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Searching for Sound; Only Finding Silence- Ravenna Hale’s Timeline Playlist

Seoithín, seo hó- Seoithín, seo hó, mo stór é, mo leanbh/ Mo sheoid gan cealg, mo chuid gan tsaoil mhór/ Seothín seo ho, nach mór é an taitneamh/ Mo stóirín na leaba, na chodladh gan brón. (Hush-a-bye, baby, my darling, my child/ My flawless jewel, my piece of the world/ Hush-a-bye, baby, isn't it a great joy/ My little one in bed without any sorrows.)

Heavy in Your Arms by Florence & the Machine- I was a heavy heart to carry/ My feet dragged across the ground/ And he took me to the river/ Where he slowly let me drown

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day- Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go/ So make the best of this test and don't ask why/ It's not a question, but a lesson learned in timeIt's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right/ I hope you had the time of your life

Everlong by Foo Fighters- Tonight, I throw myself into/ And out of the red, out of her head she sang/ Come down and waste away with me/ Down with me/ Slow how you wanted it to be

World So Cold by Mudvayne- Children crying, cast out and neglected,/ Only in a world so cold, only in a world this cold/ Hold the hand of your best friend, look into their eyes,/ Then watch them drift away

A Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails- You are the perfect drug/ You make me hard when I'm all soft inside / I see the truth when I'm all stupid-eyed/ The arrow goes straight through my heart/ Without you everything just falls apart

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve- Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life/ Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die./ I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down/ You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah.

Brick by Ben Folds Five- Driving back to her apartment/ For the moment we're alone/ Yeah she's alone/ And I'm alone/ Now I know it/ She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly/ Off the coast and I'm headed to nowhere

End of the World by Cold- Everyone knew the ending / Opened a bag of tricks / And stumbled over their own / They blew minds away/ Sort of cripplin' just like thunder / And it's gone today / I'm so happy that it's on/ Well it's the end of the world 

One Million Miles by J Ralph- Away from...One million miles away from...home

Breathe No More by Evanescence- All the little pieces falling, shatter/ Shards of me,/ Too sharp to put back together./ Too small to matter,/ But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces.

Lithium by Evanescence-Lithium/ Don't wanna lock me up inside/ Lithium/ Don't wanna forget how it feels without/ Lithium

Church Bells by Carrie Underwood- Everyone thought they were Ken and Barbie/ But Ken was always getting way too drunk/ Saturday night, after a few too many/ He came home ready to fight/ And all his money could never save Jenny/ From the devil living in his eyes

Dragula by Rob Zombie- Dig through the ditches / And burn through the witches/ I slam in the back of my/ Dragula! 

Never Too Late by Three Days Grace- Now and again we try/ To just stay alive/ Maybe we'll turn it all around/ 'Cause it's not too late/ It's never too late

Gone Away by The Offspring- Maybe in another life/ I could find you there/ Pulled away before your time/ I can't deal it's so unfair/ And it feels/ And it feels like/ Heaven's so far away

Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion- You were my strength when I was weak/ You were my voice when I couldn't speak/ You were my eyes when I couldn't see/ You saw the best there was in me/ Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

Key for what event each song is attached to and why each song was chosen for those events under read more:

I chose Searching for Sound; Only Finding Silence for Ravenna to for two reasons. The first is the obvious reason: it’s a reference to her deafness. The second and more important one is that Ravenna is looking for something to fulfill her. Something to distract her from all this new noise inside of her head created by the trauma of what Chad put her through. However, now she’s finding that there is nothing that is going to be loud enough to cover that new sound. Worst of all she’s finding that instead of some sound to grasp ahold of- something in the world to cover her feelings. There is only silence. And slowly she’s trying to learn how to live with that.

Ravenna is born (October 13, 2012)- This is a Gaelic lullaby that Ravenna’s Nana would sing to her.

Ravenna loses her hearing (November 2025; Age 13)- While recovering from her hearing loss, Ravenna starts to feel like a burden on her family. She can’t do most of the things that she used to do, and this starts to make her feel depressed.

Ravenna graduates from high school with half her associates done. Immediately leaves to London to get her degree in social work (May 2028; Age 16)- When Ravenna graduates and heads to London, she feels equally excited and worried. She loved her grandparents, and loved her time with them. Yet she knew it was right for her to go to London. So nervously she heads there with stars in her eyes.

Ravenna meets Chad O’Sullivan (January 2029; Age 17) and Ravenna starts dating Chad O’Sullivan (March 2029; Age 17)- Ravenna and Chad’s relationship was a whirlwind, and she ran deep into it quickly not thinking about anything but him.

Ravenna gets her Associates in Social Work (May 2029; Age 17) and Ravenna gets her Bachelors in Social Work. Starts working at Saint Barts (May 2031; Age 19)- The song is more about the kinds of things that Ravenna saw while working at Saint Barts. Too many times she’d have to watch as the world tore a good person apart, because they had no power. Often Ravenna felt exhausted by her work, but kept coming back because she knew it was important work.

Ravenna marries Chad O’Sullivan (June 2031; Age 19)- Chad and Ravenna moved so fast, because he gave her everything she thought she wanted. He complimented her all the time, he was charming, and he always seemed to know what to say to end an argument. He was the perfect solution to all of her problems it seemed.

Ravenna gets her Masters in Social Work (May 2033; Age 21)- After receiving her Masters in Social Work, Ravenna realized that this was the end of the road for her. She knew there was no way that she was going to be capable of finishing school, and getting her degree was bittersweet. She was happy that she got there, but sad that she couldn’t go any further.

Ravenna has a miscarriage (January 2035; Age 23)- This song is about an abortion, but it describes the isolating feeling that losing a child is like. Ravenna completely fell apart after the loss of her child, and this pushed Chad over the edge. It’s after this that he starts to abuse her.

Z-9 Virus starts in Georgia (February 2037; Age 25)- Apocalypse song!

Chad O’Sullivan breaks Ravenna’s hearing aid (March 2037; Age 25)- The song lyrics don’t match well, but the song is mostly instrumental. The instrumental really pins down the sort of hopeless sort of feeling that Ravenna feels as she realizes how alone she is now thanks to him.

Chad hears a radio transmission from the rebellion and goes to find them (February 2043; Age 31)- This song epitomizes how desperately depressed that Ravenna was. Just following Chad the entire apocalypse has left Ravenna empty with no hope that she could ever not feel bruises on her skin.

Ravenna and Chad find the rebel group. Ravenna meets Joseph Blackwood and Camila Grimaldi (September 2045; Age 33)- Ravenna starts feeling a bit numb as she joins the rebel group. She wants to feel hope, but Chad held a tight grip on her. In the past people had just decided it was none of their business, but over time Ravenna started to feel more hope.

Chad O’Sullivan is murdered (December 2045; Age 33)- A perfect song to describe the anger that finally was the root of Chad’s death.

The Pandora Experiment returns to Earth and arrive to the Rebel Camp (January 2046; Age 34)- Honestly, just a fun battle song. The lyrics don’t mean anything. 

Humans settle in Belle Terre (February 2046; Age 34)- Belle Terre was supposed to be a new start for Ravenna. And in this song, she hopes that it’s not too late for her to build a new life.

Ravenna and Joseph Blackwood lose their friend Camila Grimaldi, she dies suddenly due to a brain aneurysm (March 2046; Age 34)- Camila’s death felt incredibly cruel to Ravenna. It was so sudden. Ravenna and Joseph both had to kill their own best friends, and Ravenna felt at that moment that Heaven was a million miles away.

Ravenna starts dating Joseph Blackwood (May 2046; Age 34)- Ravenna is convinced that it’s because of both Camila but mostly Joseph that she survived everything that has happened so far. She feels like she owes him everything, and she wants to thank him forever.

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