#there's lightning in this song

[call-me-schmidt]

I wonder how many times I can listen to Exuma the Obeah Man on a loop before it stops hitting my brain in the exact right way.

[mo-mode]

This is all I got from episode 5 actually

[trashmancer]

I said, oh girl Shock me like an electric eel Babygirl Babygale Turn me on with your electric feel

[dykealloy]

Bisexual lighting generator

[iinryer]

“i’m gonna raise, raise hell,

there’s a story no one tells,

you gotta raise, oh raise hell”

lyrics from raise hell by brandi carlile

[demigods-posts]

Reasons why Bring on the Monsters from The Lightning Theif musical is an amazing song:

1.) "There's gonna be a fight. There still might be a war. For a moment, we've got danger on the run." Talk about setting the tone. We're in the clear as of today, but something is coming. Something bad.

2.) "Feeling ready🌊" "Feeling stoked🦉" "Feeling quesy🐐". Love how they gave Annabeth the 'feeling stoked' line. Because, of course, she's waiting in the wings, ready to kick ass when need. But it's also hilarious that the actress playing Annabeth is Kristen Stokes. So, I just imagine the writers gave her that line to mess with her.

3.) "Bring on the monsters. Bring on the real world." Like, yeah. They physically spent the majority of this musical in the real world, but they were disconnected from it. The three of them singing this line is a declaration of unity between their human and godly side. They are neither here nor there, not bound to one world, but exist in both.

4.) "They'll be times when your faith is shaken." Yes, your faith in the gods will be on the brink of breaking at any given moment. But so will the faith in yourself. But sometimes, being a demigod means doing it scared. But you won't go it alone.

5.) "Gotta know where the real fight lies when it's time to rise and stand your ground." Annabeth and Clarisse singing about knowing which battles are worth fighting and when is utterly amazing. Because not only are they both children of war gods, but they also canonically struggled with being strong-willed and prideful. It's like even though were at odds at the beginning of the musical, they aren't as different as they first appear.

6.) "No, I'm never gonna once have it easy. I'll make mistakes, but my own, and it frees me." In TLT, Book!Sally says something along the lines of: 'If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.' This is as applicable to a demigod as it is to a mortal. And it's bittersweet because not every demigod gets the chance to choose. Or rather, they don't choose wisely because they're so spiteful when it comes time. But sometimes, you gotta let the anger fade and move forward.

7.) "I'll be back next summer. You'll see me again. I'll be back next summer. I'll survive 'till then." There's something about this line that makes me want to cry. Percy started this musical saying he didn't want to be a half-blood, essentially rejecting the idea of a demigod, but ends the musical declaring his eventual return. He isn't saying goodbye, but a see you later. Which just tugs at my heart strings knowing we'll never get a second musical, but it's okay because Percy's essence extends beyond the Broadway medium. Whether it be a book, musical, movie, or graphic novel, Percy will always be back.

8.) Also, if you listen to the instrumental of this song, the guitar riff at the very end is playing the same melody of 'I didn't wanna to be a half-blood' underneath Percy's declaration of unwavering loyalty to demigods. And it broke me like a bone.

You guys remember these? That's great because I didn't. It just occurred to me that I never finished my analysis of the TLT musical, and I thought I'd get on that. Anyway, this song is fucking incredible, and I want a SOM musical. But I digress.

[rynpie]

are you coming?

[poisonpercy]

I just listened to tlt musical again, and oh god did I almost start bawling my eyes out during “the tree on the hill.” I can never get enough of this musical. It stays winning as the best book adaptation fr

[phoebepheebsphibs]

*starts screaming at the top of my lungs*

BUT I HAVE A PLAN

AND I WILL BE REMEMBERED

I WILL BE GREAT

JUST WAIT AND SEE

YOU’D BETTER WISE UP, ‘CAUSE I’LL RISE UP

BRING ON ANY CHALLENGE!

AND SOMEDAY SOON, I SWEAR —

I DON’T KNOW HOW OR WHEN —

BUT I PROMISE YOU, I’LL NEVER BE INVISIBLE AGAIN

SOMEONE WILL NOTICE

…Me 🎶

[the-great-kraken]

the subtle horror of the campfire song literally makes me want to scream. luke leading the entire camp in a song about hating the gods, ending it with the idea he will be there for them when the gods aren't?? it's so good i will never shut up about it

[mo-mode]

Lin Manuel Miranda: He’s everywhere but no one really likes him. People think he’s selfish and annoying. A little shit

Hermes: ALSO everywhere but no one really likes him. People think he’s selfish and annoying. A little shit

Everyone: WHY IS LMM IN THE SHOW, NO ONE WANTS HIM HERE

Listen buddy, you wanted accurate casting-

[sallytwo]

... The poem may be an elegy for childhood losses.

(On Dream Song 29, Thomas Travisano)

[luck-of-the-drawings]

!!! FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING!!! [IM NOT FUCKIN AROUND!!]

REACHED THE CUSP OF 'THIS MAY NEVER BE ABSOLUTELY FINISHED N IF I DONT SHOW IT NOW, IT WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.' SO HERE, A PROJECT IVE BEEN ORBITING AROUND UHH SINCE 2021 OR SO.

[looking-for-a-sword]

If in ten years time I'm still on your mind Would you call and Say you want this? No matter where we are You still have my heart 'Cause I locked it And I promise You're the locksmith Locksmith by Sadie Jean

[jardindefruits]

Let me kiss your hair, anointed with frankincense, Which, by night, beneath the moon, perfumes the pillow.

Daniel Varoujan, tr. Hratch Demiurge, from ‘Oriental Bathhouse’, Pagan Songs

[thekidsarentalright]

i cannot imagine how cathartic it was to make miss missing you like. this song that patrick started writing during the hiatus but stopped because it felt too much like a fall out boy song, this song that is very very easily interpretable about fob/pete and patrick’s dynamic, this song about missing the feeling of missing someone/something, missing the feeling of wanting them but now the sting has worn off and you miss when it stung. this song was then brought back on the table when pete and patrick started working together again and pete helped finish it off just like he would with patrick’s lyrics during tttyg and i just. i cant imagine the catharsis of writing a song about all of that with someone who you had began to miss missing. what a full circle song and moment for them to find each other again and heal such a fresh wound with music that is their love language