I just finished reading the first three books of the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer. It was amazing. But I’m saving my big critique until Sheena finishes them so I don’t spoil everything.
However, since I’ve finished them and the final installment is still months away, I’ve been lackadaisical. I realize it’s because I connected with the characters on such a level that having them gone is like having your best friend just up and move away without saying goodbye.
In honor of that unsettled feeling, here are the songs I like to listen to when I’m in that melancholy, I-miss-my-friends mood.
‘Olala’ by Sensation Junkies: My favorite line from this is ‘I may not amount to much more than a smile and a memory.’ It always reminds me of the friends who have come and gone who really are no more than a smile and a memory. I know I’m little more than that to some people. But that’s life, right?
‘Lonely Day’ by System of a Down: Surprisingly emo for them, but still really good. The line ‘And if you go, I want to go with you, and if you die, I want to die with you, take your hand and walk away’ always makes me misty. Combine haunting vocals, intricate and flowing guitar work and heady lyrics and you have the perfect tearjerker from a band not known for tearjerkers.
‘Feel it Now’ by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: I literally just heard this song. It was playing during the wind down of BONES. I may or may not have started crying. A few choice lines: ‘I’m on my own, I’m sure I’ll feel it now’ and ‘I leave myself behind in pieces, I know you’ll need them when I’m gone’
‘The Days of the Phoenix’ by AFI: OK, so AFI never fails to make me feel better about life in general. The video for this song is crazy distracting because the cameraman feels the need to zoom in on Davey’s crotch every five seconds. Some of my favorite lines are ‘I fell into yesterday, our dreams seemed not far away, I want to, I want to, I want to stay, I fell into a fantasy’ and ‘Nothing could touch us then, no one could change us then, and everyone was dancing, nothing could hurt us then, no one could see us then, and everyone was dancing’
‘At the Stars’ by Better Than Ezra: This was one of my favorite songs while I was in Chicago, when I actually had a shore to consider. I was also in a quasi maybe might be a relationship with a dude I met on the Web. Yeah, that was a proud moment. My favorite lines are still, ‘I’ve already found that everybody loves to love you when you’re far away’ and ‘Blame us because we are who are, hate us because you’ll never get that far’
‘Snow (Hey Oh)’ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers: You cannot be sad while listening to this song. It is impossible. I feel all happy and bouncy. And I sing along. LOUDLY. The line ‘When I sit alone, come get a little know, but I need more than myself this time’ always reminds me that it’s totally OK to bitch to my friends. They’ll love me regardless.
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