"You and I'll be safe and sound" - a photo on Flickriver

I remember tears streaming down your face when I said, "I'll never let you go"
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, "Don't leave me here alone"
But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Don't you dare look out your window
Darling, everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold on to this lullaby
Even when (the) music's gone
Gone

Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Oh (Oh)
Oh (Oh)
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Oh
Oh

Just close your eyes
You'll be alright
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh

This is my fourth tribute to Taylor Swift (here is the previous one) and my second tribute to The Hunger Games! This is one of the most beautiful songs by Taylor (and The Civil Wars as background vocals), which was part of the soundtrack for the film, so if you never heard any of her songs, you definitely should listen to this one. :)

Some people think that this is the lullaby Katniss sung to her younger sister Prim. Some people think Katniss sung it to fellow tribute Rue, who she tried to protect, but failed. But if you have read the book and watched the official video for this song, you will understand that Taylor seems to represent Katniss's best friend Madge Undersee, the mayor's daughter, which unfortunately wasn't in the film. So this is my tribute to her.

It was Madge who actually gave Katniss the gold mockingjay pin after Katniss volunteered as a tribute, and she made her promise she would wear it into the arena (tributes were allowed to take just one item to remind them of home). The mockingjay was her aunt's, Maysilee Donner, who was a friend of Katniss's mother and who was taken as a tribute along with Haymitch, and died on the arena when only five tributes left.

In the second book Madge really wanted to go to the woods with Katniss, and Katniss taught her to shoot a bow and arrow, and Madge tried to teach Katniss to play piano in return. Later in the book, when Gale was brutally whipped for poaching, Madge came to Katniss's house despite the snowstorm, to offer up six vials of morphling "for Katniss's friend". Despite Haymitch's "funny" joke about it, I don't understand why a lot of readers thought she did it because she liked Gale who she has seen only once. It was absolutely clear, if you re-read the scene with mockingjay pin, that she did it for Katniss. This is when you help your friend's friends to make your friend happy, because you know they're in need and your friend cares about them. Of course, that was overlooked just because Haymitch likes to annoy Katniss. And because Katniss is such a slowpoke, she realised Madge has been her friend all along only when she gave her a mockingjay pin. Oh well... xD

Unfortunately, Madge, her parents and two their workers died in the end of the second/beginning of the third book, when the Capitol bombed District 12. This is unfair. She was so kind... Well, this is a kind of book where anyone can die. And honestly I swear Katniss should have died when she killed Coin, everything that happened after was unrealistic, the happy ending seems so forced and alien compared to book vibes like it was written by a different author! Well, that's the story for another time...

I tried to take a picture of smoke again and I wanted it too look more like mist. It didn't go well, I accidentally burned a hole in the plastic background for my lightcube and melted a couple of pins, because I did not realise the stick is hot enough to melt plastic, and let it lay down for a while, while trying to change the settings to make better pictures. No, it wasn't obvious! xD

You can watch an official music video here:

Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound feat. The Civil Wars (The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond)

Taken on: March 24, 2024

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