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Jay Hears A Song: "Cuts You Up" by Peter Murphy

If I could only pick one album as the soundtrack to The Fifth, it would be Deep by Peter Murphy (and not just because Peter Murphy was the original inspiration for Anastase -- more on that, later).  Murphy is the former lead singer of Bauhaus, so it's not surprising that the album is dark and moody and mystical. But unlike a lot of music in the genre, Deep isn't sad or depressing . . . at least not entirely. :)  One of my favorite songs on the album is this one, "Cuts You Up," which is really a very representative song for the whole album.  I listened to this album incessantly for several years, so much so that parts of it made its way into The Fifth, like these lyrics: I find you in the morning after dreams of distant signs. You pour yourself over me like the sun through the blinds . Which some of you may recognize as very similar to the scene where Suzanne wakes up from the cantilever ceremony. ::whistles in the dark:: Also, is this the most Anastase B