A song that really means something to me is Asleep by the Smiths. I hadn’t heard it until I read Perks of Being a Wallflower for the first time. Then I was kind of addicted to it. It is such a sad song, but also kind of hopeful, which is why I love it.

A song that really means something to me is “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. I always loved this song, but after it played on my first date with my husband it kind of become a part of our history together.

A song that means something to me is “Dance With My Father” by Luther Vandross. I didn’t really like the song at first because I didn’t understand it, but it took on a whole new meaning to me after my parents divorced. And now I love it.

A song that means a lot to me is “Rome” by Phoenix. It talks a lot about leaving the one you love behind and the difficulties of love. I don’t know why, but it makes me feel a lot better whenever I listen to it.

My song is probably Do you Realize by the Flaming Lips. The first time I heard it, I was driving on a road trip for spring breka with my friends and we all had the windows down and it was one of those perfect moments. It always makes me feel peaceful.

The Song Cat and Mouse by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has great meaning to me. It was the first and last song my friend sang to me before she had to move due to family problems. This sond also describes most people at at least one point in there life.

Like Charlie I went through a lot in my freshman year of high school and one song in particular has stuck with me ever since I heard for the first my freshman year. That song is Never Say Never by The Fray. The lyrics are so beautiful and the composition of the music breaks my heart in a good way every time I listen to the song.

I song that means something to me is Happy by Never Shout Never. Whenever I feel sad, it always picks me up.

I am a huge fan of American Hi-Fi’s “Beautiful Disaster.” Who does not, occasionally, feel like a walking screw-up? This song reminds me that it’s okay, and normal, to screw up. It also makes me feel better, though, because the music is so catchy. Who can feel sad when their body wants to dance? Not I.

I loved The Fray’s How to Save a Life so much, because it is about losing a friend, and I lost one of my closest friends in high school. It just really spoke to me then, and now I hear it and it is bittersweet.

Whenever I’ve felt really sad for the last few months or so, I’ve listened to the song We Are Young by Fun. It has this sad undertone, but makes me feel like things will get better.

Send Me The Moon by Sara Bareilles is a really beautiful song. It speaks volume about love and waiting.

One song that will never get old for my is Rain Song by Led Zeppelin. It’s coincidentally a great song to listen to when it rains, and it’s sad, but then it kicks in and you just want to head-bang and play air drums! Not–that I do that, of course…

Trouble Is a Friend

A song that means something to me would have to be Since You’ve Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson. During my first year of high school I went through a horrid breakup, my iPod was on shuffle and that song came on. I hadnt heard it in so long and from my breakup it had a completely new meaning and helped me get though it all.

For the First Time by the Afters made me a bit emotional the first time I heard it; although it’s probably supposed to be a love song, I felt like it recounted my feelings about leaving for college perfectly.

It’s gotta between Piledriver Waltz or Stuck in the Puzzle by Alex Turner for me. His songs are always calming and the lyrics are just the best ever.

A song that is significant to me would have to be Little Black Submarines by The Black Keys!

‘What If?’ by Emilie Autumn has always spoken deeply to me because she talks about how the way people perceive you isn’t always how you may be, and I’ve been on that end of judgement my whole life.

A song that means a lot to me is For the love a daughter by Demi Lovato. I feel the emotion flowing through me every time I listen to it and the relationship she describes almost perfectly fits mine.

One Thing by Finger Eleven has always been one of my very favorites. Ever since I first heard it several years ago, it’s just made me feel…good. Over the years, as I’ve grown up, it has come to mean something different to me, but I still love it all the same. I can’t exactly find the words to describe what it means to me, but I think you’ll know when/if you listen to it.

A song that means something to me is ‘Safe and Sound’ by Taylor Swift. The song holds great emotional aspects and the song itself is moving. Whenever you are feeling down it is a good song to listen too. Plus, I love the Hunger Games but that’s besides the point

Recently, I’ve felt really attached to the song Bring Me Close by Mindy Gledhill. It’s such a sweet song, and her voice is so soothing that I feel so much more calm by the end of it.

A song that means something to me would have to be “You’ll Be in My Heart” by Phil Collins. It reminds that no matter what happens to me or anyone close to me that we’ll always live inside each others hearts. We’ll never truly forget one another. My friends and family will always be in my heart no matter what anyone says and no matter what happens to them. They be gone one day, but they’ll always stay in my heart and that’s the important thing.

There are so many songs that mean something to me. It’s almost impossible to only pick one. One that means a lot to me is “I Will Wait for You There” by Phil Whickham. Now, that is only one of many, many songs that mean a lot to me. This song, though, really reflects my life and how I need to go back to where I started, humble, broken and hurt, in order to gain strength and feel love again.

Oh definitely for me it’s Devotchka’s How it Ends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfi1UQ_PKQI

God it’s so beautiful!!

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There are a bunch of songs with special meaning to me; it’s almost hard to pick just one. But Sarah Smiles by Panic! at the Disco reminds me of one of my closest friends whenever I hear it, and it just makes me….well, smile. =D

I think Tenth Avenue North’s song Oh My Dear has always resonated with me. It is a wonderful story of grace and acceptance and I just feel lovely when I listen to it.

The songs Breathe by He Is We, because I can picture myself being that girl. Sometimes I am that girl. And I wish I was brave enough to say it. And Come Away to the Water by Maroon 5 because it speaks to my generation, we are lambs to the slaughter.

“These Times” by Safety Suit is the song that speaks to me. Every word has a meaning. It describes every aspect of me and my life. My dad has progressive MS (Multiple Sclerosis), my family is under the poverty line, and sometimes it just feels like nothing will ever get better. I do sit on my bed and wait for answers from whatever entity exists. I do know that there are people out there that have things so much worse than my family does, but I can’t help but wish for a better life. It’s impossible not to wish for those things. And I know there’s a reason for everything and everything happens for a reason. None of that stops the pain though. But that song reminds me that nothing last forever, not even the bad times in your life. You just have hang on for the ride and try to hold your head up high. Like the song says, “These times are hard, but they will pass”. And every time I listen to that song, I believe it a little bit more.

A song that really means something to me is Somewhere Only We Know by Keane. Right before my theatre group begins a show, we all lay on the stage and look up at the lights as this song plays. It reminds us of why we put all of our time into putting on our productions and hypes us up for the show.

A song that means a lot to me is “Passenger’s Seat” by Death Cab for Cutie. One time, it was raining and my boyfriend and I had to walk across town to where he lived. We only had one umbrella and so we huddled under it, twining our arms together to make more room, and I pulled out my ipod to make the walk more enjoyable and we each had one earphone. This song started playing. It was dark, and raining, but you could still see a few starts peeing through the clouds, and hear how our footsteps splashed on the pavement while we walked along and listened to this amazing song. There is a point near the end of the song, right before it fades to just low, slow piano where it goes “If you need directions, I’ll be your guide/If you feel embarrassed, I’ll be your pride/For all time. For all time.” It was a moment in my life I will never forget and I felt so connected to someone I love and that song will be forever inseparable from it.

Puff Daddy’s “I’ll Be Missing You” has always had special meaning to me. I mean, it goes out to everyone who has ever lost someone and it reminds me of a friend I lost in high school. Its just an amazing song.

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For me, I am crazy about music, all kinds, but a few songs are just classics. Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones is a song that always makes me feel free and hopeful no matter when I hear it. It’s timeless (like perks!)

A song that means something to me would be chasing cars by snow patrol, whenever i hear that song it reminds me of this friend that i miss alot. He loves that song.

There are so many songs that have significance to me it’s hard to choose just one. But if I had to choose it would be Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson. I saw her in concert and my younger cousin was in my lap, when this song played he started crying, then I started crying. We were both a mess by the end of it.

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A song that means a lot to me is Between the Bars by Elliot Smith. It’s so sad and beautiful, and it reminds me of a friend I used to be close with. Every time I hear it I think of him, and I have a flood of good and bad memories.

This past year, my uncle passed away in a freak car accident. He was only 35 so it was a complete shock to our whole family. As everyone was preparing for his funeral, I was looking up songs to add to the slideshow I made for the wake. I came across this song by Wilco called On and On and On. The lyrics were really powerful and had the ability to not only make you cry, but feel like a stronger person in the end. Here are some of the lyrics below.

Please don’t cry, we just have to die
Don’t deny what’s inside
On and On and On we’ll stay together yeah
On and On and On
On and On and On we’re going to try.

At first, all I could think of is wow, this song is sad. However, I started to listen to it more and more and realized it’s a supportive song. It’s about remembering the person and trying to make you understand that even though it seems like he’s gone that he’s still here watching over you. My lovable, goofy uncle that I grew up will always be with me and my family watching over me. I’m allowed to grieve and I have…but it’s also time to step up to the plate and help out his family (wife and two little girls). This song resonates with me because it gives me the confidence and the incentive to help my family out and to always remember him.

Dark Side by Kelly Clarkson. We all have one, but when I heard this song it made me question, Will some one love me regardless of everything? Or will they leave? We all want to be loved, I do. But its kind of hard to find that someone that can love me unconditionally.

a song that means something to me is butterfly kisses by dolly parton because whenever i have an issue it always seems to create a fire in me.

A song that means a lot to me is Wasting Time by BIXBY. It’s based on a book by one of my favorite authors, Scott Westerfeld, and it is very haunting. The girl who wrote and performs it is an independent artist, and I’m so impressed by her work. This song reminds me of the story it is based on, in which the characters must do the impossible, and both the song and its artist inspire me to keep pushing to do better than I ever thought I could

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers has a special meaning to me because it was my older brother’s favorite song. We were look alikes despite the 11yr age gap ; he died when I was four. It’s one of the only things I can hold on to of him. It talks of sharing the same view just between two people, something special, one way of thinking, between two people. If that’s not one way of connecting with someone, I don’t know any better ones.

The song Help I’m Alive by Metric always strikes a chord with me. I don’t know why I just feel like it describes exactly how I feel a lot of the time, if that makes sense.

Unforgettable by Nat King Cole, it’s our song.

How to Save a Life by The Fray – it’s so true, so real, so beautiful and it’s something everyone should pay attention to with all the terrible things that are going on around us, and to pay attention to people who need help. Even the simplest thing can help:)

I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bon Iver (I think it’s a cover tho), really means a lot to me, especially lately. Going through a rough breakup.

The Best Day by Taylor Swift really speaks to me. Whenever I listen to it I get a little teary eyed because it just reminds me how lucky I am to have such a great family and that sometimes I’m prone to take them for granted.

Chris Isaak’s Wicked Games because it was the last song my father listened to before he passed away. I always think of him when I hear it.

a very important song for me is someone like you by adele because it really talks about my story (not a funny story yeah)

Firework by Katy Perry, because it helped me realize I have something to say, and it helped me break out of my shell

I really love the song “Stop This Train” by John Mayer. It’s about how he doesn’t like growing up and doesn’t want to face the consequences of seeing his parents growing old. He isn’t ready to face it.
That song has resonated with me becuase it is how I feel a lot of the time.
I am afraid of the future.

It’s really hard to pin down one song that means the most to me. Or even just one that means something to me for the best reason. So I’m just going to go with “The Bird and the Worm” by Owl City, because it’s weird and completely random and has still somehow helped me through a lot of pain and depression over the years.

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Strip Me by Natasha Bedingfield. This song really shows that at the end of the day all you is have is your voice, and nobody can take that away from you. That people can try to stomp you down but they can’t take all you have.

Oh, just anything by Tori Amos was important to me in the 90s. Specifically Crucify, since I have historically been pretty hard on myself, frequently to the point of emotional crucifixion.

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music and a lot of songs have significant meanings to me but one that’s kind of shining out right now is “Louder Than Words” by Celldweller. It pretty muchs tells you that if you want something done in your life you need to stand up and do something about it instead of just talking.

A song that will forever hold a place in my heart is Somewhere Only We Know by Keane. The lyrics and tune of it always remind me of my childhood. My best friend and I had a place near the river in the woods behind my house where we would always go to meet up, get away from the real world, and forget our troubles. It wasn’t until I was a little older that I loved him, and I realized it the day he moved away. I still go back to that secret place, the place only we knew about, and think about him and our past.

I’ve always felt like the song “Atlas Hands” by Benjamin Francis Leftwich really speaks to me. It’s always been one of my favorite songs and I used part of the chorus as my senior quote. The song is just so beautifully written and I absolutely love it, it calms me and makes me think more. Whenever I need inspiration I listen to that song.

A song that means a lot to me is “Here Comes Goodbye” by rascal flatts. The song means a lot to me because my grandma died on Christmas Day 2008 and the song came out a week after her funeral and when I heard this song it made me automatically think of her. When ever this song comes on the radio or my iPod I begin to think of memories of her of her and I watching lifetime movies together or think about how she would call the house every Wednesday to check on us.

The one that has really spoken to me recently is Sleep Alone by Bat for Lashes. All the song is about is how this girl hates to sleep alone and yet can’t find anyone to love. It’s touching and when I’m feeling horribly down in the dumps, I turn it on then just for a moment I know that I’m not alone in feeling this way. We all have our days like that.

The song “I’ve seen enough to know” by Dryer means a lot to me because of the lyrics “once more onto the crowd temptation we you down go home your heart too loud” l which matches the mood i often have had.

A song that really means a lot to me is ‘The Rest of my Life’, by Less Than Jake. Primarily because of these lines:

“This is my all time low / Somehow it feels so familiar / Somehow it seems so familiar / I feel like letting go / And every second that goes by / I’m screaming out for second tries”

When I first heard those lyrics, they spoke to me on an intensely personal level. I won’t bore you with the details of the situation (you’ll just have to take my word that it really was ‘my all time low’) but that song helped me to overcome a few of my demons and I can honestly say that without it, I don’t know whether I’d still be around today.

A song that means a lot to me is Scars by Papa Roach. Love it.

A song that really means something to me is Have Faith In Me by A Day To Remember. In a bad way, it reminds me of this friend that is gone from my life, but I listen to it and smile because of the meaning it was for us. It’ll bring all the good memories that we had and remind me that no matter what, I can be happy. Thanks to him, I know how to smile and let go of all my problems.