five songs that inspire you to write your muse . * for kyle "gaz" garrick. (tagged by @blclva .! thank you!!)
if i lead, kiltro. a night where your rest don't come. / your hands grown numb, / your mind is collected tethers / tell her exactly where you've gone, / tired as hell / and bored to death, / the shakes as you stumble in / if you'd like you could leave 'em, / if you'd like you could leave 'em. / show me the ways that you talk, / and all of the places you walk / if i lead, would you follow?
crystalline, morning teleportation. need to deep-dive this one because it's both musically him and also lyrically him (insert that one photo of always sunny charlie in front of that conspiracy board) ... when i think of what kyle's "theme" would be i think of this song. the chords start off by moving between a d-minor to an a-sharp, a foreground of dread, suspense, anticipation. it almost makes the song sound dystopian - like it's a room just jam packed with tension. it gives off mw1-vibes, when kyle’s first introduced. he’s forced to put aside what he feels in order to do what’s “technically” correct. he has to go against himself. but then! a beautiful pass between a higher f-sharp and b! i think that’s kyle’s drive. the fight he keeps deeply rooted inside himself even despite the trials he has to undergo. that, even despite the system he’s being trained under, he still stays loyal to who he is. "happiness is the trigger you pulled to kill your ego / laughter is capable of peace and hope" ugghhhhh.! i don’t know. this song…! it’s sooooo him..!
i believe in immediacy, black bear. i believe in immediacy, / i believe that immediately / no need to mediate me / impede expediency / everyone makes history , / look back on it wistfully / fuck all that misery / gotta maintain my mystery […]
muscle'n flo, menomena. oh, in the morning / i stumble my way towards the mirror / and my makeup, it’s light out, and i now / face just what i’m made of . / there’s so much more left to do / but i’m not young, but i’m not through .. / […] — make your mark, make it last.
pups to dust, modest mouse. couldn’t see clearly, but i had a sense of what right and wrong was / honest to god, i was honest as hell / i don’t lie very often, but i lie very well . / give it away / take what you need / love does not cost money, but it ain’t free .
tagging @piperafterdark, @coinicear (kelsey), @muutos (courier), @cynicalmastermind, @asbelows, @mirrorism, and anyone else who wishes to do this!