#one of my fav albums of all time but yeah it fits

[weirdmageddon]

davejade album

[koushirouizumi]

{M.A.N.K.I.N} ~ Y O H & (A c e-spec!) M A N T A “P A P E R C U T”

Short Summary:

"CAN'T S T O P what i'm h e a r i n g we're f e e l i n g W I T H I N"

"--Right B E N E A T H--" Warning: Contains spoiler for Yoh vs Faust {O.G. Series} - The fight is a bit graphic, (no actual blood in this ver. but) Please be careful watching by the middle. (There is a happy end however!)

By Me {DO NOT RE-PRODUCE OR RE-UPLOAD WITHOUT MY PERMISSION} M U S I C (C) L.i.n.k.i.n P.a.r.k}

[greensagephase]

what made you wanna name the story non-violent communication?

Hiii, nonnie!! Thank you so much for the ask (and also, I'm sorry for the delayed reply! I took off tumblr yesterday)!! 🥰 Thank you for asking this question because I don't think I've ever talked about it before!!

Long story short:

THIS SONG RIGHT HERE!!!!!!!!! 🗣🗣🗣🗣 If you haven't listened to it, pls do!!😭It's one of Miguel's songs and has part of his dialogue at the end of the song before it transitions to "Givin' up (Not The One)" in the album!!! The transition is (in my humble opinion) ✨😭✨😭✨ !!!

If it has a million fans, I'm one of them. If it has one fan, I'm THAT FAN. If it has zero fans, it means I'm no longer on this Earth!!! 😤

This is my fav song from the album!! I'll explain why below the cut! I'm going to give a short (lol, I yapped too much, I gave a whole story time) explanation because I love this song sm 😭 so if you care to read a bit of an analysis on the songs, then proceed, if not, pls disregard the rest lol and thank you for sending this ask!!!

So I first heard the song a day or two before I posted the first chapter to NC, which was late July 2023. I watched the movie in June but I only listened to the songs that I really, really liked (I love all the songs but some a little more than others) that were included in the movie without listening to the full album, so I hadn't listened to this song because Miguel's songs (this one and "Givin' Up (Not The One)") are not included in the film. I only found out about "Givin' Up (Not The One)" because it was all over tiktok lol

So yeah, I listened to the song for the first time a day or two before the first chapter was posted and fun fact, the first chapter I posted for NC was actually nameless lmao!!😭😭 I didn’t know what to title it (I’ve always been bad with titles), so it was just a writing post with no title. I didn't think much of it either because my og plans were for the story to be like 3-4 chapters total (past me would've been shocked I'm still going with the story and that we're 249k ish words in just from the main parts of the story, not counting the one-shots lol).

As I mentioned, I hadn’t heard the entire album yet but after part 1 was posted, I sat down and FINALLY listened to the entire album to appreciate it (I've since then listened to the entire album like a hundred times (Metro Boomin was my #1 artist of 2023💀)) and once I listened to it in order, I immediately knew I wanted to title my fic Nonviolent Communication. 🥹❤️

When I heard both of Miguel’s songs right after the other it made something in my brain click.

I felt like it was so, so fitting for what I was trying to achieve with my story, even when I was planning to make the story like 4 chapters long lol.

So my explanation for connecting the song to my fic:

I'm probably going to sound crazy, or like someone who gave the song too much thought but hear me out.

In a way, I felt (and ofc everyone is going to find a different vibe, feeling, or meaning to a song but this was mine) like it was kind of ironic how "Nonviolent Communication" didn't receive much attention like his other song, "Givin' Up (Not The One)" did, which is more... out there (???). It's more like !!!! You know? Like the lyrics themselves and the production are more bold and strong, more “rough” for lack of a better word. Despite it not being in the film like "NC", everyone knows it! Everyone also knows Miguel's dialogue because of it, "But I'm not like the others..." and so on along with his little quote about "being Spider-Man is a sacrifice" at the end of the song.

Then, you have "Nonviolent Communication." It's the second song with the least plays on the album on Spotify (after "Nas" which is another one of my top fav songs from the album), and the lyrics and production are an entire different vibe from the other song!! It's so much more softer and vulnerable, even slower.

You let me fall first, then you dream awake I'd do anything to bring you to that other place We speak so differently alone, love like Vincent we are low Watch for constellations, soft as cloud formations That will never leave, much as duty calls If I'm in over my head, I'll swim Niagara Falls

It still has themes of being Spider-Man but it's not so !!!! like the other song is. It's truly so much more vulnerable and soft, and even has romantic themes included. And at the end of the song we have another part of Miguel's dialogue, that's often disregarded, included, "I'm this dimension's one and only, Spider-Man... At least I was," which I'm always !!!! about because one, his tone for that part is much softer (almost sad), and two, I feel like him no longer being the only Spider-Man in his own dimension goes along with him not feeling like a true Spider-Man, and no longer having this one thing to himself that he can have in common with other spider members.

I could go on about this but this is already so long 😭 but anyway, I think that part is usually disregarded, much like Miguel’s soft side that we don’t get to see a lot of in the film. We’re given very little of soft Miguel and the majority is him being angry, stressed out, scared, and frustrated (rightfully so) with what’s happening.

So, hearing both songs, I felt like they represent two sides of Miguel. One that is more direct, bold, and rough, maybe even “violent.” It’s the side that’s most known to probably all the spider people and fans alike. Some people only see Miguel as an angry man that’s determined to protect the multiverse and sacrifice anything, since he’s already given up so much.

But then there’s the side of him less known (less seen), one that we didn’t see much of but that many of us picked up on. He has a soft side despite being through a lot, and has a lot of love and care to give. He’s a man that’s capable of having nonviolent communication, someone who can fall first, speak differently with someone when he’s alone with them, and be willing to do anything to “bring” that person “to the other place” - while still being Spider-Man and sticking to his duty that comes with such title but not sacrificing those very things.

So yeah, I heard the songs and it just clicked. “Nonviolent Communication” to me is the soft side of Miguel that we don’t get to see much in ATSV, but it’s still there. And so, I decided that it was the perfect title for my fic because of my interpretation of the song and my goal with the fic: show Miguel’s soft and vulnerable side that I so desperately hope we get to see more of in BTSV (I am begging the writers to do Miguel justice!!!!!!!).

I hope this made sense, maybe as I mentioned earlier, I’ve given too much thought to this (I’m an overthinker) but that’s my version and I love the song SO MUCHH!!! It was my most heard song in 2023, so I guess that says a lot :)

If you read this far, thank you so much!! I definitely talked too much but I seriously love Miggy and this song so much and I always get so emotional listening to it lmao 😭 but yeah, thank you for the ask, nonnie!!! I hope you're having a great day/night!!!🥺🥰

-Alondra❤️

[bsaka7]

tagged to post my 9 favourite album with commentary by @mathewbaldzal !!!! we r two peas in a pod i think with having a lot to say about some tunes...

in no particular order...

different class (1995) - pulp. this is not my no1 album of all time because i don't have a favorite album of all time, but this album is in part representative of "getting into music" to me. i love 90s britpop, whatever that means for a random american and this is my fav of em all (though i do actually quite rate this is hardcore in pulp's discography). "common people" is one of the songs of ALL TIME. god jarvis's little sing-song sleazyness gets me. really, really, really great classic performance of it at glasto 1995...for some reason "pencil skirt" also always really hits.

home video (2021) - lucy dacus. the newest album on this list by a long shot, but it's had songs in my top5 year end lists since it came out. i've also seen lucy live <3. this album rises above some of the others in similar company (punisher - phoebe bridgers, the boygenius ep, etc) because i never get tired of it. "first time" "hot & heavy" "brando" and "triple dog dare" are nearly always standbys in my listening history. probably gonna be an album-i-listened-to-in-college classic forever...

songs of love and hate (1971) - leonard cohen. maybe none of my favorite leonard cohen songs are on this album, but as a single work, this album stuns me. possibly the most transfixing 44:21 i've ever heard. his lyricism in particular is -- i can't even describe it. the mix with his voice, the sparseness of the instrumentation at time, the harmonies. i'm not a big stories guy but in this, yeah, the songwriting, the stories. i don't think there's another album like this one out there, really.

if you're feeling sinister (1998) - belle & sebastian. the first time i heard this album, i thought i had never heard an album so perfect. i love songs off of it but i nearly always listen to it whole. i love, love, love b&s's early sound (twee, if you will), and stuart murdoch's lyrics really, really shine. this is one of my favorite albums to listen to when i have a headache because it's lovely to just, focus on but not grating at all. i really love "judy and the dream of horses" and "get me away from here i'm dying". really, a beautiful work

rumours (1977) - fleetwood mac. i was sort of scrolling through some of my playlists trying to decide what to put on this list (it's a bit weighted towards stuff that's in rotation now) and i couldn't leave off fleetwood mac (in part to represent the huge part of my music taste that is like. classics 1965-1980). stevie nicks was one of my earlier music obsessions (the OG was the beatles). so many wonderful songs and riffs. i know this was left off the original 12-inch but "silver springs" is one of my favorite songs forever and ever and ever...

nebraska (1982) - bruce springsteen. when it comes down to it, this is my favorite springsteen album. i do think his 1975-1987 run of albums is pretty much perfect but nebraska is a masterpiece in a way that i find hard to express in words. there's a sense of sparseness and distance in this work (in part bc of how it was recorded) that i find so utterly compelling i can't even describe. "nebraska" - especially this 1984 live version - is a perfect song to me. perfect. i also like a lot of the stuff that went into inspiring this album (notably flannery o'connor) and well. where it fits into springsteen's narritivization of his own life (dude was in the dumps).

all killer, no filler (2001) - sum41. this pick is a little bit representative of the era of my life where i basically exclusively listened to pop punk but if songs of love and hate is an album that's perfectly drawn out, this is an album that's perfectly compressed. like, the title is correct. this album is fucking TIGHT. i used to listen to it at a job i hated to make the 30-min intervals go by. and it's got such classics...."fat lip"..."motivation..." of course, "in too deep." SO good.

what did you expect from the vaccines? (2011) - the vaccines. maybe this pick is a tiny bit cheesy but it is a perfect encapsulation of the era of alt rock it came from. which i love. i really like the vaccines, i think they're super fun and i did see them in concert finally and they totally lived up to that. "wetsuit" is again...one of my favorite songs of all time. "if you wanna" is a perpetual banger.

age of consent (1983) - new order. again, an album that deserves to be listened to whole, despite how good "age of consent" hits alone ever single time. sometimes i think i like another new order album more than this, but i don't. sumner's voice just out-of-tune ringing out over that sound, that new order sound, the bass, that post-punk club vibe. they're a band that don't sound like anyone else, and this is the album most indicative of that. wow, every time.

a few narrow misses

boxer (2007) - the national. i didn't get the national until one day i did. "slow show." my god. hello.

very (1993) - pet shop boys. it's too simple to say this is an album about gay love because it's so embedded in it's context but. this is an album with so much love. psb are brilliant.

the execution of all things (2002) - rilo kiley. jenny lewis CALL ME. also like. you know "a better son/daughter". there's more.

a thousand suns (2010) - linkin park. i used to listen to this at 6th grade cross-country practice. first band i ever got into on my own. idk.

this is not only my favorite albums but a pretty decent summation of the broad strokes my overall taste. thank you again for the tag!! i enjoyed doing this a lot :). idk who has done this/on what blogs so if u have PLEASEEEEE send it to me i want to see!! i tag @lfcrobbo @upthebrackets @girlfriendline @odegoob @amandaleveille @thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm @kritischetheologie @bright-and-burning @a-corn-field if any of u want to but no presh!!!

[lets-talk-spirituality]

Can you do a couple more lyric analysis posts if you’re up to it? I was gonna request adore you and as it was. The songs not the music videos. (Although the music videos are a conversation for another time). I just heard them while I was driving home back to back

I’ll do As It Was! That’s a pretty fascinating song to be so popular, but I almost never vibe best with the singles he picks lol.

TW: this song explores dark themes in my interpretation so I talk about self unaliving and some darker topics, just fair warning.

(Come on Harry we wanna say goodnight to you)

Harry’s all about the playfulness of childhood. It’s also funny to have this at the beginning of the song because it indicates maybe he is about to go to sleep, so maybe this song is a dream in and of itself. It also ties in with the phone call theme…

Holdin' me back, gravity's holdin' me back

Interesting because of his theme with his person waiting in the sky, he’s answering their unspoken question of “where are you?” Heaviness is weighing him down “I’m getting heavy, you know what it feels like” I always heard this as the gravity of life, of reality, the stressors of the real world keep them apart, he can’t reach them (another theme)

I want you to hold out the palm of your hand

This is him admitting he needs help, he’s saying I’m weighed down but if you’d just reach out your hand and help pull me up we’d be on the same level, what does he want from them? Just a helping hand sometimes, but he’s breaking it down to the actionable steps needed.

Why don't we leave it at that?

I always feel like there’s a part of him that’s frustrated he has to even ask for help, didn’t they notice he was held back behind them? Why do I have to ask for a basic helping hand?

Nothin' to say, when everything gets in the way

The miscommunication between Harry and this person continues and it’s really a misunderstanding, people approaching things from a different perspective, this angle I think applies to a past relationship as well as to his sm. To an ex or even the world at large he’s saying you didn’t understand my basic humanity and there’s nothing to say, with his sm there’s all these years between them. All his life they’ve witnessed. What does he say when they do meet? This is all “the middle” he’s talking about, the past, what happened, what didn’t happen

Seems you cannot be replaced, and I'm the one who will stay, oh

Harry is terrified of being left alone (abandoned) and here he notes the irony that he’s the one who still believes and is holding on while this person left him in the cold, they left and can’t be replaced “can’t unpack the baggage you left” this is why he’s not really a loner, he just hasn’t found the right fit. Despite his attempts. “There’s always the two, the one who stays the one who’s leaving you” (leaked song lyrics from him but also from the Preatures “is this how you feel” they toured with Harry— the whole album is great but business, yeah was always my fav)

Seems you cannot be replaced but he’s not sure if they can be or not still. He could still be the one to leave. Things just seem this way.

My honest to God feeling is that both Harry and his sm have been through darkness and in many ways I think Harry is worried they may leave him alone in this world. They might exit. Seems your unique energy cannot be replaced on this planet, and I’m the one who will stay, I’m the one who is holding us down, this same gravity holding them apart is also what’s tethering them together.

It’s also that no one can replace the energy of this person, and while he’s stayed believing all this time in the specialness they waver (maybe because he can see them but they can’t see him)

In this world, it's just us, you know it's not the same as it was (2x)

“Maybe one day you’ll come into my world” in something great he talks about his world and their world, but now they have a shared world. What is this shared world? His daydream world with she, the world he’s created and manifested through music “your flowers just died, plant new seeds in the melody” he’s planting the seeds that it’s different now, he realizes they aren’t in separate worlds, they are in the same world, it’s actually only them in this world. He thought he couldn’t touch them in their separate worlds but through going within he finds their shared same world.

But like I said above, this is also to me, a song of encouragement to his person. In Matilda we get, “you can see the world, you can chase the seasons anywhere you go” like that is Harry telling someone who doesn’t want to be alive anymore what there is to live for. Directly. “It’s not the same as it was” because you’re an adult now. That’s where the video comes in. Looping around and around on a hamster wheel and never getting anywhere (themes in satellite and keep driving). He tells them he loves them but they never understand. Ironically his fans do the same, see all the parallels and mirrors man. He’s encouraging them throughout this whole album to keep going. “Its not the same as it was” can also mean things get better. He’s saying don’t leave, it’s just us in this world (soothing technique to calm people down, like it’s okay it’s just us, remember, things are different now. )

Answer the phone

“Don’t blame the drunk caller” “even my phone misses your call by the way” demanding like it can’t be missed or unaddressed, answer the phone like answer the call, which was used with late night talking, the phone ringing as well as the whole “people destined to meet” thing in the promo. I think he’s both confirming he answered the call (telling sm I’ve been doing my work for us, and also begging them to answer the call, the phone too, show up, which gives double meaning to the you’re no good alone, he’s saying sm answer the phone I’m not good without you)

Harry also plays with the theme of communication in his music by also having lyrics that seem to be pieces of conversations such as in lights up, this song and others, where he uses someone else’s words to tell his story or only his words omitting theirs (like in lights up) so much to do around media narration, him not having the words, him reflecting on the words, who’s words matter more his or theirs, so many layers here. The way he plays with perspective by intentionally keeping it vague allows various meanings.

Is Harry telling himself to answer the phone? Is someone else telling him to, or is he just saying he answered the phone and was told the following line…

"Harry, you're no good alone, Why are you sittin' at home on the floor? What kind of pills are you on?"

Harry believes he’s not good without someone, (maybe fear of being a solo artist and he’s devastated by the ending of 1D) he doesn’t know what his purpose is when he’s alone. I think this part of the song is Harry reflecting back on his lowest moment in life like he said.

There are many feelings I have here. I have a vision of young Harry and his mom coming in and saying something like this to him. Like why are you sitting all alone on the floor, he’s not actually alone, he’s daydreaming , but this part of him people make out to be crazy “what kind of pills are you on” This misunderstanding of his nature made him feel he had to perform a version of himself for others. But what if he wasn’t alone on the floor but with his sm in his mind? What if he was talking to imaginary friends and his mom jokingly came in and asked what he was doing in a way that made him feel shame for being different.

This may also deal with a self unaliving attempt. Like I get a vision of him using drugs to cope and another woman he cares about finding him and getting him to the doctor. He’s showing his scars and deep pain because so many people see him as this lucky happy guy when deep inside he feels chronically misunderstood and alone and he can’t even be really free now with fame. And he can’t stand being vulnerable so he will always perform fine to the masses. He wouldn’t ever admit to having depression let alone discuss his possible suicidal thoughts publicly. He doesn’t share his thoughts much publicly. I wonder if he shares his thoughts outside of art much at all, when he feels like no one “wants to hear his tiny violin” That’s not his image and who he is. He wants to put love into the world even if he’s full of disillusionment with it. But he doesn’t want to perform with a partner and yet he still “plays along” when “she asked me to choke her”

Ringin' the bell

Urgency, door bell, again like answer the call, wake up basically, he’s ringing the bell? There’s no subject but someone is ringing the bell. Ringing implies more than once.

And nobody's comin' to help

No one is answering, not Harry, no one is coming to help him but also who’s ringing his bell with urgency and is he answering?? The bell is being rung for help, as opposed to being a warning or being a chime indicating time. Or maybe he misread the sound of the bell.

Is someone ringing the bell alerting about Harry not being okay and no one is listening?

Your daddy lives by himself, he just wants to know that you're well, oh

What? This line seems to come from nowhere. This is a mirror reflection, Harry has watched his dad have multiple marriages and he doesn’t want to end up alone like his dad. I think this line signals he recognized where he was living out his father’s mistake, he sees how he’s been similar. I also see a young Harry like ringing his dads doorbell maybe being dropped off or after school and no one answered. I think Harry learned young no one would get him or soothe his feelings so he just turned them off. His dad in an interview from years ago mentions Harry wasn’t an emotional child and didn’t cry when his parents told them they were divorcing, he was 7. Which means his emotions were messed up before then. Young children should be able to openly cry and since he couldn’t I’d say his upbringing being British and also his particular parental stuff left him not knowing how to have or feel feelings.

I had a similar experience. I think really sensitive children can intuit their parents feelings and may naturally people please before they even know that’s what they’re doing. So I think Harry always learned to put an “I’m fine” face to people please his parents out of worrying about him. The problem is that this leads to a deep disconnect of self. Like him saying he didn’t have it bad growing up. He always down plays what he’s been through and he’s rewarded for this particular coping mechanism but it’s why he has to ask someone to hold out their hand and he sees this now too, which we hear in make my day “you won’t have the answers to all my questions” he’s not looking to be saved, he’s saving himself, inner child work

Who is talking to him? Is it his mom trying to get Harry to talk to his dad on the phone? Or is Harry rationalizing how to perform being a son to his dad (he lives alone, he just wants to know you’re okay) but again that’s Harry putting his parents needs before his own as a child.

He’s also juxtaposing what sounds like multiple phone calls. Harry is a master of piecing clips of moments together to paint a disjointed picture of his reality which mirrors his own experience living in a chaotic reality. We see this in the promo with fast moving clips of various scenes. This album is clips of his thoughts and memories and mind like he’s said. The first is Harry talking to someone on the phone about what he’s feeling (the song opens with a phone ringing sound almost) the next is someone calling him worried about his state of mind, the next is his mom trying to have him talk to his dad and I think he’s trying to show the connection between them all. His dad wants to know he’s well but we just learned he’s been on a bunch of pills, it’s going back between childhood and adulthood, cause effect, back and forth. His dad wants to know he’s well, will he perform and say yes? Cyclical like he accomplishes in so many works.

Go home, get ahead, light-speed internet

“All we ever want is automatic” the modern hamster wheel of life, distractions from dealing with the past, being present

I don't wanna talk about the way that it was

Ooooofff so much in this line. He doesn’t want to talk about the way what was? The band for one, relationships from the past, he’s saying pretty definitively, I don’t want to keep rehashing the past, also maybe he’s referring to people watching his life online, he watched during the pandemic his music have this new life and I think this could reflect that too, I don’t want to have to talk about this old thing from years ago, the weird part of making music is living in like a time warp where you live in the present writing about now for the future while singing and playing about the past. He wants to move on and release this but can’t when people won’t let him. Maybe that’s why he’s started trying to pick select things for search engine reasons (was Harry’s house named that to decrease searches for his homes location or images??)

Leave America, two kids follow her

Bro I know all the things about this line. As an American I have joked many times about Harry being right and we need to leave America lol. People say this line is about Harry’s family, say it’s about Olivia, etc.

I mean yeah he could be reflecting about being someone who breaks up families coming from a broken family and what that says about him. He made sure to not connect his music to Olivia for this round for fans who listen to him, so I think that was deliberate so I don’t read this line about Olivia. I read it as he moved away from the US in 2020? Right sold his mansion in LA? Leave America (LA). It’s a random line people throw away but when we connect it to the next line…

I don't wanna talk about who's doin' it first

I feel like he’s saying so many things. I always first hear it as like I don’t want to talk about who’s getting married first, that’s what comes to my mind. Probably because the bells right after lol. Which give both wedding and Christmas chime vibes. He could be talking about who’s gonna leave the band first. Who’s gonna leave the relationship first. Or also like he mentioned, this could be him releasing the need to be the first and greatest and he doesn’t want to talk about trivial stuff like that.

I know everyone says this is a song about his parents divorce, and yes partly it’s that but also to me it’s him exploring what made him this way and he’s reassuring himself and his person that he’s not the same, things aren’t the same, “we’ll be alright” “we never learn, we’ve been here before” this song is so popular because it stands in for so many things. For Harry I think it means so many things… even more so with the success of it. I think to his person and to himself he’s soothing and saying it’s okay it’s not the same as it was.

[tiktaaliker]

one of my fav things about vinyls is when you realize how intentional song orders are. like you can get a similar affect by just listening to a digital album all the way through but with vinyl a real part of it is having to flip the record. and there have been so many times where i listen to an album on vinyl for the first time and realize which song is the last on a side and im like. no yeah that makes perfect sense. and then sometimes two songs will fit together so perfectly that you cannot listen to the first song without expecting the next song and you cant listen to the second song without feeling weird that its not preceded by the first. do you feel me do you understand my vision.

[stephibee]

the NO-SKIP albums: a tag game 🎶💖

rules: share the albums that you can listen to nonstop. those lightning in a bottle-albums that scratch ur brain just right. every single track, an absolute banger. u could not skip one if u tried. no notes. stunning, show-stopping, immaculate. ur no-skip albums. 🔎 bonus & optional (but imo, v fun) rules:1) add a track rec for us to listen to! AND2) share ur favorite line(s) from that track! 👀

tagged by @stephendorff thank you !! this was so so so so fun !

tagging: @bladeoffrontiers @js337 @costashoffman @angels-holocaust @thegoodgowest

🎧 album info/track recs/my favorite lines under the cut!! ↓↓

Album: Mezmorize - system of a down song rec: question!

🎶 Do we, do we know When we fly When we, when we go Do we die? -- this band has helped me go through middle school and beyond. this song is just a fav and the whole album is a super big vibe

Album: never had to leave - matt maeson song rec: never had to leave

🎶 So I'm leaving you alone, leaving you alone I'm a spacecraft on my way back --song is personal to me, helped me get through some things in the last two years

Album: prophecy of ragnarök - brothers of metal song rec: powersnake

🎶 Eyes glowing red in the dark on the ocean floor Mighty serpent Roaring in the deep, he's a beast that devours all And the serpent awakes -- first song i heard from this band and absolutely became obsessed. fits my entire attitude and my practice

Album: aquarium - aqua song rec: calling you

🎶I-I-I can't get my message through Why-y-y don't you pick up the phone All my love is running down the line But you won't receive it, no, no -- this entire album is my childhood. brings memories with my sister and happier times. this song has always been my fav

Album: a day without rain - enya song rec: wild child

🎶Every summer sun Every winter evening Every spring to come Every autumn leaving You don't need a reason Let it all go on and on -- another childhood album that is held close to my heart and holds dear memories with my mom ♥

Album: demon days - gorillaz song rec: kids with guns

🎶Now they're turning us into monsters Turning us into fire Turning us into monsters It's all desire, it's all desire, it's all desire -- this band was MASSIVE hit with me back in middles school and will always be such a vibe. this song just has a beautiful energy to it but the lyrics not so much. still, this band helped me finds my creative part of my soul back in the day

Album: stick season - noah kahan song rec: you're gonna go far

🎶We're overdue for a revival We spent so long just getting by But that's the thing about survival Who the hell-, who the hell likes livin' just to die? -- this song. this album. been awhile since an album and songs got me crying and hitting super close to home.

Album: starcatcher - greta van fleet song rec: meeting the master

🎶What a day to meet the master I've been waiting for so long Final day to meet the master It's my time to go home -- is anyone really shocked this is the song im picking? of course now. i literally have this album and song inspire a tattoo. been a master fan of them since their first album came out. saw them live later 2023. i cried and was moved in all the ways one can be moved.

Album: hollywoods bleeding - post malone song rec: im gonna be

🎶Hey, why you so mad? (Why you so mad?) Never look back (Never look back) Can't let up the gas, we movin' so fast, yeah, let's make it last -- my first real concert and album and song helped me through a serious tough time with a friendship falling apart and figuring out who i am.

[tacoma-narrows]

Decided I want to post this big project I did back in late May/early June! This was made to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the release of Owl City's album Cinematic, on June 1st! It'll be a long post, so just be aware of that lmao

Since I started listening to Owl City again earlier this year, Cinematic has become my favorite album of his and one of my all time favs in general alongside Abandoned Pools’ Humanistic and Beat Crusaders’ EPop Making!

So with that, I wanted to draw something based around each song! With 15 songs on the album (not counting alt versions), they all translated nicely into pieces for this project! I also included a film border around each piece to tie them together, as well as due to the fact that on the album itself, each song is about a different experience or memory Adam Young has had throughout his life. He's said that he felt like writing these songs was like watching scenes from a movie, hence the name Cinematic!

As a sidenote, 4 of my characters (Shep, PBnJ, Rye and Pumpernickel) are in a cover band together called Let's Get Back!, and in addition to just celebrating Cinematic, this would also sort of be a cover album by them, hence why it says "Let's Get Back! presents" on the banner :] I'll post more abt Let's Get Back! down the line, but if you'd like to read about them now, you can check out their info hub! These pieces are almost all just Shep, despite Let’s Get Back! being a 4 member group. But since Owl City is just Adam Young, having most of these just be Shep made more sense haha

Piece by piece/song by song breakdown below the cut :]

Track 1: Fiji Water!

A song about jumping into something new and going wherever the ride takes you, since it was about Adam’s experience with signing onto a record label. The water slide vibe just felt rlly fitting here and was really fun to work with!

Track 2: The 5th of July!

Considering I was born in January rather than July like Adam was, I wanted to make this one as young Shep enjoying the fireworks, as they’ve always been something that’s fascinated me :]

Track 3: All My Friends!

My second favorite song on the album!! It’s so joyous and fun I love it so much! Of course, had to draw Shep with all his friends! This piece by far took me the longest out of all of these at more than two days lmao. It features (from left to right): Starburst, Rye, Luau, Shep, PBnJ, Pumpernickel and Wilkołak!

Track 4: House Wren!

Another joyous song about looking for a new house and having a song to sing while doing so. Just Shep listening to the house wren sing it’s happy song, simple yet effective :]

Track 5: Not All Heroes Wear Capes!

A really sweet song Adam wrote about his dad. To capture that sort of innocent admiration, I drew something Shep would have drawn for his dad at 8 years old and I think it came out super sweet <33

Track 6: Montana

I love the feeling of grandeur in this song, with lyrics about how enchanting and spectacular the landscape of Montana is! I’ve never been there myself, but I’ve seen pictures and yeah, it’s definitely amazing! So Shep is out there enjoying the amazing scenery

Track 7: Lucid Dream!

A much more abstract song to balance out the others, I wanted to capture the very, floaty starry vibe of this song for lack of a better term haha. I really like the simplicity of it! I also love the line in the song about being a light sleeper, but a heavy dreamer

Track 8: Always!

This is the one song on the album that doesn’t quite hit the mark for me, and that’s because it’s a song centered around faith. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, I’m just not a religious person. So I decided to interpret the meaning as always having a person you can love and count on to always be by your side, hence why I did it with Shep and PB, who in addition to being bandmates, are also bfs hehe :]

Track 9: Cloud Nine!

Another one of my favs, this is such a PBnShep song <3 What I went for here was a look like they’re outside stargazing and Shep is telling PB how much he cares about him while pointing out some of the amazing things in space

Track 10: Winners Never Quit!

A nice and cheerful song about never giving up and keeping on! I love the message of this one and it’s sort of retro chiptune vibe. Pretty straightforward here, just Shep with a big checkered flag for reaching your personal finish lines!

Track 11: Madeline Island!

My personal favorite out of the three travel related songs on the album (this, Montana and New York City), this one has the same feeling of grandeur that Montana does, but even more so! I also love the story of a camping trip to this island in Lake Superior, so I decided to do that! I also stylized it a bit with colored lineart for the landscape and I rlly like how that came out! Another piece that's up there as one of my favs from this project hehe

Track 12: Be Brave!

A song about the night Adam met his girlfriend at the movie theater, this is another very sweet song with a message about believing in yourself and well, being brave! Shep tends to get flustered and nervous sometimes when meeting up with PB, especially early on, so this song fits him well

Track 13: New York City!

The boys take a trip to NYC and look up at the spectacular Empire State Building! Having grown up about an hour outside of NYC my whole life, I don’t quite have the same ethereal view about it that others might, but I won’t deny it’s impressive! The Empire State Building especially is one of my all time favorite buildings :]

Track 14: Firebird!

A song about growing up, this is another one I really love. I feel like a staple of childhood is sitting with your friends outside at a wall or something similar and just talking abt life and enjoying each other’s company, so that’s what I went for. It’s another simple piece that I really enjoyed making as well as the final result!

Track 15: Cinematic!

And the grand finale!! Cinematic is my favorite song from the album and my second favorite Owl City song overall, just behind Rainbow Veins!! After all of these songs that Adam wrote from his experiences, this song feels like a magnificent culmination of that and a passing of the torch to us to go and be the stars of our own movies and lives! It’s such an amazing song with a fantastic message and I can’t get enough of it! I also used some new brushes to make the film strip and I’m actually super happy with it!

So all in all, Cinematic is my favorite Owl City album and one of my all time favorites in general. Every song is unique and brings a great message and story. This project, although very time consuming, was an absolute blast to work on and brainstorm around. This album means so much to me and I really hope I was able to showcase some of that here. Please go give it a listen if you’ve never heard it before, or even if you have and it’s been awhile! I know there’s a lot of people who don’t like Owl City’s newer stuff, but give this one a fair shake! (Coco Moon is a fantastic follow up too btw hehe) So overall, thank you Adam for making such fantastic music for so long now and I can’t wait to see the show in Indianapolis later this year!!

[thedvilsinthedetails]

favorite musical?

ahhh my friend you should not have asked me that because this is a whole ass list ok:

so I also included my dream role in every one bc like…why not

Hamilton - this was one of the very first musicals I had like a proper obsession with and it’s sort of the reason I got into musical theatre + Angelica schuyler dream role obvi

Jesus Christ Superstar - I’m obsessed with this musical also the best album of it is the 1996 London cast remastered 2005 one and Judas dream role

Beetlejuice - fuck I love this musical so much it can’t even be comprehended like this is my comfort musical and just ugh perfection. Alex Brightman is an absolute icon. (Also my fav Lydia so far I think might have been Presley if anyone’s curious) and just beetlejuice dream role ofc

Anastasia - ahhhh Christy Altomare I think has the most beautiful voice and I just love this musical so much it’s so lovely + dream role Anastasia maybe (not so sure about this one idk I don’t think I’d be a good fit for any of the parts but also I’d love to sing Journey to the past so)

Les Miz - call me basic but this is arguably one of the greatest musicals ever created and I will never not love it. Also when I went to see it live the éponine I saw was jaw droppingly good (Nathania Ong if you wanna search her up idk) + dream role Éponine

Hadestown - just this whole musical is so fucking amazing and I’m so excited to see it live like ahhhhh and I’ve watched the slime tutorials over and over it’s not even funny how I have the whole show memorised + Persephone dream role bc like…just yeah

there’s more (mean girls, heathers, Jekyll and Hyde, Six etc but the list is getting a bit too long I think and these are like my all time favs)

[kai-anderson-whore]

I was all over her (kyle Spencer x fem reader)

Summary: you met kyle at a frat party before he had died when you brought him to misty day to help him get better whilst listening to stevie nicks till he falls asleep.

Warnings: none

A/n: first part is based on the so0ng I was all over her by salvia palth

Kyle couldn't really remember what happened before the accident where he died, when he was reborn, that was until he found you again.

A memory came flooding back to him of that night, he didn't know what he wanted, back at the party, but he was all over her.

He remembered vividly that you both didn't make out or anything of that sort, he just remembered he was lonely, he was always it wasnt a problem to him, you were too.

Both engaging in a conversation at that party, he remembered how you constantly had to pull your dress down every two seconds, the way you smiled, he couldn't forget that.

Kyle would remember that stranger making him feel safe, you seeming more beautiful then he remembered, you had brought him to misty day to help you look after him.

Make him feel like old Kyle again, that was your top priority right now, the boy you met at that frat party, wasn't who you had remembered, but you knew the old Kyle was in there somewhere.

Staying in misty's place for as long as it took, which you didn't mind as your were a stevie nicks fanatic like her, singing along to her songs, 'I will run to you' playing as you laid beside Kyle.

He looked deep into your eyes, he was trying to figure out why you were looking at him like that, he always thought you were beautiful, the most stunning person he had ever seen.

You talked to Kyle even if he couldn't talk back but, it was like a baby you talk to them in order for them to develop their language skills.

"You know Kyle I remember that party we first met" you sighed smiling recalling the happy time in your life.

"You were shy, I was bold, opposites but we clicked" you go on to say.

Kyle just stared at you, unable to speak, "you we're all over me in a respectful way that's what I liked about you, you respected people scared incase you went too far" you said

"Hey" misty coming back from getting her things in the swamp, "Hey" you smiled lifting yourself up on your elbows, "hi" you smiled at the witch.

"You got stevie on" she smiled hearing stable on bond play from her the wild heart album, "Yeah one of my favourites was on, also once the record is finished can you play the belladonna album?" You asked misty nodded.

"Of course darlin as long as stevie nicks is singing I'm happy" she smiled plopping down beside you, "misty" you mumbled you eyes now on Kyle, as he now stared at the ceiling.

"Yeah" she hummed before getting back up to change the record, plopping back down on the bed, belladonna playing, "will he remember one day?" You asked a hand on Kyle's cheek, brushing your thumb along his cheekbone.

"Yeah hopefully but you will need to teach him" she explained "you really do like him don't" misty always saw the way you looked at Kyle, your eyes glimmering, pupils dilated like you were on a drug.

"Yes but I'm scared he won't remember who I am, I feel like he does but since he can't communicate it's hard on him which leads him to have a fit" you sighed.

"Ooh my Belladonna" misty sang along to the song, you humming the tune, your fingertips twirling Kyle's blonde hair between them, he scooted closer to you, so he was laying on your chest.

'Well it's a sign he's comfortable around me' you thought, his arm now wrapping around your waist, you kept on stroking his hair, his eyes growing heavy, as you lulled him to sleep.

"Temptation falls in your path" you and misty hummed to the next song your all time fav stevie nicks song 'kind of woman' "no hesitation why you ask" you continued to softly sing to Kyle.

"You have another waiting at home"

"And yes she matters to you kind of woman that will haunt you"

"She matters to you" misty continued to sing along, swaying around the room with her shawl swinging behind her shoulders.

Kyle's light snores as he slept on your chest, his breathing steady, you studied his features, wondering if he will fully remember, you made it you life mission to get the boy you fell in love with back.

One way or another.

[nutzworth]

i did an album rating of penelope scott and i surpassed jrwi episode 100 so now i listen to the VOL 1 SOUNDTRACK!!!! YAAAAY!!!!! here are my thoughts

below the cut because its REALLY LONG. theres a LOT of songs. my favs are "the bastard pirate" and "cunning action" and "the black sea" and "kas' karnival" and of course "HEEHOO!"

the riptide pirates (both): sorry i started this and already listened to these two songs so THEY WERE GREAT!!! sea shanties are freaking awesome. i had no notes 7/10

this is my destiny (gillion): AAHHHHH. the electric guitar fits SO WELL for gillion im writhing. this is soooo intense. i can PICTURE him speedwalking down a big fancy hallway. i love how it speeds up he is GOING he is ON IT. this is HIS DESTINY!!!! kind of goes on for too long though. ummm 7/10

prophetic hero (gillion): dude are ALL the songs going to be this intense or IS it just gillion. THE ELECTRIC GUITAR IS SOOOOO GOOD FOR HIM I WILL KEEP SAYING THIS!!!! charlie slimecicle/gillion is the only one who talked about their hit song hole in your heart being pop-punk and also gillion dressed punk that one time HE NEEDS THIS!!!!! HE NEEDS TO BE METAL!!!!! i dont know enough about music genres sorry if this is not what punk or metal are. i feel like it just looped but whatever. this song is so gillion. 8/10 im HYPED.

prophetic screwup (gillion): this is so funny. i LOVE the idea. pretty good length. 9/10

one more burden (gillion): this is so sad.... no notes good mood setting song. 7/10 i think it sounds underwater and beautiful

the navys daughter (jay): the BELL NOISES AND PEN CLICKS!!! LIKE HER WAITER JOB! (they can also double as clock ticking too.... ohhhh. time ticking down til her secrets revealed. FUCK.) i like that so much. the pretty string riff is so great. the gun shots.... yeah dude.... the strings are sooo pretty jay you are so violin. its so gentle... 7/10

the sureshot (jay): oh were GOING. THE CRESCENDOS OF STRINGS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL! i feel like im in the wild west this is probably because the gun noises and the rhythm feels like horse running. i definitely dont feel like any of these character songs feel like theyre on a boat but thats what "the riptide pirates" is for. 8/10

rebel's elegy (jay): oh so sad... no notes. 5/10 its okay

that bastard pirate (chip): oh this ROCKS. FUCK!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!! THE GUITAR??? the BASS? i think its bass. the keyboard the electric guitar. i can picture chip walking around like an asshole to this. ohhh its so good. its a totally different mood from gillions and its PERFECT. also really good length. 10/10

cunning action (chip): FUUUCK. DUDE. WHY IS HE AWESOME? I LOVE THESE ONES. he sounds so cool chip you are so cool. these ones sound like a band made them somehow. and it makes me really happy. this flute is crazy. THE GUITAAAR chip is so bass. its what he played in the band. 10/10 again i dont care

pirate's legacy (chip): ok sad track for chip. oh what the hell hes talking to me what the hell is he SAYING? all of these sad songs have the same kind of keyboard swell and i dont really care for it. but thats okay. i understand the necessity. is he just vocalizing or is he saying something? i cant tell. 5/10

playful blows: this one sounded like old man earl immediately. in his like fruit patterned hawaiian shirt (<== i realize he doesnt actually have this i was just imagining it). this is CORE of old man earl. hes tropical and hes serving drinks and hes fuckin with you. this is totally a ship-wide kind of play but its old man earl to ME.... the flute is beautiful. 7/10

what lies beyond (anxiety 1): anxiety 1 lol. welcome back keyboard swell. i like the gentle slow strings added though... this IS scary... 8/10 i like it more than the sad songs

the black sea (anxiety 2): oh GREAT. love the deep oceanic ambiance. this is SCARY SCARY. it fits the black sea so well. the um the didgeridoo? i think? that deep rumbling is so perfect. im totally seeing dark stormy waters with big beasts obscured swimming below. 10/10

alveros' tomb: who the hell is alveros. am i supposed to know. oh i looked him up hes the guy that ruled desire island before queen malice hahaha. why is there a song for him... this is so sad and scary... its beautiful though... the scary voice... THE GUITAR IS SO CUTE! the little riff. umm 7/10

grand strategy (anticipation 1): this IS anticipatory. did someone just fart what the hell was that. theyre farting again. this is crazy. this IS SO ANTICIPATORY! okay. 9/10 i really like it

a heart's desire (italian) (anticipation 2): why the hell is it italian. HOLY SHIT THERES LYRICS!!!!!!!!!! AND THEYRE IN ITALIAN I THINK! i heard corazon (heart) and mano (hand). this feels way scarier than anticipation but i guess its hopeful. its cus of the damned keyboard swell. im gonna be fr i kind of hate the swell. 6/10

a heart's desire (english) (anticipation 2): oh its the same but in english. okay whatever 6/10

kas' karnival (quirky 1): OH FUCK YES. YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! I LOVE CARNIVAL MUSIC SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!! i dont know what ANY of these instruments are but theyre all PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the high note and then slamming on the low end of the piano. raaaaah oh my god. i love this 10/10

HEEHOO (quirky 2): oh this fucks. holy shit. oh my god. its like kas' karnival but FASTER and MORE INTENSE and its SO MUCH! oh my god so many high notes and fast notes. this is so goobleck. ITS SO INTENSE. theres so much going on. fever dream esque. JUST like how i felt when goobleck was there. the intensity of like slamming on the notes is SOOO PALPABLE. soooo good. 10/10

loved this. EXCITED FOR VOL 2. listening to this made me feel like i was listening to homestuck albums again. so awesome. i love this. thanks for reading and im sorry

[elscaptive]

**I would like to properly introduce myself to you ladies and gents

> I go by el as you can see...

> I luv bands (that's what my blog is all about tbh)

Here are some of my fav bands/artist right now that I casually listen to. Can't say I'm like a superfan of some of them, but i do enjoy and listen to their tunes --(ps. kinda random?...so bear with me \˚ㄥ˚\ )

Guns N' Roses - This my main one since day 1 lol. I luvv this band sooo muchh (╥﹏╥)

**My fav songs from them:

Think About You [:AFD]

My Michelle [:AFD]

Rocket Queen [:AFD]

(or basically the Appetite for destruction album (○ﾟεﾟ○) )

Dust N' Bones [:UYI 1]

Perfect Crime [:UYI 1]

Don't Cry (Original) [:UYI 1]

Estranged [:UYI 2]

Get in the ring [:UYI 2]

You could me mine [:UYI 2]

Hair of the dog [:TSI]

Better [:CD]

Whooo... That was really hard.

Mötley Crüe - luv these dudes a lotttt (＊￣︶￣＊)

Metallica - yeah

Ozzy Osbourne - dude's just cool ya'know?

Bring Me The Horizon - thanks to AmEN i became a fan of them (๑¯ω¯๑)

Falling in Reverse - tdimiy &lt;3

My Chemical Romance - no explanation. just them

Nirvana - their mtv unplugged just made me fall in luv with the band more

David Bowie - all i have is luv 4 this man I've never met. luv ur music dave

Queen - ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—oh

The Beatles - obladioblada (luv me sum british folks)

AC/DC - they shook me all night long

Led Zeppelin - started listening to their music more when I started using their song for a chapter i was writing

Foo Fighters - i luv My Hero so much

Post Malone - he's just a chill guy and also, he's cool

Tyler The Creator - can be goofy but creates good music

Childish Gambino - im obsessed with Bonfire

The 1975 - _(:з」∠)_ don't ask

The Neighborhood - when i wanna feel diff lol

Rex Orange County - my fav artist from 2022

5sos - luv this band a lottt. kinda had a small phase in 2022

Daniel Caesar - his songs just don't miss GOSHHH

Black Veil Brides - first emo band that i heard as a kid

Justin Bieber - im not a believer. i always hear his songs when i was a kid. and i gotta say, they're awesome. always go back to his old stuff when i wanna feel nostalgic (lol, yeah "nostalgic")

There are more, definitely. But i can't fit them all, can I?

Honorable Mentions

[bands/artist i don't listen too much or don't listen to at all but like a lot]

Dave Mustaine - he's just ginger that's it. a bit grumpy but whatevs

Mick Jagger - M A J E S T I C

Tom Keifer/Cinderalla - gorgeous dude. i luv nobody's fool sm

Aerosmith - &lt;3

Small facts about me...

I like to write random stories. Most of them are inspired by the songs I was listening when I wrote them. Could be from the title, the lyrics or the feel from the song.

Also write songs. Most are unfinished. I'm trying to write with an accompaniment of a guitar, but I'm still learning, hoping to shred soon lol (i got a long way)

I like Axl. I think we all have an inner axl rose inside of us. We all get pissed by little things, could be cause by past experiences or trauma. So, kinda relate to him just a tiny bit.

Wannabe rockstar.. gosh it's kinda sad. Idek if it's possible in this time.

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You reached the end. Thanks for reading all that. Bit boring? Meh. That's all you really need to know

If you have any questions or interested about some stuff. You can ask me on my ask box. (don't ask weird stuff tho... you'll be blocked)

[allamericansbitch]

Okayy so I have a lottttt of thoughts but I won't share ALL of them since that'll get too much but I will however share some positive ones because I always feel when I send you an ask about taylor, it's always something negative that happened so I want to be a bit nicer today

1. I'm not the biggest fan of the two piece colored 1989 fit BUT she wore the color combo yellow and blue which are Swedens flags colors so that was something thoughtful

2. Her note belting (I'm taking about real belting, not screaming into the mic like during dbm) during the ttpd set where she sang "BUT WHAT IF THEY DID" or "IVE BEEN DOING IT SINCE HE LEFT" or "YOU DESERVE PRISON" gave my chills all over my body

3. The visuals during down bad are probably imo the most expensive and most fascinating visuals she's ever done because I was sitting very much at the top and from there it literally looked like she was floating and getting beamed up by the ufo plus projecting the ufo like that must've been very hard so yeah I was impressed

4. I already mentioned this yesterday but getting my two fav songs off 1989 and then a great red song AND HOW DID IT END was genuinely the highlight I think

5. This isn't something crazy but I love how she learned like those little phrases for every single country she's been going and how she changed little parts of her performances (cam saying "like ever" in different languages or her normally welcoming the crowd in different languages) based on the countries she's performing in. She literally learned how to say "fuck you guys are amazing" in Swedish and that was funny when she said it out loud lol

6. I know I criticise her for a lot of stuff but I will never deny the fact that she can put on a show because she's there on stage for 3 1/2 hours and just having the time of her life and you can see that. I'm not saying there isn't any other artist doing it like her but there are however a lot of artists that are on her level who just stand there and sing for 1 1/2 hours without really moving which is completely fine too! i just admire how she put big effort into this tour

Okay I'll stop now or else this will never end lmao but I'd love if you'd give your individual opinion on each things too! You mentioned that you're going to another eras show in Canada right? I'm sure there you can see what I mean with points 2 and 3

aw yayy! im so happy you had such a good time, all of these points are so true and rightly very impressive/cool. and yes im really interested in seeing points 2 and 3 in the future for my show in december (hopefully she doesnt change it up and take them away lol) the ufo visual looks so cool and as someone who's been pretty regularly disappointed/unimpressed with taylors visuals (like with album covers/merch/etc) it's extra exciting to see something so cool.

[enderdeservesbetter]

Hello, I don't know if I'm going to publish this, but I need to talk about EACH SONG in particular.

Context: I listen to a lot of music, from TS my favorite albums are 1989, folklore and reputation. I started listening to her music "seriously" when she released midnights. But once I heard folklore and 1989 I didn't listen to it again, I still don't know why.

I don't consider myself a swiftie, so I don't know how this is going to end. I know a little bit where you're coming from and I looked up some info RIGHT before I started listening.

Disclosure: I'm really doing this because I started with ZERO expectations with each song.

SONGS LIST:

Fortnight: 2.5/5

+1 Post Malone's voice! and Tay's voice gives it the tone, it seems like a ballad song // +1 I think it's almost impossible to sound VERY depressed or very sad with synth pop, point in favor (and I'm going to take that point because the fast beat is definitely something insistent and distracting, it covers up a lot their voices) // ...1 It has a lot of lyrics, I really feel that it doesn't match the rhythm, it's like waiting for something that never comes...

I actually love long lyrics and I like that, but at the same time it's really strange because I would expect it from a ballad or a sad song.

The Tortured Poets Department: 1.5/5

+1 If it were a sad pop song... // -1 THAT BLESSED INSISTENT TIME... WHO DID THIS?? // +1 She is ANGRY, but she doesn't usually verbalize it so much, she tends to construct very complex images... So I like that // ...1 The first 4 seconds reminded me of Afterglow (one of the first songs I heard and one of my favs)

On another note, I was really waiting to hear this song, there are lines that sound good like... THE NAME OF THE SONG. But I also didn't expect that the same thing that happened to me with Midnight Rain and I would find it unsatisfactory (it doesn't take much to like a song, really).

She really expected so much from him and knew him so much, and it feels like she's fighting not to screw this up anymore. That's why I say, this song is like something I would say to one of my exes.

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys: 3/5

+4 Really Taylor's voice this time fits with the musical composition, still very full of synth-pop, But a little more pleasant to listen to. // -1 With the lyrics I can only visualize a little boy with a mother... I'm pretty sure almost none of her exes are children.

I really like this song in terms of rhythms, it's something I would listen to while traveling. NOW... I feel like she is justifying something that hurt her. As if it bothers him but he prefers that to not having him by his side. I can't stop seeing the child playing and screaming and throwing a tantrum. So yeah, a good one and a bad one.

Down Bad: 3.5/5

+2 This one too, its pacing is also good, a little unsatisfactory, but a little better in the end. // ...1 It sounds depressing, definitely. And I don't know how to feel about that. // ...1 She also sounds like she's drunk, talking in an interview about one of her exes. If anything, it also sounds like a drunk text to your ex.

Like I said, she sounds drunk, like she's trying to tell her ex how she is, but she doesn't finish forming words and ends up repeating the same thing over and over again. She is angry about how things turned out.

So Long, London: 3.5/5

+2 THAT INTRO IS FANTASTIC... Until the synth pop starts in all its glory, but it's still wonderful. // +1 The lyric is the sequel to You're Losing Me! // ...1 Towards the end it begins to be unfilling and depressive.

I'm going to be honest, while I'm doing this I'm listening to each song on loop to then put my thoughts in order. With this song in particular, I'm in awe and it only took me one time. She is really angry with the pandemic, with him and with the world. She sounds so broken and angry...

But Daddy I Love Him: 2.5/5

+1 Good rhythm, I like that it doesn't feel SO heavy. // +1 The lyric is really strange, completely taken from a VERY bad romantic comedy where the grandmother talks about her past. // ...1 Half a point (or a little more because of how relatable it is in some parts) // -1 Because of the Matty controversy... What were you doing with him? And why does he have a song all for him? It's really weird.

When I started to see about this controversy (today) and searched for this, I never thought that the song I most expected to hear was about him. It's like my non-existent expectations are destroyed. I usually don't pay attention to these things, but seriously, she tells you. It seems to me that she knows, and she has no regrets. It's like a slap in the face from YDTCD.

Fresh Out the Slammer: 4/5

+2 It's the first sad song that sounds sad! And I completely approve. // +1 “He said, she said, they did it too” is what the song feels like. Start accepting that it's over. // ...1 It's like a strange apology.

This may be one of my favorite songs SO FAR... I don't have much to say about this one, I feel like in general it's a nice sad song

(hay algunas canciones que no van a tener mucha explicación como antes porque se me borraron :D)

Florida!!!: 2.5/5

I don't usually like collaborations, but I don't dislike this one. The relationship between the instrumental and the lyrics is understood. It makes me think about her. power not to cry in full concert.

Guilty as Sin?: 3/5

I like the rhythm, the lyrics really scream DELUSION. I've been there, yes, it's me. But seriously, the emotional affair...

Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?: 5/5

My instant favorite! I feel like she still has every right to be mad at all of them.

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can): 2.5/5

Reminds me of my first relationship... OMG

loml: 3.5/5

A sad lullaby, I have little tears :(

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart: 4.5/5

Drunk comedy granny again, makes me think about her mental and emotional state on tour. The instrumental makes me a little sick. But definitely one of my favs strangely.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived: 2.5/5

God, a supposedly two-week relationship turned into a disaster... No future and she just wants me to confirm what she always knew and what they told her.

The Alchemy: 2.5/5

Apparently it's a love song, if so, it's a very nice one. It makes me think that possibly she feels she didn't feel so deserving of love, but it really made her see the opposite.

Clara Bow: 4.5/5

Wow, just wow!

OVERALL: 3.5/5

I've seen a lot of people say that it's not their best work, but I can say that it hasn't been their best. I'll probably do the second part The Manuscript later.

[backrooms-birthday-party]

De Selby 1 & 2 - very hoz, sincere and then bouncy, the Irish is so beautiful coming from him, makes me feel 11 again finding celtic woman, and de Selby 2 has got to be my favorite upbeat sounding one of his

First Time - sad but catchy. I love hearing baby, which is a big part of the sad, the anyway will always kill me

Francesca - 10/10, wonderful, kinda Peter Gabriel, lovely, the ending will always be the hardest for me to sing

I, Carrion - stripped down goodness, to get to hear him do this live *swoon* I'd die, so fucking good sad too, good idea for it to be on lust as well

Eat Your Young - super good, will always bounce to this one

Damage Gets Done - brandi is doing everything here, really compliments hoz's voice wonderfully, super poppy and I love it, that weird glitch will always stratch my brain tho

Who We Are - good one for the album tone, really feels Unreal Unearth to me, just a real gut punch, hold me like a knife!!

Son of Nyx - amazing, just perfect, probably my fav of the album, has tones of pink floyd and linkin park to me, just ethereal ✨️

All Things End - I loved this from the EP (through me was my fav), but everything about this one is amazing

To Someone From A Warm Climate - feels sorta Fiona Apple-y, another hard gut punch, so lonely sounding which is the point, I know, so yeah

Butchered Tongue - lyrics are amazing and so perfect, feels like old grief, like a really heavy grief that's more personal than foreigner's god, almost feels like an old folk song

Anything But - it really is a weird tone shift putting this between tongue and abstract, but it fits so well, since it's still such a hard feeling to such a Paul Simon-y song, has some Call Me Al vibes, those high notes fill me with so many emotions.

Abstract - for the cPTSD girlies. My lordy. Tied for my fav with son of nyx. Hurts like hell, it's tied with First Light for the one that hits me personally the hardest, SEE HOW IT SHINESSSS

Unknown - I've already talked about how this song hits me, a lot of complicated feelings for it, again a good stripped down song that's bigger than it sounds

First Light - the one I love with all of my heart, those backing vocals give me life after crying so hard at the whole thing, and the lyrics are so personal for me and my divorce, perfection

This album will always be one of my favorites now. It has stamped itself pretty deep into my brain, and I'll be listening to this with my grandkids one day. Thank you, Andrew 🩷

[youre-ackermine]

1. gun to your head, you gotta save one of them and the other's going to die : levi or hange? 😈

2. who's your fave metal band/artist of all times, and which type of metal do you enjoy most?

3. how do you handle hange's fate most days and does it vary? are you more Team Denial or have you accepted it because you think it's a fitting ending for their character, or anything in between?

yeah i'm curious and i can't sleep either hehehe

Krikkit 🙂

Thanks for asking ! Sorry to reply so late, but I finally fell asleep earlier than expected 😴

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1/ I should have known you would ask a tricky question like this, you evil moot lmao !!

[speaking of canon characters here] According to my preferences -even if I almost love both of them equally by now- you could fairly expect me to choose Levi, but I would save Hange ! [Disclaimer : me not saying Levi's life is not valuable, don't misinterpret my words, people, please & thank you]

Besides Hange's fighting skills, their brains still have so much to offer to Humanity after war, in terms of progress, knowledge, improvement, technology, based on their scientific experimentation & enthusiastic curiosity. Their kindness & heartwarming sunshine personality would spread positivity & comfort around them as well, helping those close to them cope with their griefs & heal their emotional wounds. [But this would be so cruel, as I imagine they would mourn Levi for years & -secretly- hate me so much for choosing them over him 😭😭😭]

2/ My musical tastes are basically goth (mainly old school lmao) & metal since I was 12 yo. As far as metal is concerned, I used to listen to Rammstein & Marilyn Manson A .F*CKING .LOT !!

But as I grow older, my interest focuses on Black Metal, especially Satyricon [Dark Medieval Times & Nemesis Divina are my all times fav BM albums] & I recently experienced musical epiphany thanks to @stellar-smth 's advice : I literally fell in love with the Swiss band BORGNE omg I love their music so much !! If someone is interested, I can send the link to my Spotify playlist 🤘

3/ Oh my, this one pierces right through my kokoro 💔 I DON'T handle their fate AT ALL, I can't ! The more we get close to March 3rd, the more I get depressed. After reading chapter 132, I cried for 2 full hours at least, I couldn't stop, even after re-realizing they were a fictional character. So when I'll watch the animated scene...

I'd say I'm somewhere in between. The way Hange sacrifices themself of their own free will to save their comrades - & thus humanity- totally fits the character imo. It's no surprise they follow their convictions & beliefs until the very end. Once again, I'll say they are the real hero of the story as they SAVE EVERYBODY ELSE'S ASS for f*ck's sake !!!

On the other hand, I wish they could survive the Rumbling & live a peaceful life with Levi 💚💜😢 So I'm more than often Team Denial & read so so much fics where they're both alive & happy together, I also focus on what happened during the 4 years time lapse in the story [mainly Levihan working together, lovingly taking care of their growing brats together, increasing their bond/love just being together all the time & so on & so forth, Levihan living rent free in my mind 24/7 tbh] Also : Hange is the most underrated character in snk, even more than Levi, & we need a f*cking back story for them please I'm on my knees begging you Isayama 🛐

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I hope you finally fell asleep, I don't know how you can survive your long shifts !!

Thanks for passing by, always a pleasure to see Krikkit in my notifs ❤️

Mwah kith 😘

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BONUS : RANDOM SHIT

The two dorks Valentine's Day gifts they found for each other [just to cheer up the mood]

Since I'm also a dork, here's a Levihan kiss 💚💜