• Shrug us off our shoulders
• So I don’t wanna be another face in the crowd
• I’m tired of trying to fit in when I’m one in a million
• I’m never gonna let go
• Don’t tell me that it’s over when I’m just getting started
• I’ve already hit the low

• A dreamer with the fever to be great was all I ever want
• A fighter with the fever for the fame was all I ever want
• This fire’s a weapon
• Won’t stop till we’re legend
• It’s my turn to make history
• When I’m gone they’ll remember me

• I wanted a story to tell
• It’s time to breakout
• No chains won’t make me break down
• I’m not a puppet under control
• I cut the strings a long time ago
• And now I’m up here running the show

• I can’t be everything that you want me to
• And people look like they’re specks of dust
• I’ll do my best not to let you down
• I am living on high hopes
• So I hold my breath and close my eyes
• I am walking the tightrope for you
• But how come the ones we love can make us feel so small?
• Oh, the higher we go, the further we fall

• I believe in you
• If you ever need somebody even when all your hope runs out
• You feel suffocated

• We can be heroes everywhere we go
• We can have all that we ever want
• Keeping us down is impossible cause we’re unstoppable
• Keep your silver, give me that gold

• I am true and the deceiver
• I’m a myth, and I’m a legend
• Cause I don’t give a damn 
• Take me as I am, or don’t
• But I’m myself, I’m not ashamed
• Sometimes I fall, but I don’t break
• That’s who I am 
• I am young and growing older 
• I’m the cure, and I’m the fever
• I don’t ever want to lose this hunger

• Can you hear the drumming? 
• There’s a revolution coming
• I been waitin’ all my life
• Can’t let time keep passing me by
• I’m bound in chains
• All those years are history now

• It’s the start of something great now
• I faced my fears in the mirror
• The scars from the fights that came through the years are constant reminders of what got me here
• I never told myself that greatness comes easy
• Sometimes we fall, sometimes we break
• Sometimes we’re lost in all our mistakes

• It’s where you end, not where you start
• I’m done with the noise that life seems to bring
• I have been waiting for this
• I have been fighting for this
• I’m too young for dying
• Think it’s time I break my chains

• It’s not just a phase
• I’m working through some shit
• Sometimes I’m medicated
• It’s hard to relay the thoughts in my brain
• It never goes the way that you planned
• Success is a door that always slams
• I don’t know when I’ll be fine
• Shit never goes the way that you planned

• Lately I’ve been thinking everyone around me is insane
• Lately I’ve been thinking that there is something wrong inside my brain
• I just feel so strange
• Sometimes I can’t tell between the highs when I’m lost in the low
• I’m out of mind most of the time
• Am I the only one that feels this way?

“My neighbor was arrested by the FBI for being a cannibal.” “Guess what, I might be a cannibal.” “He was quiet… but he was so hungry!” “The FBI shows up at six AM and arrests my neighbor, and we have! Not! Spoken! Since!” “I’ve lived a full life, there’s many stories.” “A mandolin and something else… but what?” “I… really want that to be a lie…” “I don’t say daddy’s gone, that upsets people.” “I… have been traveling a lot and that’s why I don’t know my articles, or pronouns.” “Everyone in my life warned me against that.” “People like vanity.” “I had a bit of a nervous breakdown while I was at the farm.” “I’m feeling just sort of existentially insane.” “These are dinosaurs, get out of here right now!” “Those geese weren’t messing around!” “You know, how you say that to your wife.” “Yeah! My brother was attacked by a swan!” “You expect more of a swan ‘cause it’s more cosmopolitan!” “And as soon as I said ‘what is that’ some voice in me that warned me about the geese went ‘you know it’s a ghost!’” “Imagine for a moment that a green orb appears on your dog in a photo…” “You can imagine how you’d leap to ghost.” “So I felt… that I had it coming, in some way. A haunting of sorts!” “I didn’t wanna say too loud what my plan was, in case the ghosts were listening.” “People were rooting for me to faint!” “I was this little freckle-faced puffy little hungover monster.” “You can’t marry everyone who’s nice.” “And then you’re asked to reject Satan, just as high school is beginning when you need him the most!”

1. This monster is a 300+ Page overview of how the Refuge was run and the basic guidelines and setup. Even I haven’t read the whole thing, but for something that came over 100 years ago (and 20-50 years before Newsies) it’s got some info
2. Rob Reed, an African American prisoner/ first African american convict to write a novel, wrote this manuscript about his life. It comes in 1850′s, but it’s still got some info. Also, you can buy the typed version of his story instead of transcribing it all, but I’m cheap AF… once again, it’s like 300+ pages, so it’s a long read
3. A thankfully lighter look, this has photos from both Rochester HoR and NYC. It gets a little propaganda-ish, but the prints are A+
4. It’s an overview of their NY Public Library Archives, but it has basic info on the more office type stuff, AKA the kinda stuff Snyder would need
5. This one is on the culture of prisons in both today’s culture and 1800′s, but it’s a pretty nice read
6. Secondary source, BUT ITS FROM THE NY TIMES IN 1860. It’s a longer one, though, and still hella propagandic, but I like looking in on it to see how people outside of the prison saw it
7. Real Talk, I just found this one recently, but it’s on schools and such and goes all the way back to 1893-1970. It’s the first one I can find from the 1890′s so I’m excited to devour it soon
8. Last, for now, this is an eight page journal article on NYC House of Refuge from 1871. Probably still gives the outsiders view of the prison, but it has some great pictures and descriptions of the “brighter” side of life there

feel   free   to   change   the   pronouns   to   make   these   fit!

• ’ this kid is insane, man! ’
• ’ the world’s gonna know your name! ’
• ’ what’s your name, man? ’
• ’ there’s a million things i haven’t done. ’
• ’ just you wait. ’
• ’ in new york you can be a new man. ’
• ’ you could never back down. ’
• ’ you never learned to take your time. ’
• ’ the world will never be the same. ’
• ’ pardon me, are you [ name ], sir? ’
• ’ i’m at your service, sir. ’
• ’ i have been looking for you. ’
• ’ i’m getting nervous. ‘
• ‘ can i buy you a drink? ‘
• ‘ while we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice. ‘
• ‘ don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for. ‘
• ‘ you can’t be serious. ‘
• ‘ you want to get ahead? ‘
• ‘ fools who run their mouths off wind up dead. ‘
• ‘ what time is it? ‘
• ‘ pour me another brew, son! ‘
• ‘ to the revolution! ‘
• ‘ good luck with that. ‘
• ‘ what do you stall for? ‘
• ‘ if you stand for nothing, [ name ], what’ll you fall for? ‘
• ‘ who are you? ‘
• ‘ i am not throwing away my shot. ‘
• ‘ i’m young, scrappy, and hungry. ‘
• ‘ with every word i drop knowledge. ‘
• ‘ i’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal. ‘
• ‘ only nineteen, but my mind is older. ‘
• ‘ i have learned to manage. ‘
• ‘ the plan is to fan this spark into a flame. ‘
• ‘ don’t be shocked when your history book mentions me. ‘
• ‘ i will lay down my life if it sets us free. ‘
• ‘ if you talk, you’re gonna get shot! ‘
• ‘ i think your pants look hot. ‘
• ‘ what are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot? ‘
• ‘ oh, am i talkin’ too loud? ‘
• ‘ i promise that i’ll make y'all proud. ‘
• ‘ rise up. ‘
• ‘ i imagine death so much it feels more like a memory. ‘
• ‘ i never thought i’d live past twenty. ‘
• ‘ this is not a moment, it’s the movement. ‘
• ‘ we need to handle our financial situation. ‘
• ‘ i may not live to see our glory. ‘
• ‘ i will gladly join the fight. ‘
• ‘ let’s have another round tonight. ‘
• ‘ raise a glass to freedom. ‘
• ‘ remind me what we’re looking for. ‘
• ‘ i’m looking for a mind at work. ‘
• ‘ there’s nothing like summer in the city. ‘
• ‘ your perfume smells like your daddy’s got money. ‘
• ‘ [ name ], you disgust me. ‘
• ‘ you want a revolution? i want a revelation. ‘
• ‘ chaos and bloodshed are not a solution. ‘
• ‘ they’re playing a dangerous game. ‘
• ‘ for shame, for shame! ‘
• ‘ it’s hard to listen to you with a straight face. ‘
• ‘ honestly, you shouldn’t even talk. ‘
• ‘ my dog speaks more eloquently than thee. ‘
• ‘ i’d rather be divisive than indecisive. ‘
• ‘ you say the price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay. ‘
• ‘ why so sad? ‘
• ‘ now you’re making me mad. ‘
• ‘ you’ll be back. ‘
• ‘ soon you’ll see. ‘
• ‘ you’ll remember you belong to me. ‘
• ‘ time will tell. ‘
• ‘ i will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love. ‘
• ‘ don’t change the subject. ‘
• ‘ i’ll love you till my dying days. ‘
• ‘ when you’re gone, i’ll go mad. ‘
• ‘ i will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love. ‘
• ‘ any hope of success is fleeting. ‘
• ‘ i cannot be everywhere at once. ‘
• ‘ i’m in dire need of assistance. ‘
• ‘ close the door on your way out. ‘
• ‘ have i done something wrong, sir? ‘
• ‘ dying is easy, young man. living is harder. ‘
• ‘ why are you telling me this? ‘
• ‘ we are a powder keg about to explode. ‘
• ‘ i have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight. ‘
• ‘ where are you taking me? ‘
• ‘ i’m about to change your life. ‘
• ‘ this is not a game. ‘
• ‘ you strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied. ‘
• ‘ you’re like me. i’m never satisfied. ‘
• ‘ i’ll see you on the other side of the war. ‘
• ‘ love doesn’t discriminate. ‘
• ‘ there are things that the homilies and hymns won’t teach ya. ‘
• ‘ i am the one thing in life i can control. ‘
• ‘ there’s only one way for us to win this. ‘
• ‘ i’m sorry, is this not your speed?! ‘
• ‘ can we agree that duels are dumb and immature? ‘
• ‘ my name’s been through a lot, i can take it. ‘
• ‘ i’m more than willing to die. ‘
• ‘ look around at how lucky we are. ‘
• ‘ how long have you known? ‘
• ‘ you should have told me. ‘
• ‘ i’m not sorry. ‘
• ‘ look at where you started. ‘
• ‘ the fact that you’re alive is a miracle. ‘
• ‘ we don’t need a legacy. ‘
• ‘ we don’t need money. ‘
• ‘ no one has more resilience. ‘
• ‘ i know that we can win. ‘
• ‘ history has its eyes on you. ‘
• ‘ immigrants: we get the job done. ‘
• ‘ so what happens if we win? ‘
• ‘ the world turned upside down. ‘
• ‘ do you know how hard it is to lead? ‘
• ‘ don’t come crawling back to me. ‘
• ‘ you’re on your own. ‘
• ‘ i’m dedicating everyday to you. ‘
• ‘ domestic life was never quite my style. ‘
• ‘ i’ll be around for you. ‘
• ‘ i’ll do whatever it takes. ‘
• ‘ i’ll make a million mistakes. ‘
• ‘ i’ll make the world safe and sound for you. ‘
• ‘ why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room? ‘
• ‘ why do you write like you’re running out of time? ‘
• ‘ why do you always say what you believe? ‘
• ‘ it’s the middle of the night. ‘
• ‘ is this a legal matter? ‘
• ‘ you’re making a mistake. ‘
• ‘ don’t forget to write. ‘
• ‘ we have to win. ‘
• ‘ i’ve come home to this? ‘
• ‘ headfirst, into the abyss! ‘
• ‘ let’s get to the bottom of this. ‘
• ‘ so what did i miss? ‘
• ‘ you wanna pull yourself together? ‘
• ‘ take a break. ‘
• ‘ i am on my way. ‘
• ‘ i’ve got so much on my plate. ‘
• ‘ it’s good to see your face. ‘
• ‘ screw your courage to the sticking place. ‘
• ‘ close your eyes and dream. ‘
• ‘ there’s trouble in the air, you can smell it. ‘
• ‘ i hadn’t slept in a week. ‘
• ‘ i don’t know how to say no to this. ‘
• ‘ i am ruined. ‘
• ‘ nobody needs to know. ‘
• ‘ we oughta give it a try. ‘
• ‘ talk less. smile more. ‘
• ‘ hate the sin, love the sinner. ‘
• ‘ i’ve always considered you a friend. ‘
• ‘ i swear your pride will be the death of us all. ‘
• ‘ now is the time to stand! ‘
• ‘ we’re too fragile to start another fight. ‘
• ‘ have you an ounce of regret? ‘
• ‘ ev'ry action has its equal, opposite reactions. ‘
• ‘ it must be nice
. ‘
• ‘ i wanna give you a word of warning. ‘
• ‘ relax, have a drink with me. ‘
• ‘ why do you have to say goodbye? ‘
• ‘ i don’t have to tell you anything at all. ‘
• ‘ do you promise not to tell another soul what you saw? ‘
• ‘ are my answers to your satisfaction? ‘
• ‘ rumors only grow. ‘
• ‘ i wrote my way out of hell. ‘
• ‘ overwhelm them with honesty. ‘
• ‘ have you read this? ‘
• ‘ i came as soon as i heard. ‘
• ‘ i’m not here for you. ‘
• ‘ you could never be satisfied. ‘
• ‘ god, i hope you’re satisfied. ‘
• ‘ that’s one less thing to worry about. ‘
• ‘ you ever see somebody ruin their own life? ‘
• ‘ i saved every letter you wrote me. ‘
• ‘ i knew you were mine. ‘
• ‘ you said you were mine. ‘
• ‘ i thought were mine. ‘
• ‘ you and your words flooded my senses. ‘
• ‘ you built me palaces out of paragraphs. ‘
• ‘ you have ruined our lives. ‘
• ‘ i hope that you burn. ‘
• ‘ they don’t exactly cover this subject in boarding school. ‘
• ‘ stay alive. ‘
• ‘ is he breathing? is he going to survive this? ‘
• ‘ there is suffering too terrible to name. ‘
• ‘ i never liked the quiet before. ‘
• ‘ that never used to happen before. ‘
• ‘ can you imagine? ‘
• ‘ i know i don’t deserve you, [ name ]. ‘
• ‘ is there anything you wouldn’t do? ‘
• ‘ i’ll be damned! ‘
• ‘ what if this bullet is my legacy? ‘
• ‘ legacy. what is a legacy? ‘
• ‘ i’m the villain in your history. ‘
• ‘ who lives, who dies, who tells your story? ‘

• ❝  flood will get you if the fire don’t.  ❞
• ❝  there ain’t a thing that you can do.  ❞
• ❝  it’s an old song.  ❞
• ❝  i’m the man who’s gonna marry you.  ❞
• ❝  i also play the lyre.  ❞
• ❝  i’ve met too many men like you.  ❞
• ❝  see the world? i’ll make it beautiful for you.  ❞
• ❝  are you always this confident?  ❞
• ❝  when you look at me, what do you see?  ❞
• ❝  lover tell me, if you can, who’s gonna buy the wedding bands?  ❞
• ❝  the sun is hot, so am i.  ❞
• ❝  i’m as free as a honeybee.  ❞
• ❝  what we have, we have to share.  ❞
• ❝  i’ll give you a song for free, ‘cuz that’s how life oughta be.  ❞
• ❝  he could make you see how the world could be, in spite of the way that it is.  ❞
• ❝  i was alone so long i didn’t even know that i was lonely.  ❞
• ❝  this is how it’s always been.  ❞
• ❝  all i’ve ever known is how to hold my own.  ❞
• ❝  i wanna hold you.  ❞
• ❝  takes a lot of medicine to make it through the wintertime.  ❞
• ❝  everybody’s hungry, everybody’s tired.  ❞
• ❝  kinda makes you wonder how it feels.  ❞
• ❝  if you wanna keep your head, you gotta keep your head low.  ❞
• ❝  in the coldest time of year, why is it so hot down here?  ❞
• ❝  it ain’t right and it ain’t natural.  ❞
• ❝  i recall there was a time we were happy, you and i.  ❞
• ❝  everything i do, i do it for the love of you.  ❞
• ❝  if you don’t even want my love, i’ll give it to someone who does.  ❞
• ❝  hey, little songbird, gimme a song.  ❞
• ❝  i wanna lie down forever.  ❞
• ❝  weren’t we birds of a feather?  ❞
• ❝  help yourself, to hell with the rest. even the one who loves you best.  ❞
• ❝  ain’t nobody but yourself to trust.  ❞
• ❝  aim for the heart, shoot to kill. if you don’t do it then the other one will.  ❞
• ❝  cast your eyes to heaven, you get a knife in the back.  ❞
• ❝  wouldn’t you have done the same?  ❞
• ❝  wait for me, i’m coming with you.  ❞
• ❝  when’s the last time you saw the sky?  ❞
• ❝  wipe away your tears.  ❞
• ❝  you sell your soul, you get your due.  ❞
• ❝  but don’t you see? it’s different with me.  ❞
• ❝  there must be some mistake!  ❞
• ❝  it was a mistake, alright. and now you gotta pay for it, for the rest of your life.  ❞
• ❝  a lot can happen behind closed doors.  ❞
• ❝  is anybody listening?  ❞
• ❝  nothing can wake me now.  ❞
• ❝  why are you getting on your knees?  ❞
• ❝  i’m asking you to marry me. marry me, say ‘i do’. i came all this way to ask you to.  ❞
• ❝  the two of us, you and me. that’s how it would have been, if the world was different.  ❞
• ❝  it ain’t no use; you’re bound to lose.  ❞
• ❝  is it true what they say?  ❞
• ❝  how long have we been married?  ❞
• ❝  i don’t mind if you look at other girls now and then.  ❞
• ❝  how does the sun even fit in the sky?  ❞
• ❝  love is not a gilded cage.  ❞
• ❝  soldier on and then the war will bring us peace.  ❞
• ❝  the heart of a man is a simple one.  ❞
• ❝  gotta think quick, gotta save face.  ❞
• ❝  what you gonna do now?  ❞
• ❝  men are fools, men are frail. give them the rope and they’ll hang themselves.  ❞
• ❝  with his kiss, the riot starts.  ❞
• ❝  you said that you would stay with me.  ❞
• ❝  can’t promise you fair sky above. can’t promise you kind road below. but i’ll walk with you, my love, any way the wind blows.  ❞
• ❝  just keep singing.  ❞
• ❝  the coldest night of the coldest year comes right before the spring.  ❞
• ❝  doubt comes in and my heart falters.  ❞
• ❝  you’re early.  ❞
• ❝  i missed you.  ❞
• ❝  pour the wine and raise a cup.  ❞

your muse is drinking with mine and has been given the chance to question my muse anything they want to know. some may be triggering, others won’t. send me a 🍻+ the question you want to ask my muse for a tipsy, drunken ( honest ) answer.

• “ what’s holding you back in life ?”
• “ is everything alright? ”
• “ when did you choose to give up ?”
• “ what’s the kinkiest thing you have ever done ?”
• “ how many have you slept with ?”
• “ what’s your biggest secret ?”
• “ do you believe in love ?”
• “ what’s the meanest thing you have done ?”
• “ what scares you more than anything ?”
• “ have you ever considered running away ?”
• “ do you love me ?”
• “ what’s your dirtiest fantasy ?”
• “ who hurt you ?”
• “ what made you this way ?”
• “ is there anyone special in your life ?”
• “ why are you always smiling ?”
• “ what lie have you told that hurt someone ?”
• “ if you could do anything in world, what would it be ?”
• “ who are you, really ?”
• “ is there anything you regret ?”
• “ what’s your biggest regret ?”
• “ tell me about your first kiss ?”
• “ what is your deepest, darkest fear ?”
• “ is there anyone you regret kissing ?”
• “ have you ever cheated, or been cheated on ?”
• “ what is the most embarrassing thing in your room ?”
• “ who have you loved, but they didn’t love you back ?”
• “ is there something you have never told anyone ?”
• “ when was the last time you cried ?”
• “ how come you keep running away ?”
• “ have you ever made someone cry ?”
• “ if anything, what makes you hate a person ?”
• “ what takes for you to fall in love, trust someone ?”
• “ do you believe in true love ?”
• “ what have you done that people would judge you most for doing ?”
• “ do you regret letting me close ?”
• “ is there someone you have a crush on ?”
• “ what is the strangest place you have ever had sex ?”
• “ tell me your most awkward date story ?”
• “ do you ever get scared ?”
• “ what do you really think of life ?”
• add your own for further development.

““When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.””