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Soundtrack: Matter by For King & Country & Cuddles by The Tired Flame
Soundtrack to Bad Behavior: Protective Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z
The entire song resonates strongly with book. The lines “You felt the pain of a bitter defeat / Where the weight of the grief is more bitter than sweet / It matters, I’m telling you it matters” reminds me of the scene where Mark visited the grieving family, looked the mother in the eye and promised to give her murdered son justice.
Soundtrack to Bad Behavior: Cuddly Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z
Cuddly nonsense for the cats who rule our lives.
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SOUNDTRACK: Wake Me by Message To Bears & Silence by Before You Exit
Soundtrack to Lords Of Discord: Waking Bel by Jocelynn Drake
Soundtrack to Lords Of Discord: Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake
Wake Me has only one line “Wake me when I fall” for Bel who realized there’s more to life than his scientific experiments after meeting Wyatt and River. Also, bird sounds for the vampire who can talk to animals.
The lyrics “Talking / Why’s everyone always talking? / Noise in my head / But it’s nonsense / I can’t feel love” is the dark secret Winter carried most his life. “But every time I look in your eyes /The world gets quiet” is Fox and his gift of Silence.
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SOUNDTRACK: Protect by High Sunn & It Would Be An Honor by Night Terrors Of 1927
Soundtrack to Claimings: Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala
Soundtrack to Claimings: Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities by Lyn Gala
“Don’t let them / Control you again / Just tell them / What i said / Choose your life / You can rise / Don’t give up / Who gives a fuck / You’re the one I love / Give me your trust
Ondry wins Liam’s trust and rescues from the bumbling fools who abused his service and doesn’t recognize the value of He Who Serves.
“It would be an honor to have my heart broken by you“
Liam honors Ondry with his complete submission. But really, the honor goes both ways.
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SOUNDTRACK: The Space Between by Dave Matthews Band
Soundtrack to Noah & Cole Thriller: The Murder Between Us by Tal Bauer
According to songmeaningsandfacts.com, this Dave Matthews Band classic is a song about “a complex relationship between two people who are most likely incompatible yet long to be with each other“. After reading The Murder Between Us, I couldn’t help but relate this to Noah and Cole.
“You cannot quit me so quickly / There’s no hope in you for me / No corner you could squeeze me / But I got all the time for you, love” is Cole patiently waiting for Noah to come to terms with himself.
“The Space Between/The wicked lies we tell/And hope to keep safe from the pain” is Noah hiding a part of himself because of his many fears.
“Take my hand / ‘Cause we’re walking out of here…The Space Between /Your heart and mine/Is the space we’ll fill with time” ｡ﾟ.(*♡´◡` 人´◡` ♡*)ﾟ °・
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SOUNDTRACK: Up In Flames by Ruelle & Together by Arula
Soundtrack to Witchbane: Flame & Ash by Morgan Brice
Soundtrack to Witchbane: Unholy by Morgan Brice
Up In Flames because “When it all goes up in flame“, Seth and Evan promised to themselves “We’ll be the last ones standing“.
Together because after being cockblocked by a curse “When we’re together/ Just feels right“
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SOUNDTRACK: My My My! by Troye Sivan
Soundtrack to A True Lover’s Story: Wood by A.E. Via
With lyrics that go “Now, let’s stop running from love/ Running from love… Let’s stop running from us”, My My My! is a song about liberation and sexuality. It’s talks of two people who were in initially in denial about their feelings but eventually stopped running away and came together. I relate this to how Trent, who liked to think he was straight, came to terms with his attraction to Wood.
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SOUNDTRACK: Black Moon by Heathers
Soundtrack to Veiled Intentions: Black Moon by Elle Keaton
I hope I got the lyrics right for this song. I had to transcribe it myself because I can’t find them anywhere. I loved how the guitar-heavy sound, languid vocals and minimalist words fit the vibe the of the book.
The verses “Strange moon on the horizon / then we’re crawling in its wake / looking over our shoulders / counting up our past mistakes” remind me of the part where Niall always think himself a bad person because of his past and therefore undeserving of good things. Also how the case connects to the death of Matt’s father a decade ago.
The last verse describes the happy ending at the end of the book: “glorious we are together / we could leave the rest alone / we could hear the call of every new morning / we wake up where we belong“
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SOUNDTRACK: Tied Down by Jaymes Young & First Time by Josef Salvat
Soundtrack to Vigilance: Leo by Silvia Violet
Soundtrack to Vigilance: Xavier by Silvia Violet
Jayme Young’s Tied Down for Leo and Ezra as a nod to their interest in shibari or rope bondage as well as the overall dynamics of their relationship.
Josef Salvat’s First Time for Xavier’s bisexual awakening with Emilio.
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SOUNDTRACK: Burn It Down by AWOLNATION
Soundtrack to Magic & Steam: The Gangster by C.S. Poe
I think of the Magic & Steam songs as Gillian’s boss fight soundtrack. Throughout his most of his life, Gillian survived by lying and holding back his magic just so he could escape the notice of the powers that be. I imagine this song playing at that critical moment where he thought “fuck it!” and unleashed everything.
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SOUNDTRACK: Run by Hozier
Soundtrack to The Venetian and The Rum Runner by L.A. Witt
I chose this Hozier ballad for a book about an Irish gang working for an Italian mobster because the singer explained that this is a song based on a James Joyce quote about Ireland. I also relate the lines “Rare is this love, keep it covered / I need you to run to me, run to me, lover / Run until you feel your lungs bleeding” to Danny being magnetically drawn to the Italian mobster despite all that he stood for and Carmine offering protection to the hostile Irishman who made his heart beat faster.
