DreamWalker's OST: Ellie Goulding's Halcyon

Like all of my writing efforts, there's always a playlist involved. And this time, I found the perfect album to accompany my writing of DreamWalkers. Ellie Goulding has always a dream-like, fantasy quality to her songs and voice and this album is no exception. It fits perfectly for the book either for Medea's POV, to her relationships with the DreamWalkers and Yohan. Not to mention the song 'Stay Awake' is like a song that tells the story of the DW letting Medea tag along. Certain songs like My Blood, Dead in the Water, Ritual, and The Ending is very much a description about her relationships with Yohan and Firdaus. 

My Blood

The lost dreams are burried in my sleep for him

And this was the ecstacy of a love forgotten

And I'm thrown in the gunfire of empty bullets

And my blood is all I see

As you steal my soul from me

Stay Awake

Take my fate in your hands,

We've got a lot that hasn’t even began

Something is calling us,

We’re breaking free,

I’m curious,

I need to see.

Like a flash before our eyes,

We're already into the night,

And if it feels like we’re dreaming,

Believe it, believe it.

We don't have to wait 'til the morning,

The sun will never go down.

And we’ll be this way forever,

We've got to take it now,

Just stay awake, stay awake,

You can follow us to paradise,

Just stay awake, stay awake.

Bring me down, side by side,

While our reflections make our bodies collide.

So full of energy, nothing to hide,

No need to sleep, we come alive,

And if we’re gonna take this ride,

We can go wherever we like

And if it feels like we’re dreaming,

Believe it, believe it.

We don't have to wait 'til the morning,

The sun will never go down.

And we’ll be this way forever,

We've got to take it now,

Just stay awake, stay awake,

You can follow us to paradise,

Just stay awake, stay awake.

Believe it.

Take my fate in your hands,

We've got a lot that hasn't even began

Something is calling us,

We’re breaking free,

I’m curious,

I need to see.

We're going on a journey

It was over like a flash before our eyes

We're going on a journey

It was over like a flash before our eyes

We're already into the night

Like a flash before our eyes,

We're already into the night,

And if it feels like we’re dreaming,

Believe it, believe it.

We don't have to wait 'til the morning,

The sun will never go down.

And we’ll be this way forever,

We've got to take it now,

Just stay awake, stay awake,

You can follow us to paradise,

Just stay awake, stay awake.

Dead in the Water

If I was not myself

And you were someone else

I'd say so much to you

And I would tell the truth

'Cause I can hardly breathe

When your hands let go of me

The ice is thinning out

And my feet brace themselves

I'm there in the water

Still looking for ya

I'm there in the water

Can't you see, can't you see?

Ritual

We’re right into a place of fire 

We hold our heads up high tonight 

And we breathe the smoke of fear we owe 

We let our hearts upside tonight 

But in my scarred skin cause I know I’ve sinned 

And it plagued the air on my house Ruben 

There’s a sound of him in the darkest words 

And I know my own fears, I understand 

It’s a ritual, I know you feel it 

It’s a ritual, I know you’ve seen it 

It’s a ritual, I know you feel it 

You feel it, you feel it, you feel it

The Ending

I think I’ve been praying

The lights won’t go out

My blood is getting colder

As I follow this road down

If you lock me out... (There won’t be anything to hold)

If you lock me out... (There won’t be anything to hold on to)

If you lock me out... (There won’t be anyone in the end)

If you lock me out... (There won’t be anyone in the ending)

Explosions

You left my soul bleeding in the dark

So you could be king

The rules you set are still untold to me and I lost my faith in everything

The nights you could cope, your intentions were gold

But the mountains will shake

I need to know I can still make

And as the floods move in

And your body starts to sink

I was the last thing on your mind

I know you better than you think

'Cause it's simple darling, I gave you a warning

Now everything you own is falling from the sky in pieces

So watch them fall with you, in slow motion

I pray that you will find peace of mind

And I'll find you another time

I'll love you, another time

Hanging On

You know we can get away

Because I'm calling your name

Every day I feel this pain

But you just turn and walk away