TONIGHT \o/

[whitereflection]

Title: A Journey, Not a Destination: a Supernatural fanmix celebrating five seasons of driving the open road

Summary: A musical and lyrical exploration of the Winchesters, the Impala, and the interstates and highways of America over which they travel.

Notes: This is a fanmix that had its beginnings from a spnland challenge, but was set aside for my A Letter To My Brother mix. It's now a mix to celebrate five seasons of a fucking awesome show, and to raise a toast to all those responsible for bringing to life the story arc that spanned all of those years. It's the end, and the beginning. To all the cast and crew (not that they'll see this, but still), and to all my fellow fans: Thank you. Rock on.

Disclaimer: Supernatural, the Winchesters, and the Impala are property of E. Kripke and the CW. All music included is property of the listed artists/bands and their labels. The ownership of America and the roads within is perpetually subject to debate.












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1. Bright Eyes - Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)
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And then go to Nevada. And then go to California.
And then come south and go back through Arizona.
And go through Texas. You know what I'm saying?
Getting rid of the old feelings of the old ways of thinking.
And, you know, it's kind of like with people and the tarot cards.
Just because you get the Death card doesn't mean death or dying.
It means transformation. It means changing things around and starting something new.



2. Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild
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Get your motor runnin'

Head out on the highway

Lookin' for adventure

And whatever comes our way
...
I like smoke and lightning

Heavy metal thunder 

Racin' with the wind

And the feelin' that I'm under



3. Golden Earring - Radar Love
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I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
...
The radio's playing some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming on Strong"
The road's got me hypnotized
And I'm speeding into a new sunrise



4. Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
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Ticky ticky thought of a gun
Everytime I try to do it all now, baby
Am I on the run?
Why why why why why baby
If it's so evil then?
Give me my time, with all my power
Give it to me all again



5. Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
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I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby it just happens ev'ryday
...
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black



6. Tina Turner - Proud Mary
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But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rolling, so we're rolling
I tell you, we're rolling, rolling
We're rolling on the river



7. Dragonforce - Soldiers of the Wastelands
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We will ride with fire burning hot towards the night sky

In the land of long ago forever in our souls
Fly on wings of shining steel are burning so bright
In ancient lands of warriors we're riding on again



8. Refreshments - Banditos
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Well, it's you and me baby no one else we can trust
We'll say nothin' to no one no how or we bust
And never crack a smile
Or flinch or cry for nobody
...
Well give your ID card to the border guard
Yeah, your alias says you're Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation of Planets
'Cause he won't speak English anyway



9. Social Distortion - Reach For The Sky
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When I was young I was invincible
I found myself not thinking twice
I never thought about no future
It's just a roll of the dice
But the day may come when you got something to lose
And just when you think you're done paying dues
You say to yourself "Dear, God What have I Done?"
And hope its not too late cause tomorrow may never come
...
Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery
But baby right now,
It's just about you and me
You can run you can hide
Just like Bonnie and Clyde
Reach for the sky
ain't never gonna die
And I thank the Lord for the love that I have found
And hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come



10. The Killers - Bling (Confessions of A King)
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I awoke on the roadside,
In the land of the free ride,
And I can't pull it any longer,
The sun is beating down my neck
So I ran with the devil
Left a trail of excuses,
Like a stone on the water,
The elements decide my fate,
Watch it go..."bling".



11. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula
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I don't want to fight
Every single night
Everything I want is in your eyes
You and me go back
To places I don't know to care
The spoils of all I got were left for scraps
Don't let me say this
But you're no worse than me
It's crazy
Can't stand the morning rain?
Get out I'll take your place then
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Then close your eyes you'll see
The angel dust



12. Audioslave - I Am the Highway
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Friends and liars
Don't wait for me
Cause I'll get on
All by myself
I put millions of miles
Under my heels
And still too close to you
I feel
I am not your rolling wheels
I am the highway
I am not your carpet ride
I am the sky
I am not your blowing wind
I am the lightning
I am not your autumn moon
I am the night



13. Metallica - Turn the Page
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On a long and lonesome highway east of Omaha
You can listen to the engines moaning out as one long song
You think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do
When you're riding sixteen hours and there's nothing much to do
And you don't feel much like riding, you just wish the trip was through
Here I am - on the road again



14. Grasshopper Takeover - Up And On My Way
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I bought a ticket for a train ride
that's gonna take me far away.
Don't know where I'll be goin'
but you can bet I'm gonna stay,
far away from the bright lights
and the city streets that are right outside the door.
Not gonna tell anyone that I'm leavin',
not gonna bring anything along.
Gonna trust what I am feelin',
knowin' things will carry on.
Gonna find what I've been missing
and let go of the things I know I can't control.
Maybe just once in this life
I can find peace of mind as a dreamer.
Put the words in a song as I keep movin' on
and I sing:
Never had it this good that I can remember,
up and on my way,
ain't got the time to slow things down.
Everybody's got to find their own adventure,
don't you wait to say
you wish you'd done it all along.
'Cause you might not get the chance to do it again.
Now I know nothin' lasts forever
and I wish that wasn't true.
But you can bet that I'm a believer,
I do what I want to do.
Never live in the past,
can't see the future,
just remember what it took to get me here today.
Now that these words are down on the paper,
I have to believe them even more.
Gonna ride these rails forever,
it's just life I'm lookin' for.
'Cause when I reach my destination,
I want to look back and say I did things all my way.
Maybe just once in this life
I can find peace of mind as a dreamer.
Put the words in a song as I keep movin' on
and I sing.
Never had it this good that I can remember,
up and on my way,
ain't got the time to slow things down.
Everybody's got to find their own adventure,
don't you wait to say
you wish you'd done it all along.
'Cause you might not get the chance to do it again
and then, you find yourself at the end,
dreaming of the things you wish you'd started.
But to begin again
might be better than you thought it'd ever be.
'Cause you can never get it back,
you can only let it go,
so don't you waste your time.
Better get up and start the show.
'Cause you can never get it back,
you can only let it go,
so don't you waste your time time time time time.
Never had it this good that I can remember,
up and on my way,
ain't got the time to slow things down.
Everybody's got to find their own adventure,
don't you wait to say
you wish you'd done it all along.
You can never get it back,
you can only let it go,
so don't waste your time.
Better get up and start the show.
'Cause you can never get it back,
you can only let it go,
so don't you waste your time.
Better get up and start the show.
'Cause you can never get it back,
you can only let it go,
so don't you waste your time.
Better get up and start the show.
'Cause you can never get it back,
you can only let it go,
so don't you waste your time.



15. Queen - The Show Must Go On
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Empty spaces, what are we living for
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for...
Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore
...
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly, my friends
The show must go on
The show must go on
I'll face it with a grin
I'm never giving in
On with the show

Comments

[secretlytodream.livejournal.com]

wow, it seems like an awesome fan mix! Totally DLing :)

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I really hope you enjoy it. ♥

[kros-21.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for making the time to do this. it seems great.

omg season finale tonight! :)

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

♥ And thank you *hugs*. Even after, you know *hand wave* show stuff, I'm glad I did this. I really wanted to do something nice to celebrate their work.

[quoth-the.livejournal.com]

This is an awesome mix!

also, fun fact, Turn The Page is the only Metalica song I don't hate.

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

♥ Thanks, hon! :)

And XD To be honest, I do like a lot of their stuff, but I was really on the fence about whether to do this version or the original Seger one. Decided on this because I wanted Metallica to be a nod to Dean, and to balance out the number of older songs. But mainly because of Dean. ^^

[zuben-eschamali.livejournal.com]

Nice choice of interstate signs for the cover. :)

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Heheh, is that a sign you see locally? To be honest, I knew I wanted a good, large, clear image of interstate signs that I could change the text on, and dug around Google images a bit. Thus this was an entirely random choice. But if it's ended up being something recognizable to someone on my friends list, that's extremely awesome. :D

[zuben-eschamali.livejournal.com]

Thus this was an entirely random choice.

No kidding? I thought you'd chosen it because it's just north of Detroit...

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Okay, that just makes me think, "Wow." ^^ I had no idea. I'd found this image http://www.interstate-guide.com/images069/i-069_net_09.jpg through an image search. And though I'd skimmed the website (http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-069.html), I was so intent on the images that I never really keyed in on the fact that it was for Michigan, much less right near Detroit. So I guess I'll count it as one of those neat sort of coincidences--one that pleases me more than it probably should. :)

[canyon_deye.livejournal.com]

Pretty impressive there ;) You included a lot of my all-time favorites so I'm intrigued to check out the rest of the songs.

Good job! :)

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks so much! \o/ ♥ I hope you enjoy them!

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

this-- i just-- and you---

it's perfect.

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Hi, you made me all ♥♥&hearts. I thought you should know. :| ♥

Truly, thank you. That's like the best comment, and makes me feel awesome. :)

[lady-eilthana.livejournal.com]

Wow, this looks awesome. And "Paint It Black" is wonderful. And how can anyone not fall in love with this car?! Look at her... *hugs the show and everyone else*

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

I knowwwww! And so agree! ♥ Thanks so much! And *hugs* to you, too :)

[anycard.livejournal.com]

Hi! Randomly found this mix while looking for driving songs, and it looks great. Thank you for your hard work putting such a lovely mix together :)

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, how cool. :D Thank *you* so much--glad you're giving it a try, and hope you enjoy!