elemental-queen-writes:

DS9 + Aneiki songlyrics as memes.

Been thinking more about Hozier’s “Sunlight” (which I found on an ofmd playlist. i never seek out Hozier songs, but they find me and hold me captive)

I looked up song meanings, what other ppl had to say, and I gotta say I was a little surprised? People are like “oh this is a happy song! I wanna be loved like that!” And I’m? Idk that isn’t the vibe I get from it, at least not entirely.

I feel like he is talking about two kinds of love, the kind that warms and brightens and the kind that burns. These are both sunlight, bc sunlight can do both of these things.

There is so much contrast in these lyrics! Even just the first verse

I would shun the light, share in evening’s cool and quiet

Who would trade that hum of night?

For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight

This is talking about the harsh, glaring midday sun. Who would ever trade a cool evening for that? The night is comforting and safe. People who feel more energized in the evenings, you know what I mean.

But then you get

But whose heart would not take flight?

Betray the moon as acolyte

On first and fierce affirming sight

Of sunlight, sunlight, sunlight

If you’ve been living in darkness and cold and finally, finally there is light and warmth? Of course you would turn away from the moon and towards the sun.

Then this whole verse, which I just love, illustrates the warmth and burning of sunlight!

Each day, you’d rise with me

Know that I would gladly be

The Icarus to your certainty

Oh, my sunlight, sunlight, sunlight

Strap the wing to me

Death trap clad happily

With wax melted, I’d meet the sea

Under sunlight, sunlight, sunlight

This is just!! This is knowing that sunlight and love are destructive, going in with eyes open, accepting the eventual pain, because you love the person so much. You will allow them to lift you up and pull you along. Eventually you will crash, but you will still be under that sunlight. And it’s worth it.

Then the chorus!

Oh, your love is sunlight

Oh, your love is sunlight

But it is sunlight

Your love is “sunlight” (warmth and light, attractive and soul affirming)

But it is “sunlight” (burning and destructive pain)

I could do more verses, but I don’t want this to get too long. I just had to yell about this!! I love how he is like ‘this word has two meanings. I will make those meanings clear, but I will only use this one word, so you can feel the triumph and the tragedy and maybe understand why someone would put themself through fire just to feel warm.’

elemental-queen-writes:

-And when you speak to me I can’t wait for the next words to fall out of your mouth

-Shine like an honest deed inside my wicked world

-You’re the best thing about me

-And my heart is a hollow plain

-And if you are gone I will not belong here

-Waiting for your light to fall my way

-I’ve glimpsed the light that hides behind your ways I’ve learned you love in dark and you live in day

- As I lust for truth inside your lies

-Could you put up with the fact I fight the change that I’ve been praying for

-Hold me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me

-Should I fear you like I do

-Whose side am I on? Whose side am I?

-Sacrifice in defence of it

- Can I keep pretending, can you keep on underestimating

- Tell me a secret
I’ll keep it like it’s mine
If you’re in need of confession
You can call me any time (The entire chorus of Tell Me A Secret)

- You might like it and start begging me to stay

- You’re my forgiveness left unsaid

- If the walls have ears I hope they’re listening

- You’re seeping in to my darkest defence

- Impromptu version of truth

- I wanna be non fiction but I could never be that brave

-One step closer to the edge and I’m about to break

-Now would I say something that wasn’t true?

-But see how deep the bullet lies

-And a know it all grin

-And when the stars have all gone out you’ll still be burning so bright

-You speak to me in riddles and you speak to me in rhymes.

-The entirety of Saving Grace by Aneiki is just prompt after prompt.

-You’re a headache in a suitcase

I don’t care what they’re going to say

-Let it go

-And though you turn from me

-Nobody said it was easy

-Believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt

-Insatiable by Darren Hayes (And not the part where it sounds like he’s having sex with his husband)

-And i’ve lost who I am

-It’s been a while since I could hold my head up high

-I can not blame this on my father

-Sometimes sanity takes vacation time on me

If you use one of these let me know!