Girl Unaffiliated
Unabated, unimpressed, and unabashed.
Crushing out is like rocking out except it hurts way more.
As I missed posting a Weekly Playlist To last Monday, this week’s mix, at a full hour long, is double the eclectic. I picked each song to represent both the breathless excitement and the agonizing pain of having a dumb stupid crush on somebody or on somebodies. Though having a crush is usually a bit of a tragedy, all we can do (besides actually initiate something with the crush-ee, which, well—no thanks) is enjoy the process. At the end of the day, it is kind of fun. Even the agonizing bits. I might just be a drama queen, though. Take a listen to the full playlist here! 1.My Hands are Shaking – Sondre Lerche I shake when I haven't eaten enough. Also, when I am talking to someone I like. Also, when I'm nervous about anything. Sometimes I shake for no reason. I just have shaky hands. My hands are shaking From carrying this torch From carrying this torch for you 2.Girl Crush – Little Big Town There's often more than two people involved in the tragedy of a crush: you, the person you're crushing on, and the person that the person you're crushing on is actually crushing on. It is a tense dynamic often resulting in irrational hatred and rational jealousy towards the third party, captured perfectly by Little Big Town. I don’t get no sleep, I don’t get no peace Thinkin’ about her under your bed sheets The way that she’s whisperin’, the way that she’s pullin’ you in Lord knows I’ve tried, I can’t get her off my mind 3.Untouchable Face – Ani DiFranco It doesn't matter how old I get. I will always feel like my crush has no idea who I am. So fuck you And your untouchable face Fuck you For existing in the first place And who am I, that I should be vying for your touch Who am I, bet you can’t even tell me that much 4.All Shook Up – Avila This version of the classic song "All Shook Up" is hauntingly beautiful, like all of my fantasies-- which involve my crush and I featured in a rom-com montage of us exploring a retro Haunted House ride at a funky pop-up carnival. Just me? 'Kay. My tongue gets tied when I try to speak My insides shake and there’s no relief There’s only one cure for this body of mine That’s love like yours, that’s love so fine 5.Dandelion – Kacey Musgraves I make wishes at 11:11, I make wishes on shooting stars, I make wishes on birthday candles. None of this shit has ever worked. Dandelion A million little wishes float across the sky But it’s just a waste of breath and a waste of time, I know ‘Cause just like him, you always leave me crying Dandelion 6.Why Can’t I? – Liz Phair This one is a little bit of a loose interpretation because the narrator in the song has clearly already snagged her crush. However, the feeling are quite the same. I would relate the symptoms to those of a heart attack. Like a cardiovascular thing, not a cute metaphor. Why can’t I breathe whenever I think about you Why can’t I speak whenever I talk about you It’s inevitable, it’s a fact that we’re gonna get down to it So tell me Why can’t I breathe whenever I think about you 7.Wedding Bell Blues – The 5th Dimension Another loose interpretation, as the narrator is with Bill, the man of her dreams. And yet! He won't marry her. Come on. That must be agony. I love you so, I always will And though devotion rules my heart I take no bows But Bill, you’re never gonna take those wedding vows 8.Stone Cold – Demi Lovato I've been on a real Demi kick lately. Something about this song, especially the part where she pretends to play on her phone so that she seems cool and busy in the same room as her ex and his new fling, is very relatable. I’ll take the pain Give me the truth Me and my heart We’ll make it through 9.Our Hearts Are Wrong – Jessica Lea Mayfield I have liked people that are no good for me. Sometimes, I have done worse than like them, like care about them. Sometimes, my heart is just not my friend. I know how you work I am just like you No matter what you say Our hearts are wrong Our hearts are wrong 10.You Don’t Know Me – Jann Arden This one once again brings to mind the "my crush will never know who I am" phenomenon. No you don’t know the one, who dreams of you at night And longs to kiss your lips, longs to hold you tight Oh, I am just a friend, that’s all I’ve ever been ‘Cause you don’t know me 11.You, Sailor – Erin McKeown Now that I have put this into the playlist I'm not really sure why I did. Oh well, it's here now. You, sailor, on the lonely sea Will you turn and promise me You’ll always be alive Oh, I might stutter, I might falter Sail uncharted waters Drowning, lost, then found 12.Poison & Wine – The Civil Wars This song should be the theme song for the next inevitable opposites-attract Hollywood rom-com. It's so hateful and hot all the same time. Again, probably not good for me. I wish you’d hold me when I turn my back The less I give, the more I get back Oh, your hands can heal, your hands can bruise I don’t have a choice but I still choose you Oh, I don’t love you, but I always will 13.Habits (Stay High) – Tove Lo I've heard this song on the radio so many times. I can't believe I don't hate it already. Spend my days locked in a haze Trying to forget you babe I fall back down I gotta stay high all my life to forget I’m missing you 14.Sister Wife – Alex Winston This is another weird playlist choice. Oh, whatever, I think this song is hilarious. Hey there sister wife Get the hell out, it’s my night You don’t know the way to his heart Like I do 15.Baby It’s You – The Shirelles Crying over someone, being convinced that they're your soulmate but they haven't realized it yet, blah blah join the club. Oh, oh, many, many nights roll by I sit alone at home and cry over you What can I do? I can’t help myself ‘Cause baby, it’s you 16.Lay Me Down – Sam Smith I mostly chose this song because Sam Smith makes me move like a classically trained violinist-- very jerky and awkward but I'm just feeling it so much I don't even care. One day I will be, where I was Right there, right next to you And it’s hard, the days just seem so dark The moon, the stars, they’re nothing without you Your touch, your skin, where do I begin? No words can explain the way I’m missing you 17.Sway – Bic Runga Bic Runga is one of my all-time favorite artists. I may need to do a playlist of just her songs because that is how obsessed I currently am. Take a listen to her soft, smooth voice, and get lost in how gorgeous she makes crushing on someone sound. Don’t stray Don’t ever go away I should be much too smart for this You know it gets the better of me Sometimes When you and I collide I fall into an ocean of you Pull me out in time Don’t let me drown Again, all of the songs can be found here for your crushing out pleasure. Happy crushing. GU
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