#neon trees are that band yknow

[the-hatchetfield-archives]

I'm not gonna give my name up and I'm not even sure if this will help me sleep at night but giving a statement might be good for me, I guess? So, every year Hatchetfield has this event called The Honey Festival. It's exactly what it sounds like. Honey everywhere. There's even a pageant but that's not important. I went with some friends because our favorite up and coming band was set to play there. I'd been really excited to see them the whole day, even sitting through all the other acts I didn't care about. The band set up on stage and is warming up when this woman storms onto stage. This is the part where I would describe what she looked like, what she sounded like and what she was doing but... I don't remember. I don't remember anything more than that. And then, a second later, the speakers rang out the last notes of a song. The band had just lowered their instruments, blinking as if they woke up from a dream. As I looked around at everyone else, I realised they were doing it too. Obviously, there had been one hell of a performance because the entire audience was clapping but quickly stopped as we realised none of us knew what we'd just watched. The woman had vanished. No one knew where she went. Hell, I don't even know if she was real since she wasn't anyone I can remember being in town. In case you hadn't noticed, we're a pretty small town so everyone knows everyone, right down to their family tree. Whoever she was, the woman didn't turn up again except for in our words. Rumours say she used to own the abandoned diner at the edge of town, the one by the mall. I can't remember if it was ever open but every time I look at the place, a sickly sweet taste hits the back of my throat like a cream pie or a milkshake with extra whipped cream. I started looking into the diner in the hopes I'd get some answers about who the hell that lady was or what the hell happened at the Festival that made us blackout. I've emptied out the library's resources but it's just the plans from when the diner used to be something else. No records at town hall showed anything recent either. Honestly, it was like the whole thing had been wiped or erased somehow. I'm... not proud of this next part but it's important. I broke into the diner a few times. The first time, it was because I wondered if the woman left anything behind that could help me indentify her yet all I could find was a smashed up jukebox and vintage collectibles. The kind of shit people would sell kidneys to get too so seeing them abandoned to darkness and dust freaked me out. When I went in again, I actually started to take it all in. Somehow, the whole place looked exactly how the TV and movies made diners look. That timeless look where everything would glow under neon lights and the booths were cozy. Even though it freaked me out, I kept going back. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't obsessed with the place or anything. I just wanted answers. As you can guess, I found jackshit. What I did get was Grace Chasity ratting me out and two months of community service. The worst thing is that the school is making me talk to the new councilor. My friends haven't really talked to me since. Probably because they're worried about how everyone else will look at them, knowing I'm still waiting for a sign that the woman was real

Oh, the diner? We've actually been looking into it already. Heard a few whispers of strange happenings near there through the grapevine.

Haven't actually gotten around to, yknow, breaking in, of course. I mean, we don't even WANT to do that, obviously, our investigations definitely aren't worth it.

Thank you for your time, I suppose.

#submitted statement

[rebelwith0utacause]

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#neon trees are that band yknow? #the one you never realize you know almost all of the songs #that means that either all of their songs sound the same or the radio stations played the hell out of them #but yeah #best background music

[georgiaswarr]

lister bird - part 2 (part 1)

beautiful faces - declan mckenna

i’m very much many thoughts head full can’t put it into concise words when it comes to beautiful faces as an iwbft song but suffice it to say, this song looks at celebrity, influencer and consumerism culture through a certain lens of doom, which hits close to home for lister. it also addresses excessive partying and drinking, for example in the “lift your hands up and lead us back home” lyric

beige - yoke lore

“i don't wanna see you smile / i want you in the morning / before you go performing” *whispers* bicci song

9 to 5 - smallpools

lister grew up poor and we mustn’t forget that part 3. also themes of losing innocence and doing what you must to survive in this cruel world.

when the party’s over - billie eilish

more themes of loneliness, self-hate and partying ! yay ! /s

hallucinogenics - matt maeson

i mean.... “pushing past the limit, trippin' on hallucinogenics / my cigarette burnt my finger 'cause i forgot i lit it / rippin' with my sinners 'cause fuck it, man, i ain't no beginner / and then i crawled back to the life that i said i wouldn't live in // cause i just couldn't open up, i'm always shiftin' / go find yourself a man who's strong and tall and christian” NEED I SAY MORE, THIS IS THE MOST LISTER SONG IN EXISTENCE

okay okay - alessia cara

a song about trying to fake self-confidence until you “make it” even though you don’t believe that you’re - to quote - a “million trick pony” yourself which is very true for lister john self-deprecation bird

nights - neon trees

here we have lister at least thinking that his crush on jimmy is unrequited, plus themes of insomnia

be an astronaut - declan mckenna

this raises the question of how much agency lister has and how much he’s just pushed around by his circumstances and by society, even though he might dream, or has dreamt of being bigger than that

clouds - børns

this song makes me think of Yearning(TM) while being high - yknow, something that lister does

liability - lorde

“the truth is i am a toy that people enjoy / till all of the tricks don't work anymore / and then they are bored of me” - growing up in the world of fame, constantly being sexualised, nobody knowing how you truly feel, all while feeling distant from your two closest friends has taken a huge toll on lister’s self worth

icarus - bastille

“out on the front doorstep, drinking from a paper cup / you won't remember this / living beyond your years, acting out all their fears / you feel it in your chest” lister “grew up too fast and has been on the verge of death multiple times” bird

hurricane - lord huron

something something lister getting a certain thrill out of living on the edge something something

i swear - exes

more themes of falling apart and getting drunk :(

white wine - walwin

kinda vibes but also comparing somebody you’re attracted to to alcohol....... i mean it’s not the most healthy thing to do especially for lister but he’s trying

saint - vérité

this is about how lister appears to the outside world and how that doesn’t reflect who he is inside - everyone sees him as a cheeky golden boys, as a “saint”, even though he has many issues and hates who he actually is

preacher man - the driver era

shoutout to @listerswift for reccing this song to me. remember when lister said that maybe he should try becoming religious too in the wednesday chapters??? in iana, when he’s gonna try to get better and find something other than alcohol to turn to i feel like there will be a phase where he feels lost and might even entertain the thought of religion. either way, he’s looking for something or someone who will help him “get away from this life of sin”

everything i wanted - gengahr version

(yes this is a cover of the billie eilish song I JUST LOVE THIS VERSION A LOT OKAY) anyway, lister feeling like what he wanted isn’t actually what he needs? feeling alone, like nobody cares about him or is listening to him? feeling the pressures of fame and everyone wanting something from him? themes of insomnia? but still eventually (hopefully) finding comfort in his friends? this song’s got you covered

half the night - couchsleepers

y’know, the fact that jimmy and lister are gonna sleep in the same bed long before they start hooking up to help each other

bravado - yoke lore

bicci song - “little bits of my own little mistakes” (they’ve both fucked up in the past) and “you put songs inside my cells” (because they’re musicians) and also “are there really angels in southern california” (southern california standing for the world of fame, could there be good things there?)

la la - kids in america

“don’t need this attention not another mention / just wanna stay high” a song about just wanting to let go of the world and all its problems

85 - andy grammer

here we explore lister’s relationship with money and wealth - while he grew up poor, after getting money he started splashing out on expensive cars and the like. however, there’s plenty of evidence that points towards the fact that he’ll go back to appreciating the little things in iana and rethink his priorities, which this song expresses

like i love you - lost frequencies

lister wants to know if jimmy loves him the way he loves jimmy

holy ghost - børns

a sexy song with religious symbolism??? that’s very bicci of you børns

run away with me - carly rae jepsen

“do you ever imagine what would happen if we just... ran away?” let the ark run away in iana challenge

bad habits - delaney jane

i do think it’s a sign of progress and improvement when the “bad habit” in question is a passionate but confusing friends-with-benefits affair with your fellow band mate instead of like.... alcohol and smoking and shit

pink lemonade - james bay

i mean my personal theory is that jimmy and lister won’t want to talk about what hooking up means for their relationship/properly define their relationship for quite a while, due to personal issues and also what it means for the band. this song embodies that.

could you love me - kygo

we all know lister’s got some self-esteem and mental health issues, and even though he’s trying to change, he’s unsure if rowan and jimmy could still love him

killer whales - smallpools

a song about a relationship where both parties have difficulties opening up and being completely vulnerable, but eventually being able to get through to each other. it also expresses a great admiration for the person that is sung about which i think is beautiful

pink in the night - mitski

aaaaand one more bicci song for good measure - “and i know i've kissed you before, but / i didn't do it right // can i try again, try again, try again / try again, and again, and again / and again, and again, and again?” - to quote alice, there will be MANY bicci kisses in iana and i, for one, can’t wait

i wanna get better - bleachers

“and i've trained myself to give up on the past 'cause / i froze in time between hearses and caskets / lost control when i panicked at the acid test / i wanna get better” it’s hard to put into words quite the amount of catharsis and a defiant push for self-improvement that is in this song but i like to think lister very much wants that

glitter & gloss - skott

i could honestly analyse each line and how it relates to lister here but here’s a collection of themes: fame, dressing yourself up and almost getting lost in so-called “glitter & gloss” for the public, but still, at your core, finding your true self and knowing that only very few people can truly know you and understand you. i think this is perfect for the end of this playlist because it seems hopeful to me, like lister’s gonna realise that even though most people will never see his true face, that doesn’t matter because he and his loved ones do.

#...........i just realised just how fucking miserable most of the songs on here are IM SORRY #our boy's gonna be happy in iana we're manifesting #iwbft #lister bird #playlist #osemanverse playlist #em’s fuckery #death tw #alcohol tw #addiction tw #drugs tw

[notwyattoleff]

Okay but, a concept: cover band losers club. richie is electric guitar, eddies acoustic, bev’s bass, mike’s drums, stan can do piano but usually does violin since bill has piano, and ben can play like any brass instrument. their music taste is not consistent one minute it’s i wanna dance with somebody then it’s everybody talks by neon trees and then it’s pitiful children from bmc just,,,,consider

I HAVE CONSIDERED AND I LOVE IT LETS GO

•they’re a mess so their band name is something totally weird like the flaming light bulbs or some shit •they practice in Bill’s garage like every day •and by practice I mean play one song then get very distracted and fuck around for a few hours •they actually do play for people sometimes say a local bar or something has an open mic or battle of the bands•obviously the losers sign up to show off the ~talent~ •they’re actually rlly good bc they work well together u know that when these dudes wanna do something right they do it right •honestly,,,just the losers club having tons of fun singing their fav songs •none of them can fucking dance •Eddie is an actual angel when it comes to singing •richie is usually the lead singer with Bill doing backup vocals but one day they come in and Eddie is practicing by himself and singing and just ?? who knew this baby boy had such a great voice I love him •"anyway here’s wonderwall"•they’re all !! so !! talented !!•everyone has different tastes in music so their set list is kinda a clusterfuck of music but for some reason it’s just perfect bc it’s so them yknow

ANYWAY IM SORRY IF THIS ISNT WHAT U WERE LOOKING FOR IM VERY TIRED ITS THE MISDLE OF THE NIGHT I JUST LOVE THIS AND HAD TO WRITE IT BC YES

#my fic #my post #me #it #it cast #it 2017 #richie tozier #eddie kasbrak #stan uris #ben hanscom #mike hanlon #bill denbrough #beverly marsh #finn wolfhard #short fic #fic rec #reddie #reblog

[bucksbisexual]

Top 5 favourite songs? Also, hiieeee i love your tumblr♥️❤️♥️

aaaa thanks for sending this!! this is hard but i’m gonna try to choose songs i’ve loved for like... over 3 years and i still don’t get tired of them :-) also no order at all heh

1. everybody talks by neon trees. i honestly didn’t know this song was a “basic” song (like, a really known one at the time it was released) until like... a few months ago but i’ve been listening to it for like... over 4 years and it’s That song that makes me sing with a hairbrush and jump around my room and my house hehe 🥰🥰

2. daddy issues by the neighbourhood. now,,,,, this whole album has been on my spotify liked songs for over 4 years and i honest to god don’t think it’s gonna leave anytime soon. the excellence of this song and this album...... so sad that i don’t have it physically but at the same time i’m glad because i’d play the shit out of it and break it KJSFHSJFHKS

3. vapor by 5 seconds of summer. i have the pleasure to say that i listened to this song live 4 years ago when they came to my country and that experience was..... wow. truly one of the best songs from this band. the song itself makes me feel like i’m floating somehow???? kinda as if i was that vapor yknow but it’s more like..... i’m one of those white clouds that are just... vibing in the bright blue sky shfjskfh

4. rocket by tori kelly. you know, it’s actually really random the fact that i like this song. i kinda tried to listen to all of tori kelly’s discography like.. over 5 years ago and started with her earliest ep (the one this song is in) and i.. ended up falling in love with the whole ep and listening to it on repeat. this song resonates a lot with me so it holds a special place in my heart :-)

and last but not least, 5. heaven by troye sivan. this song.... this song you guys...... this was such an important song to me as a lgbt teen. this song made me feel So valid. the whole song is.. so good but the fact that it’s a very clear lgbt “themed” song is what 2015 me needed to accept myself. the line “if i’m losing a piece of me, maybe i don’t want heaven” made 12/13yo me decide that i wouldn’t want to be associated with any religion if they did not like who i was, and i think that decision marked me so much. this is such an important song to me in So many ways it would literally turn into an essay if i listed them all jsfhkjsf but yeah, that’s all for now hehe

i have a lot of other songs i Love so here’s a few honorary mentions: mr loverboy by little mix, she’s not afraid by one direction (because what would be me over 3 years ago without mentioning them lmAO), how to be a heartbreaker by marina (and the whole of electra heart) and misery business by paramore !!

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