Hiii hiuii!!!!! So erm I have been pondering.....but yk the songs you put in the cf rec playlist? I was wondering if you could tell me who they represent?? I wanna make some individual character playlists (and maybe update my existing cf playlist) since I am a bored person while in the doctor's office waiting rooms...!!! Also take ur time with this I have the whole rest of the week tbh anywayssse byebyeee!! ^u^
hihiiii!!! okay lets go
WARNING 30+ SONGS WORTH OF YAPPING BELOW THE CUT. 3,774 WORDS TO BE EXACT.
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key:
Winnie coded
Augustine coded (orange)
Either way (white/plain)
Both of them (alternating)
Bad ending (red)
with that, please enjoy, this took me hours /silly
Blah Blah Blah by The Oozes
this one is Augustine towards Winnie to me. "you couldn't care less, for the people you're hurting, there's no excuse, no matter who can see or who you wanna seduce" is very "auggie thinking winnie is purposefully stealing his life from him in order to gain the favor for those around them" to me. also "you've ruined the color blue for me, I'm surrounded by a deep dark sea, you've lied to us and honestly, you've ruined the color blue for me" is pretty self explanatory to me but it very much reminds me of augustine being "haunted" by the blue during the snowstorm and just in general feeling disdain for stuff he used to associate with winnie
2. not anywhere by Alex G
this one is so Winnie to me. "he looks like something that I'd see in a museum" very popular + good looking "and I could hurt him 'cause I know he wouldn't stop me" people pleaser/pushover winnie my beloved. he literally let augustine leave him for dead. "i've got a notion, there's no emotion, he's just an auto-response to the commotion" him and his stupid little happy mask. he really has trained himself to automatically play happy whenever things go wrong [looking at the bright side after seeing his own corpse]. overall just very him to me
3. Problems by Mother Mother
this one is, you guessed it, Augustine towards Winnie again. "you and me, we are not the same. I am a sinner, you are a saint" him idealizing winnie in his own mind and comparing himself to him, feeling as though winnie sees him as garbage. "I'm a loser, a disgrace (yeah), you're a beauty, a luminary in my face" seeing winnie as this idealic person, someone who never messes up, which Winnie isn't, but he convinces himself he is.
4. Partner in Crime by Madilyn Mei
finally a Winnie towards Auggie one!!! (this is like the 10th one i've done i had the playlist on shuffle </3) anyways! "when you're gone, I feel alone again" winnie being lonely even with his other friends, because augustine is the only one he can be truly himself around. "truly something must be wrong with me, to need you as much as I do" him needing augustine while augustine doesn't need him. "you do the talking, sew up my mouth if I can't keep it closed" kind of a stretch, but winnie canonically doesn't know when to shut up and constantly says too much about things augustine tells him in confidence, so that reminds me of this line. "left me hangin' at the station, but you'll be back for me soon" augustine leaving winnie at the bottom of the stairs. "I'm 'bout to die, but the thing on my mind seems to nearly be nothing but you" him following augustine into that cliff + him constantly proving he's constantly thinking about the brunette with stuff like the snowman. "you're slowly killing me, but please take your time" him being willing to be dragged around by augustine forever, if solely to stay by his side.
5. Brutus by The Buttress
this is also Augustine (but bad ending! spicing it up!) to me. not gonna pull a LOT of specific lines because deadass they All Fit but just overarchingly his feelings as though Winnie is some perfect, angelic saint, while he's slowly falling into irrelevancy. "or am i just wishing I could be like you? that the people would see me, too, as a poet, and not just the muse?" is him feeling like Winnie is drawing his popularity *from* Augustine, using him as some sort of muse. "this event will be history, and I'll be great too. I don't want what you have; I wanna be you." is him killing winnie and replacing him. he's in blue in the bad ending. he's popular. he's liked. people don't see winnie, they see him. yeah this song is. ough. i could write an essay
6. Smokey Eyes by Lincoln
once again, Augustine towards Winnie to me. "are you feeling good? for now you're here with me. seems like we've waited long enough, for someone else to make us feel complete" their codependencyyyyyy <3 neither of them can exist without the other. "so help me make amends with all my friends, most other people are just dead ends, there's nothing worse than making friends." him and his "fight"/falling out with winnie, ending in him being a lone wolf and despising winnie for what he has. "and the worst thing about me is that I'm somewhere in between- I might miss you, but I'm still trying to get clean" his conflicting feelings about winnie. "I hope someday you learn to take your own advice" this one! is different! ☝this one is his younger version at his present self! if you'll remember, younger auggie was actually pretty emotionally intelligent!! the basis of the game is current augustine not following his own advice
7. Sweet Tooth by Cavetown
this one is so Winnie to me <3 "feeling sick of myself, think i'll try to be someone else, can't be hard to paint a person in my head, create a version, the parallel" him and his maskinggggg. he is so 'i don't remember who I am anymore because I've been playing the part for so long' to me. "feel like a kid, i double tap my chest with my fist; i like you. say it back" him towards augustine and constantly wondering whether auggie actually likes him. also just in general the whole "sweet tooth for you" chorus is very him about auggie to me, he always has and always will have a soft spot for the man.
8. Kill All Your Friends by My Chemical Romance
this one is also bad ending Winnie and Augustine to me!!! "well you can hide a lot abut yourself, but honey, what're you gonna do?" feels like augustine towards winnie with his 'fake persona' he puts on to me. just in general the chorus with "cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends, and we all get together when we bury our friends" feels like augustine after the car crash, with his joy over winnie's death. "and you're walking away, and I will die in this place" is very winnie at the bottom of the stairs (both times!!) to me. "sometimes, you scrape and sink so low, i'm shocked at what you're capable of" is both of them at each other because they cannot communicate, with winnie being killed by augustine and augustine convincing himself winnie is stealing his life. yeah
9. Evelyn Evelyn by Evelyn Evelyn
oooooh this song is. so them. the most them maybe. "we grew up closer than most, closer than anything, closer than anything" them growing up attached at the hip. "at your side, I feel like a ghost" augustine ending up in winnie's shadow. "we grew up so very close, a parasite needs a host" winnie is the parasite in augustine's eyes, constantly leeching off of him. "just get away from me, please just stop touching me, you're always trying to be somebody else" augustine at winnie, trying to separate himself from him despite the two being intertwined beyond removal. okay next part i'm just gonna highlight who each line isto me. "well, you're only scared of me. but you never cared for me. why don't you let me free? 'cause you'd never dare to be. 'cause you never listen, you're always insisting, I'm just reminiscing (just stop reminiscing), I feel something missing, I just want you here with me (I just want my privacy), god can't we just get along? (god won't you leave me alone?)" some of those could switch but. yeah.
10. Change by Alex G
this one is Augustine to me. "remember when you took too much? I didn't mind being your crutch" augustine still wanting and missing winnie even when winnie takes far too much from him. "I loved you then, it's not the same. I don't like how things change" his fear of change that he has in my heart and also his reminiscence on how they used to be compared to now. not as much yapping for that one but yeah
11. People I Don't Like by UPSAHL
okay. look. hear me out. this one is Augustine being dragged to parties by Winnie, except neither of them actually wanna go. so its like. both of them? i don't have a lot of reasoning for this but in my mind winnie wants to be popular, so he goes to parties that he hates, and augustine originally goes with him because That's What They Do. they both hate it. hence the song. its both of them except they don't realize the other person feels the same way, augustine thinks winnie likes these things and winnie figures augustine must enjoy them if he keeps coming with.
12. Scrawny by Wallows
this one is Augustine and the way he feels as though he's falling behind to me. "used to be level with all my friends, still wear the same shoes I did back then" represents how he and winnie were once level but eventually winnie changed and he didn't. "I don't think they've ever been untied, I can't regret the things I don't try" represents his fear of failure and convincing himself someone better than him will win anyways. "I'd switch it up, but I don't like change, only content if things stay the same, don't care to watch the story unfold, hate feeling like i'm not in control" is his fear of being left behind and fear of things changing from how they once were. uh yeah
13. sun and moon by mage tears
this one is Winnie to meeeeee <3 mostly because "you were the sun, I was the moon" as i am an auggie-sun winnie-moon truther (HE ONLY SHINES WITH LIGHT THATS NOT HIS OWN!!!) but uh yeah otherwise this song fits very well. thumbs up. its just now dawning on me how many songs I added to that damn playlist /silly /nm
14. No One Noticed by The Marias
this one is Winnie coded to me!! with the general mantra of no one noticing his struggles, along with "no one tried to read my eyes, no one but you" due to augustine being the only person who sees through winnie's facade of happiness. ALSO "come on, don't leave me, it can't be, that easy, babe" with winnie getting left at the stairs <3 also the continuous message of being lonely, because he doesn't have any real friends other than augustine
15. did i tell u that i miss u by adore
lowkey this one is just my favorite song ever that i love connecting to things. this song is me this song is my guys this song is _ etc etc etc. the Vibes of it is just. them to me okay post good ending theyre happy and thriving trust im mx. cold front person they miss each other and they're stupid and in love trust /silly
16. scars by Novulent
this one is Auggie coded to me!!!! its his constant fear of winnie being out to get him. "don't play pretend, you had it all. I'd kill for you, don't even start" which is his feelings of abandonment after 'winnie left him for other friends'. also "i'm hurting, i'm hurting, I wish you were dead. don't reach out for my hand, i'll stab you instead" with his tough exterior of 'well i don't need winnie anyways!!' even though he really does. and finally "you said you won't hurt me, now look what you did. i'll pretend I don't need no help, but I said I need you bad" with winnie accidentally hurting him by being unaware of things that crossed the line (BOUNDARIES AND COMMUNICATION PEOPLE!!!) and augustine still needing him
17. Francis Forever by Mitski
this one is Auggie to me but could also be Winnie I think. like "I don't need the world to see that I've been the best I can be" is soooo his inferiority issues and constantly feeling overshadowed by his perfect best friend. "i don't think I could stand to be where you don't see me" is him needing winnie but hating that he needs him. this one's a stretch but the end with the "autumn comes when you're not yet done with the summer passing by" is lowkey winnie moving to me?? idk lmao.
18. This Feeling Will Pass by Take Care
this one is once again Augustine to me, with Winnie not realizing when he's hurting him. not a bunch of lyrics to work with here, but right off the bat with "you've got me on a string, and you can't see the marks it leaves on me. it's not your fault, but I wish it was- I wish it was" ough. that's them. that's immediately them. winnie is unaware that hes hurting augustine with his actions, and auggie knows that, but he wants to hate him for it. followed up by "and now I want to leave, 'cause I can't breathe" is him finally panicking and leaving winnie at the bottom of those stairs, because winnie would've done the same to him, wouldn't he?
19. Reflections by The Neighborhood
i think this one fits both of them? it could be either way to be honest. they both parallel each other in so many ways; they both see themselves in each other. it's hard not to be alike, when you've grown up together. "I never knew somebody like you" is them knowing each other better than anyone else. "maybe it's a blessing in disguise, (i see myself in you). i see my reflection in your eyes" is them being so intertwined they're essentially one.
20. Always Forever by Cults
self explanatory? them always being together no matter what? them spending their entire lives and then some together? i've got 15 more to go i'm not gonna linger on this one /silly
21. words by piri & tommy
BOTH OF THEM. "i know you're not the best with words but, you need to think before you speak. although you're trying to be honest, you always say things that you don't mean." FUCKING. COMMUNICATE. UAGHCHWBVWN no further comment its both of them interchangeably
22. Fight or Flight by Conan Gray
helloooooo conan. this one is Winnie towards Augustine to me but very selectively LMAO. its pretty much only the main chorus "well, fight or flight, i'd rather die than have to cry in front of you." winnie. winnie masking. you understand. me when i'm in a 'hide my true emotions' competition and winnie is my competitor. "fight or flight, i'd rather lie than tell you i'm in love with you" same as above. ough he makes me feral. im so sorry for the analysis getting less serious and in depth i've been working on this for hours LMAO
23. It's Ok I Wouldn't Remember Me Either by Crywank
ough this one is so Winnie coded. "I am mostly scared of passing time, the world it seems, gets more unkind. inevitable tragedies, will soon be mine" him losing augustine after being left at the stairs + Everything that happens in the snow storm. "I am looking for an easy place to mask my thoughts behind my face" LITERALLY him. deadass. my masking king. "maybe i should just pack up and run away again, let you forget, that you were once my friend." him leaving augustine out of fear after the stairs!!! "but i could not go away, not if i wanted to. I can hide from friends but i cannot hide from you" LITERALLY THEM. literally.
24. Telephones by Vacations
both of them I think. very much reemphasizes the codependency with the repetitive "i wish I could live without you, but you're, a part of me." they're so reliant on one another its sickening (/silly /j) also "fall into the night, as i gaze into you. shine so bright, its all i do" is SO them admiring each other like gayasses.
25. You're Somebody Else by flora cash
this one could be eitherrrr!! both of them are changing for different reasons!! augustine doesn't recognize winnie anymore because of the mask he's put up in order to be popular and liked!!! winnie doesn't recognize augustine anymore because he's letting himself get silenced by someone who doesn't WANT to silence him!!! "you look like yourself, but you're somebody else, only it ain't on the surface" winnie towards auggie!!! "well, you talk like yourself, no, i hear someone else though, now you're making me nervous" augustine with his hallucinations!!!
26. Two Birds by Regina Spektor
dare I say self explanatory? like read the lyrics you Will understand i swear. sorry i've got 9 more to go if i don't have to explain this one i'm not gonna /silly
27. I Can't Handle Change by Roar
this one is Augustine coded hands down. "hangin' out where i don't belong is nothing new to me" him hanging out with and following around winnie and his friends despite feeling like he doesn't belong. "nothin' i do is ever good, nothin' i do is ever good enough, nothin' i do is ever good" him feeling inadequate and as though nothing he does will ever matter, because there's always someone better. "i can't help but repeat myself, "I know it's not your fault", still lately i begin to shake for no reason at all" him freaking himself out with hallucinations but knowing deep down its not really winnie!! him making himself scared of winnie despite knowing its illogical!!!
28. Step On Me by The Cardigans
this one is Winnie coded to me. winnie with his need to people please and be liked even if that means letting people hurt him (example: him brushing off Augustine leaving him at the bottom of the stairs to die). just in general winnie gives me very people pleaser mild pushover vibes lmao
29. Inertia by AJR
this one is Augustine coded to me. he feels as though he has never and will never change, like he's stuck in the same spot as Winnie goes on to flourish. the whole chorus feels very him to me, with the whole "don't ask where I'm going, 'cause where I am going is right where I am" is just him to me.
30. Sweet Hibiscus Tea
this one is also Augustine coded to me. right off the bat with "here's the thing, i can't do anything right. try as I absolutely, totally might" that's him with his own mental barriers to trying anything, because there will always be someone better. plus "i'm not your protagonist, I'm not even my own" he's LITERALLY the protagonist of the game so it fits trust. "the walls are empty, its so ugly I could burn the whole place down" WINNIES EMPTY HOUSE WHEN HES MOVING!! THEM SETTING IT ALIGHT!!! "my wet heart catches on every thorn, you're already halfway out the door" winnie moving </3
31. Meteor Shower by Cavetown
this one is Augustine, partly towards Winnie to me. "i've got miles of regrets and confusing friends, but perhaps it's just my stupid head in the end" leaving winnie at the stairs + losing the ability to see what winnie is thinking, all on account of his own biases. "making up problems that don't exist, why do I let myself dream like this?" also him getting in his own head. "the hues in our hair compliment one another" they do <3 "i'd sell my own bones for sapphire stones, 'cause blue is your favorite color" him at Winnie. yeah
32. Race by Alex G
this one is also Augustine coded to me. there's a little bit at the beginning, with " 'cause you're a joke, yeah, you're a hoax, and now i found you out" with augustine thinking of winnie as a fraud who's only stolen his personality from auggie and also " 'cause you think the brains in your head are worth breathin' in this smoke, and itchy throats, and bein' happy" with winnie being an intelligent student but making stupid decisions like succumbing to peer pressure to be liked. the main part, however, is at the end. "you're startin' to look really weird, oh yeah your face is out of place, and I can't make you out" hallucinations!!! augustine seeing winnie but not seeing him!!! "and I forget just what you said, yeah, it's not clear, it was about fear, and gettin' out of here" with him twisting winnies words and not catching what he's truly saying!! there's a reason I named a fic after this song lmao
33. blue by yung kai
this one is both of them. just them being sappy and in love. that's it. just vibes LMAO.
34. Lavender by Penelope Scott
this one is Winnie coded to me I think. could be auggie coded if you reframe your mindset a bit. mostly "what am I gonna do, when you leave me too? what am I gonna say, when you walk away?" with him being terrified of Augustine abandoning him, both emotionally (dropping him as a friend) and LITERALLY (with leaving him at the stairs). also "it takes a very special kind of glitch to make a monster out of something so kind" with augustine thinking winnie is evil!!
LAST ONE HOLY SHIT!!!
35. Blue Hair by TV Girl
this one is such a lackluster finale cuz i really don't have much LMAO. this one is Winnie to me. mostly the line "there's really no way of winnie (SOMEONE JUST POINTED THAT TYPO OUT BUT IRS TOO FUNNY TO DELETE LMAO), if in their eyes- you'll always be a dumb blond" with honestly the way people treat him in the fandom. he's smart!! he figured out their weird hallucination situation!! he's canonically top of his class!!! he is by no means stupid!!!! also i've always been a winnie sh truther so the pause between "cutting.... her beautiful blue hair off" always echoed that a little for me even though thats definitely a stretch. also i think cutting off blue hair could be a metaphor for him trying to fit in more, which makes the last segment with "and I guess I'll just miss her, even though she isn't even really gone, things are just different, ever since she cut her blue hair off" could mirror that with augustine not recognizing who winnie's become.
I'M FREE!!!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! dude if anyone reads this in full i love you and im kissing you on the forehead mwah mwah mwah
