Playlist for Dating the Cleverest Boy in the World.
Mostly for me. Just titles for now, music coming when I've worked out the best way.
SPOILERS, obviously. Like, for everything.
Master post for 'verse here.
Dating Playlist
First of all a song that is relevant for the Seeker pretty much throughout (well, he doesn't blame her, but otherwise it's a perfect fit). Full lyrics, as they describe his development over the course of the fic:
The Walk, Imogen Heap
Inside out, upside-down twisting beside myself,
Stop that now, cos you and I were never meant to be
I think you better leave; it's not safe in here,
I feel a weakness coming on.
Alright then (Alright then) I could keep your number for a rainy day,
That's where this ends, no mistakes no misbehaving,
Oh, I was doing so well, can we just be friends,
I feel a weakness coming on.
It's not meant to be like this, not what I planned at all,
I don't want to feel like this, Yeah,
No it's not meant to be like this, not what I planned at all,
I don't want to feel like this, so that makes it all your fault.
Inside out, upside-down twisting beside myself,
Stop that now; you're as close as it gets without touching me,
Oh no, don't make it harder than it already is,
Mmm, I feel a weakness coming on.
No response on any level, red alert this vessels under siege,
Total overload, systems down, they've got control,
There's no way out, we are surrounded,
Give in, give in and relish every minute of it
Chapter-by-chapter songs
Chapter 1 - 5 - Allison & Alex get together
Something Changed, Pulp
I wrote this song two hours before we met.
I didn't know your name or what you looked like yet.
Oh, when we woke up that morning we had no way of knowing
That in a matter of hours we'd change the way, we were going
Where would I be now if we'd never met?
Would I be singing this song to someone else instead, I dunno
But like you said: something changed.
Chapter 11 - Circus/Prophecy
Mercury (The Planets), Holst
Chapter 14 - Christmas snow kiss
Perfect Moment, Martine McCutcheon
I wish I could freeze this space in time
The way I feel for you inside
This is my moment
This is my perfect moment with you
Chapter 15 - Josh/Jamie proposal
A Face Like That, Pet Shop Boys
I heard the waves crashing
Saw your eyes flashing
The tropical storm was passing through
And so were you
With a face like that
How couldn't I want you
With a face like that
Why wouldn't I fall in love with you
Chapter 16 - Alex/Jamie (singing)
Concierto de Aranjuez
Chapter 18 - Alex/Allison, NASA
Under Your Spell, Once More With Feeling (BtVS) (Allison POV)
Now I'm bathed in light
Something just isn't right
I'm under your spell
Nothing I can do
You just took my soul with you
You worked your charm so well
Finally, I knew
Everything I dreamed was true
You made me believe
The moon to the tide
I can feel you inside
Chapter 20 - Allison finds out about Alex/Jamie
Everything Means Something, Pet Shop Boys
Everything means something
And something has occurred
Everything means something
All other meaning can be blurred
Chapter 21 - The Longest Day (Alex on the Red Lion after alien invasion)
Jerusalem
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
Rule the World, Take That
Yeah you and me we can ride on a star
If you stay with me girl, we can rule the world
Yeah you and me we can light up the sky
If you stay by my side, we can rule the world.
Chapter 22 - Allison’s day on the Seeker’s planet
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
Just a perfect day
You made me forget myself
I thought I was someone else
Someone good
Chapter 23 - Allison discovers the dark side of the Seeker
The Moment I Said It, Imogen Heap (Seeker POV)
The moment I said it
the moment I opened my mouth
lead in your eyelids
Bulldozed the life out of me
I'm losing you.......I'm losing you
Blinding, Florence + The Machine (Allison POV)
Seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state
A tourist in the waking world, never quite awake
No kiss, no gentle word could wake me from this slumber
Until I realize that it was you who held me under
And I could hear the thunder and see the lightning crack
All around the world was waking, I never could go back
Cause all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open
And finally it seemed that the spell was broken
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world
Chapter 24 (Interlude featuring the End of the World)
Dakota, Stereophonics
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
I don’t know where we are going now
I don’t know where we are going now
So take a look at me now
Chapter 25 - Allison moving/trying to recover
Boxes, Eivør
I have put little things into boxes
I am going on a journey
maybe some day I’ll be returning
and the ghosts in the corners won’t be lonely
Chapter 26 - Seeker talking to Jack in space dive
Let Her Go, Passenger
Well you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
Chapter 27 - Allison trying to rebuild her life
Princess of China, Coldplay + Rhianna
Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could've had a castle, and worn a ring
Cause you really hurt me
No you really hurt me
Chapter 28 - Seeker/Josh/Jamie
The Road To Mandalay, Robbie Williams
Everything I touched was golden
Everything I loved got broken
On the road to Mandalay
Every mistake I've ever made
Has been rehashed and then replayed
As I got lost along the way
There's nothing left for you to give
The truth is all that you're left with
Chapter 29 - Graduation, building new bridges
Try Again, Keane
What I was isn't what I am
I'd change back but I don't know if I can
But I was made the way I am
I'm not a stone; I'm just a man
Lay down your arms and I will lay down mine
Rip back the time that we've been wasting
Chapter 30 - Allison inbetween worlds, trying to make up her mind
Spending My Time, Roxette
Spending my time
Watching the days go by
My friends keep telling me:
Hey, life will go on
Time will make sure will get over you
This silly game of love you play you win only to lose
Chapter 31 - Allison/Andrew
Human, The Killers
And sometimes I get nervous
When I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart
Cut the cord
Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?
Chapter 32 - Allison meets future!Seeker
The Stranger, Billy Joel
Well, we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Chapter 33 - Allison & future!Seeker (on Mars)
Room, Eivør
forever, I will keep this room empty for you
I will leave the streetlights on, shining for you
I will sing the songs we knew
just to feel close to you
Chapter 34 - Allison learning about the past/future
Leaving, Pet Shop Boys (Seeker POV)
I know enough's enough
and you're leaving
You've had enough time to decide
on your freedom
but I can still find some hope
to believe in love
Our love is dead
but the dead don't go away
They made us what we are
they're with us every day
Our love is dead
but the dead are still alive
in memory and thought
and the context they provide
Chapter 35 - Allison & family
Some Day You Will Be Loved, Deathcab for Cutie (Seeker POV)
I once knew a girl
In the years of my youth
With eyes like the summer
All beauty and truth
In the morning I fled
Left a note and it read
Someday you will be loved.
Chapter 36 - Allison & family, making peace w/Seeker
Ordinary Man, Altiyan Childs (Andrew POV)
You could say I'm ordinary
Yeah, the ordinary man
But I'm not just anybody
See, I got love like no one else
And every time that she is with me
One look and you can tell
Our love ain't ordinary
Our love ain't typical
It's winter in January
It's strange and beautiful
Epilogue - Allison & Seeker (older)
Memory of the Future, Pet Shop Boys
You seem to be
Inevitable to me
Like a memory of the future
I was and will be with you
Over and over again
I keep tasting that sweet Madeleine
Looking back at my life now and then
Asking if not later then when?
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
SPOILERS, obviously. Like, for everything.
Master post for 'verse here.
Dating Playlist
First of all a song that is relevant for the Seeker pretty much throughout (well, he doesn't blame her, but otherwise it's a perfect fit). Full lyrics, as they describe his development over the course of the fic:
The Walk, Imogen Heap
Inside out, upside-down twisting beside myself,
Stop that now, cos you and I were never meant to be
I think you better leave; it's not safe in here,
I feel a weakness coming on.
Alright then (Alright then) I could keep your number for a rainy day,
That's where this ends, no mistakes no misbehaving,
Oh, I was doing so well, can we just be friends,
I feel a weakness coming on.
It's not meant to be like this, not what I planned at all,
I don't want to feel like this, Yeah,
No it's not meant to be like this, not what I planned at all,
I don't want to feel like this, so that makes it all your fault.
Inside out, upside-down twisting beside myself,
Stop that now; you're as close as it gets without touching me,
Oh no, don't make it harder than it already is,
Mmm, I feel a weakness coming on.
No response on any level, red alert this vessels under siege,
Total overload, systems down, they've got control,
There's no way out, we are surrounded,
Give in, give in and relish every minute of it
Chapter-by-chapter songs
Chapter 1 - 5 - Allison & Alex get together
Something Changed, Pulp
I wrote this song two hours before we met.
I didn't know your name or what you looked like yet.
Oh, when we woke up that morning we had no way of knowing
That in a matter of hours we'd change the way, we were going
Where would I be now if we'd never met?
Would I be singing this song to someone else instead, I dunno
But like you said: something changed.
Chapter 11 - Circus/Prophecy
Mercury (The Planets), Holst
Chapter 14 - Christmas snow kiss
Perfect Moment, Martine McCutcheon
I wish I could freeze this space in time
The way I feel for you inside
This is my moment
This is my perfect moment with you
Chapter 15 - Josh/Jamie proposal
A Face Like That, Pet Shop Boys
I heard the waves crashing
Saw your eyes flashing
The tropical storm was passing through
And so were you
With a face like that
How couldn't I want you
With a face like that
Why wouldn't I fall in love with you
Chapter 16 - Alex/Jamie (singing)
Concierto de Aranjuez
Chapter 18 - Alex/Allison, NASA
Under Your Spell, Once More With Feeling (BtVS) (Allison POV)
Now I'm bathed in light
Something just isn't right
I'm under your spell
Nothing I can do
You just took my soul with you
You worked your charm so well
Finally, I knew
Everything I dreamed was true
You made me believe
The moon to the tide
I can feel you inside
Chapter 20 - Allison finds out about Alex/Jamie
Everything Means Something, Pet Shop Boys
Everything means something
And something has occurred
Everything means something
All other meaning can be blurred
Chapter 21 - The Longest Day (Alex on the Red Lion after alien invasion)
Jerusalem
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
Rule the World, Take That
Yeah you and me we can ride on a star
If you stay with me girl, we can rule the world
Yeah you and me we can light up the sky
If you stay by my side, we can rule the world.
Chapter 22 - Allison’s day on the Seeker’s planet
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
Just a perfect day
You made me forget myself
I thought I was someone else
Someone good
Chapter 23 - Allison discovers the dark side of the Seeker
The Moment I Said It, Imogen Heap (Seeker POV)
The moment I said it
the moment I opened my mouth
lead in your eyelids
Bulldozed the life out of me
I'm losing you.......I'm losing you
Blinding, Florence + The Machine (Allison POV)
Seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state
A tourist in the waking world, never quite awake
No kiss, no gentle word could wake me from this slumber
Until I realize that it was you who held me under
And I could hear the thunder and see the lightning crack
All around the world was waking, I never could go back
Cause all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open
And finally it seemed that the spell was broken
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world
Chapter 24 (Interlude featuring the End of the World)
Dakota, Stereophonics
You made me feel like the one
Made me feel like the one
The one
I don’t know where we are going now
I don’t know where we are going now
So take a look at me now
Chapter 25 - Allison moving/trying to recover
Boxes, Eivør
I have put little things into boxes
I am going on a journey
maybe some day I’ll be returning
and the ghosts in the corners won’t be lonely
Chapter 26 - Seeker talking to Jack in space dive
Let Her Go, Passenger
Well you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
Chapter 27 - Allison trying to rebuild her life
Princess of China, Coldplay + Rhianna
Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could've had a castle, and worn a ring
Cause you really hurt me
No you really hurt me
Chapter 28 - Seeker/Josh/Jamie
The Road To Mandalay, Robbie Williams
Everything I touched was golden
Everything I loved got broken
On the road to Mandalay
Every mistake I've ever made
Has been rehashed and then replayed
As I got lost along the way
There's nothing left for you to give
The truth is all that you're left with
Chapter 29 - Graduation, building new bridges
Try Again, Keane
What I was isn't what I am
I'd change back but I don't know if I can
But I was made the way I am
I'm not a stone; I'm just a man
Lay down your arms and I will lay down mine
Rip back the time that we've been wasting
Chapter 30 - Allison inbetween worlds, trying to make up her mind
Spending My Time, Roxette
Spending my time
Watching the days go by
My friends keep telling me:
Hey, life will go on
Time will make sure will get over you
This silly game of love you play you win only to lose
Chapter 31 - Allison/Andrew
Human, The Killers
And sometimes I get nervous
When I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart
Cut the cord
Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?
Chapter 32 - Allison meets future!Seeker
The Stranger, Billy Joel
Well, we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Chapter 33 - Allison & future!Seeker (on Mars)
Room, Eivør
forever, I will keep this room empty for you
I will leave the streetlights on, shining for you
I will sing the songs we knew
just to feel close to you
Chapter 34 - Allison learning about the past/future
Leaving, Pet Shop Boys (Seeker POV)
I know enough's enough
and you're leaving
You've had enough time to decide
on your freedom
but I can still find some hope
to believe in love
Our love is dead
but the dead don't go away
They made us what we are
they're with us every day
Our love is dead
but the dead are still alive
in memory and thought
and the context they provide
Chapter 35 - Allison & family
Some Day You Will Be Loved, Deathcab for Cutie (Seeker POV)
I once knew a girl
In the years of my youth
With eyes like the summer
All beauty and truth
In the morning I fled
Left a note and it read
Someday you will be loved.
Chapter 36 - Allison & family, making peace w/Seeker
Ordinary Man, Altiyan Childs (Andrew POV)
You could say I'm ordinary
Yeah, the ordinary man
But I'm not just anybody
See, I got love like no one else
And every time that she is with me
One look and you can tell
Our love ain't ordinary
Our love ain't typical
It's winter in January
It's strange and beautiful
Epilogue - Allison & Seeker (older)
Memory of the Future, Pet Shop Boys
You seem to be
Inevitable to me
Like a memory of the future
I was and will be with you
Over and over again
I keep tasting that sweet Madeleine
Looking back at my life now and then
Asking if not later then when?
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you