Saturday Sing-Along: The Steel & Stone Series 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 just reread the Steel & Stone series by Annette Marie for the third time. Since the series is on my mind at the moment, it felt like the perfect time to share some of my playlist for this series.

THE STEEL & STONE SERIES PLAYLIST PART 1

1. Never Surrender by Liv Ash
This song feels like my theme song for the series as a whole.

Take on the night to reach the morning We'll write our names in blood and glory Oh, our hearts are unafraid of making our own fate And we don't need to wait Walking through fire will leave us stronger And we might grow tired but not going under Breaking all the chains It's time to take our place We're a phoenix rising From the ashes fighting Our courage climbing We'll never, never surrender This is our battle Won't stay in the shadows now Living for tomorrow We'll never, never surrender

2. The Other Side by Ruelle This song reminds me of the ending of book three and the start of book four. That's all I'm going to say because spoilers.

I don't want to know who we are without each other It's just too hard I don't want to leave here without you I don't want to lose part of me Will I recover that broken piece? Let it go and unleash all the feelings Is it fair, or is it fate? No one knows The stars choose their lovers, save my soul It hurts just the same And I can't tear myself away Did we ever see it coming? Will we ever let it go? We are buried in broken dreams We are knee-deep without a plea I don't want to know what it's like to live without you Don't want to know the other side of a world without you

3. My Demons by Starset This song reminds of Piper when she is succumbing to the Sahar and shading. It also reminds me of Ash and his state of mind after escaping Asphodel.

Mayday! Mayday! The ship is slowly sinking They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling They're all around me, Circling like vultures They wanna break me and wash away my colors Wash away my colors I cannot stop this sickness taking over It takes control and drags me into nowhere I need your help, I can't fight this forever I know you're watching, I can feel you out there Take me over the walls below Fly forever Don't let me go I need a savior to heal my pain When I become my worst enemy The enemy Take me high and I'll sing Oh you make everything okay We are one in the same Oh you take all of the pain away Save me if I become My demons

4. Incredible by SECRETS This song reminds me of how Piper makes Ash feel. How she awakens something good in him. Even Lyre comments to Seiya about how Piper is good for Ash.


I spent 8 years down inside a hole To convince myself where I was was home But the better part of giving up was awoken in you Mistook comfort for love I lost myself and gave the searching up You found me at my worst from there You got me feeling like brand new Through the pain and all the guilt You’re all I needed to rebuild We never knew but it was so inevitable You brought to life inside of me The man I never thought I'd be A place I know that I can call incredible Broken down I was all alone Stuck in a hell hole I called home I never thought I could be saved But then by grace You found me down in a dark place Pulled me out of all my old ways Since then I've never felt anymore shame When I’m with you There's a freedom That I know me And it deepens who we are I feel stronger That I know you Had to break myself just to show you But it feels so incredible
5. I'd Rather See Your Stars Explode by Slaves This song reminds of Piper and the way her father makes her feel. At least for most of the series.


Kick me when I'm down Keep me on the ground From the ones who I thought they would never leave Who gave you so much faith? Who gave you so much power? You turned it all against me Kick me when I'm down Keep me on the ground There's no black and white when it comes to pain All I gave up, it's still not enough You're twisting my demons like there is no love When push comes to shove that fine line gives up I'm left with the feeling of chasing a rush I'm feeling alive like it's the first time But you're goin' and you're goin' and you're gone tonight I'm feeling alive like it's the first time Never gonna be a part of me this time I know you'll write me off I know you're always gonna count me out You think I'm gonna let you down? Just wait Gonna show what I've got left You haven't even seen my best Just wait

So there are the first five songs of my Steel & Stone series 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!