#editors violence sentence starters

editors: violence

starter sentences based on lyrics from the album violence by the editors.
lines have been altered as needed for sentence flow/structure.
feel free to change tenses, pronouns, etc. as you like!

i. cold

• ❝  i’m waiting for an answer. ❞
• ❝ it was the hardest thing to hear. ❞
• ❝  it’s a long and lonely life. ❞
• ❝  stay with me? ❞
• ❝ don’t be so cold! ❞
• ❝ maybe time’s the greatest healer? ❞
• ❝  everything will die. ❞

ii. hallelujah (so low)

• ❝  this life requires another name. ❞
• ❝  you got lucky this time. ❞
• ❝ it’s the hunt for atonement. ❞
• ❝  my bones lay with dust in your care. ❞

iii. violence

• ❝ the streets are paved with souls. ❞
• ❝  we’re nothing but violence. ❞
• ❝  we’re so desperate and fearless! ❞
• ❝ mess around until my heart breaks! ❞
• ❝  i just need to feel it! ❞
• ❝ at night war still comes to you.  ❞

iv. darkness at the door

• ❝ this is our corner of the planet.  ❞
• ❝ we ignore the darkness at the door. ❞
• ❝ stop your screaming ❞
• ❝ just speak clearly! ❞
• ❝  i just need friends and nothing more. ❞
• ❝  this old town still gets out of line. ❞
• ❝  i must manage my expectations. ❞
• ❝ my idols are revelations. ❞
• ❝  i hope i never meet them. ❞

v. nothingness

• ❝  are you there? ❞
• ❝  i’m breaking the mould. ❞
• ❝  hold my life in your hands. ❞
• ❝  let it go. ❞
• ❝ we wait in line for nothingness. ❞
• ❝ this angel needs some tenderness. ❞
• ❝ i’m not here for the show. ❞
• ❝  i’m not buying it. ❞

vi. magazine

• ❝  right this way! ❞
• ❝  whatever you say. ❞
• ❝  i got a little secret for you. ❞
• ❝  talk the loudest with a clenched fist! ❞
• ❝  it takes a fat lip to run a tight ship. ❞
• ❝ flash your winning smile!  ❞
• ❝  these people are here for you! ❞

vii. no sound but the wind

• ❝ we can never go home.  ❞
• ❝  i no longer have a home. ❞
• ❝  i’ll help you carry the load. ❞
• ❝  i’ll carry you in my arms. ❞
• ❝  we walk through the ash. ❞
• ❝  keep an eye on my back ❞
• ❝  i’ll keep an eye on the road. ❞
• ❝  the road won’t go on forever. ❞

viii. counting spooks

• ❝  you know it’s gonna hurt! ❞
• ❝  hit me right here! ❞
• ❝  it’s good times we’re dreaming of! ❞
• ❝  it’s getting late. ❞
• ❝  we’re holding it together. ❞

ix. belong

• ❝ you’re the calm. ❞
• ❝  here’s to our love! ❞
• ❝  never belong to anyone else but me. ❞
• ❝  welcome home! ❞
• ❝  a wilderness is in me. ❞
• ❝  how long has it been? ❞

x. the pulse

• ❝  how do i dodge the dirty looks? ❞
• ❝  you rememeber the path we took? ❞
• ❝ people embrace the same old things. ❞
• ❝  throw it away! ❞
• ❝  you accomplish, and you destroy. ❞
• ❝  oh little heart and soul! ❞
• ❝ it’s the same idea over and over again.  ❞
• ❝  i’m a war machine. ❞