This all came to me when SavageSloths13 as well as _TravellingThoughts_ commented the lyrics to a Shawn Mendes song which related to a situation in the book.
It struck me that actually, most of his songs fit into Popular Nerd one way or another.
So after listening to ALL of his songs again- like literally I have everyone on my phone.
I thought I would share with you 15 Shawn Mendes songs and lyrics that match events in my story.
If you don't know who Shawn Mendes is then look him up and cry that your life isn't complete. (He is my life no joke I love him!)
Here we go...
P.S IT WILL CONTAIN SPOILER ALERTS FOR THE REST OF THE BOOK SO DON'T READ IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE STORY :)
1) Show you
Quote from song: Do I need to show you guess I gotta show you
Nathan had to prove to everyone he wasn't just a nerd. He showed the school he could be athletic and intelligent at the same time and he proved he could be himself.
2) Life of the party
Quote from song: We don't have to be ordinary, make your best mistakes
Nathan was different to everyone else, he was singled out as he didn't fit into a specific group like everyone else. But that is what attracted Paige.
Second quote: Take your shot it might be scary
Paige told Nathan to take a shot and be on the football team.
3) Stitches
Quote from song: You watch me bleed until I can't breathe, I'm shaking, falling onto my knees
Paige saw Nathan watching Josh best her up, but he didn't move.
4) Never be alone
Quote from song: Take, a piece of my heart, and make it all your own, so when we are apart, you'll never be alone
Nathan left Paige to go to college in Washington D.C. however they still cared about each other.
5) Kid in love
Quote from song: I know that we just met and maybe this is dumb, but it feels like there was something from the moment that we touched
When Paige went to Nathan's house for the first time- returning his phone- their hands touched and Paige liked it and felt a spark.
6) I don't even know your name
Quote from song: And I don't even know your name
Paige wanted to find out the name of the The School Nerd who Lacy and Josh were taking about.
7) Strings
Quote from song: And your the only girl who brings me back
Nathan feels, throughout the story, that he can only be his true self around Paige and she is the only person, not Laura, to bring him back to happiness.
8) Aftertaste
Quote from song: Turns out that no one can replace me. I'm permanent you can't erase me
Nathan couldn't date Paige while she was with Josh then he decided to go out with Laura. But Paige was always in his mind and couldn't be replaced as no other girl made him feel the same way.
9) Air (Feat. Astrid)
Quote from song: Used to think that we would last forever, how could I have been so wrong?
Paige had thought that Josh was amazing and that they were a great couple until she knew the truth that he is an idiot and a cheating jerk. Which we all knew (Insert The Vamps lyrics for Cheater!)
10) Crazy
Quote from song: I've been making someone wait for me
Paige was waiting for Nathan to stop acting like a jerk and for him to be single again as he was dating Laura.
11) A little too much
Quote from song: She knew that she would be OK, so she didn't let it get in her way
Paige wanted to be with Nathan and took the ticket to Washington D.C. to him in attempt to bring him back. She didn't let Josh or her mom get in her way from trying to get him back in her life.
12) This is what it takes
Quote from song: Underneath the darkness, there's a light that's trying so hard to be seen
Paige knew there was more to Nathan- a light- that no one else saw. She was the one to discover his true self and was right about him.
13) Bring it back
Quote from song: You've been coming up strong lately and I can feel it there... You've been thinking you've gotta another shot at me thinking possibly some how
Josh tried to get Paige back but he was being forceful and threatening. He was also physically strong when trying to get her to be his girlfriend again.
14) Imagination
Quote from song: Can't get my mouth to say the words the wanna say to you
When Nathan first saw Paige, in the classroom before she finds his phone on the floor, he was stuttering and really nervous around her. He couldn't speak to her.
15) Treat you better
Quote from song: I know he's just not right for you. And you can tell me if I'm off but I see it on your face when you say that he's the one that you want. And you're spending all your time in this wrong situation and anytime you want it to stop.
I know I can treat you better than he can. And any girl like you deserves a gentleman.
Nathan was the one to comfort Paige when she found out Josh cheated on her. He told her Josh didn't deserve her and he knew all along that she never loved him. And we all knew, he could treat her better, better than Josh can 😉
Yey that is all 15!!!!
There are obvs more Shawn Mendes songs. For example:
• One of those nights
• Weight
• Something big
• Believe
• I know what you did last summer
• Memories
• Act like you love me
• Running low......
And so on.
If you can find a lyric in those songs I missed, please tell me in the comments how it can relate to Popular Nerd.
Maybe Shawn Mendes should sing the theme song if this is ever made into a movie.
Lol!
Hope you enjoyed this extra part. Please tell me which lyric/ song you felt fits the story best!
Love you all.
From Vic xx