Nano Mix for Conrad Rice

Nano Mix for Conrad Rice

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.