#playlist breakdowns

Strawberry Mentos - Leanna Firestone

During their travels to get Tye's halo back and get intel on the Angel Trappers that had captured Tye the boys travel from town to town. It's slow going since Tye is still recovering from losing his wing. He goes through a pretty bad bout of depression and Gabe notices.

One day Gabe comes back with a lil bag full of Tye's favourite candies to cheer him up, something Tye only off-handedly mentioned once a few days back. That incredibly small but overwhelmingly thoughtful gesture, the fact he even remembered, is the very first spark for Tye that makes him realise he might feel something more for Gabe.

Favourite Lines:

You're deliberately kind, you make efforts to share your time You're not afraid of your feelings, and you're not afraid of mine I never knew love could be soft, I never knew love could be light And now I'm so helplessly sugar high on you

Ready Now - Dodie

Back to Tye's depression for a sec. During their whole adventure, Gabriel is only ever short with Tye once. The rest of the time he's patient, lets Tye open up slowly which he eventually does. Gabe gives him the room to recover from losing his wing both physically and mentally and he's forever grateful for it.

Favourite lines:

Something new, something strange Ten feet taller, I had changed I believe you, I'm not wrong Oh, it suits me to feel strong You said "I will listen, tell me it all You don't like the ending? Then we'll find one that's yours" Oh, how did you know? That's all we need? A promise of hope Is enough to feel free

Things That Make it Warm - Cavetown

this is mostly just vibes since the rest of the song doesn't super fit but like...

Tye loses his wing and then his depression and other injuries make it hard to groom the other one so Gabriel does it for him. Wing grooming is a bonding ritual between Angels and those they trust (friends, family, etc) so he's initially nervous about letting a guy he's known for like a week do it but it easily becomes the best part of each night. Gabriel is gentle with him. cautious of his injuries and it just makes him feel warm inside. Reminds him of the home he probably won't ever see again.

Favourite lines:

My feathers seem to have taken the brunt of the storm They are feeling pretty worn We finally found shelter tucked away inside a wall Though for now it's pretty small

my number 3 songs for Gabe about Tye:

Aphrodite - The Ridleys

First off i know about the bad luck surrounding comparing others to Aphrodite ESPECIALLY because she was my matron deity for a while but like cmon man...

It's Gabriel pining over Tye secretly (this is a VERY common theme in his playlist lmao)

He thinks he's the most beautiful thing to ever grace all three planes even when his feathers are all messy or he's all snotty from crying.

Tye is sweet torture when they're not together and when they finally do get together he can't believe how fucking lucky he is to be cosmically paired with this breathtakingly beautiful man.

Favourite lines:

I see the galaxies when I look in your eyes And I, can't speak, no, I, can't speak at all I swear to Zeus, you're Aphrodite in disguise Don't think that you could hide it from me Oh, no, I never thought I'd get this close to someone so divine Oh, I, can't breathe, no, I, can't breathe at all Aphrodite, could you, could you please be mine? Oh Could you please be mine? Oh, mine

"Do You Wanna Be Friends?" - Leanna Firestone

Gabriel pining part 2 but this time sadder.

It's about the Soulmate stuff.

One night in their travels they talk about stuff and the question of their soulmates comes up.

Neither have found theirs yet and without Tye's Halo he won't ever have confirmation if he does find a demon with his mark.

They talk about what they'd do if they never found their other half. Tye says he'd wait forever if he had to, that he wouldn't want to hurt either his Soulmate OR his potential future partner.

When Gabriel realizes his feelings he's stuck. Even though he didn't care about finding his Soulmate or whatever but Tye did.

He doesn't ever want to put Tye in the position of having to choose but he's also too afraid to show Tye his mark incase they didn't match because he can't imagine a world where they're apart anymore.

So he pines quietly, puts all of his affection in friendly gestures. Buying Tye his favourite candies, grooming his wing, helping make his cane etc

Favourite lines:

And so we'll be friends And I'll be okay The world won't end If you don't love me Even if it feels that way

Suneater - Leanna Firestone

This one is also for vibes???

I just think the lyrics accurately describe Tye in my brain and therefore in Gabe's too.

Favourite lines:

And I see the whole galaxy in your eyes And I long to tell you But I think it'll only make you shy You got the heart of a Leo But you're sweet like a Pisces And the only thing I know is I think I might be falling for The boy who swallowed the sun

And last but not least one from BOTH their playlists that kinda started their playlists to begin with and it would be a crime not to mention (EDIT: i checked the playlists and there's one song that predates LE by like a month but i assume its because i wasn't fully committed to making the playlist yet)

Life Eternal - Ghost

Its self-explanatory really... It's more vibes and soulmate bullshit :}

Favourite lines:

Can you hear me say your name forever? Can you see me longing for you forever, forever? Would you let me touch your soul forever? Can you feel me longing for you forever, forever?

It was the main catalyst for a whole series of drawings I did for them that really shaped my art for the better

Like this speedpaint and the drawing after are only a year apart and I might just do a third. Make this piece a yearly or semiannually thing

Anyways

if you made it all the way down here you are a fucking real one. Thank you for reading my 3-5 am rambles about 2 motherfuckers who I made all the way back in HIGHSCHOOL, forgot about until 2021 or 2022 and then proceeded to irreparably change my brain chemistry.

One day i'll actually work on their book/webcomic but until then

1. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Lorde 

Something of a throwback to the original’s inclusion in the Chaos and the Spider Prince playlist, this song sets the stage for a slightly darker story. Eddie spends this entire book going up against an incredibly powerful force without knowing that Eddie does have a proclivity for power as well. Everybody wants to rule the world, and this time it’s not a light, cheerful open sequence. 

2. they/them - atlas, jhfly

A mostly fun song about Eddie and Alex being friends and bonding, but a few of the lyrics also establish Eddie’s violence.  

You know it's they/them, as in me and most of mine Some identical identity, I keep 'em close beside

^ Eddie and Alex bonding over not fitting the gender mould 

You can fight me in this walmart if you want to But when you get your ass beat, don't pull out your AR

^ On one hand, yes call out transphobes. On the other, Eddie’s confidence in being able to win fights, and a warning about not pulling out a gun.

... I’m sure that last bit won’t become relevant again 👀 

3. People I Don’t Like - UPSAHL

Eddie... does not like Nuisance or the Spider Prince or even, to an extent, Edna at this stage. It’s hard to trust them and also Eddie doesn’t even remember two out of three. 

We met before but nice to meet you Yeah, I don't really wanna be here like, ah-ah-ah-ah

^ As stated above 

What's my name? Do you remember?

^ Nuisance to Eddie 

So let's pretend we like each other like, ah-ah-ah-ah

^ Eddie allying with them despite not trusting anything about the situation 

4. Violence and Spiders - SAINT PHNX

This song basically summarises the entire book to be honest. 

Suffering the violent Thoughts inside your head Talk about silence, and violence And deadmen, and spiders Monster under my bed Can't get them out of my head

^ Eddie dealing with the dreams, having no context for where they’re coming from, not knowing what these dreams of fighting, winning, and killing mean. 

Sinking to the bottom of the sea I sail my boat on a sea of fears But I won't ever let 'em bother me

^ Eddie, Nuisance, and the Spider Prince heading to the under sea, afraid and overwhelmed by refusing to let that change the outcomes, even when all three of them are being manipulated and lied to. 

Wh-wh-what are you afraid of? When the nightmares come And the darkness kills the day Tell me what you're scared of

^ The nightmares, obviously.

Let me tell ya about a story, I was younger in my days Was a little [child], always running, was afraid Everybody thinking I was very, very strange

^ Eddie reflecting on being young and afraid of the fae, while still being connected to them through Author, and being seen as strange for that. Also, Eddie settling into a relationship dynamic with Author and Nuisance being perceived as strange by outsiders & especially the Karpinski family. 

5. Trouble - Coldplay 

Let’s just be honest for a second: this song is here because it’s all about spiderwebs. BUT ALSO because Eddie is feeling trapped and stuck in something that (although the memories are missing) Eddie once found comforting and even joyful. 

A spider web is tangled up with me And I lost my head

^ Does this need explanation? 

And I, I never meant to cause you trouble And I, I never meant to do you wrong

^ Later Eddie feeling bad about putting everyone else in harms way, even though they are all quick to offer reassurances 

6. Hopeless Opus - Imagine Dragons 

A solid 20% of why this song is on here is because of a misheard lyric but I still like it so it stays 

Hey, Mr. Fateman, shuffle me a ninth life (misheard for years as ‘knife fight’) I've been wrong, go long, throwing me a sharp right

^ Generally Eddie being a fighter, being prepared to fight, going against Selly at the fight club. Just the general vibes of this playing through a fight.

It's not a picture perfect life Not what I had in mind Let me write my own line

^ Eddie (without memories) would never have imagined this life and is somewhat overwhelmed but it, even while being unshakeably dedicated to the cause of saving ‘Chaos’ from the Wild Hunt.

7. All Eyes On Me (Song Only) - Bo Burnham 

Eddie fights the Wild Hunt in the under sea, scared and overwhelmed but relishing in the attention and the victory. “Eddie looks up, glaring hard at Shiver. It’s a challenge when Eddie asks, ‘To the death?’” 

Are you feeling nervous? Are you having fun? It's almost over It's just begun Don't overthink this Look in my eye Don't be scared, don't be shy Come on in, the water's fine

^ Eddie mentally going through something of a mantra. This is a nerve-wracking experience that is...fun. It’s a fight to the death, but Eddie isn’t worried. There’s no need to overthink or to be scared—the water’s fine. 

All eyes on me, all eyes on me Ay, come on, get your fuckin' hands up Get on out of your seat All eyes on me, all eyes on me, yeah

^ Eddie relishing the attention of the Wild Hunt watching this victory.

8. IDK You Yet - Alexander 23

This is about Author and Nuisance <3 

'Cause I need you now, but I don't know you yet But can you find me soon because I'm in my head?

^ Eddie’s stuck with a lack of memory, but some sort of muscle-memory, something bone-deep, remembers these two. Also being literally trapped in your own head is a feeling that Eddie is intimately familiar with.

I only got half a heart to give to you And I hope it's enough

^ Eddie’s doubt in the relationships and a lack of understanding about how they work together. 

9. Hayloft - Mother Mother 

I think in the context of Spider Spider Bee, it’s pretty obvious why this song is here. Eddie’s dad shoots at Nuisance. They run away together. Pain. 

My daddy's got a gun My daddy's got a gun My daddy's got a gun You better run

^ Self explanatory 

Also at the time of working on the first draft of this book, non-binary and genderqueer people on TikTok were using this song as a kind of signifier for their identity! So it fits in a more meta context as well. 

10. I Come With Knives - IAMX

Eddie finally working up the nerve to talk to Author and Nuisance about their relationship, expressing that it doesn’t make sense and that Eddie is dangerous. 

The paradox or our minds Too much to believe, too much to deny

^ Eddie’s mind is, of course, clouded, and believe or denying everything that’s happened feels impossible 

But I’m a human, I come with knives

^ Eddie has grown up in a family situation that encourages violence; rightly or wrongly, this is a part of who Eddie is fundamentally. Eddie will always come with knives, with danger. 

I come with knives I come with knives And agony To love you

^ Knives and agony might be part of Eddie, but these things won’t be exclusively negative. Eddie is going to love them. Fiercely and without pause. 

11. Summer Child - Conan Gray 

Author and Nuisance comforting Eddie, talking about all of the positives that they find in their relationship, while acknowledging that Eddie’s life hasn’t been easy, even before this. 

Your father was awfully mean Your favorite color is green It reminds you of the summer you turned three Runnin' through sprinklers on your street

^ Eddie’s father is obviously a point of pressure, but also—Author has known Eddie forever and remembers little things about their time growing up together 

And you laugh and you dance in the wind And you sway and you hug and you kiss But there's darkness behind those eyes Even when you smile

^ They’re aware of Eddie’s darkness, but it doesn’t bother them, as long as it doesn’t bother Eddie. 

Oh, summer child You don't have to act like all you feel is mild

^ They don’t want Eddie to hide these things from them 

Also for the record Eddie is... not a summer child. The vibes are just Correct otherwise 

12. Choke - I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME 

Eddie really, really hates the Wild Hunt: 

Now shut your dirty mouth If I could burn this town I wouldn't hesitate To smile while you suffocate and die

13. Right Action - Franz Ferdinand 

With Author and Nuisance cursed, Eddie has to make a choice.

Come home practically all is nearly forgiven Right thoughts, right words, right action Almost everything could be forgotten Right thoughts, right words, right action

^ All of Eddie’s flaws are forgiven by these two sleeping people. Everything else has been forgotten. But Eddie’s going to make the right choice. Eddie is going to take a great personal risk to save them.

This time, same as before, I'll love you forever Right thoughts, right words, right action

^ Once Eddie’s memories are restored, this time, same as before, they’ll be in love forever :) 

14. More or Less - Frank Hamilton, Dodie Clark 

This song’s actual meaning doesn’t fit at all but I am altering it for my own purposes. Namely: Eddie’s memories returning...

When we were young we didn't think it through You lived for me I said I'd die for you Now I'm scared my wish is coming true

^ Eddie would do anything to keep them safe 

(I get flashbacks) I thought too much (To the time that) I didn't think enough (You left me standing) I don't think I'm cut out for this (I get flashbacks)

^ Eddie cycling through memories of an entire life, wondering at the improbability of taking the deal to forget, and reconnecting in an instant with who Eddie really is

And how I've tried my best to run away

^ Taking the deal was trying to run from the truth of who Eddie is

15. Spiderwebs - No Doubt 

You know how people will edit upbeat pop songs over thematically inappropriate fight scenes? That’s my vision for this song: playing over the scene where Eddie takes on seven of the Wild Hunt alone, only joined later by Nuisance. 

16. Hayloft II - Mother Mother 

A follow-up to part one’s inclusion. Although Nuisance didn’t die, Paul Karpinski did still shoot at him, and Eddie needs to set him straight. 

An eye for an eye, a leg for a leg A shot in the heart doesn't make it unbreak [Eddie] really didn't wanna make it messy [Eddie] really, really didn't, but the [kid] gone cray

My baby's got a gun, my baby's got a gun My baby's got a gun, I better run

^ Eddie willing to go up against Paul Karpinski for the sake of the others. Obviously, Eddie’s weapon of choice is not a gun, but the sentiment stands 

17. Murder in the City - The Avett Brothers 

When it comes time for Eddie to return to Edmonton, everyone is understandably worried. 

When I leave your arms The things that I think of No need to get over alarmed I'm coming home

^ Eddie promising to return home, making alliances, and keeping safe. 

I wonder which [sibling] is better Which one our parents love the most I sure did get in lots of trouble They seemed to let the other go

^ Obviously, Eddie’s family relationships are still strained, and this verse highlights that 

Always remember there was nothing worth sharing Like the love that let us share our name

^ Technically this lyric is about surnames but I am choosing to use it in the fae way of referencing them trading their true names 

18. Peace - Taylor Swift

Eddie still has worries about their relationship, even two years on, even when things should be settled. Eddie spots danger everywhere—all of them do—and feels that peace isn’t in the cards for them. But they’re still all together. 

As long as danger is near And it's just around the corner, darling 'Cause it lives in me No, I could never give you peace

^ Eddie is dangerous, and cannot provide peace for loved ones. 

All these people think love's for show But I would die for you in secret The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?

^ Would it be enough? 

1. Scared Of The Dark - Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla Sign 

Edna is, of course, scared of the dark. It’s something she mentions a few times, mostly through her internal monologue, and is something she feels highlights her generally fearful and anxious nature. It’s also something that she wants to overcome—and does, through the course of the book! 

I'm not scared of the dark I'm not running, running, running No, I'm not afraid of the fall I'm not scared, not at all Why would a star, a star ever be afraid of the dark?

^ She’s trying to convince herself (and others, especially the Spider Prince) that she isn’t afraid. Why would a star be afraid of the dark? This is something that kind of comes full circle, because by the end of the book she could express this sentiment genuinely 

There’s also some lyrics here that fit her & her friends: 

And I'm married to my pride, I ain't never, never cried

^ The Spider Prince

I got eyes like marbles, if I cry they sparkle

^ Edna (especially chapter 29) 

You know I can read your mind like I'm the author

^ ...Author 

I'm behind the trigger, what if I am the target?

^ Eddie 👀 

I just really like this song for the gang, what can I say? 

2. Golden - Harry Styles 

For these playlists, I tend to only choose songs that are, for the most part, from the main/pov character’s perspective. This song breaks that rule. It is much more from the perspective of the Spider Prince towards Edna. When they go to the sea, he tells her that her sparks are ‘the exact colour of the setting sun’... golden. 

You're so golden I'm out of my head And I know that you're scared

^ He is also very aware that she’s scared, and that she is, in one way or another, scared of him. But he finds her incredible and interesting, and always has. He wants to compliment her but keeps fumbling it. 

3. Least Favourite Only Child - Leanna Firestone 

This song! Man. It really captures the feeling of being misunderstood or, potentially, unwanted by your parents. Edna’s relationship with her family is rocky at best, and although none of these lyrics perfect fit her lived experience, the feelings are absolutely there. 

Guess I'm not that wild And I don't wanna stay Her least favorite only child

^ Edna has gone against her parents wishes quite dramatically, and even before then felt stifled by their expectations and rules. The way they limited her, intentionally or not, was probably a huge contributing factor to her anxiety. So, she’s ‘not that wild’, even in the moments where she wants to be. 

I just wanna feel different Than what I've felt before

^ Poor girl just wants to find her place and change her circumstances, and she’s been led to believe that the only way she’ll truly be able to is by breaking her curse. 

Also there’s quite a few questions in this song and I like that just because it means that Edna could sing along to at least some of it. 

4. This Side Of Paradise - Coyote Theory 

The Spring Equinox is here. Edna is overwhelmed, but surprisingly (at least to her), holding her own. Still, she needs a break. She goes to a clearing and sits by the fish. The Spider Prince joins her, and they have an emotionally honest conversation for the first time. 

So if you're lonely, no need to show me If you're lonely, come be lonely with me

^ They are both, in their own ways, unsure of themselves and their place, and are able to find comfort in being around each other and experiencing that together. At least until the Spider Prince messes it up. 

Are you lonely? Passion is crashing as we speak You seem so lonely You're the ground my feet won't reach So if you're lonely Darling, you're glowing If you're lonely, come be lonely with me

^ He asks her to call him Spi, giving her a right that no one but his best friend has. Edna is left floundering, a little, because of this. They’ve argued, and the moment has fallen apart because of it, and yet he had opened up to her and she still has a desire to further understand him. 

5. Gossip - Sleeping With Sirens 

This song is mostly here for the inexplicable Edna vibes it gives me. I really couldn’t explain why, but while I was outlining I heard this song and my mind went ‘Edna’ and here we are. 

I wanna live fast, I wanna die free My blood is pumping, why can't you feel my heartbeat?

^ I feel like this ties well to Edna at this point in the story. She’s been trying to live her life and not hold herself back. She’s also currently running, with Darling, away from the Heartland and towards some sort of safety. She’s overwhelmed and scared, she’s confused by the gold around the snowbird and concerned for Spi. 

I got that new sound, and when I come out I'll be your nightmare, I'm coming for you don't be scared

^ This is something that Edna feels about the new presence in the forest. Like it’s something new and difficult, something nightmarish, and she needs to convince herself not to be scared of it. 

6. Bud Like You - AJR

Edna & Author friendship!!! Edna knows that she can rely on Author, Eddie, and, by extension, Nuisance to come and support them in their endeavours against the Queen Mother. She suggests inviting them, and the others agree. Author, of course, agrees easily. She’s reliable like that. 

If I need a pick me up Would you come and pick me I could really use a bud like you

^ The sentiment of these lyrics is applicable here; Edna is asking for an assist and Author is there in an instant. 

7. Body - Mother Mother

Once again, this is more for the vibes than for the actual lyrics. Edna is feeling a pressure to do something but doesn’t know what. Eddie is in the Heartland, disguised as a spider; Author and Nuisance are fighters; Darling and Gretel are powerful witches; Pan is the king of Lockswood, even exiled. Edna, however, is tired. She’s tired of her curse, of her apparent inability to do anything about it. 

And take my hands, they'll understand Take my heart, pull it apart

^ Her hands, which she uses for her magic, are probably the first place she feels it. There’s also matters of the heart: Spi wants her to be less afraid of him and she’s sure how to do that, or what that would feel look like. 

She’s just feeling very useless and worried, which isn’t a new feeling for her, but it’s certainly an exhausting one. And then Natalie arrives, with Eddie as a prisoner, and Edna is left uncertain of what to do...

8. Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz 

Okay, I’ll be honest. This song doesn’t really fit anymore. Originally, Edna’s familiar was going to be able to talk to her, but I scrapped that pretty early on. This song was meant to represent a sort of conversation between them, with 2-D’s lyrics being Edna, and Del the Funky Homosapien’s being the snowbird.

I got sunshine in a bag I'm useless but not for long The future is coming on

^ ‘Sunshine’ as a reference to her golden sparks (the colour of the sunset), and the remaining lyrics about her finally realising her potential doesn’t have to remain untapped. 

Finally someone let me out of my cage Now time for me is nothin' 'cos I'm counting no age Now I couldn't be there now you shouldn't be scared

^ The snowbird’s reassurance to Edna. Being ‘let out’ and finding Edna, connecting to that ageless, familiar magic, and helping Edna to let go of her fear, as well as a sort of apology for not being there before. 

Like I said, the conversational elements were dropped from TWHT, but I still like the vibes of this song for Edna & her familiar. 

9. Human - Maggie Lindemann 

Prompted by the arrival of her familiar, Edna contacts her parents and discovered the truth about her curse: her parents got her cursed in exchange for her life, and lied about it for twenty years. This is a sort of desperate plea for them to understand how they affected her and made her feel lesser. 

And if you saw through my eyes you'd understand why I wish I was human I wish that I could say shit like you did

^ They have never really tried to understand her or the way she speaks, and she’s trying to get them to understand how difficult it is to not be able to speak the same way that others around her can 

You don't even know, you don't even know Nobody knows it like I

^ The realisation that they don’t understand and probably never will, and that even with their apologies, they aren’t really trying to understand. 

10. Body Talks - The Struts (feat. Kesha) 

Edna goes to Spi—someone who does understand her, both on a surface level by understanding her speech, and on a deeper one in that they understand each other’s inner workings and opinions, or at least they’re starting to. 

And he kisses her. 

Never underestimate the importance of body language. 

Two eyes like the sun Go ahead, keep your distance from me Soon you're gonna come

^ Edna is taking control and taking risks, trying her best to overcome her fears and assert herself. She wants to go to him, and so she does. He wants to kiss her, so he does. They’re learning together how to go for and get what they want. 

Your lips are a conversation That face is a song If it's my imagination Stop me if I'm wrong

^ But Spi still worries that she’s afraid of him, and she can’t yet say that she isn’t. The situation gets away from them. They leave off on a down note. 

11. Wondering - Olivia Rodrigo, Julia Lester 

After reading CATSP, my friend Vic suggested this as an Edna song and she was SO right, although maybe not in the way she expected. 

Following her conversation with Spi, Edna is plagued by questions of what that was and what she wants to it be, as well as wondering what would be different if she could undo her parents actions in the past, and who she would be without the curse. 

It's like nothing makes the questions go away What I'd give to see if the grass was greener

^ This is just. Peak Edna. Nothing makes the questions go away indeed, especially now that she knows there’s no guaranteed way to break it

If I could go back and change the past Be a little braver than I had And bet against the odds Would I still be lost?

^ If she could go back to that night with Spi, how would she approach it differently? Could she have? Or is this sense of being lost a necessary step that she needs to go through? 

Even if I woke up in my dreams Would there still be something I'm missing If I had everything, would it mean anything To me?

^ If she woke up in a world where she wasn’t cursed, would she still want him? She realises pretty quickly that it doesn’t really matter, because she wants him in this life. She loves him, and wants him to love her.

12. Feels Like Falling In Love - The XCERTS 

This song has a bit of a double meaning; yes, she’s falling in love, but also, in a metaphorical way, she’s learning to use her magic in new and powerful ways and that feels like falling in love with herself. Despite her curse, despite the years she’d spent feeling trapped and closing herself off from the world...she is powerful. And she loves it. 

And I've been running in, running in circles, in circles and wasting my, wasting my time Yeah it feels like falling in, falling in, falling in love

13. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes 

This is just... the absolute peak of powerful songs in my mind. The gang are working together to sneak into the Heartland and rescue the Spider Prince, even if their plan is poorly constructed. Edna is feeling herself and is going to go get her man. As she should. 

And the feeling coming from my bones Says, "Find a home"

^ She’s making Lockswood her home! Ahh! 

14. I Don’t Know If I Should - Juli Strawbridge 

Seeing Spi again is a powerful thing in it’s own right. Edna is much more sure of herself this time around, but the scared, nervous person she was at the beginning of her journey is still a part of her. 

And you're moving with precision, our subtle collisions Piecing me together in your peripheral vision

^ They’ve been keeping each other close, in their peripherals, for a long time now. This is how they’ve started to build their relationship: carefully, nervously, slowly. 

I don't if I should like this but I do I don't know if I should keep on finding you I don't know if I should play along If these games don't mean right, if they don't mean wrong I don't know if I should like this but I do

^ Edna does like this. More than she thought possible. It’s new and scary, but she knows that it means something to her; it’s not right or wrong, necessarily, but is something. 

I don't know if I should still hang on If this leaves with the moon, if this dies with dawn

^ They make the decision together: this is worth hanging onto. Even when it’s scary and awkward and they don’t know what they’re doing. This isn’t going to die off, not before they give it a real chance to succeed. 

15. Bleed Magic - I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Edna goes against the Wild Hunt with magic that shouldn’t work against them; surrounded by her golden sparks, she goes against them, and she wins. This song inspired that scene. 

You'll never know a single thing about me Until it's far too late

^ No one knew this sort of magic was possible, and even if Natalie had said anything to the Wild Hunt, they may not have fully believed it until they saw it themselves. Of course, by then it’s far too late. 

And nobody believes you now You're bleeding magic out somehow And nobody believes you now You're bleeding magic

^ Edna is overwhelmed by the sparks. They’re pouring out of her in a way that she can’t control. It really does feel like she’s bleeding magic...

16. She’s So Gone - Naomi Scott 

I feel like this one is pretty self-explanatory. She’s changed so much and doesn’t feel like the same person she was six months (or even a month) ago. 

Broke away Learned to fly If you want her back, gotta let her shine So it looks like the joke's on you 'Cause, the girl that you thought you knew She's so gone (she's so gone)

^ Edna left Fairy Hill, left her family, and become something new & impossible. She’s embracing what she’s capable of and learning that it’s so much more than she thought it was. 

Here I am, this is me And I'm stronger than you ever thought I'd be Are you shocked? Are you mad? That you're missing out on who I really am

^ This is specially directed at her parents, who don’t get to know, at least not immediately, what and who she is. 

17. you should see me in a crown - Billie Eilish 

Again, mostly vibes rather than anything super direct. Edna is embracing her power and her position within Lockswood. She’s part of the Autumn Court. Spi even calls her princess, which is loaded but doesn’t scare her. 

You should see me in a crown (you should see me, see me) Your silence is my favorite sound (you should see me, see me)

^ Edna is glad of her position and excited by her power. Also, she enjoys being able to make Natalie shut up. 

ALSO this song is a little bit from Winterbloom’s POV as well, as she takes her position as a princess as well. Winterbloom my love...

18. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

THIS SONG. It is the peak of Edna/Spi. 

Pan is restored to the throne and rain pours through the Heartland. Spi takes Edna. to the witch hazel tree. He teases her, she flirts with him, and they begin the rest of their lives, unafraid. 

The best part is that this song could be from either of them POV wise :)