[rotation 61] waiting for the fall
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 posted at 6:20 PM
I bring you my first fanmix, centred around one of my favourite literary characters: Draco Malfoy.
* tracklist
that's okay - the hush sound
you were a child who was made out of glass
you carried a black heart passed down from your dad
swim until you can't see land - frightened rabbit
i may have died in a land-slide
of the rocks, the hopes and fears
bird song - florence & the machine
i picked up the bird and above the din i said,
"that's the last song you'll ever sing"
held him down, broke his neck
taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget
but in my dreams began to creep
that old familiar tweet, tweet, tweet
spies - coldplay
i awake to see that no one is free
we're all fugitives, look at the way we live
down here, i cannot sleep from fear. no,
i said which way do i turn?
oh i forget everything i learnt.
paranoid android - the section quartet
instrumental.
empty - ray lamontagne
well i looked my demons in the eyes,
laid bare my chest, said, "do your best, destroy me.
you see, i've been to hell and back so many times,
i must admit you kind of bore me."
1001 dirty tricks to kill your king - the age of rockets
a new moon, fragile as glass, same as the last
a new night, waits for you now, in back of your house
and armies of the dead will fade
in rear view mirror display
time is running out - the section quartet
instrumental.
rabbit heart (raise it up) - florence and the machine
this is a gift, it comes with a price
who is the lamb and who is the knife?
wilhelms scream - james blake
i don't know about my dreams
i don't know about my dreamin anymore
all i know is
i'm fallin, fallin, fallin, fallin
might as well fall in
somewhere a clock is ticking - snow patrol
wage your war
another soldier, says he's not afraid to die
well i am scared
in slow motion, the blast is beautiful
i'm in here - sia
i'm in here
a prisoner of history
can anybody help?
back against the wall - cage the elephant
my tongue has now become
a platform for your lies
like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall
you know
yeah you know you got my back against the wall
help i'm alive - metric
i tremble
they're gonna eat me alive
if i stumble
they're gonna eat me alive
once - hurts (diana vickers cover)
who or whatever you do
don't let anyone hurt you
touch them where it hurts
and watch them leave
i'm only gonna let you kill me once
i'm only gonna let you kill me then some
raising your voice ... trying to stop an echo - hammock
instrumental.
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[MF]
I think there are complexities to Draco beyond simply being the villain, but I don't think he's good at heart, either. I tried to pick songs that represent his inner conflict, and I think the result is a mixtape that sums up how I see him: a flawed character who is entangled in events out of his depth. It's a general mix but mostly focused on the events in Half-Blood Prince, I suppose, because I think that's where we see the greatest change and inner struggle in Draco. Genre-wise, a lot of Draco-themed mixes I see are metal-centered, and I have to say I've never really understood that, so this mix is a lot softer in comparison. I think the two instrumental songs by The Section Quartet are indescribably perfect for Draco, the others were chosen for a mixture of lyrics and overall feel.
Labels: Cage the Elephant, Coldplay, Florence and the Machine, Frightened Rabbit, Hammock, Hurts, James Blake, Ray Lamontagne, Snow Patrol, The Age of Rockets, The Hush Sound, The Section Quartet
