A new lyrics meme
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dolorosa_12I love music memes, and in particular I love music memes which involve song lyrics and stories, so this one, which I found via ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
msdillydally is pretty much perfect for me.
Choose fifteen characters. Then put your playlist/music library on shuffle. Your first song with lyrics is your first character, and so on. For each song, choose lyrics that resonate with the corresponding character.
1. Babylonne Kidrouk (The Pagan Chronicles)
2. Catelyn Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones)
3. Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars - TV series, not books)
4. Allan 'Allyman' Manne (Galax-Arena)
5. Noviana Una (Romanitas trilogy)
6. Mae Crawford (The Demon's Lexicon trilogy)
7. Pagan Kidrouk (The Pagan Chronicles)
8. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
9. Marcus Novius Faustus Leo (Romanitas trilogy)
10. Asterion (The Troy Game series)
11. Jane Lane (Daria)
12. Lyra Silvertongue (His Dark Materials)
13. Domick (Obernewtyn series)
14. Persephone (Greek mythology)
15. Sarah Connor (The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
1. 'Pretty in Decadence', French Films
I went to heaven to get advice
I asked for God but he didn't have time
Hoped I could be happy I could be free
[...] I would rather stay this way baby
Than wave the flag for the bloodsucking blues
(Note: this was an unexpectedly perfect Babylonne song!)
2. 'Heartlines' (Accoustic), Florence + the Machine
Oh the river, oh the river, it’s running free.
And oh the joy, oh the joy it brings to me.
But I know it’ll have to drown me,
Before I can breathe easy.
And there’s fantasy, there’s fallacy, there’s tumbling stone.
Echoes of a city that’s long overgrown.
Your heart is the only place that I call home,
I cannot be returned.
(Again, a perfect song for Catelyn. I can't believe a song about a 'river running free' came up when it was time to do lyrics for a Tully!)
3. 'The Void', Darkness Falls
Temptation comes from a silent song
Were you ever here?
Did I do you wrong?
It’s a sickening of the heart
When you love someone
And then they're gone.
4. 'Sofi Needs a Ladder', Deadmau5 ft. Sofi
You walk around in shoes that don't fit for a change
There is no way for you to win this race
Criss cross and turn your shirt inside out
You like to think I can't figure you out, but the tables have turned
What goes around comes around, you're about to get burned
I can be your new favorite waste of time, and you'll be mine
All I want is your attention, it's all the same thing
Are you in? What's it gonna be?
Don't roll with the punches, make it hard for me baby.
(The first stanza are about Allyman's antagonistic relationship with Peter, the second about his relationship with Presh. However, they could easily be reversed. Until I applied these lyrics to the guy, I didn't realise how slashy his relationship is with Peter, and how similarly he behaves towards people he loves and hates. Poor Allyman. He doesn't really do feelings properly.)
5. 'Wolf in Geek's Clothing', The Naked and Famous
Make a space
Set it free
Tug or pull
They will see
6. 'Dotted Lines', Sweet Talk Radio
I can't quit a habit like you dear
Cold, as they say
Something about how you live here
I wanna live that way
7. 'Run Boy Run', Woodkid
Run boy run! This world is not made for you
Run boy run! They’re trying to catch you
Run boy run! Running is a victory
Run boy run! Beauty lays behind the hills
Tomorrow is another day
And you won’t have to hide away
You’ll be a man, boy!
But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run!
(Considering Pagan's story is basically your standard coming-of-age narrative, these lyrics work, as that's what 'Run Boy Run' is about too.)
8.'Hang with Me', Robyn
Just don't fall
Recklessly, headlessly in love with me
Cause it's gonna be
All heartbreak
Blissfully painful and insanity
(This could go for any of Buffy's relationships, of course.)
9. 'Villains of the Moon', Cold Cave
I can't say just how I got here
Ruins somewhere in a black room
Someone's singing
Who? I don't know
In the time of the empty throne
I can not remember what I've known
White knuckle in the dead of snow
Someone is calling
Why? I don't know
Can you say what you want?
I never could
I'd be embarrassed to be buried here
To overstay my welcome
(Ahahaha, this is the most Marcus-y song ever, with all his madness and anxiety and awkwardness, and the unbearable weight of expectation.)
10. 'What Could I Stand For', Mates of State
How do I say this
I've always wanted this
What are your weaknesses
How much can you benefit
How do I say it
I always benefit
What are your weaknesses
(Yes, that works very well for the smuggest, most manipulative Minotaur ever.)
11. 'Chinatown', Kitten
I like the messed up girls
They're pretty good company
12. 'Drop You Vivid Colours', Luminous Orange
Read the page of my vivid world you'll find my love
We will draw by new colours on our new page
You've never shown me, but I've seen them
Dyed in your colours (so bright)
13. 'Frayed', The Naked and Famous
Cut it up
It starts, you say it's useless
Just stick on the favours with different uses
Here comes the sun, a law excuses
It's easier to stay and no one refuses.
14. 'This Must Be It', Röyksopp ft. Fever Ray
I was expecting something pure
With a golden hair
Arms full of bracelets
And smoke in the air
Here comes darkness
Just afternoon
Waiting for a sign
If I survive, I’ll worship the moon
Or something
Anything
15. 'Counterpoint', Delphic
Late at night, I'll run through streets and empty corridors.
I'll find my counterpoint, inside a red room locked behind a door.
Just tell me nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong today.
msdillydally is pretty much perfect for me. Choose fifteen characters. Then put your playlist/music library on shuffle. Your first song with lyrics is your first character, and so on. For each song, choose lyrics that resonate with the corresponding character.
1. Babylonne Kidrouk (The Pagan Chronicles)
2. Catelyn Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones)
3. Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars - TV series, not books)
4. Allan 'Allyman' Manne (Galax-Arena)
5. Noviana Una (Romanitas trilogy)
6. Mae Crawford (The Demon's Lexicon trilogy)
7. Pagan Kidrouk (The Pagan Chronicles)
8. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
9. Marcus Novius Faustus Leo (Romanitas trilogy)
10. Asterion (The Troy Game series)
11. Jane Lane (Daria)
12. Lyra Silvertongue (His Dark Materials)
13. Domick (Obernewtyn series)
14. Persephone (Greek mythology)
15. Sarah Connor (The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
1. 'Pretty in Decadence', French Films
I went to heaven to get advice
I asked for God but he didn't have time
Hoped I could be happy I could be free
[...] I would rather stay this way baby
Than wave the flag for the bloodsucking blues
(Note: this was an unexpectedly perfect Babylonne song!)
2. 'Heartlines' (Accoustic), Florence + the Machine
Oh the river, oh the river, it’s running free.
And oh the joy, oh the joy it brings to me.
But I know it’ll have to drown me,
Before I can breathe easy.
And there’s fantasy, there’s fallacy, there’s tumbling stone.
Echoes of a city that’s long overgrown.
Your heart is the only place that I call home,
I cannot be returned.
(Again, a perfect song for Catelyn. I can't believe a song about a 'river running free' came up when it was time to do lyrics for a Tully!)
3. 'The Void', Darkness Falls
Temptation comes from a silent song
Were you ever here?
Did I do you wrong?
It’s a sickening of the heart
When you love someone
And then they're gone.
4. 'Sofi Needs a Ladder', Deadmau5 ft. Sofi
You walk around in shoes that don't fit for a change
There is no way for you to win this race
Criss cross and turn your shirt inside out
You like to think I can't figure you out, but the tables have turned
What goes around comes around, you're about to get burned
I can be your new favorite waste of time, and you'll be mine
All I want is your attention, it's all the same thing
Are you in? What's it gonna be?
Don't roll with the punches, make it hard for me baby.
(The first stanza are about Allyman's antagonistic relationship with Peter, the second about his relationship with Presh. However, they could easily be reversed. Until I applied these lyrics to the guy, I didn't realise how slashy his relationship is with Peter, and how similarly he behaves towards people he loves and hates. Poor Allyman. He doesn't really do feelings properly.)
5. 'Wolf in Geek's Clothing', The Naked and Famous
Make a space
Set it free
Tug or pull
They will see
6. 'Dotted Lines', Sweet Talk Radio
I can't quit a habit like you dear
Cold, as they say
Something about how you live here
I wanna live that way
7. 'Run Boy Run', Woodkid
Run boy run! This world is not made for you
Run boy run! They’re trying to catch you
Run boy run! Running is a victory
Run boy run! Beauty lays behind the hills
Tomorrow is another day
And you won’t have to hide away
You’ll be a man, boy!
But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run!
(Considering Pagan's story is basically your standard coming-of-age narrative, these lyrics work, as that's what 'Run Boy Run' is about too.)
8.'Hang with Me', Robyn
Just don't fall
Recklessly, headlessly in love with me
Cause it's gonna be
All heartbreak
Blissfully painful and insanity
(This could go for any of Buffy's relationships, of course.)
9. 'Villains of the Moon', Cold Cave
I can't say just how I got here
Ruins somewhere in a black room
Someone's singing
Who? I don't know
In the time of the empty throne
I can not remember what I've known
White knuckle in the dead of snow
Someone is calling
Why? I don't know
Can you say what you want?
I never could
I'd be embarrassed to be buried here
To overstay my welcome
(Ahahaha, this is the most Marcus-y song ever, with all his madness and anxiety and awkwardness, and the unbearable weight of expectation.)
10. 'What Could I Stand For', Mates of State
How do I say this
I've always wanted this
What are your weaknesses
How much can you benefit
How do I say it
I always benefit
What are your weaknesses
(Yes, that works very well for the smuggest, most manipulative Minotaur ever.)
11. 'Chinatown', Kitten
I like the messed up girls
They're pretty good company
12. 'Drop You Vivid Colours', Luminous Orange
Read the page of my vivid world you'll find my love
We will draw by new colours on our new page
You've never shown me, but I've seen them
Dyed in your colours (so bright)
13. 'Frayed', The Naked and Famous
Cut it up
It starts, you say it's useless
Just stick on the favours with different uses
Here comes the sun, a law excuses
It's easier to stay and no one refuses.
14. 'This Must Be It', Röyksopp ft. Fever Ray
I was expecting something pure
With a golden hair
Arms full of bracelets
And smoke in the air
Here comes darkness
Just afternoon
Waiting for a sign
If I survive, I’ll worship the moon
Or something
Anything
15. 'Counterpoint', Delphic
Late at night, I'll run through streets and empty corridors.
I'll find my counterpoint, inside a red room locked behind a door.
Just tell me nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong today.
