Heartbreak Central - The Playlist
Who hasn’t had their hearts ripped off from their chests and tap danced upon? At least one break up? No?
Well I have, countless times. Fell in love, had the heart broken and fell in love again..all through the journey I always had a background music on. Music = life. There’s a song for every occasion remember?
I’m that way; I always need to have a background score playing at the back of my mind depending on the situation.
Here’s a list of my breakup to makeup and go songs. Add to that a stack of tissues and some comfort food and you're sorted.
It all begins with that horrible moment when it actually happens, you spend hours discussing it, shedding tears and promising to remain good friends (which by the way never happens) and you come home to – End of the world by Skeeter Davis:
The voice is hers but the words are yours –
“Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don’t they know it’s the end of the world cause you don’t love me anymore…”
Or in case it’s an ugly break up, you’d be most likely to sing Christina Perri’s – Jar of broken hearts:
But no matter what kind of breakup it is, the next stage is almost always spent reminiscing about the together times and missing the good old days…"I'm at a payphone trying to call home, All of my change I spent on you. Where have the times gone, baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?”
Then after days of hoping, wishing and waiting when you realize that your love is not coming back, you slowly and cautiously take your first steps towards healing, but it’s not easy, they are happy you are lonely.You think you’re strong, but you’re not that strong…What do you do? You do what humans do best, try and find everything that was wrong with them, find a way to place the blame on the other and somehow feel lighter. Then what do you do? You sing a soft country ballad like "You left me, just when I needed you most”
Or, if you prefer to make is classy and jazzy you could do a Michael Bublé and listen to “You must have been kissing a fool”
And then you think of all the sacrifices you made for them and getting nothing in return and you sometimes feel violated and used (The momentary self pity phase, if you may please). You know how you would do anything for them – Catch a grenade, jump in front of the train but they would never do that for you.
Bruno Mars got it all figured out in this song:
Okay, now that all the blame has been appropriately placed, you start feeling a lot better and stronger and what better way to celebrate then to croon to I will survive by Gloria Gaynor – The best feel good after break up song ever – her strong voice will instantly lift you to a state of feathery lightness..I love the way she goes-
“At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side;
But then I spent so many nights
Thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong and I learned how to get along
And now you're back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I'd've known for just one second you'd back to bother me
Go on now, go walk out the door
Just turn around now
('cause) you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Do you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I. I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive;
I've got all my life to live,
I've got all my love to give and I'll survive,
I will survive.”
Or if you prefer – Nah! By Shania Twain that shouts attitude with capital A
“That's it! (That's all!) We had fun! (We had a ball!) It was good while it lasted--but now I'm past it
(It was sure!) It was sweet!
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then,
but would I do it all again—Nah”
Then finally just like that one fine morning you wake up and realize that you're hot. You're sexy and you don't give a damn.
Now you don’t need anyone else to make you feel complete, you take the reins of your happiness in your own hand and ride in style just until about you turn the next corner and fall head first in love again.
