Music Mondays: Elys and Hack

 [Their story is coming, for those who have laughed along with and fallen in love with the most unlikely duo in all of Orana.]

So, I was first introduced to this song by a Rennie friend of mine when he mentioned how perfect it was for a workout. Y'all, I am so far away from a workout if it involves leaving my house...but it ended up in my Music from Orana rotation and I had never associated it with any one character or place until recently. 

I've been doing some drafting for the Guardians of Orana series where I want to be able to tell the backstories and current exploits of the cast of characters from the Nature Walker Trilogy, and this song is just Elys and Hack. Their unlikely friendship hit like the thunder before the lightning. Readers of the trilogy know Elys's backstory and how she never takes anything for granted. She is the line in the first verse that is dreaming of bigger things. Hack is the lightning strike that either illuminates her way or blasts it clear for her - sometimes/often both. Conversely, Hack is the thunder that warns the enemy - Elys does love to burn things, just like a lightning bolt.

Also, Imagine Dragons. Y'all. Perfection. Have a listen.

ThunderImagine Dragons
Just a young gun with the quick fuseI was uptight, wanna let looseI was dreaming of bigger thingsAnd wanna leave my own life behindNot a yes sir, not a followerFit the box, fit the moldHave a seat in the foyer, take a numberI was lightning before the thunder
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Kids were laughing in my classesWhile I was scheming for the massesWho do you think you are?Dreaming 'bout being a big starThey say you're basic, they say you're easyYou're always riding in the back seatNow I'm smiling from the stage whileYou were clapping in the nose bleeds
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