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Oh of course @dairine-bonnet I am absolutely joining in! There are so many good Revan songs! also @voiddogs feel free to join in too! We must share the music!

Gloria Regali by Tommee Profit ft. Fluerie

So Imagine it’s the beginning of the Mandalorian Wars. Revan wants to protect the peace. Keepers of the peace and all of that.

//Peace be with you

Soul divine

Wake again

In paradise\\

Still following the Jedi Code right? But there’s something underneath. But there’s something underneath. That extremism become power.

//Crowned in glory

Fear no more

Winter's misery

Or the coming war\\

Right here the song becomes chanting. The army Revan’s army follows her orders. The power can be felt. Revan’s militaristic power that is.

//Gloria regali

Peace and understanding

Forever may you reign\\

Awaken by League of Legends ft Valerie Broussard and Ray Chen

So Kreia’s first line to the Exile is awaken. Well she was Revan’s teacher and Revan went back to her during the war. I feel like this is Revan embracing the teaching. Embracing the cause. It is how I feel Revan was hungry, restless, and ready to fight. Take up the cause could also be Revan’s battle phrase to mobilize her enemies. Aka For the Republic!

//The night beckons while you dream

A life never lives in peace

As you stand upon the edge

Woven by a single thread

And fate may fall down upon you

While the devil is knocking

Right at your door

So all you restless

Each night you hear the drums of war

Awaken, awaken

The voice begins to call you while you hunger

A taste of destiny you're searching for

Awaken, awaken

The fight is at your door, take up the cause\\

Point of No Return by Unsecret ft. Sam Tinnesz

So this is later in the war. Revan is giving everything to the war. Herself primarily. She is facing evil. The darkness within herself. The war is wearing her down.

//Pins and needles, facing evil

When all lines are drawn

Screams of violence pierce the silence

Like a raven's claw\\

I like this part because of Korriban the Valley of the Dead. It suggests she’s looking for information to help her win this war. Furthering her point of no return.

//Right now we walk the valleys of the dead

Right now we close our eyes to move our head

We're at the point of no return

No turning back

Into the black

We're at the point of no return\\

Heart of Darkness by Tommee Profit and Sam Tinnesz

This is during the final moments before she had completely embraced the dark side. She can’t even see the light. She recognizes it too. She’s tried to find it. But it’s gone. She is gone.

//Golden eyes

Watching our every move

Losing time

Without the sun or moon

Shadows, they can't even touch the ground

The staircase is spiraling deeper down

Here we are in the heart of the darkness\\

Watch Them Fall by Unsecret, Sam Tinnesz, and Tedashii

The pressure is rising. Revan’s let go of the past or the Jedi. She is in control of the battle field. She is the boss. You will remember her.

//Moving past what's in the past

'Cause they can't hold me back

Letting go, we never fall, my battle cry "Attack!"

Get up, wipe the dust off, every time they rush off

Show 'em how you run this

It's a must, we go off

Never the same, playing no games

By the end of this thing, they will remember my name\\

She as in Darth Revan was conceived in the battles of the Mandalorian Wars and born in the fires of Malachor 5. She is not afraid to kill, or fight. She knows how she is.

//I was born in fire so your smoke ain't nothing scary

I've seen kingdoms fall

War, I've seen it all\\

Depths (This is Not the End) by Unsecret and Eauclaire

This song is more Melancholic. I see this song happening to her after Bastila caught her. I always believe she was in an induced coma. So this happens in the coma she was at her lowest. Stripped of her memories, authority and power. Yet here she was the most she ever been. Now she has a future away from the dark side. She wants to fight.

//If less is more

This is the most I've ever been

Before, I thought that this would be the end

But I can feel the ghost within

Begging me

This is not the end\\

Damage by OutR3ach and RIELL

So in the coma. I feel like Revan processed a lot. She thought about Malak. Of course she’s really hurt. So this song is about that and her thoughts about Malak at that particular moment in time.

//Choking on your pride again

Cut out my feet to get ahead

Replace me like I meant nothing, it's fine\\

Trenches by Vosai ft Neoni

Haha get it. Amnesic Revan woke up on the Endar Spire. She woke up in the battle field. Empty, untapped potential. Refuses to lay down. One of the only survivors. She’s has walked on the dark side stared down pain, anger and fear. Yet in this moment she hasn’t broken. She will fight through the trenches.

//Woke up in a battlefield

The kind of broke that you can’t just heal

I’ll pick me up grab my sword and shield

From the ashes I still won’t yield\\

//I’ve walked on the dark side

Most nights

Stared down all the hurt

I can’t hide\\

//Hold the line

No I won’t ever break

It’s in my bones

It’s in my DNA

Gimme all you got I’ll never run away

Oh oh oh oh oh

I’ll fight through the trenches\\

Who am I ( Acoustic Version) by RIELL

So fast forward to post Leviathan. She’s processing being Darth Revan. She’s confused as to who she is. She has questions for Bastila and the Jedi she needs to know what to do.

//You've seen their nightmares come alive

You've seen their sweetest dreams blossom and die

You've seen it all before, you've seen it all

So why do you build us up to crumble and fall?

Why do you build us up to crumble and fall?\\

//Give me strength and gratitude

Tell me what it is I can ask of you

Tell me what it is that I can't see

Tell me now, oh, tell me now who is it I'm supposed to be\\

Stronger Now by Unsecret and Elia Ex

So this is after Revan comes to terms with who she is. Most likely the Star Forge. She is Darth Revan no longer. Sure she crazy but she is the greatest Jedi of this generation. She broken and bleeding but still standing. She is the light through the darkness.

//You got cut

On the edge of a broken dream

Let it hurt

Go ahead and let it bleed

Now the cracks in your soul

Gonna let the light shine through

It's always been inside of you

With a broken heart, bleeding out

Got knocked down but you got back up

Standing tall on solid ground

You are stronger now

Six feet down, you rise up again

Through the dark, feel the light come in

Right where you belong

You are stronger now\\

Part of my Revan playlist

Game Rules: Choose one of your characters and list songs that fit them.

There's been a while since I got an idea to make a list of the songs I associate female with Revan. Unfortunately, I was pretty lazy to realise the idea, but luckily, I was tagged by @marythegizka and did it eventually. Thank you, @marythegizka , so much!:)

So I’ve chosen female Revan from different periods of time in her life for this game (and sometimes the songs are also connected with her relationship with Malak or male Exile - Peter Brookman in my headcanon). Probably, later I’ll add up more songs to the list. The order is spontaneous. Let’s go!

1. Fire by The Score (Mostly, it’s connected with amnesiac Revan and her entangled emotions she can’t comprehend. It also may be considered as the anthem of her life starting from the Mandalorian Wars at least)

«In my head I hear a million conversations

I'm spinning out, don't wake me up until the end

The rivers flowing in denial I can't fake it

I'm paranoid that all my thoughts are all my friends…»

2. Paint It Black by Ciara or Beatrice Piacentini (It mostly deals with vibes and some lines only in the period of Revan turning into a complete Dark Lady).

«I look inside myself and see my heart is black

I see my red door and it has been painted black

Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts

It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black».

3. Tightrope by Michelle Williams (This song and especially these lines below are associated with Revan/Malak relationship during and after the Mandalorian War. No more words 😊 )

«Hand in my hand

And you promised to never let go

We're walkin' a tightrope

High in the sky

We can see the whole world down below

We're walkin' a tightrope

Never sure, will you catch me if I should fall?

Well, it's all an adventure

That comes with a breathtakin' view

Walkin' a tightrope

With you…»

4. O, Children by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

(Frankly speaking, I was inspired by the scene of Hermione and Harry's friendly dance to this song from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I imagine the Exile and Revan dancing to it together and trying to collect their thoughts, while Malak is missing, everything is falling apart, the war is already underway, and the two of them begin to agitate knights and padawans to join the Republic in the war against the Mandalorians and also intend to find out what happened to Malak. The song contains hints on what lies ahead for them - … «…I was held in chains, but now I'm free…» and not only…)

«We have the answer to all your fears

It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear

It's round about and it's somewhere here

Lost amongst our winnings

O Children

Lift up your voice, lift up your voice

Children

Rejoice, rejoice

…

Poor old Jim's white as a ghost

He's found the answer that we lost

We're all weeping now, weeping because

There ain't nothing we can do to protect you

…

Hey little train, wait for me!

I was held in chains, but now I'm free

I'm hanging in there, don't you see?

In this process of elimination…»

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That scene!:)

5. No Time to Die by Billie Eilish (These lines are about that time when Revan finally finds out her true self and her real past and a little bit after that. Without a doubt, Revan is rather offended by Malak’s betrayal, that’s why ‘You were never on my side’. In my view, she doesn’t really think so).

«…I let it burn You're no longer my concern, mmm Faces from my past return Another lesson yet to learn

That I'd fallen for a lie

You were never on my side

Fool me once, fool me twice

Are you death or paradise?

Now you'll never see me cry

There's just no time to die».

6. Who You Are by Lunatica (The whole song is about amnesiac Revan and you’ll figure out why if you listen to it). Here are my favourite lines:

«Frozen and broken Don't know where you're going Losing your identity You're so caught up in hiding But everybody sees

You're never gonna feel You're never gonna heal You're never gonna know what's fake or real 'Til you know who you are You're lying to your face And running in a race You're never gonna win 'til you find your place And you know who you are».

7. Never Tear Us Apart by Bishop Briggs (Revan/Malak song before, during and after the War because then the Jedi Order “could never ever tear us apart”)

«I told you that we could fly

'Cause we all have wings,

but some of us don't know why

I was standing, you were there

Two worlds collided and they could never ever tear us apart».

8. Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron and Zendaya (Revan/Malak romantic relationship for some time before the war – forbidden and supposed to be sort of impossible… Unresolved romantic tension I’d say).

«You know I want you

It's not a secret I try to hide

But I can't have you

We're bound to break and

My hands are tied

How do we rewrite the stars?

Say you were made to be mine?

Nothing can keep us apart

Cause you are the one I was meant to find

It's up to you

And it's up to me

No one can say what we get to be

And why don't we rewrite the stars?

Changing the world to be ours…»

9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Lorde (I associate this song with Revan and Malak after the War and till the battle on the Star Forge).

«There's a room where the light won't find you

Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

When they do, I'll be right behind you

So glad we've almost made it

So sad we had to fade it

Everybody wants to rule the world

Everybody wants to rule the world…»

10. Who I Am by The Score (A hero and a villain… Any comments necessary?)

«…I'm a hero and a villain

I'm a myth, and I'm a legend

Without strength and a contender

I am real and the pretender

Take me as I am, or don't 'Cause I don't give a damn, no…»

11. End of Evangelion: Komm, süßer Tod =)

I know, I know I've let you down I've been a fool to myself I thought I could Live for no one else But not through all the hurt and pain It's time for me to respect The ones you love Mean more than anything So with sadness in my heart I feel the best thing I could do Is end it all And leave forever What's done is done, it feels so bad What once was happy now is sad I'll never love again My world is ending I wish that I could turn back time 'Cause now the guilt is all mine Can't live without the trust from the ones you love. I know we can't forget the past You can't forget love and pride Because of that it's killing me inside It all returns to nothing, it all comes Tumbling down...

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If you are here, please, feel free to share your thoughts on these songs or share the songs you associate with Revan (Malak or the Exile). :)

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