LOST Land fanmix
A Ben/Annie fanmix I made for lost_land. Appropriately posted today because...IT'S BEN LINUS' BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENJAMIN! (Let's have no Purges today, though...okay?)
They Looked Like Strong Hands - Bayside
And I look so strong
when the weight of all the world
don't take its toll.
And I'd choose my sides
if I believed in what was right,
but I'm all wrong.
This song speaks of young Ben’s arrival on the Island and all the secret battles that he was fighting alone.
Somewhere Only We Know -Keane
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
Young Ben wonders if he might find a place he belongs on the Island. Will his new home also bring a new friend and someone to understand him?
My One True Friend-Bette Midler
And when I left, it's you who stayed.
You always knew that I'd come home again.
In the end,
you are my one true friend.
Annie was Ben’s only close friend. He might have had trouble knowing how friendship worked, but Annie was always patient with him, even as they grew older and grew apart due to Ben’s interest in the Others.
Avril 14-Aphex Twin
This song has no lyrics, but to me it speaks of childhood simplicity. There is a tinge of sadness to this song, too. I picture Ben and Annie swinging innocently on the playground, little knowing the darkness that lays ahead.
Invite Me In-Girlyman
But in me, I can't be the high and mighty
Alone, unrested, no light to guide me
You loved me back then, but you will not invite me in again
Now time is to batting like pain is to memory
My words all come back saying why did you send me
You heard me back then, but you will never hear me out again
This song is an older Annie thinking back on her friendship with Ben. They’ve grown older now and Ben is trying to establish himself with the Others. Annie knows Ben is holding back from her; he used to tell her all his secrets when they were young. Why not now?
The Shape I Found You In-Girlyman
You were delivered to me
We were closed as the stores on Christmas Eve
So I felt around in the dark
Building rope ladders into your heart
Climbing hand over hand to get in
That's the shape I found you in
That's the shape I found you in
Again, an older Annie reflects on how she wishes she could reach Ben. She feels connected to him, feels she understands him, but knows that he is searching now for acceptance elsewhere. As children, it took her a while to get an abused and uncertain Ben to open up. She wishes she knew how to reach him now so that they can be friends again.
Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)-Dave Matthews Band
First time I kissed you I lost my legs,
Bring that beat back to me again.
I hear scream and shout out loud of innocence
And days when all we did would never end.
Ben made sure Annie had left the Island just before the Purge. Now, just before he goes through with it, Ben reflects on his childhood and the romance that could have blossomed with Annie. Has he made the right choice now? He wishes for the simpler times of playing on the swings with his friend.
O Children-Nick Cave
Forgive us now for what we've done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
In this process of elimination
Yes, this song is probably going to be over-used now, thanks to Harry Potter, but I think it works well. Ben reflects on the Purge and the consequences of it. He knows any innocence he might have been holding onto is gone now. Would Annie still respect him and want to be his friend? It’s a good thing she is not here to see. Regardless, he had now eliminated the Dharma Initiative and is with the Others, the thing he has wanted for so long. He’s free of his father and free of his restricting life at the barracks.
They Looked Like Strong Hands - Bayside
And I look so strong
when the weight of all the world
don't take its toll.
And I'd choose my sides
if I believed in what was right,
but I'm all wrong.
This song speaks of young Ben’s arrival on the Island and all the secret battles that he was fighting alone.
Somewhere Only We Know -Keane
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
Young Ben wonders if he might find a place he belongs on the Island. Will his new home also bring a new friend and someone to understand him?
My One True Friend-Bette Midler
And when I left, it's you who stayed.
You always knew that I'd come home again.
In the end,
you are my one true friend.
Annie was Ben’s only close friend. He might have had trouble knowing how friendship worked, but Annie was always patient with him, even as they grew older and grew apart due to Ben’s interest in the Others.
Avril 14-Aphex Twin
This song has no lyrics, but to me it speaks of childhood simplicity. There is a tinge of sadness to this song, too. I picture Ben and Annie swinging innocently on the playground, little knowing the darkness that lays ahead.
Invite Me In-Girlyman
But in me, I can't be the high and mighty
Alone, unrested, no light to guide me
You loved me back then, but you will not invite me in again
Now time is to batting like pain is to memory
My words all come back saying why did you send me
You heard me back then, but you will never hear me out again
This song is an older Annie thinking back on her friendship with Ben. They’ve grown older now and Ben is trying to establish himself with the Others. Annie knows Ben is holding back from her; he used to tell her all his secrets when they were young. Why not now?
The Shape I Found You In-Girlyman
You were delivered to me
We were closed as the stores on Christmas Eve
So I felt around in the dark
Building rope ladders into your heart
Climbing hand over hand to get in
That's the shape I found you in
That's the shape I found you in
Again, an older Annie reflects on how she wishes she could reach Ben. She feels connected to him, feels she understands him, but knows that he is searching now for acceptance elsewhere. As children, it took her a while to get an abused and uncertain Ben to open up. She wishes she knew how to reach him now so that they can be friends again.
Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)-Dave Matthews Band
First time I kissed you I lost my legs,
Bring that beat back to me again.
I hear scream and shout out loud of innocence
And days when all we did would never end.
Ben made sure Annie had left the Island just before the Purge. Now, just before he goes through with it, Ben reflects on his childhood and the romance that could have blossomed with Annie. Has he made the right choice now? He wishes for the simpler times of playing on the swings with his friend.
O Children-Nick Cave
Forgive us now for what we've done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
In this process of elimination
Yes, this song is probably going to be over-used now, thanks to Harry Potter, but I think it works well. Ben reflects on the Purge and the consequences of it. He knows any innocence he might have been holding onto is gone now. Would Annie still respect him and want to be his friend? It’s a good thing she is not here to see. Regardless, he had now eliminated the Dharma Initiative and is with the Others, the thing he has wanted for so long. He’s free of his father and free of his restricting life at the barracks.