Fanmix: hope begins (in the dark): a midnight mix
My best friend is going through a divorce from her drug addicted husband. I wanted to make her a happy mix, but realized that wasn't good enough. What I needed to do was give her hope, while also showing that I understood the heartache and fear she's experiencing. So, no, this mix isn't seriously uplifting. It's quiet, a bit melancholy, and sweetly optimistic. I hope you enjoy it.
1. Midnight City: M83
Waiting in a car
Waiting for a ride in the dark
2. The River: Elbow
I told him my sorrows and broken-down dreams
Confessed every lie, replayed every scene
He openly wept as he listened to me
And then, with the sun in the west, he showed me the sea
3. Day Seven: Explosions in the Sky
[instrumental]
So divinely is the world organized that every one of us,
in our place and time, is in balance with everything else.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4. A Better Son/Daughter: Rilo Kiley
And your ship may be coming in
You're weak, but not giving in
And you'll fight it, you'll go out fighting all of them
5. Keep the Car Running: The Arcade Fire
There's a fear I keep so deep
Knew its name since before I could speak
6. Food is Still Hot: Karen O and the Kids
[instrumental]
Hope is a waking dream.
Aristotle
7. You are a Tourist: Death Cab for Cutie
When there's a doubt within your mind
'Cause you're thinkin' all the time
Framing rights into wrongs
Move along
8. Transformation: David Gray
Throwing off the clothes of day
Complications fall away
All I am is laid to waste
Transformation takes my place
9. Hope for the Hopeless: A Fine Frenzy
Still, when your heart is sore
And the heavens pour
Like a willow bending with the storm
You'll make it
10. Details in the Fabric: Jason Mraz
Hold your own
Know your own name
And go your own way
And everything will be fine
11. Our Last Days as Children: Explosions in the Sky
[instrumental]
When you close your doors, and make darkness within,
remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone;
nay, God is within, and your genius is within.
And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?
Epictetus
12. Speed of Sound: Coldplay
Where to, where do I go?
If you never try, then you'll never know
How long do I have to climb
Up on this side of this mountain of mine?
13. Bright Lights: Placebo
No one can take it away from me
And no one can tear it apart
Because a heart that hurts
Is a heart that works
14. Samskeyti: Sigur Ros
[instrumental]
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you
just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.
You wait and watch and work: You don't give up.
Anne Lamott
15. All is Love: Karen O and the Kids
L-O
V-E
it's a
mystery
where you'll
find me
16. Find the River: REM
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way
17. The Promise: Michael Nyman
[instrumental]
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.
Aaron Rose
18. In Your Own Way: Caleb Kane
Straight from the gate
You were told not to relate
Or reveal the feelings that could only more complicate
You turned to stone just to feel
Somehow permanent and real
19. Saeglopur: Sigur Ros
[instrumental]
Blaze with the fire that is never extinguished.
Luisa Siega
20. Every Day is Yours to Win: REM
Every day is new again
Every day is yours to win
And that's how heroes are made
21.Cottage: Tangerine Dream (Legend OST)
This place holds more magic for me than any palace in the world
Princess Lilly
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