Under the Same Sky: a Sasuke & Sakura Fanmix
original image by pet911
original image by lalagirl208
Cover arts by the multi-talented vejibra who has made the above images for her FST with all her heart!
01. Shattered
- Trading Yesterday
And I've lost
Who I am
And I can't understand
Why my heart is so broken
Rejecting your love
Without love gone wrong
Lifeless words carry on
But I know
All I know
Is that the end's beginning
02. Breathe Into Me
- RED
And this is how it feels when I ignore the words you spoke to me
And this is where I lose myself when I keep running away from you
And this is who I am when, when I don't know myself anymore
And this is what I choose when it's all left up to me
03. September
- Spoken
Years ago a future was laid before me
And I took the task and ran with it as far as I could go
I always wanted to be a part of something like this
You believed in me, and it's all I needed
04. Loser
- 3 Doors Down
This is getting old, I can’t break these
Chains that I hold
My body’s growing cold, there’s nothin
Left of this mind or my soul
Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of
This poison is taking me higher
05. Leave Out All The Rest
- Linkin Park
I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you
06. When You're Gone
- Avril Lavigne
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
07. Your Arms Feel Like Home
- 3 Doors Down
This life ain't the fairytale we both thought it would be
But I can see your smiling face as it's staring back at me
I know we both see these chages now
I know we both understand somehow
08. What Have You Done
- Within Temptation
Would you mind if I hurt you?
Understand that I need to
Wish that I had other choices
Than to hurt the one I love
09. Colourful
- Verve Pipe
Look ahead as far as you can see
We'll live in drama but we'll die in comedy
I know I can be colourful
I know I can be gray
And I know this loser's living fortunate
Cause I know you will love me either way
10. Let Me Go
- 3 Doors Down
I dream ahead to what I hope for
And I turn my back on loving you
How can this love be a good thing
When I know what I'm going through
11. Riding On The Rocks
- Katie Knight Adams
All it seemed so far away
When the world we'd come to know
Began to fade
With the night
And we've burned our wings
And lost our way in flight
12. Here Without You
- 3 Doors Down
A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same
A little commentary:
♥: personal favourite | ♣: fitting lyrics/melody | ♦: perfect depiction of SasuSaku | ♫: idlyllic/depressing/angsty
01. Shattered (♥♫) - An unbelievably emotional song that voices Sasuke perfectly, with references that pertains to Sakura.
02. Breathe Into Me (♥♫) - a more upbeat rock song with heavy instrumentals and a powerful vocal. Sasuke-centric, with references to Sakura.
03. September (♥♣) - combined with a very catchy tune and lyrics that tell the story from Sasuke's early years to his defection, this is a must listen. Once more, it's Sasuke's view on Sakura and it's more IC than any fanfiction I've read.
04. Loser (♥♫) - a more depressing take on the future (eg: There's nothing left of this mind or my soul) and what Sasuke's thoughts on Sakura could very potentially turn out to resemble.
05.Leave Out All The Rest (♥♣♦♫) - A very mellow song that portrays a picture of chapter 181 and very Sasuke-esque in the way the singer says "I've never been perfect but neither have you". An angsty portrayal of all of Sasuke and Sakura's interactions in the manga so far.
06. When you're Gone (♣♫)- Just like the title hints, it's Sakura's thoughts on Sasuke after his defection. Very Sakura-centric. 'When you walk away, I count the steps that you take' - do I need to say more?
07. Your Arms Feel Like Home (♣♫)- A very slight contrast to most of the other songs in that it has a hopeful tone. A more minimallylight-hearted, though no less meaningful, take on the future, when all is said and done.
08. What Have you Done (♥♦♦♣♣♫♫) - This. This is the song on the entire list that fits SasuSaku more perfectly than any other. Especially with Sakura's recent resolve to kill Sasuke, this song screams SasuSaku from the first line. Both male and female vocalists are amazing, voice dripping with raw emotion and lowering to a resigned simmer on 'There's a curse between us, between me and you'.
09. Colourful (♥♣♫)- Sasuke's perspective on Sakura's devotion. The lyrics are less poetic, more modern (Through the haze that is my memory well, you stayed for drama though you paid for a comedy). SasuSaku is about devotion and second chances and that is what this song is all about.
10. Let Me Go (♣♫)- 'You love me, but you don't know who I am' Doesn't that sound like something Sasuke would think at one point or another? Did Sakura - did anyone - ever really understand Sasuke, I wonder. And in this song, Sasuke himself ponders on exactly why Sakura loves him.
11. Riding on the Rocks (♥♣♫) -A beautiful song with a haunting melody and it reminded me of Sakura from the first stanza - And the world we'd come to know began to fade, with the night - For Sakura, I'd say that those happy days of team 7 began to bleach away after the night of Sasuke's defection.
12. Here Without You (♥♫) - So far, the FST has been full of angst-ridden cartwheels of lyrics and while this song is no less angsty than the others, it's bound to make SasuSaku fans squeal (or feel sad) with the insane amount of longing in each word. If Sasuke does ever return Sakura's feelings, this is how it could turn out.
Normally, an FST, complete with album covers, download links and explanations for chosen songs would conclude here. But... SURPRISE! cruixe_chan has been generous enough to lend us her genius and... and because of her great contribution, this FST has a full lyrics sheet, complete with gorgeous background!
Note: Images have been shrunk/stretched to maintain consistency. For original lyrics sheet, follow the link:
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Includes album covers + lyrics sheet (original sizes) + all 11 songs
For individual songs, click on the name of the artist.
Credits people who deserve a big hug:
pet911 and lalagirl208 for allowing us to use their images and being awesome about it!
vejibra for the fantastically angsty cover arts
cruixe_chan for the gorgeous lyrics sheet
- Never in a million years did I think these two awesome artists would actually put this much effort into this humble little FST. vejibra really put up with all my childish demands perfectionist tendencies and I commend her for that. And to cruixe_chan ...well, what's there to say except that I'm eternally grateful that she went through with this tedious job despite all the correspondence troubles - e-mails, I find, are not very reliable.
Anyway, I take no credit for this FST - this has only been possible through the assistance of very talented artists, so I hope you send them lots of love, okay? Lastly, a big shout-out goes out to saracupcaked without whom this would never have been possible! Now, enjoy!