I was talking to another author the other day about everytime I saw her name, I thought of a song.
Sadly she had never heard the song… I do this often. I connect characters, books, people even activies to a song. I have lists of music I want to blog about with no post to go with it.
I just love music. I love lyrics. I must likely drive people batty with it. One thing I have always loved about The Blackdagger Brotherhood series is the music and how it helps create the ‘feel’ and the mood of what is going on and the characters.
I kNOW this can’t just be me…. and if it is just humor me *g*. What songs do you connect with the books? Characters? Couples? Actions? When you are driving along – stops you cold and makes you go OMG! that is….
OK, normally a song would never pop up in my head in association with a book (mostly because I’m a bit of a musical idiot), but…and this is even on topic!…for some reason Angels by Robbie Williams keeps popping up in my head when I think of Butch and Marissa. It’s very weird. I’m not sure if it’s because I heard a certain spoiler regarding a certain BDB character (not yet in the books), but I can’t be sure because I’m fairly certain the song was in my head before that. And the really sad thing? I don’t know the lyrics so I have like a line repeating in my head.
Well one song by Evanescence pops up a lot: Bring Me To Life.
The lyrics just seem to fit the brotherhood well.
how can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I’ve become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become
now that I know what I’m without
you can’t just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become
Bring me to life
(I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside)
Bring me to life
frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead
all this time I can’t believe I couldn’t see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought without a voice without a soul
don’t let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become
(Bring me to life)
I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside
(Bring me to life)
When I first read about Rhev, Chevelle’s song “The Red” totally popped into my head:
They say freak
When you’re singled out
The red
Well it filters through.
So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again.
Seeing red again
Seeing red again.
This change he won’t contain
Slip away to clear your mind
When asked what made it show?
The truth he gives in to most
So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again.
So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again
So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again.
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing RED…
They say freak
When you’re singled out
The red
It filters through.
Not sure if they really fit, but two older songs (80’s) came to my mind when I think of the BDB, maybe because they are full of passion:
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler and Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young (from the movie Streets of Fire).
When reading parts of LR, at one point I had the radio on and the latest song by Daughtry was on … and now *every* time I hear this song, I think of Butch! Then today, I was reading bits & pieces of Dark Lover, and there’s one line near the end, when Butch catches the gun that V flips to him, as he’s off to try & rescue Wrath, and the line says something to the effect, “And he realized that his old life is in the ground …” MAN! It gave me chills!
It’s Not Over
Artist: Chris Daughtry
Album: Daughtry
Year: 2006
I was blown away what could I say
It all seemed to make sense
You’ve taken away everything
And I can’t do without
I try to see the good in life
But good things in life are hard to find
(Chorus)
Blow it away, Blow it away
Can we make this something goooood
Well I’ll try to do it right this time around
Let’s start oveeerr
I’ll try to do it right this time around
It’s not oveeerr
There’s a part of me that’s dead and in the ground
This love is killing me, but you’re the only one
It’s not overrrrr
(Chorus)
Taken all I could take and I cannot wait
We’re wasting to much time
Being strong holding on
Can’t let it bring us down
My life with you means everything
So I won’t give up that easily
We can’t let this get away
Let it out, let it out
Don’t get caught up in yourself
Let it ouuuuttttt
(Chorus)
Let’s start over
I’ll try to do it right this time around
It’s not over
Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground
This love is killing me
But you’re the only one
It’s not oveeer
Let’s start oveeeerrr
Its not oveeerr, Oh yeah, yeah!
This love is killing me
But you’re the only one
It’s not oveeerrrr…..
There is one song that to me seems to encompass the fighting attitude of the Brothers. It’s by a group named “Trapt” and the song title is, Take you on. It just fits their attitudes when in a fight.
Circling your, circling your, circling your head,
Contemplating everything you ever said
Now I see the truth, I got doubt
A different motive in your eyes and now I’m out
See you later
I see your fantasy, You want to make it a reality paved in gold
See inside, Inside of our heads (yeah)
Well now that’s over
I see your motives inside, decisions to hide
[Chorus:]
Back off I’ll take you on
Headstrong to take on anyone
I know that you are wrong
Headstrong we’re Headstrong
Back off I’ll take you on
Headstrong to take on anyone
I know that you are wrong and this is not where you belong
I can’t give everything away
I won’t give everything away
[Verse 2:]
Conclusions manifest, your first impressions got to be your very best
I see you’re full of $#!T, and that’s alright
That’s how you play, I guess you’ll get through every night
Well now that’s over
I see your fantasy, you want to make it a reality paved in gold
See inside, inside of our heads (yeah) Well now that’s over
I see your motives inside, decisions to hide
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
I know, I know all about [x3]
I know, I know all about your motives inside, and your decision to hide
Hmph, actually, the name of the song is “Headstrong”