Mouth of the Microcosm: A Mix for D is for Diphtheria [Sam]

'Ello, all.

Sam won 2nd place in my first contest: Cal's Colorful Contest. One of her prizes was a fanmix, she wanted one for D is for Diphtheria. Go read it if you haven't already.

The second part was so large I split it into two zips for convenience.

I have made a decision. I will no longer be offering single song downloads in my fanmixes, for two reasons, one it takes forever, and two it is a lot of work. So it will just be the zips of the sides for y'all now. The good thing is that for you guys I will be posting mixes faster.

Enjoy your prize, Sam.

Ta,

Cal.

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mouth of the microcosm: a mix for D is for Diphtheria

by Sam

i. “I Won't Let You Be My Paleontologist Barbie.”

[ZIP: PALEONTOLOGIST BARBIE]

1. If She Wants Me by Belle and Sebastian

Someone above has seen me do all right

Someone above is looking with a tender eye upon her face—

you may think you’re alone, but you may think again.

If I could do just one near-perfect thing I’d be happy

They’d write it on my grave, or when they scattered my ashes.

But on second thoughts, I’d rather be there with my best friend, if she wants me.

For Carl and Sukie.

2. More Life In A Tramp's Vest by Stereophonics

There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest,

there’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest.

A theme for D.

3. The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf

So let the people talk—it’s Monday morning.

Walk past right past the fabulous mess we’re in.

It’s gonna be a beautiful day.

For Carl and Todd.

4. Can You Come Down With Us? by The Olivia Tremor Control

All those people need a place to go.

For the calamity in New Prague.

5. Sukie in the Graveyard by Belle and Sebastian

Sukie was a kid, she liked to hang out in the graveyard.

Sukie’s namesake.

6. Chase The Sun by Planet Funk

As I chase the sun

Up spinning around.

7. A Stroke of Luck by Garbage

Here comes the cold again

I feel it closing in

It's falling down

And all around me, falling

8. Amari Szi Amari by Csòkolom

[English Translation]

O let me die

If I don't tell the truth

Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj,

O let me die

If I don't tell the truth

Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.

For Babcia. Even though she’s technically Polish.

9. Heart of Glass by Puppini Sisters

In between, what I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine

Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind.

If I fear I'm losing you

It's just no good, you teasing like you do.

For Carl and Todd.

10. The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing by The Thrills

Lust, top-forty fame—I can smell your Catholic shame.

It goes on, and on, and on, and on.

Oh, my darling—it goes on, and on, and on, and on.

If I could learn to love you, could you learn to love me?

For Carl and Todd.

11. Earth's Best Kept Secret by Ruined Machines

[Instrumental]

A theme for D.

12. Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games) by Of Montreal

Let’s have bizarre celebrations

Let’s forget who forget what forget where

[…]

Maybe I’ll never die

I’ll just keep growing younger with you

And you’ll grow younger too

Now it seems too lovely to be true

But I know the best things always do

A song for Carl, Todd, and Sukie.

13. Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap

there there, baby

it's just text book stuff

it's in the ABC of growing up

now now, darling

don't lose your head

none of us were angels

A song for Carl, Todd, and Sukie.

14. History Song by the Good, the Band and the Queen

A storm of strings

Far away

The hangers on

Saved the day

A song for Carl, Todd, and Sukie.

15. Bluebird by Ambo

and the sun was brilliant, too

A theme for D.

16. Gone For Good by The Shins

I find a fatal flaw in the logic of love and go out of my head.

For Carl, Todd, and the train tracks of much reknown.

17. IOU by Metric

hesitation’s always mine

hesitate outside the times

with all I don’t say

with all I don’t do

I’m sending you

Invitations to hesitate too

A song for Carl.

18. Love, Again by Math and Physics Club

love

changes everything

and you kissed my cheek and my knees turned weak

and i forgot all that (...)

how will i ever let you know?

how will i ever let you know?

A song from the POV of Carl.

19. Junkyard by Page France

You me, and all the kings and queens, buried in the junkyard,

and every time the herald cherub sings, we rattle with the car parts.

I was born to lie here patiently—

be dragged on by the black star.

But you were born to glow majestically,

and love until your hands bleed.

For Carl, Todd, the temporary residents of Happy Jack’s Trailer Park, and the permanent residents of the Stawlin’s Creek graveyard.

20. Angry Angel by Imogen Heap

But that's just his cover

From what is under it

All his imagination

His passion for a creation

Which he has discovered

Uncovered a world

Of amazing sensations

His own little nation

A song for Sukie.

21. Golden Years by David Bowie

There's my baby, lost that's all

Once I'm begging you save her little soul

A theme for D.

ii. “Felicity Precious Chrysanthemum Grace.”

[ZIP: CHRYSANTHEMUM GRACE PART I] // [ZIP: CHRYSANTHEMUM GRACE PART II]

1. People Get Ready by The Frames

People all get ready

'Cos we're tearing down the stand

Rebuild what's gone unsteady

And see it through with newer hands

And what has gone between us

Is a lot, is a lot

And who'll be there to clean us

If you're not, if you're not

[…]

We have all the time in the world

To get it right, to get it right

We have all the time in the world

To set alight, to set alight

For the kids of New Prague.

2. Slide by Ani Difranco

She laid down in her party dress

And never got up

Needless to say, she missed the party

She just got sad

Then she got stuck

She was wincing like something brittle

Trying hard to bend

She was numb with the terror

Of losing her best friend

But we never see things changing

We only see them ending

A song for Sukie.

3. For the Widows in Paradise; For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan Stevens

If you had a part of me, would you take your time?

Even if I come back, even if I die, is there some idea to replace my life?

I’ll do anything for you, I did everything for you.

For Carl’s journey across central Nebraska with a plastic sled and a biological deadline.

4. Dusting Down the Stars by Mobile

Left by the roadside all alone,

I turned to speak tot you right there and you were gone.

You stood and cried and wondered why,

You can’t return from where we came.

5. Song Against Sex by Neutral Milk Hotel

He said, “Oh, boy, you are so pretty…”

And when I finally kissed him, the whole world began to ring.

Always aching, always heading for mass suicide, occult figurines, and wasted gas station attendants, attending to their jobs.

And a nice drive in the country becomes a nice cliff to drop off of,

oh, when this life just gets so grating, all the grittiness of life…

For Carl’s angst, Arnold’s soul-bottling, the New Prague Kabredlo’s, and all associated misfortunes.

6. Hear Me Out by Frou Frou

So how do I do normal?

A smile I fake

A permanent wave

Of cue cards and fix-it kits

Can't you tell?

I'm not myself

A song for Sukie, perhaps Carl as well.

7. Modern Girls & Old-Fashioned Men by Regina Spektor ft. The Strokes

You were right

Modern girls always get their way

I was wrong

Modern men dream of what they can't say

That's alright

(That's alright)

I don't belong

A song for Sukie and Carl.

8. Red Fields by Celestial Aeon Project

[Instrumental]

9. Pardon Me by The Blow

Pardon me but wasn't that your heart?

That I felt on the bed,

In the bed in between the sheets?

I might have been confused,

By all the sweat,

There was a lot of sweat

And I might be mistaken but…

10. Bon Idee by Regina Spektor

Don’t tell your secrets to anyone

Because ideas are vulnerable

As soon as you say your idea out loud

Then it can go and live on its own

And you will miss it oh so much

And you will wait for it’s return

And you will wish it were your own

But ideas that left never come back home

11. Cherry Blossom Girl by Air

That means no time to waste

Whenever there's a chance

Cherry blossom girl

A song for Sukie.

12. Razzle Dazzle Rose by Camera Obscura

Rose, I’m feeling older

I was as lucky as a four-leaved clover

I tried to be happy, it wasn’t easy

When I choose my color, it will be

Razzle dazzle rose

A song for Carl.

13. Follow the Cops Back Home by Placebo

The call to arms was never true

Time to imbibe here's to you

I'll tell you stories bruised and blue

of drum machines and land slides

For the kids of New Prague.

14. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers

Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage

To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea;

Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage

And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.

15. Midnight Coward by Stars

sweetness, sweetness never suits me, when I get up to take you home

maybe it's love, love at first slightly drunk

[…]

sickness, weakness at the thought, of how you're going to play

how long should I stay?

promises, promises never cease to assist it, now I’m back on my back

please bite your words

[…]

I’ll be the first to leave

when did I grow up? I don't want to say too much

I’ll be the first to leave

[…]

I can see what's coming

but I’m not saying it

16. Ghost of a Shark by Tom McRae

tell me now is there a difference

between a shark and the ghost of a shark?

'cause all I have are secrets and memories of the dark

A song for Carl.

17. Myriad Harbour by The New Pornographers

Someone asked me, “Is there anything in particular I can help you with?”

All I ever wanted help with was you.

For Carl and Todd.

18. Flowers by Emilie Simon

you are so sweet and I'm so alone

oh darling, please, tell me you're the one

I'll buy you flowers, I'll buy you flowers

like no other girl did before

A song from the POV of Carl to Todd or vice-versa.

19. Someday the Waves by Iron & Wine

Waking before you

I've got a fever and a childish wish for snow

Seems like a long, long time

Since I spun you to this borrowed radio

A song for Carl.

20. All the Arms Around You by Halloween Alaska

Into some forgotten space

Where the envy and the hate

Swim around in figure eights

Swim around in figure eights

You're the brother and the beast

You're the friend I knew the best

Can't you listen to the past?

A song for Sukie and Carl.

21. A Sea Chanty of Sorts by Margo & The Nuclear So & So’s

And when we kissed

It didn't feel poisonous

And when you cried

I dried off your blue eyes

A song for Carl and Todd.

iii. “You're kind of black sheep.”

[ZIP: BLACK SHEEP]

1. Misadventures of the Campaign Kids by King of Prussia

we anticipate reactions to our points before the guns are drawn

that's preemption of our own

A song for the kids of New Prague.

2. Into the Dark by Ben Lee

It's not a slow dance

This modern romance

Feels like we've already waited too long

A song for Carl and Todd.

3. A Wish For Something More by Amy McDonald

Oh the sun is shining far too bright

For it to still be night

Oh the air feels so cold

So cold and old

How can it be light

Oh let's take a walk outside

4. Vito's Ordination Song by Sufjan Stevens

Rest in my arms,

sleep in my bed—

there’s a design to what I did and said.

5. 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 song for Sukie.

6. A Match Made In Texas by Her Space Holiday

He’s towing the line

He’s gender-defined

It’s the magic of America—we’re always so American.

The truth of it is, he just wants to kiss that boy she’s talking to

The one that seems to own the room

The way that he dances and the touch of his hands

and the unapologetic way his tiny clothes stick to his frame.

[…]

It’s her confident charm and the curve of her arms

That tightly bends her circuitry into a twisted mass of interesting.

The first for Carl and Todd, Todd and Mandy, Ashley, and for Carl and Sukie’s collective lack of understanding of the meaning of gender stereotype. The second is for Sukie.

7. Keep It There by The Weepies

Came down on a bottle rocket

Found my heart right where I locked it

Last night like rain on chalk

It's gone like money in my pocket.

A song for Carl.

8. Last Ever Lone Gunman by Snow Patrol

I've never been so angry

To find out that I failed

It didn't even work

I have to make amends...

I do alright in my own way

We've all got bigger plans

But when it comes down to it

Mine might save the world

At least for one more day

A song for Sukie.

9. Broken Bones by Aqualung

I need a little more time with you, oh

I just need a little more time with you

[…]

This is a story 'bout the three of us,

Down by the water and the tide is rising.

This world is burning and I'm terrified

I need a little more time with you, ooo

The last part, especially, is for Sukie, Carl, and Todd.

10. A Tender History In Rust by Do Make Say Think

[Instrumental]

A theme for D.

11. Bottle It Up by Sara Bareilles

Love, I do it for love

12. Everything is Alright by Motion City Soundtrack

Give me a reason to end this discussion,

to break with tradition,

to fold and divide.

Please tell me that you’re alright—yeah, everything is alright.

For Carl and Sukie.

13. You Can’t Lose Them All by Maia Sharp

I could go down in history

I could go up in smoke

could be the center of attention

or the butt of every joke

But every time I get shot down

I justify the risk

because I come a little closer

to a hit with every miss

A song for Carl and Sukie.

14. Dreamworld by Rilo Kiley

The people under your feet are shooting stars in the night.

The people, all that you meet.

They're living in a dreamworld.

You're livin in a dreamworld

A song for the residents of New Prague.

15. Location Temporary by Mirah

Waking up in winter snow

The car is shaking.

I don't know how we got so far away.

A song for Carl.

16. Inevitable by Damien Jurado

Open your eyes here comes a bigger part

And seek and define the answers are easy to read

A song for Sukie.

17. Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks

and they don't feel afraid

as long as they gaze at

waterloo sunset - they are in paradise

A song for the kids of New Prague.

18. All is Violent, All is Bright by God is an Astronaut

[Instrumental]

A theme for D and the kids of New Prague.

19. Last Flowers Till the Hospital by Radiohead

and I can't face the evening straight

you cannot for me escape

houses move and houses speak

if you take me there you'll get relief

20. With A Little Help From My Friends by Jim Sturgess & Joe Anderson

I get by with a little help from my friends.

A song for Sukie and Carl.

21. Sons And Daughters by The Decemberists

These currents pull us ‘cross the border

Steady your boats, arms to shoulder

Till tides all pull our hulls aground

Making this cold harbor now home.

We’ll leave our tracks untraceable.

For the forefathers of New Prague, and for Babcia’s hitchhiking across the state to find her daughter.

Enjoy,

If there are any problems, please tell me and I'll do my best to fix them.

Ta,

Cal.