#I debated picking cecille but I haven't listened to her playlist in SO long 😔

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Hi hello bestie I would like to throw the question about reasons behind songs in playlists right back at ya!! Is there any oc playlist that you'd like to (partially?) dissect for me? >:3c

Oh boy would I? I have far too many oc playlists to be healthy so I’ll pick Beca since she’s so close to my heart and I’ll let shuffle decide a few songs for me to dissect (I promise I’ll keep it short) (Narrator voice: They didn’t)

COMPLETE MESS by 5 Seconds of Summer I picked this song in part because she had a very intense "almost" love story with her best friend in high school. You know those shared looks, touches that can't just be brushed of quite as "friendship", spending way more time with each other than with other friends. But neither of them dared to overstep any boundaries and ask, so it wasn't until the very last second, until their goodbye, that things finally clicked into place and everything was 'complete' as it were. The other reason I picked this song is the mirror of it all. Where Beca felt like she could have had her perfect romance, all the other romances she's had and has after that are complete shit and she sets the bar too low. She lets people walk all over her because she thinks very little of herself, and the song illustrates that beautifully with the lines "I’ve never been a saint, have I?" & "But I'm never one to change, am I?" There’s more to it, of course. And I realize this song has a specific meaning to the artist themself. But to me, at least for Beca, it means that in romantic relationships, she’ll always be that mess, because she’ll always try to look to complete herself with someone else. That’s what she had with her best friend in high school, so that’s what she’s trying to find from then on, and unfortunately that’s just not how the world works. (And I love the melancholic vibes this song gives off.)

You are my sunshine by Elizabeth Mitchell This one is one of my favorites actually!! I put this one on here because Beca plays this song for her little nephews at night when she’s over, to get them to sleep. Her and her siblings have been through a lot, and to have these little boys come out of it and have a happy family after all, that means the world to her. (Sometimes I picture the man singing along as her brother coming in and my heart goes soft and all is well)

Leugenaar by WIES (Translation: Liar) Beca grew up thinking she was supposed to keep everything to herself, which resulted in her learning that she had to lie about, well, everything, too. That’s not true obviously, but for her it was the truth. She picked up bad habits, and started hanging out with bad people as well. A lot of the lyrics in this song feels very her, from: “Nu fluister ik als schreeuw om hulp Laat mij brekend boeten Totdat ik niets meer voel” (Translation: Now I whisper as a call for help Let me break and suffer Until I have nothing left) Please note I’m taking a little liberty. These translations might be slightly off, I’m not a professional shfjs to the verse: “Ik ben een leugenaar Ik lieg alles bij elkaar Wie had dat bedacht? Wie had dat verwacht van mij?” (Translation: I am a liar I lie about everything Who whould have thought? Who whould have expected that from me?) Because at the end of the day, people also see her as this small, fragile little girl who won’t do anyone any harm. But at the same time that’s not how Beca sees herself. I also really love the lyrics “Een rugzak vol geheimen” (A backpack full of secrets) because it’s so fitting for her.  Anyway um. Maybe I should keep it at three, as fun as this was. This got incredibly long already shfjs. Thanks fren!!!