okay last one
‘fighting in only your army, frontlines, don’t you ignore me’ —> ‘the sickest army doll, purchased at the mall / rivulets descend my plastic smile’
‘I make all your gray days clear’ —> ‘I’ll keep your brittle heart warm if your cascade ocean wave blues come’ —> idk all of renegade y’all know the drill —> ‘I gave you my best me’s, my endless empathy’ —> ‘oh, here we go again, the voices in his head called the rain to end our days of wild’ —> ‘you sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days’
‘how long could we be a sad song till we were too far gone to bring back to life?’ —> ‘you say that I abandoned ship, but I was going down with it’
‘my face was gray but you wouldn’t admit that we were sick’ —> ‘I’m just getting color back into my face’
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Taylor Swift Songs as Books You Can't Put Down (3/?)
The 1 as Little Women
"Sl*t!" as The Scarlet Letter
Lavender Haze as Lessons in Chemistry
My Tears Ricochet as The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Snow On The Beach as Beach Read
Renegade as Six of Crows
insp. (1 & 2)
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The thing that struck me about the bargaining playlist starting with “The Great War” and ending with “Renegade” is that it starts with her fighting with him and in the end fighting for him.
In “The Great War,” she’s lashing out at him and he’s the one reaching out for her; she takes his hand before she loses him for good and she vows that from then on she’ll stand by his side. In other words, she got angry and hurt him, he offers her help and she learns to trust him and his presence. She’s made the ultimate commitment.
“Renegade” flips the script, with him now the one firing off missiles at her, but unlike in “The Great War,” he refuses to take her hand (e.g. her offer for help and more) and instead chooses to stay in the tomb that she climbed out of in TGW. Whereas the first song ends with her waking up just in time, stopping herself before she does something she’ll regret and dropping her sword to instead join him by his side, the last one ends on a much more uncertain note; she’s all alone and is drawing a conclusion that while she vowed to always be his, he may not want to do the same for her.
It really is kind of the cliff notes version of the breakdown of a relationship.
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‘Gray skies, every day, for months would you still stay?’ —> ‘is it really your anxiety that stops you from giving me everything, or do you just not want to?’ —> I’m getting tired even for a phoenix’ yeah
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"Is it really your anxiety that stops you from giving me everything? Or do you just not want to?" -> "And I wouldn't want to marry me either, a pathological people pleaser"
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What if Dick could cycle through identities.
Dick Grayson has more identities than there are colors in the rainbow.
There’s Dickie Grayson - school favorite, basketball star, and mathlete. Best friend of the Titans and beloved love of many. Also a wonderful brother, devoted son, and dear grandson.
There’s Richie Grayson - darling of high society. Women swoon over him, men appreciate him (ie Roy’s “pretty bird”), and as a gothamite aptly put it, “who wouldn’t recognize Gotham’s very own Paris Hilton”.
There’s Ric Grayson - cold, night thrill seeking civilian with more trust issues than money in a trust fund.
There’s Nightwing - according to Supes, “your words are worth their weight in gold”. According to Bruce, “sometimes I feel he’s the only thing I did right”. According to Hawkman, “the one person the entire superhero community trusts after Superman”. And so much more. Strong enough to defeat Ra’s Al Ghul in a sword fight and be given the name “Detective”. Beloved hero and the pride and joy of the superhero community
There’s Agent 37 - An international, multilingual super spy who broke his partner’s hardened interior while rigorously maintaining his morals in the face of adversity. So handsome that while a psychotic murderer was chasing him and his partner, he reached up, switched off the spiral, and was so beautiful that the stunned woman went, “woof”, lost control of her bike and crashed.
There’s Renegade - Deathstroke’s apprentice who was carefully trained by him until he tricked the man and freed himself. Taught Deathstroke’s daughter Rose to be a hero and was punished by his nemesis through the Chemo bombing of Bludhaven. Yet Deathstroke still hugs him and says “Nice to see you again, kid. You look well” and leaves messages on his fogged bathroom mirror, “message received”, and waits in Dick’s bedroom while he’s dressing to let him know why he’s in the city.
There’s Crutches - mob enforcer for Black Mask and took down his crime syndicate from the inside out.
There’s Talon - His grandfather’s legacy of being an undead assassin for the court. The Gray Son of Gotham.
Finally there’s Robin - the 8-18yr old who went on joy rides with Superman, said “Holy ___ Batman!”, the one who was astounded when He asked if he would join the Justice league and Batman said, “no, you’ll be leading them”. The one who was driving batmobiles at 8 and singing songs to comfort victims that still remember him and his warmth 20 years later. The acrobatic prodigy that left the country in wonder. The first sidekick and role model for many young heroes that came after him.
He has many more identities I couldn’t name but - imagine if Dick could change these personalities in a heartbeat. One second he’s peppy and overjoyed Robin and the next he’s flippant and dismissive Ric Grayson. Oh the possibilities
I don’t remember where this quote’s from but: the man has a temper that could start wars. And a smile that could end them.
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