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feeling so alive in this hopeless dream
Harry Goodsir / Lady Silence (Silna) Playlist
Series: The Terror (season 1)

Prompt / Trope: Unrequited Love / Pining
Collection: Trope Bingo Round 14
Medium: Fanmix + Cover Art
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Notes: I chose this pairing for the unrequited love / pining prompt because I fell so unexpectedly in love with them after watching the series recently, especially after the second viewing. These two struck up an unlikely friendship despite their tragic circumstances as man, creature and nature threatened to tear them apart, but they remained steadfast in their loyalty to each other even when they were doomed never to share words or gazes again.

There's no definitive proof that Goodsir and Lady Silence were in love; then again, does there need to be? It's easy to assume that Goodsir likely pined after Silna after their parting, his dedication toward her is one of the more heartwarming pinpoints of light in this show, and it's almost just as easy to assume that Silna reciprocated his feelings, given her state when she was reunited with Goodsir for the final time. These two for me are the epitome of unrequited: they were never given the time required to explore or act on their feelings, but it does not make those feelings any less real or poignant.

For this playlist, I tried to blend a mix of bleak and hopeful songs. Most of them, for me, are from Goodsir's point of view.
The music is a mix of metal and rock, the former symbolizing the bitter hopelessness of their situation, especially Goodsir's,
and the latter highlighting the fleeting, quiet moments between them, sweet and caring and brave, much like Goodsir himself.







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I really love this video and the original song it belongs to (Black English's 'The Long Haul') and I also really love The Gathering's 'Saturnine,' so I wanted to pair the latter song with the video. This video is about a girl making her way alone in the world, and I feel like 'Saturnine' is a perfectly beautiful and fitting match for her solitary journey. The cold and bitter world in the video isn't easy on her, but as Anneke sings 'you don't need to preach / you don't have to love me all the time', it could also be the girl proclaiming to the world that she lives by her own rules and yet the world doesn't have to go easy on her all the time; she's brave enough to face it on her own. Thanks for watching!

Video Used: Black English (formerly NO) - The Long Haul (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4t7X...)
Song: The Gathering's 'Saturnine' [Progressive Rock]
Program: VideoPad

Collection: Trope Bingo
Prompt: Haunted House
Notes: Given how much I love music, I thought why not create a playlist for this fun little trope? In the process, I actually found songs by bands I've never heard of or in certain genres that I would normally never listen to and now love. Thanks, Trope Bingo!

Oh, and you can listen to the playlist HERE.








1. Mister Memory by The Comsat Angels

~In the place where you used to be
There's a noisy ghost, a restless space
...
He's a haunted house - Mister Memory
Will you lay the ghost, will you set him free~

Mister Memory is the focus in this song, a haunted house housing a ghost who has lost himself/herself and whom the singer begs the audience to set free. Ok, I've always been terrible on decoding songs, but this song could also be about a person's memories being like a haunted house, trapping them until there's only chaos and noise, and how that person is desperately reaching out for someone to set him/her free. Specifically, someone left the singer and caused them to feel like this shell of a person; therefore, they're begging to be released from loss and torment. Yeah, let's go with that.

Overall: The singer feels like he's trapped in a haunted house, that house being all his bad memories.

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AFTanith,

I just wanted to give you a few band recommendations since I'm obsessed with some of the bands you mentioned and because I'm a huge music person in general.

Chevelle is one of my favorite bands, so I would recommend Taproot first of all (and everything they've put out). All of their albums vary, with the first being the heaviest, so from experience you might want to start with something lighter like Welcome, Blue Sky Research or Our Long Road Home. The Episodes isn't for everyone but is my favorite.

Cold is my next go to and I would start with 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage or the lighter A Different Kind of Pain. Next I will recommend A Perfect Circle (and if you like this band then maybe Ashes Divide), 10 Years (especially The Autumn Effect album), Filter (The Amalgamut album is their best but also the most metal), Trapt (self-titled is my favorite and a good starting point), Staind (I would start with Break the Cycle or even The Illusion of Progress for something lighter), Deftones (Koi No Yokan and Diamond Eyes are really good and I think good starting places), and maybe Sevendust (Black Out the Sun album).

While hopefully you haven't heard of all of those, if you have then you may not have heard of Revis, who only put one CD out (Places for Breathing) but are AMAZING. Armchair Cynics are just as indie as they are, but their small album Killing the Romance is awesome. Crossfade is another one that comes to mind if you like Chevelle, especially their self-titled album.

I'm also into European bands like you are, and if you like Within Temptation and Epica then hopefully you should like some of these: The Gathering (if_then_else, Home, Souvenirs), Tristania (Ashes) and Sirenia (An Elixir for Existence or The 13th Floor). Unsun's two albums The End of Life and Clinic for Dolls are also fantastic. Lacuna Coil (gothic metal for most of their albums, Comalies is my favorite) and Theatre of Tragedy (Storm and Musique) are my personal favorites. And before I forget, if you like Anneke from The Gathering then you should check out her vocal work in The Devin Townsend Project.
 
Some other band recommendations:

HIM kinda reminds me of My Chemical Romance. The Razorblade Romance album is a great starting point, though they're essentially gothic romance music so they're not for everyone.

Matthew Good Band comes to mind as you brought up Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco, but I wouldn't really compare them. This is a great Canadian band that is one of my favorite bands ever because of their upbeat, feel good music. I would probably start with Beautiful Midnight or Underdogs. Matthew Good also puts out some great solo albums, especially Avalanche, which is pretty indistinguishable from the stuff with his band.

Paradise Lost is one of my favorite bands and has worked in a wide variety of genres: gothic metal, doom metal, death metal and even alternative metal/rock. Their alternative metal/rock ones are highly addictive: Believe in Nothing and Symbol of Life for a little more metal. For gothic metal, then their self-titled album is a great starting point.

I really hope you haven't heard of some of these and that one calls out to you.

The Happiest of Holidays!