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