( in no particular order )
a thread cut with a carving knife — stars
this song saved my life multiple times;
it also made stars my favourite band, which was why i was so desperate to see them live and i'm so damn glad i did. i was kinda bummed that they didn't play this, but the entire show was perfect so i can't really complain i suppose
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bananaman — glen hansard
this song makes me happy in a ridiculous way ( and it annoys the heck out of everyone i know )
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we used to wait — arcade fire
i believe this was the very first arcade fire song i heard. i was going through a very rough patch circa 2011; when i found this on youtube i had a breakdown of sorts, but it taught me to fight for what i believed in ( i.e. design school, amongst other things )
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shout — tears for fears
songs from the big chair was literally the soundtrack of my childhood ( my dad played the entire album almost all the time in the car ), and this track in particular holds a very special place in my heart.
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landlocked blues — bright eyes
it is okay to be sad, it is okay to want to run away
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fade into you — mazzy star
it's a little embarrassing to say that i heard this at the end of a very sappy episode of CSI: miami a few years back ( odd hormones at work here ) so i googled the lyrics. which also led to this whole ~*i can't listen to local radio anymore because 80% of the ~*music*~ they put on there is junk*~ thing
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help i'm alive — metric
hope
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calendar girl — stars
when i feel a little bit sad and am about to relapse back into the horrible corner in my mind i listen to this and feel a little bit better
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wake up — arcade fire
i get the chills whenever i listen to this ( in a good way ). it makes me hopeful.
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life in vain — daniel johnston
this performance is amazing; also it makes me question myself a lot
