Shayara songs

[shadesong]

I've always had a mental soundtrack for Shayara... and since Shayara is pretty much all I canthink about these days, I figured I'd start sharing bits of it with you. :) These first songs are the songs I hear in my head upon entering Shayara as it is under the current, corrupt regime, after the Purges... maybe driving into and through the city at twilight. The other song I hear in my head is "Lost" by Stabbing Westward, but that's mostly instrumental.

So here you go...

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Skold, "Neverland"


Say hello to nevermore
There's no justice left worth fighting for
Drown your faith in disbelief
Base your morals on deceit and grief
Say goodbye to all you know
Hold your breath and let your conscience go
Put your faith in Jesus cash
Close your eyes and let the system crash

In a crown of razor wire
Kiss me now

If I lose my faith
It would be too late
Right back to neverland
It would drag me down
Suck me underground
Right back to neverland

Sell me hope in little pills
The fastest way to break the human will
A barefoot walk through broken glass
Maybe something I can feel at last

In a crown of razor wire
Kiss me now

If I lose my faith
It would be too late
Right back to neverland
It would drag me down
Suck me underground
Right back to neverland

You don't understand
I'm down the hole again
Never enough
It's never enough
You can't comprehend
I'm back on the cross again
Never enough
It's never enough

If I lose my faith
It would be too late
Right back to neverland
It would drag me down
Suck me underground
Right back to neverland

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Pop Will Eat Itself, "Ich Bin Ein Auslander"

Listen to the victim, abused by the system
The basis is racist, you know that we must face this
"It can't happen here". Oh yeah?
"Take a look around at the cities and the towns."

See them hunting, creeping, sneaking
Breeding fear and loathing with the lies they're speaking
The knife, the gun, broken bottle, petrol bomb
There is no future when the past soon come

And when they come to ethnically cleanse me
Will you speak out? Will you defend me?
Or laugh through a glass eye as they rape our lives
Trampled underfoot by the rights on the rise

Ich Bin Ein Auslander (X 4)

Welcome to a state where the politics of hate
Shout loud in the crowd "Watch them beat us all down."
There's a rising tide on the rivers of blood
But if the answer isn't violence, neither is your silence

If they come to ethnically cleanse me
Will you speak out? Will you defend me?
Freedom of expression doesn't make it alright
Trampled underfoot by the rise of the right.

Ich Bin Ein Auslander (X 8)

Comments

[skylion.livejournal.com]

That sounds good. The first one is bitter. The second one holds hope, to a degree. But hope only realized by the violence of a crucible. It makes Shayara a inverse utopia. A dreamland where dreams go to die. I hope it gets better. Looks like a generational thing.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Under the current regime... things are Very Very Bad. Which is part of why they're searching for the true Lishaya in the first place...

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[skylion.livejournal.com]

rebels often never get to enjoy the peace that follows, and those songs resonate that. this looks good, can't wait.

[crimmycat.livejournal.com]

dude, you like PWEI? You get cooler and cooler! :-)

Must go track down Skold. Of course, must get the comic to read it by.... *g*

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I *love* PWEI! Need to re-buy their albums, though; evil ex stole them. :(

You really only need that one song by Skold; the rest of the album's not nearly as good, unfortunately. :(

[phantom_wolfboy]

Ya know, I love "Ich Bin Ein Auslander". But something tells me that somewhere in that song is a satirical version about working at Disney, called "Ich Bin Ein Mouselander" just crying to get out. ;-P