fic: tell them we're like magnets - soundtrack

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tell them we’re like magnets

the soundtrack;




Warning: Contains massive spoilers for the fic.







I really wanted this soundtrack to be something you would find on Jensen’s iPod, like a playlist he would have created. That helps explain the repetition of artists and the acoustic, folksy feel to it for the most part. Also, Matt Nathanson is Jensen's favorite artist, so he's on here a lot as well. Enjoy! ♥

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01. Matt Wertz – Summer Sun

Days wasted by the pool, the tang of chlorine stinging their nostrils, drying tacky on their skin as they doze under the sun. Hours spent at the beach, fingers entangled as they let the coarse sand cling to their skin with the salty moisture of the sea.

summer sun, nothin' but time to waste
we were young, both of us taking a chance on love
under the sun, summer sun

you held me tightly, I kissed you softly
sweeter than lemonade
learning the hours, learning each other
suddenly finding how to be

and when day faded into starlight
you and the moon at midnight
nowhere I'd rather be


02. Lenka – Knock, Knock

It may be their first Friday night as college students, but there’s nothing he’d rather be doing than taking a nap in his boyfriend’s arms.

knock, knock
when life had locked me out, I turned to you
so open the door
you’re all I need right now, it’s true
nothin' works like you

you seem to know the way
to turn my frown upside down
you always know what to say
to make me feel like everything’s okay


03. Jason Mraz – I’m Yours

There are moments when he can’t quite believe just how fucking in love he is, how much more in love he falls every single day. It’s sort of incredible, when he stops to think about it.

I won't hesitate no more
oh no more, no more, no more
it's our god-forsaken right to be loved, I'm sure
there’s no need to complicate
our time is short
this is our fate, I'm yours

no I won't hesitate no more, no more
this cannot wait I'm sure
there's no need to complicate
our time is short
this is our fate, I'm yours, I'm yours


04. Michael Buble – Everything

Jensen’s kisses are soft but passionate, tongue sweeping into his mouth. It makes Jared dizzy and he cups Jensen’s hip in his palm, thumb stroking back and forth across his tattoo. Jensen grins against his lips, his hand automatically slipping under Jared’s shirt to press against Jared’s ink as well.

and in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
it's you, it's you, you make me sing
you're every line, you're every word, you're everything
you're every song, and I sing along
'cause you're my everything

and I can't believe that I'm your man
and I get to kiss you baby, just because I can
whatever comes our way, we'll see it through
and you know that's what our love can do


05. Matt Nathanson – Falling Apart

“Doesn’t matter,” Jensen says, voice cracked and rough. He runs his fingers through his hair and sniffs, wiping his eyes with the cuff of his jacket. “I was just leaving.”

maybe it's because I'm crazy
maybe it's because I just can't
honestly tell you what I want
it's never enough to stay still and hold you
to break loose and run the taste of you
wild on my tongue

am I no good to you now?
am I no good to you now?
whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh
we're spilling over
whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh
we're falling apart


06. Anna Nalick – Wreck of the Day

He’s never felt such pain in his life. It feels like something is ripping his body apart – like something is tearing out his heart.

driving away from the wreck of the day
and the light's always red in the rearview
desperately close to a coffin of hope
I'd cheat destiny just to be near you
if this is giving up, then I'm giving up
if this is giving up, then I'm giving up, giving up
on love, on love

and maybe I'm not up for being a victim of love
when all my resistance will never be distance enough


07. Matt Nathanson – Still

The girls bring him comfort food, hardly leaving his side. Except for when they do. Except for when they go to visit Jared. They come back and he swears he can smell Jared’s cologne on them.

I remember hearts that beat
I remember you and me
tangled in hotel sheets for hours

still can feel you kiss me love
still can see your brown skin shine
still can feel you kiss me love
come on and drive me wild

still can feel you kiss me love
still can see your eyes like diamonds
memories are strong enough
so come on and drive me wild


08. James Morrison – Once When I Was Little

He watches the young version of Jensen squeal and tackle Jared into the sand, their parents laughing from their beach chairs. Jensen is still startlingly blond, sand clumping in the light colored strands. They chase each other into the water and Jared realizes that this isn’t just a dream – it’s a memory.

we could build a rocket, fly to the moon
leave tuesday morning, be back for noon
and there wasn't nothing, nothing that we couldn't do
oh, once when I was little, once when I was little

yeah, I could dream more then
I could believed more then
that the world could only get better

I could be free more then
I could pretend more then
that this life could only show me good times
once when I was little


09. Something Corporate – I Won’t Make You

“Jared,” Jensen pleads, his voice thick and quiet. “Don’t do this, please.”

“Jen.” He pulls the phone away from his ear and puts one hand over his mouth. He’s aware of how pathetic he sounds, and he snaps his phone shut just as Jensen starts to speak.

He lies back down and doesn’t cry, but it’s a near thing.

to be here like this
and just to lay you down
and just to taste your lips
and just to keep me up
god I'm tired of sleeping
and just to lay inside you
and just to know this feeling

I wanna feel through you tonight
but I won't make you
I won't make you

scream my name just one more time
but I won't make you


10. James Morrison – If You Don’t Wanna Love Me

He tries to hurry past Jared, but that doesn’t stop him from reaching out to snag Jensen’s wrist between his finger and thumb. Jensen stumbles to a stop, jerking as if he’d been burned.

“Jensen,” Jared breathes, barely above a whisper. There is so much packed into those two syllables – pain, regret, longing. Jensen turns his head against his better judgment and meets Jared’s eyes.

if you don't want me to leave
then don't push me away
rather blow out the lights
you can watch it all fade
but I'm going nowhere

I'm gonna stay
when you just wanna fight
when you're closing your eyes
cause you don't wanna love me

I'm gonna stay
you can't push me too far
there's no space in my heart
where I don't wanna love you


11. Jack’s Mannequin – MFEO Pt. 2 (You Can Breathe Now)

He hears Jared’s sharp intake of breath, hands settling on Jensen’s hips for just a moment before wrapping around his waist. Jensen fits his forehead into the curve of Jared’s neck and inhales deeply. It’s like every piece of the puzzle has just fallen into place – he’s all put back together, whole in Jared’s arms.

you can breathe, you can breathe now
you can breathe, but the air is running out
you can breathe, you can breathe now
you can breathe, but the air is running out on you
running out on you

and maybe we were made for each other
you can breathe but the air is running out
and maybe, the world will look like this forever


12. Matt Nathanson – Bulletproof Weeks

“I want you to be happy,” Jared confesses, fingers carding through Jensen’s soft hair. “Why aren’t you happy?”

“I am,” Jensen says, blinking a few times. “I am.”

“Who’re you trying to convince?” Jared asks brokenly, and Jensen bows his head. Jared rolls onto his back, staring up at the ceiling and blinking away the sting in his eyes.

I'm talking to what's left of you
watching what I say
counting all the freckles on your perfect face

you open your window
and I stay on your bed
just hoping that right words will come

so what happened to bullet proof weeks in your arms
what happened to feeling cheap radio songs
what happened to thinking the world was flat
what happened to that

it’s all gone
love, it's all wrong


13. Matt Wertz – I Will Not Take My Love Away

“I promise,” Jared says, cupping Jensen’s cheeks, swiping his thumbs under Jensen’s eyes. “I swear to you that no matter how much I change, I will always need you. There will never be a day that I’m not in love with you, Jensen. Not in this life or any other. I swear.”

I will not take my love away
I will not leave you all alone
when striving leads you far from home
and there’s no yield for what you’ve sown

I will not leave you all alone
I will give you what you need
in plenty or in poverty
forever, always, look to me
and I will give you what you need


14. Matt Nathanson – Suspended

Jensen closes his eyes and just lets himself feel nothing but the slick drag of Jared inside of him, filling him up. It’s amazingly perfect, and Jensen takes a deep breath at the sudden swell of emotion that rises up in his chest.

’cause all I want to be is the minute that you hold me in
when you pretend that I'm all that you waited for
time slips to nothing and I'm better than I've ever been
I'm suspended

with your breathing, filling up my lungs
I can almost believe that I'm almost enough
spent all of my life emptied of anthems
and bracing for something that never did come

sunshine, I'm beginning to like this


15. Gavin Mikhail – Catch Your Fall

“They can hate you all they want,” Jared starts, voice pitched low and passionate. “They can hate you with every fiber of their being, with every bit of themselves, and it will still never even come close to how much I love you, Jensen.”

I know for you
it must be painful to
carry the way you do
though I can't be you
i see through
your silence, feigned indifference gets you by
and, though I'm trying, I can't tell you when we'll fly
just know

I care I'll lift you up to
see where I will always
be there any time you call
and I will take us back
into a life of more than we've
been through, beyond the lengths that we
went to to be here after all
and though we sometimes stumble and you're scared
I'm always there to catch your fall


16. Matt Wertz – Sweetness In Starlight

“It’s all yours,” he whispers, and Jensen’s eyes flick to his. There is something like awe in his expression, and he swallows hard and nods shakily. He slides their joined hands down Jared’s stomach and leans in to press his lips to the smooth skin over Jared’s heart.

“I’ll take good care of it.”

I guess your smile is the sun's way
of lighting up what's dark
so shine, shine, shine for me baby
it only takes a spark

sweetness in starlight
sweetness 'til day sighs
sweetness in starlight
sweetness 'til sun rise

and there's nothing under these bright stars
that could bring this night to ruin
so hold on tightly to me baby
because tonight's gonna end too soon

I'm holding so tightly, baby
I won't let you go


17. Matt Nathanson – Come On, Get Higher

Jared grins, his hand slipping across Jensen’s hip as he finishes the rest of the song. Near the end, he lifts a hand and turns Jared’s chin so their eyes meet. Jensen’s gaze is intense, eyes dark jade in the dim light of the club.

so come on, get higher, loosen my lips
faith and desire and the swing of your hips
just pull me down hard
and drown me in love

I miss the pull of your heart
I taste the sparks on your tongue
I see angels and devils
and god, when you come on
hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

so come on and get higher
'cause everything works, love
everything works in your arms


18. Joshua Radin – They Bring Me To You

Jensen hasn’t sang for him like this since they fixed everything, and Jared missed it terribly – missed the sound of Jensen’s sweet, rough voice in his ear as they lie tangled together in a dark, quiet room. It’s so intimate, makes Jared tremble with the force of it.

moon pours through the ceiling tonight
embraces us tight
shows me we're right for each other
and as we lie here and let the world fade away
the sunrise tries to end it while we try to stay

the rest of my life can't compare to this night
and only the heartaches have given me sight
they bring me to you, yeah

it's all about the first night and last
some people say
well I love you so much more tonight
more than yesterday


19. Jack Johnson – Better When We’re Together

He’s drunk on alcohol, drunk on Jared, and he’s warm and tingly all over. His thumb swipes gently across Jensen’s lips and he nearly moans.

it's always better when we're together
we're somewhere in between together
well, it's always better when we're together

I believe in memories
they look so, so pretty when I sleep
hey now, and when I wake up
you look so pretty sleeping next to me
but there is not enough time
and there is no song I could sing
and there is no combination of words I could say
but I will still tell you one thing
we're better together


20. Jack’s Mannequin – MFEO Pt. 1 (Made For Each Other)

“Happy New Year,” they tell each other in unison, and their lips meet in the middle of all the chaos. Amidst the shouts and the screams, all the confetti raining down, there is only them.

Only them, forever.

oh, oh maybe, we were made
we were made for each other
ah, is it possible for the
world to look this way forever?



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