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The 10 best Tomorrow X Together songs

Ahead of the boyband’s 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, NME picks the best cuts from their enchanting back catalogue 

There’s always been something magical about Tomorrow X Together, even before they started adding elements of enchantment to their music in late-2019. Over their first five years together, the Big Hit Music boyband have been consistently spellbinding in their approach to sharing their experiences of youth, whether weaving colourful creations in their early days or dialling up the angst as they screeched into young adulthood.

Along with their penchant for genre-hopping, it all makes for a vibrant back catalogue that doesn’t always follow the expected path. TXT will always keep you guessing and never stay in one spot for too long. Ahead of their upcoming 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, which kicks off next month in Seoul, NME looks back on their enchanting catalogue.

Honourable mentions

‘Blue Spring’ (2023) ‘MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari)’ (2021) ‘Puma’ (2020) ‘Wishlist’ (2020) ‘LO$ER=LO♡ER’ (2021)

10. ‘Ghosting’ (2020)

The opening track of 2020’s ‘minisode 1: Blue Hour’ glistens in its gloominess. Through clouds of shoegaze-y guitars, the five-piece tell stories of friends who’ve become like spectres and the isolation that comes with growing apart from those you love. It’s a beautiful piece of songwriting that highlights TXT’s knack for taking trending lingo and using it to share their tales of youth.

9. ‘New Rules’ (2019)

Since their beginning, Tomorrow X Together have served as guides and companions through life and that’s no different on ‘New Rules’. The funky hip-hop track details rebellious phases sparked by the frustrations of life, piled on by social media, teachers and class. If you’re looking for a way to break free from it all, this addictive cut will help you.

8. ‘Can’t You See Me?’ (2020)

Even without watching the flame-filled music video for ‘Can’t You See Me?’, you can feel the scorching emotions that course through the song. Rather than showcasing them in the big rock anthemics that would come later in TXT’s journey, it’s the more seemingly subdued moments that sizzle here. “With resentment, my heart is heavy / ‘Cause you don’t understand me,” Beomgyu and Hueningkai murmur in the second verse, every ounce of that weight pouring through their words.

7. ‘Good Boy Gone Bad’ (2022)

On the lead track from 2022’s ‘minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’, TXT fully embrace the moment when it feels like you’ve hit an emotional rock bottom. Instead of wallowing in the misery, they make it their new super power – there’ll be no more “pathetic days” left on the calendar when you rise up with hearts “gone dead”. Set to searing rock, it’s become one of the most electrifying moments in the group’s concerts, not least Yeonjun’s bridge that ends in the laughter of someone truly cold-hearted and the declaration: “I like being bad.”

6. ‘Crown’ (2019)

The song that started it all. Tomorrow X Together’s debut single ushered in a boyband who sounded refreshingly bright but, beneath the bubbling synths, were dealing with the complicated growing pains of adolescence. Years on from its release, it still feels like a perfect snapshot of the dichotomy of youth – at once energetic, curious, self-doubting and concerned.

5. ‘Tinnitus (Wanna Be a Rock)’ (2023)

The boyband dabble in Afro-pop on this standout from ‘The Name Chapter: Temptation’. Despite its slinky rhythms that are practically a call to groove onto the dancefloor, lyrically it finds the group wanting to sink into a stillness caused by a crisis of confidence. “Rockstar minus the star / Just a rock, OK?” Taehyun sighs, preparing to descend.

4. ‘0X1=LOVESONG (You Know I Love You)’ (2021)

The moment TXT leaned all the way into the raw, serrated sensitivities of emo. With the help of featured singer Seori, ‘0X1=LOVESONG’ wears its feelings on its sleeve so viscerally it’s hard not to get swept up in its storm of emotion. Although the five-piece’s storyline would later disavow the need for connection, here it was still an essential, the group crying out for a loved one to “take my hand” and save them from being swallowed up by life.

3. ‘I’ll See You There Tomorrow’ (2024)

The concept of fate emerges on this sunkissed house jam, the beats forming a linking pattern between TXT and the person they believe is “meant to be”. ‘I’ll See You There Tomorrow’ is fresh and breezy, while its post-chorus refrain of “there’ll be no more sorrow, I’ll see you there tomorrow” could serve as a slogan for the comfort that spills out of the group’s catalogue.

2. ‘9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)’ (2019)

The title track of ‘The Dream Chapter: Magic’ more than lives up to the sorcery in the album’s title. Sprinkled with sparkling melodies that form the aural equivalent of the magic dust that accompanies wands casting spells in movies, the song captured the heart of much of TXT’s early storyline. It’s an ode to friendship and the feeling of finding people to run alongside you as you buckle up for the rollercoaster of life.

1. ‘Eternally’ (2020)

Tomorrow X Together have never been ones to shy away from trying something new, and that spirit quietly fuels ‘Eternally’, the stand-out track from ‘The Dream Chapter: Eternity’. What starts out as a gentle lullaby pleading soon morphs into something darker and prowling. The beat switch is tellingly signalled by a rapid-fire gunshot and the verse that follows feels like a villain origin story. That the group are able to pull off the revolving door of switch-ups on this track with such elegance is nothing short of impressively exhilarating.

[yeonjuins]

I listened to the songs a few times to really grasp them ♡︎♡︎ and here are my thoughts:

foolish heart by luca - I really love the instrumental and the overall vibe of the song and the vocals >>>> literally so pretty ( I was picturing a specific type of performance in my head but i literally can’t English right so it’s hard to describe sksk) and also listening to this with the rain sounds in the background or just on a rainy day >>>>>>>

Juno by choker - I never heard a song like this but I actually really like it.. THE WAY IT WAS THE DISTORTED VOICE AND THEN THE ACTUAL VOCALS CAME THROUGH *dies* that was so good… help the switch ups are so good.. the song reminds me of so many different things but I can’t put my finger on it- but the vibes are immaculate (don’t know why but at the beginning I pictured someone breaking glass in slow motion with this in the background AKSK) the ending -I’m obsessed-

diary by sogumm ft. punchnello - oh the vibe!! The vibe… the vibes are great,,, I’m a sucker for voices like hers- I like how the song starts off calm and then kinda picks up futher into the song and also the beat and small voice distorts??? wow… and when he starts rapping is also great and the ending???? gold. I feel like “I always say I can do better” is gonna be stuck in my head-

honey bee by sogumm . penomeco - the beginning is so pretty!!! the melody, the beat, their voices together >>>>> this is such a good pairing,, not enough words to express sksk I really like it ,, her voice is so so pretty ,, it’s such a cute song … it’s too good to be two minutes!!! also the ending for that one too.. the little instrumental was so nice

movie by penomeco - oh this is so pretty… I love how it’s just the guitar (I think it’s a guitar- SJSJ) for a little while and then the “claps” come in but the vibe ,, gives off a good spring like driving to the beach for a picnic vibe,, the song is so pretty… (child come on after that ended and idk i kinda liked the transition-)

-humming anon ♡︎

(lengthy answer!)

HELLO MY SWEET ANGEL ! school was cancelled today so i was able to give your songs a listen (": i'm sososo glad you like the songs and yes... juno by choker hits SOOO different and just how it musically progresses is so addicting AAAA all these songs are just pure chefs kiss to me and i'm so glad u enjoyed them (": hopefully at least one of them was playlist worthy

i was able to give your songs a listen hehe they're all pretty swell <3 there was nothing to be worried about

Winter - JUNNY & Yelloasis ft Yayyoung

omg i’m so surprised people know junny... i absolutely love his song ‘by my side’ ;; i think i found him through thank you though and that got me absolutely hooked... i love junny’s vocals so much but i think i found love with yelloasis’s voice oh my god... idk something about those words of vocals just HIT with me? it’s similar to be’o - counting stars (”: 

Like a Sunflower - Rheehab ft Yayyoung

ouu im seeing a trend here... you like yayyoung (”: PAHAHHA this one is sososo chill oh my god... definitely the sort of song to listen to while studying and just chilling... oh my god i did more inspecting on yayyoung and i acc have one of her songs in my library ;0 it’s ‘do you feel like you have no one to turn to?’ but oh my god im listening to ‘if only you knew’ and i’m in love... it samples the same guitar part as ‘come over’ - tom the mail man so i instantly new the song... imagining just meshing these two songs together would create such a sweet harmony oh my god...

sorry for going on a tangent abt the featured artists but otherwise this song is so lovely and chill... i can see u listening to this at night on a calm drive back to your house (”: 

Fallin For U - Peachy!, Mxmtoon

now this is the lofi song everyone listens too PAHAHHA i know this song blew up on tiktok and was paired with all the aesthetic edits / montages of people living their daily lives so i simply associate this song with that (”: mxmtoon is so lovely her voice is so angelic... 

History - Frex

ouuu i like this one the most... her voice is so pretty wtf WHA the pre-chorus build up with the kick snare is so GOOD and how it sort of... whats the word... explodes ?! PAHHAHA oh my god and then the part where the song takes a back for a bit and it’s just her vocals along with this simple beat.... this song doesn’t really have a structure to it but i love it even more for that sole reason because it just makes sense... 

Out of Touch - Laica

THE ALBUM COVER IS SO FUCKING PRETTY GOODBYE i love LOVE songs with a good ALBUM COVER LORD.... just STARING AT IT... i acc love ‘close to me’ by her as well (”: god god this song is acc so good perhaps this one is acc my favourite in the end (<- clearly needs to explore this artist more) hehe this one got added to one of my playlists... i really like this one... idk there’s something about it... i definitely think it’s the distorted guitar sounds(?) during the chorus and how that slowly gets integrated throughout the rest of the song (i’m clearly rambling at this point) TLDR this one hits hehe 

[jokerownsmysoul]

Imagine singing always the same song at home, humming while cleaning the house and under the shower. Arthur is used to hear this specific song in your mouth. So, when he becomes Joker and have to sleep alone some nights, he arranges to ear the song all night so he could sleep.

Omg this is the sweetest thinggg I’ve been melting since you send me this ask every time I read it, this is such a beautiful imagine 😭😭 also I’m so, so so sorry it took so long to respond omgg my brain is not cooperating with me these days lmaoo and I really wanted to write about this sweet prompt omg.

Word count: 971

That night Joker’s skin wasn’t just trembling from the cold outside, although the winter air seeped in from the open window was catching his skinny body in a painful grip. No. That night the tremor of his skin was caused by the grip your absence had left around him by floating in a cheap, lonely room, where his body wasn’t enveloped by the familiar warmth of your presence beside him, a presence that every night has always held him in his arms. Your legs entwined like underground roots of trees, your arms surrounding each other’s bodies and your breaths mixed into the other’s. 

Joker couldn’t remember the last time he was forced to sleep away from you, and at the exact moment when his tired body landed on the cold mattress of the motel bed, he realized that being away from you was one of the hardest things he had had to deal with in his life. Harder than any assault he went through, harder than any runaway he had been forced to cope when the cops were looking for him, harder than bear the weight carried by the name the city had given him by calling him the Clown Prince of Crime. Your souls were not made to live apart, let alone now that they have known what it means to have someone beside them, someone who keeps warm not only your bodies during a cold night, but also your souls in broad daylight each passing day.

Yet here he was, an enamoured man forced to leave his one and only person for a movement he never wanted to start, forced to spend the night in a cheap and abandoned motel without feeling the smell of your lips whenever you kiss the scar on his upper lip, without the silkiness of your hair tickling his hollowed cheeks, without your voice whispering lovely nothings in his ear and the soft tune you used to hum, giving his silent life a music on which to dance by following the rhythm of your voiceprints. Joker may wear a suit of a brighter red, his name may be found in the most wanted list and his life may be changed, but underneath the red tissue of his there was the porcelain skin of the same man who used to swing on his hips every time he heard the unmistakable tune slip out of your lips while you were doing laundry, whenever you washed dishes, took a shower or at night, to soothe his dreams darkened by his demons. 

In the depths of the night, while all the citizens of Gotham slept peaceful dreams and the lights of every building were turned off, letting the silence resonate in the alleys of the city in an oblivion, the deafening silence Joker was felting within him in not having you by his side would never have been able to be silenced by the much weaker silence imposed on the sleeper city. Joker never thought that silence could be so booming until he met you and your voice, which follow his walking upon earth like a soft melody in the background. 

Joker was laying on his right side; his body placed down along the double bed and his mind haunted by his own past failed to give him the dormant state he was so trying to get. The night was quiet and the only noises he could hear were the fizzy, wet sound of his own breath and an owl in the distance putting in music a lovesong of a man forced to live without the person he loved; yet, the silence that was permeating him was even more blinding because of your missed voice which on that night couldn’t accompany him in his spooky dreams. Joker felt like he was part of one of those legends about sailors trying to escape the enchanted sirens call. The sailors tried to escape their grip not by listening to their bewitched chant, but Joker, eager for your chant addictive as a drug, would have wanted to be completely enveloped by your voice, caught by your gills and carried into the deep abyss of the ocean by listening to your magic melody before being totally sucked by the sea, still held in your squamous and lovely arms.

His hand slipped smoothly along the bedsheet and with his eyes closed he imagined not feeling the cold of the mattress left unoccupied, but the warmth of your body still absorbed by your side of the bed even after you got up to make breakfast, leaving him asleep and trying to make him recover the hours of lost sleep due to insomnia. Your absence was the only palpable thing about you that Joker could feel at that moment, and as the moon shone bright on the surface of the bedroom and on the faded sheet, his hand touching nothing and his body still trembling and cold, he began to hum to himself the same soft tune that every day was the first sound he hears when he woke up, whenever you entered the bedroom waking him up between a kiss and delicate notes, and the last sound he heard before falling asleep, whenever you whispered in his ear those notes that woke him up that same morning, until he’d fell into a long sleep cradled in your lovely lullaby. 

His body was still trembling at his lack of you, and his eyes were tracing your features under his closed eyelids, imagining you were beside him. Yet, murmuring under his breath the sweet tune which tasted of your lips and sounded like your voice, Joker knew that you would have been beside him not through the body, but through the delicate music your soul made resound within his. Far away, but bound all the same.

[thedaytheworldburned]

‘Balance Game’ Lyric Analysis (What If I Had Been That PUMA?)

Released with The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE, May 2021. 

And, may I say, a much better long title than LOVESONG. 

Also, with Lyrics and Composition contributed to by Yeonjun, Taehyun, and Beomgyu! A round of applause for the boys who wanted to get more involved in song production getting more involved in song production! It’s definitely richer for it.

The song itself is the obvious follow-up to ‘PUMA’ from The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY, but more game-ified. We are not the puma - we are the gamer playing the rpg where we pretend to be the puma and, through making decisions we know will go the same way no matter which option we choose, we empathise with it. 

I love this one. It’s got the synth-edm vibes that I love and find so nostalgic, and it’s got the video game motifs, and it is the successor of the lyrical goddess that is ‘PUMA.’

In my storyline playlist it is after ‘Eternally’ and before ‘No Rules.’ ‘Eternally’ ends The Dream Chapter, while ‘Balance Game’ is an introduction to The Chaos Chapter - although it has dark subject matter, it is much less so than some of the later entries. In ‘Balance Game,’ the boys control the puma, and in ‘No Rules,’ they are controlled themselves, like puppets, reaping the consequences of their actions. And we know that the games they play as children, or just in general, have consequences in the real world. 

There are some interesting members’ lines and translation differences to be found in this one. Also, there is a considerable amount of analysis in red, especially at the beginning of the song, as we are again dealing with the death of the puma.

Full lyric analysis below the line.

Balance Game (What If I Had Been That PUMA?)

‘Balance game’ is also translated as ‘would you rather game,’ here. ‘Would you rather game’ is what it actually is called, but I think ‘balance game’ is a much better fit, as it better expresses the stress and emotional pain that we feel as we have to pick which way the puma will die.

The last line here is also, ‘I keep quiet as if I’m mute.’ I like the original more - it’s a better way of expressing the stifling emotions felt. 

More metaphorical, you know?

The last line of this last verse is also, ‘This matter has no answer.’ This is a better interpretation of the line, as it expresses how there is no right answer - whatever we - or they - choose, the puma will die. It’s already dead.

The first line of this verse is also, ‘The freedom that lingers outside that door,’ and the third line is also, ‘the moment I face it.’ I think ‘lingers’ is a good word as it suggests that, not only is the freedom out of reach, but it has also disappeared, and only the remnants of it are left.

Yeonjun’s first line is also, ‘my chaser all around.’

The third line of this last verse is also ‘Ice and fire that repeats in my head.’ While I like both versions of the line, I think the second is very fitting, as, through CYSM and Frost, TXT have a very ice-and-fire storyline. 

Can we get them in the universe of THE BOYZ’s Kingdom ‘No Air’ performance?

The first two lines of this verse are also, ‘blur in front of the crossroads, odds are fifty-fifty.’ I think the ‘odds are’ is better than ‘probability is,’ as the former suggests that there will be outcomes, at that at least one of them is bad, while the latter just suggests that there is an answer to the question... which there isn’t.

The last line is also translated as, ‘I’m not confident with either side.’

This verse is also translated by some people as a short sentence, ‘Random guess might be better, it’s not as easy as it sounds.’

The second line here is also, ‘everything sounds reasonable,’ which I think is a good line for showing the uncertainty that we and the members feel about our ability to answer the question properly.

It’s also great for showing the apathy that they begin to feel as they keep suffering over and over, and as there seems to be no correct answer, no matter what they do.

Conclusions

I love it, it’s great, it’s got the video games and the pumas and the subtle Gothic-ness, and it’s just a very funky and unique song. I wish it had had a choreography. 

Bring back furry TXT? They’ve been coming back every second album, but not in Minisode 2. I’m devastated. :(

[icharchivist]

Do you have a leopika playlist? Or just songs that reminds you of? Always when I listen to "13 Beaches" from Lana Del Rey they come to my thoughts.

Heyo nonny!! 

I tried to find the song on youtube but apparently the original one had been removed, so I tried listening a cover and reading the lyrics. And I get what you mean! This is a really pretty song and it would fit them well!

As to answer your question about if I have a Leopika playlist….

*coughs*

Now not all of them are fitting perfectly, a few are generic lovesongs I just really love in that context, and even a few are more songs I associate more to one or the other. So if I was to make a list, i’d be shorter than this. 

…… And if you’re curious I can post most of my playlist.

Before going under the cut with more song, I will first mention probably the most important Leopika song I have in my playlist and that is Angel Heart by Keiji Fujiwara, Leorio’s Seiyuu. 

It’s a song for his character, Hughes in Fullmetal alchemist 2003, but look at the lyrics:

making a phone call in a place that has no answer your quiet back seemed as though it had been cryingand the pain you intend to hide well, I know it all I made a promise, didn’t I? (..)I softly kissed your sleeping face buried in the sofa so that you won’t catch a coldthe thoughts I send to you are angel heart but I’m troubled, in reality, you were my angelif it’s a time when sadness pierces your chest believe in your strength, I’ll become a transparent shieldLike a miracle, we met in the corner of an intersection where rain was falling I’ll become the umbrella for my beloved

(the rest of the translations is in the comments of the video I linked, please do yourself a favor and go listen to Leorio singing sweet love song about people not answering the goddamn phone)

Now if you want there’s a little more under the cut because I love my playlist and if any songs might inspire you, this would be neat. Hope you’ll like it! (although i’m sorry my musical taste is all over the place)

Take care!

(and now songs under the cut - alphabetic order, songs with a * are generally those i really love and associate with them.)

(… Also I may have more angsty songs that happy ones that fits them a lot. I feel bad about it. But the happy ones are super generic so…)

Oh and I made a playlist over those songs on Youtube if ever someone wants. It’s 50 songs long (see when I said I cut some of it). 

Under the cut the details ;O Take care!

*-After Dark - Mr. Kitty

The moment you hold me, I missed you, I’m sorry I’ve given what I have, I showed you I’m growing The ashes fall slowly as your voice consoles me As the hours pass, I will let you know that I need to ask before I’m alone How it feels to rest on your patient lips to eternal bliss I’m so glad to know (..)My patience controlling the question I won’t speak We’re telling the stories, our laughter, He knows me We’re leaving, We’re talking, You’re closer, it’s calming

*-All the Same - Sick Puppies

I don’t mind where you come from as long as you come to meI don’t like illusions, I can’t see them clearlyI don’t care; no, I wouldn’t dare to fix the twist in youYou’ve shown me eventually What you’ll doI don’t mind, I don’t care, As long as you’re here Go ahead, tell me you’ll leave again, You’ll just come back runningHolding your scarred heart in hand, It’s all the sameAnd I’ll take you for who you are now, If you take me for everythingDo it all over again; It’s all the same 

*-All You Wanted - Sounds  Under Radio

I am the fold, in the wake, watch me push her back and breakI lose all my friends, and wash away all the fractures I’ve displayedBut we still, hold on. Cause it was all you wanted and all I neededBut all I gave up, now…. Could you hold me tighter? When worlds collide, Just hold me down right now(…) Pull me in, drown my fears. Could you hold back another day knowing that I’ll come back? 

*-Always - Panic! At the Disco

When the world gets too heavy, put it on my back, I’ll be your levyYou are taking me apart like bad glue on a get well card (…) I’m a fly that’s trapped in a web, but I’m thinking that my spider’s deadLonely, lonely little life, I could kid myself in thinking that I’m fineIt was always you, Falling for me. Now there’s always time, Calling for meI’m the light blinking at the end of the road Blink back, to let me knowThat I’m skin and bone, Just a king and rusty throneOh, the castle’s under siege, But the sign outside says ‘leave me alone’

*-Angel of Small Death - Seafret (originally Hozier)

No more alone or myself could I beLooks like a strain to the arms it were openNo shortage of sordid, no protest from meWith her sweetened breath, and her tongue so meanShe’s the angel of small death and the codeine sceneWith her straw-blonde hair, her arms hard and leanShe’s the angel of small death and the codeine sceneFeeling more human and hooked on her flesh I lay my heart down with the rest at her feetFresh from the fields, all feeder and fur tiresBloody and raw, but I swear that it’s sweet

-Annie -  Neon Indian

Annie, don’t run away where I can’t find youThe game has gone too far, talking, I’m out of talkPlaying telephone, 20 city blocks*Annie, they have a dossier, the investigation’s already underway(…) Annie, I was closing it, But it’s clear the numberI’m walking in the rain to go down the hall to sit until you callAnd I try to sleep, but all I can hear is the beepJust your answering, answering machine(Why won’t you come and find me?)

-Back to Me - All American Rejects

Hey you, So you never really found your wayStay true, Did you ever make it through today? I know that when I think about a day without it, everyday’s the sameYou wish that you could find someone but I’m the only one to blameCan’t you see? I beg and pleadCause when your eyes light up the skies at nightI know you’re gonna find your way back to me(…) Soon when I get you I won’t let you goOh if I let you, You can take away all that I thought was wrongAnd if you hear me there’s not much to say, There’s gotta be a better way

-Bated Breath - Tinashe

What if I told you that it was all in vain? Would it still hurt you?Would you still feel the same? Said its impossible-possibleBut you’re still waiting on the moment breath is batedI wish I could hold you, I can’t take it, Tell you all my secrets I’m too fadedPraying that tomorrow I’ll be braverMaybe I can tell you, maybe we can do thisKisses on my forehead we can fall into itLove you like the rain, falls much fasterLiving in a piece of ever after

*-Better - Tom Baxter

Our love has changed, it’s not the same, And the only way to say it is say it, it’s betterI can’t conceal this way I feel for all the times we spend togetherForever just gets betterSeem what I’m try to say is, You make things betterAnd no matter what the day is, With you here it’s betterI stand by you if you stand by me, I think it’s time that I reveal it‘Cause I believe it, it’s better Oh, the more I talk to you, I’m falling in love with everything you do 

-Bombshell Blonde - Owl City

I see danger, when I look in her eyes.She’s so foxy, she could lead to my demise.So I’m running, ‘cause I’ve run out of time.She’s a bombshell blonde, wired up to detonateI’m James Bond, live to die another dayBombshell blonde, high explosive dynamiteShe’s all I want so I, I’m on a mission tonightHer love is a drug laced with ecstasy, And her charm is spiked with a spell.A hot mess in a dress gets the best of me. She’s ice cold, but she’s making me melt!

-Breathe Me - Sia

Help, I have done it again. I have been here many times beforeHurt myself again today and the worst part is there’s no one else to blame(..)Ouch, I have lost myself again. Lost myself and I am nowhere to be foundYeah, I think that I might break. Lost myself again and I feel unsafeBe my friend, hold me. Wrap me up, unfold meI am small, I’m needy. Warm me up and breathe me

*-The Calendar - Panic! at the Disco

Feel like an ambulance, chase her away, pray I could replace herForget the way her tears taste, oh, the way her tears taste(..) Don’t wanna call it a second chance, But when I came back, it was more of a relapseAnticipation’s on the other line, an obsession called while you were outYeah, it called while you were out

-Campire - Satellite Stories

It’s 7am and the letters I send won’t follow you home.it’s too late to goWaited all summer to get to youcampfire outside we fell and kissedthere were only few words I said to yousun shade, this lake, one to cherishDolorean, saw your name on the sandDolorean, make me understand.

*-Chained - The xx

Separate or combine, I ask you one last timeDid I hold you too tight? Did I not let enough light in?If a feeling appears, If your mind should sway, It’s not a secret you should keep. I won’t let you slip awayWe used to be closer than this …. Is it something you missed?Winged or chained, I ask you would you have stayed? 

*-Closer - The Chainsmokers & Halsey

Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you, I drink too much and that’s an issue but I’m okay (…)I know it breaks your heart, Moved to the city in a broke down carAnd four years, no calls, Now you’re looking pretty in a hotel barAnd I can’t stop  (…)You look as good as the day I met you, I forget just why I left you, I was insane(…) I know it breaks your heart, Moved to the city in a broke down carAnd four years, no call, Now I’m looking pretty in a hotel barAnd I can’t stop

*-Come Home - OneRepublic

Hello world, Hope you’re listening. Forgive me if I’m young, For speaking out of turnThere’s someone I’ve been missing, I think that they could be the better half of meThey’re in the in the wrong place trying to make it rightBut I’m tired of justifying, So I say to youCome home, 'Cause I’ve been waiting for you for so longAnd right now there’s a war between the vanitiesBut all I see is you and me. The fight for you is all I’ve ever known(… ) Well hopefully the hate subsides and the love can beginIt might start now, Well maybe I’m just dreaming out loudUntil then: Come home

-A Day’s Pay For A Day’s Work - Darkstar

Clocks tick, Seconds fall, Minutes and hours then days and weeks go byI never cared so much for losing touch. I know what happened. I chose to sacrifice something else in lifeNow the night lays, Daytime closes, Still the night’s made It disposes of the hours and all their gloryWhat was ours now I hope only…As the evening crawls in on me, and her telling words I’m passingNow I fall to slow emotion though that moment sleep approaches

-Dial my Number - Rick Astley

If you ever wake up feeling blue, You know there’s always someone who’ll be right here for you.If there’s any little thing that’s gonna get you downDon’t be afraid, I’ll always be aroundPick up the phone, and dial my number, that’s all you have to doI’ll be over in a while, so just you hush now, child, I’ll bring my love to you(..)Giving up my time for something that I’ve heardI need to hear those words I’m in love‘cos I love you, I need you, I want you, I’m so in love with you

-Epilogue - The Antlers

In a nightmare, I am falling from the ceiling into bed beside youYou’re asleep, I’m screaming, shoving you to try to wake you upAnd like before, you’ve got no interest in the life you live when you’re awakeYour dreams still follow storylines, like fictions you would make (…)In that hospital bed, being buried quite alive nowI’m trying to dig you out but all you want is to be buried there together (…)I’ve woken up, I’m in our bed, but there’s no breathing body there beside meSomeone must have taken you while I was stuck asleepBut I know better as my eyes adjustYou’ve been gone for quite a while now, and I don’t work there in the hospital(They had to let me go)

-Every Little Things She Does Is Magic - Sleeping At Last

Though I’ve tried before to tell her of the feelings I have for her in my heartEvery time that I come near her, I just lose my nerveAs I’ve done from the start (..)Every little thing she does is magic, Everything she do just turns me onEven though my life before was tragic, now I know my love for her goes onI resolve to call her up a thousand times a day, And ask her if she’ll marry me in some old fashioned wayBut my silent fears have gripped me, Long before I reach the phoneLong before my tongue has tripped me… Must I always be alone?

-Falling - Florence + The Machine

I’ve fallen out of favour, and I’ve fallen from graceFallen out of trees, and I’ve fallen on my faceFallen out of taxis, out of windows tooFell in your opinion when I fell in love with youSometimes I wish for falling,  Wish for the releaseWish for falling through the air to give me some reliefBecause falling’s not the problem when I’m falling I’m at peaceIt’s only when I hit the ground It causes all the grief

-Find A Way - Safetysuit

You know I’m gonna find a way to let you have your way with meYou know I’m gonna find a time to catch your hand and make you stay(…)And if I was running, you’d be the one who I would be running toAnd if I was crying, you would be lining the cloud that would pull me throughAnd if I was scared, then I would be glad to tell you and walk awayBut I am not lying, I am just trying to find my way in to you

-First Floor People - Barcelona

Some may say, the world looks, The same through red eyes, no wayCovered in dirt off the floor, I’m seeing straightDon’t be scared if you know, Help me to explain myselfWho am I to fool now if you’re gone, you’re goneIf I am found below the ground, I’m searching, desperate

*-Forgiven - Within Temptation

I watched the clouds drifting away, Still the sun can’t warm my faceI know it was destined to go wrong, You were looking for the great escape to chase your demons away(..)You gave up the fight, You left me behind…. All that’s done’s forgivenYou’ll always be mine, I know deep inside… All that’s done’s forgiven

*-Ghost Town - Radical Face

‘Cause all my life is wrapped up in today, No past or future hereIf I find my name’s no good, I just fall out of lineBut I miss you, But there’s no comin’ home with a name like mineI still think of you… But everyone knows: If you care then let it go(…) But all this time, I’ve been chasin’ down a lie, and I know it for what it is, But it beats the alternatives, So I’ll take the lieI still miss you…. There’s no goin’ home with a name like mineI still dream of you… But everyone knows: If you can, let it go

*-The Glass Parade - Cary Brothers

I found you in a reflection you didn’t want me to seeI will give you all I have, Just look up, break down and believeThis is a glass parade, A fragile state and I am trying not to breakAnd the stars are shining, the moon is rightAnd I would kill to be with you tonightWish you told me all the truth, so afraid to face an absoluteAll the fights you had to lose, All the fear was put upon youI found you when you were broken, Too many cracks of deceit

-Gold - Sir Sly

What did you say back to me? I’m dreaming of maybach cruisingMaybe talking crazy, but I want it, a hundred thousand ways of choosingWho the hell is out and who’s in trouble, maybe I’m too subtleMouth made of metal, Pocket full of yellow, Pocket full of goldAnd I hope you find, I hope you find your dreamAnd darling never settle, Chasing down the devil, Chasing down the godsAnd I hope you find, I hope you find your dreamI’m living like a silent movie, Shut your mouth and see straight through meFinding that you’re hiding in your moneyI got a million ways of losing, But nothing in my life worth provingChasing, all my time is wasted

-Hands - Koda

There’s a light out in the dark,So take my hand. I learned to stand,You learned to fall harder,So take my hand,I’ll take you much farther. 

*-Helpless/Bloodline Part II - Sir Sly

It’s not that I’m lost, I know exactly where I amI’m in the middle of a mess that I don’t understandWhy does it feel like the world’s stealing every single thing that I have?I only got the air in my chest and even that won’t lastWhat do I do here? What’ll I do if I lose you? What do I do here? What’ll I do?I feel helpless (..)Everything I know is finally gone, The things I had, the ones I love… AgainAll the words that I had once believed. I’m not sure we’ll ever meet again 

-Hold On - Chord Overstreet

Loving and fighting, Accusing, unitingI can’t imagine a world with you goneThe joy and the chaos, the demons we’re made ofI’d be so lost if you left me alone (…)I pull you in to feel your heartbeat, Can you hear me screaming “please don’t leave me”Hold on, I still want you. Come back, I still need youLet me take your hand, I’ll make it rightI swear to love you all my life

*-Honeythief - Halou

Sometimes I doubt the path I chose, Sometimes my dreams feel all on holdThere’s no doubt that this will make me strongBecause it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever doneDespite this cruel world, And all my best efforts, You surprise me with just how perfect you areEven with all my flaws, and my bad examplesYou surprise me with just how perfect you areAnd when I’m lost, You search for meAnd when I doubt You’re my beliefI’m suppose to be the stronger oneYou always seem to prove that theory wrong

*-Hopeless Wanderer - Mumford and Sons

You heard my voice, I came out of the woods by choiceShelter also gave their shade, but in the dark I have no nameSo leave that click in my head, and I will remember the words that you saidLeft a clouded mind and a heavy heart, But I am sure we could see a new start(..)I wrestled long with my youth, We tried so hard to live in the truthBut do not tell me all is fine, When I lose my head, I lose my spineSo leave that click in my head, and I won’t remember the words that you saidYou brought me out from the cold, Now, how I long, how I long to grow oldSo when your hopes on fire, but you know your desireDon’t hold a glass over the flame, Don’t let your heart grow coldI will call you by name, I will share your road

-I miss you - Blink 182

I miss you I miss you. Where are you? and I’m so sorryI cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight, I need somebody and alwaysThis sick strange darkness comes creeping on so haunting every timeAnd as I stared I counted the Webs from all the spidersCatching things and eating their insides, Like indecision to call youAnd hear your voice of treason, Will you come home and stop the pain tonight?Don’t waste your time on me You’re already the voice inside my head (I miss you, I miss you)

-If You Ever Come Back - The Script

Now they say I’m wasting my time ‘Cause you’re never comin’ homeBut they used to say the world was flat, But how wrong was that now?And by leavin’ my door open, I’m riskin’ everything I ownThere’s nothing I can lose in a break-in that you haven’t taken(…)There’ll be a smile on my face and the kettle on, And it will be just like you were never goneThere’ll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat, If you ever come back

-If You Only Knew - Shinedown

If you only knew, I’m hanging by a thread, The web I spin for youIf you only knew I’d sacrifice my beating heart before I lose youI still hold onto the letters you returned, I swear I’ve lived and learned (..)If you only knew, How many times I counted all the words that went wrongIf you only knew How I refuse to let you go,Even when you’re goneI don’t regret any days I spent, nights we shared, or letters that I sent

-I’ll Follow you - Shinedown

You can have the money and the world, The angels and the pearlsEven trademark the color blueJust like the tower we never built, and the shadow of all the guiltWhen the other hand was pointing at youYet the first step is the one you believe in, The second one might be profoundI’ll follow you down to the eye of the storm, don’t worry I’ll keep you warmI’ll follow you down while we are passing through spaceI don’t care if we fall from grace, I’ll follow you down to where forever liesWithout a doubt I’m on your side, There is no where else I’d rather beI’m not about to compromise, Give you up to say goodbyeI’ve got you through the deep, I’ll keep you close to me 

-Miracle - Shinedown

Say it once, tell me twice, Are you certain I’m alright?Just a sign, to remind me that tomorrow’s worth the fightEver changing the storyline that keeps me aliveSo make a wish, and say…Give me life, give me love, Scarlet angel from aboveNot so low, not so high, Keep it perfectly disguisedEvery changing the storyline that keeps me aliveTake another look, Take a look around, It’s you and me, It’s here and nowAs you sparkle in the sky, I’ll catch you while I can, Cause all we are is all I amI just want you to see, What I’ve always believedYou are…The miracle in me 

-A Night to Remember - Shalamar

When you love someone, it’s natural, not demandingAnd that’s one thing I’m proud to say I’ve found in youI’m so glad we’ve reached an understandingNow I know my heart is safe with youSo now my love to you, baby, I surrender

-Out Of Touch - InnerPartySystem

I’m out of touch with all my friends everytime I see them againAll the days I’ve been away… Would it be different if I stayed?You’re losing me, you’re losing me, you’re losing me, againDriving on the empty road… I forgot I fell in love back homeI start to wonder if I changed, I start to wonder if youEven if you, even if you, Even feel the same

*-Pick Up The Phone - The Notwist

You know this place, You know this gloom? We’ve been here before.When life is a loop, You’re in a room without a door.Pick up the phone and answer me at last.Today I will step out of your past.“Trouble that we’ve come to know will stay with us”,With every step it slowly grows. Rub off the rust.Pick up the phone and answer me at last.Today I will step out of your past.

-Point of No Return - Starset

There’s a memory of how we used to be, that I can see through the flamesI am hypnotized as I fantasize, Forgetting lies and painBut I can’t go back. The ashes call my namePouring the fuel, fanning the flamesBreaking the habit and melting the chains, Embracing the fear, chasing the fightThe glow of the fire will light up the nightThe bridges are burning, the heat’s on my faceMaking the past an unreachable place(…) I know, this is the point of no returnIt’s uncontrollable, such a beautiful desireThere’s something sinister about the way it hurtsWhen I watch it burn, Because I can’t go back

-Retrograde - James Blake

You’re on your own, in a world you’ve grownFew more years to go, Don’t let the hurdle fall, so be the girl you loved.I’ll wait, so show me why you’re strong. Ignore everybody else, We’re alone nowSuddenly I’m hip. Is this darkness of the dawn? And your friends are gone, When you friends won’t comeSo show me where you fit

*-Small Hands - Keaton Henson

Miss your teeth dug in my shoulder, As we rolled in early morning,Miss your arm dying beneath me, As I lay there simply yawningPlease forget me, you were right dear, I am cold and self-involved,And though I’ll miss you, recent lover, I am weak and therefore fold(..) Close my eyelids, hide my eyes,I’ll be idle in my ideals,Think of nothing else but I. I, and I…. And I,I hope for your life, You can forget about mineJust forget about mine

*-Through the Ghost - Shinedown

Speak of the devil, Look who just walked into the roomThe guilted and faded notion of someone I once knew.All the perfect moments are wrong, All the precious pieces are goneEverything that mattered is just a city of dust covering both of usDid you hide yourself away? I can’t see you anymoreDid you eclipse another day?I used to wake up to the color of your soulDid you hide yourself away? Are you living through the ghost?Did you finally find a place above the shadows so the world will never know?The world will never know you like I doSo many silent sorrows you never hear from againAnd now that you’ve lost tomorrow, is yesterday still a friend?All the bridges we built were burned, Not a single lesson was learned(..) The world will never know you like I do. Like I still do

-Too Far Gone - Sir Sly

I’m stuck inside of these lines I drew, I didn’t speak it but I always knewThat I was too far gone. Can you ever be too far gone?Never mind the things I said before, I overstated and I shouldn’t have swornThat I’m too far gone, Can I ever be too far gone?For you to save me(…) Can we start from the beginning now?It feels like I’m really living nowThey always preached it was black and whiteSo how come somewhere in the middle feels rightAre we too far gone? Can we ever be too far gone?Am I arrogant, should I not assume That the answer’s mine, it can’t belong to youAm I too far gone? Can I ever be too far gone?

*-Transpose - Bad Suns

And I can’t stop even if I wanted to, Up top, maybe I’m simply deludedThat’s right, maybe I’ve been wasting my time, All my timeAnd it’s hard to justify what you can do. I’m so sick and tired of falling throughAnd it’s true, maybe I’ve been wasting my time, All this time, Come creeping, no one can hear you now, Listen so you can show me how something that I’m missing hereSoftly, stab my evil dreams, Faster, help me fall asleepNo one knows, that’s how it goes, All the thoughts that we transpose

*-Who are you Really - Mikky Ekko

So you’re feeling tied up to a sense of controlAnd make decisions that you think are your ownYou are a stranger here, why have you come?Why have you come, lift me higher, let me look at the sunLook at the sun and once I hear them clearly, sayWho, who are you really? And where, where are you going?I’ve got nothing left to prove, Cause I’ve got nothing left to loseSee me bare my teeth for you. Who, who are you?Now you’re moving on and you say you’re aloneSuspicious that this string is moving your bones. We are the fire, we see how they runSee how they run, lift me higher, let me look at the sun

*-Wish You Were Here - Florence + The Machine

I’ve tried to leave it all behind me, but I woke up And there they were beside me. And I don’t believe it but I guess it’s true, Some feelings, they can travel tooOh there it is again, sitting on my chest, Makes it hard to catch my breath, I scramble for the light to changeYou’re always on my mindAnd I never minded being on my own Then something broke in me and I wanted to go home to be where you areBut even closer to you, you seem so very far.And now I’m reaching out with every note I singAnd I hope it gets to you on some pacific windWraps itself around you and whispers in your earTells you that I miss you and I wish that you were here

*-You - Keaton Henson

If you must wait, Wait for them here in my arms as I shakeIf you must weep, Do it right here in my bed as I sleepIf you must mourn, my love, mourn with the moon and the stars up aboveIf you must mourn, Don’t do it aloneIf you must leave, Leave as though fire burns under your feetIf you must speak, Speak every word as though it were uniqueIf you must die, sweetheart, Die knowing your life was my life’s best partAnd if you must die, Remember your lifeIf you must fight, Fight with yourself and your thoughts in the nightIf you must work, Work to leave some part of you on this earthIf you must live, darling one, just live.

*-You Could Be Happy - Snow Patrol

You could be happy, and I won’t know. But you weren’t happy the day I watched you go And all the things that I wished I had not said Are played on lips till it’s madness in my head Is it too late to remind you how we were?But not our last days of silence, screaming, blur Most of what I remember makes me sure I should have stopped you from walking out the door You could be happy; I hope you are You made me happier than I’d been by far(..) More than anything I want to see you go Take a glorious bite out of the whole world

I didn’t put everything I have and i’m bothered bc I think my playlist isn’t up to date and I have more, but I will come back to that when i’ll have more time.

Meanwhile take care nonny!!

[rolling-in-the-deep-88]

21

Followed up by the already wildly popular and successful 19 by Adele, sophomore album 21 broke impressive records and beyond and continues its success. 19 was a fruitful and energetic take on love and relationships by Adele, and it took audiences to places they had not been before. The album from beginning to end was tongue and cheek, starting with track one, Daydreamer and ending on the albums most famous town anthem track twelve, Hometown Glory. As soon as the album comes to a close, it leaves you wanting more that 19 just could not fulfill. With the three singles from 19, Chasing Pavements, Make You Feel My Love, and Hometown Glory it still felt like something was missing as the album ended on a high note rather than a low like 21(I will get to that later). To be completely honest, 19 did not leave me in awe or left me feeling a type of way. 19 felt incomplete and like something was missing, but not lacking. 19 did not have that ending power ballad that 21 has become most famous for, Someone Like You. That is what it was omitted, that certain track that brought you back to all those good and bad times, but again more on that later. 19 is almost like a movie or a novel, ending and leaving the reader or audience wanting more, and that is where 21 comes in, picking up where 19 left off. 

Although a couple of years later, 21 picks up the pieces left for us to fill in between 19. With 21, Adele does not hold back and lays everything out on the line. Once you begin with track one and end with track 11, you will have been on an emotional journey of many sorts(to say the least). 21 tells more of a story than 19 did. It is a narrative of a relationship here one day and gone the next, a relationship gone wrong, and finding ways to move on by going through emotional pain and sorrow. One needs to feel those emotional ups and downs in order to move on and heal after a break up; that is what Adele displays in 21. 

21 takes the listener on a rollercoaster of emotions of a break up and the after affect from it. Each song on 21 is like a chapter of the relationship and where it ended up. Just like any break up goes, it has many ups and downs and this album achieves all that in forty minutes. The beginning of the album starts off with the afterglow from a breakup (Rolling In The Deep), following a tongue and cheek song about rumors (Rumor Has It) and believing what one will make up in ones mind about that relationship and how it ended. After that, it delves deep into the inner workings of one ability to finally feel the emotions from said break up (Turning Tables) and feeling those pangs of guilt while also being able to realize the other person hurt you as well and it won't happen again. Following that, the listener is led to the question of if the break up was a good decision or not (Don’t You Remember)? This album, like Adele herself, is fickle in which direction to take next, but only for the better and ending in a great resolution. After those feelings are said and done, it is right back on track with relenting the other person who broke ones heart and the persons true colors and who they really are (Set Fire To The Rain). The next track brings an all too familiarity in post break up blunders asking the question of: Will this person give me another shot if i asked them to (He Won't Go)? Will they take the risk? And then coming to the realization of, as a strong person, I do not need that other person. All these emotions of a post break up in the first half of the album is pure gold because, as human beings, we have all gone through these emotions and feelings. This is a leading factor in why I believe Adele is so successful; Adele is relatable. She has been through it, we have been through it, and we can all take comfort in knowing at some point in her life she felt the same exact way we all once did. Moving on to (in my opinion the best song, saddest song and the song I relate to most on the album) a heartfelt look back on the relationship that once was really great, why it ended, and I gave you my all, but you just took it and threw it away (Take It All). In this moment on the album, I think anyone who has had a broken heart can relate and this song takes one back to that place or moment in where they questioned everything they did and if they were good enough? Where did it go wrong? This song, other than the ending track, really ties the album together. The next two songs really tie in with the last track, after having realized that you took my all, I will still be waiting if you decided to give me or the relationship another shot (I’ll Be Waiting). It’s that moment where one is giving a hopeful outlook and shooting for that something that could or could not happen. After the follow up to that question, the track moves on to another familiar feeling of if you gave me another shot, let me be the one you only want to be with, just that one chance to show the other person that you changed (One And Only). The penultimate track is another great cover song done by Adele which reminds the listener, that love can be felt from miles and distances (Lovesong). After having been through this emotional journey with Adele thus far, one is left feeling slightly healed in many ways, but not before closing with the final track (Someone Like You). During this last and final attempt to bring you and this person that hurt you back together to say, it was good when it was good, and it was shit when it was shit, but if you'll remember the good and don't forget that we shaped one another. Also that I still may have feelings, but I will move on and find someone better, like you. 

As an extreme Adele fan, I can say 21 is her best work. To take someone on that journey and bring back feelings from years or months ago and to have those feelings come across in song(s) and vocals is so powerful. Once again, 21 is an expressive album in more ways than one, it’s like a movie or telling a story from beginning to end, but in a different way. To this day, this album will evoke emotions from past relationships and exes that I thought had settled in me, but when I listen to 21 it really does bring me back. In many ways, it is good, but also bad. I don't like to remember the bad times, but in order to move on and move forward with ones life, you must feel that pain of the bad. Sometimes it is the bad pain that will me us happy again, by feeling that sadness, it can make you realize how happy you are now and in a much better place and you needed to go through that to get where you are today. To me, I am so emotionally attached to this album and it means so much to me knowing that someone, at some point felt the exact same way I once did and that I am not alone. It’s ok to cry. It’s ok to feel. It’s ok to be sad. It’s not ok to let the one who hurt you and break your heart, keep you broken. In time, the pieces will pick themselves up and put it back together. It just takes time. As someone who is very impatient, I had to learn to be patient and that time does heal, but never forget that there is something, someone out there better for you. We all make mistakes and have regrets, but it’s what you do afterward to move on from those things that define us.  

“Regrets and mistakes they're memories made” - Adele