In this season of change, we tend to find ourselves contemplating what we’ve done so far and what is yet to come. When you’re sitting around in your favorite sweater with a cup of tea, check out these songs to help you process and reflect.
1. “Swing Life Away” – Rise Against
Best lyric: But we’ve had some times, I wouldn’t trade for the world
We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go
Best lyric: We’ll see the bright and hollow sky
We’ll see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
3. “Edge of Town” – Middle Kids
Best lyric: I came a little closer to the truth that day…
And the one resounding answer that I could take
Is that I don’t know nothing
And I got no way
4. “Sleep Forever” – Portugal. The Man
Best lyric: Don’t need no preacher
To make us believe
That everything’s perfectly
Fucked up like me
5. “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales” – Car Seat Headrest
Best lyric: But if we learn how to live like this
Maybe we can learn how to start again
Like a child who’s never done wrong
Who hasn’t taken that first step
6. “Shake Me Down” – Cage The Elephant
Best lyric: In my life I have seen people walk into the sea
Just to find memories plagued by constant misery…
I keep my eyes fixed on the sun
7. “The Freshman” – Emory Quinn
Best lyric: For the life of me
I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise
And we’d never compromise
Best lyric: But there’s so many things we could do
And all we need is escaping, escaping
Best lyric: My kind’s your kind
I’ll stay the same
10. “The Trapeze Swinger” – Iron & Wine
Best lyric: Only now it seems so silly
That season left the world and then returned…
11. “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness” – The National
Best lyric: Also no other faith is light enough for this place…
I can’t explain it, oh
Any other, any other way
12. “Tear” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best lyrics: Seems to me like
All the world gets high
When you take a dare…
This is my time
Best lyric: Boy, now your life is back-to-front
But you’ll see that’s not for long
‘Cause I know you’ll feel the ghost
Of some memories so warm
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