Jukebox 2018 Letter

[florencedrunk]

 

General DNWs: abuse, incest, major character death (it's okay if it's temporary), rape/dub-con, underage sex (<16 yo), unrequested kinks.

CLIQUOT - BEIRUT (SONG)

Set fire to foundation and burn out the station

You'll never get nothing of mine

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7tkCJiHQM0

Lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beirut/cliquot.html

Genre: Alternative/Indie

This song makes me think of 19th century France, gay factory workers, and how capitalism is a Bad Thing. I’m enthralled by the idea of destroying all the dying man’s belonging so that no one else will be able to have them after he dies. It’s such a rageful thing to do. Such a useless vendetta. And there’s something about the singer asking what melody will reunite him with his lover that always gets me.

HEARTLINES - FLORENCE + THE MACHINE (SONG)

But in order to get to the heart,

I think sometimes you'll have to cut through

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZKgLyGjcd4

Lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/florencethemachine/heartlines.html

Genre: Alternative/Indie

In a city by a river, a soothsayer and a merperson fall in love. They try to resist their attraction for each other, but the soothsayer can see that all the signs point to the two of them being together. The merperson still isn't ready to give in to destiny, though.

SEDATED - HOZIER (SONG)

Any way to distract and sedate

Adding shadows to the walls of the cave

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_JUReD3QoE

Lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hozier/sedated.html

Genre: Alternative/Indie

Taken literally, this is the sad story of someone who tries to escape reality through drugs, but ends up losing his own freedom and youth in the process. I love the bit where the singer begs his lover to save him instead of joining him. Of course, there’s the question of what this drug is. Is it literally a drug? Or perhaps is the unhealthy love the two have for each other that cause them both to lose contact with reality? (I used the pronouns he/him, but feel free to write whatever kind of relationship you want.)