Set the Sails

playlist position: 117 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #13
artist: Dan Mangan
album: Nice, Nice, Very Nice
track number: 12/12
year: 2009







The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - pages 162-163
I was of two minds about survival anyway. I didn't want to die, I didn't want pain, but what was the point? Everyone else was dead. Deigo had been dead for days.
His name was right on my lips. I almost whispered it aloud. Instead, I gripped my skull with both hands and tried to think about something that wouldn't hurt.

_________________________

You decide to be alone
And, hell, it's cold enough to hibernate
So let it drift into the snow
It's where she chooses how to operate

Might be time to pack her in
Set the sails and just get hauled away
Maybe east or something
West was overrated anyway

The storm's coming down
These old walls are wearing thin
There's an ache to this town
And something's gotta give

If we're digging for gold
And coming up dry
Just a matter of time
Just a matter of time

Blindness

playlist position: 116 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #12
artist: Metric
album: Fantasies
track number: 9/10
year: 2009








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - page 143
But it didn't feel like I had a choice. I headed sount in a flat-out sprint again. I had to go get Diego. Drag him away if it came to that. We could catch up with Fred. Or take off on our own. We needed to run. I would tell Diego how Riley had lied. He would see that Riley had no intention of helping us fight the battle he'd set up. There was no reason to help him anymore.
And then I heard the snarling and screaming and screeching explode from ahead and I knew thefight was happening and I was too late to beat Diego there. I only ran faster. May I could still save him.

_________________________

Send us a blindfold
Send us a blade
Tell the survivors help is on the way

I was a blindfold
Never complained
All the survivors singing in the rain
I was the one with the world at my feet
Got us a battle
Leave it up to me

Find us a trap door
Find us a plane
Tell the survivors help is on the way

I was a blindfold
Never complained
All the survivors singing in the rain
I was the one with the world at my feet
Got us a battle
Leave it up to me

What it is and where it stops, nobody knows
You gave me a life I never chose
I wanna leave but the world won't let me go
I wanna leave but the world won't let me go

What it is and where it stops nobody knows
You gave me a battle I never chose

I was the one with the world at my feet
Got us a battle
Leave it up to me

Count Me Out

playlist position: 115 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #11
artist: Meese
album: Broadcast
track number: 2/13
year: 2009








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - pages 136-137 - Fred's perspective
"You're not going?"
Fred shook his head. "Of course not. It's obvious we're not being told what we need to know. I'm not going to be Riley's pawn... I'm out. I'm going to explore on my won, see the world."

_________________________

Count me out on the next one
You can tell your friends I don't need them

I be sound if I'm ready
Don't brush just take what you're getting
'Cause this feels like the wrong move
When it breaks down, where do you run to?

Looking for a place to go
But you're all out of reasons
Wonder if you'll ever know
But you just got to feel it

You can count me out
I'm not going anywhere tonight
And I got a feeling that it's going down
So just count me out
Just count me out tonight

I'll be here if you need me
When it's going down in the city
You got that information
In the woken visit temptation?

Looking for a place to go
But you can't slid in rouge skin?
Wonder if you'll ever know
Guess we will wait till it sits in

You can count me out
I'm not going anywhere tonight
And I got a feeling that it's going down
So just count me out tonight

You can count me out
I'm not going anywhere tonight
And I got a feeling that it's going down
So just count me out
Just count me out tonight

I won't go even if you're there
This time I'm the better one
I'm the better one

Looking for a place to go
But you're all out of reasons
Wonder if you'll ever know
But you just got to feel it

You can count me out
I'm not going anywhere tonight
And I got a feeling that it's going down
So just count me out tonight

You can count me out
I'm not going anywhere tonight
And I got a feeling that it's going down
So just count me out
Just count me out tonight

This is how we are, we are
This is how we are, we are
This is how we are, we are
This is how we are, we are

This is how we are, we are
This is how we are, we are
This is how we are, we are
This is how we are, we are

The Royal We

playlist position: 114 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #10
artist: Silversun Pickups
album: Swoon
track number: 2/10
year: 2009







The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - page 115
Kristie and Raoul growled, both of their companies followed suit immediately. I was surprised to see it, but they did look like an army in that moment. Not that theu were marching in formation or anything, but there was just something uniform about the repsonse. Like they all were part of one big organism.
pages 133-134
It took them a minute, but everyone started to realize that this was is, and they got quieter and more fierce. I could see that the idea of a real fight p of being not only allowed but encouraged to rip and burn - was almost as exciting as hunting. It appealed to people like Raoul and Jen and Sara.

_________________________

We are ready for the siege
We are armed up to the teeth
Be careful how you live and breathe
Release whats broken underneath

How many times do you wanna die?
How many ways do you wanna die?

To feel safe again
Look over your shoulder
Very carefully
Look over your shoulder

We can laugh about it now
We hope everything works out
Be careful how you lick your wounds
Believe that change is coming soon

How many times do you wanna die?
How many ways do you wanna die?

To feel safe again
Look over your shoulder
Very carefully
Look over your shoulder

You used to do a little but a little won't fly
Right before you hit your prime
That's when we fell in love but not the first time

Can it please you still
Renaming your father's will?
Or does it make you ill?
Let us bruise their knees
We will aim straight for the feed
You will be relieved
So relieved
So relieved
To the floor
It was I
Feel the sparks of the friendly fire
Misery inspires
Your throat has been cut several times before
Before
Never noticed the size of the flow
It can't be ignored
To feel safe again
Look over your shoulder
Carefully look over your shoulder

You said you believe but believing won't fly
Right before you hit your prime
That's when we fell in love but not the first time

And when its all over and you open your eyes
And it still wont turn on inside
And you'll be lying by a note on the floor side

The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
Love the royal we

Sick, Sick, Sick

playlist position: 113 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #9
                          120 - Midnight Sun (1.5) #2
artist: Queens of the Stone Age
album: Era Vulgaris
track number: 2/11
year: 2007
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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - pages 105-106
His face was not twisted in rage, the way it usually was when he was angry; it was calm and cold, smooth and beautiful, his mouth curled at the edges into a small smile. I suddenly had the impression that this was a new Riley. Something had changed him, hardened him, but I couldn't imagine what could have happened in one night to create that cruel, perfect smile.

_________________________

Young, dumb
Don't see a problem
Bloodshot
Stare like a hoodlum
Simple as this
I'm in love with the risk
I know what I've done
But tell me, what did I miss?
So, please don't save something
Waste not
Save nothing
Lose the halo
No need to resist
A lick of the lips and my grip on your hips

Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist

First thing we succumb to
Shall erase and undo days of unrelease
If there's no police
Then race to slip into whatever fits you
Make something
Make someone
Beg on a knee
Baby, baby please
Pout your bottom lip
While crackin the whip
You know what we want is
Candy to come too

Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist

Eternal eclipse in the teeth of the risk
The tounge is a twist in perpetual bliss
Forever midnight forever midnight

Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
(I'm gonna change
I don't wanna change)
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist
Sick, sick, sick
Don't resist

What If We Could

playlist position: 112 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #8
artist: Blue October
album: Foiled
track number: 4/15
year: 2006








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - pages 89-90
And I suddenly realized something stupendously obvious. It was the solution that had tickled the edges of my understanding before, when I was tracking the vampire herd to this place with Diego...
We didn't have to come back the other night! We shouldn't have! Why hadn't I thought of it then...?
We could disappear, and Riley would have to make do with nineteen vampires, or make some new ones quick. Either way, not our problem.
I couldn't wait to tell Diego my plan. My guy instinct was that he would feel the same. Hopefully.

_________________________

What if we could put our lives on hold
And meet somewhere inside of the world
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

2, 3, 4

On a park bench
On a skyscrape
On a mountain
Oh yeah, whatever it takes
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

I'm glad to say that we've met
But I'm sad to say that the circumstances weren't on our side

So go on
Go on be your own
Go on be your own star

What if we could?
Where would we go?
If it felt right
Would you want me to know?
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

It's like a last chance for a first dance
You're a sunrise
Can't somehow exist
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

I'm glad to say that we've met
But I'm sad to say that the circumstances weren't on our side

So go on
Go on be your own
Go on be your own star

A superstar in my eyes
In my eyes

Look in my eyes
Just look in my eyes
My eyes
My eyes

What if we could put our lives on hold
And meet somewhere inside of the world
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

On a park bench
On a skyscrape
On a mountain
Oh yeah, whatever it takes
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

God, I would
God, I would
I would meet you
Would you meet me?

I would meet you
I would meet you
I would meet you

New Noise

playlist position: 111 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #7
artist: Refused
album: The Shape of Punk to Come
track number: 6/12
year: 1998








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - page 113
Riley had better control of them than I had thought possible.
Still, it was mostly repetitiion. I had noticed Riley saying the same things over and over and over again. Work together, watch your back, don't go at her head-on; work together, watch your back, don't go at him head-on; work together, watch your back, don't go at her head-on. It was kind of ridiculous, really, and made the group seem exceptionally stupid. But I was sureI would have been just as stupid if I'd been in the thick of the fight with them rather than watching calmly from the sidelines with Fred.
I t reminded me in a way of how Riley had drilled into us our fear of the sun. Constant repetition.

_________________________

Can I scream?
Yeah
We lack the motion to move to the new beat
We lack the motion to move to the new beat

It's here for us to admire if we can afford the beauty of it
Can afford the luxury of turning our heads
Adjust that thousand dollars smile and behold the creation of man
Great words won't cover ugly actions
Good frames won't save bad paintings

We lack the motion to move to the new beat
Yeah, we lack motion
When the day is over
Hey, the doors are locked on us
Money buys the access
And we can't pay the cost
And how can we expect anyone to listen if we are using the same old voice?
We need new noise
New art for the real people

We dance to all the wrong songs
We enjoy all the wrong moves
We dance to all the wrong songs
We're not leading
We dance to all the wrong songs
We enjoy all the wrong moves
We dance to all the wrong songs
We're not, we're not, we're not, we're not, we're not, we're not leading

We dance all the wrong songs
We enjoy all the wrong moves
We dance all the wrong songs

We dance all the wrong songs
We enjoy all the wrong moves
We dance all the wrong songs

Here we go

We dance to all the wrong songs
We enjoy all the wrong moves
We dance to all the wrong songs
We're not leading
Yeah, yeah, yeah

The new beat, the new beat, the new beat, the new beat
The new beat, the new beat, the new beat, the new beat
The new beat, the new beat, the new beat, the new beat
The new beat, the new beat, the new beat, the new beat
Thank you

Falling In

playlist position: 109  - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #5
artist: Ha Ha Tonka
album: Buckle in the Bible Belt
track number: 4/10
year: 2007








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - pages 49-50 - Deigo's perspective
Deigo grinned at me, his face beautiful with light, and suddenly, with a deep lurch in my stomach, I realized that the whole BFF thing was way off the mark. For me anyway. It was just that fast.
His grin siftened a little bit into just the hint of a smile. His eyes were wide like mine. All awe and lights. He touched my facem the way he'd touched my hand, as if he was trying to understand the shine.
"So pretty," he said. He left his hand against my cheek.

_________________________

On a desert day in Meremac Spring
Our lives were changing
I was floating down that riverway
And there's no other place I'd rather be
'Cause she's new to me
And I, I can't get her out of my mind

I keep falling in and out with you
My skins burned
And she started laughing
What am I gonna do?
And I can't, can't get her out of my mind

Rocking Horse

playlist position: 110  - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #6
artist: The Dead Weather
album: Horehound
track number: 6/11
year: 2009








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - pages 57-58
"I see the little girl made it too," said a new voice, and I shuddered because it was Raoul. I felt a little bit of relied that he didn't know my name, but mostly I just felt horrified that he'd noticed me at all.
"Yeah, she followed me." I couldn't see Diego, but I knew he was shrugging.
"Aren't you the saviour of the hour?" Raoul said snidely.
"We don't get ectra points for being morons..."
"Interesting attitude you got, Deigo. You think that Riley likes you so much he's gonna care if I kill you. I think you're wrong. But either way, for tonight, he already thinks you're dead."

_________________________

I drank some dirty water
Shook evil hands
I've done some bad things
And they get easier to do

Then I wrote a nasty letter
And I sent it to the Lord
I said don't you dare come
And bother me no more

I had a good friend
I could only destroy
And lovers I loved less
Than anybody could afford

Yes, but this old rocking horse
Just nods his head
And he's gonna rock back and forth
The way that he always did

Baby, don't you bother
Tasting the water
And baby, don't you bother
Coming closer to me

Can you see my eyes?
They're half the size
And I'm not able to look at you

Now We Can See

playlist position: 108  - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #4
artist: The Thermals
album: Now We Can See
track number: 4/11
year: 2009








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - page 35
We sat in silence, pondering this. I mostly thought about how much I didn't know. And why hadn't I worried about everything I didn't know before now? It was like talking to Diego had cleared my head. For the first time in three months, blood was not the main thing in there.

_________________________

Oh

We were born in the desert
We were reared in a cave
We conquered in the sun
But we lived in the shade
Yeah, baby, we were savage
We existed to kill
Our history is damaged
At least it was a thrill

But now we can see
Now that our vision is strong
We don't have to admit we were wrong
Now we can see
But the images don't stick
Our enemies lay dead on the ground
And still we kick

Oh

Now we can see the warnings and the signs
Reading between the lines like writing on the wall
Now we can see
What do we need?
We should need nothing, nothing at all

We were born on an island
We grew out of the sand
Never saw another creature
Never knew another man
Yeah, baby, we were nothing
We existed for less
Our present was empty
Our history a mess

But now we can see
Now we do as we please
Now we do away with our disease
Now we can see
Now the image sticks
We still need the medicine quick
We still take the pill
But only for the fix

Now we can see
The warnings and the signs
Reading between the lines like writing on the wall
Now we can see
What do we need?
We should need nothing, nothing at all

Oh

Yeah, now we can see

Midnight and I

playlist position: 107 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #3
artist: White Rabbits
album: It's Frightening
track number: 7/10
year: 2009







The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - page 13
I followed him up the alley wall, and then we swung across the girders under the freeway. The lights from the cars below didn't touch us. I thought how stupid people were, how oblivious, and I was glad I wasn't one of the clueless.

_________________________

Light from under the door
To keep from suffering fools
Ive been walking at night with my eyes shut
You're eyes'll shut soon
So now

Get to sleep now
Get to sleep now
Get to sleep now
Don't you ever wonder
If the night's alive

Been losing my teeth
Feeling weak at the knees
Ive been walking at night with my eyes shut
Both eyes are shut tight
Tight, tight, tight

Get to sleep now
Get to sleep now
Get to sleep now
Don't you ever wonder
If the night's alive

Put your feet up
Lay your head off
Table set up
Kick your shoes off
And turn the lights off
And see it all
Get to sleep now
Get to sleep so easy
Any way surrounded
I don't think about it now

Heads Will Roll

playlist position: 106 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #2
artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
album: It's Blitz!
track number: 2/10
year: 2009








The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner – page 9
I turned off my brain. It was time to hunt. I took a deep breath, drawing in the scnet of blood inside the humans below. They weren't the only humans around, but they were the closest. Who you were going to hunt was the kind of decision you had to make before you scented your prey. It was too late now to choose anything.

_________________________

Off with your head
Dance 'til you're dead
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
On the floor

Glitter on the wet streets
Silver over everything
The river's all wet
You're all chrome

Dripping with alchemy
Shiver stop shivering
The glitter's all wet
You're all chrome

The men cry out
The girls cry out
The men cry out
The girls cry out
The men cry out
Oh no

The men cry out
The girls cry out
The men cry out
The girls cry out
The men cry out
Oh no

Off, off with your head
Dance, dance 'til you're dead (dead)
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
On the floor

Looking glass
Take the past
Shut your eyes
You realize

Looking glass
Take the past
Shut your eyes
You realize

Glitter on the wet streets
Silver over everything
The glitter's all wet
You're all chrome
You're all chrome

Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead
Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead
Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead
Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead
Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead
Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead
Off, off, off with your head
Dance, dance, dance 'til you're dead

Yes Please

playlist position: 65 - Eclipse (3) #14
               105 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (7) #1
artist: Muse
album: Hullabaloo Soundtrack
track number: 4/10
year: 2002
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Eclipse – Chapter 25 - Bree's perspective
After a second of fruitless searching, my gaze crept back to the young female vampire. She was still watching me, her eyes half-mad.
I met the girl's stare for a long moment. Chin-length dark hair framed her face, which was alabaster pale. It was hard to tell if her features were beautiful, twisted as they were by rage and thirst. The feral read eyes were dominant—hard to look away from. She glared at me viciously, shuddering and writhing every few seconds.

_________________________

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner – page 55
It was impossible to mistake the noise. The boom boom boom of the bass, the video-game soundtrack, the snarling. Totally our crowd.

page 83
The sound of the thudding music that greeted my approach was accompanied by the unmistakeable sweet, smoky scent of a burning vampire. My panic went into overdrive. I could just as easily die inside the house as outside.

_________________________

Yes please

I cannot sleep
There's too much noise in my head
I cannot sleep
I want it here instead

I never thought that this could come to this
I just wanna look at your face in peace now
You'll never miss
But I can

I cannot keep
The shame that's clawed us out
I will not keep
Your shut-up, shut-up lies

I never thought that this could come to this
I just wanna live in bliss, in peace now
You will never miss
But I can