FANMIX: The Grants - I Will Not Lose Because You Can't Win
ARTWORK: COVER | TRACKLIST | STREAM IT ON 8TRACKS
NOTES: This is a true co-production by little_whispers and myself. I did the graphics but she had every right to veto any of my choices. We picked all of the songs together. We transcribed stuff. So this is it. We picked songs that hopefully reflect Mellie's view of her relationship with Fitz. Bonus points if you can figure out where we borrowed the album title.
"I think that oughta take care of that, don't you?" - Mellie
TIM RUSS: STAND UP & BE STRONG | AMAZON
Listen up, get ready, I'm not gunna take no more
There's a revolution, a revelation goin on in my soul
Buckle up, get ready I'm not gunna sit back and wait
and allow myself and each other to lose control of our fate
There'll be no sacrifice and no more tears
No more pain, no no more fear
Gotta make my move, get outta my way
Cause we've been waitin way too long
THE CIVIL WARS: POISON & WINE | YOUTUBE
You only know what I want you to
I know everything you don't want me to
Oh your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine
You think your dreams are the same as mine
Oh I don't love you but I always will
"Liv, suggested we remain vague on the exact timing. It's none of their business. Plus it gives us a few weeks buffer to actually get pregnant. We'll have to start trying right away of course." - Mellie
GENESIS: THAT'S ALL | YOUTUBE
Just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day, and you'd say night
tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
"What the hell does that mean?" - Fitz
"It means you should stop fighting me and consider using this time to think. You see I am keeping it quiet for now but there's a clock on that. You need a little time to figure out what you wanna do. You need a little time to figure out if you can behave but I have had enough. You wanna shack up with Olivia Pope? Fine, fine have at her but the clock is ticking..." - Mellie
MISSY HIGGINS: THIS IS HOW IT GOES | YOUTUBE
So give me a tooth full of that smile,
And know-it-all eyes you show me
Just to prove that you don't need to lose it.
You tell me I'm your fortress of desire
But is it a crime for me to say my own view
And want then not to fear you?
"Get out there and tell them you didn't do it. Right now. Walk outside, tell the press you never touched her. You don't even know which girl they're talking about." - Mellie
"That would be a lie." - Fitz
"Then lie!" - Mellie
"I can't." - Fitz
"WHY THE HELL NOT!" - Mellie
"Because I'm not you Mellie. The American people put their trust in me. I've already let them down, I'm not willing to lie to them on top of it." - Fitz
"You don't want to save yourself, fine. You're on your own." - Mellie
HANNAH GEORGAS: ENEMIES | YOUTUBE
That we're all lost and ready to kill
Only act that way when you're feeling vulnerable and I don't want to play
I don't have the nerve like you
You're spreading the seed and all I want to do
Is bury you deep deep down in me
Is bury you deep deep down in me
Are you gonna make an enemy of me?
"I'm still the girl who kept you warm and you need to forgive me. Tell me what to do and I will do it but you have to forgive me." - Mellie
KATHLEEN EDWARDS: HOUSE FULL OF EMPTY ROOMS | YOUTUBE
And I'm far from perfect
I'm far from anything but I swear that when we started
I used to make you happy
But I don't know you
Not the way that I thought I did
Maybe you don't know me
"You don't have to love me, but we are in this hell together and the flames are burning both of us with equal intensity, baby, so the least you can do is be my friend. Just a little bit. The least you could do is show up. Show up for me. Show up for me, Fitz. Instead of being like some...stranger." - Mellie
JENNY LEWIS WITH THE WATSON TWINS: HANDEL WITH CARE | YOUTUBE
Been beat up and battered 'round
Been sent up, and I've been shot down
You're the best thing that I've ever found
Handle me with care
"You did know just the right way to hurt me." - Mellie
"Mellie" - Fitz
"I gave up my law career so you could run for office, I didn't have to do that." - Mellie
"I know that. And I appreciate it, I do" - Fitz
"I understand that you might miss her ... But taking it out on me? I'm not the one who changed you are" - Mellie
"I apologize really I'm sorry" - Fitz
"The baby's kicking do you wanna feel?" - Mellie
"Yeah ... I don't feel anything" - Fitz
"Wait for it, it's coming." - Mellie
THE MASTERSONS: ONE WORD MORE | YOUTUBE
Not one word more
Could we just sit here for a little while staring at the floor
'cause we might not get to the bottom of anything at all, oh no
So could we just sit here and let it go
It's hard I know just let it go
YELLOWCARD: SHADOWS AND REGRETS | YOUTUBE
When we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
And let go from the rest
Shadows and regrets
We let go from the rest
SUZANNE VEGA: SOLITUDE STANDING | YOUTUBE
Solitude stands in the doorway
And I'm struck once again by her black silhouette
By her long cool stare and her silence
I suddenly remember each time we've met
BONUS TRACK
TORI AMOS: STRANGE | YOUTUBE
And I wonder when will I learn
When will I learn
Guess I was in
Deeper than I thought I was
If I have enough love
For the both of us
FEEDBACK IS LOVE.
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