Happy Monday Everyone!! This Monday I decided to switch it up and make a post about one of my playlists and why I love it so much when I’m in a sad mood. I’m not in a sad mood today, but I was just thinking on my drive to work that I should upload a collection of songs that mean a lot to me when I’m in a certain mood. So here you have it, my first playlist.
“Don’t Bother” by Shakira
She’s been to private school (truth)
And she speaks perfect French Spanish in my case
She’s got the perfect friends (of course I do!!)
Oh isn’t she cool
So don’t bother
I won’t die of deception
I promise you won’t ever see me cry
Don’t feel sorry
And don’t bother
I’ll be fine (I have a way of turning every song in to me. The good parts of the song and the bad parts. Obviously this is a breakup song. But I love how Shakira looks in this song and especially the part when she smashes his car. )
“Never Again” by Kelly Clarkson
I would never wish bad things, but I don’t wish you well (probably of my favorite song lines ever)
Does it hurt to know I’ll never be there
Bet it sucks, to see my face everywhere (I always tell myself I’m going to be famous and when I am he’s gonna hurt)
It was you, who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you would do
And don’t say, you simply lost your way
She may believe you but I never will
Never again (Obviously another breakup song. But this one reminds me to never go back to the guy after we break up and that he’s only going to make me stronger. After all, it’s called a breakup because it’s broken.)
“I Still Miss You” by Keith Anderson
I’ve talked to friends
Talked to myself
Talked to God
I prayed like hell
But i still miss you
I tried sober I tried drinkin’
I’ve been strong and I’ve been weak
But I still miss you.
I’ve done everything move on like I’m supposed to
I’d give anything for one more minute with you
I still miss you
I still miss you baby
I never knew til you were gone
How many pages you were on (We may be over but you have no idea how much of you I still carry with me)
It never ends I keep turning
And line after line and you are there again
I don’t know how to let you go
You are so deep down in my soul
I feel helpless so hopeless
Its a door that never closes
No I don’t know how to do this (This was the song my HS boyfriend and I picked out when I was going to college and how hard it was going to be to leave each other. Good thing this song doesn’t play often because I always blast it and it makes me feel sad. Therefore, I only play it when I’m sad)
“Lucky” by Brittney Spears
She’s so lucky, she’s a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there’s nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night (Do I really need to say any more about this song? It says she’s a star. Which obviously I am. That’s my name. I remember seeing this music video when I was a kid and thinking how awesome it was. Brittney is one of my favorites.
“The Truth” by Jason Aldean
Tell ’em that I must be into somethin’ bad for me
‘Cause I sure lost a lot of weight
Just don’t tell ’em I’ve gone crazy
That I’m still strung out over you
Tell ’em anythin’ you want to
Just don’t tell ’em all the truth
Yeah, don’t tell ’em all the truth
I still need you
Yeah, that’s the truth
I still love you
Baby, that’s the truth (Ok so obviously a lot of the songs on here are breakup songs. Which makes sense because usually people are sad when you break up. There was a long time that this song brought up bad memories- and some wild memories as well. There was one night a few summers ago that I heard this song on repeat close to 40 times. It was counted. Yeah, that’s the truth.)
“My Happy Ending” by Avril Lavigne
It’s nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It’s nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending (I haven’t listened to a lot of Avril in a long time. I played this song on YouTube a few times last week. But I remember a time when I listened to this song all the time. The “meant to be but we lost it part is possibly the saddest thing ever. I remember that feeling. Good thing is that it goes away. The bad news is that it resurfaces with different people from time to time.)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert
I cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors
I screamed his name ‘til the neighbors called the cops
I numbed the pain at the expense of my liver
Don’t know what I did next, all I know I couldn’t stop
Don’t matter how you feel, it only matters how you look (Isn’t this true? I feel like for multiple reasons. 1) You try to look good after a breakup to make your now-ex and about what he lost. 2) You need to look good to atract other people. 3)Look good, feel good.)
Can’t get revenge and keep a spotless reputation (I love this line, and who doesn’t love a little revenge every once and awhile.)
Sometimes revenge’s just a choice you gotta make
Go and fix your make up, girl, it’s just a break up
Run and hide your crazy and start actin’ like a lady
‘Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain’t my mama’s broken heart
“We Are Stars” by The Pierces
We are islands,
Excuses to remain alone,
We are moons,
Throw ourselves around each other,
We are oceans,
Being controlled by the pull of another.
And I just wanna be loved by you,
Yeah I just wanna be loved by you,
I see nothing worse than to sail this universe without you. (This is usually the very first song I play when I’m in a sad mood. I first heard a song by the Pierces on Gossip Girl and then found this song. This song is so desperate in love to me. You just want the other person to love you and want to be with you because being without them would be impossible. It’s sad and it’s beautiful.)
“She Never Cried In Front Of Me” by Toby Keith
And I’ll always believe,
If she ever did cry for me,
They were tears that you can’t see,
You know the bad ones.
And now I
Can see why
She’s finally cryin.
How was I supposed to know?
She was slowly letting go?
If I was puttin her through her hell,
Hell I couldn’t tell.
She could’ve given me a sign,
Could’ve opened up my eyes.
How was I supposed to see?
She never cried in front of me.
With out a doubt,
I know now
How it outta be,
Now she’s gone
And it’s wrong,
And it bothers me. (I don’t have a whole lot to say about this song except for that the first time I heard it I had just broken up with my boyfriend and I heard this song and started crying. It’s how I hope all my ex’s feel when I get married.)
“The One That Got Away” by Katy Perry
I was June and you were my Johnny Cash (My high school boyfriend and I watched “Walk the Line” while we were dating. He had some drug problems and I was the good girl…as I’m sure you’ve discovered from my previous posts. Anyway, while we were watching the movie he commented on how we were like Johnny and June Cash and how even if we broke up we would always end up together because we belonged together….yeah, let’s talk about trying to erase that from my memory…don’t see that happening anytime…)
Never one without the other, we made a pact
Sometimes when I miss you
I put those records on
But in another life
I would be your girl
We’d keep all our promises
Be us against the world
In another life
I would make you stay
So I don’t have to say
You were the one that got away (The first time I watched this music video I think I cried a little. It takes me back to my high school love. Isn’t high school grand?)
“More Like Her” by Miranda Lambert
She’s beautiful in her simple little way
She don’t have too much to say when she gets mad
She understands she don’t let go of anything
Even when the pain gets really bad
Guess I should’ve been more like that (I’m pretty sure this song goes through every girl’s head when she goes through a breakup and see’s her ex dating a new girl.)
“Time Won’t Let Me Go” by The Bravery
Whenever I look back
On the best days of my life
I think I saw them all on T.V.
I am so homesick now for
Someone that I never knew
I am so homesick now for
Someplace I will never be
Time won’t let me go
Time won’t let me go
If I could do it all again
I’d go back and change everything
But time won’t let me go
All these precious moments
You promised me would come in time
So where was I when I missed mine? (Ok, so this is arguably the first non-breakup song on this list. But it is about going back to better times. And who doesn’t have a time in mind that they would go back to if you could? I would go back to when I was much younger. When I dreamed of growing up. When I didn’t have to worry about a relationship or a job or anything like that.)
“Cool” by Gwen Stefani
And after all the obstacles
It’s good to see you now with someone else
And it’s such a miracle that you and me are still good friends
After all that we’ve been through
I know we’re cool
We used to think it was impossible
Now you call me by my new last name
Memories seem like so long ago
Time always kills the pain
And I’ll be happy for you
If you can be happy for me
Circles and triangles,
and now we’re hangin’ out with your new girlfriend
So far from where we’ve been
I know we’re cool (I don’t have a whole lot to say about this song either…it just gives me hope that someday everything will work out and we’ll be close again because we were close before even though we couldn’t make it work in a romantic way)
“Tomorrow” by Chris Young
And tomorrow, I’m gonna listen
To that voice of reason inside my head telling me that we’re no good
But tonight I’m gonna give in one last time
Rock you strong in these arms of mine
Forget all the regrets that are bound to follow
We’re like fire and gasoline
I’m no good for you
You’re no good for me (Back to the story of my HS love. This song may as well have been our mantra.)
We only bring each other tears and sorrow
But tonight, I’m gonna love you like there’s no tomorrow
Baby when we’re good, you know we’re great
But there’s too much bad for us to think
that there’s anything worth trying to save
“You And Tequila” by Kenny Chesney
‘Cause you and Tequila make me crazy
Run like poison in my blood
One more night could kill me, baby
One is one too many, one more is never enough
When it comes to you
Oh, the damage I could do
It’s always your favorite sins
That do you in (Do I even need to keep commenting on these? I think you know where I’m going with it…)
“Try” by Pink
Funny how the heart can be deceiving
More than just a couple times
Why do we fall in love so easy?
Even when it’s not right
Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone’s bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn’t mean you’re gonna die
You’ve gotta get up and try, and try, and try
“Somewhere With You” by Kenny Chesney
If you’re going out with someone new
I’m going out with someone too
I won’t feel sorry for me, I’m getting drunk
But I’d much rather be somewhere with you
Laughing loud on a carnival ride, yeah
Driving around on a Saturday night
You made fun of me for singing my song
Got a hotel room just to turn you on
You said pick me up at three a.m.
You’re fighting with your mom again
And I’d go, I’d go, I’d go somewhere with you
I won’t sit outside your house
And wait for the lights to go out
Call up an ex to rescue me, climb in their bed
When I’d much rather sleep somewhere with you
Like we did on the beach last summer
When the rain came down and we took cover
Down in your car, out by the pier
You laid me down, whispered in my ear
I hate my life, hold on to me
Ah, if you ever decide to leave
Then I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go
xoxo