PT3 - Literary Playlist

Group 6 Members:
Kyra Alyson Duran
Danielle Mikaella Santos
Ivanne Bhlue Duenas
Christian Jay Hila
Girish Kumar

Title of the Playlist: Sinister Chaos

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/630St6b6YvsibQ7fc77sZ9?si=6d5bc884be20497e

SONG #1: Passing Through (Can't the Future Just Wait) by Kaden MacKay

Exact lyrics:

“Time is always in limited supply

But we'll live to regret it

If we get it

And then let it slip by

It can never rewind”

Explanation: At the end of the story, the girl goes missing, and the narrator has no idea that the guy

meant to “burn barns” was burning people that nobody looked after. Hence, the reason why he is not yet

caught. The song lyric signifies the narrator being intrigued and preoccupied with the man’s

habit—burning barns, he ended up being too late to realize that the girl was missing due to that specific

habit. Rather, the story ends with the narrator still checking down a burnt barn long after the

disappearance of the girl and letting time pass by—becoming old, not realizing a thing.

SONG #2: “Thank U, Next” by Ariana Grande

Exact lyrics:

“Thank you, next”

Explanation: In relation to the short story, the song depicts the lifestyle of the girl as she lived from

boyfriend to boyfriend to provide her meals and necessities. Although not explicitly related to the whole

meaning and mood of Ariana’s song, this lyric line alone can summarize the idea of how the girl in the

story is grateful as she was able to make ends meet.

SONG #3: “Red” by Taylor Swift

Exact lyrics:

“Loving him was red”

Explanation: The song refers to the color “red” as a warning or “Red Flag” of the person and “fire”,

which can give you warmth but also can burn you. In the story, the girl’s last mentioned boyfriend was

considered the longest relationship the girl ever had. In relation to the song lyric, “loving him was red”,

although the story didn’t mention if the girl was truly in love with the guy, it can be portrayed as the girl

having a relationship with a man who ended up burning her.

SONG #4: “Traitor” by Olivia Rodrigo

Exact lyrics:
 “You betrayed me

And I know that you'll never feel sorry”

Explanation: This song is about betraying someone, in the story, even though the girl trusted the guy and

had a relationship with him, the guy didn’t hesitate to betray the girl and ended up being the cause of her

being burnt to death.

SONG #5: “A Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel

Exact lyrics:

“Some love is just a lie of the heart”

Explanation: “Some love is just a lie of the heart”, is seen because the relationship between the girl and

the man was considered a lie as the man plotted her as a target for one of his killings in the first place.

Even though the story doesn’t mention if their love was true and genuine, the song lyric refers to the

relationship as the man approached her not because he was attracted to her, but because he saw her as

prey and took advantage of having a relationship with the girl.

SONG #6:

“Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem

Exact lyrics:

“Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?”

Explanation: Although the POV of the girl wasn’t mentioned in the story, the girl didn’t have the chance

to escape, nor did she just let the situation flow. The song lyric could be a plea of the girl towards her

boyfriend and an interpretation of the occurrence of her burning to death.

SONG #7: “Not Allowed” by TV Girl

Exact lyrics:

“I guess it started when you were with him”

Explanation: This song speaks for the narrator's feelings for the girl. While reading the story, it felt like

the narrator has feelings for the girl despite him having a wife and the girl having a boyfriend. The

narrator also stated that there is something about the girl who was at work with the girl’s relations with

men, which at some point, the narrator and the girl had that kind of arrangement.

SONG #8: “Tag, You’re It” by Melanie Martinez

Exact lyrics:

“Tag, you’re it, tag, tag, tag, you’re it”

Explanation: This song speaks for the boyfriend of the girl. In the story, the guy was asked by the

narrator if he had already decided on what barn he would be burning next. He then replies that he has a

barn in mind that is close to the narrator—the girl. The song lyric signifies the girl being chosen as part of

the guy’s “barns” to be burned.

SONG #9: “Play with Fire” by Sam Tinnesz ft. Yacht Money

Exact lyrics:

“I love the smell of gasoline”

Explanation: This song represents the characteristics of the girl’s boyfriend. The song states that the

person can’t stop himself from creating danger that gets him high. Just like the boyfriend of the girl, he

likes to burn “barns” and uses fire to create havoc and satisfy him.

SONG #10: “Numb” by Men I Trust

Exact Lyrics:

“Numb, is how I feel deep inside my soul”

Explanation: This goes both ways for the narrator and the girl’s boyfriend, the narrator is somewhat

numb to the feeling of company and ease, but he later feels that comfort when he’s with her. Meanwhile,

the girl’s boyfriend, just wants to burn barns, just to satisfy his urges and see beauty in the ones he’s burnt
or, in a Metaphoric way, to cut people off from his life after getting what he wanted to feel certain

emotions and sensations.

SONG #11: “4EVER” by Clairo

Exact Lyrics:

“Is it ever gonna change? Am I gonna feel this way forever? are you gonna be around for me to

count on?”

Explanation: This song depicts the narrator's feelings towards the girl, not in a romantic way but the

feeling of never wanting to change that feeling of comfort and ease towards her and somewhat feeling the

need for her company—as the story implies, the narrator feels relaxed when he’s with her.