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M I X T A P E S
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DEAR ANYONE,
When I die, play this tape at
my funeral. I tried to leave out
songs with swears, but gave up
by the second track because I was too
distracted by how fucking awesome
The Rolling Stones are.
Thanks in advance!

— Thorn D.H

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( story theme )
i. poor boy – split enz (1980)
❝the crackle of the radio, a message in the evening sky. you're looking at an interplanetary romeo.❞

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ii. hotel california – eagles (1976)
❝and in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast. they stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast.❞

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iii. psycho killer – talking heads (1977)
❝i can't seem to face up to the facts, i'm tense and nervous and i can't relax. i can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire, don't touch me, i'm a real live wire.❞

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iv. paint it, black – the rolling stones (1966)
❝maybe then i'll fade away and not have to face the facts, it's not easy facing up when your whole world is black.❞

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( thorn's theme )
v. comfortably numb – pink floyd (1979)
❝when i was a child, i caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye. i turned to look but it was gone, i cannot put my finger on it now. the child is grown, the dream is gone.❞

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vi. bohemian rhapsody – queen (1975)
❝i'm just a poor boy, i need no sympathy. because i'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low. any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me.❞

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vii. ain't no sunshine – bill withers (1971)
❝ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness every day. ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and this house just ain't no home, anytime she goes away.❞

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viii. no use in crying – the rolling stones (1981)
❝ain't no use in crying, stay away from me, stay away. standing at the station and gazing down the track, there ain't no train coming baby.❞

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DEAR NANCY,
Remember when we talked
about poems, and you said your
favourite were the really cheesy
ones? I must have started on a
hundred for you before I realised
(years too late, might I add) that
I'm... not even that great of a poet.
So here I am—a shitty poet making
you a mixtape instead.

This is everything a poem couldn't
say. And thanks... For everything.

Merry Christmas, Nance
— Thorn

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ix. hey you – pink floyd (1979)
❝hey you, out there on the road, always doing what you're told, can you help me? [...] hey you, don't tell me there's no hope at all, together we stand, divided we fall.❞

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x. i ran – a flock of seagulls (1982)
❝reached out a hand to touch your face, you're slowly disappearing from my view. reached out a hand to try again, i'm floating in a beam of light with you.❞

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xi. message to my girl – split enz (1983)
❝i don't want to say "i want you", even though i want you so much. it's wrapped up in conversation, it's whispered in a hush.❞

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xii. just what i needed – the cars (1978)
❝i don't mind you comin' here, and wastin' all my time. 'cause when you're standin' oh so near, i kinda lose my mind, yeah.❞

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xiii. i melt with you – modern english (1982)
❝you've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time. there's nothing you and i won't do, i'll stop the world and melt with you.❞

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( thorn & nancy's theme )
xiv. space age love song – a flock of seagulls (1982)
❝i saw your eyes, and you touched my mind. although it took a while, i was falling in love ❞

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