Songs and Inspirations
Emily Henry original songs and their inspirations:
| Song Title |
Inspiration | Additional Details | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | About the eponymous Alice in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland | Lyrics | Acoustic Sessions |
| A Little Bit Longer | It's a song about making out; specifically, this display of affection was beside an ATM outside of a bank. | ||
| All I Want Is You | |||
| Angelfall | An original story song by teen!Emily about people in an unequal messy power dynamics relationship who shouldn’t be together and maybe don’t even like each other. It also works well for any 'ships with “weird angel stuff”. Thanks to Dr. Kooples for lovingly bullying baby Emily into finishing the song! | Written as a teenager | |
| Bad for Me | Maybe about a guy, but probably about a beer. | Matchsticks | |
| Birds Without Wings | Inspired by Benton Fraser of the tv show Due South, also inspired by a school project to write in as many book titles as possible | ||
| Blue | Written for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's variant of Loki; specifically, the variant starring in the eponymous Disney+ series Loki | The Weather in "Welcome to Night Vale" episode 247 "Rerun" | The New World |
| Bored | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| Bright Eyed Child | A lullaby written about baby Augustus Caesar | ||
| Bringing It With You | Written about Will Graham and Hannibal Lector from the television series Hannibal in the parking lot of The Birchmere theater after seeing Patty Griffin perform, inspired by her style. | Matchsticks | |
| Build Me a Boat | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | ||
| Bullfighter | A song-writing-assignment gone Wikipedia-drain-circling, the songs is purportedly about Mussolini (yes, that Mussolini) admiring and crushing over Augustus Caesar and bull-fighting in the amphitheater. | ||
| Daisy Chain | Written in tribute to Daniel Jackson from Stargate SG-1, though specifically regarding a particular fanfic featuring the character. | ||
| Dance With Me | Based on the romance in The Great Greene Heist by Vatican Johnson | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Dark Water | Half about Will Graham, and half about the play Venus in Fur | Matchsticks | |
| Down to Me | Inspired by Supernatural's Season 3 in which protagonist Dean is chased by hell hounds. | 2011 Demo | |
| Eleven | Based on the 2001 movie Ocean's Eleven and the found family nature of the crew. | Acoustic Sessions | |
| Family | Inspired by the television series Community, and another found-family tribute. | Acoustic Sessions | |
| Glass Rose | Carries vibes from Beauty & the Beast and the image of a princess trapped in glass and uses part of a melody from the score of A Knight's Tale. Written while walking around a Home Depot. | ||
| Golem | About a character in the television series Spooks | ||
| Good Enough | Based on Person of Interest | Twitch clip | Patreon Recordings 2024 |
| Goodbye | |||
| Hail Mary | 2011 Demo | ||
| Hands | Based on the episodes of the television series Spooks which star Richard Armitage | Matchsticks | |
| High Wire | Inspired by the Canadian television series Due South, with the guitar riff borrowed from Dimitri Martin. | 2011 Demo | |
| Higher Ground | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| History | Inspired by the character Zuko from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and his arc that sees him at odds with his father's orders. | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Holes | Little bit Veronica Mars, little bit of a real-life relationship had by The Talent. | 2011 Demo | |
| Homes | About studying abroad in the city of Bath in the United Kingdom | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| How It Feels | Inspired by the TV show: "Our Flag Means Death" on HBO Max | ||
| I Can't Take You Back | |||
| I Could Be More For You | This is inspired by the Marvel movie: Iron Man 2, from the perspective of Tony Stark, talking about his relationship with Pepper Potts | 2011 Demo | |
| I Don't Need You | 2011 Demo | ||
| I Know Why | 2011 Demo | ||
| In My Eyes | A song about trust and feeling safe and falling in love with a werewolf (aka Teen Wolf season 1). Favorite line about clawmarks in the door frame. Remember all those fun fan theories about werewolf eye color?? | Matchsticks | |
| In the Waiting | Inspired by the Chinese Drama: "The Untamed". Emily has written a 3500+ word primer about the show and placed it unlisted on her website, which is a totally normal response to the show. | The New World | |
| I See the Light | The New World | ||
| June | A song about mourning the dreams of what could have been. | 2011 Demo | |
| Just Once | 2011 Demo | ||
| Las Vegas (a capella version) | |||
| Light Em Up | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| Little One | A gentle lullaby for those coming out to themselves late in life. | ||
| Long Game | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| Look How Far You've Come | Partially inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and also a song for anyone who is going through a hard time. | Acoustic Sessions and Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Love Lines | |||
| Lydia | A song about Lydia Bennet from Pride and Prejudice, specifically the version of her from "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries". | ||
| Mixed Fruits | 2011 Demo | ||
| Not Made for Goodbyes | |||
| No Way Out | About the Brothers from "The Untamed" | ||
| Ooh | This is about making out | ||
| Paris | Acoustic Sessions | ||
| Reach Out | Inspired by the podcast: "The Adventure Zone - Balance Campaign" by The McElroys | The New World | |
| Runaround | |||
| Running After You | A song about Martha Jones from Doctor Who, and her relationship with the Tenth Doctor. | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Same Old Thing | A Rapunzel song, and an accidental Pandemic Mood. | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Separate | Matchsticks | ||
| Shine | A bespoke song, written with help from Sean, for his wife Eyre; to celebrate their wedding anniversary | ||
| Shut the Door | a rare song not inspired by a specific media or story or life event. Written for the vibes as part of the year of song writing project. | ||
| Sisyphus | Acoustic Sessions | ||
| Slippage | The abrupt stop at the end of its current version was suggested by Dr Kooples, longtime friend to Emily and overall genius. | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Something Better | Inspired a friend of a friend to break up with her boyfriend. | ||
| Sparks & Flashes | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| Stoplight | The New World | ||
| Strong | Strong is based on the characters from Covert Affair, a show that was part of the USA Network "Characters Welcome" summer series. Stong Characters Twitch Clip | Patreon Recordings 2024 | |
| Sway | 2011 Demo | ||
| Taken Away | POV of John Sheppard from tv show Stargate Atlantis. | ||
| Take You At Your Word | |||
| Thank Me Later | A song about the very specific daydream of running into your fave celebrity in an airport/train station/coffee shop, hitting it off, and convincing them that being with you is much better than their current (clearly inferior) relationship. | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| Thank You | |||
| The First Time | About all the favorite necromancers, including The Untamed | Patreon Recordings 2022-2023 | |
| The Merchant | Inspired by "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare | ||
| The No Song | About kicking boys to the curb! | written by teen Emily, grown Emily usually refuses to play it, so hearing it on stream is a very special occasion! (you can get your own copy via patreon!) | |
| The Snow Queen | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| The Sound | Inspired by "A Hope Divided" by Alyssa Cole, Book 2 in The Loyal League series. | The New World | |
| The Wine Is Dark | Inspired by the novel "The Vintner's Luck" by Elizabeth Knox. | ||
| Tomb | Patreon Recordings 2024 | ||
| Two | A response to receiving a text from an ex after many years, this is a rare personally-inspired song. | ||
| Two Steps Back | |||
| Unexpected | |||
| Valentine | |||
| Wake Up | A song about Norman Bates from the movie "Psycho". | ||
| Weather (All In) | This was written and performed for her best friend Piper, during her wedding | Acoustic Sessions | |
| Why Waste Time | The New World | ||
| Yes And | |||
| You and I | |||
| Your Side | This is about Merle from "The Adventure Zone" (TAZ) Podcast by the McElroys | The New World | |
| Falling for Fiction | Co-written with AubrynMusic | ||
| Voyagers | Written together with Twitch chat | ||
| Loki |