(It is angsty as hell, for obvious reasons, focussing more on their relationship as teenagers. Song meanings and POVs elaborated on down under but in case you want the direct Spotify link and don't wanna read through the crap, here you go-
So I actually think this song works very well in both Cherry's and Adam's POVs.
Adam- because let's be real for a second here, he doesn't think what he is doing is in any way wrong or harmful. Adam is a character in need of help, and twisted as his idea of love is of course he'd take Cherry's unwillingness to put up with his abuse as betrayal, and that Cherry doesn't love him etc etc. I do imagine he, himself was pretty heartbroken when his and Cherry's relationship fell through. Here's a quote from the song-
That it's not the first time,
That I've given so much away to be left with,
Someone who just won't stay.'
Cherry- He is very righteously upset about who Adam is becoming and how he treats people. These lyrics from the song come to mind-
But denial is my greatest skill,
Bending the truth to feed wishes of will.'
These differing narratives and blaming the other person on both of their parts, just makes the title hit harder.
(and no I didn't add it because it has Cherry's name in it XD)
The intensity of emotion and the darker thrills of being in love that Lana sings about in this song are how I see younger Cherry viewing their relationship in the very beginning.
Is like heaven taking the place of something evil
And letting it burn off from the rush.'
Dangerous- Big Data ft. Joywave
This song has Adam written all over it. It deals with how intensely he feels emotions and how he thinks his love, despite the inherent dangers that come with him as a person, is worth everything. It also talks about a need to get away and disappear and just- it is Shindo Ainosuke's theme song in my head.
'You understand, I got a plan for us,
I bet you didn't know that I was dangerous,
It must be fate, I found a place for us,
I bet you didn't know someone could love you this much.'
Cherry struggles to find and hold on to the Adam he fell in love with.
Not for your dangerous mind,
It's always your devil side
It's always your dangerous mind
So who's gonna save you now, who's gonna save you?'
A nice pop hit about the cycle of hurt and pain that never truly seems to end. Here are some verses-
'Thought we had a chance, that's true,
Didn't know you have weapons.
Now I am insecure and stressed out,
When someone gets close, I shut down.'
'Hurt people, hurt people,
Guess we're used to the pain.'
I feel like this song works from three different POVs for two different instances.
First, it depicts Adam's descent into insanity. He flew too close to the sun, yes and yet the song goes on to say-
'Icarus is flying too close to the sun,
Icarus' life has only just begun.'
Which I feel is a good parallel for the freedom Adam thinks he has achieved in this spell of hatred and loneliness that he has cast around himself.
Further, the song has another verse-
'You put up your defences when you left,
You left because you're certain,
Secondly, the song can also be a metaphor for Cherry and Joe's ditch efforts at trying to protect and save Adam, which ultimately result in grievous hurt to Cherry.
'Your hands protect the flames,
From the wild winds around you.'
'This is how it feels to take a fall,
Icarus is flying towards an early grave.'
ADAM ADAM ADAM ADAM ADAM ADAM
'I never promised you an open heart or charity,
I never wanted to abuse your imagination.
I come with knives, I come with knives,
The first time I heard this song it gave me big Cherry vibes, but the more time I spend with it, the more I see Adam in it.
I see an Adam who's losing his faith in his relationship with Cherry because he walked in to that relationship with messed up standards for love, anyways. He doesn't believe Cherry loves him, even though he desperately wants to be loved. He doesn't feel seen or understood, and he knows it's driving their relationship towards its end.
'Tell me baby, tell me slowly,
All the things you couldn't show me,
Tell me one more time before I leave,
Now I see you hardly know me,
Look at you, you look right through me,
Tell me one more time before I go.'
Just give me a reason- P!nk ft. Nate Ruess
Hear this song as a conversation between an Adam who's beginning to lose himself and his love and a Cherry desperately trying to hold on to him and assure him they're all right. Read this verse as bold for Adam and Italics for Cherry. (The song is sung by two people so you'll clearly be able to see the distinction.)
'Oh, tears ducts and rust.'
'But our love is enough.'
'You're pouring a drink.'
'No, nothing is as bad as it seems.'
Love Runs Out- OneRepublic
Adam giving himself over to the thrill of the kill, so to speak.
'I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun,
I'll be the bright in black, that's making you run,
And I feel alright, yeah I feel alright,
Cause I worked it out, yeah I worked it out,
I'll be doing this, if you have a doubt,
Till the love runs out, till the love runs out.'
Pretty when you cry- Lana Del Rey
Broken-hearted Cherry vibes.
Because I am pretty when I cry.'
Cherry trying to come to terms with how unhealthy and toxic his relationship is, and how he still finds himself unable to distance himself from Adam.
'I could use a bad disguise,
To guard me on the darkest nights,
I keep finding my way to the harshest words,
I got a strange, strange vision of a reckless love.'
Take What You Want- ONE OK ROCK, ft. 5SOS
The aftermath of their dramatic ass breakup. Cherry's POV.
'I don't want anything in our broken home,
Not the memories or the things we own,
Not the picture of us on the wall,
Silence strikes like a hurricane.
It's hard to see your tears in the pouring rain.'
You Give Love a Bad Name- Bon Jovi
(come on guys this is me there was bound to be at least one classic rock song somewhere in there.)
(also, also, shouldn't this be like our fandom-wide Adam anthem?)
'Shot through the heart, and you're to blame,
Darlin' you give love a bad name.'
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