I performed this earlier and got requests to post the lyrics officially here and not just on AO3 where I submitted it initially :)
I had been suffering songwriter’s block on an original piece when this one sort of crept up on me.
It had been a week or so after I’d read through idyll’s beautiful fic (Sacred) In the Ordinary and roughly a day after I’d stumbled across (and repeatedly wept over) this gorgeous and incredibly feels-inducing meta on Stiles’ clothing choices in Season 2 by lishiyo.
A huge chunk of the inspiration for this piece resulted from the latter half of Season 2. The whole sequence in 2x11 where Stiles is speaking to Miss Morell had especially resonated with me, so I’d taken used that as something of a springboard and the idea kind of ran away with itself.
I hadn’t thought that Teen Wolf would utterly blow my mind, but it has. The world, the characters, the stories therein… there are very few words that I can put together to accurately express all my feelings.
So, instead, I offer this. I know this isn’t fanfic in the traditional sense, but hey, songs tell stories too so why not, right?
Many thanks to my friends, for all the love, encouragement and ridiculous amount of flailing (Rika and Judith, I am looking at you and all your capslock) before, during and after.
To Tai, Mi and Mags, I am so honored that you guys love this. Here is me, blushing and asdlfjkhasdfkjh.
A special mention goes to the gorgeous and talented Danzy to whom I owe the title of this song to. Thank you for being my sounding board and for saying GO GO GO when I otherwise would have chickened out and stopped.
And finally—
Dear Jeff Davis and the whole of the Teen Wolf cast,
You may never see this but I wanted you to know:
You guys are unreal. I worship the ground you all walk on.
P.S. of the fail!kind.
1. The fail!demo I recorded of this at home is apparently floating around the Internet. I would flail and die but I gave my friends permission to go and share if they wanted to so.
2. I’d planned to hold off sharing this until I managed a trip to the studio to record audio that was share-worthy. But that will have to follow.
3. Thank you to anyone/everyone who checks this out. <3
Here Be Monsters
LYRICS & MUSIC BY NOELLE PICO
the news said
we’d get clear skies
but the red dawn’s a warning
like blood on white tiles
then you said
“don’t be afraid”
its no less scary together
but its better than nothing
(piano break, use chorus)
Fear hunts true
it goes by Doubt some of the time
its the grays that cling like ashes
to all the good that’s yours and mine
but when dark comes
we stand our ground
its about as easy as hell can be
but the other options are out
and fine, the difference between
all the want and all that need
are worlds apart
or so they’d have us believe
but it’s the want that can kill you
it’s the want that carves you out
from inside
and sure, the bridges in between
your burned hopes and broken dreams
aren’t very different
that’s what they want us to think
so tell me lies to sustain the fight in me
and i’ll tell you lies to maintain your sanity
hold your breath, baby
and kick out as hard as you can
stretch those fingers to the light
at the very, very end
of your tunneling vision
hold your breath, baby
will your body up towards that sky
yeah everyone on the earth does die
but not tonight,
no, not tonight
yeah, i saw Red Riding Hood
smile at the Big Bad Wolf
who said: “what bright,
clever eyes you have,”
hey, there’s a war
in the world we live in
but i’ll go fight
if you’re just as willing
and when we’re weak
and strangers preach
on how it’s better to bend
than go and break out of stubbornness
feign that laugh and i’ll believe
i got your back
honey, hang onto me
hold your breath, baby
and kick out as hard as you can
stretch those fingers to the light
at the very, very end
of your tunneling vision
hold your breath, baby
will your body up towards that sky
yeah everyone on the earth does die
but not tonight,
no, not tonight
so hold your breath, hold your breath
and kick as hard as you can
stretch those fingers of yours
to the light at the end
cause when your eyes grow dark
we’ll be fine
it’s in the dark when the moon
shines brighter
and yes, its memories that burn
like the worst kind of brand
they warn us “Here There Be Monsters”
go get out while you can
but i refuse to be cowed by the threat
i run with wolves, don’t you get that yet
(soaring / juxtaposed with chorus)
and when i am drowning fast
from the weight of quiet guilt
and ghosts of all these accusations
that just don’t know when to quit
i will hang on tight
because it’s got to be better than this
and i will kick out hard
i won’t ever quit
(quieter, vocals/piano with faint strings)
hold your breath, baby
hold your breath
we’re not dead yet
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