On Repeat
I’ve been promising myself recently that I was going to start going to sleep earlier, no more staying up until 2 am scrolling on twitter, but instead I stayed awake contemplating the songs that have meant the most to me at different stages in my life.
So in a rather chaotic order, here are ten of my most favorite songs, including the lines that stick with me:
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
I knew his life deserved a chance
But everybody told me to be smart
"Look at your career," they said
"Lauryn, baby use your head"
But instead I chose to use my heart
Tryna get back to all my old ways
Tryna get back to all the hobbies
From my old days (gettin' back)
Tryna forget all the unnecessary
Thoughts from my head, man, it was pretty scary
I just want them to know
That I gave my all, did my best
Brought someone some happiness
Left this world a little better just because
I was here
Not that I don't got good vision, but I don't see competition
They want me to come and help them, but I am not a magician
I'm on them fo-fours, I'm tippin', you better move out my way
All I gotta say is that I must be dreamin', can't be real
You're not here with me, still I can feel you near to me, yeah
I caress you, let you taste us, just so blissful listen
I would give you anything baby, just make my dreams come true
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men
Darling, I never showed you (No, no, no, no)
Assumed you'd always be there (Always there)
I thought you'd always be there
I, I took your presence for granted
Still findin' myself, let alone a soulmate, I'm just sayin'
Feel like we one and the same, our relationship changed
That, or it never existed
Never Let Me Go - Florence + The Machine
And it's over and I'm going under
But I'm not giving up, I'm just giving in
I'm slipping underneath
So cold and so sweet
So Emotional - Whitney Houston
I remember the way that we touched
I wish I didn't like it so much
I get so emotional, baby
Everytime I think of you
Front row (Front row), there I am
Jumpin' and hollerin', wavin' both hands
Would you notice me (Notice me), little me?
Drove twelve hours, girl, just to see
Your pretty face one more time
