(dark tower) Across the Black Prairie - Roland Deschain
Title: Across the Black Prairie
Fandom: Stephen King's Dark Tower series
Subject: Roland Deschain
Warnings: Spoilers for all books
Notes: Made for waywardmixes's Theme 9: Angst.
I finished reading the Dark Tower series last month and absolutely loved it. Roland is by far my favorite of Stephen King's protagonists. I had been planning on making nicer graphics for this (instead of just cropping illustrations from the books), but unfortunately I've been really busy this month. :(
the series
The Dark Tower is Stephen King's magnum opus, a series spanning eight books and multiple comics. It follows the last gunslinger ( a cowboy with a knightly code) as he travels through his apocalyptic world (in which most cities have been destroyed and time no longer flows at a regular pace) in search of the Dark Tower, which holds together the universe. Along the way, he travels to New York City and brings back three people to his own world to help him with his quest.
the character
Roland is the protagonist of the Dark Tower series. In his youth, he lost the love of his life, his home, family, and best friends. Despite this, Roland remains obsessed with finding the Tower and has a horrible tendency to sacrifice anyone - no matter how much he cares for them - to complete his quest. After his home is destroyed, he spends a twenty years wandering the desert alone before bringing together a group of three people who follow him on his quest. He comes to love each of them like family, but ends up losing them all. Roland eventually reaches the Dark Tower, only to discover it wasn't at all what he thought it was.
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{ the good man }
Now the Revolution
|| simone white ||
they said they could use our only son
now it's come, the revolution
you're a strong lad, so capable
{ mejis }
Across the Black Prairie
|| black prairie ||
instrumental
{ ka-tet }
The Trouble Hunters
|| astronautalis ||
tell the devil we're coming right home
tonight, tonight
I know it's hopeless
hell ain't big enough to hold us back
come on, let's pick a fight
we hunt for trouble tonight
{ bird & bear & hare & fish }
The Enemy Guns
|| devotchka ||
we have given our bodies
to the Mexican army
but my heart and soul
belong to you, my love
so let the enemy guns
cut me to ribbons
for my eternal soul
will know the way back home
{ charyou tree }
Horizons
|| puscifier ||
dust devils swept you away
whirling, playful, dancing
about you
what's left of you is
ash and urn in this silent horizon
{ the fall of gilead }
Top Ranking
|| blonde redhead ||
they were young soldiers
they were old liars
but I heard the rumor
that they will burn down your house
they will burn down your house
{ the battle of jericho hill }
The Soldier
|| pj harvey & john parish ||
and I'm walking on the faces
of dead women and everyone
I've left behind me
send me home restless
send me home damaged
and wanting
{ into the desert }
Hitch
|| Calexico ||
instrumental
{ and the gunslinger followed }
Further On Up the Road
|| johnny cash ||
where the gun is cocked
and the bullet's cold
where the miles are marked
in the blood and gold
I'll meet you further on up the road
now I been out in the desert
just doin' my time
searching through the dust
lookin' for a sign
{ the world has moved on }
King of the Gutters,
Prince of the Dogs
|| murder by death ||
I traveled so long
traveled so long
until I was cold
cold as stone
I been lost somewhere
in the fabric of a world
that's going threadbare
{ gunslingers }
On Your Wings
|| iron & wine ||
god, there are guns
growing out of our bones
god, every road takes us
farther from home
god, give us love in the
time that we have
{ ka-tet }
Circle Song
|| bat for lashes ||
translation from french:
[so I have the story of a strong girl
a girl who struggles with love
and I have a little story about
the boy with a free spirit
this is my brother, a pioneer
they repair my broken heart
together they are my family
and with them, I'm dead]
{ blue heaven }
Heroes
|| peter gabriel ||
I, I can remember
standing by the wall and
the guns shot above our heads
oh, we can beat them
forever and ever
then we could be heroes
just for one day
{ ka-shume }
In a Radio Song
|| okkervil river ||
we let them lie in wait for us
we're fucked, we're fucked
we're fucked
I rose from a dream
I had just destroyed everything
with one crushing blow
and I woke up and watched it go
so long, so long, so long
{ maine: june 19, 1999 }
Reprise
|| devotchka ||
instrumental
{ the artist }
Goodnight, Travel Well
|| the killers ||
stay, don't leave me
the stars can wait for your sign
don't signal now
and there's nothing I can say
and there's nothing I can do now
goodnight, travel well
{ the last gunslinger }
The Gulag Orkestar
|| beirut ||
they call it night
they call it night
and I know it well
{ the dark tower }
The Ecstasy of Gold
|| ennio morricone ||
instrumental
{ coda: found }
Done All Wrong
| black rebel motorcycle club |
if you've done all wrong
you're doing wrong
you can rest assure
you're gonna live quite, quite long
Fandom: Stephen King's Dark Tower series
Subject: Roland Deschain
Warnings: Spoilers for all books
Notes: Made for waywardmixes's Theme 9: Angst.
I finished reading the Dark Tower series last month and absolutely loved it. Roland is by far my favorite of Stephen King's protagonists. I had been planning on making nicer graphics for this (instead of just cropping illustrations from the books), but unfortunately I've been really busy this month. :(
the series
The Dark Tower is Stephen King's magnum opus, a series spanning eight books and multiple comics. It follows the last gunslinger ( a cowboy with a knightly code) as he travels through his apocalyptic world (in which most cities have been destroyed and time no longer flows at a regular pace) in search of the Dark Tower, which holds together the universe. Along the way, he travels to New York City and brings back three people to his own world to help him with his quest.
the character
Roland is the protagonist of the Dark Tower series. In his youth, he lost the love of his life, his home, family, and best friends. Despite this, Roland remains obsessed with finding the Tower and has a horrible tendency to sacrifice anyone - no matter how much he cares for them - to complete his quest. After his home is destroyed, he spends a twenty years wandering the desert alone before bringing together a group of three people who follow him on his quest. He comes to love each of them like family, but ends up losing them all. Roland eventually reaches the Dark Tower, only to discover it wasn't at all what he thought it was.
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{ the good man }
Now the Revolution
|| simone white ||
they said they could use our only son
now it's come, the revolution
you're a strong lad, so capable
{ mejis }
Across the Black Prairie
|| black prairie ||
instrumental
{ ka-tet }
The Trouble Hunters
|| astronautalis ||
tell the devil we're coming right home
tonight, tonight
I know it's hopeless
hell ain't big enough to hold us back
come on, let's pick a fight
we hunt for trouble tonight
{ bird & bear & hare & fish }
The Enemy Guns
|| devotchka ||
we have given our bodies
to the Mexican army
but my heart and soul
belong to you, my love
so let the enemy guns
cut me to ribbons
for my eternal soul
will know the way back home
{ charyou tree }
Horizons
|| puscifier ||
dust devils swept you away
whirling, playful, dancing
about you
what's left of you is
ash and urn in this silent horizon
{ the fall of gilead }
Top Ranking
|| blonde redhead ||
they were young soldiers
they were old liars
but I heard the rumor
that they will burn down your house
they will burn down your house
{ the battle of jericho hill }
The Soldier
|| pj harvey & john parish ||
and I'm walking on the faces
of dead women and everyone
I've left behind me
send me home restless
send me home damaged
and wanting
{ into the desert }
Hitch
|| Calexico ||
instrumental
{ and the gunslinger followed }
Further On Up the Road
|| johnny cash ||
where the gun is cocked
and the bullet's cold
where the miles are marked
in the blood and gold
I'll meet you further on up the road
now I been out in the desert
just doin' my time
searching through the dust
lookin' for a sign
{ the world has moved on }
King of the Gutters,
Prince of the Dogs
|| murder by death ||
I traveled so long
traveled so long
until I was cold
cold as stone
I been lost somewhere
in the fabric of a world
that's going threadbare
{ gunslingers }
On Your Wings
|| iron & wine ||
god, there are guns
growing out of our bones
god, every road takes us
farther from home
god, give us love in the
time that we have
{ ka-tet }
Circle Song
|| bat for lashes ||
translation from french:
[so I have the story of a strong girl
a girl who struggles with love
and I have a little story about
the boy with a free spirit
this is my brother, a pioneer
they repair my broken heart
together they are my family
and with them, I'm dead]
{ blue heaven }
Heroes
|| peter gabriel ||
I, I can remember
standing by the wall and
the guns shot above our heads
oh, we can beat them
forever and ever
then we could be heroes
just for one day
{ ka-shume }
In a Radio Song
|| okkervil river ||
we let them lie in wait for us
we're fucked, we're fucked
we're fucked
I rose from a dream
I had just destroyed everything
with one crushing blow
and I woke up and watched it go
so long, so long, so long
{ maine: june 19, 1999 }
Reprise
|| devotchka ||
instrumental
{ the artist }
Goodnight, Travel Well
|| the killers ||
stay, don't leave me
the stars can wait for your sign
don't signal now
and there's nothing I can say
and there's nothing I can do now
goodnight, travel well
{ the last gunslinger }
The Gulag Orkestar
|| beirut ||
they call it night
they call it night
and I know it well
{ the dark tower }
The Ecstasy of Gold
|| ennio morricone ||
instrumental
{ coda: found }
Done All Wrong
| black rebel motorcycle club |
if you've done all wrong
you're doing wrong
you can rest assure
you're gonna live quite, quite long