For a prize for my Amidships Contest, Conrad won a fanmix. But, instead of one looong fanmix, I’ve broken it up into three parts: there are two double sided mixes and one EP that comprise a 70 odd song playlist.
This is the last one; I finally found the song. This is for his characters Koyos and Alaine from his Nanowrimo Novel, Hearts in the Sea. If there are any problems or you just want one or two songs, please tell me and I’ll do my best to fix/accommodate you.
Here are the other two mixes: click here.
The title is partly from Ariel's Song in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Come unto these yellow sands,
And then take hands:
Curtsied when you have, and kiss'd
The wild waves whist,
Foot it featly here and there;
And, sweet sprites, the burthen bear.
Hark, hark!
Bow-wow.
The watch-dogs bark.
Bow-wow.
Hark, hark! I hear
The strain of strutting chanticleer
Cry, Cock-a-diddle-dow.
Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them—Ding-dong, bell.
The other thing the title is partly from is Sylvia Plath's poem Full Fathom Five.
Note: There is also a bonus track hidden on Side B.
Enjoy,
Cal.
iii. full fathom five; I would rather breath water
—a Koyos/Alaine mix—
The quote on the track lists is “Both doth suffer a sea-change into something rich and strange”—a line from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This mix is just for Koyos and Alaine’s relationship and romance.
side a
[ZIP: SIDE A]
1. just a girl she said. dubstar.
it's alright, i'm just a girl she said
A theme song for Alaine.
2. the sea. morcheeba.
i left my soul there
down by the sea
i lost control here
living free
Song from POV of Alaine.
3. submarine #3. the starlight mints.
you got me under the sea
trying to swim, we find you again
i know you gotta be on a submarine
but what can i do?
what do we do?
A song from the POV of Alaine.
4. the sword song. clap your hands say yeah.
just a man, like i am
human hair, human heart
A song from the POV of Koyos.
5. bixby canyon bridge. death cab for cutie.
and i want to know my fate if i keep up this way
it's hard to want to stay awake
when everyone you meet, they all seem to be asleep
A song for Koyos and Alaine.
6. the same deep water as me. i am kloot.
swim out to the ocean
drown your thoughts out at sea
and dip your hands in the water
the same deep water as me
you've been watching for cloudbursts
you've been praying for rain
drench your soul in the water
cleanse your heart of the stain
A song for Alaine.
7. chasing cars. snow patrol.
if i lay here
if i just lay here
would you lie with me and just forget the world?
forget what we're told
before we get too old
A song from either the POV of Koyos or Alaine to the other.
8. i ain't lost if i'm with you. e for explosion.
hide me in that smile you wear
in those dreaming eyes
in the tangles of your hair
i'll still be yours when all this is through
'cause i ain't lost if i'm with you
A song from the POV of Koyos.
9. voodoo. spiral beach.
head filled up with air
it's obvious you love the skin you wear
i need to lie down, need some air
messing and lusting tie-dyed hair
A song from the POV of Alaine; about her feelings for Koyos.
10. sweet avenue. jets to brazil.
thank you for making me see there's a life in me,
it was dying to get out.
A song from the POV of Alaine. Alternately, it could also be a song from the POV of Koyos.
11. eyes on the prize. m ward.
with my eyes on the prize and my mind on you,
i put my pride on the line and my whole life too.
A song from the POV of Koyos when he breaks Alaine out of prison.
12. this is how it goes. aimee mann.
this is how it goes
you'll get angry with yourself
and think you can think of something else
and i'll hear the clanging of the bells
13. when she's near. fiction family.
when she's near,
the new year's here,
and there is not a resolution
that i can't do.
i see things clearly
when she's near me.
when she's near me,
all the world is new.
A song from the POV of Koyos. Note on the band, Jon Foreman from Switchfoot and Sean Watkins from Nickel Creek, what?
14. valse romantique. debussy.
[instrumental]
15. hero. bloc party
'cause i'm a boy and you're a girl
and what else is there in this world?
i can make you smile, i can make you laugh
what else is there in this world?
side b
[ZIP: SIDE B]
1. hallelujah. rufus wainwright.
your faith was strong but you needed proof
you saw her bathing on the roof
her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
she tied you to a kitchen chair
she broke your throne, she cut your hair
and from your lips she drew the hallelujah
2. thinking about you. norah jones.
so when you sail across the ocean waters
and you reach the other side, safely
could you smile a little smile for me
cause i'll be thinking about you
Song from the POV of Alaine.
3. mojo pin. jeff buckley.
if only you'd come back to me
if you laid at my side
wouldn't need no mojo pin
to keep me satisfied
[...]
precious, precious silver and gold
and pearls in oyster's flesh
drop down we two to serve and pray to love
born again from the rhythm screaming down from heaven
ageless, ageless and i'm there in your arms
A song from the POV of Koyos.
4. sea people. emiliana torrini.
when you say goodbye
my lungs ache, filled with water
'cause i will always love you
5. in the sun. joseph arthur.
i picture you in the sun wondering what went wrong
and falling down on your knees asking for sympathy
and being caught in between all you wish for and all you seen
and trying to find anything you can feel that you can believe in
but i was caught in between all you wish for and all you need
i picture you fast asleep
a nightmare comes
you can’t keep awake
A song from the POV of Koyos.
6. mermaid. daughter darling.
i live where you can't see me
hiding away in the shadows of the deep
i swim into the bottom of your world
for every space i cross i see a thousand pearls
i breathe what i know you fear
all the sounds i love, you will never hear
i know what it is that turns beneath your feet
floating on the surface of my enchanted sea
close your eyes and take my hand
hold your breath as long as you can
we'll leave behind the storms above
and swim into the seas of our love
7. yes. coldplay.
when it started we had high hopes;
now my back's on the line, my back's on the ropes...
when it started we were alright,
but night makes a fool of us in daylight.
there we were dying of frustration,
saying, "lord lead me not into temptation."
but it's not easy when she turns you on...
since they've gone.
if you'd only, if you'd only say yes.
whether you will is anybody's guess.
god only, god knows i'm trying my best,
but i'm just so tired of this loneliness.
A song from the POV of Koyos.
8. soul meets body. death cab for cutie.
i want to live where soul meets body
and let the sun wrap its arms around me
and bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing
and feel, feel what its like to be new
[…]
and i do believe it’s true
that there are roads left in both of our shoes
but if the silence takes you
then i hope it takes me too
so brown eyes i hold you near
cause you’re the only song i want to hear
a melody softly soaring through my atmosphere
From either the POV of Koyos or Alaine.
9. swallowed in the sea. coldplay.
get lost and then get found and you'll come back to me
not swallowed in the sea
From the POV of Koyos.
10. the blood of cu chulainn. mychael danna, jeff danna.
[instrumental]
A theme for Koyos.
11. let me take you there. plain white t's.
i know a place where we can hide out
and turn our hearts inside out
A song POV of Koyos.
12. fiji. p:ano.
we've been washed ashore for a long long time
we swam in the briny sea
what we gonna do this evening?
From the POV of Alaine.
13. the beautiful sea. hem.
leading me into the beautiful sea
From the POV of Alaine.
14. i will follow you into the dark. amy millan.
you and me
have seen everything to see
from bangkok to calgary
and the soles of your shoes
are all worn down
the time for sleep is now
but it's nothing to cry about
because we'll hold each other soon
in the blackest of rooms
[...]
when your soul embarks
then i'll follow you into the dark
then i'll follow you into the dark
A lovely folksy cover of Death Cab.
15. moon river. henry mancini
moon river, wider than a mile,
i'm crossing you in style some day.
oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you're going i'm going your way.
two drifters off to see the world.
there's such a lot of world to see.
we're after the same rainbow's end--
waiting 'round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
moon river and me.
A theme for Koyos and Alaine.
