SURPRISE!
OK, so perhaps I'm the only one excited around here, but after spending ALL NIGHT (no joke) laboriously toiling away at PSP to make CD covers (and another whole day tediously uploading everything onto YouSendIt), I now present you all with Strange and Beautiful, my first ever complete FANMIX! Of course, it is in honor of Draco and Hermione, the only reason I ever discovered and fell in love with fandom.
Strange and Beautiful takes you to the point in Draco and Hermione's life where they're slowly growing to accept their undeniable feelings for each other. There's supposed to be a whole story to this, but I've grown rather incoherent as of late so you'll have to bear with my meager explanations at the end of every listed track. Anyway, this soundtrack was originally meant to be a follow up to another one I've compiled but haven't finished doing the artwork for, and so I'm going to have to post that one later.
As promised, I dedicate this mix to leahthegreat because she's a berry nice person :).
Enjoy!
1. Rachael Yamagata - Be Be Your Love
If I could take you away
Pretend I was queen
What would you say
Would you think I'm unreal
'Cause everybody's got their way I should feel
Everything will be alright
If you just stay the night
Please, sir, don't you walk away
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love, for real
Want to be your everything
[Hermione wants to love Draco freely, but knows that so many obstacles stand in her way, the most obvious being that nobody would approve of such a relationship.]
2. Kevin Devine - If We Meet Today
Do you know how ridiculous you sound
When you say you might be in love with me
Not cause I want you to
I’ve got to stop coming around here
You never seem to know what’s best for me
At least not when I want you to
And if we meet today
Promise that you’ll stay awake
Long enough to hear me say let’s go to sleep
Let’s go to sleep
And do you know how scared I am
Of the ball I’m dropping out
And you’re breaking through to me
Not cause I want you to
[Draco is still in denial, but bit by bit, Hermione is tearing down his walls. He is still hesitant about actually engaging in a serious relationship but Hermione can be *very* persuasive when she wants to be *winks*.]
3. Evan and Jaron - Crazy For This Girl
And I don't know why
But she's changed my mind
She was the one to hold me
The night
The sky fell down
And what was I thinking when
The world didn't end
Why didn't I know what I know now
Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
[By now, Draco's realized he's madly in love with Hermione - but doesn't exactly have the guts to admit as much to her face yet. Well, we all knew he was a bit of a coward, anyway.]
4. Pitty Sing - Fallen
And tear down my heart and tear down my heart
And love me, nobody loves me
So I’ll just stay at home and overdose on coffee
Nobody wants me
So I’ll just stay in bed all night
And call me, nobody calls me
So I’ll just go outside and overdose on pollen
Now that I’ve fallen in love
[This song is just too hauntingly brilliant to miss out. Draco is in one of his regular self-pitying moods as he comes to terms with the fact that he's fallen in love with a Muggleborn who may just be the only other person to ever realize his true worth.]
5. Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
I've been watching your world from afar
I've been trying to be where you are
And I've been secretly falling apart
Unseen
To me, you're strange and you're beautiful
You'd be so perfect with me
But you just can't see
You turn every head but you don't see me
I'll put a spell on you
You fall asleep
When I put a spell on you
And when I wake you I'll be the first thing you see
And you'll realize that you love me
[Ah, the title track. When I first heard this song, I was mesmerized. The chorus has that special magical chime to it, and I knew it fit Draco/Hermione perfectly. Anyway, Draco is now wondering how exactly to woo Hermione, since he's far too chicken and too uncomfortable with expressing his emotions to actually declare outright that he's in love with her and would want nothing more than to win her love in return.]
6. Switchfoot - On Fire
When everything inside me
Looks like everything I hate
You are the hope I have for change
You are the only chance I'll take
And I'm on fire when you're near me
I'm on fire when you speak
I'm on fire burning at these mysteries.
[Hermione is Draco's salvation. Both of them know this just as they know Murphy's Law is a reality.]
7. TRUSTcompany - The Fear
Take me in
I'm yours again for awhile-
Just like the last time...
Lead me from the fear
And I won't leave you here
There's a way out
There's a way out
There's a way from here believe
[Outside forces, naturally, do not look favorably upon this match between our Slythering Prince and Gryffindor Know-It-All. Draco has to face the wrath of his fearsome father as well as the rest of his family and social circle. Turning from the dark side is never, ever easy and both Draco and Hermione knows he can't do it alone.]
8. Forty-Foot Echo - Save Me
A mistake
It's all I remember
Trying to hold on
To all of my ways
So save me
And my life
Just hold on
How could you realize
[Without hesitation, Hermione steps in to help Draco mend his ways and move on from his ugly past to a - hopefully - more brighter future.]
9. Craig Armstrong feat. Liz Fraser - This Love
This love
This love is a strange love
Now rehearsed we stay, love
Doesn't know it is love
This love
[No doubt, Draco and Hermione's love is a peculiar one at best; it is a love wrought with many surprises, unexpected twists and turns, pain, happiness, anger, and fulfilment. It's not everyday you find a couple whose love was borne from mutual hate.]
10. TRUSTcompany - Someone Like You
So I’m laying down in front of you
to work this through
I needed someone just like you
I needed you
I needed someone just like you
I needed you to stay
[Both Draco and Hermione know they need each other. Period. They are each other's perfect match; they have much in common and they have even more to complement one another, despite initial prejudices.]
11. Frou Frou - Shh
Pull that door shut quietly
Darling what are you doing
We don't have time for this
Crazy well what are you then
Give me an hour and I’ll give your dreams...
Don't make a sound shh listen
Keep your head down - we're not safe yet
Don't make a sound and be good for me
'Cos I know they're waiting somewhere out here
Leave it I won't go back
We have to do it cos there's nothing left here
Don't care what do they know
I've seen it baby and I know it's real
[Now that it's established bewteen them that they love each other, they must survive the other hurdles thrown their way, namely the forces striving to drive them apart. They won't give up their love - but it may mean they'll have to escape those who want to harm their relationship and sacrifice parts of the lives they've once lived.]
12. Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love Is A Battlefield
[The fight ahead will be brutal, but nothing is ever more worth fighting for than love, and Draco and Hermione have reached the point in their lives when they will stand their ground.]
13. Lifehouse - Everything
You are the light that's leading me to the place
Where I find peace again
You are the strength that keeps me walking
You are the hope that keeps me trusting
You are the light to my soul
You are my purpose
You're everything
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
Cause you're all I want,
You're all I need
You're everything…everything
[Nothing is more precious and heartwarming than the discovery of one's soul mate - Draco and Hermione can attest to that.]
14. [Bonus Track] Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take a breath that's true
I look to you and I see nothing
I look to you to see the truth
You live your life
You go in shadows
You'll come apart and you'll go black
Some kind of night into your darkness
Colors your eyes with what's not there
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
[I simply couldn't resist putting this song in. Hermione reflects on Draco's stormy journey towards salvation and their own fight to recognize, accept, and cherish the love they share for each other. It's taken them a long time...but in the end, they made it.]
The ZIP complete with all tracks + cover art.
P.S. Let me know if there's a problem with the links/downloading the tracks/zip file and I'll try to fix it ASAP! :D
X-posted to fanmix, fandomsounds, draco_hermione, and dramione
Strange and Beautiful takes you to the point in Draco and Hermione's life where they're slowly growing to accept their undeniable feelings for each other. There's supposed to be a whole story to this, but I've grown rather incoherent as of late so you'll have to bear with my meager explanations at the end of every listed track. Anyway, this soundtrack was originally meant to be a follow up to another one I've compiled but haven't finished doing the artwork for, and so I'm going to have to post that one later.
As promised, I dedicate this mix to leahthegreat because she's a berry nice person :).
Enjoy!
1. Rachael Yamagata - Be Be Your Love
If I could take you away
Pretend I was queen
What would you say
Would you think I'm unreal
'Cause everybody's got their way I should feel
Everything will be alright
If you just stay the night
Please, sir, don't you walk away
Everybody's talking how I, can't, can't be your love
But I want, want, want to be your love
Want to be your love, for real
Want to be your everything
[Hermione wants to love Draco freely, but knows that so many obstacles stand in her way, the most obvious being that nobody would approve of such a relationship.]
2. Kevin Devine - If We Meet Today
Do you know how ridiculous you sound
When you say you might be in love with me
Not cause I want you to
I’ve got to stop coming around here
You never seem to know what’s best for me
At least not when I want you to
And if we meet today
Promise that you’ll stay awake
Long enough to hear me say let’s go to sleep
Let’s go to sleep
And do you know how scared I am
Of the ball I’m dropping out
And you’re breaking through to me
Not cause I want you to
[Draco is still in denial, but bit by bit, Hermione is tearing down his walls. He is still hesitant about actually engaging in a serious relationship but Hermione can be *very* persuasive when she wants to be *winks*.]
3. Evan and Jaron - Crazy For This Girl
And I don't know why
But she's changed my mind
She was the one to hold me
The night
The sky fell down
And what was I thinking when
The world didn't end
Why didn't I know what I know now
Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
[By now, Draco's realized he's madly in love with Hermione - but doesn't exactly have the guts to admit as much to her face yet. Well, we all knew he was a bit of a coward, anyway.]
4. Pitty Sing - Fallen
And tear down my heart and tear down my heart
And love me, nobody loves me
So I’ll just stay at home and overdose on coffee
Nobody wants me
So I’ll just stay in bed all night
And call me, nobody calls me
So I’ll just go outside and overdose on pollen
Now that I’ve fallen in love
[This song is just too hauntingly brilliant to miss out. Draco is in one of his regular self-pitying moods as he comes to terms with the fact that he's fallen in love with a Muggleborn who may just be the only other person to ever realize his true worth.]
5. Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
I've been watching your world from afar
I've been trying to be where you are
And I've been secretly falling apart
Unseen
To me, you're strange and you're beautiful
You'd be so perfect with me
But you just can't see
You turn every head but you don't see me
I'll put a spell on you
You fall asleep
When I put a spell on you
And when I wake you I'll be the first thing you see
And you'll realize that you love me
[Ah, the title track. When I first heard this song, I was mesmerized. The chorus has that special magical chime to it, and I knew it fit Draco/Hermione perfectly. Anyway, Draco is now wondering how exactly to woo Hermione, since he's far too chicken and too uncomfortable with expressing his emotions to actually declare outright that he's in love with her and would want nothing more than to win her love in return.]
6. Switchfoot - On Fire
When everything inside me
Looks like everything I hate
You are the hope I have for change
You are the only chance I'll take
And I'm on fire when you're near me
I'm on fire when you speak
I'm on fire burning at these mysteries.
[Hermione is Draco's salvation. Both of them know this just as they know Murphy's Law is a reality.]
7. TRUSTcompany - The Fear
Take me in
I'm yours again for awhile-
Just like the last time...
Lead me from the fear
And I won't leave you here
There's a way out
There's a way out
There's a way from here believe
[Outside forces, naturally, do not look favorably upon this match between our Slythering Prince and Gryffindor Know-It-All. Draco has to face the wrath of his fearsome father as well as the rest of his family and social circle. Turning from the dark side is never, ever easy and both Draco and Hermione knows he can't do it alone.]
8. Forty-Foot Echo - Save Me
A mistake
It's all I remember
Trying to hold on
To all of my ways
So save me
And my life
Just hold on
How could you realize
[Without hesitation, Hermione steps in to help Draco mend his ways and move on from his ugly past to a - hopefully - more brighter future.]
9. Craig Armstrong feat. Liz Fraser - This Love
This love
This love is a strange love
Now rehearsed we stay, love
Doesn't know it is love
This love
[No doubt, Draco and Hermione's love is a peculiar one at best; it is a love wrought with many surprises, unexpected twists and turns, pain, happiness, anger, and fulfilment. It's not everyday you find a couple whose love was borne from mutual hate.]
10. TRUSTcompany - Someone Like You
So I’m laying down in front of you
to work this through
I needed someone just like you
I needed you
I needed someone just like you
I needed you to stay
[Both Draco and Hermione know they need each other. Period. They are each other's perfect match; they have much in common and they have even more to complement one another, despite initial prejudices.]
11. Frou Frou - Shh
Pull that door shut quietly
Darling what are you doing
We don't have time for this
Crazy well what are you then
Give me an hour and I’ll give your dreams...
Don't make a sound shh listen
Keep your head down - we're not safe yet
Don't make a sound and be good for me
'Cos I know they're waiting somewhere out here
Leave it I won't go back
We have to do it cos there's nothing left here
Don't care what do they know
I've seen it baby and I know it's real
[Now that it's established bewteen them that they love each other, they must survive the other hurdles thrown their way, namely the forces striving to drive them apart. They won't give up their love - but it may mean they'll have to escape those who want to harm their relationship and sacrifice parts of the lives they've once lived.]
12. Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love Is A Battlefield
[The fight ahead will be brutal, but nothing is ever more worth fighting for than love, and Draco and Hermione have reached the point in their lives when they will stand their ground.]
13. Lifehouse - Everything
You are the light that's leading me to the place
Where I find peace again
You are the strength that keeps me walking
You are the hope that keeps me trusting
You are the light to my soul
You are my purpose
You're everything
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
Cause you're all I want,
You're all I need
You're everything…everything
[Nothing is more precious and heartwarming than the discovery of one's soul mate - Draco and Hermione can attest to that.]
14. [Bonus Track] Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take a breath that's true
I look to you and I see nothing
I look to you to see the truth
You live your life
You go in shadows
You'll come apart and you'll go black
Some kind of night into your darkness
Colors your eyes with what's not there
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
[I simply couldn't resist putting this song in. Hermione reflects on Draco's stormy journey towards salvation and their own fight to recognize, accept, and cherish the love they share for each other. It's taken them a long time...but in the end, they made it.]
The ZIP complete with all tracks + cover art.
P.S. Let me know if there's a problem with the links/downloading the tracks/zip file and I'll try to fix it ASAP! :D
X-posted to fanmix, fandomsounds, draco_hermione, and dramione