mix → this is the way the world ends
THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS.
(a mix for the end times)
the mythology of the end of the world;
Almost all mythologies involve some sort of belief in the end of the world. Major variations between mythologies include timing, method, and reason for this end. Belief in a coming 'end of times' is such a widespread part of mythologies that there is an entire subset of theology devoted to it: eschatology, 'study of the last'.
this mix;
A recurring theme across many mythologies is that the end of times is not ultimately a terrible thing: the world is cyclic in nature. I must be destroyed in order to recreated. With that in mind, I tried to select songs that include both dread and hope. The title is from T. S. Eliot's The Hollow Men.
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dog days are over >> florence + the machine
leave all your love and your love leave behind
here’s your future >> the thermals
god reached his hand down from the sky
he flooded the land then he set it on fire
sympathy for the devil (the neptunes remix) >> the rolling stones
anastasia screamed in vain
spaceman >> the killers
you know that I was hoping
that I could leave this star-crossed world behind
time is running out >> muse
how did it come to this?
immigrant song >> fringe field (cover of led zeppelin)
so now you’d better stop and rebuild all your ruins
last chance at love >> foxy shazam
this is my last chance at love
it’s all I’ve ever dreamed of
calamity song >> the decemberists
you and me and the war of the end times
time >> blonds
time is on our side
everything’s alright
it’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) >> r.e.m.
it’s time I had some time alone
( T H E E N D )