Lost World (40 page)

Playlist

As always, you can check out my playlist for
Lost World
at
Grooveshark
!

Long Time Traveller
by The Wailin’ Jennys

I really loved this song for how the group felt at the beginning. They’ve been on the road for weeks and feel like they have nowhere to go, but they’re desperately looking for a home. Not all hope is gone yet.

Starlight
by The Wailin’ Jennys

This is a great song representing the little bit of hope Vivian has left that they will be able to find a safe place.

The Parting Glass
by The Wailin Jennys

You may recognize this song from season three of
The Walking Dead
. Maggie and Beth sing this song the first night the group reaches the prison. It’s actually what introduced me to The Wailin’ Jennys, and it’s perfect for any story like this. It’s the group trying to move forward and cling to hope after their devastating loses at the Hot Springs.

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder
The Secret Sisters

Vivian’s song after they find Brady, representing her hope for the future. They’ve lost so much and Hadley is still missing, but Vivian is doing her best to look ahead and hang on.

(The Following Songs are not yet on Grooveshark since they are new, but you should definitely check them out!)

The Words
by Christina Perri

This is Jon’s song to Hadley. He’s lost everything, but when he looks at her he sees a possibility for starting over, and he’s begging her to just love him back.
“The scariest part is letting go. Let my love be the light that guides you home.”
Those lines say it all.

Human
by Christina Perri

This is Hadley’s song. She’s barely holding on, but she’s trying and she’s determined to get through. Still, there are going to be rough times ahead and she knows it.

Silhouettes
by Of Monsters and Men

I think of this as a great son for both Vivian and Hadley. They’ve become very close, but they’ve been separated and they aren’t sure if the other person is alive. They both find a safe place and see hope for the future, but the ghost of the other person makes it impossible to really feel like everything is going to be okay.

Gale Song
by The Lumineers

Angus’s song after he gets bitten. He’s facing death and he’s spilled his guts to his brother, and for the first time we are able to see how vulnerable he really is.

I Believe
by Christina Perri

This was the perfect song to end the book on. The future still isn’t bright, but there’s hope on the horizon. They can see the possibility of a real future, and they want to be able to believe that all their struggles aren’t in vain. There are so many great lines in this song, and it’s such a good representation of how the group is feeling at the end of the book.

Angus & Axl-
“The darkness reminds where light can be.”

Jon & Hadley-
“You fell so you would land next to me.”

Vivian and Axl-
“Your scars turn into beauty.”

“This is not the end of me, this is the beginning…”