Tunes & Tales: Four

I was quite sad to hear the news that Zayn Malik was leaving One Direction earlier this year. I respect the fact that he can make his own choices and do what's best for him though, so it's not so much that I feel bitter or angry that he's left; I just know it will dramatically shift the dynamic of the group. Still, if other bands can survive it (Westlife being a key example here), One Direction can too. Because I had One Direction on the brain, I decided to feature their latest release Four for this month's Tunes & Tales. The best part? I got my fellow One Direction fangirls Morgan of Gone with the Words and Wendy of Book Scents to play along and help find book pairings for each track!

VIBE: pop-rock tunes, sweet ballads, boyband vibes

WHY: The tunes alternate between fun, upbeat songs and lovely ballads. It's very fun!

TRY: Night Changes is my all-time favorite, but I love Ready to Run as well.

Steal My Girl // The Lynburn Legacy

I don't exist / if I don't have her

The sun doesn't shine / the world doesn't turn

[...]Everybody wanna steal my girl

Everybody wanna take her heart away

Couple billion in the whole wide world

Find another one 'cause she belongs to me

Ready to Run // The Start of Me and You

This time I'm ready to run

Wherever you are is the place I belong

'Cause I wanna be free and I wanna be young

I'll never look back now

I'm ready to run

Where Do Broken Hearts Go // Sugar Daddy

Counted all my mistakes and there’s only one

Standing up on a list of the things I’ve done

All the rest of my crimes don’t come close

To the look on your face when I let you go

18 // When Joss Met Matt

I have loved you since we were 18

Long before we both thought the same thing

To be loved, to be in love

Girl Almighty  // Life in Outer Space

She floats through the room on a big balloon

Some say she’s such a fake / that her love is made up

No, no, no, no

Let’s have another toast to the girl almighty

Fool's Gold // Tiger Lily

I’ve let you use me from the day that we first met

But I’m not done yet / falling for you

Fool’s gold

Night Changes // On the Fence

She’s falling, doesn’t even know it yet

Having no regrets is all that she really wants

[...] But there’s nothing to be afraid of

Even when the night changes

It will never change me and you

No Control // Every Move

Powerless / and I don't care it's obvious

I just can't get enough of you

The pedal's down, my eyes are closed

No control

Fireproof // The Sea of Tranquility

'Cause nobody knows you, baby, the way I do,

And nobody loves you, baby, the way I do,

It's been so long, it's been so long, maybe you are fireproof,

'Cause nobody saves me, baby, the way you do.

Spaces // An Ember in the Ashes

Spaces between us keep getting deeper

It's harder to reach you, even though I try

Spaces between us hold all our secrets

Leaving us speechless and I don't know why

Who's gonna be the first to say goodbye

Stockholm Syndrome // Cruel Beauty

Who's that shadow holding me hostage? / I've been here for days

Who's this whisper telling me that I'm never gonna get away?

I know they'll be coming to find me soon

But I fear I'm getting used to being held by you

Clouds // The Art of Lainey

Someday, you’re gonna see the things that I see

You’re gonna want the air that I breathe

You’re gonna wish you never left me

Change Your Ticket // Behind the Scenes

And you say / it's hard to keep a secret

Girl, don't leave me all alone in this hotel

And these shades can hide us from the streets, yeah

one weekend / I promise that I'll never tell

Illusion // Princess of Thorns

Can't you see it?

I'm not trying to mislead you

I promise falling for me / won't be a mistake

No baby, this is not an illusion

I've really got my heart out on my sleeve

Once in a Lifetime // Infinite

Somehow it feels like nothing has changed

Right now my heart is beating the same

Out loud someone’s calling my name

It sounds like you

Act My Age // Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

When I’m fat and old and my kids think I’m a joke

Cause the stories that I told, I tell again and again

I can count on you after all we got up to