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For a fanmix challenge at lost_land. Ben's Lost Journey - A Fanmix.


Spoilers through The End





NOTE 1: If you want individual songs, click the pictures. If you want the whole mix, the link is at the bottom of the post.

NOTE 2: This is a sequel, of sorts, to my John Locke Fanmix.

No Sunlight . Death Cab For Cutie


With every year that came to pass
More clouds appeared unl the sky went black
And there was no sunlight, no sunlight
And there was no sunlight, no sunlight
Anymore . . .

It disappeared at the same speed
As the idealistic things I believed
The optimist died inside of me

Explanation: No Sunlight represents Ben's childhood and horrible relationship with his father, Roger.

The Other Side . Pendulum


Come on down to the other side,
Come with us through the gates of hell,
Where we'll drag you from where you are to where you belong

There's nothing, to fear,
Your saviors, are here

Explanation: The Other Side represents little Ben meeting Richard and desprately wanting the Hostiles to take him in and away from his life in Dharma/with Roger.

Another One Bites the Dust . Queen


There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When he's down
But I'm ready yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating to the sound of the beat

Another one bites the dust

Explanation: Another One Bites the Dust represents Ben gasing his father and the purging of Dharma.

Handlebars . The Flobots


And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let them all die from exasperation
Have them all healed from their lacerations
Or have them all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don't like them
And I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command

Explanation: Handlebars represents the power Ben wielded during his time as the head of the Others.

I Will Possess Your Heart . Death Cab for Cutie


You reject my advances and desperate pleas
I won't let you let me down so easily
So easily

You got to spend some time, love
You got to spend some time with me
And I know that you'll find love
I will possess your heart

Explanation: I Will Possess Your Heart represents Ben's (obsessive/creepy) love for Juliet and the lengths he was willing to go to get her attention and to uderstand that she belonged to him.

I Me Mine . The Beatles


All through the day
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
All through the night
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

Explanation: I Me Mine represents the way Ben used Oceanic 815's crash to his own advantage and the way he was desperately trying to hold onto his own power during that same time.

You and Whose Army . Radiohead


You and whose army?
You and your cronies
Come on, come on
Holy Roman empire
Come on if you think
Come on if you think
You can take us on

Explanation: You and Whose Army represents Ben's power struggle with Locke.

Bulletproof...I Wish I Was . Radiohead


Limb by limb and tooth by tooth
Tearing up inside of me
Every day, every hour
Wish that I was bulletproof

Explanation: Bulletproof...I Wish I Was represents Alex's death and it's effect on Ben.

Viva La Vida . Coldplay


One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

Explanation: Viva La Vida represents Ben's loss of power, his 'exile' when he turns the frozen donkey wheel.

Fiery Crash . Andrew Bird


To save our lives you have got to envision
To save all our lives you have to envision
And to save all our lives you've got to envision the fiery crash

It's just a formality
What must I explain?
Just a nod to mortality
Before you get on
Before you get on a plane

Explanation: Fiery Crash represents Ben and the O6 taking Ajira 316 back to the island.

Who's Gonna Save My Soul . Gnarls Barkley


And maybe it's a little selfish,
All I have is the memory
Did I never stop to wonder,
was it possible you were hurting worse than me?
Still my hunger turns to greed,
'cause what about what i need?

And Ohhh
Who's gonna save my soul now?
Whoooo's gonna save my soul now?
Ohhh I know I'm out of control now
Tired enough to lay my own soul down

Explanation: Who's Gonna Save My Soul represents Ben's relationship with Jacob and killing him.

A Little Better . Gnarls Barkley


I feel better
I can smile at it now
I feel better
Ohhhhh
Better
and even a little is still better
Oh have mercy on me.

Oh it's probably plain to see,
that i got a whole lot of pain in me,
and it will always remain in me.

So cold it's a crying shame.
Yet here I am trying again,
'cause I refuse to die in vein.

The circumstances put soul in me,
and there ain't no holding me.
I've got a heart made of gold in me.

Explanation: I Feel Better represents Ben's remorse, Ilana's forgiveness, and his inclusion in the group.

Sidekick . Asylum Street Spankers


Fighting crime's too much for just one
Seems the work is never done
And every hero needs a sidekick
I could be it
All you'd have to do is snap your fingers
You just flash your beacon
And I will come running to your side
See I can be useful

Explanation: Sidekick represents Ben's positions as Hurley's #2.

Dying Is Fine . Ra Ra Riot


Is this it
Maundering about and
All I have is too much time
To understand
One can only love
Life until its ending
Oh
And I can't forget

No more of this living dying
Just scientific analyzing
Forgive us oh life
The sin of

Explanation: Dying Is fine represents Ben's flashforward/purgatory.



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