— king of a ruined world —
an elias bouchard playlist

I. THE REAPING by COHEED AND CAMBRIA
the world will now learn of change to come, or no world

II. THE THIEF AND THE MOON by SHAWN JAMES
when you're dead there will be no grave to remember your name
for your greed brings your end and there's no one but yourself to blame

III. FEET DON'T FAIL ME by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
life is hard, that's why no one survives; I'm much older than I thought I'd be

IV. THE DESERT IS ON FIRE by MURDER BY DEATH
I've fought off angels with my hands behind my back, I've set the heavens all on fire

V. WAITING FOR THE WORLD TO END by MOTHER MOTHER
give me fire, burning hell, throw it on my paper trail
and I'll watch as all the numbers go up in a cloud of dark and dirty smoke

VI. MR. MALUM by THE DEAR HUNTER
with the world in the grip of his hands, he'll crush the air out of its lungs
we don't want him to have it all but now it's just too late to ask

VII. UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE by ABNEY PARK
some folks will tell me I'm all wrong, and I won't listen, well not for long
my whole life I've planned this trip, and to my plan I'm gonna stick

VIII. SLEEP AWAKE by MOTHER MOTHER
lie awake, I sleep awake
I sleep with one eye on my royal flush, the other on the take

IX. FAITH by GHOST
I am all eyes, I am all ears, I am the wall — and I'm watching you fall

X. HIGH TIDE RISING by FOX
there's a high tide rising, and I don't mind
so ooh baby, just give me my ticket to hell

XI. CONTROL by A.A. WILLIAMS
and I long for a day like this again, when I'll never lose control

XII. ESCAPE by MUSE
you would say anything, and you would try anything
to escape your meaningless and your insignificance

XIII. VELVET MOON by MAJOR PARKINSON
I'm glad you came, count the lightbulbs in the rain
so it goes, it's just the end of the world

XIV. COCAINE AND ABEL by AMIGO THE DEVIL
I'm not proud of all the choices I've made for a lot of my life
following the shadow when I damn well know that behind me is the light

XV. SURVIVAL by MUSE
I will light the fuse and I'll never lose, and I choose to survive, whatever it takes

XVI. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD by DAVID BOWIE
oh no, not me, I never lost control
you're face to face with the man who sold the world

XVII. I WISH I WAS THE MOON by NEKO CASE
god blessed me, I'm a free man with no place free to go
paralyzed and collared tight, no pills for what I fear