melancholy under the summer sun // an original mix

[brillando]

I've always wanted to create an FST, but never found any inspiration, and anything I would have wanted to try... was already covered 23432 times. Plus, finding the right songs? Difficult as hell.

Then I decided to just create my own original mix. I've noticed that although summer is "supposed" to be about fun, upbeat songs, these past few weeks I kept finding myself drawn to really... slow, sad ones, ones that seem to hit you in the gut when you stay up late at night listening to them. So I chose that as the theme.

When deciding how long it should be, I looked at the calendar and counted: 10 weeks until I go to Santa Cruz. And that's when I knew, the mix should only be 10 songs... because after all, the main source of my melancholy is this slow, drawn out wait. The mix also includes two shoutouts to the two main people who have really made this wait so much more tolerable (not that there aren't more, of course - I don't mean to exclude. maybe in the next mix I'll give more shoutouts! ♥).

So I give you:


01. Coldplay // Viva La Vida // .m4a

It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?

02. The Kills // Black Balloon // .mp3

I've stood in a thousand street scenes
Just around the corner from you
On the edge of a dream that you have
Has anybody ever told you it's not comin' true?

03. Kany Garcia // Hoy Ya Me Voy // .mp3
♥ arrowwhiskers ♥

Me duele que te dejo con la pena y el dolor
Soñando que estés bien y que des de tu vida lo mejor
Como conmigo

04. Lifehouse // Everything // .mp3
♥ ambiance ♥

and how can I
stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me
how could it be
any better than this yeah

05. Linkin Park // Shadow of the Day // .mp3

Pink cards and flowers on your window,
Your friends all plead for you to stay.
Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple.
Sometimes goodbye's the only way.

06. Colbie Caillat // Realize // .mp3

But I cant spell it out for you
No its never gonna be that simple
No I cant spell it out for you

07. Regina Spektor // Après Moi // .m4a

Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs
Be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls
Be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood
Après moi le deluge, after me comes the flood

08. Anna Nalick // Catalyst // .mp3

So you’ve taken these pills for to fill up your soul
And you're drinking them down with cheap alcohol
I might be inclined to be yours for the taking
And part of this terrible mess that you’re making
But me, I’m the catalyst

09. Sara Bareilles // Between the Lines // .m4a

I tell myself
All the words he surely meant to say
I'll talk until
The conversation doesn't stay on
"Wait for me, I'm almost ready,"
When he meant "Let go."

10. David Cook // The Truth // .mp3

Your laugh, intoxicating
One touch and I'm negating everything around
Take me and I'm yours
I only want you anymore
I kiss the ground

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credits:
- front cover photo by Gwarf
- back cover photo by P0rg
- fonts are Selfish and Jewel Hill

Please, please comment if you like it and/or if you're downloading. I had a lot of fun putting this together, so I'd like to know... plus, I'd like to do this more often. :)

Comments

[ambiance.livejournal.com]

fsdjkhgs loves it. <333 i already have most of the songs on here, but it's such a nice-looking FST.

[jetaimerai.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) Haha, I realized after I made it that hey... Chi already has at least half of this stuff lol oops. xD

[arrowwhiskers.livejournal.com]

YEA I'm downloading it. I don't know all of the songs, but the ones I do know seem perfect. <3

Also, forgive me for being a n00b, but what does the F in FST stand for? o.o;

[jetaimerai.livejournal.com]

Awww yay! Thanks :)

I believe it means Fan Sound Track - usually you make FSTs for characters or pairings in fandoms.

[renaissanced.livejournal.com]

Oh, that backcover's gorgeous! :3 And with my sudden habit of staying up late listening to beautiful music, this is really nice~ And god, I'm still addicted to Vida la Viva XD ♥

[blades-of-ice.livejournal.com]

I'm downloading! I only recognize a few songs, but I always like to hear new music. Thanks for posting these :D