Flip The Switch: a mix for Trident

Flip the Switch: a mix for Trident

This is a mix for Trident. He won this for one of the first contests I hosted, and finally I have it finished. This is fanmix for a really, really, really good short story he sent me that I don’t believe is posted anywhere on YWS, so if you are interested bug him about it. Once again, the music comes in the form of zips, so if you have any questions or problems about them, please tell me and I’ll do my best to fix them.

Enjoy,

Cal.

One

[ZIP: One]

1. Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo

Pictures of matchstick men and you,

Mirages of matchstick men and you.

Song for Dugger; also theme for [Short Story].

2. Dancing Choose by TV on the Radio

though he expresses some confusion

bout his part in the plan,

and he can't understand

that he's not in command;

[…]

Now, I’m no mad man,

but that's insanity.

Song for the five soldiers.

3. You Belong To Me by Elvis Costello & the Attractions

your eyes are absent, your mouth is silent,

pumping it like a fire hydrant.

Things you say are getting hard to swallow—

you're easily led, but you're much too scared to follow.

Song for Lieutenant Mortimer Hines.

4. Salute Your Solution by The Raconteurs

I find myself just looking well beyond my best intentions

Ignoring any kinda prize I might receive at all

All others seem to find a road that's tough to satisfaction

I find a ridicule that isn't cool for me at all

And if there's one little answer to this complication

Someone somewhere say help me settle what is on my mind

There's only one I'm only taking getting and receiving

There's only one I'm taking

And only one I'm taking.

Song for Dugger.

5. What Do You Go Home To? by Explosions in the Sky

[Instrumental]

6. I Fought the Law by Buddy Holly & the Crickets

I'm breakin' rocks in the hot sun,

I fought the law and the law won,

I fought the law and the law won.

Random song that screamed [Short Story] to me.

7. Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch

Well, I had a dream;

I stood beneath an orange sky.

Yes, I had a dream;

I stood beneath an orange sky;

with my brother standing by,

With my brother standing by.

I said brother, you know you know,

It's a long road we've been walking on.

Brother you know it is, you know it is,

Such a long road we've been walking on.

A song from the POV of Dugger.

8. The Legionnaire's Lament by The Decemberists

It's been a year or more

Since they shipped me to this foreign shore,

Fighting in a foreign war,

So far away from my home.

A song for the five soldiers.

9. Goldener Reiter by Joachim Witt

Hey, hey, hey. Ich war der goldene Reiter.

Hey, hey, hey. Ich bin ein Kind dieser Stadt.

Hey, hey, hey. Ich war so hoch auf der Leiter

Dann fiel ich ab, ja dann fiel ich ab.

English Translation

Hey, hey, hey. I was the golden riders.

Hey, hey, hey. I am a child of this city.

Hey, hey, hey. I was so high on the head

Then, I fell from, then yes, I fell from.

Another song that screamed [Short Story].

10. Deliverance by Bubba Sparxxx

I've been travelin for some time

With my fishin pole and my bottle of shine

On these long dark dusty roads

I'm lookin, there's nowhere to go

I guess I gotta hide away, far away

Cause I gotta find a way, to find my way

I gotta hide away, far away

Cause I gotta find a way, to find my way.

Song for Dugger.

11. Another Way to Die by Alicia Keys & Jack White

I know the player with the slick

trigger finger for Her Majesty.

Another one with the golden tone voice,

and then your fantasy,

another bill from a killer

turned a thrill into a tragedy

A theme song for [Short Story].

12. Masterfade by Andrew Bird

well, you sure didn't look like you were having any fun

with that heavy-metal gaze they'll have to measure in tons,

and when you look up at the sky,

all you see are zeros,

all you see are zeros and ones.

A theme song for [Short Story].

13. Us Ones In Between by Sunset Rubdown

and, I’ve heard of pious men,

and, I’ve heard of dirty fiends,

but you don't often hear

of us ones in between.

A song for the five soldiers.

14. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy by The Kinks

And I know, and I know,

And I know that everybody,

And I know that everybody be happy,

As happy as you and me.

Another song that screamed to be put here.

15. We Built Another World by Wolf Parade

I had a bad, bad time tonight;

I had a bad, bad time tonight—

Bad things happen in the night.

[…]

Where we built another world,

Hang ghosts from the trees and that's what I saw.

Where we built another world,

Hang ghosts from the trees and that's what I saw

Where we built another world.

A theme song for [Short Story].

16. Crooked Teeth by Death Cab for Cutie

And, now the state line felt like the Berlin wall

And, there was no doubt about which side I was on.

[…]

Because you can't find nothing at all

If there was nothing there all along.

No, you can't find nothing at all

If there was nothing there all along.

17. Tomorrow Goes Away by The Delta Spirit

every time I see you

it gets a little worse.

perhaps things are getting better,

but how can one be so sure?

so, I will take it slowly so that I can rest assure,

wait until tomorrow goes away.

A song for Dugger.

18. The Last Parade on Ann Street by Chris Bathgate

The last parade on Ann Street, babe,

was when the frost leaves sounded like glass,

when we burned down the whole damn block,

with a wink and just one match—

well, the site I reside in now.

it's new grove but same old ghosts.

A song from the POV of Dugger.

Two

[ZIP: Two]

1. Creeper by Islands

Hum it, you will remember some of it

But if you solve it

You will remember all of it

A theme song for [Short Story].

2. Up On Your Leopard, Upon The End Of Your Feral Days by Sunset Rubdown

I’m the one who sat at your capture,

and let the snow fall on the whispering rapture,

you're the one who's kissing your captor's hands.

"well shit, i know we're all growing old,

but where there's a will, there is a way

so way to go."

say goodbye to your feral days.

3. Always See Your Face by Love

Won't somebody please, Help me with my miseries

Won't somebody see, yeah what this world has done to me.

A song for the five soldiers.

4. Eyeless in Holloway by Johnny Flynn

There's a man at hand,

There's a way between

With the sinking sand

And a crooked dream,

And collared off at the modern age of nine;

Summoned up for walking down the line.

They lost eyes in old city streets

Where the funeral pyres burned the last of the meek.

A song for the five soldiers.

5. Ottoman by Vampire Weekend

All of the cards and all of the time it took,

Soon it's all lines of red in a leather book.

Begging you to wait for a minute by the door

Your creeping feet where they’ve never been before.

A song for Dugger.

6. Highway Patrolman by Bruce Springsteen

now, ever since we was young kids it's been the same come down,

I get a call over the radio - Frankie’s in trouble downtown,

well, if it was any other man, I’d put him straight away,

but when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way.

A song for the five soldiers.

7. Ooh La by the Kooks

The world can be a very big place,

so be yourself don't get out of place.

8. Lighthouse by Interpol

it's the place that's said to break,

it's just as safe from the outside tonight

A theme song for [Short Story].

9. Space Oddity by David Bowie

This is ground control to Major Tom,

You've really made the grade,

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear.

Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.

This is Major Tom to ground control,

I'm stepping through the door,

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way,

And the stars look very different today.

For here,

Am I sitting in a tin can,

Far above the world,

Planet earth is blue,

And there's nothing I can do.

A theme song for [Short Story].

10. Blue Flower/Blue Flame by Destroyer

Ok fine, even the sky looks like wine,

And everywhere I turn there,

a new face in time, stuck inside the well

fresh hands to attend to…

A theme song for [Short Story].

11. Evil Thing by Danzig

Take a little caution

When you look my way.

A song from the POV of the switch.

12. Home of the brave by Spiritzualized

i'm gonna rip it up, tear it out

gotta get it off of my soul

A theme song for [Short Story].

13. Free by Donovan Frankenreiter feat. Jack Johnson

When will the weather let us go?

14. Handsome Furs Hate This City by Handsome Furs

we wish for night-time, a darkening screen

open the heart, just a machine

15. Ooogie Boogie's Song by Rodrigo & Gabriela from Nightmare Revisited

[Instrumental]

16. February Song by Josh Groban

Where has that old friend gone

Lost in a February song,

Tell him it won't be long

'Till he opens his eyes,

Opens his eyes.

Where is that simple day

Before colors broke into shades,

And how did I ever fade

Into this life?

17. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

Work it harder, make it better

Do it faster, makes us stronger

More than ever.

18. The Captain by Guster

I've come down with something;

I'm frozen, tied up, cast in lead.

It's simple, so says the captain:

Face forward, move slow, forge ahead

I'm earning a reputation,

My conscience, mistrust and regret.

A song from the POV of Dugger.

Three

[ZIP: Three]

1. When the Creepers Creep In by The Village Green

[I don’t have the lyrics on hand. I know, sad. ]

A theme song for [Short Story].

2. Lo Boob Oscillator by Stereolab

La lune est libre,

bien plus libre qu'on ne le croit.

English Translation-ish

The moon is free,

much more free than previously believed.

3. That's When I Reach For My Revolver by Moby

mother taught me patience, the virtues of restraint

father taught us boundaries, the knowledge we must go.

A song for Dugger.

4. Something Is Not Right With Me by Cold War Kids

something is not right with me

how was I supposed to know?

something is not right with me

trying not to let it show.

A song for Dugger.

5. All the Pretty Horses by Calexico

when you wake, you shall have cake

and all the pretty little horses.

6. Dirty Harry by Gorillaz

I need a gun to keep myself from harm;

The poor people are burning in the sun ,

But they ain't got a chance,

They ain't got a chance.

I need a gun,

'Cos all I do is dance,

'Cos all I do is dance.

A song for Dugger.

7. What Sarah Said by Death Cab for Cutie

'Cause there's no comfort in the waiting room

Just nervous paces bracing for bad news

Then the nurse comes around and everyone lifts their head

But I'm thinking of what Sarah said

That love is watching someone die

So who's going to watch you die?

8. Thugs Passing in the Night by Carter Burwell from In Bruges

[Instrumental]

This is a soundtrack from one my favorite movies ever: In Bruges.

9. Cold Bread by Johnny Flynn

Would you meet me in an hour?

I could tell you what I've seen

What I've seen.

A song for Dugger.

10. Ready to Die by Andrew W. K.

We shoot without a gun,

We'll take on anyone,

It's really nothing new,

It's just a thing we like to do.

You better get ready to die,

You better get ready to kill,

You better get ready to run…

A song for the five soldiers.

11. Catastrophe and the Cure by Explosions in the Sky

[Instrumental]

12. Lost! by Coldplay

Just because I’m losing

Doesn’t mean I’m lost!

Doesn’t mean I’ll stop

Doesn’t mean I'm across

Just because I’m hurting

Doesn’t mean I’m hurt

Doesn’t mean I don’t get what I deserved

No better and no worse.

A song for Dugger.

13. Serpentine by Chris Bathgate

One brash phrase cut crush these fragile days

My thoughts swirl in some shrill sad cannonade

And one such spur that caused my throat to creak

The one dull dawn that I’ve since sensed to repeat

A song from the POV of Dugger.

14. The Last Beat of My Heart by DeVotchKa

Reach out your hands

Don't turn your back

Don't walk away

How in the world

Can I wish for this?

Never to be torn apart

Close to you

'Til the last beat

Of my heart

15. Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone by The Walkmen

because he knows,

our romeo,

he can't climb back.

he swings in loopholes

when he goes through the air;

their vengeance will stretch out.

I made the best of it

A song for Dugger.

16. Schubert: 24. Der Leiermann by Andreas Schmidt

Barfuß auf dem Eise

[Schwankt] er hin und her

Und sein kleiner Teller

Bleibt ihm immer leer.

English Translation-ish

Barefoot on the ice,

he staggers back and forth,

And his little plate

remains ever empty.

17. Lake Michigan by Rogue Wave

heaven is a switchboard that you want to fight,

she would even miss you if you taught her sight.

[…]

now we wear same colored yellow uniforms.

sky is burning .

but at least we're warm.

go and run yourself a million miles

hoping that the colors run out,

and you go off like that,

get off of my stack,

leave a little window,

get off of my stack.

The ultimate theme song for [Short Story].

18. Pictures of Matchstick Men by Camper Von Beethoven

When I look up to the sky

I see your eyes

A funny kind of yellow

Rush home to bed

I soak my head

I see your face underneath my pillow

I wake next morning

I'm still yawning

I see your face looking through my window

A theme song for [Short Story].