If the Percabeth feels aren’t enough, there’s also a line in the middle that’s one of the most devastating things we’ve ever heard: “We’re not brave, we’re not strong, we’re not soldiers.” We read so much YA that we may have become desensitized to teenagers leading revolutions and saving the world, but here Rokicki shows just how far out of their depth these kids are. If the Internet does not immediately put this quote on every Percabeth GIF ever, the Internet is wrong. This one line is a perfect peak on that arc of Percy’s, hearkening back to show that he fully absorbed what Annabeth was saying in “My Grand Plan,” and demonstrating that he has her back.
When first listening to it, my eyes were already getting suspiciously full, and then Percy sings to Annabeth, “I won’t leave your side ‘til you’re remembered.” And it’s such a powerful sentiment! We talk a lot about The Lightning Thief empowering young girls with “My Grand Plan.” But just as important, it shows boys the value of listening, being supportive, being empathetic. This song takes your heart and just stomps on it, all while dazzling your eardrums! I absolutely bawled when listening to this song (several times in a row), and the melody has been haunting me for several days afterwards. (Unrelated to PJO, but receiving ALL the brownie points in these lyrics: referring to Percy’s “Poseidon Adventure!”) In “Pick a Side,” there is a reference to “The Last Olympian,” which may be among the most loaded references in the Riordanverse. “Pick a Side” spells this theme out for us, and later, “In the Same Boat” will drive it home for our protagonists, in a fleshed-out version of Percy and Annabeth’s Act 2 conversation about no longer fighting with each other.Īll the songs on this album are also full of references to the Percy Jackson books, little gems that will delight the most hardcore fans. While that still appears in the final musical in dialogue between Annabeth and Percy, it looks to have been much more prevalent in the cut material.
The song also introduces a major theme running through this album: how the demigods don’t need to fight their parents’ battles. It fleshes out side characters whom we like, who all have valid points of view that bring them into conflict, and as a song it’s a joy to listen to. This song is really The Lightning Thief - both book and musical - at its best. As before, everything he says and does has double meanings – even as he urges his fellow demigods not to fight each other, there’s the undercurrent of his dastardly schemes underneath. The thing that immediately strikes you upon listening to this song is how mind-blowingly great James Hayden Rodriguez sounds here, singing as Luke.
0 kommentar(er)
