ciconia according to me
key genres: electronic, drum n' bass, rock, alternative
vibes: cybernetic, futuristic, dark and dystopian, powerless in the face of the apocalypse
actual description:
phase 1 story playlist feat. my personal theories and biases. try to work out what they are??! *keeeero*kero*kero*
cover art by: P [pixiv]
After I finished reading Ciconia I had a lot of theories about it so instead of being a normal person and making a blog post or video I decided to make a playlist containing my interpretation of the plot at that time.
Much of this does follow the established plot, but other songs point to theories of mine. For this playlist I’m not explaining much in depth because a lot of why I chose certain songs is pure speculation for where I think the story might go and there are some parts that I actually don’t believe anymore. It's a bit of a time capsule of my immediate post-Phase 1 ideas. So I think it’s better if you just listen and make of it what you will.
@Ryukishi07: if you never finish Ciconia, I am forced to assume all my theories are true
Song list
Clicky the 'lyrics/notes' buttons to show or hide key lyrics and anything else I wanna say!
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No Drones in the Afterlife - Skeleten
stylised text below is a choice by me
Don't keep lookin' for the afterlife, yeah
Don't keep lookin' for the afterlife, yeah
Each one of us has got a ticket, I swear
Don't keep lookin' for the afterlife, yeah
[...]
All the voices we can never get back
I hear every one
[...]
Where there was violence all along
There's now a risin' damn prophecy
[...]
Don̶'̸t̴ keep?\\
Lookin; f0r th3 afte rlif3, yeah--
don't kee;p lookin' f̵o̸r̴ the [[afterlife}
yeah%: each (1) of us(!
Dont keep l0oking f############ afterl1fe. yeah
`//*Lookinfor the a̴f̵t̵e̸r̷l̵i̵f̴e̶ ̷ -
The Fountain - Pendulum (feat. Steven Wilson)
You're sure you're right?
Well no, you're wrong
You don't feel my energy
But it won't be long
[...]
Behind my eyes
Is rage alone
But you don't understand
It was all homegrown
I'm not afraid
I just don't belong
It may be cynical
But it all seems wrong
All these fears
And all this love
All you've given me
It's not enough
All my dreams
And all this stuff
All made real
It's not enough -
Goodnight Gravity - Falling Up
So goodnight gravity
It has kept me down
But I always get just one more try
I always get just one more try -
Futures Bet - U.S. Girls
Goodbye, history
Why don't we let it be a mystery
That we never sort out?
I'm laying down a future's bet
There's always gonna be someone alive
Someone wanting to know why
Why do we wanna know why?
When nothing is wrong
Everything is fine
This is just life
This is just life -
Omen - The Prodigy
Perfect blue MIYAO introduction song holy fuck
Now
The writing's on the wall
It won't go away
It's an omen
You just run on automation -
Always - twst
Are you there?
(Yes)
Will you always be there for me?
(Always)
So where are you now?
(I'm right over here, I'm here, always)
[...]
You'll be there (always)
You'll be there (always)
You've got me, yeah I know
(I'm your BFF) -
Cyber Stockholm Syndrome - Rina Sawayama
Girl in the corner, stirring her soda
Biting the shit out of her straw
Ready to go out, only her body tells her no
Pretty but sad inside, isn't she beautiful?
Queen of the ball even when she's home alone
[...]
Came here on my own, party on my phone
Came here on my own but I start to feel alone
Better late than never, so I'll be alright
Happiest whenever I'm with you online -
Dr. Mabuse - Propaganda
Every service seems to give this song a different subtitle and I'm not sure what's going on so let's leave it at 'Dr. Mabuse'
The man without shadow promises you the world
Tell him your dreams and fanatical needs
[...]
Sell him your soul
Sell him your soul
Sell him your soul
Never look back...
[...]
And you've already lost the chance of your lifetime
So don't be a fool, don't be a fool
Kein Zurück für dich - there's no way back -
FWD - Donatachi (feat. LÂLKA)
Forward, forward, feel the rush like a crush
Throw my hands up (Lose control)
Like it high, vertigo, oh
Kiss me tonight in Tokyo, oh (Lose control)
Give me something real
I wanna feel it in me
Give me something new
I wanna feel it crazy -
Surgery - The Vincent Black Shadow
Coming back from surgery
Coming up on seventeen
Some kind of heart-plasty or maybe a lobotomy
[...]
And he's standing over me
Wide awake and clenching teeth
"Now it's time," he says, "for you to open up so I can see" -
Frankenstein - Rina Sawayama
Put me together, thread a needle
So I'm like other people, without all of the evil
[...]
Oh, my God, this is so unbearable
Make it stop, this is more than medical
All I want is to feel beautiful inside and out
[...]
Put me together one more time
Love me forever, fix me right
I can be your Frankenstein, Frankenstein
[...]
I don't wanna be a monster anymore... -
Roll Call - The Neighbourhood
Just run that race, little soldier
No one's gonna win any time soon
Just know your role, little soldier
Don't get left behind, right?
[...]
They've got control of you, soldier
Put you in the field with a gun to shoot and kill 'em all
Just play your part, little soldier
Marchin' left, right, left, right
I wanna walk like me, I wanna talk like me
I don't wanna
Be another -
The Outsider - Marina and the Diamonds
Feeling like a loser, feeling like a bum
Sitting on the outside, observing the fun
Don't get on my bad side, I can work a gun
Hop into the backseat, baby, I'll show you some fun
These people are weird in here
And they're giving me the fear
Just because you know my name
Doesn't mean you know my game
I look myself in the face
And whisper "I'm in the wrong place"
Is there more to lose than gain
If I go on my own again?
On my own again
Inside the outsider (On my own again) -
Stereogram - The Vincent Black Shadow
Cause he's not me
Are you that blind?
There can't be two, or one gets screwed
I love the goon somehow
I know the way it's got to go
I've had enough, so open wide now
Your piece has fallen on his knees
You said you're me, but I know when I tell a lie -
Crush - Pendulum
All my fear is coming home, handing scripts out for the show
You can be me, I will become you tonight
[...]
Scratching itches best left alone, chasing memories I used to own
I can't wait till this is over tonight
The creatures I've been dreaming are coming down
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground
Return as abusers
[...]
Well, the nightmares I've been having have arrived
They're changing my future
Sirens of my creation at my door
How could you do this to her? -
Shortwave Transmission on "Up to the Minuteman Nine" - Pop Will Eat Itself
Interlude.
(Radio, radio) Radio
(Radio) TV and video... -
Don't Stop - Innerpartysystem
This is entertainment, lies are entertainment
You are down on your knees, begging me for more
Dear future
I bought you, I own the right
To let go, destroy you
This is my life -
Major Minus - Coldplay
They got one eye watching you
One eye on what you do
So be careful who it is you're talking to
They got one eye watching you
One eye on what you do
So be careful what it is you're trying to do -
Savages - Marina and the Diamonds
Murder lives forever and so does war
It's survival of the fittest, rich against the poor
At the end of the day, it's a human trait
Hidden deep down inside of our DNA
One man can build a bomb, another, run a race
To save somebody's life and have it blow up in his face
I'm not the only one who finds it hard to understand
I'm not afraid of God, I am afraid of man
[...]
You can see it on the news
You can watch it on TV
You can read it on your phone
You can say it's troubling
Humans aren't gonna behave as we think we always should
Yeah, we can be bad as we can be good
Underneath it all, we're just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages
How can we expect anything at all?
We're just animals still learning how to crawl -
Are You Filming Me? - twst
Are you, are you filming me?
Am I, am I on the screen?
'Cause it feels like you're watching me
'Cause it feels like they’re watching me
Am I on the screen? -
Fuck This World (Interlude) - Rina Sawayama
Sometimes, I can only see the bad side of life
At times, I let it consume my whole mind
[...]
Fuck this world, I'm leaving
Sick of what you people taking
From the bottom to feed the top
Fuck this world, it's dying
'Cause you people keep on lying
Power gets, power drips on down -
We Appreciate Power - Grimes (feat. HANA)
Pledge allegiance to the world's most powerful computer
Simulation, it's the future
What will it take to make you capitulate?
We appreciate power
We appreciate power
Elevate the human race, putting makeup on my face
We appreciate power
We appreciate power, power
And if you long to never die
Baby, plug in, upload your mind
Come on, you're not even alive
If you're not backed up on a drive -
Everything is romantic - Charli xcx
Everything is
Romantic, oh...
[...]
Fall in love again and again
Fall in love again and again
Fall in love again and again
Fall in love again and again... -
Die Tonight Live Forever - Innerpartysystem
We're all here cause we've lost control...
If this night should take my life (We can't go back, we can't go)
If we all should die tonight (We can't go back, we can't go)
If this night should take my life
We've got nothing left
If we all should die tonight
We've got nothing left -
A Demon's Fate - Within Temptation
Now that you know
Your way in this madness
Your powers have grown
Your chains have been broken
[...]
Angels have faith
I don't want to be a part of his sin
I don't want to get lost in his world
I'm not playing this game
When the shadows remain
In the light of day
On the wings of darkness he'll retaliate
He'll be falling from grace
Till the end of all his days
From the ashes of hate
It's a cruel demon's fate
On the wings of darkness he's returned to stay
There will be no escape
'Cause he's fallen far from grace -
Marigold - M.I.A.
Incredible Ciconia Phase 1 closer tbh!! I am actually still in awe of how similar the droplet at the end of this song sounds to the 07th Expansion title noise from Umineko
Protocol, prodigal
Every periodical
We need something practical
A real fucking miracle
Planetary particle
A real authentic article
Be so cold, make the arctic cold
All for one and love for all
It's big like biblical
Write it down in a history book
You should take a picture, bro
They don't teach you this in school
Vehicle electric on land or nautical
I show up when the duty calls
Everything is beautiful
When times are difficult
We're gonna need a miracle
When things are critical
We're gonna need a miracle
The world's in trouble
Cover it in marigolds
Cities in rubble
We all need a miracle