If Heavy Metal Lyrics Were Book Blurbs, Vol. 2

As we’ve learned (maybe to the surprise of many), heavy metal and literature have a rather intimate relationship. To review: We’ve rocked out with a first installment of heavy metal lyrics as book blurbs. Then we mixed the world of heavy metal and books with some of Rioter Peter’s favorite epic metal/lit combos. And finally, we were surprised to discover a class at small Texas college focusing on literary heavy metal lyrics. ROCK! And now, sleep with one eye open and grip your pillow tightly, ’cause we’re back with another edition of heavy metal lyrics as book blurbs!  

Night Film, by Marisha Pessl

Have you ever been alone at night / Thought you heard footsteps behind / And turned around and no one’s there? Watching horror films the night before / Debating witches and folklore / The unknown troubles on your mind Fear of the dark, fear of the dark / I have a constant fear that something’s always near Fear of the dark, fear of the dark /  I have a phobia that someone’s always there. — Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark  

The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I’ve been, belong You can’t be something you’re not / Be yourself, by yourself / Stay away from me A lesson learned in life / Known from the dawn of time — Pantera, Walk  

The Fault In Our Stars, by John Green

Trust I seek and I find in you / Every day for us something new Open mind for a different view / And nothing else matters — Metallica, Nothing Else Matters  

Americanah, by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie

Never badder than bad ’cause the brother is madder than mad At the fact that’s corrupt like a senator Soul on a roll, but you treat it like soap on a rope Cause the beats and the lines are so dope — Anthrax and Public Enemy, Bring The Noise  

The Martian, by Andy Weir

I flew beyond the sun before it was time Burning all the gold that held me inside my shell Waiting for you to pull me back in I almost had the world in my sight Now I’m lost in oblivion — Mastodon, Oblivion  

Inferno, by Dan Brown

This place is evil / Is there an answer? This world is vile / We are the answer How long until we die? / Die from the inside out How much is enough for us to see the light? How much blood must be spilled? — Killswitch Engage, Daylight Dies  

Tampa, by Alissa Nutting

I can feel your fever, taking over / Can you see your fever, taking over me? I can feel your fever, taking over / Got a dirty feeling that you’re the remedy — Bullet For My Valentine, Fever