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SOUNDTRACK: Twisted By Design by Sum 41
Soundtrack to Corrupt Cupid: Be Mine, Twisted Valentine by Gianni Holmes
Twisted by Design by Sum 41 for a book about who twisted who, how and how twisted they become.
’ve got my scars to bear
Stitches just can’t repair, woah
There’s no one to blame this time
Absolution’s waiting on a prayer
I’m breaking down the walls
Bailing my share of faults, woah
This blood on my hands is a blessing
In a lifetime, twisted by design…
They say believing is the hardest part
But I say with every beat of my heart
I alone will find my way
And get right back to the start
They say the fire in your heart is gone
Well, I say it’s really only just begun
All along you know that I’m
I’m twisted by design
I’m twisted by design -
SOUNDTRACK: Masquerade Butterfly by Miura Ayme
Soundtrack to Frat Brats of Santa Barbara: The Bitter Rivals Fiasco by Hayden Hall
Masquerade Butterfly by Miura Ayme for a book about a grieving son, an unlikely ally, and the magical masquerades that brought them together.
Overlapping together as a pure heart
One night asking all about love
Delicate ♡ as a result of these heartbreaks
All because of you breathlessly sighing….
Things that I won’t change
Bid farewell, reluctance, entrusting all these dreams
I can’t turn back on my own
You’re out there remaining all aloneThis world being a place for burying my heart
Flying away today with me hiding my tears
Lying on the ground wearing a mask
Losing my wings and feathers -
SOUNDTRACK: Sanctify by Olly Alexander (Years & Years)
Soundtrack to Tennebrose: Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek
Sanctify by Olly Alexander for a book about pain, pleasure, and love forged in the occult and the divine.
When I pray
When I
When I prayIn the night, you come to me
‘Cause I’m the one who knows who you are
Ooh
Give me your confession, saying
Lately, life’s been tearing you apart
NowWalk through the fire with you
‘Cause I know how it can hurt
Being cut into and afraidSo don’t break (break)
Sanctify my body with pain (pain)
Sanctify the love that you crave (crave)
Oh, and I won’t, and I won’t, and I won’t be ashamed
Sanctify my sins when I pray
When I pray -
SOUNDTRACK: Lucky You by The Lightning Seeds
Soundtrack to Midcentury NYC: You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
Lucky You by The Lightning Seeds for a book about reaching for your dreams, falling flat in your face, getting up and trying again.
Everything’s blue now
Oh, lucky you (oh, lucky you)
There’s nothing to lose
And if it’s really true
Oh, lucky youYou’re chasing the moon
Reaching out to touch the stars
But you land too soon
What will it take to make you see
The way things really are?
You’ve got this far
So let it happen -
SOUNDTRACK: Shake It Out by Florence and The Machine
Soundtrack to Death In The Spires by K.J. Charles
Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine for a book about shaking off the shadows of the past and live the live one is meant to live.
Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It’s always darkest before the dawnAnd I’ve been a fool, and I’ve been blind (I’ve been blind)
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I’m always dragging that horse around
All of his questions, such a mournful sound
Tonight, I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground
‘Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
But it’s always darkest before the dawn -
SOUNDTRACK: Nothing Worth Loving Isn’t Askew by Lemon Demon
Soundtrack to Goliaths of Wrestling: Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne
Nothing Worth Loving Isn’t Askew by Lemon Demon for a book about loving someone, asymmetrical balls and all.
Symmetry’s overrated, methinks
Look at the scars all over the SphinxDo you know that when you blink
Each eye winks slightly out of sync?Symmetry’s overrated, methinks
Look at the scars all over the Sphinx
Even the planet spins with a tilt
Everybody’s built like a quilt -
SOUNDTRACK: Stole My Heart by Beasts With No Name, With Me All ALong by Bronze Radio Return & Still Feel by Half Alive
Soundtrack to To Kill A King: Dragon’s Dawn by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
Stole My Heart by Beasts With No Name for a forced marriage, an ongoing animosity and an unexpected attraction.
When did all fall apart in your hands
Chemistries tell me we should be friends
I dont know how I’m gonna pretend
I dont know how I’m gonna pretendYou stole my, oh my heart
You stole my, you stole my
I’m so high, I come apart
You stole my, you stole my
HeartI’m a bullet stopped dead in the air
Smoke hanging silver, caught in your stareSoundtrack to To Kill A King: Dragon’s Dusk by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
With Me All Along by Bronze Radio Return for a book about a man looking for the missing half of his soul and found it was there right beside him all along.
You’ve been with me all along, all along
Always on my side, you’ve never gone
You’ve been with me all along
And you’ve been holding on, holding on for so long
When others would be gone, you stayed with me all alongYou’ve been with me when I laugh or cry
Anywhere I stood, you’d be standing by
With me when I’m fine, with me when I’m not
With me when I’m giving everything I gotSoundtrack to To Kill A King: Dragon’s Descent by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
Still Feel by Half-Alive for a book about a man untethered finding his way back to himself.
When I’m furthest from myself (far away)
Feeling closer to the stars (outer space)
I’ve been invaded by the dark (can’t escape)
Trying to recognize myself when I feel I’ve been replaced
When I’m furthest from myself (far away)
Feeling closer to the stars (outer space)
I’ve been invaded by the dark (can’t escape)
Trying to recognize myself when I feel I’ve been replacedI can feel a kick down in my soul
And it’s pulling me back to earth to let me know
I am not a slave, can’t be contained
So pick me from the dark and pull me from the grave
‘CauseI still feel alive
When it’s hopeless
I start to notice
That I still feel alive -
SOUNDTRACK: I’d Give You the World if It Meant It Might Swallow Me Whole by Sleep Outside
Soundtrack to The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
I’d Give You the World if It Meant It Might Swallow Me Whole by Sleep Outside for a book about a man shucking off decades of restraint, going off to see the world, and embracing the adventure of his life.
I’ve spent a quarter of a century,
Hiding from whoever I want to be
Baring a weight that no one sees,
Maybe it’s time to come cleanWhen you told me I could be anything,
Is this what you had in mind?
A senseless child with no sense of direction,
Trying and failing to make true connection with anythingI’d give you the world if it meant it might swallow me whole
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SOUNDTRACK: So Good by Public Library Commute
Soundtrack to Midcentury NYC: We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
So Good by Public Library Commute for a book about friends, families, and secret lovers of New York.
From New York to Austin
I can’t wait to take you there
When they see you walking
They can’t help but stop and stareTell me what you want us to be
(Can you tell me?)
I would move a mountain for you to see
That we can make it heavenly
Heat up like the summer in TennesseeWe could be so good
Light up the neighbourhood -
SOUNDTRACK: Boys Town by Babes, OOO by Karen O & Slipping Away by Moby
Soundtrack to Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton
Boys Town by Babes for Nick’s carefree life and many encounters.
he’s kissing me
you’re kissing him
I don’t know why
I don’t when
i’m flavor of the weekyou see me stepping on the boys
stepping up
I’m gonna be so chichuffing poppers in the moonlight
the bathroom never felt so right
smelling musk in the air in spite
many fingers reaching for a sliceput on a show
make it worth your while
spit on your palm
make it last for miles
i feel your body throbbing right next to mine
everything is wet and easy to findSoundtrack to Boystown: Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton
OOO by Karen O for all those times Nick remembers the one that got away.
Don’t tell me that they’re all the same
Cause even the sound of his name
Carries me over their reach
Back to some golden beach
Where only he remainsSoundtrack to Boystown: Two Nick Nowak Novellas by Marshall Thornton
Slipping Away by Moby for that moment when Nick realized who he truly loves and that man is slowly slipping away from him.
All that we needed was right
The threshold is breaking tonight
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it’s all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can’t really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at meFocus on everything better today
All that I need and I never could say
Hold on to people, they’re slipping away
Hold on to this while it’s slipping away
