This has been an excruciating week. I’m dealing with some really heavy, soul crushing shit right now and I’m doing my fucking best. I’m doing the work, I promise, but I can’t tell you who I’ll be from one minute to the next. So today, this post is going to be a little different than my usual sad sack bullshit. Since things are currently so freakin’ heavy in my soul, I’m going to try to keep it light. I’m going to share some of the songs, and lyrics, that are on repeat in my earbuds that have helped me come out of the dark and heavy moments that feel unbearable…
Uncharted – Sara Bareilles – “but I’m so low, never knew how much I didn’t know, everything is uncharted…”
Calm Down – All Time Low – “everything’s fine if you pretend, bless this mess, hallelujah, but I’m about to lose it…”
Laundry Room – The Avett Brothers – “I am a breathing time machine…”
Mirrors – Justin Timberlake – “I can’t ever change without you, you reflect me, I love that about you…”
Easy on Me – Adele – “I know there is hope in these waters but I can’t bring myself to swim when I m drowning in this silence…”
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen – No lyrics necessary here, I mean…
Dark Side – Kelly Clarkson – “Please remind me who I really am…”
Tell Me I’m Alive – All Time Low – “I‘m messy, I’m reckless, I fuck shit up for breakfast…”
Kings and Queens – 30 Seconds to Mars – “The age of man is over, a darkness comes at dawn, these lessons that we’ve learned here have only just begun…”
Souls Like the Wheels – The Avett Brothers – “One little song, give me strength to leave the sad and the wrong, bury safely in the past where I’ve been living, alive but unforgiving…”
Shake It Out – Florence + the Machine – “And it’s hard to dance with the devil on your back, so shake him off…”
The Ballad of Mona Lisa – Panic! at the Disco – “Whoa, Mona Lisa, you’re guaranteed to run this town…”
Let Go – Frou Frou – “So let go, jump in, oh whatcha waiting for? it’s alright, ’cause there’s beauty in the breakdown…”
We Are Young – FUN. – “We can burn brighter than the sun…”
Do or Die – 30 Seconds to Mars – “Here and now, under the banner of heaven we dream out loud…”
When We Are Together – The 1975 – “The only time I feel I might get better is when we are together…”
Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie – “Chipping around, kick my brains around the floor, these are the days it never rains, but it pours…”
Don’t Worry – The 1975 – “When the pain flows through your heart and your bones, don’t worry darlin’ ’cause I’m here with you, don’t worry darlin’ the sun will shine through…”
As I’m typing this out I realize that maybe most of these are total downers? But like, you know when you just feel like shit and want to cry it out? I guess that’s what really helps me? Anyway, I’ll share some of the bops with you too. I’m not a total puddle of tears 24/7! I’m not sharing lyrics of these – just listen to them and dance!
A Party Ain’t A Party – Queen Pen
Time of Our Lives – Pitbull & Ne-Yo
Big Energy (Remix) – Latto & Mariah Carey
Shake Your Rump – Beastie Boys
Check On It – Beyonce
Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
Fat Bottom Girls – Queen
Yeah 3X – Chris Brown
Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic
Alright, that’s all I can muster up today. Hope if you’re feeling shitty that the sad songs help you cry it out. And if you’re feeling really good, just dance!
TALKING ON EGGSHELLS 