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1.) Night is Shorter than Day by Aria
I’ve no time for sleep, the executioner will come at dawn
And the sound of footsteps behind my door hits like a knife
But in my cage enters not the messenger of certain death
But Holy Lie in a black frock
The holy Father brought the word of God into darkness
And promised me miracles of Eternal life
“You’re mortal and you must return to God”
Whispered the priest and lied me in the eyes
“Repent, son
Earthly life
Is prelude to Another.
On the wall
Of your prison
You will see the Holy image”
Chorus:
Night is shorter than day
The day will be my death
World of illusions burns in it
Night is shorter than day
The day will be my death
All that’s alive disappears, such as I
The beatitude of Heaven I will leave to the beggars
The beggars must have the Tsar and God as spirit
I am an earthly creature and in the skies I am not wanted
And to hell with eternity, what’s the use of it?
Let it be if I have to go through the pains of Hell
Let the crowd run to the execution with all one's might
The shouts of hate will become my reward
In the hour of death I will not be lonely
The light of dawn
Nestled close to the wall
I hear the sound of keys
That is all
My executioner has come
With death on his shoulder
(Chorus)
Night is shorter than day, shorter than day
(Chorus)
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I chose this song because it was created for the book and it reflects Meursault’s
encounter with the chaplain or after he finishes speaking to him. It narrates in the view
point of Meursault and says some of his lines in the book. I would put this song in the
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scene where he comes in contact with the priest and talks about how he does not
believe in God. It also talks about when he waits in his prison cell and doesn’t care at all
that he is going to die. This song dictates many of the lines that are present in the book
thus clearly reflecting the book itself.
2.) No Hope by Tuxedomoon
O God what am i to do without you
O God hold me tight just hold me
It has to do with love
Nothing but zeros in the register
No mr. no mrs no ms.
No messages
It has to do with love
A world of love
Leave your little boy alone
And see how your garden grows
It has to do with love
When nothing's up your nose or in your cheek
No bondage no bailbonds
No dope
It has to do with love when there's no hope
It has to do with love when there's no hope
Let's put an end to this confusion
Set some things straight
C'mon baby
Twist & shout
It has to do with love when there's no hope
It has to do with love when there's no hope
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This song is relevant to the text due to the fact that it talks about how he must deal with
hope after not knowing the difference between execution, or a natural death. He sees it
as he had to die someday, one way, or another. Hope tortures Meursault because it
creates the false illusion that he can change the fact of his death and it prevents him
from seeing the actual situation. But once he sees his death without hope he accepts it
as an inevitable event. That is why this song would be probably when he is in his cell
contemplating death, or before he speaks to the chaplain.
3.) Stranger by Tuxedomoon
I was born today
There was strangers there
Cut me off
And left me in a chloroformed cell
I yelled and I yelled
But nobody cared
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First day at school
I lost my front teeth
Boys beat me up
Cause I wasn't one of them
I fought till I bled
And everyone was scared
Yeah, everyone was scared
It isn't my fault
It isn't my fault
It isn't my fault
That I'm strange
I wasn't good at kickball
I wasn't good at girls
I used to make a habit of peeing in my pants
Cause I was scared and I couldn't dance
And nobody cared but I learned
Today I'm glad to say
I'm just like the rest
Anonyme is best
Anonyme is best
And life grows stranger every day
Has anybody dared to be more than dead
It isn't my fault
It isn't my fault
It isn't my fault
That I'm strange
Mother died today
Or maybe yesterday
I don't know I don't know I don't know
Got to ask my boss to let me go
At the funeral they expected me to cry
Well, I didn't
I don't know why
I don't know how
Everybody's staring at me now
What's gone to their heads
What's gone to their heads
It isn't my fault
That I'm strange
I'm strange I'm strange I'm strange
I'm the stranger
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This song would be located at the beginning since it does talk about the initial events
and can serve as some type of medium in regards to what happened at the beginning of
Meursault’s life without giving out too much information. It provides and important line
in the story that serves the basis for the plot and much of the characters attitude in the
story, “Mother (Maman) died today or maybe yesterday”. In the last stanza it provides
more of how the book initially started.
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4.) Don't Fall Asleep At The Helm by Sleeping with the Sirens
I lost my heart, my home is the ocean.
The waves underneath will soon be my home.
I will fall asleep.
I'll close my eyes and dream of days when I wasn't all alone.
All that I know is gone
(Take what is left of me now)
All that I know is gone
(Take what is left of me)
Fall deeper and deeper, the sirens are singing your songs.
I'll miss my breath, there's no more left.
I'll miss the sound of the wind at my back.
The depths have a number, they call you by name.
Fall asleep, Davy Jones calls you.
So fall asleep, fall asleep and dream.
All that I know is gone
(Take what is left of me now)
All that I know is gone
(Take what is left of me)
Fall deeper and deeper, the sirens are singing your songs.
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The sirens serve important because it reflects the whole situation with the killing of the
Arab and how the police arrested Meursault. It also shows the aspects of how the
setting was in the beach, or the moment of contact at least. All that Meursault knew at
that point was gone since he had just shot someone he had barely met four times in
cold blood. This song would be after he finishes killing the Arab.
5.) No Rain by Blind Melon
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
I like watchin' the puddles gather rain
And all I can do is just pour some tea for two
and speak my point of view
But it's not sane, It's not sane
I just want some one to say to me
I'll always be there when you wake
Ya know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
So stay with me and I'll have it made
And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that there's no rain
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape
escape...escape...escape...
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
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ya don't like my point of view
ya think I'm insane
Its not sane...it's not sane.
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No rain demonstrates what the main character should be feeling and what he probably
does feel if he would really show his emotion, but also helps in explaining what in
actuality he is at the moment. He believes that life is plain and believes he wants Maries
because she fulfills him with sex and other things. This song would be perfect to put
when he is with Marie and is mourning his mother’s death allegedly, or after he
awakens after the night they spent together.
6.) Closing Time by Semisonic
Closing time
Open all the doors and let you out into the world
Closing time
Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl
Closing time
One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer
Closing time
You don't have to go home but you can't stay here
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
Take me home
Closing time
Time for you to go out to the places you will be from
Closing time
This room won't be open till your brothers or your sisters come
So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits
I hope you have found a friend
Closing time
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
Take me home
Closing time
Time for you to go out to the places you will be from
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
Take me home
Closing time
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end
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The song describes the main characters monotonous life. His life that has almost
entirely has been a routine where he always goes to eat at Celeste’s. But the catch is the
line where every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. This can be
described the events in which he goes to Celeste’s after important events like the death
of his mother although he did wait a day to go since he knew they would be asking him
questions on Maman’s funeral at the beginning of the novel. The song would best fit
every time he goes to Celeste’s, but played in the background like as if it were being
played by a recorder that is broken.
7.) A Place for my Head by Linkin Park
I watch how the moon sits in the sky in the dark night
Shining with the light from the sun
The sun doesn't give light to the moon assuming
The moon’s going to owe it one
It makes me think of how you act to me
You do favors and then rapidly
You just turn around and start asking me
about things that you want back from me
I’m sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place, to feed your greed While I find a place to rest
I want to be in another place
I hate when you say you don’t understand
(You’ll see it's not meant to be)
I want to be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
Maybe someday I’ll be just like you
and step on people like you do and
Run away the people I thought I knew
I remember back then who you were
You used to be calm, used to be strong
Used to be generous but you should’ve known
That you’d wear out your welcome
now you see how quiet it is, all alone
I’m so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place, to feed your greed While I find a place to rest
I want to be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I want to be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
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You try to take the best of me
Go away
I want to be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I want to be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
Shut up....what!
I’m so sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place, to feed your greed While I find a place to rest
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The song might as well be the theme song of the novel, but can also be put where he
meets Raymond and Raymond gets in a fight with the Arab. Raymond believes that just
because Meursault did a favor for him that they are now friends. The reason why it can
be the theme song is that it can possibly be the internal conflict that is actually going on
within the main character. Because there is something that happened to him in the past
that made him be the way he is in the novel. In the song it says “you used to be strong,
you used to be calm…now you see how quiet it is, all alone” which reflects the current
situation with the character.
8.) Move Along by All American Rejects
Go ahead as you waste your days with thinking
When you fall everyone stands
Another day and you've had your fill of sinking
With the life held in your
Hands are shaking cold
These hands are meant to hold
Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Move along
Move along
So a day when you've lost yourself completely
Could be a night when your life ends
Such a heart that will lead you to deceiving
All the pain held in your
Hands are shaking cold
Your hands are mine to hold
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Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Move along
(Go on, go on, go on, go on)
When everything is wrong, we move along
(Go on, go on, go on, go on)
When everything is wrong, we move along
Along, along, along
When all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
(Go on, go on, go on, go on)
Right back what is wrong
We move along
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This song would be the closing song I believe where his hope is in fact gone and faces
death itself. He feels no remorse and has beaten society in that case. He accepts the
consequences as they may be. He just moves along and moves along and that is what
makes him detached because his hope is in fact gone.