mix: hamlet, prince of denmark
For the absolutely brilliant latenightcuppa , a (very) belated birthday present -
(The original version of this was going to have quotes from the actual play scattered throughout and more pictures, but my inner slacker insisted that was too much like a school project and decided to just let the music speak for itself instead.)
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS, YOU DIRTY COMMIE GINGER-LOVING HIPPIE NERD ♥
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
(or, the one with shakespeare set to indie music.)
♔ black swan (sunset rubdown)
there was a black swan outside the palace
it was appointed by the king
and people took it as a sign
that he needed more time
but you said "I ain't afraid of no black bird!"
there was a rumor of a ghost in the bedroom,
hanging in and around the bed
but by the time the moon rose,
you had taken off your clothes
and had the pillow under your head.♔ ambling alp (yeasayer)
now, the world can be an unfair place at times
but your lows will have their complement of highs
and if anyone should cheat you,
take advantage of, or beat you
raise your head and wear your wounds with pride
you must stick up for yourself, son
never mind what anybody else done.
♔ 'en gallop' (joanna newsom)
palaces and stormclouds
and the rough, straggly sage, and the smoke
and the way it will all come together
in quietness and in time
and you laws of property
oh you free economy
and you unending afterthoughts
you could've told me before.
♔ falling man (blonde redhead)
I know a ghost can walk through the wall
yet I am just a man still learning how to fall
if you start doubting me
then I start to doubt myself
and never look through me
cause I'll keep close to myself.♔ mistaken for strangers (the national)
you'll be mistaken for strangers by your old friends
when you pass them at night under the silvery silvery citibank lights
arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under
oh you wouldn't want an angel watching over
surprise, surprise they wouldn't wanna watch
another uninnocent elegant fall
into the unmagnificent lives of adults.♔ perfect lie (jihae)
oh what a perfect life now
what a perfect lie
under the great blue sky
I let them tell me what to do, I do
even if I don't wanna do, I do
kiss up to a fool
to settle for my rise
with blinders round my eyes, I do.
♔ moth's wings (passion pit)
you're just like your father
buried deep under the water
you're resting on your laurels
and stepping on my toes
whose side are you on
what side is this anyway
put down your sword and crown
come lay with me on the ground.
♔ strange reunions (yeasayer)
ever since I was younger I've been wondering this:
why we walk on eggshells around the wholly dimwitted
and if your tongue slips we might have to
take to task with all of our hallowed institutions
don't ask me for any favours
and I won't ask how you're doing
leave me alone
cause after all
dealing with you is a nuisance.♔ pigs (dm stith)
I'm through accepting what you offer me
oh, what I done, what I done to keep this mystery
cause this is the night of reckoning
and it don't seem right to keep to me
I'm leaving out the parts I don't believe in. ♔ city of delusion (muse)
can I believe when I don't trust
all your theories turned to dust
I choose to hide
from the all-seeing eye
destroy this city of delusion
break these walls down
I will avenge
and justify my reasons
with your blood.♔ waves (holly miranda)
so where do the waves go, my love
where do the waves go,
my love
sonic or liquid, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
sonic or liquid, I don't know.
♔ cold water (damien rice)
cold, cold water surrounds me now
and all I've got is your hand
lord, can you hear me now
lord, can you hear me now
lord, can you hear me now
or am I lost. ♔ my boy builds coffins (florence + the machine)
my boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor
kings and queens them all knocked on his door
beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves
they all come to impact he's so easy to please
my boy builds coffins, he builds them all day
but it's not just for work and it isn't for play
he's made one for himself
one for me too
one of these days he'll make one for you.♔ help, i'm alive (metric)
can you hear my heart
beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer
help I'm alive
my heart keeps beating like a hammer
hard to be soft, tough to be tender. ♔ falling down (oasis)
the summer sun, it blows my mind
is falling down on all that I've ever known
time to kiss the world goodbye
falling down on all that I've ever known
is all that I've ever known
a dying scream makes no sound
calling out to all that I've ever known
here I am, lost and found
calling out to all.
♔ eulogy (patrick wolf)
so long, my friend
there must always be an end
but all our love and life and song
carries on
I carry it on.
Fin.
(The original version of this was going to have quotes from the actual play scattered throughout and more pictures, but my inner slacker insisted that was too much like a school project and decided to just let the music speak for itself instead.)
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS, YOU DIRTY COMMIE GINGER-LOVING HIPPIE NERD ♥
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
(or, the one with shakespeare set to indie music.)
♔ black swan (sunset rubdown)
there was a black swan outside the palace
it was appointed by the king
and people took it as a sign
that he needed more time
but you said "I ain't afraid of no black bird!"
there was a rumor of a ghost in the bedroom,
hanging in and around the bed
but by the time the moon rose,
you had taken off your clothes
and had the pillow under your head.♔ ambling alp (yeasayer)
now, the world can be an unfair place at times
but your lows will have their complement of highs
and if anyone should cheat you,
take advantage of, or beat you
raise your head and wear your wounds with pride
you must stick up for yourself, son
never mind what anybody else done.
♔ 'en gallop' (joanna newsom)
palaces and stormclouds
and the rough, straggly sage, and the smoke
and the way it will all come together
in quietness and in time
and you laws of property
oh you free economy
and you unending afterthoughts
you could've told me before.
♔ falling man (blonde redhead)
I know a ghost can walk through the wall
yet I am just a man still learning how to fall
if you start doubting me
then I start to doubt myself
and never look through me
cause I'll keep close to myself.♔ mistaken for strangers (the national)
you'll be mistaken for strangers by your old friends
when you pass them at night under the silvery silvery citibank lights
arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under
oh you wouldn't want an angel watching over
surprise, surprise they wouldn't wanna watch
another uninnocent elegant fall
into the unmagnificent lives of adults.♔ perfect lie (jihae)
oh what a perfect life now
what a perfect lie
under the great blue sky
I let them tell me what to do, I do
even if I don't wanna do, I do
kiss up to a fool
to settle for my rise
with blinders round my eyes, I do.
♔ moth's wings (passion pit)
you're just like your father
buried deep under the water
you're resting on your laurels
and stepping on my toes
whose side are you on
what side is this anyway
put down your sword and crown
come lay with me on the ground.
♔ strange reunions (yeasayer)
ever since I was younger I've been wondering this:
why we walk on eggshells around the wholly dimwitted
and if your tongue slips we might have to
take to task with all of our hallowed institutions
don't ask me for any favours
and I won't ask how you're doing
leave me alone
cause after all
dealing with you is a nuisance.♔ pigs (dm stith)
I'm through accepting what you offer me
oh, what I done, what I done to keep this mystery
cause this is the night of reckoning
and it don't seem right to keep to me
I'm leaving out the parts I don't believe in. ♔ city of delusion (muse)
can I believe when I don't trust
all your theories turned to dust
I choose to hide
from the all-seeing eye
destroy this city of delusion
break these walls down
I will avenge
and justify my reasons
with your blood.♔ waves (holly miranda)
so where do the waves go, my love
where do the waves go,
my love
sonic or liquid, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
sonic or liquid, I don't know.
♔ cold water (damien rice)
cold, cold water surrounds me now
and all I've got is your hand
lord, can you hear me now
lord, can you hear me now
lord, can you hear me now
or am I lost. ♔ my boy builds coffins (florence + the machine)
my boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor
kings and queens them all knocked on his door
beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves
they all come to impact he's so easy to please
my boy builds coffins, he builds them all day
but it's not just for work and it isn't for play
he's made one for himself
one for me too
one of these days he'll make one for you.♔ help, i'm alive (metric)
can you hear my heart
beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer
help I'm alive
my heart keeps beating like a hammer
hard to be soft, tough to be tender. ♔ falling down (oasis)
the summer sun, it blows my mind
is falling down on all that I've ever known
time to kiss the world goodbye
falling down on all that I've ever known
is all that I've ever known
a dying scream makes no sound
calling out to all that I've ever known
here I am, lost and found
calling out to all.
♔ eulogy (patrick wolf)
so long, my friend
there must always be an end
but all our love and life and song
carries on
I carry it on.
Fin.