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Andrew C

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I can't hear the song 'Superheroes' by The Script without the lyrics getting to me...

 

 

All his life he's been told
He’ll be nothing when he’s old
All the kicks and all the blows
He won't ever let it show

'Cause he's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow

 

 

And later...

 

 

He's a got a beast in his belly

That's so hard to control
'Cause they've taken too much hits
Taking blow by blow
Now light a match, stand back, watch them explode

 

 

I wonder if Steelheart saw this as the theme song of his life.

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There's another character that could fit now, too.

"Immortals" by Fall Out Boy is a far cheerier anthem.

They say we are what we are

But we don't have to be

I'm bad behavior but I do it in the best way

'Cause we could be immortals, immortals

Just not for long, for long

Live with me forever now

Pull the blackout curtains down

We could be immortals

The second verse especially describes David's dad, think.

Sometimes the only payoff

For having any faith

Is when it's tested again and again, every day...

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It's the name Steelheart and the 'a heart of steel starts to grow' that makes it fit the one character so well.

 

Firefight (minor) spoilers

 

Prior to becoming Steelheart, Paul Jackson was likely in a lot of fights, and while he seems to have won most, he no doubt lost a few too

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There's another character that could fit now, too.

"Immortals" by Fall Out Boy is a far cheerier anthem.

They say we are what we are

But we don't have to be

I'm bad behavior but I do it in the best way

'Cause we could be immortals, immortals

Just not for long, for long

Live with me forever now

Pull the blackout curtains down

We could be immortals

The second verse especially describes David's dad, think.

Sometimes the only payoff

For having any faith

Is when it's tested again and again, every day...

YESSSS! I love that song!!!!!!!! All the upvotes for you for mentioning it!

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I think Monster by Imagine Dragons works well, for Epics who are succumbing to the corruption and feel it growing, or the inner voice of Epics who've already succumbed and are horrified at their actions.

 

Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/imaginedragons/monster.html

 


Ever since I could remember,
Everything inside of me,
Just wanted to fit in (oh oh oh oh)
I was never one for pretenders,
Everything I tried to be,
Just wouldn't settle in (oh oh oh oh)

If I told you what I was,
Would you turn your back on me?
And if I seem dangerous,
Would you be scared?
I get the feeling just because
Everything I touch isn't dark enough
If this problem lies in me

I'm only a man with a candle to guide me,
I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me.
A monster, a monster,
I've turned into a monster,
A monster, a monster,
And it keeps getting stronger.


 
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YESSSS!!!!!! I love that song!!!!!!!! I kind of picture Megan in the first book when I think of this song. Her inner turmoil knowing that nobody knew what she was...

 

 

 

(Second verse of the song applying to Epics)

 

I never said that I want this

This burden came to me

And it's made its home inside

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Interesting that Immortals by Fallout Boy was mentioned. For some time now I've thought (and just earlier today made a post) that a perfect theme song for the whole Steelheart book would be My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark, also by Fallout Boy.

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