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Hey there delilah lyrics only9/10/2023 Read more Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ misunderstands Jane Austen’s novel entirelyĪt university, I discovered my intense love for analyzing anything and everything pertaining to human life, history, psychology and culture. No one was surprised, except for myself, when all these interests concurred into me choosing an English Literature major for my undergraduate degree. Having been a part of the original Tumblr generation, I also thoroughly enjoyed creating my own edits with collages of various song lyrics ove r Pride and Prejudice characters. I did eventually abandon the plot, but only to move on to Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto (2011)-planning out an entire fantasy series in my head based on all the songs in the album, each of the tracks contributing to the composition of each character "Paradise" becoming the inspiration behind the protagonist. Inspired by Meyer, I planned my first attempt at a novel after The Plain White T's song "Hey There Delilah." This felt like a canonical event in my life. I would concoct whole music videos to the songs playing on the cassette player, imagining myself as the main character.ĭuring my phase of hyperfixation with Twilight at the age of 12, I discovered how the author, Stephenie Meyer, had planned the whole plot of the series while listening to songs of the band Muse. I was so obsessed with stories that when I ran out of books, I would spin and weave tales of my own. On the other hand, some of my core memories involved my grandmother reading the fairytales of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to me in Bangla. My relatives often recount stories to me of when I was a toddler, humming tunes of various Bollywood music to them, often accompanied with elaborate lyrical choreography. Music and literature had both been integral parts of my childhood. As I write this, I can physically feel the cringe of a village of elder millennials who have reformed from this condition however, I must thank this phase of my life for introducing myself to the intimate romantic entanglement between music and literature. After all-I bought books instead of make-up and spent my time delving into the deep meaning behind Lana Del Rey lyrics instead of hopping to EDM. All of this just to feel like I'm some form of sage, enlightened being, spurred on by my bullies at the time, thinking about how I was misunderstood (perhaps even envied) by them for being of higher intellect. This is the first half of the decade when I download all the Coldplay albums from torrent sites and put up cover photos on Facebook with the lyrics of "Fix You". This is around the time when John Green's career is thriving and I buy pirated copies of The Fault in Our Stars and An Abundance of Katherines from Nilkhet. This is the year 2011 and Zooey Deschanel is the internet's darling for saying, "You listen to The Smiths?" and mumbling its chorus off-pitch. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
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