#pray tad

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Joan Hears the Voices – Luc-Olivier Merson // Actress Amanda Linder as Joan of Arc – Christian Wilhelm Allers // Illustration from La Normandie – Alfred Johannot // Illustration from Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc – Frank DuMond // Pray – The Amazing Devil

[friendlygirlswag]

oh. oh. oh. oh. when madeleine sings "what holy men really mean when they / speak of all thats been and all that wont / and why you cannot sleep for sighing / why womanhood is more than crying / i’m stronger now than you have ever known" joey sings "why wont you fight for me?" in the back. just barely, BARELY there in the recording but clear as fucking day in the live version with the other lady's harmonies. oh my god

"what holy men really mean (why wont you fight for me?)" OH. "i’m stronger now than you have ever known (why won't you fight for me?)" OH.

[achildsfirstsorrow]

Erik with a skull, because why not? (Someone take it before he starts to recite Hamlet.)

Oddly enough this is probably my favourite POTO art I’ve done, but I’ll be back to drawing more book things soon.

[hplonesomeart]

Potential volume warning?? Maybe?? Just a lot of sudden over-enthusiastic monkey screeches and giddy hand claps (provided by yours truly). Wish I had more time on my hands to provide a clever edited segue into this video but NAH. Nah just immediately get hit with lot of incoherent ramblings which I’ve had saved on my device—all related to a singular fixation on a fictional robot guy. If you had a shred of doubt about how much I am dedicated to loving his character before, then perhaps this will change your presumption lol

….I don’t owe anyone an explanation to this insanity jskjsksp. I choose to openly expose myself in the pursuit of getting over being undeniably cringe!! No more being in denial or downplaying just how happy he makes me teehee. Pay no mind don’t even worry about it. This post never happened it was all a dream. I’m living in my blissful delusional cocoon with no shame attached thank you very much :))

But yea!! Here have some highlights/snippets from various audio recordings I keep to myself. Some are related to when I was initially introduced to Mr. Puzzles character and others are more recent. Most stem from my time looking at fanart, watching episodes, analyzing his character and whatnot. Probably won’t ever release the full things lol. It’s all very much self indulgent sillies as per usual—it’s nice having a way to preserve these emotions & visceral reactions. Why keep restricting expressing your happiness when you can let it all out? (I say this and then proceed to avoid talking openly about Mr. Puzzles irl out of worry oop). It’s no matter…posting this is only at the detrimental expense of my usual calm & collected facade. Mutuals I promise I’m usually far more normal and well adjusted then this footage shows (totally still not in denial) <<

[spilledbutter]

what the amazing devil songs wreck you the most?

i'll go first--the old witch sleep and the good man grace, pray, blossoms, little miss why so, welly boots. every time.

[nemo-in-wonderland]

I miss my best boy and my best girl together 🥺🥺🥺.

[tad-song-bracket]

Because that unwanted animal wants nothing more than to get out! (lyric video)

Pray for me (cause I won't pray for you). (lyric video)

[lifedeathtimespace]

The links between Pray

If God made all man in his image, then honey I am no man

And Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious

If God made all man in his image then God's a fucking nerd

are slowly driving me insane.

Pray is about personal strength, being what you need on your own, even if you wish someone else would be there for you, and DSFTSA is about finding solace and comfort in another person when being alone is scary but being in a crowd is too much. And even though they ostensibly say different things, they're kind of the same? "I am no man" is a reference to Lord of the Rings - pretty nerdy, right? And yet the tone is so different. In DSFTSA, God is brought down to the level of a geeky human, and in Pray, the speaker is elevated above the rank of mere mortal. But it fits each song so well! DSFTSA shows something sacred in the peace of the right company, and Pray shows the divine in a woman's inner strength. In both cases, holiness is a personal quality that comes from strength and courage, whether that be standing alone or opening up to someone.

And either way we're all nerds - Madeleine and Joey know their audience well lmao!

[xiaofiaan]

THE HEARTS I'VE BROKEN, THE MINDS I'VE WOKEN. SWEET NOTHINGS ARE SCREAMED NOT SPOKEN [EXPLODES]

[soundsfaebutokay]

My growing collection of TAD stuff 🥰

In my previous posts I've seen tags about where I get these and how others can get them too and the answer to the first question is that my sister makes them for me! These are presents for special occasions like birthdays and TAD album anniversaries (the MOST special occasions of all lol). She's an enabler and I'm ridiculously lucky.

As for the second question, as much as I would like everyone to have these too, we are in the Philippines and most of you are abroad, and my sister doesn't want to deal with shipping things out of the country. HOWEVER. If you want to produce your own stuff, my sister can send you the designs for ANY AMOUNT dropped in her ko-fi. Then you can print them onto shirts, mugs, totes, etc. with your own choice of materials. You can email her here if you want: likha.nibanini@gmail.com.

In the meantime, I'm gonna keep growing my hoard. 😘

[azures-grace]

The syncopation bit in the middle of Pray got me feral

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar – Richard Westall and Edward Scriven // Pray – The Amazing Devil

Happy Ides of March! 🗡

[friendlygirlswag]

"without you i’m stronger, i’m no longer filled with wonder, how wrong you were" hidden behind the lines in welly boots and "why wont you fight for me?" hidden behind the lyrics in pray. something about them matches

[sandinthepipes]

Something something the cracks you made I filled with mortar, our mortar was your laughter and you hurled curses at the land, all the words that came out wrong, a broken pot can still hold water, universes out of broken hands, symphonies and sweat and sex mean nothing when you are obsessed, in the wreck stands our piano like a wound i play our song to see if it's in tune

[teafiend]

WANGJA-NIM ✨😳🤩😍❤️‍🔥

[burningivy]

ugh Love Run is such a good album