Its 7AM, still dark out, and you’re half asleep driving on New Circle Road. You want more sleep, you want to stay home, you want to not talk to anyone. This is my morning melancholy, and I felt it fitting to create a playlist to match this mood.
Lua by Bright Eyes
Favorite lyric: Yeah but me I'm not a gamble
You can count on me to split
But what I tell you in the evening
By the morning won't make sense
Function: Starts out the car ride softly, not that sad yet, just a little bittersweet.
Delicate by Damien Rice
Favorite lyric: And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Function: Now we’re getting reflective, wondering why people say things they can’t follow through on
Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead
Favorite lyric: she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself
It wears her out
Function: just brings together the overall tired mood, the desire to be somewhere else
First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes
Favorite lyric: I'm glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy
Function: still tired, but at least now we’re thinking beyond ourselves, and thinking about who we wished we would be with right now, and how they would make everything better
All I Want by Kodaline
Favorite lyric: When you said your last goodbye
I died a little bit inside
You took my soul wiped it clean
Our love was made for movie screens
Function: reflective, bittersweet, really great song overall. Reminds you of the worst and best moments of your life.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
Favorite lyric: And I held my tongue as she told me,
Son, fear is the heart of love, so I never went back
Function: sad, but reassuring. Makes you think about if you’ll enter the dark alone or with someone by your side.
Videotape by Radiohead
Favorite lyric: This is one for the good days
And I have it all here
In red, blue, green
Red, blue, green
Function: definitely reflective and the song just kinda sweeps over you. Perfect for when you’re tired and all you can do is listen.
We Are Nowhere and It's Now by Bright Eyes
Favorite lyric: Why are you scared to dream of God
When it's salvation that you want?
You see stars that clear have been dead for years
But the idea just lives on
Function: like Delicate by Damien Rice. Kinda makes you think about how hypocritical people are.
How to Disappear Completely by Radiohead
Favorite lyric: I'm not here
This isn't happening
Function: We are near the end of the car ride and have reached peak sadness, peak regret, and peak denial.
forever//over by EDEN
Favorite lyric: And I haven't seen your face or heard your voice in so long
So, so long
We had a good run, it's over now
Function: ties up the car ride nicely: reflective, makes you miss someone in a tired sort of way because you’ve missed them so long. Definitely melancholic.
this is fantastic
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