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Pearl Jam's Future Days and the opening lyrics, "If I ever were to lose you / I'd surely lose myself" were a big part of the video game The Last of Us Part II, with thematic weight. In the game, the outbreak happened around the time the song was actually released, 2013, and live versions of the song were available.
In HBO's The Last of Us TV show, they changed the outbreak to 2003, so some say it doesn't make sense to use a song that wasn't around until a decade later. I don't think it matters. Joel could have heard it somewhere. It isn't like we've had a fungal outbreak, so who cares what year a song is from?
Still, if they want to replace it, there are plenty of good song. I thought Johnny Cash's version of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt would be a good choice. Johnny Cash passed away September 12, 2003. Outbreak day in the show was September 26, 2003. That seems fitting. And the lines, "I hurt myself today / To see if I still feel" and "What have I become / My sweetest friend / Everyone I know / Goes away in the end" also fit with the themes of the second game and second season.
This is just a quick mock-up with a bad midi guitar and vocals by Solaria, one of the vocal instrument Synthesizer V's voices, because it is past my bedtime! I don't think it sounds too bad. I might even dig out my guitar and finish it.
I think Ashley Johnson should do a version, even if it isn't for the game or show.

Hurt (as if sung by Ellie from The Last Of Us)

Like A Fool - Keira Knightley (A track from 'Begin Again')

© 2018 original / 2024 remix/master Janice Merritt, Bud Merritt & Peter Fulham
Janice: lead & BGV’s / melody / arrangement
Peter: lead & rhythm guitars / arrangement
Bud: lyric / RealTRacks/RealDrums* / mix, mastering / arrangement
* Thanks to www.pgmusic.com

Halfway 
suit up, get ready, make a rare raid into reality
when you arrive you’ll find a different story
oh baby, you’ll beg, can’t we meet halfway?
i’m sorry, halfway’s a lot further than it used to be

a slight of hand brought you into my world
i could see you wanted to play me like a fine fiddle
making so many promises you would never fulfill
you saw another girl’s spirit to cripple

i knew you weren’t ready for a strong woman
for some reason I let you have your little taste
now no tears, no calls, no messages, just go
i don’t have any more time to waste

suit up, get ready, make a rare raid into reality
when you arrive you’ll find a different story
oh baby, you’ll beg, can’t we meet halfway?
i’m sorry, halfway’s a lot further than it used to be

Halfway

 ［Verse 1］
I bloom in shadows where no one goes,
Wrapped in petals, the silence grows.
No need for voices, no need for eyes,
I learned to shine beneath the skies.
［Chorus］
In bloom, alone — still I rise,
Soft as the ache behind goodbyes.
No applause, no light to claim,
Just me, the flowers, and my name.
［Verse 2］
You never saw the garden I made,
In quiet corners where dreams fade.
But even there, I found my glow,
A secret fire the cold won’t know.
［Chorus］
In bloom, alone — still I rise,
Soft as the ache behind goodbyes.
No applause, no light to claim,
Just me, the flowers, and my name.
［ Outro］
So if you pass and see me still,
Know I have loved, and always will.
Not every bloom needs to be shown,
Some of us live, in bloom, alone.

In Bloom  Alone

AURORA performing Half the World Away with her band on acoustic guitar, November 28!

AURORA - "Half The World Away" (Acoustic)

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Hurt (as if sung by Ellie from The Last Of Us)

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