Mixtape: These Flickering Moods (Holmes/Watson)
I am pondering lengthy Sherlock Holmes AU even though I already have two help_haiti things on my agenda - heaven help me. Also, expect a Holmes/Watson primer tomorrow, written in the evil intent to lure even more people over. For now:
These Flickering Moods
…or: 18 songs to celebrate the ambiguous relationship of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, complete with pictures and quotes and more things you never knew you didn’t need.
These Flickering Moods
…or: 18 songs to celebrate the ambiguous relationship of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, complete with pictures and quotes and more things you never knew you didn’t need.
01. Super 700 - Recent Changes
"Always nice to see you, Watson."
Don't be frightened, it's a beautiful night / We'll have a beautiful sight from up there in the sky / Let's take a ride on a satellite //
Through tons of cold air, we make our way through the ether / Pray a bit for good luck and pray a bit for good weather / In the dead of night, we step bit by bit / At the speed of light, I bet we get there / In less than a second, it's a beautiful night / Let's take a ride on a satellite
02. Relient K - More Than Useless
"My mind rebels at stagnation."
I feel like / I would like / To be somewhere else doing something that matters / And I’ll admit here / While I sit here / My mind wastes away and my doubts start to gather / What’s the purpose / It feels worthless / So unwanted like I’ve lost all my value / I can’t find it //
And sometimes I think that I’m not any good at all / And sometimes I wonder why, why I’m even here at all / But then you assure me / I’m a little more than useless
03. William Fitzsimmons - It’s Not True
"Oh, well then it's not official."
Should I decide it’s true? / That you might leave if given half the chance to go / And I be left here on my own / To find myself in bed, wishing everything that changed would be the same
04. Sia - Breathe Me
"Well done, old boy."
Help, I have done it again / I have been here many times before / Hurt myself again today / And the worst part is, there's no-one else to blame //
Be my friend / Hold me, wrap me up / Unfold me / I am small / I'm needy / Warm me up / And breathe me
05. Glasvegas - Go Square Go
"Capacity to spit at back of head: neutralized."
If he wants to hit you / Hit you in the face / If he wants to hurt you / In front of your mates / If he wants you to run away / Run away run away / Don’t you fuckin’ run away //
You know it’s just something / That you’ll have to face / Face to face / Man to man / Here and now / Biff bang pow / Go square go!
06. The Honorary Title - Wait Until I’m Gone
"You have the grand gift of silence, Watson."
I'm lacking any discipline / Pulling strings / Typing up your skin of porcelain / Stopped listening / No longer need the sunlight // I've seen you under every, every sort of light / From ideal perfection to the darker side / You always were / You always were so good to me //
Is there nothing left? / Is there nothing at all?
07. Stars - Death to Death
"What of the warts?"
A gypsy told my fortune then I told her hers / I said: "You'll die high in the mountains wrapped in silver furs / You'll be looking for your lover in the midnight sun / And you'll perish for your lover when the frost has begun" //
You destroy the thing you love / Even though you know it's wrong / I am destroyer / I am lover
08. Train - Parachute
"Well, you can rely on me for exactly ten minutes."
I wanna take you with me / To laugh with no more yesterdays / We can start again, awake and so excited / And change the way we always push, we always pull //
I'll open up and be your parachute / I'll never let you down / So open up and be my human angel / We'll only hit the ground / Runnin'
09. Hooverphonic - Human Interest
"I am psychologically disturbed."
You say this, you say that / Smart but in a way you're sad / Leave me alone right now / I used to be in love with this / Now I'm trying to get rid of all this human interest //
Don't you dare to point your finger at me / Look at yourself / I'm not the one you want me to be / Look at yourself //
Some say no, some say yes / Less or more or more or less / Leave me alone right now
10. Coconut Records - Ask Her to Dance
"Why couldn't you just come away with me?"
Ask her to dance and she’ll tell you a lie / Tell her she’s wrong and she’ll tell you you’re right //
Well the problem with this, see, I don’t understand / You say you’ll come with me, but you don’t take my hand / The sun set on this town only hours ago //
Am I making sense?
11. The New Amsterdams - Bad Liar
"Since this room is no longer yours, do you mind if I... utilise it?"
I told you everything was fine / But you called bullshit / It’s not worth money if your heart just isn’t in it / You’ve got a sharp mind / But I'm a bad liar / Nothing I can do to dispose you
12. Anna Ternheim - I’ll Follow You Tonight
"He's left it there on purpose."
Caught by what comes by / Stand alone without a fair chance tonight / Here again by your side when / They turn on all the lights / Yes, I’ll follow you tonight
13. Sonic Youth - Incinerate
"Holmes!"
I ripped your heart out from your chest / Replaced it with a grenade blast / Incinerate //
The firefighters hose me down / I don't care, I'll burn out anyhow / It's four-alarm girl, nothing to see / Hear the sirens come for me / You doused my soul with gasoline / You flicked a match into my brain / Incinerate
14. Morcheeba - Slow Down
"He'd say it was worth the wounds. Solve this, whatever it takes."
Full of tension / 'Cause you love the chase / You just need your / Own space //
When the day is through / All you got to do is slow down / When the day is here / All you got to do is slow down
15. Crowded House - Four Seasons in One Day
"Well, technically, that isn't the top window, is it? Sailor Boy."
Everything gets turned around / And I will risk my neck again / You can take me where you will / Up the creek and through the mill / Like all the things you can't explain //
It doesn't pay to make predictions / Sleeping on an unmade bed / Finding out wherever there is comfort / There is pain / Only one step away
16. Muse - Butterflies and Hurricanes
"Now, it's seven minutes to noon - what are we going to do?"
Fights and battles have begun / Revenge will surely come / Your hard times are ahead //
Best, you've got to be the best / You've got to change the world / And use this chance to be heard / Your time is now
17. Irya’s Playground - With You
"I've loaded the last of your boxes, Sir."
I came by to say goodbye / Afraid of all I want to keep / I change position a hundred times / So my dreams won't fall asleep //
I'm not yours, you're not mine, we just happen to combine / I'm not yours and you're not mine, I just happen to walk the line / With you, with you, with you
18. Regina Spektor - The Call
"Case re-opened."
It started out as a feeling / Which then grew into a hope / Which then turned into a quiet thought //
I'll come back / When you call me / No need to say goodbye //
Just because everything's changing / Doesn't mean it's never been this way before / All you can do is try to know who your friends are / As you head off to the war //
Pick a star on the dark horizon / And follow the light / You'll come back when it's over / No need to say goodbye
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And, mostly for a laugh, the one song that was too ridiculous to play with the mixtape even though the lyrics fit hilariously well
(and boy, would I love it if someone made a fanvid to that song):
Beautiful South - Don’t Marry Her
(Think of you with pipe and slippers / Think of her in bed /
Laying there just watching telly / Then think of me instead //
I'll never grow so old and flabby / That could never be /
Don't marry her, fuck me)