Saturday Sing-Along: The Messenger Chronicles Playlist Part 1

Saturday Sing-Along is a meme that I created after realizing that I have way too many playlists on Spotify dedicated to my favorite book series. I am constantly making playlists to go along with my favorite books so I thought that I would share those songs with others. Hopefully, others would love to join in and we can share and discuss the songs that fit perfectly with our fandoms and the moods that the music creates for them. 

RULES

1. Pick 3 - 5 songs that remind you of a book or series. (Or pick an entire playlist if your heart desires!)

2. The songs do not have to be about the same book or series. Mix things up if you wish.

3. Post the title and artist of the song and then the book or series that it reminds you of. As a bonus, you can tell us what character or couple the song reminds you of and why.

4. Post a few lines of lyrics from the song (or all of them if you want, go wild!) that best represent the book or series (or character or couple, etc.). Unless it's instrumental, obviously. =)

5. As a bonus, you can post or link to a YouTube video of your songs so that it is easy for others to listen to them and experience your playlist.

If you are participating, these rules are not set in stone. Make this your own thing and change things up if you like. This is supposed to be fun, after all. =)

I adore The Messenger Chronicles series by Pippa DaCosta. The final book comes out this year and I am so stoked for it! 

THE MESSENGER CHRONICLES PLAYLIST PART 1

1. Monster by Starset
This song reminds me of Kesh and Oberon and at times Kesh and Eledan. For Oberon, how Kesh was conditioned to love Faerie and Oberon even through the horrible things that she was put through and made to do. For Eledan, I am reminded of their hate/love relationship from the beginning.

Under the knife I surrendered The innocence yours to consume You cut it away And you filled me up with hate Into the silence you sent me Into the fire consumed You thought I'd forget But it's always in my head This is the world you've created The product of what I've become My soul and my youth Seems it's all for you to use If I could take back the moment I let you get under my skin Relent or resist Seems the monster always wins You're the pulse in my veins You're the war that I wage Can you change me? You're the love that I hate You're the drug that I take Will you cage me? You're the pulse in my veins You're the war that I wage Can you change me? From the monster you made me? My heart's an artifice, a decoy soul I lift you up and then I let you go I've made an art of digging shallow holes I'll drop the tiniest seed and watch it grow My heart's an artifice, a decoy soul Who knew the emptiness could be so cold? I've lost the parts of me that make me whole I am the darkness I'm a monster
2. Astronomical by Svrcina This song reminds me of Kesh and her pull towards Kellee and Talen. Especially Talen. There is also a double entendre or double meaning present in just the title of the song that I won't go into because, spoilers.


The endless of darkness is hovering The sound of the silence is deafening Ten billion decibels shattering I'm drawn to the unknown, where shadows hide A slave to the powers that magnetize There's something inside of me, I can't fight Can anybody stop me? Forces of gravity taking me, taking me Weightlessness forsaking me Oh, this pull is astronomical Oh, this pull is astronomical
3. Letting Go by Eyes Set To Kill A Kesh song.


Do you feel like the world turned its back on you Like no one hears what you say Pouring your heart out in everything you do With no reward, just the pain You're stuck in the cycle Of setting the blame Don't think about where you are But where you could be It's like the place that you want to be Is right outside of your window So why is it so hard to reach out And step into the unknown The longer you hold on To old memories Of all the mistakes you made The longer you'll wait Don't lose your mind Telling yourself to change Just keep your head straight The hardest part is letting go You've got to prove your life's hard And jump into the dark And when you find the light you'll know That it was always the struggle To leave it behind, let it go
4. Become the Beast by Karliene This is a Kellee and Kesh song. The lyrics speak for themselves. (If you've read the series then you know what I mean.)


I've always been a hunter Nothing on my tail But there was something in you I knew, could make that change To capture a predator You can't remain the prey You have to become An equal in every way So look in the mirror And tell me, who do you see? Is it still you? Or is it me? So embrace the darkness And I will help you see That you can be limitless And fearless, If you follow me We are the lions, In a world of lambs We are the predators, The hunters,The hunters,The hunters. Become the beast We don't have to hide Do I terrify you, Or do you feel alive? Do you feel the hunger? Does it howl inside? Does it terrify you, Or do you feel alive? Splinters of my soul Cut through your skin And burrow within Burrow within
5. Stand Alone by Generdyn, ft. ZAYDE WØLF This is a total Kesh anthem. Especially from the beginning of the series. 


I see the place where I was born I was raised by the new dawn And now I sit inside the storm Like the eye of the pyramid I know everything ahead I'm on the hunt don't you forget Somebody turned off all the lights They try to steal like a parasite But they can't take away the fight Cause I've been wild since I been a kid Living life hangin off the grid No, I aint never ever gonna quit Gotta work for it, work for it everyday, work for it I stand alone Can't get much higher It's in my bones The true survivor I stand alone I keep on rising Up to the throne I won't stop fighting Cause I stand alone

So there are the first five songs of my Messenger Chronicles Playlist. Do any of these songs speak true to any of you for this series? What other songs do you think would fit into the mood for this series? I'd love to add more song to my playlist so feel free to share! If you would like to participate in my meme then please link me to your post!