Can you figure out how each of the noted lyrics go along with each chapter in Shatter?
Chapter 1: Crying off my face again. The Lonely by Christina Perry
Note: Jar of Hearts came out while I was first writing Shatter. I used to sit around imagining how awesome it would be to have a movie deal and Christina Perry writing the theme song. Actually, I still sit around imagining that. However, she already did write a song that is close the tone of Shatter’s opening and Salem’s mood. I’m so excited just for that. 🙂
Chapter 2: I fell into a burning ring of fire. Ring of Fire by Adam Lambert
Chapter 3: Like a rollin’ thunder chasing the wind . . . I can feel it coming back again. I Can Feel it Coming Back Again by Live
Chapter 4: Arrest this man. Karma Police by Radiohead
Chapter 5: ‘Cause this house don’t feel like home. Unsteady by X Ambassadors
Chapter 6: De donde llegaste ni pregunte. (Where you come from, I don’t know.) Hasta La Almanecer by Nicky Jam
Note: I listen to a lot of Latin music. A LOT. I wanted to choose a few songs that I imagine Cordero would listen to. This is one of my absolute favorites.
Note #2: I say every song is one of my absolute favorites.
Chapter 7: I never hated you like I do right now. Make Me by Noah Cyrus
Chapter 8: 21 guns, Throw up your arms into the sky. 21 Guns by Green Day
Chapter 9: Tu pasas, te miro. (You walk by, I’m watching you.) Sin Contrato by Maluma
Chapter 10: I’ve got so cautious, And now I trip on every move I make. A Violent Noise by The XX
Chapter 11: Some folks are born made to wave the flag. . . I ain’t no senator’s son. Fortunate Son by Credence Clearwater Revival
Chapter 12: Looks like a girl, but she’s a flame, So bright, she can burn your eyes. Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys
Chapter 13: A long time ago we used to be friends. We Used To be Friends by Dandy Warhols
Note: This is the flagship song of the Veronica Mars Soundtrack. VM was totally my inspiration for Shatter!! I had to put this song on my playlist. It seriously twists my gut with anxious pleasure, just imagining how it felt to know I was about to watch another episode. I’m a Veronica Mars super fan forever and ever!!
Chapter 14: I wish that I could be like the cool kids. Cool Kids by Echosmith
Chapter 15: No hay que llorar porque la vida es un carnaval. (There’s no need to cry because life is a carnival.) La Vida Es Un Carnaval by Celia Cruz
Chapter 16: But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2
Chapter 17: Dark necessities are part of my design. Dark Necessities by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chapter 18: Father, we get what we deserve . . . ‘cause they will run you down. Way Down We Go by Kaleo
Chapter 19: I’m getting closer and I’m setting up the plan. Despacio by Luis Fonsi
Chapter 20: I got issues, but you got ‘em too. Issues by Julia Micheals
Chapter 21: You can run, you can hide but you cannot escape. Escapar by Enrique Iglesias (English version here)
Note: Isn’t he so freaking hot?
Chapter 22: These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound. Paper Thin Walls by Modest Mouse
Chapter 23: I’m getting edgy all the time. There’s someone around me just a step behind. Gotta Get Away by The Offspring
Chapter 24: A dónde van los desaparecidos? Por qué es que se desaparecen? Por qué no todos somos iguales (Where do the disappeared go? And why is it that they disappear? Why aren’t we all the same?) Desaparecidos by Mana.
Note: This is a song about victims of Argentinian political violence. I used to play it over and over again when I was in my teens, trying to learn Spanish. I used to think a lot about why my life was so good and other people’s weren’t.
Chapter 25: I let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain. Believer by Imagine Dragons
Chapter 26: There’s even talk about you wanting me. I Need to Know by Marc Anthony
Note: Can anyone be hotter than Marc Anthony?
Note #2: Oh wait. Yes. Enrique Iglesias.
Chapter 27: This is my final chance of getting you. Shiver by Coldplay
Chapter 28: Feeling the world go against us . . . we put the world on our shoulders. Sucker for Pain by Imagine Dragons
Chapter 29: How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died? Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Chapter 30: (I) know what you did. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark by Fallout Boy
Chapter 31: Which way is right? Which way is wrong? Just too Close to Loving You Alex Clare
Chapter 32: I’m fist fighting with fire just to get close to you . . . Don’t you stop loving me. Love On the Brain by Rihanna
Note: This song makes my heart ache in a good way.
These songs all go to the chapters in Shatter. Have fun with them! I love these songs!!! Feel free to post songs you think could fit within the Shatter world.
