((A place for snips of songs that speak to me on some Nica-level. I almost always have music going when I write and these are some of the songs that have inspired posts. When possible, I'll include a link to the songs, the full lyrics, and the bit of the song's lyrics that made the most sense. All songs are the property of their original artists.))

Beth Crowley-Warrior
Full Lyrics

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Teach me how to fight
I'll show you how to win
You're my mortal flaw
And I'm your fatal sin
Let me feel the sting
The pain
The burn
Under my skin

Put me to the test
I'll prove that I'm strong
Won't let myself believe
That what we feel is wrong
I Finally see what
You knew was inside me
All along

That behind this soft exterior
Lies a warrior

...

Halsey-Control
Full Lyrics

They send me away to find them a fortune
A chest filled with diamonds and gold
The house was awake
With shadows and monsters
The hallways they echoed and groaned

I sat alone, in bed 'til the morning
I'm crying, "They're coming for me"
And I tried to hold these secrets inside me
My mind's like a deadly disease

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out,
"Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

I paced around for hours, on empty
I jumped at the slightest of sounds
And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I turned all the mirrors around

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cried out,
"Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

I'm well acquainted
With villains that live in my bed
They beg me to write them
So they'll never die when I'm dead

And I've grown familiar
With villains that live in my head
They beg me to write them
So I'll never die when I'm dead

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones


And all the kids cried out,
"Please stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
Goddamn right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

Sam Hunt-Take Your Time

I don't know if you were looking at me or not
You probably smile like that all the time
And I don't mean to bother you but
I couldn't just walk by
And not say, "Hi"

And I know your name
'Cause everybody in here knows your name
And you're not looking for anything right now
So I don't wanna come on strong
Don't get me wrong

Your eyes are so intimidating
My heart is pounding but
It's just a conversation
No, girl I'm not wasted
You don't know me
I don't know you but I want to

I don't wanna steal your freedom
I don't wanna change your mind
I don't have to make you love me
I just wanna take your time

I don't wanna wreck your Friday
I ain't gonna waste my lines
I don't have to take your heart
I just wanna take your time

And I know it starts with "Hello"
And the next thing you know you're trying to be nice
And some guys getting too close
Trying to pick you up
Trying to get you drunk

And I'm sure one of your friends is about to come over here
'Cause she's supposed to save you from random guys
That talk too much and wanna stay too long
It's the same old song and dance but I think you know it well

You could've rolled your eyes
Told me to go to hell
Could've walked away
But you're still here
And I'm still here
Come on let's see where it goes

I don't wanna steal your freedom
I don't wanna change your mind
I don't have to make you love me
I just wanna take your time

I don't have to meet your mother
We don't have to cross that line
I don't wanna steal your covers
I just wanna take your time

I don't wanna go home with you

I just wanna be alone with you

I don't wanna steal your freedom
I don't wanna change your mind
I don't have to make you love me
I just wanna take your time

I don't wanna blow your phone up
I just wanna blow your mind
I don't have to take your heart
I just wanna take your time

No, I ain't gotta call you baby
And I ain't gotta call you mine
I don't have to take your heart
I just wanna take your time

Amber Run-I Found

And I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind
And I'll use you as a focal point
So I don't lose sight of what I want
And I've moved further than I thought I could
But I missed you more than I thought I would
And I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind

And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me


And I'll use you as a makeshift gauge
Of how much to give and how much to take
Oh I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind

Oh and I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me

And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me

Breaking Benjamin-Angels Fall

I try to face the fight within
But it's over
I'm ready for the riot to begin
And surrender
I walked the path that led me to the end
Remember
I'm caught beneath with nothing left to give
Forever

When angels fall with broken wings
I can't give up, I can't give in
When all is lost and daylight ends
I'll carry you and we will live forever, forever

Grey skies will chase the light away
No longer
I fought the fight now only dark remains
Forever
Divided I will stand
And I will let this end

When angels fall with broken wings
I can't give up, I can't give in
When all is lost and daylight ends
I'll carry you and we will live forever, forever

The sun begins to rise
And wash away the sky
The turning of the tide
Don't leave it all behind
And I will never say goodbye

When angels fall with broken wings
I can't give up, I can't give in
When all is lost and daylight ends
I'll carry you and we will live forever, forever
Forever, forever

SVRCINA-Meet Me On The Battlefield

No time for rest
No pillow for my head
Nowhere to run from this
No way to forget

Around the shadows creep
Like friends, they cover me
Just wanna lay me down and finally
Try to get some sleep

We carry on through the storm
Tired soldiers in this war
Remember what we're fighting for

Meet me on the battlefield
Even on the darkest night
I will be your sword, your shield, your camouflage
And you will be mine

Echos and the shots ring out
We may be the first to fall
Everything can stay the same or we can change it all

Meet me on the battlefield

We stand face-to-face
With our unhuman race
We commit the sins again and our sons and daughters pay
Our tainted history, it's playing on repeat
But we could change it if we stand up strong and take the lead

When I was younger, I was named
A generation unafraid
(For years to come, be brave)

And meet me on the battlefield
Even on the darkest night
I will be your sword, your shield, your camouflage
And you will be mine

Echos and the shots ring out
We may be the first to fall
Everything can stay the same or we can change it all

Meet me on the battlefield

We carry on through the storm
Tired soldiers in this war
Remember what we're fighting for

Meet me on the battlefield
Even on the darkest night
I will be your sword, your shield, your camouflage
And you will be mine

Echos and the shots ring out
We may be the first to fall
Everything can stay the same or we can change it all
(We can change it all)

Meet me on the battlefield

Meet me on the battlefield
(We could change it all)

Up All Night, Got Demons To Fight (Volume 2)

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Volume 2

--1. Empty Gold - Halsey
https://youtu.be/hSVQicbrHQo

--2. Night of the Hunter - 30 Seconds to Mars
https://youtu.be/zK268TLKCK4

--3. No One's Here to Sleep - Naughty Boy featuring Bastille
https://youtu.be/wl6f0kt29jw

--4. I Of the Storm - Of Monsters & Men
https://youtu.be/tlCkafSYNJI

--5. Young & Unafraid - The Moth & The Flame
https://youtu.be/dvrZWZPASLk

--6. We Are The Brave - Veridia
https://youtu.be/_GT7N_Bz0yQ

--7. Run - AWOLNATION
https://youtu.be/79i2YKaDjJ4

--8. Iron - Woodkid
https://youtu.be/1R6qEQSf_MQ

--9. Angels - The xx
https://youtu.be/_nW5AF0m9Zw

--10. Rumble & Sway (Monsieur Adi Remix) - Jamie N Commons
https://youtu.be/ysClPJUZdNU

--11. Nothing & Everything - Red
https://youtu.be/Du4uD4kk3Rc

--12. Monster- Paramore
https://youtu.be/DmjSF7cnSGY

--13. Bravado - Lorde
https://youtu.be/dpapgTL7Mnw

--14. Never Gonna Change - Broods
https://youtu.be/9QrCFSJyabs

--15. Never Be The Same - Red
https://youtu.be/H61hy7irX4M

Untitled (Volume 4)

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Volume 4 -- The Final

--1. Live Like Legends - Ruelle
https://youtu.be/frkO9OqPYg0

--2. Til My Heart Stops - Too Far Moon
https://youtu.be/RPG2ZKJTlKY

--3. Falling - The Civil Wars
https://youtu.be/8qdk3iPFYxg

--4. Walk the Line - The Tallest Man on Earth
https://youtu.be/nh8-FQHb7n0

--5. This Goodbye - Beth Crowley
https://youtu.be/_gIc2LoFmAM

--6. Angels Fall - Breaking Benjamin
https://youtu.be/VCA7xipW2J0

--7. Breathe - Fleurie
https://youtu.be/JQVop3-OOXc

--8. Meet Me On the Battlefield - SVRCINA
https://youtu.be/GZrddJPGp1I

--9. Unsteady - X Ambassadors
https://youtu.be/pFjryf8zH_M

--10. I Found - Amber Run
https://youtu.be/Yj6V_a1-EUA

--11. Back From The Dead - Skylar Grey
https://youtu.be/XjqRpC0EglA

--12. Silent Running - Hidden Citizens
https://youtu.be/fjnmASYqE4w

--13. Devil's Backbone - The Civil Wars
https://youtu.be/YTb6MoMLvcY

--14. Hymn for the Missing - Red
https://youtu.be/iWEsrQx6A2U

--15. Blood On My Name - The Brothers Bright
https://youtu.be/xz5Mx3a8kRw

Killswitch Engage-The End of Heartache

Seek me, call me
I'll be waiting

This distance, this dissolution
I cling to memories while falling
Sleep brings release, and the hope of a new day
Waking the misery of being without you

Surrender, I give in
Another moment is another eternity

(Seek me) For comfort, (Call me) For solace
(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart
(Seek me) Completion, (Call me) I'll be waiting
(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart

You know me, you know me all too well
My only desire - to bridge our division

In sorrow I speak your name
And my voice mirrors my torment

(Seek me) For comfort, (Call me) For solace
(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart
(Seek me) Completion, (Call me) I'll be waiting
(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart

Am I breathing?
My strength fails me
Your picture, a bitter memory

For comfort, for solace
(Seek me) For comfort, (Call me) For solace
(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart
(Seek me) Completion, (Call me) I'll be waiting
(I'll be waiting) For the end of my broken heart

The Brothers Bright-Blood On My Name

There's a reckonin' a-comin'
And it burns beyond the grave
Lead inside my belly
'cause my soul has lost its way

Oh, Lazarus
How did your debts get paid?
Oh, Lazarus
Were you so afraid?

When the fires, when the fires have surrounded you
With the Hounds of Hell comin' after you
I've got blood, I've got blood on my name

When the fires, when the fires are consumin' you
And your sacred stars won't be guiding you
I've got blood, I've got blood
Blood on my name

Not a spell gonna be broken
With a potion or a priest
When you're cursed you're always hopin'
That a prophet would be grieved

Oh, Lazarus
How did your debts get paid?
Oh, Lazarus
Were you so afraid?