A few days ago Jen posted about songs that make her cry. And I love a good cry as much as the next gal. I also like a truthful love song. But my favorite thing and has been for years, is a good breakup song. I don't mean the sappy regretful kind. I mean the down and dirty "get the heck out of my life, I was dog/you were a dog, there's no excuse" breakup song. I don't pretend to understand it myself by I love singing them loudly including all of the foul language that may have been radio edited. The following is my current favorite:
Hate Me - Blue October
I have to block out thoughts of you, so I don't loose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you, Will you never call again?
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face
And will you never try to reach me, it is I that wanted space
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me so you can finally see whats good for you
I'm sober now for 3 whole months, it's one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing that I won't touch again
In a sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I'll drive so f*cking far away that I'll never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you
Hate me in ways, yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see whats good for you
And when the sad hard eyes say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I have made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling make it go away,
Just make her smile come back and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered "How could you do this to me?"
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you
Hate me in ways, yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see whats good for you
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Very few songs make me out and out cry ... though I do have a whole playlist dedicated to rainy days/feeling crappy. "The Wind" by Cat Stevens is one of the only songs with that power. I associate it with my Grandpa's funeral. "Oh My Love" by John Lennon can just about get me there too ...
Those will promptly be downloaded. I need a good breakup anthem!
Songs can make me cry, and honestly, some times you just need a good one. Thats how I hold all of my frustration in. I feel so much better after a sob. Its very cathartic. And often wine induced :)
One I love is by an indie band called onelinedrawing... its called Yr Letter. Makes me BAWL. Since they are an indie band, the end of the song is weird, so I don't listen to that part. But the first 3/4 of it? BAWL.
I have a ton of songs like this that I love. LOVE! Talk about a guilty pleasure. Taillights Fade by Buffalo Tom is a good Boston-area-band song that's kind of angry that I love.