at least be confused about right and wrong
HI. FIRST OF ALL, I wrote that fic last night, right, posted it at 3am and then went straight to sleep. And I woke up this morning to over twenty incredible comments and I basically haven't stopped smiling all day. You are all so wonderful, thank you. ♥ I can't even SAY how happy I am about the fact that everyone just seemed to GET everything I was trying to say.
And right...this is probably going to be a bit of a weird post? Basically I have all these songs that keep making me think of the Jonas Brothers (Joe and Nick specifically WHAT A SURPRISE) and like...I feel like my thoughts aren't organised enough about them to make a fanmix, but I still want to share them. And talk about them. I DON'T KNOW WHY, STOP JUDGING ME.
Obviously if we ignore the whole Kings of Leon thing 'cause that's probably pretty much covered by now, it all started with expastic mentioning 'Hair Down' by the Cold War Kids, which has this one bit which ALWAYS makes me think of Joe:
now our pockets are shallow
our quart running low
i saw they're empty but i'm just a fool
a woman in the kitchen told me
that true love it waits
but of all the rules he lives by
that's the one that he hates
It might actually be 'Roman' not 'woman', idk. But yes! Basically self-explanatory. And like...as much as I like to believe the Jonas Brothers are virgins and are happy with that...it just, must be difficult. And somehow I think Joe must find it the hardest.
'Coconut Skins' by Damien Rice is just like-really, I don't even know but it reminds me of them SO MUCH:
or you can brave decisions before you crumble up inside
spend your time asking everyone else's permission
then run away and hide
you can sit on chimneys, put some fire up your ass
no need to know what you're doing or waiting for
but if anyone should ask
tell them i've been lickin' coconut skins
and we've been hanging out
tell them god just dropped by to forgive our sins
and relieve us our doubt
you can hold her eggs, but your basket has a hole
you can lie between her legs and go looking for
tell her you're searchin' for her soul
or you can wait for ages, watch your compost turn to coal
but time is contagious, and everybody's getting old
Asking everyone's permission before making decisions. And like...the whole song just seems to put into words everything I feel about them maybe sometimes wanting to break away from Disney and their parents and everything. 'Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins' really makes me think of Joe/Nick obviously.
And the bit at the end makes me think of the 'purity' thing, the pressure and the want that doesn't always have to do with just being horny or whatever, but just wanting to be able to have that physical closeness with someone you love because HI, SEX IS NOT DIRTY AND SINFUL. And they're just not allowed to experience any of it. Like...'or you can wait for ages' and 'but time is contagious, and everybody's getting old'. IT JUST FITS SO WELL IDEK.
Death Cab For Cutie's 'Soul Meets Body' has a few personal connections for me so it's harder for me to relate it to someone else but there's just certain parts of it:
i want to live where soul meets body
and let the sun wrap its arms around me
and bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing
and feel, feel what it's like to be new
because in my head there's a greyhound station
where i send my thoughts to far-off destinations
so they may have a chance of finding a place
where they're far more suited than here
i cannot guess what we'll discover
when we turn the dirt with our palms cupped like shovels
but i know our filthy hands can wash one another's
and not one speck will remain
i do believe it's true
that there are roads left in both of our shoes
but if the silence takes you
then i hope it takes me too
so, brown eyes, i'll hold you near
because you're the only song i want to hear
a melody softly soaring through my atmosphere
It has this whole feeling of like, getting away from stuff and having that one important person with you. And also sins, again? The idea of needing to cleanse yourself, and having thoughts that aren't suitable for the place/position you're in. And the 'there are roads left in both of our shoes/but if the silence takes you/then I hope it takes me too' makes me think of the idea of them not being able to play music forever. Like, they believe they'll be able to but if they can't, they'll be there for each other. And then the last bit...brown eyes, references to music again. So lovely. ♥
And then there's 'Insomnia' by Electric President:
there's a light bulb dangling from string
it's slowly swaying up over my head now
as i jot down the words that'll never be sung
and wait for my headache to numb
and the wind sounds as if the world's sighing
and the moon's just a torn fingernail
as the tv flickers and hums by the wall
and i wait for my eyesight to fade
and the bright-eyed choke on ambition
and the old folks circle their graves
and the young ones are busy destroying their names
and you're still just wasting away
i'm a headcase if i don't keep moving
and my head hurts if i don't sit still
it's an itch that i'll never stop scratching
it's a hole that i'll never quite fill
I like the whole 'insomnia' idea of it because even though the JoBros have RIDICULOUS SCHEDULES and must be exhausted at the end of the day, I also imagine it must be incredibly difficult to wind down. 'The bright-eyed choke on ambition' just makes me think of Nick, idk, and 'the young ones are busy destroying their names' kind of describes how the Jonas Brothers (and Disney stars in general) are compared to other young stars who go out and get involved in ~scandals~ and everything. And the last bit, to me, is SO. JOE. Like, I don't even have words. That may as well have been written FOR him.
Ladytron's 'Burning Up', too, and YOU KNOW WHAT, I literally only realised just now that that's actually what it's called. I'm observant.
i wrote a protest song about you, about you
set off on a long march without you, without you
i wrote a protest song about you, about you
about what's left that lies between us, i'm walking
so many things we're burning for
i set myself on fire without you, without you
i wrote a song about you, about you
that not a soul was meant to hear, except you
i wrote a protest song about you, about you
i cheated gravity to chase you, to chase you
and through the burning space between us, you're falling
you have a long way to fall
i set myself on fire without you
i wrote a song about you, about you
that not a soul was meant to hear, except you
so many things we're burning for
Very Joe/Nick to me. Again about writing songs...and 'so many things we're burning for' for is just kind of perfect, really. Even more so now that I've realised the connection with an ACTUAL JONAS BROTHERS SONG.
'Young Pilgrims' by The Shins doesn't work completely, but again, some bits of it:
i find a fatal flaw
in the logic of love
and go out of my head
of course i was raised to
gather courage from those
lofty tales so tried and true, but
if you're able i'd suggest it, 'cause this
modern thought can get the best of you
but i learned fast how to
keep my head up 'cause i
know there is this side of me that
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot
and just fly the whole mess into the sea
OHHH SO MANY THOUGHTS. The first bit? Is just...kind of a personal Joe/Nick thing for me. I have this kind of creepy embarrassing feeling that if soulmates exist, Joe and Nick are totally each other's. And like...it honestly makes me a bit sad sometimes. So it's kind of like...okay, a 'fatal flaw' of love, that they've been made to be brothers instead of unrelated people who can fall in love without judgement etc. HI I'M A BIG WEIRDO.
And then the next bit is very religion-y to me. The song makes me think of Nick, basically. The last bit ESPECIALLY, OH GOD. This like...sums up the Nick in the fic I just wrote. He has this part of him that just wants to throw it all away and start again and do what he WANTS, so he has to learn (fast) to stay in control of that. OHGOD.
'14 Forever' by Stars is...well, like, basically it doesn't work except for this one tiny bit:
and if sometimes the kids all seem a little sad
it's 'cause they're saying goodbye to the youth they think they had
Which has made me think of the Disney kids for AGES. It's actually in the keywords for one of my Demi icons I think. It makes me sad, but...it's just so true. D: The song's actually talking about it like, an audience at a concert I think.
'Echo' by The Hush Sound:
you are the lighthouse, the seamark
the tempests created this tide
i'm pulled to the black silver ocean
where the current and the heavens collide
you are the brick
i am so unpredictable
led by the current away
your solid stage is so necessary to save
all those who stray
you are the navigator who never could lead
we were lost in the silver sea
i was the ship who was too proud to ever sink
i am your thought but the water is amnesia
my name is on the tip of your tongue
my image is slipping
but your memory is gripping it
this is my breath in your lungs
you are the navigator who never could lead
we were lost in the silver sea
i was the ship who was too proud to ever sink
If 'you are the brick, I am so unpredictable' isn't a perfect description of Nick and Joe, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
'Hell is Round the Corner' by Tricky again doesn't fit particularly well, but a couple of lines:
hell is round the corner where i shelter
isms and schisms, we're living on a skelter
lobotomy ensures my good behavior
the constant struggle ensures my insanity
passing the indifference ensures the struggle for my family
and as i grow, i grow collective
my brain thinks bomb-like
so i listen, he's a calm type
'We're living on a skelter'. Perfect. And the next bit's like, a bit over the top obviously, but still. And growing 'collective'? I remember this interview where Kevin was asked questions first and the reporter pointed out that even though he was ALONE he always spoke in the plural because that's what he was so used to. And Joe's brain totally behaves like a bomb. And Nick is totally a 'calm type'.
Aaaand lastly, 'Do the Whirlwind' by Architecture in Helsinki:
do the whirlwind, and carry the hope that stings all night long
don't abandon him, 'cause his quivers when he hears your song
believe me, it's safe to see
at least be confused about right and wrong
learn to settle down, over the moon, under the sun
do the whirlwind, and shotgun the seat that beats hanging on
to the ones you love, to keep keepin' sleepin' dreamin' on
folks given up under the quivers and lines
you do the whirlwind, don't abandon
get a handle of yourself, son
'He quivers when he hears your song'!! So Joe/Nick. And being confused about right and wrong, and just...just the whole thing, I CAN'T EXPLAIN.
I feel like there must be even more songs that remind me of them but this is what I have right now. I want to write fic based on these, I want to do a fanmix or a ficmix, I don't even know, but I really needed to like...EXPLAIN, in the way you kind of can't with just a fanmix. Idk. Does anyone have any lyrics to add?!
I totally would have uploaded all these songs for you guys btw if I was on my computer that holds my music. :(
And right...this is probably going to be a bit of a weird post? Basically I have all these songs that keep making me think of the Jonas Brothers (Joe and Nick specifically WHAT A SURPRISE) and like...I feel like my thoughts aren't organised enough about them to make a fanmix, but I still want to share them. And talk about them. I DON'T KNOW WHY, STOP JUDGING ME.
Obviously if we ignore the whole Kings of Leon thing 'cause that's probably pretty much covered by now, it all started with expastic mentioning 'Hair Down' by the Cold War Kids, which has this one bit which ALWAYS makes me think of Joe:
now our pockets are shallow
our quart running low
i saw they're empty but i'm just a fool
a woman in the kitchen told me
that true love it waits
but of all the rules he lives by
that's the one that he hates
It might actually be 'Roman' not 'woman', idk. But yes! Basically self-explanatory. And like...as much as I like to believe the Jonas Brothers are virgins and are happy with that...it just, must be difficult. And somehow I think Joe must find it the hardest.
'Coconut Skins' by Damien Rice is just like-really, I don't even know but it reminds me of them SO MUCH:
or you can brave decisions before you crumble up inside
spend your time asking everyone else's permission
then run away and hide
you can sit on chimneys, put some fire up your ass
no need to know what you're doing or waiting for
but if anyone should ask
tell them i've been lickin' coconut skins
and we've been hanging out
tell them god just dropped by to forgive our sins
and relieve us our doubt
you can hold her eggs, but your basket has a hole
you can lie between her legs and go looking for
tell her you're searchin' for her soul
or you can wait for ages, watch your compost turn to coal
but time is contagious, and everybody's getting old
Asking everyone's permission before making decisions. And like...the whole song just seems to put into words everything I feel about them maybe sometimes wanting to break away from Disney and their parents and everything. 'Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins' really makes me think of Joe/Nick obviously.
And the bit at the end makes me think of the 'purity' thing, the pressure and the want that doesn't always have to do with just being horny or whatever, but just wanting to be able to have that physical closeness with someone you love because HI, SEX IS NOT DIRTY AND SINFUL. And they're just not allowed to experience any of it. Like...'or you can wait for ages' and 'but time is contagious, and everybody's getting old'. IT JUST FITS SO WELL IDEK.
Death Cab For Cutie's 'Soul Meets Body' has a few personal connections for me so it's harder for me to relate it to someone else but there's just certain parts of it:
i want to live where soul meets body
and let the sun wrap its arms around me
and bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing
and feel, feel what it's like to be new
because in my head there's a greyhound station
where i send my thoughts to far-off destinations
so they may have a chance of finding a place
where they're far more suited than here
i cannot guess what we'll discover
when we turn the dirt with our palms cupped like shovels
but i know our filthy hands can wash one another's
and not one speck will remain
i do believe it's true
that there are roads left in both of our shoes
but if the silence takes you
then i hope it takes me too
so, brown eyes, i'll hold you near
because you're the only song i want to hear
a melody softly soaring through my atmosphere
It has this whole feeling of like, getting away from stuff and having that one important person with you. And also sins, again? The idea of needing to cleanse yourself, and having thoughts that aren't suitable for the place/position you're in. And the 'there are roads left in both of our shoes/but if the silence takes you/then I hope it takes me too' makes me think of the idea of them not being able to play music forever. Like, they believe they'll be able to but if they can't, they'll be there for each other. And then the last bit...brown eyes, references to music again. So lovely. ♥
And then there's 'Insomnia' by Electric President:
there's a light bulb dangling from string
it's slowly swaying up over my head now
as i jot down the words that'll never be sung
and wait for my headache to numb
and the wind sounds as if the world's sighing
and the moon's just a torn fingernail
as the tv flickers and hums by the wall
and i wait for my eyesight to fade
and the bright-eyed choke on ambition
and the old folks circle their graves
and the young ones are busy destroying their names
and you're still just wasting away
i'm a headcase if i don't keep moving
and my head hurts if i don't sit still
it's an itch that i'll never stop scratching
it's a hole that i'll never quite fill
I like the whole 'insomnia' idea of it because even though the JoBros have RIDICULOUS SCHEDULES and must be exhausted at the end of the day, I also imagine it must be incredibly difficult to wind down. 'The bright-eyed choke on ambition' just makes me think of Nick, idk, and 'the young ones are busy destroying their names' kind of describes how the Jonas Brothers (and Disney stars in general) are compared to other young stars who go out and get involved in ~scandals~ and everything. And the last bit, to me, is SO. JOE. Like, I don't even have words. That may as well have been written FOR him.
Ladytron's 'Burning Up', too, and YOU KNOW WHAT, I literally only realised just now that that's actually what it's called. I'm observant.
i wrote a protest song about you, about you
set off on a long march without you, without you
i wrote a protest song about you, about you
about what's left that lies between us, i'm walking
so many things we're burning for
i set myself on fire without you, without you
i wrote a song about you, about you
that not a soul was meant to hear, except you
i wrote a protest song about you, about you
i cheated gravity to chase you, to chase you
and through the burning space between us, you're falling
you have a long way to fall
i set myself on fire without you
i wrote a song about you, about you
that not a soul was meant to hear, except you
so many things we're burning for
Very Joe/Nick to me. Again about writing songs...and 'so many things we're burning for' for is just kind of perfect, really. Even more so now that I've realised the connection with an ACTUAL JONAS BROTHERS SONG.
'Young Pilgrims' by The Shins doesn't work completely, but again, some bits of it:
i find a fatal flaw
in the logic of love
and go out of my head
of course i was raised to
gather courage from those
lofty tales so tried and true, but
if you're able i'd suggest it, 'cause this
modern thought can get the best of you
but i learned fast how to
keep my head up 'cause i
know there is this side of me that
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot
and just fly the whole mess into the sea
OHHH SO MANY THOUGHTS. The first bit? Is just...kind of a personal Joe/Nick thing for me. I have this kind of creepy embarrassing feeling that if soulmates exist, Joe and Nick are totally each other's. And like...it honestly makes me a bit sad sometimes. So it's kind of like...okay, a 'fatal flaw' of love, that they've been made to be brothers instead of unrelated people who can fall in love without judgement etc. HI I'M A BIG WEIRDO.
And then the next bit is very religion-y to me. The song makes me think of Nick, basically. The last bit ESPECIALLY, OH GOD. This like...sums up the Nick in the fic I just wrote. He has this part of him that just wants to throw it all away and start again and do what he WANTS, so he has to learn (fast) to stay in control of that. OHGOD.
'14 Forever' by Stars is...well, like, basically it doesn't work except for this one tiny bit:
and if sometimes the kids all seem a little sad
it's 'cause they're saying goodbye to the youth they think they had
Which has made me think of the Disney kids for AGES. It's actually in the keywords for one of my Demi icons I think. It makes me sad, but...it's just so true. D: The song's actually talking about it like, an audience at a concert I think.
'Echo' by The Hush Sound:
you are the lighthouse, the seamark
the tempests created this tide
i'm pulled to the black silver ocean
where the current and the heavens collide
you are the brick
i am so unpredictable
led by the current away
your solid stage is so necessary to save
all those who stray
you are the navigator who never could lead
we were lost in the silver sea
i was the ship who was too proud to ever sink
i am your thought but the water is amnesia
my name is on the tip of your tongue
my image is slipping
but your memory is gripping it
this is my breath in your lungs
you are the navigator who never could lead
we were lost in the silver sea
i was the ship who was too proud to ever sink
If 'you are the brick, I am so unpredictable' isn't a perfect description of Nick and Joe, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
'Hell is Round the Corner' by Tricky again doesn't fit particularly well, but a couple of lines:
hell is round the corner where i shelter
isms and schisms, we're living on a skelter
lobotomy ensures my good behavior
the constant struggle ensures my insanity
passing the indifference ensures the struggle for my family
and as i grow, i grow collective
my brain thinks bomb-like
so i listen, he's a calm type
'We're living on a skelter'. Perfect. And the next bit's like, a bit over the top obviously, but still. And growing 'collective'? I remember this interview where Kevin was asked questions first and the reporter pointed out that even though he was ALONE he always spoke in the plural because that's what he was so used to. And Joe's brain totally behaves like a bomb. And Nick is totally a 'calm type'.
Aaaand lastly, 'Do the Whirlwind' by Architecture in Helsinki:
do the whirlwind, and carry the hope that stings all night long
don't abandon him, 'cause his quivers when he hears your song
believe me, it's safe to see
at least be confused about right and wrong
learn to settle down, over the moon, under the sun
do the whirlwind, and shotgun the seat that beats hanging on
to the ones you love, to keep keepin' sleepin' dreamin' on
folks given up under the quivers and lines
you do the whirlwind, don't abandon
get a handle of yourself, son
'He quivers when he hears your song'!! So Joe/Nick. And being confused about right and wrong, and just...just the whole thing, I CAN'T EXPLAIN.
I feel like there must be even more songs that remind me of them but this is what I have right now. I want to write fic based on these, I want to do a fanmix or a ficmix, I don't even know, but I really needed to like...EXPLAIN, in the way you kind of can't with just a fanmix. Idk. Does anyone have any lyrics to add?!
I totally would have uploaded all these songs for you guys btw if I was on my computer that holds my music. :(