♡ songs that Get It
there are very very few songs that i actually relate to. these are them, those that evoke a strong sense of warmth or energy or sickness through how unbelievably Right they are. about me. you know.
1. i speak six languages from the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee
"marcy park is an asian stereotype" MARCY PARK IS THE ONLY CHARACTER I HAVE EVER SEEN WHO EMBODIES THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A CHILD WHO LIVES UP TO ALL EXPECTATIONS BUT IS NOT HAPPY. IMAGINE BEING PERFECT LIKE YOUR PARENTS WANT YOU TO BE BUT YOU DON'T FIND JOY IN ANYTHING YOU DO. IMAGINE YOUR LIFE BEING DEFINED BY YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS BUT NEITHER THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOR THE ACTIVITIES LEADING TO THEM ACTUALLY MAKE YOU HAPPY
2. anklebiters by paramore
regardless of the many issues i will have throughout my lifetime i've promised myself that letting others dictate how i live my life will never be one of them. in a world of trends and expectations and envy you have to always always always know who you are and who you want to be. this song is so short but its so very right about never letting the world chew you up and spit out someone else.
3. stuck in the middle by mika
stuck in the middle is so sickeningly light and high and cheery while the lyrical simplicity lends to this succinct and punchy conveyance of this conflict, frustration with one’s family and conviction that they are right in being who they are, but oh the chorus. the chorus’s cadence emphasized by the piano and those goddamn lyrics. oh oh oh is there anybody home who wants to have me just to love me. the satisfaction of knowing you’re right and understanding yourself can’t replace the human need to be loved and understood by others. especially by those who are supposed to love you unconditionally (and when they don’t. well.)