Forlorn

As you have probably observed, I am a self-proclaimed music fanatic. But more specifically, a sad song fanatic. I have about a hundred favorite songs, and ninety-nine of them are so sad that they make you want to drive off the nearest intersection blind-folded in the pouring rain. I usually resist the urge. But just barely.

That little Taylor Swift can write the sad ones with the best of them. "Breathe" is by far the best song that she's ever written. It has lyrics like, "You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand", and "People are people and sometimes we change our minds, but it's killing me to see you go after all this time" It's beautifully written and most of us sentimentalists can relate so closely that it feels like she took the words right out of our brains.

You should all know The Beatles, "Yesterday" by heart, and if you don't...well then shame on you.

"Separate Lives" by Phil Collins. Google that shit. Mr. Collins knows a thing or two about heartbreak. He caught his first wife cheating on him with their decorator. This song verifies what we already know...things keep us connected throughout the years, and they don't change just because of heartbreak and other loves. It's sacred.

John Mayer is hands down my favorite pensive writer...although I'm sure I'm biased. Let's go back to my roots with "Comfortable." If this one doesn't pull at your heart strings than you have none. I am partial to "Come Back to Bed," "Back to You," and "Split Screen Sadness." Some of my favorite lyrics...
-Ninety-eight and six degrees of separation from you
-I'm sleeping in my bed with your silhouette
-I can't find where the moment went wrong at all
-Can't remember what went wrong last September, though I'm sure that you'd remind me if you had to
-All you need is love is a lie cause' we had love but we still said goodbye...now we're tired, battered fighters
(I could probably go all day on this one)


"Heart of the Matter" by Don Henley. I have to stop what I'm doing and listen. With any luck I'm in my car...that way I can sing my lungs out.

Rob Thomas is a man of my own heart. "Back to Good," and the little known "Rest Stop" are equally awesome.

A few others that can cost you some tears:
"The Scientist" by Coldplay. This one is a give in.
"Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak. One part insanity, two parts sexy.
"The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice. ahhhhh
"Anytime" by Brian McKnight
"My Immortal" by Evanescense
"Still be Losing You" by Randy Rogers
"Loving You Against my Will" Gary Allan

I should probably rip my radio out of my car.
Perhaps one day I will blog about sunshine and rainbows. But I wouldn't hold my breath.