A 'feel better' playlist.
Dec. 8th, 2011 10:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
moonvoiceGlen and I got some unexpected bad news yesterday, and it's been a pretty bleak end of the year. On top of that, several close friends are going through awful, or truly tragic circumstances. So I decided to make a playlist of songs that cheer me up.
I hope some of them cheer you up too. :)
Very unfortunately, Dreamwidth is not letting me embed the Grooveshark widget; but you can follow this URL directly to the playlist, and then press 'play all.'
fun. – Be Calm
Oh be calm.
Be calm.
I know you feel like you are breaking down.
I know that it gets so hard sometimes,
Be calm.
Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.
You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive
And everything's wrong
It just gets so hard sometimes
Be calm.
I don't remember much that night,
Just walking, thinking fondly of you
Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game
Make a little money, take a lot of shit
Feel real bad, then get over it
This will be a better year
Oh I keep pushing boulders
I stay game till sun'll shake my shoulders
Oh, I keep feeling older
I stay game, stay game, stay game
playradioplay! – I Am A Pirate, You Are A Princess
I am a pirate you are a princess
we could sail the seven seas
bring back some presents
for all the people
everyone will love us even Courtney will love us
Nada Surf – See These Bones
I feel rain in the movies
in the talk before the screen lights
I hear strings in the park.
I don't like to call or write
except when it’ too late at night
I mostly just think in the dark
look alive, see these bones
what you are now, we were once
just like we are, you'll be dust
and just like we are, permanent.
The Whitlams – Thank You (For Loving Me At My Worst)
I said ‘Thank you, thank you for loving me at my worst.’
If this isn’t love, it’s very close.
Can you hear the world is waking up?
Can we be crazy for a few more years?
Have I got them in me?
The Format – If Work Permits
It’s a shame what your father did to your brother’s head,
he smashed it with a telephone
and your mother got scared and locked the door
you were only four, but lord you remember it.
So now you’re scared of love,
I’m here to tell you love’s not some fucking blood on the receiver:
Love is speaking in code.
It’s an inside joke.
Love is coming home.
Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
I fell in love again
Harvey Danger – Happiness Writes White
Arielle, 11:30, I don’t wanna go to sleep!
Turn the TV off already, curse the hours we have to keep.
As you know, I’ve never been a confident man,
I’ve been in the tall grass all my life until you came along
now there’s one less thing wrong even though
happiness writes white.
They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
who watches over you,
make a little birdhouse in your soul.
Not to put too fine a point on it,
say I’m the only bee in your bonnet,
make a little birdhouse in your soul.
The Boy Least Likely To – Every Goliath Has Its David
I'm trying to balance on an upturned milk crate
As I fumble with my catapult
And my hands are trembling as I try to aim it
But every Goliath has its David
And I know kung fu
And I'm not afraid of you
'cause I might be small
But I'm not a coward
I've got puppy powers
That I'm not afraid to use
fun. – We Are Young
We are young
So let's the set the world on fire
we can burn brighter
than the sun
Jonsi – Sticks and Stones
Eyes open wide, blinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, green and yellow
Rainbow colours! Do not hide, see the view!
The Uglysuit – Everyone Now Has A Smile
Light, blinding light,
it's true
it's all over you.
And this time
as you show your eyes
the night breaks into a song
"All the enemies are gone
so long, so long
we fought in the dark for too long
and now that you're here, you're light
is all of the love we need."
I hope some of them cheer you up too. :)
Very unfortunately, Dreamwidth is not letting me embed the Grooveshark widget; but you can follow this URL directly to the playlist, and then press 'play all.'
fun. – Be Calm
Oh be calm.
Be calm.
I know you feel like you are breaking down.
I know that it gets so hard sometimes,
Be calm.
Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.
You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive
And everything's wrong
It just gets so hard sometimes
Be calm.
I don't remember much that night,
Just walking, thinking fondly of you
Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game
Make a little money, take a lot of shit
Feel real bad, then get over it
This will be a better year
Oh I keep pushing boulders
I stay game till sun'll shake my shoulders
Oh, I keep feeling older
I stay game, stay game, stay game
playradioplay! – I Am A Pirate, You Are A Princess
I am a pirate you are a princess
we could sail the seven seas
bring back some presents
for all the people
everyone will love us even Courtney will love us
Nada Surf – See These Bones
I feel rain in the movies
in the talk before the screen lights
I hear strings in the park.
I don't like to call or write
except when it’ too late at night
I mostly just think in the dark
look alive, see these bones
what you are now, we were once
just like we are, you'll be dust
and just like we are, permanent.
The Whitlams – Thank You (For Loving Me At My Worst)
I said ‘Thank you, thank you for loving me at my worst.’
If this isn’t love, it’s very close.
Can you hear the world is waking up?
Can we be crazy for a few more years?
Have I got them in me?
The Format – If Work Permits
It’s a shame what your father did to your brother’s head,
he smashed it with a telephone
and your mother got scared and locked the door
you were only four, but lord you remember it.
So now you’re scared of love,
I’m here to tell you love’s not some fucking blood on the receiver:
Love is speaking in code.
It’s an inside joke.
Love is coming home.
Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
I fell in love again
Harvey Danger – Happiness Writes White
Arielle, 11:30, I don’t wanna go to sleep!
Turn the TV off already, curse the hours we have to keep.
As you know, I’ve never been a confident man,
I’ve been in the tall grass all my life until you came along
now there’s one less thing wrong even though
happiness writes white.
They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
who watches over you,
make a little birdhouse in your soul.
Not to put too fine a point on it,
say I’m the only bee in your bonnet,
make a little birdhouse in your soul.
The Boy Least Likely To – Every Goliath Has Its David
I'm trying to balance on an upturned milk crate
As I fumble with my catapult
And my hands are trembling as I try to aim it
But every Goliath has its David
And I know kung fu
And I'm not afraid of you
'cause I might be small
But I'm not a coward
I've got puppy powers
That I'm not afraid to use
fun. – We Are Young
We are young
So let's the set the world on fire
we can burn brighter
than the sun
Jonsi – Sticks and Stones
Eyes open wide, blinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, green and yellow
Rainbow colours! Do not hide, see the view!
The Uglysuit – Everyone Now Has A Smile
Light, blinding light,
it's true
it's all over you.
And this time
as you show your eyes
the night breaks into a song
"All the enemies are gone
so long, so long
we fought in the dark for too long
and now that you're here, you're light
is all of the love we need."
