share songs that help me heal/deal

Thanks to the compilation of songs from Grey’s Anatomy (seasons 1 & 2), I’ve discovered songs and sounds I really like. They include Anna Nalick, Brandi Carlile, Cary Brothers, KT Tunstall and Emiliana Torrini, among others. It’s a very big compilation, more than 100 songs altogether. If anyone wants a sampler, just holler and pass me your email via 43P. ;)

Yesterday was over today
But today I’m fine without you
Runaway this time without you
And all I ever thought you would be
That face is tearing holes in me

But today I’m fine without you
Runaway this time without you
And all the things you put me through
I’m holding on by letting go of you

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The perfect soundtrack to soothe my soul on what turned out to be a perfectly crappy day…

It’s not that I fear the fall or crushing my bones
I fear the desire to heed the call of that unknown
You see the higher I climb the more I present myself
To the possibility of falling down

Re TGG

I was nursing a broken heart somewhat two years ago. This guy who has always been a friend made sure I healed and helped me get back on my feet. Our friendship turned into love but eventually, we realized our differences could not reconcile our best intentions. Now each time I listen to this song, I remember him and what he meant to me. He’s not perfect, and towards the end of our whirlwind courtship, he appeared to be quite capable of being a jackass himself (cruel to be kind?). But thanks to him I survived the breakup of a 3-year relationship. Guess he was my rebound love match, but it was good while it lasted.

Stuck on the end of this ball and chain
And I’m on my way back down again
Stood on a bridge, tied to the noose
Sick to the stomach
You can say what you mean
But it won’t change a thing
I’m sick of the secrets
Stood on the edge, tied to a noose
You came along and you cut me loose.

A video of Amsterdam performed live by Coldplay can be found here.

From the album “Origin of Symmetry”, this track haunts me from the get go. Angst-ridden, at times shrill and almost unbearable. But the finishing is classic Muse!

Wash me away
Clean your body of me
Erase all the memories
They’ll only bring us pain
And I’ve seen all I’ll ever need

Yet another understated elegant tune by Snow Patrol. Reminds me of all the things I used to do, to win someone’s affection. Makes me sad when I remember it, though we had some good times. I guess we continue to hurt in some deep recesses of our hearts, the difference is whether we spend any time tending to old wounds or just imagine none of it ever happened.

I’ll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You’ve been the only thing that’s right
In all I’ve done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we’ll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I’ll be right beside you dear

Louder louder
And we’ll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can’t raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do

Light up…

Slower slower
We don’t have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads

Have heart my dear
We’re bound to be afraid
Even if it’s just for a few days
Making up for all this mess

Please don’t let this turn into something it’s not
I can only give you everything I’ve got
I can’t be as sorry as you think I should
But I still love you more than anyone else could

All that I keep thinking throughout this whole flight
Is it could take my whole damn life to make this right
This splintered mast I’m holding on won’t save me long
Because I know fine well that what I did was wrong

The last girl in the last reason
to make this last for as long as I could
First kiss in your first time that I felt connected to anything
The weight of water, the way you told me to look past
everything I had ever learned
The final word in the final seconds
you ever learned to me was love

And I don’t know where to look
My words just break and melt
Please just save me from this darkness.

Such a rush to do nothing at all
Such a fuss to do nothing at all
Such a rush to do nothing at all

Such a rush to get nowhere at all
Such a fuss to do nothing at all
Such a rush

So slow down please
Just slow down
So slow down please
Just slow down

My anthem as I contemplate on this goal.

_I wanna be bigger, stronger, drive a faster car
To take me anywhere in seconds
To take me anywhere I wanna go
And drive around a faster car
I will settle for nothing less
I will settle for nothing less._

If all goes well, I should be getting my grubby hands on that baby today. Wish me luck!

I discovered this song from the album Alternative Times Vol.69 . The lyrics tell the story of a jilted lover who can’t seem to let go. But what got me into this song is the melody, some kind of rock ballad with clear-cut acoustics that blended really well with the lead singer’s vocals. I play this song the moment I get into my car. It’s my anthem of the moment and I lose myself in it quite readily.