Fanmix - Lost Graces
Medium: Books/Film
Fandom: The Hobbit
Subject: The Company of Thorin Oakenshield
Title: Lost Graces
Warnings: Possibly spoilery if you haven't read the book.
Notes: I have no idea and no excuse.
I've been meaning to post this for about a month, it's been up on 8tracks for a while, and on tumblr, but I keep forgetting to put it here.
Listen here at 8tracks
The Hurlers - Seth Lakeman
Tall, straight and stubborn, we face the sky
That lightening pierced us, our voices cried out
Bloody silver, our hearts of stone,
We make no shadows, we stand alone
Pride is their downfall, for all of them, though Thorin most of all. They refuse to listen to wiser council, reject those who would lay claim to knowing better, ignore those who would help them.
Balin may counsel caution, but he is determined and as blinded as any of them.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Their stubbornness is what keeps them going, but it will be their downfall as well.
"You know this is madness." His brother reminds him as they clear the Hobbit's pantry, waiting for the others.
"Aye," he replies, "but what can I do when my king commands?"
Between the Wars - Billy Bragg
Go find the young men never to fight again
Bring up the banners from the days gone by
Sweet moderation
Heart of this nation
Desert us not, we are
Between the wars.
Bofur never knew Erebor. He was a babe when Smaug came, he remembers his ma's stories though, and the odd glitter of something shining and wonderous when he closes his eyes.
He works hard for something he doesn't really remember because he needs to do something. He signs up to Thorin's mad quest because he needs to give his family a chance; they weren't royalty or wealthy even before the dragon came, and after, they weren't so quick to find their place in the world. He does it because he believes in something that doesn't really exist. He does it because he wants something better.
Wild Boys - Duran Duran
Wild boys never lose it
Wild boys never chose this way
Wild boys never close your eyes
Wild boys always shine
Where the Truth Lies - Exchange
Sometimes I lie awake
I dream of everyone
Who walked the path I take
Who ran beneath the sun
And I believe it's my destiny
Ori is curious. He's not like his brothers; like Dori who is content to live at home, or Nori who is too wild to settle, but too cynical to care about where he goes. He wants to see the world, but he wants to have a purpose while he does it. He wants to be part of something bigger, and he really believes that reclaiming Erebor is that thing.
He knows that he isn't much to look at, isn't much in a fight, but he intends to give the dragon something to think about, and woe betide anyone who gets in his way. So long as they're not too terrifying.
This is War - 30 Seconds to Mars
To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
Dwalin has tried. He's talked to his brother, he's shouted at Thorin, and he's pleaded with Dis. He knows deep in his bones that this won't end well, he knows something like this can only end in needless death.
But every word has fallen on deaf ears. He misses Erebor, he dearly wishes he could go home, but as part of an army, not a rag tag group of tinkers and princes who haven't seen war outside the odd skirmish, and who see only victory and a return to their home.
He believes in the cause, he just wants a better plan.
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed all your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
Animals - Nickelback
No, we're never gonna quit
Ain't nothing wrong with it
Just acting like we're animals
No, no matter where we go
'Cause everybody knows
We're just a couple of animals
Secret World - Peter Gabriel
Making it up in our secret world
Seeing things that were not there
On a wing on a prayer
In this state of disrepair
Older Chests - Damien Rice
And we always seem to need the help
Of someone else
To mend that shelf
Too many books
Read me your favourite line
Zombie - The Cranberries
Another mother's breakin',
Heart is taking over.
When the vi'lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.
Fandom: The Hobbit
Subject: The Company of Thorin Oakenshield
Title: Lost Graces
Warnings: Possibly spoilery if you haven't read the book.
Notes: I have no idea and no excuse.
I've been meaning to post this for about a month, it's been up on 8tracks for a while, and on tumblr, but I keep forgetting to put it here.
Listen here at 8tracks
The Hurlers - Seth Lakeman
Tall, straight and stubborn, we face the sky
That lightening pierced us, our voices cried out
Bloody silver, our hearts of stone,
We make no shadows, we stand alone
Pride is their downfall, for all of them, though Thorin most of all. They refuse to listen to wiser council, reject those who would lay claim to knowing better, ignore those who would help them.
Balin may counsel caution, but he is determined and as blinded as any of them.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Their stubbornness is what keeps them going, but it will be their downfall as well.
"You know this is madness." His brother reminds him as they clear the Hobbit's pantry, waiting for the others.
"Aye," he replies, "but what can I do when my king commands?"
Between the Wars - Billy Bragg
Go find the young men never to fight again
Bring up the banners from the days gone by
Sweet moderation
Heart of this nation
Desert us not, we are
Between the wars.
Bofur never knew Erebor. He was a babe when Smaug came, he remembers his ma's stories though, and the odd glitter of something shining and wonderous when he closes his eyes.
He works hard for something he doesn't really remember because he needs to do something. He signs up to Thorin's mad quest because he needs to give his family a chance; they weren't royalty or wealthy even before the dragon came, and after, they weren't so quick to find their place in the world. He does it because he believes in something that doesn't really exist. He does it because he wants something better.
Wild Boys - Duran Duran
Wild boys never lose it
Wild boys never chose this way
Wild boys never close your eyes
Wild boys always shine
Where the Truth Lies - Exchange
Sometimes I lie awake
I dream of everyone
Who walked the path I take
Who ran beneath the sun
And I believe it's my destiny
Ori is curious. He's not like his brothers; like Dori who is content to live at home, or Nori who is too wild to settle, but too cynical to care about where he goes. He wants to see the world, but he wants to have a purpose while he does it. He wants to be part of something bigger, and he really believes that reclaiming Erebor is that thing.
He knows that he isn't much to look at, isn't much in a fight, but he intends to give the dragon something to think about, and woe betide anyone who gets in his way. So long as they're not too terrifying.
This is War - 30 Seconds to Mars
To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
Dwalin has tried. He's talked to his brother, he's shouted at Thorin, and he's pleaded with Dis. He knows deep in his bones that this won't end well, he knows something like this can only end in needless death.
But every word has fallen on deaf ears. He misses Erebor, he dearly wishes he could go home, but as part of an army, not a rag tag group of tinkers and princes who haven't seen war outside the odd skirmish, and who see only victory and a return to their home.
He believes in the cause, he just wants a better plan.
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed all your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
Animals - Nickelback
No, we're never gonna quit
Ain't nothing wrong with it
Just acting like we're animals
No, no matter where we go
'Cause everybody knows
We're just a couple of animals
Secret World - Peter Gabriel
Making it up in our secret world
Seeing things that were not there
On a wing on a prayer
In this state of disrepair
Older Chests - Damien Rice
And we always seem to need the help
Of someone else
To mend that shelf
Too many books
Read me your favourite line
Zombie - The Cranberries
Another mother's breakin',
Heart is taking over.
When the vi'lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.