A new artist I just recently discovered. She's a weird one, that's for sure. But I love this song, both the actual version and acoustic. We always look for "that highlight of our lowlife". We all have our battles to face but there is that silver lining. There are those people that make life worth living. Short description but I'm too tired to give ya'll a longer one.
Blue October is my all-time favorite band, I could probably do this entire challenge using only songs from them... but I decided variety is best (expect to see more from them in the future, though). The reason I like them so much is because their music is always relatable. Justin is an incrediblly passionate individual, and the way he crafts his words into songs blows me away. You listen to his songs and you feel them, deep down to your bones you feel them... at least I do. As somebody who grew up struggling with my mother's mental illness and eventually my own, 'X-Amount Of Words' hits like a truck in terms of relatability. There is not a single line of lyric that can't be applied my own experience in some way. You might think that this song would make me feel upset, but it doesn't... it's a fucking anthem of survival.
This song reminds me of Life a little in tone - sad, but hopeful. Here however, the hopeful part here comes through much stronger. The hero of the song (sang once again by the magnificent Laura Brehm) seeks to find their place in life, the place where they belong. They are unsure if they will ever succeed, but at the same time remain dedicated in their pursuit. And as long as they don't give up, I won't either!
What is fate revealing? Will I survive or will I fall?
I don't think many people know that I adore Katy Perry and it will probably remain that way, but, for your guys' sake, I'll admit it: I love Katy Perry. There's something so upbeat about her music and although I don't consider myself to be an upbeat person, I seriously wonder if this song was written specifically about me. Even though I know that is entirely impossible, it specifically speaks to my ambitious and rebellious personality:
Oh I won't settle no, oh I can't settle I wanna break the mold, I wanna break the stereotype Fist in the air I'm not going down with out a fight
Aside from that, there's also a lyric referencing Ritalin and a lack of focus and as someone with ADD, I find this lyric to be extremely amusing and surprisingly relatable. Although that is not the main reason I relate to this song, it does contribute at the end of the day.
This is a song with a very simple message behind it: feeling like you're alone. I mean, it is the title of the song, after all. I have always connected with this song because I have always felt alone a lot of times in my life. I remember I felt so alone that this song really hit me on a lot of levels. It's really strange how many years it has been since I really felt alone. Well, that's why I chose this song because it's one of those songs I know I can listen to whenever, and instantly feel like it relates to my situation almost every time I do listen to it.
And so my inner Canadian indie trash begins to rear its ugly head. My song for today was pretty much always gonna be something from the album This is How I Let You Down, and I feel like this is the song that resonates with me the most; incidentally, it's also the song that got me interested in checking the rest out. Anywho, without getting into specifics, my rationale is based around that air of weary, uncertain yearning that the song's lyrics can convey and its overall similarity to my current liminal situation in life.
I technically failed the challenge by missing a day but I'm going to keep going anyway (unless ya'll vote me out/protest like some big brother craziness) since I'm having fun and I need something to do in the late ass nights where boredom strikes and I can't be bothered to do anything but listen to music.
Day 5 - Meaning Changing
It's not so much that the intended meaning of the lyrics have changed in any way, it's that over the years I've been listening to this I've become far more knowledgeable on the various topics he touches on, so over time the song has become more and more expansive and far reaching in my mind. The 16-17 year old me who listened to this and thought "shit, this is real as hell, I wish I knew what the hell he was referencing in a lot of this" has turned into the 21 year old me who's mind races down memories of the books and articles I've read and the research I've done trying to understand more. It's a pretty great way of reminding myself how much I've learned over the years, actually.
Day 6 - Forever Relate Song
As a somber but consistently optimistic lad who's had a relatively shit life and grew up smothered by the negativity of a very dysfunctional family and environment, I relate.
So when Dave/Boyinaband managed to brave another video, I was expecting a heartfelt vlog, I will admit. Instead, I was met with a song that managed to express my feelings more than I can express them. The lyrics really hit close to home, and they still do whenever I listen to this song.DAY SEVEN -A song that is your guilty pleasure
Yeah, I know. Meaningless and mindless trash that is a perfect example of humanity's mental degradation. Also, Illuminati and shit are totally brainwashing us with songs like this to make us into soulless robots that do nothing but work, consume and obey. My liking of this particular track only shows that they are succeeding. Send help.
In all seriousness, I really rarely listen to pop, but this pushes enough of my buttons to make me enjoy it. Catchy beat, nice bass, sexy vocals... And apparently 4.6 million people agree with me so I don't feel that much shame. The rapper can go and ruin some other good song, though.
Day 5: A song that has a new meaning to you every time you hear it
HIL’s front man typically writes in a very vague way, and none of their songs are very blatant in their meaning, but this one has always been one of the trickier ones to me. Every time I think I get it, someone else online gives a different opinion that makes TOTAL sense then confuses me further. Anyway, one of my favorites.
Day 6: A song you can always relate to
This song is about the singer’s fantasy of killing all of his sister’s friends who had gotten her hooked on heroin. Both my family and friends have suffered with addiction, and it’s so painful watching people completely kill themselves from the inside out, so I can always relate to the song. Plus, it’s a friggin jam.
Day 7: A song that is your guilty pleasure
I mean… It’s not a bad song. It’s just definitely not the type of music I listen to. But I fucking love it lmao.
God I just love this song, always have. (So much in fact I took my daughter when she was 8 months old to see the Misfits at Dragon Con, lol - Don't worry she had ear plugs in so it wouldn't hurt her ears but she could still hear. They were dolls, put us up in the press box and she went to sleep listening to the sweet sounds of the Misfits) Anytime it comes on, I just can't help but bop around no matter what I am doing. It's just a fun song to me.
Look, no one other than Fred Durst will defend Limp Bizkit but you have to understand that the late 90s/early 00s were full of bands just like this. Some of them, like Limp Bizkit, fizzled but somehow we still have shit like Korn and Linkin Park shitting up the soundwaves. In 1999 when Significant Other came out it was everywhere. It was very 'of the time' and at the time it was a breath of fresh air to have something so immature and in your face, especially since the decade was all about the boyband craze. And while I will defend N 2 Gether Now as just a legit decent track, when it comes to Limp Bizkit nothing they did holds up at all.
But I dunno. I like Nookie. It's a very dumb song but fuck if it isn't catchy and something I take no shame in turning up whenever it comes up in random rotation in my playlists. It's easy to look back and go "Man Limp Bizkit was TERRIBLE!" but if you were young when they were a thing fucking don't lie. You blasted this song. You sat around with your friends being all "I DID IT ALL FOR THE COOKIE!"thinking you were clever for changing the lyrics. And you might've even purchased a red hat because you bought into the craze. It's okay. We all did. We're to blame for everything.
In case you were ever wondering what is wrong with me, it can be defined with this single post. It's bad enough that this song was in High School Musical (and the worst one if we're asking Alt), but it's also NIGHTCORED. It's beyond me why I'm so addicted to this song, but I just am. I suppose it's just catchy and "fun" to listen to.
And with that, I sign my death warrant for the Guild.
I don't care what anyone says, this song will always be popping. I listened to this song over and over for weeks straight after the Karate Kid came out. It's a teeny bit embarrassing...
I found that this was actually really hard for me to pick. I guess what I mean to say by that, is that I don't feel guilt about my taste in music. I like what I like, even if it is what most would consider a 'guilty pleasure'. Music is music, mang. Like what you like, and own that shit! Buuutt, as this is a challenge, I thought really hard and came up with this song. I LOVE Pierce the Veil, so that part isn't a guilty pleasure, but the fact that Kellin Quinn is featured in it is. I don't like Sleeping With Sirens. At all. *cue the simultaneous gasp of emo fangirls and boys everywhere* I have tried to like them but, I just generally don't, and I think part of it is Kellin's voice. That being said, I think Kellin adds to this song and, dare I say... I don't mind that he is in it. So, there yah go. Enjoy my emo trash. :p
"Let's kick this 30 Day Song Challenge into overdrive!"
An original opening for the English version of an anime dubbed by 4kids? I'm a naughty, naughty boy and someone needs to punish me.
Still, I've got a special spot for this song, even if I didn't vote for it during that pre-release promotion. It's short, sweet, has little to do with card games, and might be able to pass for a regular song if the listener had no context.
