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Someday We'll Know (J/E fanmix)
I've never done a fanmix before, but this has been assembling itself in my head over the past months. Apologies for the Megaupload links--I don't particularly like how ad-heavy their site is, but their links don't expire the way Yousendit's do.
Download Zipped File (Megaupload, 81.4 MB) of all nineteen tracks, playlist, front and back album cover, and album notes. It's something of a "concept album," so it's designed to be listened to in order (although of course you don't have to.)
In the Deep--Bird York
Really an Elizabeth song, except that the thing that happens to her, the thing she doesn't expect...is Jack.
Thought you had all the answers
To rest your heart upon
But something happens
Don't see it coming
Now you can't stop yourself
Now you're out there swimming
In the deep
Gramarye--Remy Zero
This song has always made me think of them. Fire, water, and all the ways they are the same.
We move and it's fire
(fire underwater),
Speak and it's flame
(she speaks my name)
She proves me a liar
On every word again
(We are the same)
Lights move in the chalk lines,
chains that define who I am
here we are again
(how could I have seen?)
Sweet the Sting--Tori Amos
A song about the mutual temptation of kindred spirits.
He said "I laid my weapons
down with my pistol
Fully loaded, a hunted man
To my root, will it end
Or begin in your cinnabar juice?"
Everlong--Foo Fighters
The island, rum, the pirate song. For Jack, it really doesn't get much better than this.
Come down and waste away with me, down with me
slow how you wanted it to be
I'm over my head, out of her head she sang
and I wonder when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
Paper Cup--Heather Nova
The island again, perhaps, from Elizabeth's perspective. Desire and rum making her head spin. A dream she wants to hold onto.
Wishful thinking I might be yours
Drifting on every step
I'm always drawn to the dark horse
Sweet sweet, oh, nothing's said
And every dream is just a dream after all
And everything stands so still when you dance
Everything spins so fast
And the night's in a paper cup
When you want it to last
Ava Adore--Smashing Pumpkins
A darker take on Jack and Elizabeth. She's his doom and his glory.
Lovely girl you're the murder in my world
Dressing coffins for the souls I've left behind
In time
We must never be apart
The Weakness in Me--Joan Armatrading
The triangle. She loves both of them, one because he deserves it and one because she can't help herself.
This old love has me bound
But the new love cuts deep
if I choose now, I'll lose out
One of you has to fall
But I need you, and you.
Run--Snow Patrol
"We're not free yet, love." The Kiss for the Ages. She's been the one thing in Jack's life that feels right, and he understands the things she doesn't say.
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Only You--Portishead
He's the only one who knows her true heart. This song was made for J/E.
We've crushed everything
I can see, in this morning, selfishly
How we've failed and I feel like I do
It's only you, who can tell me apart
And it's only you, who can turn my wooden heart
Now that we've chosen to take all we can...
If You Could Read My Mind--Gordon Lightfoot
If only they could read one another's minds, this would be a completely different story. (NOTE: I've had trouble getting this file to play properly in WMP, although other media players work fine. I'm going to see if I can edit the filename to a more standard mp3 format. If that helps, I'll re-upload it.)
I'd walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script
Enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene
Of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love, let's be real.
I Don't Need a Hero--Concrete Blonde
Another one that's J/E line for line. The right man for Elizabeth is neither James the soldier nor Will the hero. Even through all the games and the ways they hurt each other, it's Jack for whom she burns, her other half.
You always said I was a liar
But we burn like a house on fire...
No matter what, you know that to be true.
And everything you gave to me
Changed everything I used to be
Much more than anyone I ever knew
And I don't need a hero
I don't need a soldier
I did when I was younger -
But now that I am older
I don't need a father,
I don't wanna be your mother
Its just that anyone of us is half
Without another one is you
Trigger-Happy Jack--Poe
"Daft like Jack." Elizabeth's love/hate relationship with Jack. She can't trust him, and he doesn't trust her, and yet they can't resist each other.
And I hate myself
Just enough to want him
But I hate him just enough to get off
But I understand him
Maybe I'm just crazy enough
To love him
Why not?
The World is Not Enough--Garbage
"The entire ocean. The entire world, love." They both want too much, and together they just might get it.
People like us
Know how to survive
There's no point in living
If you can't feel the life
We know when to kiss
And we know when to kill
If we can't have it all
Then nobody will.
Time Is Running Out--Muse
Jack recognizes his doom in Elizabeth all too late. She's got him hooked.
You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction
You will be the death of me
Do What You Have to Do--Sarah McLachlan
"I admire a person who does whatever is necessary." Sad J/E, very appropriate for post-DMC. She does what she has to do, but she's still haunted by him.
What ravages of spirit
Conjured this temptuous rage
Created you a monster
Broken by the rules of love
And fate has led you through it
You do what you have to do
Northern Star--Hole
A very dark take on the love triangle. Elizabeth in her own private hell.
And I wait, staring at the northern star
I'm afraid it won't lead you very far
He's so cold, he will win the world tonight
All the angels kneel into the northern lights
Feel their hearts, they're cold and white
And I want you
And blessed are the broken
And I beg you
No loneliness, no misery is worth you
Oh, tear his heart out cold as ice
It's mine
Someday We'll Know--New Radicals
"Why is the rum gone?" Jack can't forget Elizabeth, even though he knows she can never be his.
Someday we'll know if love can move a mountain
Someday we'll know why the sky is blue
Someday we'll know why I wasn't meant for you
Someday we'll know why Samson loved Delilah
One day I'll go dancing on the moon
Someday you'll know that I was the one for you
Trouble Is--Sierra Swan
Despite everything, despite herself, Elizabeth can't forget Jack.
The trouble is I still miss you
(I miss you) you're still inside my head
The trouble is you're still with me
(I feel you) but miles away again
I have no regrets
but that I've lied to you
And I said I forget
What in the end I could not do
Wicked Game--Heather Nova (Chris Isaacs cover)
And like it or not, he's the one who can save her...
The world was on fire, no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No, I don't want to fall in love
With you.
Download Zipped File (Megaupload, 81.4 MB) of all nineteen tracks, playlist, front and back album cover, and album notes. It's something of a "concept album," so it's designed to be listened to in order (although of course you don't have to.)
In the Deep--Bird York
Really an Elizabeth song, except that the thing that happens to her, the thing she doesn't expect...is Jack.
Thought you had all the answers
To rest your heart upon
But something happens
Don't see it coming
Now you can't stop yourself
Now you're out there swimming
In the deep
Gramarye--Remy Zero
This song has always made me think of them. Fire, water, and all the ways they are the same.
We move and it's fire
(fire underwater),
Speak and it's flame
(she speaks my name)
She proves me a liar
On every word again
(We are the same)
Lights move in the chalk lines,
chains that define who I am
here we are again
(how could I have seen?)
Sweet the Sting--Tori Amos
A song about the mutual temptation of kindred spirits.
He said "I laid my weapons
down with my pistol
Fully loaded, a hunted man
To my root, will it end
Or begin in your cinnabar juice?"
Everlong--Foo Fighters
The island, rum, the pirate song. For Jack, it really doesn't get much better than this.
Come down and waste away with me, down with me
slow how you wanted it to be
I'm over my head, out of her head she sang
and I wonder when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
Paper Cup--Heather Nova
The island again, perhaps, from Elizabeth's perspective. Desire and rum making her head spin. A dream she wants to hold onto.
Wishful thinking I might be yours
Drifting on every step
I'm always drawn to the dark horse
Sweet sweet, oh, nothing's said
And every dream is just a dream after all
And everything stands so still when you dance
Everything spins so fast
And the night's in a paper cup
When you want it to last
Ava Adore--Smashing Pumpkins
A darker take on Jack and Elizabeth. She's his doom and his glory.
Lovely girl you're the murder in my world
Dressing coffins for the souls I've left behind
In time
We must never be apart
The Weakness in Me--Joan Armatrading
The triangle. She loves both of them, one because he deserves it and one because she can't help herself.
This old love has me bound
But the new love cuts deep
if I choose now, I'll lose out
One of you has to fall
But I need you, and you.
Run--Snow Patrol
"We're not free yet, love." The Kiss for the Ages. She's been the one thing in Jack's life that feels right, and he understands the things she doesn't say.
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Only You--Portishead
He's the only one who knows her true heart. This song was made for J/E.
We've crushed everything
I can see, in this morning, selfishly
How we've failed and I feel like I do
It's only you, who can tell me apart
And it's only you, who can turn my wooden heart
Now that we've chosen to take all we can...
If You Could Read My Mind--Gordon Lightfoot
If only they could read one another's minds, this would be a completely different story. (NOTE: I've had trouble getting this file to play properly in WMP, although other media players work fine. I'm going to see if I can edit the filename to a more standard mp3 format. If that helps, I'll re-upload it.)
I'd walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script
Enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene
Of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love, let's be real.
I Don't Need a Hero--Concrete Blonde
Another one that's J/E line for line. The right man for Elizabeth is neither James the soldier nor Will the hero. Even through all the games and the ways they hurt each other, it's Jack for whom she burns, her other half.
You always said I was a liar
But we burn like a house on fire...
No matter what, you know that to be true.
And everything you gave to me
Changed everything I used to be
Much more than anyone I ever knew
And I don't need a hero
I don't need a soldier
I did when I was younger -
But now that I am older
I don't need a father,
I don't wanna be your mother
Its just that anyone of us is half
Without another one is you
Trigger-Happy Jack--Poe
"Daft like Jack." Elizabeth's love/hate relationship with Jack. She can't trust him, and he doesn't trust her, and yet they can't resist each other.
And I hate myself
Just enough to want him
But I hate him just enough to get off
But I understand him
Maybe I'm just crazy enough
To love him
Why not?
The World is Not Enough--Garbage
"The entire ocean. The entire world, love." They both want too much, and together they just might get it.
People like us
Know how to survive
There's no point in living
If you can't feel the life
We know when to kiss
And we know when to kill
If we can't have it all
Then nobody will.
Time Is Running Out--Muse
Jack recognizes his doom in Elizabeth all too late. She's got him hooked.
You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction
You will be the death of me
Do What You Have to Do--Sarah McLachlan
"I admire a person who does whatever is necessary." Sad J/E, very appropriate for post-DMC. She does what she has to do, but she's still haunted by him.
What ravages of spirit
Conjured this temptuous rage
Created you a monster
Broken by the rules of love
And fate has led you through it
You do what you have to do
Northern Star--Hole
A very dark take on the love triangle. Elizabeth in her own private hell.
And I wait, staring at the northern star
I'm afraid it won't lead you very far
He's so cold, he will win the world tonight
All the angels kneel into the northern lights
Feel their hearts, they're cold and white
And I want you
And blessed are the broken
And I beg you
No loneliness, no misery is worth you
Oh, tear his heart out cold as ice
It's mine
Someday We'll Know--New Radicals
"Why is the rum gone?" Jack can't forget Elizabeth, even though he knows she can never be his.
Someday we'll know if love can move a mountain
Someday we'll know why the sky is blue
Someday we'll know why I wasn't meant for you
Someday we'll know why Samson loved Delilah
One day I'll go dancing on the moon
Someday you'll know that I was the one for you
Trouble Is--Sierra Swan
Despite everything, despite herself, Elizabeth can't forget Jack.
The trouble is I still miss you
(I miss you) you're still inside my head
The trouble is you're still with me
(I feel you) but miles away again
I have no regrets
but that I've lied to you
And I said I forget
What in the end I could not do
Wicked Game--Heather Nova (Chris Isaacs cover)
And like it or not, he's the one who can save her...
The world was on fire, no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No, I don't want to fall in love
With you.