Tragedies and sadness teach us to be thankful for everything we have. For the things in life we’ve experienced. For the people in our lives. For the people who are no longer in our lives, who have taught us to learn from our mistakes and avoid making the ones that we have seen them make. One thing I’ve learned, though, is that denying what you’re feeling is not healthy.
These songs are for the times when you need a break from the world and want to step back for a moment to take a look at the person you have become to evaluate if you should make changes, or change your attitude. These are for the times you need a good long cry. When you’ve stayed strong for too long. Some are covers, some are original versions.
Here is my playlist of songs to listen to when life is less than great:
1. Fix You - Coldplay
2. Miles Away - Memphis May Fire
3. Beautiful Pain - Eminem, Sia
4. Dark on Fire - Turin Brakes
5. Habits - Tove Lo
6. If It Means a Lot to You - A Day to Remember
7. Goodnight Moon - Go Radio
8. Topics - Nevertheless
9. With Love - Christina Grimmie
10. Honestly - Cartel
11. Fly - Maddie & Tae
12. Remembering Sunday - All Time Low
13. Headlights - Eminem, Nate Ruess
14. Big Girls Cry - Sia
15. Hold On - Good Charlotte
16. Ripped Away - This Wild Life
17. The Other Side - Tonight Alive
18. Miserable at Best - Mayday Parade
19. The Burden - Weeping Willows
20. Oblivion - Bastille
21. Tonight I Wanna Cry - Keith Urban
22. Roads - Portishead
23. Misguided Ghosts - Paramore
24. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
25. Breathe Me - Sia
26. Alive - Escape The Fate
27. Only Love - PVRIS
28. Therapy - All Time Low
29. Migraine - Twenty One Pilots
30. San Diego - Blink 182
31. Heartache - ONE OK ROCK
32. Drown - Bring Me the Horizon
33. Empire - Jukebox the Ghost
34. Steal Away - Phil Coulter
35. Have You Seen Me Lately? - Counting Crows
36. Like We Used To - A Rocket To The Moon
37. 2 Chord - Sleeping with Sirens
38. Hero - Family of the Year
39. My Heart I Surrender - I Prevail
40. Loose Ends (cover) - This Wild Life
41. Terrible Things - Mayday Parade
You might not have the same music taste as me. You might think some of these songs are lame or uninteresting. But if this playlist helps one person cope with any kind of sadness they’re dealing with, I’ll have succeeded for the week. Remember that you’re never truly alone. Music helps me get through some of the toughest times in my life. I hope this playlist helps you too, or at the very least introduces you to a new artist.
