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Closure has come.... (whisperscream's Life Soundtrack W/O)Jul 21 '05 Write an essay on this topic.
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So now that I'm a write-off wh*re, I immediately checked into whisperscream's Life Soundtrack W/O. This is going to be fun. Very fun. Opening Credits: "Blind" - KoRN Ooh, this is one of my favorite songs. It's energetic. It's intensely emotional, and it is quite honestly a good opener for anything with the "Areeee you ready?" roar. Roll the credits, fools. Waking Up: "Longview" - Green Day This is my favorite Green Day song and waking up songs in movies always have to have a dash of immaturity and laziness. How fitting, right? It just reminds me of my procrastinating ways and would fit excellently into this part of the 'movie'. :) Average Day: "Nemo" - Nightwish I chose "Nemo" for an average day setting, because it's a pretty peaceful song that seems to have the state of mind of someone that still aches for something more interesting. "This is me, for forever / one of the lost ones," Tarja says to open the song. I sort of relate it to the monotony that one's life can often be personified by. First Date: "First Date" - Blink 182 Come on, "First Date", with its bouncy stupidity, is great if for no other reason than its purely fun immaturity. Plus, it'd sound perfect in a movie, not to take the whole "omg what should I do, I'm on a date" thing too seriously. Right? Right. Falling In Love: "The Gift" - Seether I adore "The Gift" as a love song, because it's not necessarily a typical one. It is a genuine outlet of all the insecurities that can come along with the initial steps of falling in love. In it, Shaun cries, "I'm so afraid of the gift you give me," almost like he fears the completely vulnerable, weird state that falling in love can put you in. It's an amazing, beautiful song. Love Scene: "Comalies" - Lacuna Coil To be perfectly honest with you, I do not know of many songs that are as beautiful as "Comalies". Partially sung in Italian, it can give even the most jaded person goosebumps with Cristina Scabbia's flawless, chilling voice and the enchanting melodies. Fight Scene: "Hexagram" - Deftones The cascading screams in this truly awesome song really energize me and they just ooze action. I don't think I've ever been in a fight in my entire life, but I can imagine this would be a pretty fun song to feebly attempt to beat someone up to. :) Breaking Up: "Can't Take It" - The All-American Rejects This song is coated in all kinds of confusion and pain. "If you're so strong / you might as well just do it alone / and I'll watch you go," vocalist Tyson Ritter declares. Lyrically, it's so confused, sad at one point, defiant at one point. Many of us are that way during a break-up or a near break-up. What's coolest is that the end of the song brings clarity, which is perfect for a breakup scene. Getting Back Together: "Four Seasons of Loneliness" - Boyz II Men This one's perfect. All the ache and emotions unfold here. "When I get the courage up to love somebody new / it always falls apart 'cause they just can't compare to you / your love won't release me, I'm bound under ball and chain." It gets no better than that. You can almost see the scene unfolding: they realize that they're pointless without the other. Yes. My life says that this is a flawless getting back together song. Secret Love: "Make Me Bad" - KoRN What a weird choice that seems like at first. But as Jonathan declares, "I feel the reason as it's leaving me, no, not again / it's quite deceiving as I'm feeling the flesh make me mad / does it make me bad? does it make me bad?" If someone's cheating, the mindset is "Hmm, what's really wrong with doing this anyway?" So this song would be great to play, plus it's uptempo and slithers along before you even know a thing, just like a cheater would. :) Life’s OK: "Find My Way" - P.O.D. This is my favorite song. It acknowledges that things can get to such a point that you're desperate for true happiness to come RIGHT NOW ("I need you more than I ever have," Sonny Sandoval cries urgently), but just the reassurance of knowing things turn out fine (not in a cheesy way, but a truly authentic sense of calm looming over you) is written all over this beautiful rock song. Mental Breakdown: "Never Again" - Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake? Yes. Justin freaking Timberlake. This is one of the most DEPRESSING, beautiful songs I've ever heard in my life (no wonder - it was co-written by no other than Brian McKnight). It truly dwells on a heartbreak that never had any closure. "You didn't say you're sorry," Justin literally whimpers. "I don't understand. You don't care..." Oh. My. God. When I was fifteen or so, all I did was listen to this song and cry and feel sorry for myself. It really hits hard if someone you liked a lot messed with your mind. Driving: "Polyamorous" - Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is a great band that I love to listen to when I drive. Even if they have some songs that probably SHOULD strike me as gut-wrenchingly heartbreaking, their music somehow always puts me in a good mood nevertheless. "Polyamorous" is the perfect driving song, an ultra-singable, fizzy hard rock track that's just heavy enough, but not heavy or fast to the point where it'll make you defy the speed limit. :) Learning A Lesson: "My Immortal" - Evanescence "My Immortal" is extremely depressing, but lately I've found a bit more vigor in this saddening song. As many of the other songs in my life soundtrack, it sort of acknowledges that some voids will never heal ("These wounds won't seem to heal / this pain is just too real") and some situations scar you for life. Even though in this song, Amy Lee is basically trilling about how solitude is her only option, there is sort of a strength to it. Certain lessons learned TRULY change a person, I've learned that firsthand... and I can feel every bit of emotion that unfolds in this gorgeous song. Deep Thought: "Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm" - 311. I almost slapped myself. How could I put a lighthearted, carefree band as 311 in the same sentence as 'deep thought'? But backtrack a minute. The poignant, flowing "Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm" is truly a thoughtful piece of work by Mr. Nick Hexum. I like it and relate to it because it weighs the pros and cons of reality. It truly screams of 'sometimes things go your way, other times you're sh*t out of luck.' It's simple. I like it. Sometimes simple is good. Flashback: "I Drive Myself Crazy" NSync This was the first NSync song I fell in love with when I was 12 or so, and it's the perfect memory from my truly boy-band obsessed, teenybopper days. Anytime I flash back to junior high, this song sticks out. My best friend at the time would cry along with me as we'd worry about whether or not Chris Kirkpatrick, or in her case, Justin Timberlake really had girlfriends. We'd fantasize about making a music group and being NSync's opening act. Ridiculous as our little theories were, memories like that are truly priceless and unforgettable. Even though I'm sort of glad I grew out of that phase and state of mind :). Partying: "Down" - 311 Who can't deny the pure infection of this upbeat, cheerful song? It's one of those instances where you can just ignore the lyrics and allow yourself to be as senseless as you fully desire. Our dear Omaha boys in 311 always did have a knack for that. I know this song always brings me out of any bad mood I'm in (well, kind of) and its addictive ways are perfect for any type of partying. Happy Dance: "Remedy" - Seether The lyrics aren't even that happy, but that is probably the most bopping, jump-around-like-an-idiot song I've ever heard. And I love every bit of it. Some songs are intended to weep along to and dwell on your past with -- some songs are intended to make you look like a pure fool as you jump up and down, becoming quite the human pogo stick. After one listen of the brief, flailing yet crisp "Remedy", I think we all know which category it falls into. Regretting: "Guarded" - Disturbed Disturbed's recently released song is chock-full of painful emotion, and it's one of the most beautiful songs in every aspect. The lyrics are particularly touching, and they only seem to hit me harder everytime I hear them: "You were bold and strong and ready to begin your life / all for nothing, you were sacrificed. / You began alone, and so it will be when you die / all for nothing, will you be remembered? You did decide." It's almost like dual versions of yourself, one mocking the hell out of the other, nitpicking every past mistake and blaming these past mistakes for causing your current unhappiness. Oh, my God, how much I relate to that. I often dwell on 'what would have happened if I'd done this, it's all my fault, I made the decision' etc etc. We all do that. So this song is truly perfect for dwelling on regrets. David Draiman's soaring voice is tarred with experience and regret, and that makes the song only even more BEAUTIFUL. Long Night Alone: "Closure" - Chevelle Continuing with the 'acknowledging the fact that some voids will never be filled' theme of this soundtrack, "Closure" is a great song to just listen to...and put on repeat...and listen to...and put on repeat. Pete Loeffler's voice is as heartbreaking as it is consoling here. I could fall asleep to this one everynight. "Closure has come ... / you will never belong to me." Its the confirmation of the emptiness and sadness that is the most painful, yet most comforting to listen to. Death Scene: "Dead" - KoRN How fitting, right? I mean, a song called "Dead" for my little death scene. This song is just like a minute long, starting off with these freakishly cool bagpipes, while Jonathan Davis cries, "It seems funny to me / how things seem to be / everytime I get ahead / I feel more dead." So maybe even if the death scene isn't literal, it's just a part of you dying off or becoming numb to the world, and I believe that that's completely relatable. Closing Credits: "Silence" - Blindside Saving the best for last. "Silence" is sweepingly, alarmingly beautiful and perfect for closing credits. Lyrically, it's untouchable ("They won't see the fire you have lit inside of me / they look up to the stars and wonder where you might be..."), Christian Lindskog's voice is melancholy yet completely relaxing. Close your eyes and feel the music and you cannot deny its power. ------------------------- Now I'm tempted to get a little blank CD and make this soundtrack real.  |
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