Note: As Catching Fire is Book Two in a Trilogy, this post may contain spoilers for the first book in the series, The Hunger Games.
I have tried to be as vague as I can be as I don't want to spoil the series for anyone, hence, the little warning ;)
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Last Monday, I chose two songs that reminded me of The Hunger Games, and this week I'm choosing two more songs, this time for Catching Fire.
The beginning of Catching Fire focuses on Katniss returning home from the games. She has changed, the Games haunt her and she has to fit into her new role as Victor. She doesn’t realise that her and Peeta’s actions have been the spark to fuel a rebellion in some of the districts. This is the beginning of Katniss being unwillingly cast into the role of the Mockingjay: the symbol for the rebellion.
My first song is Fell on Black Days by Soundgarden. I think it reflects on Katniss and her character and how she has changed. President Snow and the Victory Tour had a major impact on Katniss early on, as she is living in fear of President Snow’s retaliation on her family. She is trapped on the Victory Tour doing Snow’s bidding, trying to squash a rebellion. The seriousness of the situation sinks in, and she realises she has little choice. With the Quarter Quell in the future, some peoples fates are already sealed: "Whatsoever I've feared has / Come to life / Whatsoever I've fought off /
Became my life". I think the lyrics of this song reflect this.
Plus I have a little obsession with Chris Cornell and I love his voice, so there is that too!
Fell on Black Days Lyrics
Whatsoever I've feared has
Come to life
Whatsoever I've fought off
Became my life
Just when everyday
Seemed to greet me with a smile
Sunspots have faded
And now I'm doing time
Now I'm doing time
Cause I fell on black days
I fell on black days
Whomsoever I've cured
I've sickened now
Whomsoever I've cradled
I've put you down
I'm a search light soul they say
but I can't see it in the night
I'm only faking
When I get it right
When I get it right
Cause I fell on black days
I fell on black days
How would I know
That this could be my fate
What you wanted to
See good has made you blind
And what you wanted to
Be yours has made it mine
So don't you lock up
Something that you
Wanted to see fly
Hands are for shaking
No not tying
I sure don't mind a change
'Cause I fell on black days
How would I know
That this could be my fate
My second song is Losing My Religion by R.E.M. The official meaning of the song is unrequited love. Well, anyone who has read the trilogy will know of the unrequited love aspect to the story! It certainly applies to Peeta’s feelings for Katniss, and I suppose it relates a little to Gale, too.
I think this song works well for both Catching Fire and Mockingjay actually. Katniss has been pushed into the spotlight on the Victory Tour, and she is losing her identity. She doubts herself and lacks the confidence in everything she says, unlike Peeta who is a natural with words and public speaking. All the threats and the revelation of the Quarter Quell later on pushes her on to realise that she has to accept that she will be turned into the Mockingjay: A constructed figurehead for the rebels in the districts to follow.
Losing My Religion Lyrics
Oh life, it's bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I've said enough
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I've said enough
Consider this
Consider this, the hint of the century
Consider this, the slip
That brought me to my knees, failed
What if all these fantasies come
Flailing around
Now I've said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
That was just a dream
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, why try
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream
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