change with the proshot - and I’m aware some people might have just had off days vocal wise! Generally I loved the songs in CC, just some more than others!

1. Ash to Ash

Honestly 1 and 2 are interchangeable, but the ethereal quality and the combination of Bryce and Kim’s voices just tipped this one to first.

2. Step on Your Grave

A couple of interesting lyric quirks made this one slightly below Ash to Ash (namely the whole lawyer line), but Bryce kills this song and it’s such a great character song for Ella. Let black women be rightfully angry!

3. Cursed Crazy

I love this song lyrically, for story progression, and also just the music is great. Jeff’s vocals weren’t the best (I assume he was having a bad day), but he’s not as big of a part in this as he was in Castle On A Hill. I don’t actually think the narrator was that necessary in this song to be honest.

4. Ever After

Bryce Charles solo, with great ensemble backing. This song honestly sounds like an end of Act I song and so the placement makes you wonder what on earth is gonna happen next.

5. Neon

James kills this song. It’s a moment of “maybe this prince could be charming?” before he ruins it immediately after lol.

6. Ash to Ash reprise

Again, Bryce Charles. What else is there to say. This is mostly this low since it’s so short.

7. Last Forever

Bryce, Mariah, and Lauren have great harmonies in this. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I was not so certain of what would happen right after this scene.

8. Trappings of Starlight

I like this song, but it hasn’t stuck with me as much as the others. Bonus points for Tadius dad-dancing, and for Ella getting a moment to mourn her friends.

9. Facade

I did not enjoy Facade as much as I thought I would - something about the audio was off. Not sure if it was intentional dissonance or what. I also felt all three were deep into character voices so not as vocally impressive as they normally are, specifically noticed this with Mariah. Hoping I’ll like it better in the pro shot.

10. Watch/Watch reprise

This is mostly so low since I struggle to watch this scene with Ella crying out in pain the whole time. Looping in the reprise as it happens so soon after and isn’t much different.

11. Castle On A Hill/Castle On A Hill Reprise

Linking these two together also since they’re essentially the same song. I really want Jeff to stop writing himself so much falsetto. This song could have been amazing if it was fully ensemble or if Jeff was singing in his low tone. I also got the impression he had strained his voice and I’m well aware he sounded better on the demo. I was just really disappointed as I was so looking forward to this song and it was hard to sit through. It also feels disjointed from the rest of the show as it has no plot relevance.

[alltheweirdkidsinoneplace]

Eddie Munson + potential Iron Maiden references

because I'm hyperfixiating and desperate. Also apparently not everyone was raised on 80s metal, so this might be new to some people and gatekeeping is lame. None of this is confirmed obviously and I'm probably reaching but here we go

let's start with the most obvious one: This is Iron Maiden's mascot. His name is Eddie. He's been on every single album cover, most single covers, merch, posters... He looks a little different every time, but he's always undead.

This is the cover artwork for the 1982 album The Number of the Beast. It features A huge version of Eddie, controlling the strings of a red, devil-like creature, which in turn holds the strings of a tiny version of Eddie. The Devil (Vecna, there I said it) is not shown to be aware of Big Eddie controlling him. It's all very double agent, The Spy parallel. Also if you take just the frame of Big Eddie's hand and the devil, it looks A LOT like Eddie Munson's puppetmaster tattoo. With a little fantasy and even more reaching there's also some vaguely mindflayery shape in the background of the image.

(probably irrelevant but still fun fact: This album was released on March 22nd 1982 - EXACTLY four years before Eddie Munson became the main suspect in Chrissy's death)

This one speaks for itself. We've all seen the Eddie prequel book that's gonna come out later this year with literally the same title as this 1983 song.

Interestingly, Eddie has batwings here, aka KAS THEORY CONFIRMED?

This one, holy shit. This is the artwork for the 1986 (!) album Somewhere in Time, and if the year and title weren't enough, there is so much more.

1. Again starting with the most obvious: There is a graffito on the wall to the very right that literally says EDDIE LIVES.

2. Under the graffito we see a hand reaching up from the ground (grave?). The version of Eddie that we get here is a cyborg, and the hand on the ground looks very cyborg-esque as well. The band members are seen a little towards the left as normal humans, so it's not like everyone's just a cyborg in this world. Ergo the hand belongs to a second Eddie, which is very in line with the whole "there is another timeline with shadow selves"-theory.

3. The red clouds in the background are very vecna-y.

4. The little winged figure from the Flight of Icarus cover is seen left of the big tower in the middle.

5. The neon sign of the movie theatre to the very bottom left contains the words "Live After Death" (illegible here, but it's there!)

6. The lyrics on this album! In particular Wasted Years, featuring the lines "But now it seems I'm just a stranger to myself

And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else"

- again, very much in line with shadow selves. And even more Stranger in a Strange Land:

"Was many years ago that I left home and came this way

I was a young man full of hopes and dreams

But now it seems to me that all is lost and nothing gained

Sometimes things ain't what they seem

No brave new world, no brave new world

No brave new world, no brave new world

Night and day I scan horizon, sea and sky

My spirit wanders endlessly

Until the day will dawn and friends from home discover why

Hear me calling, rescue me

Set me free, set me free

Lost in this place and leave no trace

Stranger in a strange land

Land of ice and snow

Trapped inside this prison

Lost and far from home

[...]

They found his body lying where it fell on that day

Preserved in time for all to see

No brave new world, no brave new world

Lost in this place, and leave no trace

What became of the man that started

All are gone and their souls departed

Left me here in this place so all alone"

Does that sound like someone left for dead in the Upside Down or is that just me?

7. idk a fuckload more in the cover probablay because it's wild.

Bonus Metallica fact: Master of Puppets was released on March 3rd 1986. Eeven if he bought the album the day it was released (he would) that would have given him under three weeks to rehearse it so much that he could give the most metal concert ever on March 27th.

Anyway that's just from the top of my head; I might add on to it if/when I think of more. PLEASE spam me with your theories I beg you.

Side note: Contrary to popular belief, if you got into metal because of Eddie: That's awesome! Welcome! Again, gatekeeping sucks; we've all had our minds blown by a Metallica song for the first time at some point, so let's be nice to the newcomers.

[clancysjumpsuit]

neon gravestones👀?

(freaking love this song. it’s so underrated)

“an earlier grave is an optional way, no”

(bonus lyrics)

“promise me this, if i lose to myself, you won’t mourn a day and you’ll move onto someone else”

[gravezgf]

Ain't Nothin' to It - Phillip Graves x Reader

1,159 words, fem reader with she/her pronouns. a bit suggestive but no warnings! My first time writing anything like this so please be kind. Thanks for reading!

Read under the cut!

You nervously fiddled with the lace waistline of your sundress. It hit your mid-calf, a gorgeous navy blue in breathable cotton, with lace on the waist and along the sweetheart neckline. It was one of Phillip’s favorites, and you couldn’t think of a better way to surprise him.

He was coming back home to you for the first time in a few weeks, where he’d been you had no idea. However, he suggested that you go out and have fun, get a few drinks at his favorite hole-in-the-wall before ending the night in your soft king-sized bed. 

You swear you sensed him before you saw him. The scent of his spicy cologne, the sharp thud of his boots on the wooden floor, his firm hand on your shoulder before he slid in between the stool next to you, offering you a wink and a smile. Oh, how you had missed this man.

“No hug for your best girl?” You pouted teasingly.

“More than a hug, if I get my way,” he pulled you into his arms, holding you tightly against his larger frame.

He released you, only to hold you by the wrists and step back, taking a good look at you. He sighed, pushing you gently back onto your stool before taking a seat himself. He motioned for the bartender to come over and ordered a whiskey for himself and your favorite drink for you. With the social lubricant, you felt your emotions even harder. The joy that leapt in your stomach when he flashed that big smile, laughing freely at a story you were telling him. The flush in your cheeks as he told you for the millionth time about how much he missed you when he was gone.

When Phillip noticed you were good and soused, he grabbed your hand and pulled you out onto the dance floor. You had two left feet, but Phil, he was a dancer from way back. He could whirl you around with the best of ‘em. But tonight, he just pulled you close and swayed you to the old country love songs humming from the speakers. He hummed the lyrics lowly, leaning into you. He exhaled a breathy laugh when your feet got confused, but only held you tighter. 

“Do you have any idea how much I love you?” He said it in almost a whisper as he pressed soft kisses onto your neck.

“I think so, how much?”

“A whole sky full. Probably more,” his eyes shone the most beautiful blue in the hazy neon lighting. You couldn’t help but kiss him, and if you could’ve melted into a puddle then and there, you would’ve.

He had one hand pressed into your back, the other cupping your face, as your arms rested on his shoulders, and you let yourself fall into the kiss. You were almost numb now, in a good way. The smell of that cologne, something cheap but one he had loved for years, the Zach Bryan song tumbling through the speakers, his lips against yours, his stubble scratching against your face. 

When you broke from the kiss, you swore you felt like a kid all over again. You rested your face on his chest, and you swayed there, where it felt like just the two of you, for what felt like hours.

He climbed into the drivers’ seat of the old blue pickup, after buckling you into the passenger seat. The old radio was playing the classic country station, Phillip’s favorite. He hummed to the George Strait song that was crackling through, and placed his hand in yours. He squeezed it tightly.

It reminded you of when you were kids. It was maybe your fifth or sixth date, and time had escaped you both. There you were, racing down those rural Texas roads, praying that time would slow down, just for a few minutes. You both knew well that breaking curfew would spell a grounding for you, and your dad’s displeasure towards Phil. You swear that you can still make out where you began playing with the lose threads of the fabric seats, nervously tugging at the string as a cloud of dust rose behind you. 

That time, much like this one, Phil had grabbed for your hand. He ran his fingers over your knuckles at the red light, cursing quietly to himself. 

Now, all these years later, at the red light, he pulled your hand into his, except this time he gently rolled the wedding band on your finger. Instead of damning the light for not turning fast enough, he hummed contentedly to the song on the radio. The city lights slowly turned into the occasional street light as he drove out of the city. Finally, you were heading home. 

The drive home felt quick compared to the drive from there to the bar earlier. He opened your door like a gentleman, only getting slightly maimed by your border collie, Maple. He walked you carefully up the porch steps, and you rested on the cool wooden planks as he unlocked the door. You had your hair pushed up, cool summer air brushing the nape of your neck, and had kicked off your shoes. Phillip thought you had never looked more gorgeous than you did at this very moment. 

Upon making your way into the house, you made a drunken beeline to the comfort of your bedroom. You had made the bed this morning, and you cursed yourself. You had been proud of the fresh sheets and pressed duvet, but it only made it more complicated for your inebriated self. Still yet, you were snug as a bug by the time Phillip reached your room, shirt off, pajama pants on.

“Wanna get out of your good clothes before you get too comfortable?” He said, yawning midway through. Your only response was an annoyed groan that sounded half you, half Chewbacca. Not getting the hint, or not caring, Phillip gently lifted the duvet and laced his fingers in yours, coaxing you to sit upright. He fumbled through your bedside dresser before finding one of his old shirts. It didn’t take too much begging to get you into it, and you thought about how you’d thank him for his kindness in the morning. 

He tucked you back in as sweet as he could before climbing under on his side. When he proposed drinks before coming home, he didn’t exactly imagine this outcome. Then, he looked down. You looked sweet in a silly way, mouth slightly agape, breaths even. He listened for your breathing, that soldierly part of him that he could never quite turn off. You were asleep, he could tell by the gentle cadence of your inhales and exhales. He tried to match it. In the end, he settled for wrapping his arms around you, knowing they’d be asleep in the morning. He pressed a kiss to your head. He had missed home. He had missed you.

[blueberry-obsessed]

🎧🧡🌸🎤

mwah <3

I am not apologising to you. (Kidding, mwah <3)

🎧. Headphones or earbuds?

My headphones. They have such terrible battery and they die out within an hour but they're prettier and they light up!!

🧡. A color you can’t stand?

Very bright neon greens an yellows. I don't have a reason I just don't like them

🌸. Best compliment you ever received?

Someone once told me Jane Austen (was it Jane Austen?) would make out with me because of my writing. It was so endearingly stupid and I think Jane Austen will dig herself out of her grave and murder me in my sleep, not because she's jealous of my writing but because she wants no association with me. Oh and I was also told I look pretty based on 1/3 of my face???

🎤. Is there a song you know all the lyrics to?

Every Arctic Monkeys song ever. Wildflower by Billie EIlish andddddddd Change by Deftones!!!

Ask Game

[saintetheldredablogshorrormovies]

so i used to say vide noir was my favourite lord huron album because it is the most atmospheric of their albums and this is obviously a big part of it because vide noir is atmospheric as shit but honestly now i think it is less vide noir’s atmosphere and more its brilliant and uniquely insane batshit intensity that makes it such a special part of the lord huron discography.

can you imagine if you were listening to lonesome dreams and you heard a lyric like “cosmic ash and blackened brain i call you by your ancient names” youd have a heart attack lord huron have always been very emotionally intense but the way they took their gentle folk inspired melancholic beautiful cowboy sounds of love and heartbreak and strange happenings and turned it up to the raging neon scream into the darkness that is vide noir is quite possibly the most iconic thing any band has ever done. i know we have setting sun in lonesome dreams and that song is gorgeous and intense but it is just not the same kind of intense. you get your heart broken in strange trails and its “i dont know what to do haunted by the ghost of you” and how do i break the curse you left on me and runes on my skin and shit thats bad gang but you get your heart broken in vide noir and your soul gets hurled to the edge of the cosmos then plummets back into the ocean through a fucking hole in the fucking sky what the FUCK guys what the FUCK. i love playing vide noir all the time because this is my favourite framework through which to view my lived experience everything is so heightened and bright and loud and dramatic and imagining the world around you that way is just so magical. we start vide noir with “if i don’t find her i’m gonna tie that noose” we are promised a depth of love that stops at nothing and is no holds barred and bloody and raw and god does the album deliver on that promise every fucking second that follows. its the feeling of following your heart through its deepest darkest most twisted strange and unfamiliar paths without having any idea where its going, just to know what it has in store for you, because thats how committed you are to following it. there is no equivalent. sorry to say something a little sacreligous but vide noir makes the world ender look like skipping in the park like the world ender is pretty metal when the world ender comes baby run for your life and whatever but in vide noir we are trying to outrun the fucking pure black void im sorry but thats horrifying.

going from the ethereal, dreamy vision of the unknown in the yawning grave and frozen pines to vide’s something escaped when you opened the gate and now the unknown is everywhere and we’re drowning in it is just. its everything. this is not to disrespect the world ender or strange trails or any of the other songs and albums because the day i take any of that for granted i will cease to exist (esp the world ender that song owns my entire heart and soul). all of the albums and songs have something so unique to them and special about them which makes them completely irreplaceable. i only aim to argue that in the realm of intensity and insanity, vide noir is king. i am also intense and insane and i am its subject. hence irresistible fave

[twintongues]

TITLE: 할시온 (Halcyon) ARTIST: 쏜애플 (Thornapple) ALBUM: 동물 (Animal) - 2023

LYRICS (Korean + English)

그들이 주는 슬픔을 받아먹고 나 홀로 보았던 밤하늘의 네온

feeding off the sadness they gave me i alone watched the neon of the night sky

푸르른 마음 내 안에 녹아들고 무덤가에 깔았던 이부자리 밑에 나를 묻네

a blue heart melts into me and below the bedding i laid by the grave, i'm buried

그들이 주는 희망을 받아먹고 나 홀로 멍들었던 꿈도 이젠 안녕

feeding off the hope they gave me i say now to the dreams i alone was bruised by, farewell

떨어질게 뻔한데 날 수 있을 것만 같아서 일어나 너에게 전화를 걸어

it's obvious i'll fall but it feels as though i just might fly so i rise and make a call to you

아직 거기 있나요? 난 대체 어디로 가면 될까요? 만날 순 없어도 부디 날 잊어버리지는 마요

are you still there? where should i be going? even if we can't meet, please don't forget me

나가지 말아요 내 안에 있어요 하루만큼 더 견뎌낼 수 있게 나와 섞여줘요

don't leave stay inside me so that i might survive another day merge with me

나를 버려줘요 아침엔 사라져줘요 그대가 있으면 난 아무 데도 갈 수가 없어

please abandon me in the morning, disappear for me if you're here i can't go anywhere

재가 돼버릴 세상일 것을 난 알고 있지만 어두워지길 기다려 오늘도 난 너를 삼키네

although i know this world will become ashes i wait for it to become dark i swallow you today, too

그들이 주는 슬픔을 받아먹고 나 홀로 보았던 밤하늘의 네온

feeding off the sadness they gave me i alone watched the neon of the night sky

[fearsmagazine]

HANDLING THE UNDEAD - Review

DISTRIBUTOR: NEON

SYNOPSIS: In the sweltering heat of a summer in Oslo, the deceased unexpectedly awaken, plunging three families into disarray as their beloved departed ones return. Questions arise about their identities and intentions. One family grapples with the resurrection of their mother, a sudden revival before they had the chance to grieve her tragic passing in a car accident. On the same day she buries her soulmate, an elderly woman is reunited with the love of her life. In a desperate attempt to alleviate his daughter’s depression, a grandfather rescues his grandchild from the clutches of the grave.

REVIEW: John Ajvide Lindqvist's literary career took off with the publication of his debut novel, "Let the Right One In," in Sweden in 2004. This acclaimed work was later adapted into a film with the same title, released in 2008. In 2010, an American remake of the film was produced, followed by an American television series that premiered on Showtime in 2022.

John Ajvide Lindqvist's second novel, "Handling the Undead," was released in 2005, followed by a short story collection in 2006 entitled "Let the Old Dreams Die." One of the tales in this collection was set in the same universe as “Let the Right One In” and one in “Handling the Undead.”

As a fervent admirer of the film "Let the Right One In," I was immediately drawn to the novel when an English translation became available. When I learned that English translations of "Handling the Undead" and "Let the Old Dreams Die" were released in the United Kingdom, I promptly acquired my personal editions.

As someone who grew up on the George Romero zombie canon and its subsequent impact on the genre, I found John Ajvide Lindqvist's take on the subject to be both engaging and refreshing. The narrative was primarily driven by the experiences of various families and the government's response to the unfolding crisis. He crafted a new contemporary metaphor in relation to what the undead represent to social structures and family dynamics.

The film's narrative is significantly less substantive from the novel, focusing more on the reactions of three families to the reanimation of their deceased loved ones. The cause of the undead rising is altered, and much of the dialogue and character development is simplified. The first 8 ½ minutes of the film features no spoken dialogue, except for musical lyrics, and little throughout the entirety of the film. A key element of the novel is the silent return of the dead to specific locations, presented in various states of decay. The film briefly explores the living coming to terms with the undead, their actions and little else. While the novel's events span several weeks, the film portrays them as occurring over a couple of days. Having read the novel, I noticed significant omissions in the adaptation that diminished its impact. Certain changes made to the storyline were a disservice to the novel and, consequently, weakened the film's overall effect. By the end of the film, the living characters appear as lifeless as the undead.

The film primarily relies on ambience created by masterful cinematography, sound design, and score. It employs a dark, cold visual style with a limited color palette. Tight framing dominates, except for a few wide shots that showcase the cemetery and hospital after the undead arrive. The film features few costume changes, which contributes to its lack of sense of passing time. The score is sparingly used and is often integrated with the sound design. I found the makeup design for the undead particularly impressive, as it achieves a realistic and organic look. The editing instills energy into the film, maintaining viewer engagement throughout its 97-minute runtime.

The cast was remarkable, conveying emotions primarily through facial expressions and body language due to limited dialogue. Bahar Pars, a talented actress, delivers a memorable scene toward the film's end, leaving a lasting impact with its intensity. Dennis Østby Ruud, a promising young actor, shines in his performance, as do the actresses portraying the elderly couple. Despite the limited material provided, the entire cast showcased their abilities admirably.

In her feature film debut, HANDLING THE UNDEAD, director Thea Hvistendahl presents a meditative exploration of grief and loss, capturing the impossible desire to turn the past into the present. The film immerses us in a profound sense of sorrow right from the start, and by the end, leaves a lingering feeling of hopelessness. While the film attempts to convey the emotional weight of the story, it falls short in comparison to John Ajvide Lindqvist's original novel. The film lacks depth in terms of character development and emotional range, making it difficult to fully appreciate the author's achievements in the novel. Despite its limitations, the film may still pique your curiosity, leading you to seek out Lindqvist's compelling and complex novel.

CAST: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bjørn Sundquis, Bente Børsum, Bahar Pars, Dennis Østby Ruud, & Inesa Dauksta. CREW: Director/Screenplay - Thea Hvistendahl; Screenplay - John Ajvide Lindqvist; Based on the novel of the same title by John Ajvide Lindqvist; Producers - Kristin Emblem & Guri Neby; Cinematographer - Pål Ulvik Rokseth; Score - Peter Raeburn; Editors - Trude Lirhus & Thomas Grotmol; Production Designer - Linda Janson; Costume Designer - Bente Ulvik; Sound Designers - Bent Holm, Andreas Franck, & Nils Viken; Make-up Effect Designer - Morten Jacobsen; VFX Supervisor - Otto Thorbjørnsen; SFX - Fiksern / Christopher Munthe. OFFICIAL: neonrated.com/films/handling-the-undead FACEBOOK: N.A. TWITTER: N.A. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/GFP8HtM8JTo?si=AO4gfwWZGXCjhQd- RELEASE DATE: Exclusively IFC Center NY May 31st & select cities June 7th, 2024.

**Until we can all head back into the theaters our “COVID Reel Value” will be similar to how you rate a film on digital platforms - 👍 (Like), 👌 (It’s just okay), or 👎 (Dislike)

Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

[creature-phases]

I don’t think there will ever be a song that makes me as emotional as Neon Gravestones.

I’ve never had a song full on make me cry. I’ve teared up to plenty of songs but never to the extent of Neon Gravestones.

I just wanted to highlight the specific lyrics I think of:

“Communicating, further engraving, an earlier grave is an optional way”

“They say ‘how can he go if he’s got everything/I’ll mourn for a kid but won’t cry for a king.’”

“Promise me this/if I lose to myself/you won’t mourn a day/and you’ll move on to someone else”

“To life they were dedicated/now that should be celebrated”

[vexic929]

Random Song Lyric Prompts

Send a character and a number for a ficlet! (Based on or incorporating the lyrics)

When this shit is life and death then what the fuck is a law? (Esto No A Terminado)

I would say no to the gates of Heaven if it meant I left you behind (Maan Meri Jaan)

Superhero; 'cause I can't save myself, much less somebody else so I gotta do better (Superhero)

Somewhere in the end of my hatred there's my grave ahead (YELLOW)

Trouble's closing in, I can feel the ground trembling (Sound Off The Sirens)

I lost it all to win this fight I didn't know what it'd be like to be victorious; damn, it feels good to be a warrior (Warrior)

All these feelings I've buried is looking like a cemetery they're coming back from the grave, calling out my name better say a Hail Mary (Blood On The Strings)

同じ時間を見つめ合って手に触れていた感覚もない最後の電話が鳴り響く Locking eyes at the same moment I can no longer feel your touch as the final call resounds (PARADOX)

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made (The Sound Of Silence)

When you've been fighting for it all your life you've been struggling to make things right that's how a superhero learns to fly (Superheroes)

[concerthopperblog]

Pierce the Veil - The Jaws of Life Tour

With a slammed house (of blues), the lights dimmed and the Destroy Boys came out. Alexia Roditis first hit the stage and turned up the energy. Destroy Boys reminded me of why bands were formed in the first place, to play music and have fun. There was no shortage of jamming out, nor a shortage of smiles. Even once Violet Mayugba dropped the guitar, Violet was all smiles while screaming into the mic. The Destroy Boys is a band that is taking over the scene and I’m pumped to see them soar to new heights.

If you’re looking for a band with some powerful vocals combined with heavy lyrics that move you emotionally, then search bo further than Dayseeker. The whole set was full of a feeling that’s difficult to describe. It moved me. When Rory began discussing how the song “Neon Graves” was about his father who passed from cancer, it really resonated with me. My father had also passed from brain cancer a few years back and the performance of the song gave me a new sense of peace about it. Needless to say, Dayseeker has been playing nonstop around the house and is especially perfect for late-night drives.

Dayseeker is a post-hardcore band from California that formed in 2012. Their sound reminded me of when rock meets a small amount of synth wave, but only in the best ways. Dayseeker definitely has a bright future ahead of them!

L.S. Dunes wasted no time coming out swinging. With being a supergroup comprised of members from the gnarliest bands of the early 2000s, Coheed and Cambria, Saosin/Circa Survive, Thursday, and My Chemical Romance, it’s no wonder why they’re a true supergroup. Anthony Greens’ energy was never-ending, I assume he drank some of Frank Iero’s Hallowed Grounds coffee from La Paisa Bonita Coffee before the show. He was bouncing left and right and never slowed down. If Frank wasn’t burning down the house shredding, then the other members were. It was nonstop action delivered by each band member and a true success story of why supergroups are called such. These veterans of the scene were one of the best bands that I’ve ever seen.

Although the bill was stacked full of talented acts for support, once Pierce the Veil took the stage, it was obvious that’s who the crowd was pumped to see. I honestly wasn’t sure if I was in the year 2023 anymore, because the crowds attire was that of 2005. Your MySpace top 8 would have been proud. It was pretty awesome seeing young faces dawn on the emo/scene kid styles of the Millennial youth. Kicking off the show with confetti cannons and CO2 blasts, Pierce the Veil wasted no time giving the fans what they wanted. High kicks, high jumps, and a sold-out crowd made an unforgettable night. Even after a few songs had played there was still a veil, or curtains, draped over half the stage until a mid-song pickup dropped them down revealing the band’s banner and unleashing a newfound excitement from the crowd!

Pierce the Veil is an American rock group that was formed in 2006. Their sound has been widely described as metalcore, scene, post-hardcore, and about everything else under the sun. Today, they are still jamming hard and don’t appear to slow down anytime soon with the remaining tour dates below and accompanying Blink 182 next year on tour as support.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of their tour at these remaining dates and locations!

November 21 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway 25 - Reading, PA - Santander Arena 26 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! 28 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory 30 - Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

December 2 - Des Moines, IA - Vibrant Music Hall 3 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory 5 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion 7 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl 8 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena

[queen-of-obsessing]

My Top 10 Ultimate Merthur-Coded Songs 

#1. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

I mean. Is an explanation really needed? She's literally singing about loving someone for an extensive amount of time. You know who also loved someone for a really long time? Merlin.

#2. Soarele si Luna - Pasha Parfeni

It literally means "the sun and the moon" in Romanian. The lyrics are "the sun and the moon will hold our wedding crown". It's a magical sounding, wedding song. Literally could be performed by the Druids at their wedding. ☀️🌑

#3. Still Falling For You - Ellie Goulding

"Fire and ice, this love is like fire and ice", "this love's never growing old, you make it new" ("you'd get bored" - merlin), "this love is like rolling the dice" (see 5x12). Need I say more? Ellie Goulding wrote this song for them.

#4. Beauty and the Beast - Emma Thompson

Who's the beauty, who's the beast? We'll never know. Either way this song perfectly encapsulates their relationship. Growing past prejudices? Realizing you were wrong? Barely even friends (then somebody bends)? Perfection. Also my brain likes to pretend it's Hunith singing instead of Emma Thompson.

#5. golden hour - JVKE

It's giving Arthur admiring Merlin's magic. His eyes literally go gold! It's his golden hour! HE SLOWS DOWN TIME!

#6. Written All Over Your Face - Louis Tomlinson

Nicknamed the "married Merthur song" because it literally sounds like Arthur in the doghouse. Like he did something shitty and now Merlin's mad at him, but not saying that he's mad at him so Arthur's like "babe, it's written all over your face??" Also the lines "a hurricane behind the door, so I've come ready for a war" and "once you figure out what we're fighting for, I'll be ready to talk".

#7. you were there for me - Henry Moodie

Pretty self explanatory. It's 100% Arthur's POV. "You were there through the heartbreaks, you were there when I lost faith, be aware i would do the same". It reminds me of 4x13 when he completely lost faith so Merlin did the sword in the stone thing to reinspire him.

#8. Superstitious - Big Time Rush

So much happening here, but this entire album is Merthur coded. This one is also Arthur POV. "i ain't superstitious but you're throwing down the magic on me" "we can run away for the hell of it" (see: the picnic and how he wants to live with merlin on a farm)

#9. Labyrinth - Taylor Swift

no idea whose POV this is - could honestly be both, but i'm tending to lean toward Merlin's. "it could only hurt this much right now" (everytime he watched someone he loves die) "i'll be getting over you my whole life" (...) "lost in the labyrinth of my mind" "you would break your back to make me break a smile" when freya died and arthur made him laugh :') "you know how much i hate that everyone expects me to just bounce back" very merlin core

#10. Neon Grave - Dayseeker

Arthur's death song if you want to cry yourself to sleep :^) this entire album is Merlin coping with Arthur's death fr literally made an edit with it, it's that perfect