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(Ramblings of organic origin)
Ok that's kind of a lie. It's not really an AMV. Which is unusual because I usually do AMVs. But I just think the lyrics fit really well. It's "The Graduate" by The Arcadian Wild. It fits Meg and Atl'as more that it probably should. I just want to do a little breakdown of the lyrics and why it fits them so well. When you were younger You dreamed of being tall The whole song is from At'as's point of view as Meg transitions to life on Korad. He looks back on her when she was young, back before the collapse. She was ambitious and smart and wanted to do everything in the world at once. But you discovered Growing up just leaves you feeling small Meg after waking up on Korad is a different person. She's scared and weak and, compared to everything around her, very very small. While you were sleeping Everything changed at once After the collapse, Meg was in a coma for about a year and a half. In that time, Atl'as sprouted up a good three and a half feet, and matured greatly. Pyron has changed as well. She also went through a change of worlds, if that wasn't obvious enough. You woke in the morning And stepped into the stinging light of dawn It took her about another year to regain enough strength to walk and roam out of her bed. Her recovery was very slow, but worth it. Her first steps outside of the dwelling was a big moment. The first time she had felt the sun in three years. You are wandering through the wild You are wondering if and when you’ll reach the other side Atl'as watches her fall in love with Korad, but she's homesick. He doesn't know if he's going to be able to get her home. He wants to, but doing so will probably mean saying goodbye for real, and he doesn't know if he can handle that. She wants to go home so badly, but Atl'as lacks both the technology and emotional maturity to do so. Weighed down by a heart of stone Bound to a body of broken bones Fragile and feeling alone But the whole story hasn’t been told He knows Meg is hurting. She's so fragile and sickly, constantly fatigued. Although those in the dwelling (Atl'as, Pyron, Zaj, Rexxah, and Gallian) love Meg, she is isolated in a culture and society with no one who really understands her. Atl'as is determined to make her feel at home. When you were younger You saw all the world was yours Mirrors the first verse and how idealistic Meg was as a young girl. Atl'as is in the same boat as her in this one. Neither of them knew how big things were, how widespread life could be. But you don’t have the same eyes And you cannot believe that any more Neither of them can look at the universe the same now that they know the others world exists. Atl'as acknowledges how, even after all these years of knowing each other, it can still cause some strange emotions. You study the pieces Scattered around the room Meg loves Korad, and she loves the Orgonus she's met. Dearly. She understands that it may take a while for her to get to Earth, and she dives into studies about Korad and those who live here. It engulfs her, and she finds a deep appreciationfor it all. Failing is fruitful So long as we do not forget to move Atl'as decides to start trying to get Meg home. For real, this time. Nothing he is trying works, and he can't get the old notes that his father used. He has to start from scratch. Taking what he knows and simply experimenting. They always fail, but he tries to see them as learning opportunities and move forward. We are wandering through the wild home. We are wondering if and when we’ll reach the other side Weighed down by our hearts of stone Bound to these bodies of broken bones Atl'as and Meg are closer than they ever have been, and he cares for her more than he does for himself. Her pain is his pain, and he's decided that he'll die before he gives up on Meg. He does his best to give her the opportunity to explore Korad and keep his promise to Meg. She will get home. We carry such similar loads Turns out we are not alone As the two struggle, they are supported and surrounded by those in their dwelling. This chosen family provides comfort, and Meg and Atl'as are able to confide in each other without fear. We could cling to comfort, content to run in place Frozen, cause we fear the cost But how can we expect to find out where we ought to go, unless we get a little lost? As time goes on, Atl'as becomes less strict and Meg becomes stronger. Meg still misses Earth, but after all these years, she's come to love Korad as her home. She would be okay living here the rest of her life. Atl'as is hesitant to stop trying. They have switched positions on the issues, it seems. Despite this, Atl'as isn't going to hold Meg back. We are wandering through the wild We are wondering when, not if, we’ll reach the other side The two of them are exploring Korad, now. Meg knows her time is short, and wants to spend as much of it with her family (specifically Atl'as) as she can. "The other side" is not Earth like it was in previous verses. This time it's death. Both Meg and Atl'as know she will die soon. She is happy, but weak. We share a heart of gold We are a body of broken bones When were we ever alone? Together we’ll make our way home Atl''as finds it difficult to accept the inevitability of Meg's death and wears himself out trying to repair her broken body. She knows it wont work, and is okay with it. All she wants is to be at home with him Ok, it's a little sad but I love it. It fits them so well. And Meg's story is bittersweet. She's very happy and dies happy. Atl'as has a very hard time with it. More than he probably should. It's a shame, really. Meg told him it was happening months before hand. She knew. And she wanted Atl'as to know and to accept it and to spend time with him (and everyone else). She wants to explore the world and learn as much as she can. In a way, she's the exact same girl she was way back when. Idk, I love them. A lot.
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