#songs about somebody else

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

actually 28 Days Later saying that no, survival of the fittest doesn't matter if you don't give everything you have to protect your people, and especially those seen as more vulnerable (i.e. women and children) in whatever way you can, survival is worth jack shit if that isn't your priority, is kind of profound

[mother-of-houseplants-2]

fiona gallagher // "oldest" by brooke alexx

[fromtheseventhhell]

Arya watched them die and did nothing. What good did it do you to be brave? One of the women picked for questioning had tried to be brave, but she had died screaming like all the rest. There were no brave people on that march, only scared and hungry ones. (Arya VI, ACOK)

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The night she was caught, the Lannister men had been nameless strangers with faces as alike as their nasal helms, but she'd come to know them all. You had to know who was lazy and who was cruel, who was smart and who was stupid. You had to learn that even though the one they called Shitmouth had the foulest tongue she'd ever heard, he'd give you an extra piece of bread if you asked, while jolly old Chiswyck and soft-spoken Raff would just give you the back of their hand. (Arya VI, ACOK)

Arya: *restrains herself from acting out when captured by the Mountain and his men because she knows fighting back/being brave wouldn't accomplish anything*

Arya: *takes note of the temperments of several Lannister guards so that she can learn how to navigate around their behavior*

Fandom: Arya is a feral idiot with no self-control uwu 🤗

[takeyourdailydoseofcyanide]

asking for help always makes things worse

[essektheylyss]

One of my favorite hobbies is opening the Genius annotations of lyrics I'm checking purely to roast the absolutely ATROCIOUS "analysis" some people throw up with full confidence on that site, oh my god.

[awildtei]

Thinking about the twinyards today (<- is always thinking about them)

Aaron @ Andrew:

And Andrew @ Aaron:

[e77y]

I only write poetry on the bus anymore

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

I'm watching Quarantine (2008) tonight and like despite the fact that I chose this movie I genuinely do not know if I will be able to make it through it

[laurzvahll]

sol/solkara…

[therevengeoffrankenstein]

openly weeping at the idea of someone genuinely hating soul punk.

[briankang]

thinking about how i need somebody/zombie/rose blossom are all sisters and the journey from “Is there anyone to answer me? // Is anyone there? [...] As I am keeping my silence // I’ve let everyone go // A siren rings in my head // I really don’t think this is right // As I am keeping my silence//I’ve let everyone go // Oh now I got to do something [...] I’m all alone, I need someone // I need someone right now” to “Today's a present that I don't want // So I'm wonderin' in this world // Am I really the only one // Who's been wantin' to hide out // From the sun and run? [...] This meaningless life // Wanting something I can't see // And something I can't reach // Or something that could not exist [...] So tomorrow I know I'll be just the same // You'll see me wishin' to stop and close my eyes” to “’I didn’t want any of this’ I can say // I can hate but nothing will change // Looking back now // I see the me with eyes forward // Standing strong getting by moment to moment // Didn’t think much just believed in me [...] But no I’ll never back down // I’ll never be defeated // I’ve been getting through worse // I’ve been through the wringer [...] It’s a song for you and I // Say that we’re alive // Celebrate it now” and it being this path of feeling so isolated and alone and wondering why this is happening to you to accepting that feeling but knowing you need to continue on, even as hollow as it feels because everything feels hollow and meaningless to eventually breaking through and healing because you never gave up and you have people with you now to support and love you and you can finally enjoy and revel in it and be proud of how far you’ve come and what a perfect encapsulation it is of growing up and living and dealing with that sort of thing your entire life and how hard it is but eventually you can make it, even if you still struggle with it

[sunburstsandmoonshadows]

listening to an avett brothers album and wow shame is an extremely gerard song to me

like, here's the last half of it:

I felt so sure of everything My love to you so well received And I just strutted 'round your town Knowing I didn't let you down

The truth be known, the truth be told My heart was always fairly cold Posing to be as warm as yours My way of getting in your world

But now I'm out and I've had time To look around and think And sink into another world That's filled with guilt and overwhelming

Shame, boatloads of shame Day after day, more of the same Blame, please lift it off Please take it off, please make it stop

And everyone they have a heart And when they break and fall apart They need somebody's helping hand

I used to say just let 'em fall It wouldn't bother me at all I couldn't help then, now I can

[snowshinobi]

as a queer, mixed person on the ace spectrum who lucked into a warm and patient relationship, the lyric "love never wanted me/but I took it anyway" always hits like a bullet train

[nonokoko13]

Why can't people like a celebrity without imagine them as queer? Can't people like Taylor music without go saying she's lesbian/queer when she hasn't said anything about that. Pretty sure if she was attracted to women she would have already said it 🫠

Even in the hypothetical scenario where she was queer indeed pressuring somebody to come out or out them yourself is selfish, stupid, dangerous, toxic and overall fucked up (-᷅_-᷄)

We have so many queer pop icons out of the closet but you need to headcanon your favourite ally/het as lgbt for...comfort reasons? Just because she's your fav? Because you are queer? Dude she's not a fictional character can you not spread false information or discuss real people orientations and just enjoy their content 💀

all goofing aside I genuinely don't understand the urge to reimagine Taylor Allison Swift as a secretly queer icon when the pop music scene(TM) is like. literally overflowing with women who actually like women. Gaga and Kesha and Miley and Halsey are right there. Rina Sawayama and Hayley Kiyoko and Rebecca Black and Kehlani and Victoria Monét and Miya Folick if you're willing to get slightly less top 100. Janelle and Demi for them nonbinary takes on liking girls. like what are we doing here. like I'm not even saying you can't enjoy Taylor but why would you hang all your little gay hopes on her.