fanmix challenge
This is my fanmix for the lost_land challenge.
1. Sulk - Radiohead link
Sometimes you sulk
Sometimes you burn
God rest your soul
When the loving comes
And we've already gone
Just like your dad
You'll never change
Young Ben, before and after he is shot. The third line refers to his innocent soul.
2. A Means To An End - Joy Division link
Fought for good, stood side by side
Our friendship never died
On stranger waves, the lows and highs
Our vision touched the skies
Immortalists, points to prove
I put my trust in you
I put my trust in you
I put my trust in you
Ben's early relationship with The Others, and Richard specifically.
3. Crime Of The Century - Supertramp link
Read all about their schemes and adventuring
Yes it's well worth the fee
So roll up and see
How they raped the universe
How they've gone from bad to worse
Who are these men of lust, geed, and clory?
Rip off the mask and lets see
Ben's perception that the Dharma Initiative are the bad guys juxtaposed with his feelings of horror and exhilaration during The Purge. Remember his face when he takes off the gas mask?
4. My Doorbell - The White Stripes link
Well women and children need kisses
Not the man in my life I know
And I been goin' to Mister and Miss
I respect the art at the show
Take back what you said little girl
And while you're at it take yourself back too
I'm tired of sittin' and waitin'
Woman, whatcha gonna do now, whatcha gonna do about it
Ben knows how others are affectionate, and he manages to raise Alex, but when it comes to Juliet things he is too calculating, he puts on a show. He never witnessed the man, his father, show or recieve affection and therein lies the problem, non?
5. So Jealous - Tegan & Sara link
I want the ocean right now
I want the ocean right now
I get so jealous that i can't even work
His jealousy comes hard and fast. Goodwin, damn you! He wants the ocean? Or he wants something that is as attainable as the ocean. Juliet's love.
(I'm sort of sick of this song, but hopefully there are people who aren't, and who can appreciate the way this song represents Ben's absolute childish reactions in The Other Woman.)
6. Dreamin' Man - Neil Young link
I'm a dreamin' man,
yes, that's my problem
I can't tell
when I'm not being real.
Okay I picked this song because the vocalists at the end sing "He's got a problem" and it's SO FUNNY, because that's what everyone is thinking and whispering behind Ben's back.
7. Annie Mae - The Twilight Singers link
annie mae, annie mae
seems i've gone and lost my way
as situations go, i think that i can safely say
i'm lost, baby, find me
i'm lost, baby, find me
i wonder where you were
Ben is still in the wheelchair. It's his birthday. Oh Annie where the hell are you now?
8. Stockholm Syndrome - Muse link
I won’t stand in your way
Let your hatred grow
And she’ll scream
And she’ll shout
And she’ll pray
And she had a name
Yeah, she had a name
Alex is dead. Ben wishes he had done things differently.
9. I've Changed My Plea To Guilty - Morrissey link
So, I'm changing my plea
And no one can dissuade me
Because freedom was wasted on me
See how your rules spoil the game
Ben is giving up. Take him, just take him. As long as he gets to kill Widmore on the way.
10. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan link
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal
Jacob: What about you?
Ben: Hm.
Ben is nothing without his lies and Jacob knows it.
11. Middle Cyclone - Neko Case link
It was so clear to me
That it was almost invisible
I lie 'cross the path waiting
Just for a chance to be
A spider web trapped in your lashes
For that I would trade you my empire for ashes
All Ben wanted was to be loved. That's why he joined The Others, that's why he lied, that's why he was such a mess.
ZIP.