Now I think I know
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
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my heart won't start anymore (stop 'cause you're losing me)
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The Piña Colada song carves a trajectory across the chart over the course of the song.
Love Songs [Explained]
Transcript Under the Cut
[Y-axis label:] Do you like me?
[X-axis label:] Do I like you?
[X- and Y-axis values (from bottom left):] NO!!; No; Unclear or Neutral; Yes; YES!!
[Top left quarter:] No Scrubs
That Don't Impress Me Much
Cry Me a River
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
[Middle left:] You're So Vain
[Bottom left quarter:] I Will Survive
Somebody That I Used To Know
You Oughta Know
[Center:] Thank U, Next
[Top right quarter:] Teenage Deam
Shape of You
I Will Always Love You
Call Me Maybe
[Middle right:] Killing Me Softly
[Bottom right quarter:] Girlfriend
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
You Belong With Me
Creep
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"he was never unfaithful to robert, was he?" - jaime, acok
ha. ha ha ha. the irony of this line is incredible. what's so striking to me is how one dimensional the realm's understanding of eddard stark as an honourable man is - honour itself is an incredibly complicated and unattainable ideal in asoiaf and i think ned as the stereotypical emblem of it encompasses many of the reasons why. because whilst he absolutely does consider acting in a conventionally honourable way important, he always prioritises those he loves. he defended cat's actions as his own without a second thought when she arrested tyrion. his main priority in king's landing is to see his daughters safe, not to secure the succession. lyanna is the prime example: jon's existence is not the result of the lapse of honourable ned stark, it was honourable ned stark choosing his love for his sister over his duty to his king. that and his personal ethical belief that the political murder of a child is never morally acceptable.
no one in the realm has the insight into his personality we get in the first book. none of his children, vitally, understand that he would always prioritise their safety over any honourable scruples. all of the starklings question what their honourable father would think of their actions - killing in self-defence, marrying jeyne westerling, sleeping with ygritte to name a few examples - without recognising that ned's true first priority was always his family's safety.
in fact, he betrayed robert far more than he ever betrayed cat and he would have betrayed honour for his family's safety every time.
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