Open Eyes.

The Starcrossed trilogy - part. 2 
by Josephine Angelini

as intense, dark and heartbreaking Helen’s world is; music never fails to speak about her vivid journey in Dreamless.

that being said, I couldn’t disregard Lucas’ situation in this story either. so I also added a song from his prospective to the playlist.

Skttrbrain (Four Tet Remix) - Radiohead

By Myself - Linkin Park

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence

Going Under - Evanescence

Undertow - Sara Bareilles 

This Is How I Disappear - My Chemical Romance (Lucas’ P.O.V)

Who Are We Fooling? - Brooke Fraser

Sleep - My Chemical Romance

Infra - Red - Placebo

Assassin - Muse

“Okay. I’ll try to resist marrying him at that cute little chapel in hell. You know, the one right next to the festering pit of dead bodies?” Helen seethed. She wanted to scream at him, but forced herself to keep her voice down.

by Josephine Angelini.

In a great story told, different worlds are formed, characters take you through their adventures and delicious melodies bring each moment told to life.
That being said, this crafted playlist brought the world I visited whilst reading Starcrossed, a completed treasure hunt.

Tear You Apart - She Wants Revenge

No Easy Way Out - Digital Daggers

Fly - Ludovico Einaudi

With You In My Head - UNKLE

Heavy In Your Arms - Florence and the Machine

Science and Faith - The Script

Slow Life - Grizzly Bear

Time Is Running Out - Muse

Wrong Side of Love - Austustana

We’re Ok - The Rescues

Where Do I Belong? (Helen’s Song) - DemiGoddess

“Starcrossed - is a phrase describing a pair of lovers whose relationship is often thwarted by outside forces.”

You’re rad. You.

The things that make you insecure, the things you look in the mirror and hate about yourself. The things like, you can’t afford those super hip shoes, so you wear your brother’s hand me downs.

The part of you that only listens to music from the 80s, the part of you that only listens to music from now that no one’s ever heard of.

The part of you that wants to jam and scream at the top of your lungs, and the part of you that wants to sit in a library and read, or hideaway in a tree house.

Every aspect of who you are is awesome.

Life is about growing, but it’s also about making peace with who you are. Because who you are right now, no matter who you grow into or what you do – you are the foundation of what you’re going to become. And the first step to being anyone is loving it.

No matter what, the most important thing is the weird set of quirts and the awesome things about you it’s what makes you – you.

And that’s what’s beautiful.

So, stay rad and really embrace it.

Hello again, dear blog. I wanted to give you a little update, in a rad way.

Songs that currently describe all kinds of aspects of my life.

I thought of different categories then dug up the perfect gems to complete each missing piece of the puzzle.

There’s nothing like delicious lyrics being sung to you, whilst in need of finding those words you’ve been attempting to share.

Have a listen - my world needs a visit.

Time of year:  Deck the Halls - Debby Ryan

Day: Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens

Life: Stop and Stare - One Republic

Bigger Than My Body - John Mayer

Love: All I want for Christmas - Mariah Carey

Only Fooling Myself - Kate Voegele

Currently Feeling: Valuable - Remedy Drive

Undiscovered - James Morrison

Self Description: Magic - Selena Gomez

Paranoid - Jonas Brothers

Pasttimes: Run To Paradise - Choirboys

In Too Deep - Sum 41

by Simone Elkeles.

It’s defiantly one of the most gratifying books I’ve ever read. However, saying that would be a understatement.

Passionate, heart sinking, realistic, and page turning. Yet I could still portray this book with endless optimistic words.

If I could define my blog title ‘Open Eyes’ with a blurb it would say: ‘always look beneath the surface’. 

No matter who it would be - everyone has a story to tell. And this story inspires that there’s more than meets the eye.

So, what’s the summary for Perfect Chemistry?
[ At Fairfield High School, on the outskirts of Chicago , everyone knows that south-siders mixing with north-siders can be explosive. So when Brittany Ellis and Alejandro “Alex” Fuentes are forced to be lab partners in chemistry class, this human experiment leads to unexpected revelations – that Brittany’s flawless reputation is a cover for her troubled home life, that Alex’s bad-boy persona hides his desire to break free from gang ties, and that when they’re together, life somehow makes more sense. Breaking through the stereotypes and expectations that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart, Perfect Chemistry takes readers to both sides of the tracks in a passionate love story. ] - Simone

You know when you completely admire someone’s story so much, it never seems to escape your thoughts?

Well, that’s what this storyteller succeeded in giving me. Telling me a story, that I’m now completely addicted too.

[Plus, I’m also quite obsessed with the main characters. Just thought I might add.]

And of course it wouldn’t be complete without a playlist to sum up the journey.

Gansta’s Paradise - Coolio

Don’t You Want Me, Baby? - Glee

Addicted - Saving Abel

Never Say Never - The Fray

Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

Collide - Howie Day

Hanging by a Moment - Lifehouse

Don’t Forget - Demi Lovato

Not Listening - Papa Roach

The Reason - Hoobstank

Sorry - Buck Cherry

Hero - Enrique Iglesias

Brit:“Chemistry. Kiss me so we can see if we still have it. ‘Cause you own my heart, my soul, and everything else in between.”

“You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.”

Melodies that gently travel through your ear waves and turn loud thoughts into distant murmurs.

It’s early morning and my head is thumping. There’s nothing but absolute silence. Not even a peep of soft wind or rain.

Everything is at peace, like the earth has stood still. motionless. For me though, it feels impossible to reach.

As I toss and turn, sleep feeling nonexistent. I eventually plug in my earphones and stretch out my legs.

Finding an unnamed playlist, I click play.

..as soft vocals pass though my ears, I then shuffle down deeper into my blankets..

Run - Snow Patrol

Hurricane - The Hush Sound

Roslyn - Bon Iver

..My thumping head finally feels at ease, and my eyelids slowly start to give in..

Llovera - Mia Maestro

Lullaby - One Republic

..I then surrender into unconsciousness..

P.S. I think I’ll name this playlist: ‘Sing Me To Sleep’.

- Always be looking (notice the ground beneath your feet.)

- Consider everything alive and animate.

- Everything is interesting. Look closer.

- Alter your course often.

- Observe for long durations (and short ones.)

- Notice the stories going on around you.

- Keri Smith

 paint the ceiling. jump. make music. smile at a stranger. jam to silent beats. take photographs of random objects. dance. shower the world with glitter.

explore the art of life. who says the sky’s the limit?

Hi. My name is Stephanie and I’m a dreamer. 

I’m not a writer; I simply love the beauty that words can bring.

I have a story still left untold and want to share it in the only way I know how; through writing.

I live in a different world to everyone else. In a different state of mind that doesn’t seem to be in sync with others. I constantly feel out of place. Sometimes feeling like when I step into a room full of strangers, everyone instantly knows something’s not quite right with how I am.

People grow and change every day. They live life, gain experience and independence. So how can I be so different? My life has stood still, never moving or changing. I’m literally stumbling through my life.

In this world, I constantly fall behind.

Catching up doesn’t seem like an option because no matter what I accomplish in life; I’ll never be within reach with what others seem to contain so easily.

Now, to see a different side to this story.

I love to swim in my own thoughts, and to be in a world that’s mine to live.

Where, I’m never standing still but always on an adventure. It’s never boring but a constant thrill. The impossible can happen and there’s no boundaries. The people here like my presence, and I fit in perfectly.

I’ve shaped these thoughts to how I live in reality, a place where I belong and want to exist in.

In my world, I’m keeping pace.

Some could say, I’m living in a fantasy or a dream. Even so, please don’t wake me up. It’s been working for me for quite some time.

This is why I write, to share the deeper side of me which I’ve hidden.

For me, communicating can be difficult at times. because my sentences sometimes come out in periodic spurts of nonsensical phrases.. and ruh blehh geh mm ee blah?

But bearing in mind, this has been the most difficult story for me to tell. Because this deeper side I’m now sharing is infact a weakness. and it’s definitely a scary thought to know now it’s out in the open.