Sunday, November 6 — Soundtrack to Your Life: Create a playlist that reflects a significant story moment for your character (a past thread, a childhood memory, etc). 10 songs with descriptions.
One Step Closer - The Soundtrack of the build up, and aftermath of Hercules moving to Swynlake, told through conversations Hercules overheard. [Listen Here]
A warning in advance I make NO apology for the complete lack of genre or cohesion we’re doing lyric vibes fam.
Trigger Warnings: References to bullying, and depression.
1. Aretha, Rumer
I got Aretha in the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues in springtime 'cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes Momma she'd notice but she's always crying
I got no one to confide in, Aretha nobody but you
“Kssssht. Why does Kouros never take those stupid headphones off?” “Probably ‘cause he’s not got any actual friends to talk to?” “Jesus he’s pathetic.”
2. One Step Closer, Linkin Park
I cannot take this anymore
I'm saying everything I've said before
All these words they make no sense
...
Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
“Oi Kouros are you ignooooooring me? Why you being so fucking rude Dorkules?” “Well maybe he just can’t understand it when normal people talk, yeah, with all his special Maaaaaaaaagic.” “Or he’s just fucking stupid.” “Yeah probably that one, he’s thick as shit.”
3. The Mess I Made, Parachute
But oh, I'm staring at the mess I made
I'm staring at the mess I made
I'm staring at the mess I made
As you turn, you take your heart and walk away
“I’m sorry Mrs Kouros but you should have seen the state of the science lab. It was downright dangerous to the other students!” “Our son is not dangerous! He’s being bullied!” “Regardless, his reaction was simply not appropriate!”
4. CORALINE, Maneskin
And Coraline cries, Coraline is anxious, Coraline wants the sea but she’s afraid of the water, And maybe sea is inside her, And every word is an axe, a wound on the back, Like a raft sailing on a swollen river, And maybe the river is inside her, inside her
“Violent. Violent! That’s what they’re calling out son, Tasso! They think he’s dangerous.” “I know, I know.” “He’s not dangerous! He’s our son!”
5. Uncomfortably Slow, Newton Faulkner
So, don't take my photograph
'Cause I don't wanna know
How it looks to feel like this
As cars and people pass
It feels like standing still but I know
I'm just moving uncomfortably slow, yeah, slow
“’Erco, you’re sure you don’t want to see any of your friends before we move? Sweetheart?”
“He says he doesn’t want to see anyone... he just keeps staring at the wall. I don’t like it.”
6. Morning Elvis, Florence & The Machine
If I make it to the morning
I should've come with a warning
And if I make it to the stage
I'll show you what it means to be sad
Oh, you know I'm still afraid
I'm still crazy and I'm still scared
“Ok, well can you pop these boxes in your room, ‘Erco. I have to get to work on time, ok?”
“New neighbour. Nice lady, got a son too, quiet kid though, haven’t heard him say a word yet actually.”
7. This is on me, Ben Abraham & Sara Bareilles
How a silence can be so deceiving
And so we've begun the crawl trying to break the fall
Some kind of wrecking ball we turned out to be
This is on me
Caught at the ending and all I have is the hurt
“I miss you too Tasso my darling. But it’s nearly the holidays, and we can come home for a week, can’t we. That’ll be fun, right Hercules?”
“He hasn’t made any friends you know... not a single one. I don’t know if we did the right thing... well I know we didn’t really have a choice but...”
8. Numb, Linkin Park
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
“Mrs Kouros, hi. We were wondering if we could have a word about Hercules actually... yeah, it just doesn’t really seem like he’s settled very well. Has he talked to you about anything?”
“I... I know. He never - I’m sorry - he never even smiles at home any more. I don’t know what to do.”
9. I Need Something to Believe in, Newton Faulkner
I need something to believe in
'Cause I don't believe in myself
And I'm sick and tired of getting nowhere
Guess it'll all work out
And I don't mind anymore
And I don't mind anymore
And I need someone to put my trust in
'Cause I ain't trusting myself
I'm scared of failure, so scared of success
I guess, it'll all work out
“Maybe he just needs something else? You know? Right now he’s trapped in his head, maybe doing something instead of just sitting around being miserable would help?”
“It’s like he’s not even our son anymore, Tasso. I know he was always struggled a bit with people but...”
10. Proud of Your Boy, Adam Jacobs
I've wasted time
I've wasted me
So say I'm slow for my age
A late bloomer, okay, I agree
That I've been one rotten kid
Some son, some pride and some joy
But I'll get over these lousin' up
Messin' up, screwin' up times
You'll see, ma, now comes the better part
Someone's gonna make good cross his stupid heart
Make good and finally make you
Proud of your boy
“I think, I think actually he’s really enjoying this athletics stuff? And did you know he’s looking for jobs?”
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