Theme Songs

[Tabula Rasa]

Do your characters have theme songs? Is there a particular riff that should trill across our minds whenever one of your PCs walks into a room?

If so, share those theme songs below and more crazy table-building will occur!

Character	Theme Song	Performed By
Aderes	Little Victories	Matt Nathanson
J'fel	Maggie May	Rod Stewart
Keziah	Getting Away With Murder	Papa Roach
Aleda	Self Control	Laura Branigan
P'nset	Buffalo Soldier	Bob Marley
Ezieki	Feeling Good	Muse
Salina	Beauty in Ugly	Jason Mraz
K'mar	Open Your Eyes	Snow Patrol
Althesia	Dirty Business	The Dresden Dolls
M'sella	We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands	The Academy Is...
K'houry	Becoming The Bull	Atreyu
Emeni	It's My Life	Bon Jovi
J'rad	Animal I Have Become	Three Days Grace
Eideen	Time Bomb	The Dismemberment Plan

[Tabula Rasa]

Aderes' theme song is Little Victories by Matt Nathanson.

Little Victories

This time, I'll be sailing
No more bailing boats for me
I'll be out there on the sea
Just my confidence and me

And I'll be awful sometimes
Weakened to my knees
I'll learn to get by
On little victories

This time, I'll have no fear
I'll be standing strong and tall
Turn my back towards them all

And I'll be awful sometimes
Weakened to my knees
I'll learn to get by
Yes, I'll learn to get by
On little victories
And if the world decides to catch up with me
Still little victories[/center][/i]

[Omnia Munda]

This is a bit horrible, and I am a bit embarrassed to post it, but I just can't get it out of my head. Sorry, Aderes...

Maggie May
(Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton)

Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you
It's late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurt

The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coax
Oh, Maggie I couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without

All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
and in the morning kick me in the head
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore
You lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried

I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway

Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days

[minji]

I don't know if I'd make it official, but so far I've got an ideal song in mind for Keziah ;D

Papa Roach
Getting Away With Murder
"Getting Away With Murder"

Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness
I need to calculate
What creates my own madness
And I'm addicted to your punishment
And you're the master
And I am waiting for disaster

I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth again
I am getting away with murder
It isn't possible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is I'm getting away with murder
(Getting away, Getting away, Getting away)

I drink my drink and I don't even want to
I think my thoughts when I don't even need to
I never look back cause I don't even want to
And I don't need to
Because I'm getting away with murder

I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth again
I am getting away with murder
It isn't possible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is I'm getting away with murder
(Getting away, Getting away, Getting away, Getting away, Getting away, Getting away, Getting away, Getting away, Getting away with murder)

Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness
I need to calculate
What creates my own madness
And I'm addicted to your punishment
And you're the master
And I am craving this disaster

I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth again
I am getting away with murder
It isn't possible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is I'm getting away with murder
(Getting away, Getting away, Getting away)

I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth again
I am getting away with murder
It isn't possible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is I'm getting away with murder

[Alsivor]

For now ....

Self Control
Laura Branigan

Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
In the night, no control
Through the wall something's breaking
Wearing white as you're walkin'
Down the street of my soul

You take my self, you take my self control
You got me livin' only for the night
Before the morning comes, the story's told
You take my self, you take my self control

Another night, another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You help me to forget to play my role
You take my self, you take my self control

I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never comes

A safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself
believe it
That this night will never go

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters

I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe
it
That tomorrow never knows

A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself
believe it
That this night will never go

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You take my self, you take my self control (repeat to fade out)

[neopanther]

P'nset
Something gabout the comparison makes me laugh...

Buffalo Soldier

[/u]
[/i]Bob Marley

Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta:
There was a buffalo soldier in the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, brought to America,
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival.

I mean it, when I analyze the stench -
To me it makes a lot of sense:
How the dreadlock rasta, was the buffalo soldier,
And he was taken from Africa, brought to America,
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival.

Said he was a buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta -
Buffalo soldier in the heart of America.

If you know your history,
Then you would know where you coming from,
Then you wouldn't have to ask me,
Who the 'eck do I think I am.

I'm just a buffalo soldier in the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, brought to America,
Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting for survival;
Said he was a buffalo soldier, win the war for America.

Dreadie, woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy,
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy!
Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy,
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy!
Buffalo soldier troddin' through the land, wo-ho-ooh!
Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand,
Troddin' through the land, yea-hea, yea-ea.

Said he was a buffalo soldier, win the war for America;
Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta,
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival;
Driven from the mainland, to the heart of the Caribbean.

Singing, woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy,
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy!
Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy,
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy!

Troddin' through San Juan in the arms of America;
Troddin' through Jamaica, a buffalo soldier
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival.
Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta.

Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy,
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy! [fade]

[/center]



Ezieki - I feel like this fits him sooo nicely. Because he Always feels like this... and he adores his freedom. - though perhaps oTis Redding - Dock of the Bay would be another appropriate choice =3

Muse
Feeling Good

Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Reeds driftin' on by, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Fish in the sea, you know how I feel
River running free, you know how I feel
Blossom in the tree, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know
Butterflies all havin fun, you know what I mean
Sleep in peace, when day is done
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel
Scent of the pine, you know how I feel
Yeah, freedom is mine
And I know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me

And I'm feeling good

[Xinnai]

Salina.
Beauty In Ugly by Jason Mraz.

She's so big hearted,
But not so remarkable
Just an ordinary humble girl
Expecting nothing as we're made to think
It's a pretty person's world.

But you are beautiful and you better go show it.
Go look again, you gotta be true to your own.
If you really wanna go to the top
Do you really wanna win?
Don't believe in living normal, just to satisfy demand.

Well if you wanna get free
And if you wanna do the passionate thing
And if you wanna get smart for the sake of your heart
You should own your name and stand up tall
And get real and see the beauty in ugly.

Well you are fresh, your face is fabulous.
Don't forget you're one of a kind
When nobody is checking the deeds you've done
And nobody is hearing your cries.
You make all of the fashion statements
Just by dressing up your mind.

Well if you wanna get free
And if you wanna do the passionate thing
And if you wanna get smart for the sake of your heart
You should own your name and stand up tall
And get real and see the beauty in ugly
And see the beauty in ugly.

Well if you wanna get free
And if you wanna do the passionate thing
And if you wanna get smart for the sake of your heart and oh
You should own your name and stand up tall
And get real and see the beauty in ugly.
See the beauty in a ugly.

[Invisible]

K'mar's theme song came to me this morning.

Open Your Eyes
by Snow Patrol

All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you
My bones ache, my skin feels cold
And I'm getting so tired and so old

The anger swells in my guts
And I won't feel these slices and cuts
I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine

Tell me that you'll open your eyes [x4]

Get up, get out, get away from these liars
'Cause they don't get your soul or your fire
Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine
And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time

Every minute from this minute now
We can do what we like anywhere
I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine

Tell me that you'll open your eyes [x8]

All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you

[anhydrous]

This is Althesia's with the most fitting lines bolded. -snickers- She's a tart.


Dirty Business by The Dresden Dolls

Raise your glass.
We have incorporated, place your bets.
We're all so sick of waiting, queen takes jack.
You got me this time but I'll get you back,
so pick a number.

To all the ones who tried the most,
was I supposed to cheer your efforts?
Sorry that I chose so poorly,
golly gee, am I the poster girl?

She's the kind of girl who looks for love in all the lonely places,
the kind who comes to poker pockets stuffed with kings and aces.
She's the kind of girl who only asks you over when its raining,
just to make you lie there catching water dripping from the ceiling.

Lift your hats.
Off to the checkout girls with tattooed backs.
They'd make an angel's skin crawl, if you ask,
them for assistance there's an even chance.
You'll get a number.

To all the girls at pearl, the surly boys who get to masticate them.
I've a prize for each, and every one of you so just be patient.
To all the ones that hated me, the most, a toast,
you really had me going for a second,
I was nervous, boy, am I the poster girl?

She's the kind of girl who gets her slings and arrows from the dumpster,
the kind who tells you she's bipolar just to make you trust her.
She's the kind of girl who leaves out condoms on the bedroom dresser,
just to make you jealous of the men she fucked before you met her.

To all the ones that thought they knew me best, a test, to prove your prowess.
Who was mine in '99? I want last names and current status.
To all the ones who hated me, the most, a toast, you really had me going for second,
I was nervous, boy am I the poster girl for some suburban sickness?
Better keep a healthy distance.
Now its up to you, know what to do, its pretty dirty business.

[Xinnai]

M'sella

We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands by The Academy Is...

I’ve got that lefty curse
Where everything I do is flipped
And awkwardly reversed
You’re seldom known and barely missed
I always put myself
In destructive situations
I need oxygen
To be exposed where no one goes, where no one’s been
When it all comes crashing…

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Now we’ve got a big, big
Mess on our hands tonight.
Sing it (yeah)
(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Now we’ve got a big, big
Mess on our hands tonight.

Somebody get my phone
So I can throw it in a public
Pool and watch it float
And as it slowly sinking down,
Become a social ghost
Inside a box, cut at the top
To let some light shine in
To remind me what I’ve done and where I’ve been
When it all comes crashing…

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Now we’ve got a big, big
Mess on our hands tonight.
Sing it (yeah)
(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Now we’ve got a big, big, big, big
Mess on our hands, on our hands.

Don’t give in, don’t give up,
I’ll be gone.
You don’t look innocent enough.
We’re too young to be critics
We won’t miss anything at all
Don’t give in, don’t give up
I don’t look innocent with this big, big mess on,
I’ll say something else.

(woah)
(woah)
(woah oh)

We've got a big, big mess
Oh, we've got a big, big mess
Oh, we've got a big, big mess
A big, big mess
Now we've got a big, big mess
A big, big mess
Now come on

(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Now we’ve got a big, big
Mess on our hands tonight.
Sing it (yeah)
(ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Now we’ve got a big, big, big, big
Mess on our hands, on our hands,

Don’t give in, don’t give up (we've got a big, big mess)
I’ll be gone. (a big, big mess)
I don’t look innocent enough
We’re too young to be cynics (we've got a big, big mess on our hands)
We won’t wish any harm at all
Don’t give in, don’t give up (we've got a big, big mess)
No one looks innocent with this big big mess on our hands tonight.
(a big, big mess. we've got a big, big mess on our hands)

When it all comes crashing.


K'houry

Becoming The Bull by Atreyu

Come on!!!
Grab the bull by the horns the old adage goes.
Nobody tells you where to go from here.
Seems like fates pulling you.
Decisions have to be made.
The the best path is the hardest earned.
Back and forth the struggle consumes us all.
Trying to keep a level head.
In the most unsettling of times.
Today I'll become the bull.
There is so much to stake.
I stumble, I lose my place.
Pride and arrogance surrounded by sin.
Destiny takes its hold.
Fight it or let it go.
But I choose how the day will end.
Back and forth the struggle consumes us all.
Trying to keep a level head.
In the most unsettling of times.
Today I'll become the bull. [x2]
This walk can get lonely
I lose myself inside my head.
No one can touch you when you're outside staring in.
Remove myself from this rat race.
Back and forth the struggle consumes us all.
Trying to keep a level head.
The most unsettling of times.
Today I'll become the bull. [x5]

[Slim]

For Emeni, It's My Life by Bon Jovi.

It's My Life
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud!

Chorus
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life!

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks.

Chorus

Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

Chorus x2

'Cause it's my life!

[dragon]

I didn't really find this for J'rad as much as it found me. Interesting that I listen to a song a good dozen times a day and it just clicks in an instant. Anyway, this is for Mr. Grumpy Gills, J'rad.

Animal I Have Become
By Three Days Grace

I can't escape this hell
So many times i've tried
But i'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)

I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times i've lied
(So many times i've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell

(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal I have become)

[Eideen]

The Dismemberment Plan's "Time Bomb" for Eideen:

Well I
I am a time bomb and I
I lay forgotten at the bottom of your heart
I'm fine, ticking away the hours till I blow your world apart

Well I
I am a poison and I
I am still coursing through your bloodstream like a ghost, like wine
Gathering vintage the day i hurt the most

I
I am a land mine and i
I lay under the soil burned out by battles you thought you'd won
I've got time, to wait for the footprints of a memory that's on the run
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I
I am a tar pit and I
I swell like a living thing all at the slightest touch
A black grime, swallowing everything in a cold and timeless clutch

I
I am a trip wire and I
I'm stretching across the road you're barreling down tonight
The thinnest twine, waiting to be released
Right beyond your sight

I
I am a fault line and I
I'm pulling apart the ground that lay beneath your newest seed
So fine, moving in inches now, crawling, cutting, cleaving like a knife

Well I
I am a time bomb and I
I only live in that one moment in which you die
It's not right
It's not what I wanted then, but you know and I know there's no going back

I
I am a lost soul and I
I send out a sickened light for anyone to see
A cry for help, yeah, a warning to stay away
A burning, a blinding, a bleaching deathmask white, yeah