Lyrics and Playlist To Accompany My Book WINGS
I just published my third book WINGS. It’s my first fiction book. I originally wrote it at nineteen during National Novel Writing Month. To plan the outline I wrote out 22 of my lyrics on separate sheets of paper. I organized them in an order that started to tell a story. I couldn’t include the lyrics in the book due to copyright infringement but I used the song names as chapter titles. Here are the original lyrics that go with each chapter and a playlist with all 22 in order. This book was written in 2012 so these song selections are very retro. Hopefully they will get you in the mood because the book takes place back then too. Enjoy!
CHAPTER 1
“I fell asleep on your deathbed in a hole in your headrests. I’m facing truths so unfamiliar. I just close my eyes.”
-There For Tomorrow “Deathbed”
CHAPTER 2
“Some friends. You left me hanging in a room with a noose and a chair. You told me to stay put and reminded me why I was there.”
-Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) “If You Think This Song Is About You It Probably Is”
CHAPTER 3
“So in my mind I’m tusslin’ back and forth tween here and hustlin’”
-Erykah Badu “Window Seat”
CHAPTER 4
“The girl with the empty pockets spent her money. She might as well just throw her wallet in the fireplace.”
-Brighten ”Single Millionaires”
CHAPTER 5
“We made for more. We die for less.”
-Rhymefest feat. Citizen Cope “Bullet”
CHAPTER 6
“We all hover between apathy and compassion. Fill up all our days with so much distraction. Whatever makes it easier to not see what we don’t want to but we all live here. We all live here.”
-The Be Good Tanyas “Junkie Song”
CHAPTER 7
“I slam the door right in your face. How’s it feel? How’s it taste? And look how you won’t dance with me.”
-Pepper “Your Face”
CHAPTER 8
“Ven y dime todas esas cosas. Invítame a sentarme junto a ti. Escucharé todos tus sueños.”
-Café Tacvba “Las Flores”
CHAPTER 9
“Be my only. Be the water where I’m wading. You’re my river running high. Run deep. Run wild.”
-Lykke Li “I Follow Rivers”
CHAPTER 10
“I stood there with a note from my head, opposite of what my heart said.”
-Charlotte Sometimes “Ex Girlfriend Syndrome”
CHAPTER 11
“I’m tired of dreaming of sex. Tired of not being able to show my skills.”
-Justin Nozuka “Be Back Soon”
CHAPTER 12
“I wanna kiss your eyelids and corrupt your dreams.”
-Of Montreal “Gallery Piece.”
CHAPTER 13
“Codeine cups paint a picture so vivid. Fakes try to mimic. Get girls timid.”
-The Weeknd “The Morning”
CHAPTER 14
“We form a tarot pack and I’m aware of that but we could fist fight drunk like The Parent Trap.”
-Sleigh Bells “Rill Rill”
CHAPTER 15
“You had a heart of gold. You had a heart of stone. I had a heart attack. I pulled you in. You pushed me back. You’re not so innocent. You’re just a hypocrite. Now turn me on. Let me loose. Blow me off. What’s your excuse.”
-Sick Of Sarah “Autograph”
CHAPTER 16
“Pain is your nicotine and fightin’ me’s the flame and it stays that way.”
-Grieves “Dead In The Water”
CHAPTER 17
“Run your fingers back and forth over this sheet of paper.”
-Emarosa “Just Another Marionette”
CHAPTER 18
“If I don’t make it through the night, slight change of plans. Harp strings, angel wings and praying hands.”
-The Roots featuring Monsters Of Folk “Dear God 2.0”
CHAPTER 19
“I live for you, cry for you, lie for you, kill for you and on the real I’d die for you. Every night before I lay I pray that you get home safe.”
-Lumidee “Me & You”
CHAPTER 20
“Hot water bleeding our colors.”
-Cold War Kids “Hang Me Out To Dry”
CHAPTER 21
“Graceless lady you know who I am. You know I can’t let you slide through my hands. Wild horses couldn’t drag me away.”
-The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”
CHAPTER 22
“I won’t give in ‘cause I’m proud of my scars and I can see I’ve been wasting too much time.”
-Within Temptation “Faster”
Thanks for reading! Check out my third book WINGS. I’m already working on my next book. I hope to release it soon! Follow me on instagram : edawgfire for updates or follow my author page on Amazon.