wars, a playlist.

it's a cruel war
i still have pieces of you stuck on me


I. WARS by OF MONSTERS AND MEN
cold but you glow / like the streets of tokyo

II. SOLDIER by FLEURIE
waiting on that morning sun / soldier keep on marching on

III. KAMIKAZE by SUSANNE SUNDFØR
i'm your kamikaze / and tonight's the night we might fall together

IV. SOMEONE YOU LOVE by TINA DICKOW
you came to me in peace / i gave you what you wanted but no more than just enough

V. FEEL by ROBBIE WILLIAMS
there's a hole in my soul / you can see it in my face / it's a real big place

VI. A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP by LEONARD COHEN
and maybe i had miles to drive and promises to keep / you ditch it all to stay alive

VII. SKYFALL by ADELE
skyfall is where we start a thousand miles and poles apart / where worlds collide and days are dark

VIII. RUNNING UP THAT HILL by KATE BUSH
let me steal this moment from you now / let's exchange the experience oh

IX. POMPEII by BASTILLE
but if you close your eyes does it almost feel like / you've been here before

X. HEY BROTHER by AVICII
hey brother / there's an endless road to rediscover

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CODE BY JUSTLIKEBART

trails.

[ He's crossing Regent's Park across the middle, passing by the Ready Money drinking fountain without making halt, his pulse beating away in time with his footfalls. Thud, thud, thud. He's been running every day for the past five days -- and before that, a couple of times a week since Khan left him with no specific promises. It's done his musculature well, even if he's nowhere near the kind of toning that the other man's presenting, though to be fair, he isn't exactly aiming that high either. It's a mental thing. Moving. Staying in motion. Forward, forward, forward, soldier.

He's been at a standstill for too long as it is.

Drawing nearer to the Outer Circle on the other side of the Zoo, he keeps up the pace, his t-shirt clinging to his back wetly. Since Dr. Johnson suspended him (temporarily, out of the goodness of his heart, please), John has spent the time well, at least.

Takes lemons to make lemonade, they say -- and if nothing else, he's getting about ready to just quit this damn job already. ]