#they aren't for everyone sure but that's why there're lyrics included

[vryfmi]

with show being confirmed to have 80s vibe i finally have an excuse to say that as a l&co enjoyer and a certified Depeche Mode enthusiast for a number of years i have concrete reasoning behind stating that DM should be part of l&co series’ soundtrack

reasoning:

i said so

bri’ish

songs fit so nicely

accurate to time

Fly On The Windscreen

picture this: l&co are all in night cab after a rough mission and fly on the windscreen plays (could even be gappy's case)

Death is everywhere There are flies on the windscreen For a start Reminding us We could be torn apart Tonight Death is everywhere The more I look The more I see The more I feel A sense of urgency Tonight Come here, kiss me, now Come here, kiss me, now

locklyle tension - guaranteed thoughts that characters are clearly thinking but aren't saying - are said

Get The Balance Right

NO OTHER SONG CAN DEPICT ANTHONY LOCKWOOD BETTER THAN THIS ONE

Be responsible, respectable Stable but gullible Concerned and caring Help the helpless But always remain Ultimately selfish Get the balance right Get the balance right

Blue Dress

no additional comments needed

Monument

picture this: intro starts at the very end of episode, when whole Penelope-Marissa intrigue starts to unfold. then black screen, credits, and this song plays throughout, hinting how everything we knew about established world, its historical heroes and goals shatter with that reveal

So we picked up our tools And we worked in the morning light With the last stone placed Wasn't it a wonderful site But it fell back down And scattered all around Anything passes When you need glasses My monument It fell down

Told You So

basically skull in tws in so many ways: from lyrics sang in judgemental tone about stupidity and poor choices that people make, how they blindly follow others, to ambient whispers of many voices saying "told you so". that's skull right there

Standing in line, the blind lead the blind Waiting and waiting for an overdue sign Brothers and sisters playing Chinese whispers If things aren't suited then they'll get diluted There's one more dead with a hole in his head He shouldn't have said all the things he said Many tears were shed for the blood he bled Something went wrong along the way Everybody's waiting for judgment day So they can go, "Told you so" (Told you so, told you so)

[ibithesnail]

HELLO EVERYONE I JUST (21:54) LISTENED TO RUSSIAN WOMAN BY MANIZHA

okay first of all, gotta love the way Russia joined the "fuck you we have our own language and we're singing in it". i remember reblogging a post about it in the very beginning of the week and i wasn't expecting US to be there!!! (US as in capitalized us)

also i now get what was our primary school music teaher (rest in power) trying to say when she was telling us about how there's always something inherently melodic and russian in the melodies that were written by russian composers. this song also references some classic melody - *looks up* "Улетай на крыльях ветра" - which i supposed is recognizably russian. the ""russian vibe"" is obviously intentional, but i'm still glad i hear it since i'm no good at music analysis.

now we get to the part of the song that got me loving it: the lyrics. i, as a russian woman and, dare i say, a feminist, adore them. this is the most empowering shit i've ever heard. i know i'm not good with words (especially the english one lol), but trust me, i felt this in my heart and it was,,.,,.,.,.,,.,. overall, i stan.

and the way she mixes languages. god i love it. when i used genius lyrics to make sure i didn't miss a word, i saw that "ау" and i felt that confusion compressed in the split second that i had to experience it: does it read "ay" (ei) or "ау" (au)? and holy shit, the moment i read it as "ay" (ei) but it was actually "ау" (au) genuinely fucking broke me. like lately (fot the past school year) i've been hanging out in english-speaking internet communities, i've been proud of my progress in the language, i prefer to speak english when i can, but. when it comes to being together. when it comes to unity, to belonging, to identity, you may say, - that's the time i speak russian. i might be constantly unsure about my gender (which is, as i'm now thinking about it, kinda silly of me) and my sexuality, but a female russian artist on a competitive international stage always evokes the patriotism inside me. (how ironic is that? this word was derived from 'patro', and yet here we are.) that is probably the strongest feeling i have. like. ever. and while i prefer english when i'm chill, in a heartfelt moment i will speak english, i am russian, i am a woman, i am a russian woman, my broken family won't break me

after listening to it one more time, i've noticed:

пыщ sounds like sheeesh :)

UPD (22:30): OH MY GOD THIS GOT BETTER

firstly, i want to speak about the costumes. they aren't new, but i've missed them in the post above. the singer's jumpsuit is fucking royal, literal queen shit, i can feel it reinforce her message. i'm not so into the other costumes; i don't really understand nationality much apart from speaking the same language - the language you've learnt in your childhood and, quite frankly, haven't stopped learning ever since, the language sounds of which resonate with your heart, the words of which are the concepts themselves to you- sorry i'll go back to what i was speaking about... ah yes, i don't quite get why national costumes are as important to people as their language, but they are still amazing and fascinating and beautiful and stunning for representing the nations of our country.

secondly, there're some changes in the final version of the song, and boy oh boy do i love them. the moment they turned on the video of all these women on the big screen,.,.,,.,,... (i just hope manizha doesn't get eaten once she's back here for including more androgynous women lol) you get me, right? i mean, i'm just glad to be a part of something greater than me, aren't i?

and the ending was so powerful. it felt like a blade in my chest, that cry for every one of us to be strong, to be the change we want, to be ourselves-

in my heart no other song stands a chance. the vibe is simply weak.

tl;dr: this song is a POWER MOVE.