So, I saw this thread awhile ago when I was being a lurker. Since then, i've been thinking hardcore about songs that could fit the characters. I was driving to my dad's house today (he lives like two hours away) and on the road I picked a bunch of songs! Most are for Rachel/Tobias because i'm obsessed, but there are a few for everyone else as well. I bolded the bits of the lyrics that I think are especially relevant--i'm a dork, I know.
Where Are You Going? by Dave Matthews Band; Jake/Cassie, from Jake's POV. It fits them so well!!! Check out the lyrics.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4SroEOKN34Where are you going, with your long face pulling down
Don’t hide away, like an ocean
But you can’t see, but you can smell
And the sound waves crash down
I am no superman
I have no reasons for youI am no hero, oh that’s for sure
But I do know one thing
Is where you are, is where I belongI do know, where you go, is where I wanna be
Where are you going, where do you go
Are you looking for answers, to questions under the stars
If along the way you are growing weary
You can rest with me until a brighter dayYou're okay
I am no superman
I have no answers for youI am no hero, oh that’s for sure
But I do know one thing
Is where you are, is where I belong
I do know, where you go, is where I want to be
Where are you going, where do you go
Where do you go, where are you going
Where do you go
I am no superman
I have no answers for you
I am no hero, oh that’s for sure
But I do know one thing
Is where you are, is where I belong
I do know, where you go, is where I wanna be
Where do you go
Where are you going
Let’s go
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I love it cause it's like Jake doesn't view himself as a hero because he calls so many tough shots that decide whether people live or die; also, in the fight against the yeerks there are casualties like Hork-Bajir who are controllers getting killed. All he knows is that he loves Cassie, haha.
My second one is Maybe I'm Amazed, the version by Jem, and it's for Rachel/Tobias, from Rachel's POV. Because she feels all misunderstood, etc... Funny, I actually found a Jake/Cassie vid for this on youtube when I did the search. I just feels like it fits better for R/T because she's conflicted about her own dark nature.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6cR0Fo9NEMaybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love youMaybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
and hung me on a line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
Maybe I'm a girl and maybe I'm a lonely girl
who's in the middle of something
that she doesn't really understand
Maybe I'm a girl and maybe you're the only man
who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me understand
Maybe I'm a girl and maybe I'm a lonely girl
who's in the middle of something
that she doesn't really understand
Maybe I'm a girl and maybe you're the only man
who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me understand
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
Right me when I'm wrongMaybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
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Collide by Howie Day- Once again, R/T, from Rachel's POV
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eip5wOd7t8The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah
But I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again
(I love that stanza, because Rachel is human and has a world of possbilities. Tobias is stuck as a hawk, and therefore closed. But he can follow her anywhere. She's worried she will never see his human face again... I know i'm a dork, but I love it.)
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find, you and I collide
I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know
I'm always on your mind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in timeYou somehow find, you and I collide
Don't stop here
I've lost my place
I'm close behind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find, you and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
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Who Knew by Pink reminds me of Tobias after Rachel's death
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SKEp-H0EqsYou took my hand, you showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
Ah huh, that's right
I took your words and I believed
In everything you said to me
Yeah huh that's right
If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Coz they're all wrong
I know better
Coz you said forever
And ever
Who knew
Remember when we were such fools
And so convinced and just too cool
Oh no, no no
I wish I could touch you again
I wish I could still call you a friend
I'd give anything
When someone said count your blessings now
'Fore they're long gone
I guess I just didn't know how
I was all wrong
But they knew better
Still you said forever
And ever
Who knew
Yeah yeah
I'll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again (Meet again)
(Until we) Until we meet again
And I won't forget you my friend
What happened
If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Coz they're all wrong and
That last kiss I'll cherish
Until we meet again
And time makes it harder
I wish I could remember
But I keep your memory
You visit me in my sleep
My darlin' who knew
My darlin' my darlin'
Who knew
My darlin' I miss you
My darlin'
Who knew
Who knew
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Okay i'm done... for tonight
Let me know what you think!