The Joker And The Queen (Jurdan's Version)
"How was I to know? / It's a crazy thing" fits incredibly well for them. on one side, we have jude - all she knows is cardan hating her. he insulted her, kicked dirt in her food, almost killed (!!) her, how was she to know he loved her?? or tolerated her at all?? on the other side, there's cardan - for me, these lyrics represent how low he thinks of himself. his own family didn't love him, so why would anyone else do it voluntarily? with the two of them, it's anything but - though it still counts to him.
"I showed you my hand / And you still let me win" they both showed their weaknesses during the series - behind the dais in TWK, jude's constant mortality, cardan's confession in TCP,.. there's more of these moments than one might guess.
"And who was I to say / That this was meant to be?" it would've been fatal for jude to say it. she herself would've thought she'd gone mad. a mortal and a fae prince? yes, right. and cardan for, again, thinking nobody would want what was left of his heart.
"The road that was broken / Brought us together" is there anything more jurdan?? there road was not just a bit broken, it was DESTROYED. betrayal, lies, deceiving, murder. come on.
"When I fold, you see the best in me" for jude, folding represents her mortality, her weakness even when she is stronger than most. she can't escape it, no matter what. cardan on the other hand told her he always thinks about her, which was one of the first big steps to their end. he also involuntarily showed his cards when jude saw balekin and him in his room.
"I've been played before" ironic considering most times they played each other.
"So I kept my cards close to my foolproof vest" cardan hid his attraction to her with utter hatred, it was truly foolproof - at least it worked on jude.
"And then you went all in / And we left together" to me, this screams the serpent scene in TQoN. she had to risk everything, but in the end they came out of it together.
"And I know you think that what makes a king is gold / A palace and diamond rings" cardan knew next to nothing about ruling when he was put on the throne, but it's not the first thing that comes to mind. i can imagine jude telling cardan that when he has doubts, telling him that despite what he thinks, there's more to being a king than gold (i could get into the silver to gold pipeline but i promise i won't)
"When I folded, you saw the best in me" cardan admires her mortal beauty like no other, he saw the best of her, the parts she despised most in her situation, when she decided to take that leap of faith. even when cardan was a serpent, she saw her husband, not just a monster. even when cardan was a serpent, he saw his wife, not just a target.
"The Joker And The Queen"
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Im convinced Ed and Taylor wrote “The Joker And The Queen” for Jest and Cath-
“The road that was broken brought us together”
“I know you could fall for a thousand kings, and hearts that would give you a diamond ring”
“And then you went all in, and we left together”
“And who was I to say, that this was meant to be”
It’s crazy accurate
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Well said .....
Do your part.
做個限量版的自己 ~
人生不是因爲年輕而精彩
而是因為精彩才年輕。
愛因斯坦說:
每個人都是天才,但如果你靠爬樹的本領評斷一隻魚,那隻魚會一輩子相信自己很笨。
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
每個人都是天才,只是每個人的想法 角度( 角色 )都不同。
天才也有煩惱,笨也有笨的快樂,不需要在乎別人心裡的評價,不論是誰都是獨一無二的。
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Yes The Joker and the Queen by Ed Sheeran is on my steddie playlist.
And yes sometimes when I sing along I’ll change it to The Joker and the King.
What about it?
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