One to Dark, One To Light: A Merlin/Morgana Fanmix
One of my latest obsessions: Merlin and Morgana from the BBC's new series Merlin. You could take this fanmix as being shippy, or not. What fascinates me so much about this pairing is that at the moment they are both hiding the same secret, although Morgana doesn't seem as aware of her own powers as Merlin does. And although we don't know how closely the series will follow the legend, we have already seen the internal battle within Morgana as she is a woman beyond her own time - she is being denied power when she has so much to give and so much to achieve. I really think she and Merlin could be great together, rather than becoming mortal enemies.
1. Nightminds - Missy Higgins
You were blessed by a different kind of inner view: it's all magnified.
The highs would make you fly, and the lows make you want to die.
And I was once there, hanging from that very ledge where you are standing.
So I know
I know
I know,
It's easier to let go.
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light at the end of the fight.
2. Immorta - Clouds
I have sympathy and caring
I am not so cruel and cold
I have warm and living flesh
Unlike you, Immorta
I have heard your ragged breath
I have seen you in the mirror
I will fight you to the death
I am not you, Immorta
3. It’s A Fire - Portishead
It's a fire,
These dreams, they pass me by,
The salvation I desire,
Keeps getting me down.
'Cause we need to,
Recognize mistakes,
For time and again.
So let it be known,
For what we believe in,
I can see no reason,
For it to fail.
'Cause this life is a farce,
I can't breathe through this mask,
Like a fool,
So breathe on, sister, breathe on.
4. Release Me - Oh Laura
I am the wilderness locked in a cage
I am a growing force you kept in place
I am a tree reaching for the sun
Please don't hold me down
Please don't hold me down
5. Dragon - Tori Amos
You touched my hand
I felt a force
You called it dark
But now I'm not so sure
Just stay awhile
Cause your wild card, boy, needs playing
Don't believe the lie
Your Dragon needs slaying
Won't you lay here with me
And I will bring
Kisses for the beast
6. Hold My Hand As I’m Lowered - Noah and the Whale
O Death, do not feel like the victor
'Cause my poor life makes you none the richer
Oh, your cold hands are clutching at cloth
I leave nothing on Earth that won't rot
Well, I fell in love with the world in you
And now I feel cold
You can download the mix, with covers, here