#verse; instant karma

[soldiersscream]

The underground: derelict, ruined, and captivating, much like the diverse array of individuals who inhabited its shadows. Concealed from those who deemed themselves too good to venture below, it thrived for those who embraced the raw pulse of life beneath the surface.

Erwin found solace in this secret world, discovering it after his forced departure from the forces. Having sacrificed everything, even his right arm, for his country, he now navigated the hidden underbelly of society. It was here that he honed his skills, taken under the wing of a mentor whose life was tragically cut short. Erwin meticulously completed his list of kills, preparing himself for the impending moment of revenge.

In a familiar bar, cold and unyielding, Erwin settled into the atmosphere that was both unforgiving and strangely entertaining, particularly when bets were placed on the inevitable brawls that erupted. Friendliness was a rare commodity; everyone had their reasons for being there—to beg, to sell whatever possessions remained (even their bodies), to fuel their drug addictions, or simply to escape.

Erwin found his escape in occasional drug use, allowing the chemicals to coax his body into relaxation, to momentarily let go and find respite in the midst of the gritty underworld that had become his refuge.

As he sipped at his whiskey, he surveyed the cast of characters populating the dimly lit bar, absorbing the unique energy that pulsed through the atmosphere. His gaze lingered on a familiar face, prompting Erwin to lick the remnants of whiskey from his lips. A decision grew within him – tonight, he'd craft his own amusement.

The Don, in the underbelly of society, appeared without his usual entourage. An intriguing deviation. Did his loyal shadows even know that their esteemed leader ventured this far beneath his usual district?

Ordering another round of the same drink, Erwin instructed the bartender to deliver it to the scrawny man with the distinctive mustache. Seated with his back turned, Erwin awaited the moment when curiosity would prompt the man to question the unexpected gesture, setting in motion his self-fashioned entertainment for the evening.

Closed starter for @x1968

[nihilara]

official hsr verse post teehee

mind you, some of this could be subject to change as i play, plot, and actually experience the story for myself. but at it's core, this is it. obv if folks prefer not to play off of the ideas i have here that's okay. i'm always willing to plot and discuss ways to interact. im a bit insane abt this one if u can't tell.

𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄: hamasaki kuro , just kuro please.

𝐀𝐆𝐄: 1000+ , his exact age isn't known. he's even forgotten it.

𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐒: favored of the plagues author , cat guy ( express crew ) , killjoy , emanator of yaoshi ( not anymore. ) , more to come i'm sure...

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇: abundance ( previous ) , ???? ( currently ). i do think he'd still be some kind of support character, with a heal or a buff or something.

𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: currently helps pompom with the astral express, and keeping it clean and tidy. he'll help yang too if he asks, and if the trio really need it, kuro might come along with them on adventures. but after the xianzhou arc, kuro disappears. fleeing to the penacony to get some sort of peace... so...

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐄: imaginary.

it's hard to say where exactly kuro came from. but it's known that he was once an emanator of yaoshi. a faithful, fervent believer, devoted entirely to the path he was on. no more, the emanator, as far as IPC and the xianzhou alliance was aware-- is either dead or missing. good riddance, kuro's help in spreading and increasing the rate / influence of mara was devastating. a crime, that the alliance still would happily take his head for.

despite having parted from his path, and losing his emanator power and status, kuro is still immortal. a parting gift from them- he had, after all this time, still not suffered the effects of mara himself. wondering one day if karma will finally strike, and infect him with the same madness.

he now resides in his own car on the astral express, along with several cats he's grown incredibly fond of. being a phenomenal cook, and a decent caretaker, kuro helps pompom maintain certain parts of the train. mostly keeping to himself, as even with a haircut, and a change in looks and persona-- he still worries about being found out. and having to face his past head on.

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀:

kuro's closest companion is mimi, a calico with a short tail, choppy ears, and one missing eye. she sometimes goes with kuro when he leaves the train, and can be found on the express in random locations.

his weapon as an emanator was a bow, with tree visuals.

kuro loves instant noodles, and convenient foods. spicy foods however do not agree with him at all. really likes sweets.

he is quite nihilistic, and questions the law / authority of aeons often actually. willing to challenge people's beliefs on the efficacy of their paths.

[redassassin]

according to my mom who went to mm's event tonight for with a little luck there is a script for tlc, and it is being considered with an animation studio! nothing is happening for sure but it has not been given up.

also, the plan is for there to be 4 instant karma-verse books, since there were 4 beatles.

[invisibleraven]

for the book asks: 2, 5, 13, 17 please :D

2. Did you reread anything? What?

I did! I re-read Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde (a great dystopian novel where your colour vision determines your social standing) and The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer (really well done fairy tale retellings)!

5. What genre did you read the most of?

Young adult fantasy mostly, and textbooks unfortunately.

13. What were your least favorite books of the year?

Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer (the characters were soooo unlikeable), The Royal Treatment by Melanie Summer (such bad writing it was almost a DNF), and I was disappointed by This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (it was overhyped imo)

17. Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

Yes actually! I decided to give the Grisha verse books by Leigh Bardugo a chance this year and I ended up really liking them! Six of Crows was my favourite, and I am super bummed that Netflix cancelled their stand alone series before they got to make it.

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

Well then… :)

Re: In My Life - I think it makes a lot of sense that the song is a parent talking to a child - recounting their memories and also “when I think of love as something new” (could be referencing parental love?). But while I think it’s possible that John would write a song for a child despite being a distant parent, I am also not sure if that reading of this particular song is not too gracious (as in I’m not sure John would put parental love above love for his soulmate coded companion - in reference to “in my life I love you more” [than anybody else]). But songwriting does not have to be that literal, I guess.

The songs I did not know about are:

- Remember (listening to it, I don’t feel strongly about it either way - it’s about some sort of a disillusionment and betrayal, interesting Guy Fawkes reference - could be about The Beatles given the context, ig).

- Who Can See It (yeah, no objection)

- I was aware of No Words and Denny Laine credit and... what an interesting coincidence, huh. 🤨

- Crippled Inside (hmmm, a good one. Just by looking at it - I think the first verse applies to Paul better than John, the second one has an interesting reference to Instant Karma, verse 3 seems generalized - but yeah, if it’s in some way about Paul or John, it’s pretty heavy)

- Some People Never Know I knew about, but I always felt like John might be only referenced (he’s “some people” lol, maybe “only fools” if we are willing to open our minds), but otherwise it’s addressed to Linda.

- Another Day how???

Could you tell me more about Day Tripper? Or post a link if you talked about it before? I can kind of see where your interpretation is coming from but I want to know!

Oh I hear you re: In My Life and John's take on the "levels" of love. I do think the song is interesting because, while it's placing the person on a pedestal it's specifcally not outright dismissing the past. And yeah, reading the song from the perspective of a parent does generate my probably favourite reading of "When I think of love as something new". I'll say, I think he may have only adopted that soulmate attitude after meeting Yoko. Like, clearly Yoko shifted how he approached relationships, so it's possible he had a less all-or-nothing attitude before he realized that was an option. I'd even say the way he described meeting Yoko as "teaching him" that someone could be everything to him would even indicate that.

WELCOME TO THE NO WORDS CIRCLE! lol

Nice catch with the Instant Karma! parallel. That's another song I forgot to mention actually. I feel I'd place it in the "I like to think it's about Paul but I'm not sure" category.

No yeah, that's what I meant with Some People Never Know. If John is anyone he's the person who "never knows" (which, if it IS about John is actually kind of harsh lol… though also apt for Mister Divorce Prediction)

Huh, did I mention Another Day?? (outside talking about the line in (Just Like) Starting Over?)

Re: Day Tripper

the source for the highlighted quote is David Sheff's book (so the full Playboy interview).

Basically, given the period when this song was written, I don't see how the fact Paul had recently outright refused to drop acid with him wouldn't be at the forefront of his mind when writing a song about this concept. Paul would have epitomized the subject matter at the time of writing. I sort of think of it as Paul up until now having been fine trying out drugs with John (prellies, weed) but suddenly backing out. That's how I read the "one way ticket" lines and "she took me half the way there".

Also, and I have no clue how much they discussed what this song was about, but the way they trade off the vocals is delicious lmao.

[dollarbin]

World Party Week, Part 1:

Ship of Fools

I'm allowing myself an extra cocktail this evening while listening to Private Revolution, Karl Wallinger's first record, and thinking about his untimely passing. I don't know too much about him; seems like there was more about his life that was private than his revolutions. But I know his first three records backwards and forwards, I've got a pretty good working knowledge of Egyptology and I'd like to pay my respects by learning more about the whole catalog. The door's open if you want to join me.

Let's get started with the first of his greatest hits, Ship of Fools, from the aforementioned first record. I don't remember how I got my hands on my copied tape of this song/album; possibly I begged it off the weird, but kind, drugged up dude next door after he copied Goodbye Jumbo for me (see the post below). But I do remember driving myself around in my grandmother's Buick as a 16 year old, cranking this song.

Listen to the confidence here; dig the way Wallinger can toss off the verses like Mick Jagger on one of his rare, strut-free days, then make us swoon in the choruses Van the Man style, all the while playing just about every instrument and singing his own backing vocals.

The song is basically Instant Karma if it had not been produced by a former genius turned violent imbecile, or Give Peace a Chance if that song didn't suck, or Rockin' in the Free World as covered by Tom Petty.

In other words, it's an anthem, and it's awesome. Enjoy it, and I'll see you again tomorrow for day two of World Party Week here in the Dollar Bin.

[heart-songs]

The Reaper’s Florist

After years of kicking buckets down desolate roads, she collected her effects and hitchhiked out west, where she opened up shop on a sleepy Saturday in January. Despite swirling rumors about her lethal left thumb and withdrawn personality, she becomes an overnight success. It seems, no one can resist her flare for the unexpected, those design skills so shrewdly perfected, nor her knack for dyeing roses the most enchanting shade of black.

She wears forget-me-nots in her hair and a red hot poker stare, and all of her loyal patrons agree that she’s most exquisitely versed in the secret language of flowers and trees. In a bind for a scrub of instant karma? Her elderberry cuttings are the gift that keeps on giving. Mother-in-law’s tongue swelling out of control? She recommends a combination of strangle tare and nightshade to keep those nagging remarks six feet under your radar.

Her appetite for life is insatiable. During business hours, she devours blood oranges by the crate, her far-reaching fingers eternally stained to the ruby hue of their pulp. After dark, you might find her counting wormwood shoots and splitting silver bullets between her heavenly white teeth. She always welcomes walk-ins with a hospitable grin and an open mind, and no matter the distance, she always delivers on time.

No wonder the masses are so terminally impressed with the quality of her care! It’s common knowledge that no one leaves The Reaper’s Florist without a freshly pushed bouquet of daisies and the distinct notes of lilies, cedar, and smoke pervading their lungs.

- Cora Finch

[averyirragularhead]

TUUM CORPUS

by Olivia Harrison, from her book Came The Lightening: Twenty Poems For George

“I was graced by the touch of his elegant hands,

Exact and delicate, but strong like a man’s

Pruning a bonsai, on the wheel in a race,

Finding jade in the sand or touching my face.

A small mole above his wrist sat in a nest of fine hair

And another mark he and I knew was there:

A faint scar across four fingers slashed by fish scales

As he threw the dead minnow back on the reef,

Just a shimmer of silver, he looked so big in the mask.

Instant karma, he said, for a frivolous act.

Girlish long torso with narrow hips shaped by rations of war

Only filling out after thirty years or more.

Renowned for his explosion of rebellious dark hair

Veiling finely tuned treasures of sticky-out ears

Standing alert to attention, Venus flytraps

Stalking innocent notes to find their place on the staff

Proposing to words he hadn’t known long

His newlywed verses, down the aisle with a song.

Blazing eyes were not empty or vague, didn’t flitter

Focused and angry they could silence a room

So intense, neither woman nor man was safe from a swoon

In distance stare I knew he could see

Through something that made him reluctant to be

Tied to the story of this impermanent place,

Impatient to plant the bigger landscape.

As his life slowed and rolled to a halt

His eyes moved in tandem with the world at his feet,

Not locked straight ahead or down as in sleep.

Then up out of the world they turned

To the pinpoint of existence, no journey at all

Towards the prearranged rendezvous to wait for the call

When his trillions of atoms could leave their formation

The force of a nova that shook seven gates

One eternal exhale, half a billion intakes.”

[tewwor]

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN INTERACTING WITH MY BLOG - Customizable Edition

BASICS !

Name / Alias: ro, kc, kermit, w/e you want tbh

Pronouns: she/them

Blog type: single muse | Multi-muse | non selective | semi selective | selective | mutuals only | private | other

Type of muses: canon | OCs | both | other (specify)

GENERALITIES !

Triggers people MUST tag: none tbh, but that doesn't mean i won't tag for others. ilu all and i want my blog to be considered as safe

Interest tracker / checker: I have it and it’s mandatory | I have it, it’s not mandatory but I’m more likely to follow back / interact with the people who fill it | I have one and I prefer it if people fill it in | I have it but it’s up to people whether to fill it or not | I don’t have one | other (i just made a poll about this lel)

Reblog karma: I practice it | I practice it sometimes | I don’t practice it | I always reblog memes from the source | indifferent | other (specify)

Rule passwords: I have one and it’s mandatory | I have one and it’s optional | I don’t have one | I send passwords | don’t sent passwords

3-5 ESSENTIAL RULES PEOPLE HAVE TO RESPECT

i will only interact with muns & muses that are 20+. interactions with muses that are under 20 are only reserved for muns i've been mutuals with for a while / if i follow first

my dni. cannot stress enough to not interact with my blog if you apply to even one of them. especially if you partake in the krp tag.

reply speed. sometimes i'll reply back instantly and other times it might take me days, weeks, or even a few months. this has nothing to do with interest concerning you / your muse but rather mine and how loud certain ones can be

3-5 IMPORTANT PET PEEVES TO KEEP IN MIND

face chasing without the intention of actually reading up on my muse. i get that some fcs can draw attention better than others, but at least take the time to peep at the info first yknow?

2-5 THINGS THAT WILL LEAD TO INSTANT (HARD) BLOCKING

not following my dni :-)

unfollowing / refollowing multiple times. i'm talking about the same blog when i don't follow back

2-5 THINGS THAT LEAD ME TO UNFOLLOW / SOFTBLOCK A MUTUAL / SOMEONE I INTERACT WITH

very rarely interact with threads, asks, ooc posts, chatting, etc. tends to lead me to be less interested

decision to not be a part of certain fandoms. i don't consider myself to be a part of many, but there are a good handful that i'll avoid & it changes with time.

2-5 REASON YOU DON’T FOLLOW (BACK) SOMEONE

i don't think our writing and/or muses would mesh well

not familiar with a fandom and i don't see a verse where my muses can interaction in

[defountaine]

DEFOUNTAINE.

independent + private roleplay blog for FURINA DE FONTAINE, of mhy's GENSHIN IMPACT as judged by SINCLAIR ( 21 ). crossover + oc friendly. low activity due to college ( junior yr ) + old laptop.

INTEREST CHECKER. / GOOGLE DOC.

rules under cut.

NOTES. ( THIS MAY BE UPDATED AS TIME GOES ON. )

not spoiler or leak free

i tag triggers as “ trigger // “ 

for the main verse ( gi ), i'm almost entirely caught up on the main story.

hc heavy.

i use she/he/they for furina. she looks like both a woman and a twink and it's giving me gender envy, okay. genderfluid furina is so real to me.

generally novella because i love writing a lot!!

scarce activity bc my laptop is fucked up ( most of the keys are stiff lol ) + full time college student. i am literally doing a research proposal this semester.

aforementioned keyboard thing may lead to typos

i tag a lot of my ooc posts ( since a majority of the time they’re useless ) as “ irrelevant // ” as to not clog up peoples dash 

sometimes tumblr doesn’t send my asks so if you’ve liked for an inbox call and you don’t receive it, thats why 

mutuals can ask for discord<3 i encourage it actually since im active there more often but im very anxious and tend not to initiate conversation unless i feel like we’re very close 

if i ever bother you lmk<3 i’ve been told i can get a little spammy at times and i’ll admit i do get easily excited so if i need to tone it down just let me know!

if i’m following you i’ve read your rules !! i’ll assume you’ve done the same if you decide to follow back!

i only have access to the beta editor, sadly. i can try and pull some bullshit but i don't know if it'll work. my apologies.

NSFW.

those who are of age and have characters of age can smut with me. that said, furina is probably not gonna be very easy to fuck. trauma and all that. unless we have pre-established stuff. that's always fun. that said, don't follow just to fuck him, please. gore is also welcomed.

SHIPPING.

i love shipping, so lets do it! platonic, romantic, rivals, familial etc.. love ‘em all! planned or entirely natural, either is fine! if you wanna ship with me just ask! i have no preferences, not really, and i can say the same about furina. both she and i are down to clown with just about anyone. it doesn't even have to be healthy! ( to the tune of tmnt ) codependent toxic yuri/yaoi !

PLEASE DON’T RUSH ME.

full time college student with very limited time to do rp nowadays. i really enjoy writing and all but being rushed to reply makes me lose motivation. however, if i do miss a starter/don’t reply to a thread for a while you can tell me about that!

SELECTIVE + MUTUALS ONLY.

despite me saying this, all in all i probably follow almost everyone back as long as they have a rules + abt page i can find! i don’t follow personals but if you’re a hub or your rp blog is a sideblog, lmk so i can follow you there!  if you have a rules + abt page and i don’t follow back LET ME KNOW. sometimes tumblr doesn’t give me notifications and i don’t pay attention to follower count for the most part. i’m really not picky and im not trying to be mean or ignore you ! 

HATE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

any sort of hate will not be tolerated. if i see you picking on anyone or you pick on me , i will block you. that’s not the way i roll.

NO GODMODDING OR ANYTHING OF THE LIKE.

this is pretty standard , but please don’t control my muse or anything of the sort. 

I PRACTICE REBLOG KARMA. KINDA.

 i am not a meme archive blog , so if you do rt them please consider sending them!!

I’M FINE WITH ASKS BEING TURNED INTO THREADS!!

just please turn them into separate text posts, please!!

BE FUCKING NORMAL.

y'know. no racism, homophobia, transphobia or pedophilia, incest, and all that gross stuff. instant block. literally just be normal.

[soldiersscream]

@x1968 replied x

domino ran his lips along erwin's cheek and jaw, rolling over and on top of him, casually stroking his fingers through the man's hair. "mmmyes, you should-a always look like dis. it makes you look more intimidating."

Erwin let it happen, his hand stroked along the don's side, finger tips teasing the skin, a low rumble of a laugh in his chest. "The whole point of my charm is that I don't look so intimidating" he mused letting Domino do as he pleased for now, his eyes drinking in the sight above him.

[hershelchocolate]

of the songs you listed, whats your favorite lyric from each of them

OUGYUGGHH I LOVE COOL LYRICS

I want you to know in advance I listened to all of these to figure it out sorry this took so long to answer 🥺

Also some of these are gonna be whole verses and you can't stop me The Entire Statement Is Important Okay

Lucky Me: Like a rollercoaster that never ends / I keep wishing it would crash but the tracks just bend --- All this death just proves you're worthy, see!

Self-Proclaimed Angel: Don't try to change the story cause things got gory / a monster who fucks up people's lives when they get bored, see --- I'm not one to play nice / you should've thought twice / before every promise became a lie --- Haven't you heard it's breaking news / all of the crying lies tied your best friend's noose --- You claimed that it's us / that you're innocent / well watch your back cause karma can be a bitch (this song is just so fuckijg good)

Of Matches And Rust: And as your body hits the flame / I'll watch the motions of your melted face / hey ain't that funny, you can't bear the same / sort of agony you forced me to emulate / and as your body hits the flame / you meet the burning of a child's rage / and when they find your battered body trust / that your ashes will be drawn by matches and rust

Ruined Lullaby: Guide me blindly with your friendly lies / so kindly I'll see through your eyes / remind me where do you reside --- "Hush little baby don't say a word" / was the last song he had ever heard / poor mother woke up to a long lost son / the monster's task was already done (THIS BRIDGE FUCKS LIKE HELL)

Like A Disguise: All-seeing eyes / I analyze / I memorize / I can read you like a haunting script --- I will watch you all the while / and wear you like a disguise --- I'm alive but I'm dead / I can feel you in my head / spread my roots deeper into the garden bed / you can watch as I grow / I invade / I infest / I can show you agony that you've never known (THIS OUTRO FUCKS LIKE HELL)

Never Love An Achor: It's a secret I keep tucked inside my chest / with this heart of mine that's guilty, not remorseful / there is love that doesn't have a place to rest / but it would have buried you if it had settled on your shoulders --- There are times when I still wonder about you / You are someone I have loved but never known / and you'll never see the reasons I had / for keeping my claws away when they were close enough to hurt you --- I am selfish I am broken I am cruel / I am all the things they might have said to you --- Do you ever think of me and my two hands and wonder why /// they never held you gently / and wondered why they never had the chance to lose you (THIS ENTIRE SONG IS SOOOOOOO makes me cry every time. I could have put the whole song here)

To Our Colorful Scintilating Future: But when night came / so did the nightmares whispering /// as I shook you held me in your warm embrace / and all my fears they all went away --- I know, we'll be alright / we'll live, live for another day --- Count 1, 2, 3 / tiny mushrooms picked / off from trees / white, pink, and blue / suddenly I felt the trees staring right back at me --- as I shook you held my hand / "I'll be okay" / you muttered in a withered voice --- "darling I'm home" everything was silent / you stood at the doorway your body shaking /// a grim realization is breaking my mind / and piercing, my, heart --- I saw no reason to carry on alone / without you here / I can't be strong /// I should have never stopped moving on --- Under sanguine skies / we watch the world distort and twist before our eyes / but I am glad that we can be together in the end / mutations and death will not deter my love for you / so please / sap my life and live / live for another day (this song is SEVEN minutes I'm allowed to pick a lot here I think)

Ragnarok II: In the carriages behind them / the window is no bar / to the giant raging fire / of an ever dying star --- In the now eternal instant of her loss her eyes grew wet / but instead of tears what falls is golden red as the final sunset --- I've done it though I never knew / the dreams that eat at me were true / a fool I was, hubristic, vain / to think conquest the purpose of my train --- I tried to stop it / but I failed / there's no protection now we are derailed // derailing, yes, its higher need / was reached as soon as it was freed / you heard the call but ran away / you could not stop the coming of this day --- I don't know what the hell she's saying but Raphaella's voice in this outro is so fucking beautiful what the hell

Stranger: In your place / a monster I do see --- I only hoped to understand / this work that drains you so / but I find this metal demon / spinning falsehoods into gold --- You don't understand / I had to keep my nature secret / this was never planned / you were never meant to know --- All this time / I've lived with your deceit // I meant no deceit (ouyughghg makes me think of The OCs)

Right As Rain: Cause you can't rely on lies or hopeful skies no more / without a knock on the door / who are you putting up this act for --- Right as rain / coming up roses / the saying goes / a bouquet / all fine and dandy / or so it goes --- for a shell I've got quite the heavy heart / for those who are at the very start --- then like a pack of wolves starving for a single bite / all those who catch will turn out right as / rain

Pathological Facade: Can I say the instrumental here? It's my favorite part of the song --- A year ago, I was told that I would be a miracle / something theoretical I guess / it's kinda like a psychedelic lie, and yet it tries to be / a line between the villains and the rest --- Bye-bye-bye goes the time, turning on a dime / gone without a reason or a rhyme / so flip a coin let's rejoin our family in the mirror world / where everybody's crooked by design (in all honesty the lines themselves don't really jump out at me TOO much, the song is just so fast it fits how fast I talk normally so it's REALLY FUN to sing in general. GHOST said they were focusing more on rhythm than making sense and by god they nailed it)

OUYGHG SORRY THAT TOOK SO LONG I JUST REALLY LOVE MUSIC

[ccandd96]

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[jedivoodoochile]

ON THIS DATE (50 YEARS AGO)

October 29, 1973 - John Lennon: "Mind Games" b/w “Meat City” (Apple 1868) 45 single is released in the US.

"Mind Games" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 on the British singles chart. It was the lead single for the album of the same name in the US but released the same day as the album in the UK.

This song, which was begun in 1969 and can be heard in the Beatles' Let It Be sessions, was originally titled "Make Love Not War," a popular hippie slogan at that time.

Four years later, the lyrics evolved into "Mind Games", which was inspired by the book of the same name by Robert Masters and Jean Houston (1972). In keeping with the original theme, the lyrics advocate unity, love, and a positive outlook. The lyric "YES is the answer" is a nod to his wife Yoko Ono's art piece that brought them together originally. The song was recorded as Lennon split with her for his 18-month "lost weekend" with May Pang.

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CASH BOX, November 3, 1973

JOHN LENNON (Apple P-1868) Mind Games (3:59) (John Lennon, BMI—J. Lennon) From his forthcoming album of the same name, John comes through with his most powerful recorded effort in some time. Top flight vocal performance backed by that steady, yet driving, tempo accentuates some great lyrics, all in making for a great song. Definitely Top 5 within a matter of weeks. Flip: no info, available.

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BEATLES BIBLE

Written by: Lennon

Recorded: July-August 1973

Producer: John Lennon

Released: 16 November 1973 (UK), 29 October 1973 (US)

John Lennon: vocals, guitar

David Spinozza: guitar

Ken Ascher: keyboards

Gordon Edwards: bass guitar

Jim Keltner: drums

The title track of John Lennon's fourth solo album began life as Make Love Not War, a protest song in the vein of Give Peace A Chance.

The first-known recording of the song was made on 11 February 1970, the date the Plastic Ono Band appeared on the BBC television show Top Of The Pops to promote Instant Karma. Yoko Ono's former husband Tony Cox was documenting events on camera on this and the following three days and captured a guitar performance of Make Love Not War by Lennon.

Lennon recorded a piano demo of the song towards the end of 1970 at his home in Ascot, England. It was released on the 1998 box set John Lennon Anthology, although it was incorrectly annotated as coming from 1973. The demo went no further than the descending chords of the verses, and the lyrics "Make love not war/I know you've heard it before" and "Love is the answer/And you know that it's true".

During the same session, he worked on I Promise, which was based on a piano motif similar to Paul McCartney's song Oh! Darling. The brief recording also contained the "Love is the answer/And you know that for sure" lines, suggesting Lennon was unsure of what to do with the idea. This recording also appeared on John Lennon Anthology in edited form. In the original tape, he commented: "I keep using the same middle eight for every song."

"It was originally called Make Love Not War, but that was such a cliché that you couldn't say it anymore, so I wrote it obscurely, but it's all the same story. How many times can you say the same thing over and over? When this came out, in the early Seventies, everybody was starting to say the Sixties was a joke, it didn't mean anything, those love-and-peaceniks were idiots. [Sarcastically] "We all have to face the reality of being nasty human beings who are born evil and everything's gonna be lousy and rotten so boo-hoo-hoo..." "We had fun in the Sixties," they said, "but the others took it away from us and spoiled it all for us." And I was trying to say: "No, just keep doin' it."

~ John Lennon, 1980, All We Are Saying, David Sheff

Another version of Make Love Not War was filmed for the Imagine project, but was left out when the original 85-minute documentary was cut to 55 minutes. At this time the song was barely any closer to completion than it had been a year earlier.

On 10 September 1971 Lennon and Ono made a film, Clock, in the St Regis Hotel in New York. The hotel was their first home before they were able to arrange more permanent accommodation.

Clock marked the passing of one hour by focusing on the hands of a hotel room clock, but more interesting was the soundtrack. As Ono made arrangements on the telephone for her forthcoming art exhibition This Is Not Here at the Everson Art Museum, Lennon played a number of songs on an acoustic guitar. These included rock 'n' roll classics, some songs which appeared on Imagine and Some Time In New York City, and fragments of tunes he was working on. He performed the chorus of Make Love Not War, but still took it no further.

Eventually Lennon pulled all the song fragments together into Mind Games. Before entering the studio to record the album he spent a fortnight in pre-production, writing a number of new songs and finishing several others.

In the studio

The Mind Games album was recorded in July and August 1973. Lennon had abandoned most of the anti-war sentiment of the demos, although the fade-out did contain the lines "I want you to make love, not war/I know you've heard it before".

The new lyrics were based on a book, also called Mind Games, by Robert Masters and Jean Houston. The book promoted mental fulfilment through raised consciousness, and several of the key themes found their way into Lennon's lyrics.

The song was a clear return to upbeat pop music, a departure from the rock 'n' roll and radical sloganeering of 1972's recordings with Elephant's Memory. On Mind Games Lennon used a selection of New York session musicians who were able to create an appropriately lush sound for the the songs that Lennon wrote and produced.

"The seeming orchestra on it is just me playing three notes on a slide guitar. And the middle eight is reggae. Trying to explain to American musicians what reggae was in 1973 was pretty hard, but it's basically a reggae middle eight if you listen to it."

~ John Lennon, 1980

Mind Games was the only single released from the album of the same name. It was not a success, peaking at number 18 in the United States and 26 in the United Kingdom.

Despite being Lennon's most assured song for two years, his commercial standing had taken a hit by the political nature of the Some Time In New York City songs, and the public reception for his new material was less favourable than it had been. Had Mind Games being completed and recorded two years earlier, and issued shortly after Imagine, it would most likely have fared better.

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Nome: Abbadon Belial Machiavelli.

Idade: 25 anos.

Ocupação: universitária.

Orientação: Bissexual.

Verse: sobrenatural.

Espécie: Bruxa.

FC: Danielle Campbell.

Status: Livre.

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Desde o princípio Abbadon estava fadada ao fracasso, pois, hereditariamente carregava o peso das dívidas dos Machiavelli, ainda que não fosse sua escolha.  É complicado demais tentar entender o que os sentimentos podem causar numa pessoa; complicado e desgastante. Num geral, nada que provém de seres racionais é muito racional. Bridget, por vezes, ainda é um assunto proibido, não somente nos meios familiares, mas nos meios esotéricos. A bruxa que condenou todos de sua família a viverem uma eterna vida de submissão. A lenda, ou, de modo mais vulgar, futrica, conta sobre a mulher que numa paixão cega e avassaladora, traiu todos, em prol de ajudar essa grande paixão a conseguir o que mais almejava — não se importando que isso sacrificava a si mesma.  Há vários anos a família de bruxos foi reconhecida como uma das mais reclusas, embora formidáveis com suas habilidades. Essa proeza se dava ao fato de que, contra sua vontade, haviam feito um acordo com uma alcateia italiana, e por algumas décadas tiveram de utilizar suas habilidades à serviço de licantropos.     

Não parecia ter limite para a quitação do débito, contudo, o que tornava os Machiavelli meros escravos. Eram mantidos encarcerados, praticamente, tendo suas fraquezas exploradas e vivendo sob constante ameaça; vez ou outra acompanhando os licantropos em eventos, apenas para que fossem exibidos como meros troféus — isso os tornava mal falados, ainda que outros bruxos não movessem um único dedo para oferecer ajuda, julgando ser karma pela traição de Bridget. O cenário apenas mudou quando a filha da bruxa traidora, Meryem, apareceu grávida, e as suspeitas de que um dos lycans pudesse ser pai daquela criança, fizeram com que fosse exilada dos domínios da alcateia ainda com o ventre grande. Meses depois, Abbadon veio ao mundo, provando-se filha de Meryem e um bruxo qualquer com quem havia se envolvido em uma das festas que fora levada. No instante que Abbadon passou a compreender plenamente as coisas, a mãe passou a lhe doutrinar, uma palavra que ela não usaria, afinal, só estava lhe ensinando o que era o certo. E o que era certo para ela? Que os Machiavelli deveriam ser livres novamente. Bridget, décadas atrás, tinha errado como qualquer pessoa e, agora, deveriam consertar esse erro. Eles, bruxos, eram superiores e deveriam assumir seu lugar natural.  

Por anos, a criança foi criada isolada, tendo sido mandada para Nevermore quando já estava no auge de suas quinze primaveras. Isso, no entanto, não a impediu de se mostrar uma bruxa promissora e poderosa. Todo seu esforço era uma tentativa extremamente bem pensada, para que os boatos com o nome Machiavelli morressem, ou, pelo menos, diminuíssem. E, de certa forma, sucedeu. É conhecida por sua personalidade forte. Sua criação a faz se sentir, naturalmente, melhor do que muitos que conhece e isso vem atrelado a uma necessidade de sempre parecer superior. Com opiniões sempre muito bem formadas, é quase impossível a fazer mudar de ideia, mas é bem provável que ela consiga mudar o que outros acham. Sem nunca desistir do que quer, Abbadon costuma ter objetivos altos e faz de tudo para alcançar — ainda que não sejam por meios completamente éticos, ou, sequer, permitidos. Mas não é dona apenas de traços manipulativos e casmurros, sua lealdade sendo um ponto de incrível admiração, considerando o quão leva a sério seus laços afetivos (ainda que isso a cause um grande sentimento de posse). A Belial pode até ser muito amigável quando quer, mesmo que, muitas das vezes, só procure um jeito de se dar bem.

A excentricidade de Abbadon é o brilho de seus cabelos escuros, cujos fios parecem cobertos de pequenas partículas glitter, que se tornam ainda mais visíveis sob a luz solar. Esse detalhe sempre chamou a atenção dos padrões com quem convivera, mas também era objeto de admiração. Não era incomum que perguntassem sobre o cosmético que usava para obter tal resultado. Seu familiar trata-se de um animalzinho mágico, sendo ele um tronquilho: possui a forma de um ramo, bastante pequeno, o que facilita sua mistura à folhagens. Chamasse Pickett, e pode ser visto andando nos bolsos de Abbadon, ou descansando em seu ombro. Sua habilidade consiste no ilusionismo, que se resume ao poder de criar e manipular ilusões para alterar a percepção de outros indivíduos. Pode criar, moldar e manipular ilusões, fazendo alvos verem, ouvirem, tocarem e cheirarem ou provarem coisas que realmente não existem, ou levá-los a perceber as coisas de forma diferente do que elas realmente são.