Subdued Intrinsic

Most of the authors I know use music while they're writing, and the same can certainly be said for me. In fact, if you take a gander to the left and scroll down a little you'll see both a link to my own (ever-morphing) book playlist, as well as a big orange doohickie telling you a bit about my recent Pandora activities (I keep that there because I'm lazy, and it's a quick reference if I want to look up something I heard a few days ago).

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I'm not sure I do the whole soundtrack thing the same way most people do. I say 'not sure' instead of 'don't' because I'm not stupid enough to assume. The thing is, it's not so much the books, or even the situation IN the books the music applies to. For me, it's the lives of the people to which the soundtracks go. Yeah, multiple people, multiple soundtracks. I base my music on what each person feels about the scene. In a few minutes, when I get down to the skin-crawling business of destroying a few people's happiness, at least two, perhaps three, songs will apply to that scene, because at least three people will be involved (I'm sort of hiding from this scene, actually; I need to do it justice, and that's scary, especially since it's on the heels of a scene that turned out beautifully for setting up tragic consequences).

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In case you're curious, here's an idea of what I mean. It's not terribly up-to-date, but it's not ancient, either. Oh, and the song that applies most completely to the upcoming scene? Framing Hanley's "23 Days"

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"23 Days"

Your kiss was a perfect drug

It gave me the perfect high

And cheaters fall in love

They all deserve to die

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I need to feel you again

I need your lips on my skin

For one night I could be him

Well I could be better

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In your eyes I thought

I saw tomorrow

Now all I see is wasted time

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Can we pretend it’s always been ok

We never lost it all, lost it all

Can we pretend we never left this fate

We never lost it all, lost it all

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This towns not much of a friend

After twenty-three days

My patience has reached it’s end

But I’d take you back anyway

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Hold your breath

You make the perfect sounds

This is what a love is made of

And baby you are missing out

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In your eyes I thought I saw tomorrow

Now all I see is wasted time

Can we pretend it’s always been ok

Never lost it all, lost it all

Can we pretend we never left this fate

We never lost it all, lost it all

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Let’s reintroduce our shadows

And watch them become one

This room is out of oxygen

And I’m not nearly done

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The familiar face of your body

Is how I know this is right

I’m not asking for tomorrow

I’m just asking for tonight

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Can we pretend it’s always been ok

Never lost it all, lost it all

Can we pretend we never left this fate

We never lost it all, lost it all

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The familiar face of your body

Is how I know this is right

Why worry about tomorrow?