#At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again

[muscosus]

[mr-chronos]

Maybe this time

Maybe this time I'll outwit my past

I'll throw away the numbers, the keys

And all the cards

Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold

At the outskirts of some city

I extinguish all my recent pasts

Become another man again

And have a quiet life

A quiet life for me

A quiet life

A quiet life for me

A quiet life for someone

An acquired life for me...

[dejavu-of-love]

Maybe this time,

Maybe this time I'll outwit my past

I'll throw away the numbers, the keys

And all the cards

Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold

At the outskirts of some city

I extinguish all my recent pasts

Become another man again

And have a quiet life

A quiet life for me

A quiet life

A quiet life for me

A quiet life for someone

An acquired life for me

I lost, I ran

I started once a new

In northern grey, in drizzling rain

In salted slush and bitter hail

But the order as always merciless

It wants to see me fail

So the hunter is now the hunted

Past voices call my name

I renounce my past to live again

A quiet life

A quiet life

A quiet life for me

A quiet life for someone

An acquired life for me

I thought I have been given

Another chance again

But heaven lies as usual

I repented but in vain

It tries to cheat me out of my good aim

Take away what I never really got

My quiet life

No quiet life for me

No quiet life

No quiet life

No quiet life for me

A quiet life for someone

No quiet life for me

Even if I have to straighten

There is a life for me

A qiuet life

A quiet life for me

(A quiet life...)

[hopehunted]

𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗗’𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 — listen here.

A HORSE NAMED COLD AIR / MITSKI.

a lake with no fish is the heart of a horse named cold air who when young would run like a storm they would say. i thought i'd traveled a long way, but i had circled the same old sin.

WIFE / MITSKI.

i cannot bear you a son; i have tried. but if i am not yours, what am i? i daydream i'd give him a name of my own for i, even mine, even mine is unknown.

SAFE WITH ME / SOAP&SKIN.

no love can be safe with me.

NOTHING TO REMEMBER / NEKO CASE.

i spent my life becoming invisible. it’s hard to maintain and it’s hard to get by. i don’t recall fight or flight setting in. i had no introduction; i just breathe it in like the air. [..] i’m ashamed that i’m barely human and i’m ashamed that i don’t have a heart you can break. i’m just action and other times reaction. all i own are the strides i spend to the finish line and i’ll give you those.

YOU ARE A RUNNER AND I AM MY FATHER’S SON / WOLF PARADE.

i am my father's son and i'll build a house inside of you. i'll go in through the mouth, i'll draw three figures on your heart: one of them will be me as a boy; one of them will be me; one of them will be me watching you run, watching you run into the high noon sun, watching you run farther than guns will go.

SCRUMPTIOUS / THE SHAKES.

i've gotta say goodbye for now the only way i know how to. this shit don't feel the same anymore. i think i've gotta leave because i'm dyin' for somethin' worth livin' for. the thought of it has been killin' me. [..] i said i never thought i'd be enough for someone, never thought i'd be enough. can't help myself.

BRAND NEW CITY / MITSKI.

i think my brain is rotting in places. i think my heart is ready to die. i think my body is falling in pieces. i think my blood is passing me by. [..] i think my fate is losing its patience. i think the ground is pulling me down. i think my life is losing momentum. i think my ways are wearing me down. [..] i should move to a brand new city and teach myself how to die.

ONE STEP CLOSER / LINKIN PARK.

everything you say to me takes me one step closer to the edge and i'm about to break. i need a little room to breathe, 'cause i'm one step closer to the edge and i'm about to break.

DONKEY KOSH / FLORENCE + THE MACHINE.

little donkey is getting restless, getting heavier as it grows. and the jackal, spoiled and spiteful keeps biting at my nose. [..] you ask me why i keep them, why i love them so, why they get away with murder as they grow and grow and grow. i keep them cause i made them: they come from in my heart with each mistake i make created and torn apart.

SO GOOD AT BEING IN TROUBLE / UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA.

memories, they mess with my mind. who am i to deny? she was so good at being in trouble.

FAINT / LINKIN PARK.

i am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard, handful of complaints, but i can't help the fact that everyone can see these scars. [..] i can't feel the way i did before. don't turn your back on me, i won't be ignored. time won't heal this damage anymore. [..] i am a little bit insecure, a little unconfident, 'cause you don't understand, i do what i can but sometimes i don't make sense.

NIGHTMARE / HALSEY.

i keep a record of the wreckage in my life. i gotta recognize the weapon in my mind. they talk shit, but i love it every time. and i realize i've tasted blood and it is sweet. i've had the rug pulled beneath my feet. i've trusted lies and trusted men, broke down and put myself back together again. stared in the mirror and punched it to shatters, collected the pieces and picked out a dagger.

HEAVEN / BAYSIDE.

at the edge of the world where land meets sea, where good men drown, and fish can't breath, i washed up on the shore a different man. oh, it took me a sec, but i came to. a little worse for wear and turning blue, but everybody loves a comeback. [..] as i am a loner, and i am a fraud, and i am in hell right where i belong. and i am a sinner, but aren't we all? let's sneak into heaven, are you coming or not?

SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE / THE JAPANESE HOUSE.

you look back, you're going 'round in circles, your world feels just the same. your heart keeps breaking in the same way--something has to change.

A QUIET LIFE / TEHO TEARDO, BLIXA BARGELD.

maybe this time i’ll outwit my past. i’ll throw away the numbers, the keys and all the cards. maybe i can carve out a living in the cold at the outskirts of some city. i’ll extinguish all my recent pasts, become another man again and have a quiet life. a quiet life for me.

VARIOUS STORMS & SAINTS / FLORENCE + THE MACHINE.

the monument of a memory, you tear it down in your head. don't make the mountain your enemy. get out, get up there instead. [..] while all around you, the buildings sway, you sing it out loud, "who made us this way?" i know you're bleeding, but you'll be okay. hold on to your heart, you'll keep it safe. [..] i know it seems like forever, i know it seems like an age, but one day this will be over. i swear; it's not so far away. can people just untie themselves, uncurling like flowers? if you could just forgive yourself.

[nilim]

A Sasha playlist! Song explanations under the cut!

The Curse - Agnes Obel

Other London.

And the people went into their hide, they oh From the start they didn't know exactly why, why Winter came and made it so all look alike, look alike Underneath the grass would grow, aiming at the sky

The curse ruled from the underground down by the shore And their hope grew with a hunger to live unlike before

To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra & Patrick Watson

Sasha and Brock trying to build a life as street kids do, but the happiness can’t last.

By the cracks of the skin I climbed to the top I climbed the tree to see the world When the gusts came around to blow me down I held on as tightly as you held onto me I held on as tightly as you held onto me

And, I built a home For you For me

Until it disappeared From me From you

And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust

Me And The Devil - Soap&Skin

I don’t know why, but to me this is such a rogue song. Sasha learning to survive and to kill. And the devil being Barret exerting control over Sasha’s life. 

Early this morning When you knocked upon my door Early this morning When you knocked upon my door

And I said hello Satan, ah I believe it is time to go Me and the devil walking side by side Me and the devil walking side by side

Walk Away - Ben Harper

Sasha missing Brock.

They say time will Make all this go away But it's time that has taken my tomorrows And turned them into yesterdays And once again, that rising sun is dropping on down And once again, you my friend, are nowhere to be found

A Quiet Life - Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld

Sasha escaping London and Barret with the Rangers. 

Maybe this time, Maybe this time I'll outwit my past I'll throw away the numbers, the keys And all the cards Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again

A Violent Sky - Apparat

Sasha delighting in the violence of the storm while sailing across the Channel, leaving London behind, finally ‘free’. 

I've seen you all along I've seen you all along The place they called it home

Coming down beneath a violent sky Coming down beneath a violent sky

See Her Out (That’s Just Life) - Francis and the Lights

This entire song just screams Brock to me. Brock inside Mr. Ceiling, struggling to regain his identity. Struggling to protect Sasha. Hoping she will escape from Barret’s and Mr. Ceiling’s clutches. Brock talking to Hamid inside the simulation.

If you see her out there Climbing a wall Trying to get away Tell her she can't escape Whole damn world is a cage Whole damn world is a cage

If you see her out there Behind the wheel Driving getaway Oh god, I hope she escapes Whole damn world is a cage

But that's just life I lived it twice I treat you right The way you taught me

That's just life I lived it twice So I said goodnight Don't say it softly

Six Feet Under - Louis Aguilar

Sasha becoming undead and struggling with that after Zolf leaves. Sasha always thought she wasn’t going to live very long. 

And I won’t go to Heaven And I hope I won’t go to Hell But I should be six feet under And the green grass I could tell And the green grass I could tell

Illusion - NVN Nation

Basically the rest of the party trying to help Sasha become un-undead, and aggressively loving her, telling her to live, telling her she’s worth more than just a thing.

Please don't go, I want you to stay I'm begging you, please, please don't leave here I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel The world is just illusion trying to change you

Outro - M83

Sasha walking out of Rome, choosing to live. 

I'm the king of my own land Facing tempests of dust, I'll fight until the end Creatures of my dreams, raise up and dance with me Now and forever I'm your king

Another World - Antony and the Johnsons

Sasha dreaming of another world after Rome, after everything, and building her own life from the ashes.

I need another place Will there be peace? I need another world This one's nearly gone

Still have too many dreams Never seen the light I need another world A place where I can go

A Thousand Years - Tom Rosenthal

Sasha waits for her friends.

A thousand years, I've got time, I've come a long way. A thousand years, I've lost time, I've come a long way. A thousand years, I am life, I've come a long way.

[matthew-s-armstrong]

Maybe this time I'll outwit my past I'll throw away the numbers, the keys And all the cards Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again And have a quiet life A quiet life for me • Teho Teardo • Watercolors were Windsor Newton ontop of reb col erase pencils. • • • • #matthewart #children_illustration #illustrator #octinker #dungeonsanddragons #matthewarmstrong #thebeatlesmemes #bookworm #kidlitart #watercolorillustration #sketchbook #childrensbooks #characterdesign #vizdev #booklover #childrenspicturebook #picturebookart #art #watercolor_art #kidlitillustration #thebeatles #illustragram #fairytale #kidlitartist #wizard #aquietlife #octopus #wizardsofinstagram #catstagram #bluewizard (at Black Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/B06GEArn0MF/?igshid=x0u5n974mulv

[polito0]

Maybe this time, Maybe this time I’ll outwit my past I’ll throw away the numbers, the keys And all the cards Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again And have a quiet life

Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life (I am the man whose life and soul are torture)

@markiplier

[mildlyanxiousartist]

Ramadan Mubarak!

April 13th, 2021.

It is a Ramadan of firsts: fasting around 15 hours, being away from home, having to work & arrange to move back home, yet I haven’t felt Ramadan in the air for years like I do now. I’ve felt much more spiritual since I came here, so I’m not surprised. Grateful. 🙏🏽

Today I had my first Iftar away from home and I am happy to say that it’s the best even though it’s lonely, but I love how Ramadan in non-muslim countries is much more relaxing, without an overwhelming imposed festive vibe, social duties, TV, and even mosques praying so loud it is disturbing.

“At the outskirts of some city

I extinguish all my recent pasts

Become another man again

And have a quiet life

A quiet life for me”

WEEK31

[luluwithheld-blog]

SMN. A quiet life. 

This song is killing me. That is the key. I know. Isn’t it? This song in this fucking incessant rough rain. “Maybe this time, Maybe this time I'll outwit my past [...] I lost, I ran I started once anew”

How do I break out from this endless train? It’s just how I feel, with no home. “Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again”.

I’m always at the end of the world. Where is my lines? May I feel them? It’s raining. I will end up crying if I listen to this song. Now and here, again. “So the hunter is now the hunted Past voices call my name I renounce my past to live again. A quiet life A quiet life for me”

Questa traccia non mi dà tregua. Diventerò matta. Lo so. Ma forse è questa la chiave. Giusto? Questa canzone sotto questa pioggia incessante e brutale. “Maybe this time, Maybe this time I'll outwit my past [...] I lost, I ran I started once anew”

Chiedersi se sia possibile, infine, scendere da questo treno infinito. Che è questo sentirsi perennemente fuori luogo. Senza luogo. Sempre.

“Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again”.

Ed è come sentirsi, sempre, alla fine del mondo, esserci in qualche modo alla fine del mondo. Che è una cosa che uno sa. Questa. Uno se lo sente. E chiedersi, tuttavia, dove cazzo sono i miei di confini? Posso toccarli? Esistono i confini? Piove, ancora. E io finirò per piangere se non la smetto di ascoltare questo pezzo. Qui e ora, e ancora.

“So the hunter is now the hunted Past voices call my name I renounce my past to live again. A quiet life A quiet life for me”.

[thoughtclusters]

TEHO TEARDO & BLIXA BARGELD - A Quiet Life

Maybe this time, Maybe this time I’ll outwit my past I’ll throw away the numbers, the keys And all the cards Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold At the outskirts of some city I extinguish all my recent pasts Become another man again And have a quiet life A quiet life for me A quiet life A quiet life for me A quiet life for someone An acquired life for me

I lost, I ran I started once anew In northern grey, in drizzling rain In salted slush and bitter hale But the order as always merciless It wants to see me fail So the hunter is now the hunted Past voices call my name I renounce my past to live again A quiet life A quiet life A quiet life for me A quiet life for someone An acquired life for me

I thought I have been given Another chance again But heaven lies as usual I repented but in vain It tries to cheat me out of my good aim Take away what I never really got My quiet life No quiet life for me No quiet life No quiet life for me A quiet life for someone No quiet life for me

[rodentmancy]

maybe this time maybe this time i’ll outwit my past throw away the numbers, the keys and all the cards 

maybe i can carve out a living in the cold at the outskirts of some city i extinguish all my recent pasts to become another man, again 

[oldson-98]

Maybe I can carve out a living in the cold 

At the outskirts of some city 

I extinguish all my recent pasts 

Become another man again 

And have a quiet life 

A quiet life for me 

A quiet life 

A quiet life for me 

A quiet life for someone 

An acquired life for me