Audrina's iPod (#10InfiniteWeeks)

I tend to create playlists for every book I write. The songs I list are not only inspirational to the story but to the characters themselves. There are a handful of songs that are specific to a particular scene or feeling that a character is experiencing. Here are a few for Audrina Ashby:




"The Darker Days of Me and Him" 
by PJ Harvey

This song was like a sign. There are a handful of PJ's hits that I absolutely love, but when this song came to mind, I was dead-set on using it to tell Audrina's story. A friend and I recorded the guitar parts to this song to use in the Three Sixty book trailer. The sound of it felt like a march. An anthem of sorts for what Audrina was feeling. Plus the lyrics are on point. If you've read the books, and are familiar with Audi's relationship with Paxton, it should make sense to you...


Promises, promises
I'm feeling burned
You taught me a lesson
I didn't want to learn

Why did I come here?
Please tell me again
Why did you ask me?
Don't say you forget

I long for, I long for
I long for my home
I long for a land where
No man was ever known

With no neurosis
No psychosis
No psychoanalysis
And no sadness

I'll pick up the pieces
I'll carry on somehow
Tape the broken parts together
And limp this love around




"Go Your Own Way" (Cover) by Lissie 
The lyrics in this song resonate enough on their own. Again, this perfectly describes Audrina's feelings towards Paxton...

Loving you
Isn't the right thing to do How can I ever change things that I feel?
If I couldBaby I'd give you my worldHow can IWhen you won't take it from me?
You can go your own wayGo your own wayYou can call it another lonely dayYou can go your own wayGo your own way
Tell me whyEverything turned aroundPacking upShacking up's all you wanna do
If I couldBaby I'd give you my worldOpen upEverything's waiting for you
You can go your own wayGo your own wayYou can call it another lonely dayYou can go your own wayGo your own way

"The Longer I Run" by Peter Bradley Adams
The song is what plays in the back of my mind when I think about Audrina leaving town at the end of Three Sixty. She runs from the life she's created for herself, both regretting and accepting that this is how things are going to be...
When my blood runs warm with the warm red wine
I miss the life that I left behind But when I hear the sound of the blackbirds cry I know I left in the nick of time
Well this road I'm on's gonna turn to sandAnd leave me lost in a far off landSo let me ride the wind til I don't look backForget the life that I almost had
If I wander til I dieMay I know who's hand I'm inIf my home I'll never findAnd let me live again
The longer I runThen the less that I findSellin my soul for a nickel and dimeBreakin my heart to keep singing these rhymesAnd losin again
The longer I runThen the less that I findSellin my soul for a nickel and dimeBreakin my heart to keep singing these rhymesAnd losin again
Tell my brother please not to look for meI ain't the man that I used to beBut if my savior comes could you let him knowI've gone away for to save my soul
If I wander til I dieMay I know who's hand I'm inIf my home I'll never findAnd let me live again
The longer I runThen the less that I findSellin my soul for a nickel and dimeBreakin my heart to keep singing these rhymesAnd losin again
The longer I runThen the less that I findSellin my soul for a nickel and dimeBreakin my heart to keep singing these rhymesAnd losin again
Losing again
The longer I runI'm losing againLosing again


There are several other songs listed on the playlist involving Audrina's feelings, but I won't be able to list them all in detail. If you want to hear any of the playlists I've made, you can find them all on SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/megandukebooks/sets
As for the rest of the week, I have two days left for posting about Audrina Ashby. I'm going to use one of those days to answer any questions you all might have about her character, including her possible future! Let me know in the comments, or tweet me your questions! The final day I'll just be posting pictures and video. Thanks for following! Next week is all about Logan Brown!!!







-Megan.