10 years

• the autumn effect→ autumn indicates the death of beauty as we know
• waking up→ distance and space allow emotions to age into faith; our bodies may end up alone, but close

30 seconds to mars

• closer to the edge→ this neverending story, paid for with pride and fate, we all fall short of glory, lost in ourselves

adele

• rolling in the deep→ throw your soul through every open door, count your blessings to find what you look for; turn my sorrow into treasured gold, you'll pay me back in time and reap just what you sow

alanis morissette

• mary jane→ I hear you're losing weight again, Mary Jane. do you ever wonder who you're losing it for? well, it's full speed, baby, in the wrong direction; there's a few more bruises if that's the way you insist on heading
• not the doctor→ I don't want to be your mother, I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months, show me the back door
• not the doctor→ I don't want to be your other half, I believe that one and one make two
• thank u→ how bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out? how bout not equating death with stopping?
• underneath→ there is no difference in what we're doing in here that doesn't show up as bigger symptoms out there, so why spend all our time in dressing our bandages when we've the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath?
• uninvited→ you speak of my love like you have experienced love like mine before, but this is not allowed, you're uninvited, an unfortunate slight; I don't think you unworthy, I need a moment to deliberate

audioslave

• be yourself→ don't lose any sleep tonight, I'm sure everything will end up all right; you may win or lose, but to be yourself is all that you can do

billy idol

• eyes without a face→ I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip, reading murder books, tryin' to stay hip; I'm thinkin' of you and you're out there, so say your prayers

blaqk audio

• cities of night→ I've seen what you have made in all its beauty, what I cannot create, I recognize
• the love letter→ what could you see? what could you find? if we meet, please avert your eyes; what I'll never show, what you'll never find, is explosive, so hide your eyes

blink-182

• all the small things→ late night, come home, work sucks, I know, she left me roses by the stairs, surprises let me know she cares

blue october

• hate me→ I'll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
• what if we could?→ it's like a last chance for a first dance, you're a sunrise, can't somehow exist
• what if we could?→ what if we could put our lives on hold and meet somewhere inside of the world; I would meet you, would you meet me?

brand new

• jesus christ→ well, Jesus Christ I'm alone again, so, what did you do those three days you were dead? cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend
• the boy who blocked his own shot→ I'll grow old, start acting my age, I'll be a brand new day in a life that you hate

breaking benjamin

• evil angel→ I'm a believer, nothing could be worse, all these imaginary friends

cee-lo green

• fuck you→ being in love with your ass ain't cheap
• no one's gonna love you→ I did anything to make you smile, you are the ever-living ghost of what once was; I never want to hear you say that you're better off or you liked it that way, cause no one is ever gonna love you more than I do

coldplay

• a message→ my song is love, my song is love, unknown, but I'm on fire for you, clearly; you don't have to be alone, you don't have to be on your own // and I'm not gonna take it back, and I'm not gonna say, "I don't mean that", you're the target that I'm aiming at and I'm nothing on my own, got to get that message home // and I'm not gonna stand and wait, not gonna leave it until it's much too late; on a platform I'm gonna stand and say that I'm nothing on my own and I love you, please come home // my song is love, is love unknown, and I've got to get that message home
• don't panic→ we live in a beautiful world, yeah we do, yeah we do, we live in a beautiful world; oh, all that I know, there's nothing here to run from 'cause, yeah, everybody here's got somebody to lean on
• fix you→ lights will guide you home and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you
• paradise→ life goes on, it gets so heavy, the wheel breaks the butterfly
• the scientist→ come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are
• the scientist→ tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
• violet hill→ I took my love down to violet hill, there we sat in snow; all that time she was silent still, so if you love me, won't you let me know?
• yellow→ look at the stars, look how they shine for you and all the things that you do
• yellow→ your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones turn into something beautiful; you know, you know I love you so

florence + the machine

• shake it out→ and I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't, so, here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road; and I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope, it's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat

gnarls barkley

• crazy→ and I hope that you are having the time of your life, but think twice, that's my only advice // come on now, who do you think you are? ha ha ha, bless your soul, you really think you're in control?
• surprise→ but be ready to sacrifice; if you love him you should tell him twice, because when everything that's alive, ultimately dies, oh lord, don't be surprised
• surprise→ well, you can make believe I'm blind and for now I'll be just fine, but when the child grows up to have more than just your eyes, don't be surprised

grandaddy

• am180→ we'll sit for days and talk about things important to us, like whatever; we'll defuse bombs, walk marathons, and take on whatever together

hot chip

• flutes→ I know it's nothing more than flutes, but something in my heart is loose, there's never been a better day

m83

• midnight city→ the city is my church, it wraps me in the sparkling twilight

nick cave & the bad seeds

• o children→ pass me that lovely little gun, my dear, my darling one
• o children→ we have the answer to all your fears, it's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear; it's round-about and it's somewhere here, lost amongst our winnings

oceanlab

• on a good day→ a little bit lost and a little bit lonely, a little bit cold here, a little bit of fear, but I hold on and I feel strong and I know that I can; getting used to it, lit the fuse to it, like to know who I am // been talking to myself forever and how I wish I knew me better, still sitting on a shelf and never, never seen the sun shine brighter, and it feels like me on a good day