Music for a decadent rock star.
A deeply religious radio host.
A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope.
You ever read something so evocative that you start pairing it with music. Or, maybe a song that you hear makes you want to reach back into that book world and relive some of the more poignant moments from the story. I do that often. I got to thinking about a recent read, Wanderers by Chuck Wendig. If you haven’t read that, you should. It is a damn good book.
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Wandering Star by Portishead
Lyrics
Please could you stay awhile to share my grief
For its such a lovely day
To have to always feel this way
And the time that I will suffer less
Is when I never have to wake
Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved
The blackness of darkness forever
Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved
The blackness of darkness forever
Those who have seen the needles eye, now tread
Like a husk, from which all that was, now has fled
And the masks, that the monsters wear
To feed, upon their prey
Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved
The blackness of darkness forever
Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved
The blackness of darkness forever
doubled up inside
Take awhile to shed my grief
(Always) doubled up inside
Taunted, cruel…
Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved
The blackness of darkness forever
Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved
The blackness of darkness forever
Wanderer by Cat Power
Lyrics
Oh wanderer, I’ve been wondering
If your brown eyes still have color, could I see?
That night, that night with those hands, those hands
That night, that night, oh, galleon ringWith heart, wild heart, you’d sing to me
Wasn’t that the lady from the altar
Twist of fate would have me sing at your wedding
With baby on my mind and your soul in betweenWild heart, young man, goddamn no one to keep
When your goal is ages out for the end of your story
Give my hand to Jesus when I ran away with you
Oh wanderer, I’ve been wonderinghttps://youtu.be/_ss1uN1IHyA
Hopeless Wanderer by Mumford & Sons
Lyrics
You heard my voice, I came out of the woods by choice
Shelter also gave their shade
But in the dark I have no name
So leave that click in my head
And I will remember the words that you said
Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart
But I am sure we could see a new start
So when your hopes on fire
But you know your desire
Don’t hold a glass over the flame
Don’t let your heart grow cold
I will call you by name
I will share your roadBut hold me fast, hold me fast
‘Cause I’m a hopeless wanderer
And hold me fast, hold me fast
‘Cause I’m a hopeless wandererI wrestled long with my youth
We tried so hard to live in the truth
But do not tell me all is fine
When I lose my head, I lose my spineSo leave that click in my head
And I won’t remember the words that you said
You brought me out from the cold
Now, how I long, how I long to grow oldSo when your hope’s on fire
But you know your desire
Don’t hold a glass over the flame
Don’t let your heart grow cold
I will call you by name
I will share your roadBut hold me fast, hold me fast
‘Cause I’m a hopeless wanderer
And hold me fast, hold me fast
‘Cause I’m a hopeless wanderer
I will learn, I will learn to love the skies I’m under
And I will learn, I will learn to love the skies I’m under
The skies I’m underhttps://youtu.be/rId6PKlDXeU
Sisters of the Moon – Fleetwood Mac
Lyrics
Intense silence
As she walked in the room
Her black robes trailing
Sister of the moonAnd a black widow spider makes
More sound than she
And black moons in those eyes of hers
Made more sense to me
Heavy persuasionIt was hard to breathe
She was dark at the top of the stairs
And she called to me
And so I followedAs friends often do
I cared not for love, nor money
I think she knew
The people, they love her
And still they are the most cruelShe asked me
Be my sister, sister of the moon
Some call her sister of the moon
Some say illusions are her game
Wrap her in velvetDoes anyone, ah, know her name
So we make our choices
When there is no choice
And we listen to their voices
Ignoring our own voicehttps://youtu.be/H1kF5HsUw84
Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Lyrics
Take a little walk to the edge of town
And go across the tracks
Where the viaduct looms
Like a bird of doom
As it shifts and cracks
Where secrets lie in the border fires
In the humming wires
Hey man, you know
You’re never coming backPast the square, past the bridge
Past the mills, past the stacks
On a gathering storm comes
A tall handsome man
In a dusty black coat with
A red right handHe’ll wrap you in his arms,
Tell you that you’ve been a good boy
He’ll rekindle all the dreams
It took you a lifetime to destroy
He’ll reach deep into the hole
Heal your shrinking soul
But there won’t be a single thing that you can doHe’s a god, he’s a man
He’s a ghost, he’s a guru
They’re whispering his name
Through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat
Is a red right handYou don’t have no money?
He’ll get you some
You don’t have no car?
He’ll get you one
You don’t have no self-respect
You feel like an insect
Well don’t you worry buddy
‘Cause here he comes
Through the ghettos and the barrio
And the Bowery and the slum
A shadow is cast wherever he stands
Stacks of green paper in his
Red right handYou’ll see him in your nightmares
You’ll see him in your dreams
He’ll appear out of nowhere but
He ain’t what he seems
You’ll see him in your head
On the TV screen
Hey buddy, I’m warning
You to turn it off
He’s a ghost, he’s a god
He’s a man, he’s a guru
You’re one microscopic cog
In his catastrophic plan
Designed and directed by
His red right handhttps://youtu.be/RrxePKps87k
The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen
Lyrics
Under a blue moon I saw you
So soon you’ll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you or cancel it
Though I know it must be the killing time
Unwillingly mineFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to himIn starlit nights I saw you
So cruelly you kissed me
Your lips a magic world
Your sky all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soonFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to himUnder a blue moon I saw you
So soon you’ll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you or cancel it
Though I know it must be the killing time
Unwillingly mineFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to himFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
You give yourself to himFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
You give yourself to himFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to himFate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to himLa la la la lahttps://youtu.be/LWz0JC7afNQ
Song to the Siren – This Mortal Coil
Lyrics
Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
‘Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang
Sail to me
Sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am
Here I am
Waiting to hold youDid I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was forced out
Now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks
For you sing, “Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow
Oh my heart, Oh my heart shies from the sorrow”Well I’m as puzzled as the newborn child
I’m as riddled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death, my bride?
Hear me sing, “Swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you
Here I am, here I am, waiting to hold you”https://youtu.be/HFWKJ2FUiAQ
Under the Milky Way by The Church
Lyrics
Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty
Sound of their breath fades with the light
I think about the loveless fascination
Under the Milky Way tonightLower the curtain down on Memphis
Lower the curtain down all right
I got no time for private consultation
Under the Milky Way tonightWish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would findAnd it’s something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
Leads you here despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonightWish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would findAnd it’s something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
Leads you here despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonightWish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would findUnder the Milky Way tonight
Under the Milky Way tonight
Under the Milky Way tonighthttps://youtu.be/mA54NBtPKdI
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