MIX: Shawn/Hunter - The "Don't Forget to Breathe" EP
This is a little mix inspired by Angy's story Faith, which I couldn't help mixing to, as soon as I read it. It just evoked such a musical tone and style. All quotes below are hers, taken from the story. All music belongs to the respective artists.
Shawn/Hunter: The "Don't Forget to Breathe" EP
1) Further On (Up the Road) - Bruce Springsteen
After weeks of only being at the TV tapings, Shawn had finally managed to get away from home for some extra shows. He had told his wife something about the company asking him and Hunter to do a few DX matches because people were still eating it up. Truth was that nobody had asked them. It had just been the perfect excuse to get to spend a few days with each other again. And nights.
(Now I've been out in the desert, just doing my time/Searching through the dust, looking for a sign/If there's a light up ahead, well, brother I don't know/But I got this fever burning in my soul/So let's take the good times as they go/And I'll meet you further on up the road . . .)
2) You and Me - Lifehouse
“Sometimes I wonder what keeps drawing us to each other.”
He heard Hunter chuckle quietly, “What? My charms and good looks aren’t enough of a reason?”
“I’m trying to be serious here…,” Shawn stated, some frustration probably showing in his voice that caused the other man to be quiet again and let him continue. “You and me, it’s just… Sometimes I just wish things could be different, you know?”
(Cause it's you and me, and all of the people/With nothing to prove, nothing to lose/And it's you and me and all of the people/And I don't know why, but I can't take my eyes off of you . . .)
3) God's Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash
“You call this lucky? We’re sneaking around behind our families’ backs. We always have to be careful that nobody finds out.” He threw up his hands. “Heck, in church I can’t help but wonder when lightning’s gonna strike me down.”
Shawn hadn’t even noticed how Hunter had also moved from the bed, until he felt the younger man wrap his arms around him again from behind. “We still have each other.”
(You can run on for a long time, run on for a long time/Run on for a long time, but sooner or later God'll cut you down/Sooner or later God'll cut you down/Go tell that long-tongued liar, go and tell that midnight rider/Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter/Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down . . .)
4) Breathe - Alexi Murdoch
“This isn’t about her, or Rebecca, you know? It’s about us.”
Another step that closed some more of the distance between them, but Shawn didn’t stop him.
“Look, a long time ago we had to make a decision. We’d probably make a different one now. But then again, maybe not. One way or the other, you know as well as I do that the result would’ve been the same.”
(And the answer that you're seeking for the question that you've found/Drives you further to confusion as you lose your sense of ground/So don't forget to breathe, don't forget to breathe/Your whole life is here, no eleventh hour reprieve/So don't forget to breathe/Keep your head above water . . .)
5) Teardrop - Massive Attack
Leaning his forehead against Shawn’s, Hunter whispered, “I’ll always have enough faith for the both of us. I promise.”
(Love, love is a verb, love is a doing word/Fearless on my breath/Gentle impulsion shakes me, makes me lighter/Fearless on my breath/A teardrop on the fire, but fearless on my breath . . .)
Shawn/Hunter: The "Don't Forget to Breathe" EP
1) Further On (Up the Road) - Bruce Springsteen
After weeks of only being at the TV tapings, Shawn had finally managed to get away from home for some extra shows. He had told his wife something about the company asking him and Hunter to do a few DX matches because people were still eating it up. Truth was that nobody had asked them. It had just been the perfect excuse to get to spend a few days with each other again. And nights.
(Now I've been out in the desert, just doing my time/Searching through the dust, looking for a sign/If there's a light up ahead, well, brother I don't know/But I got this fever burning in my soul/So let's take the good times as they go/And I'll meet you further on up the road . . .)
2) You and Me - Lifehouse
“Sometimes I wonder what keeps drawing us to each other.”
He heard Hunter chuckle quietly, “What? My charms and good looks aren’t enough of a reason?”
“I’m trying to be serious here…,” Shawn stated, some frustration probably showing in his voice that caused the other man to be quiet again and let him continue. “You and me, it’s just… Sometimes I just wish things could be different, you know?”
(Cause it's you and me, and all of the people/With nothing to prove, nothing to lose/And it's you and me and all of the people/And I don't know why, but I can't take my eyes off of you . . .)
3) God's Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash
“You call this lucky? We’re sneaking around behind our families’ backs. We always have to be careful that nobody finds out.” He threw up his hands. “Heck, in church I can’t help but wonder when lightning’s gonna strike me down.”
Shawn hadn’t even noticed how Hunter had also moved from the bed, until he felt the younger man wrap his arms around him again from behind. “We still have each other.”
(You can run on for a long time, run on for a long time/Run on for a long time, but sooner or later God'll cut you down/Sooner or later God'll cut you down/Go tell that long-tongued liar, go and tell that midnight rider/Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter/Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down . . .)
4) Breathe - Alexi Murdoch
“This isn’t about her, or Rebecca, you know? It’s about us.”
Another step that closed some more of the distance between them, but Shawn didn’t stop him.
“Look, a long time ago we had to make a decision. We’d probably make a different one now. But then again, maybe not. One way or the other, you know as well as I do that the result would’ve been the same.”
(And the answer that you're seeking for the question that you've found/Drives you further to confusion as you lose your sense of ground/So don't forget to breathe, don't forget to breathe/Your whole life is here, no eleventh hour reprieve/So don't forget to breathe/Keep your head above water . . .)
5) Teardrop - Massive Attack
Leaning his forehead against Shawn’s, Hunter whispered, “I’ll always have enough faith for the both of us. I promise.”
(Love, love is a verb, love is a doing word/Fearless on my breath/Gentle impulsion shakes me, makes me lighter/Fearless on my breath/A teardrop on the fire, but fearless on my breath . . .)