song 97

 Song 97

Hello my fellow music lovers! I am only two songs away from 100, and I still don't know what I'm doing for it lol. But for right now, I bring you song 97! Car Underwater, by Armor for Sleep. Which may be a forgotten band, and if that's the case then I'm shining a light on them. I really love this song, mostly because it gives me the 2000s post hardcore scene that I love. This song came out in 2005, I was just a little girl then. But now I can appreciate artists from that time. The intro is slow at first, with that raw guitar that I love so much. Then we're into the first verse: "Believe the news, I'm gone for good. Call off the search, no one will know that I'm down here. And believe the note, I left for you. You can't turn back the clocks, you can't pull me up from here, so don't try." I feel like this part is talking about how he's gone, and he doesn't want people to look for him. Next is the chorus: "In a car underwater with time to kill, thinking back I forgot to tell you this. I didn't care that you left and abandoned me, what hurts more is I would still die for you." He's underwater in a car, waiting to die. And as that's happening, he's thinking about what he could've done differently. Yet he's the one that got hurt, and even though he's already dying. He would still end his life for this person. Second verse: "Make time slower, give me longer. It's too late for me, no one will know that I am down here. And believe your dreams, of me sinking. So far below, you can't pull me up from here, so don't try." This kind of goes back to the first verse. Then we have the bridge: "Leave it up to me, to burden you again. This one's not your fault, please forgive me. Don't think back, don't think back on me at all." He wants the person to forget him, I'm kind of getting the sense that he's depressed. I think this song is the perspective of a person who is at the lowest point of his life, and then he unfortunately thinks the only way out is to take his own life. I know this song is a bit of a downer, but I love the way it's showcased in this song. After analyzing this, it made me realize just how powerful our thoughts can be. And how we handle them. We can handle them in a positive way, or a negative way. Hopefully the negative way isn't permanent and you can get passed it. 

That's it for this review, I will see you in the next one! :) 

song 96

 Song 96

I am only a few reviews away from 100! I'm so excited, I still don't know what I'm doing yet. But I'll figure it out :) Today's song is Just Stay (Acoustic) by A Skylit Drive! Sometimes I go down these rabbit holes of underground post hardcore bands, finding bands that probably don't have a lot of recognition. Because they deserve to have their music found out about. Also RIP to Jordan Blake, who sang on the EP for this band. He was gone way too soon. 

On with the review, I chose this song because I cried when I heard it. I thought it was so beautiful and meaningful, plus it feels good to listen to love songs again. Ever since someone special came back into my life. I like the almost haunting tone this song has, as well as the lyrics. Starting with verse 1: "I won't see you for miles, hoping every day you find the strength to stay with me. I'm crippled by the sound, you make when I walk out. Not too much longer now." That first part is already so pretty. Next is the chorus: "Just stay, another life I'd always be there. Another night of barely breathing, but when the lights go out. I'll be listening, just stay." This whole song is about wanting that special person to stay, because life without them is like the sun went out. And you feel like there's a part of you missing. Second verse: "I cannot turn around or take back everything, I missed while I was away. Just stay, I need for you to believe. If it were up to me, we'd live out every day the same. But I won't see you for days." This part I feel like I relate to the most. I won't go into details, because I'm past that point now and I don't like thinking about it. Then the chorus repeats, with an extra part. "Another life I'd understand, another night I'll give you all I can. I know I need you now, more than I ever did, just stay." I won't analyze this part, I think it speaks for itself. This song doesn't have much of a bridge, but there is this little section here: "Just stay, just stay with me a little longer." Then the chorus repeats two more times, and closes with the outro. Near the end of the song is where I cried. I have someone who knows how to cheer me up, I always love spending time with, no matter how much time passes. I always want to hang out with them. I want my person to stay, and I think that's why I cried. Because I know I can talk to them about anything, no matter how crazy it is. They always let me talk to them. This is a really pretty song, and I truly hope you give it a listen. And check out their other stuff too. 

See you next time! :)   (It feels so good to be in love again!) 

song 95

 Song 95

Hello everyone, welcome back to the blog! This song gets a little heavy, but I felt it was a good song to review. Mental health has so much stigma around it, even now. And the more we talk about it, the more we understand it. And the more we can help ourselves and others who are having bad mental health crises. So for today's song, I have Dark Thoughts by The Funeral Portrait. This band has become a part of my playlist, and they are just so amazing with their writing and musical assets. Starting with verse 1: "Can't drink, can't drug, can't drown them away. Can't sleep, can't think, can't find an escape. From these dark, dark thoughts in my mind." This part repeats, then there's a part two to verse 1: "There's a heavy on this mind, there's a weight behind these eyes. What if I, what if I can't stop the rising tide? Above the undertow, do you see me down below? A sinking stone, wondering how much deeper I can go." What they're talking about here, is just how much their thoughts can pull them under. And into the darkness. Then we have the chorus: "Oh, my head, my head, my head is a prison. No one ever visits, it's just you and me till the end, the end. Waiting out my sentence, if I find an exit will you still follow me?" They're saying that will you still be there, if or when he gets better. If you're only helping people because of what they're going through, and ditch them as soon as they don't need your help anymore. That's not cool, even if they seem better. Everyone still needs that person to count on, and just be there for them. Even if it's just to listen. The second verse: "A hundred stories high, what would it be like to be free, from this parasite inside of me? And at my funeral, would anybody show? No pall to bear, just a coffin sitting all alone." This part is really deep, and I'm wondering if he's talking about suicide. I promise there is people who care about you, and I'm sure people would show up to your funeral. But please don't end your life, you have so much still ahead of you. The bridge: "To kill what I create, to keep the wolves at bay. You know I've tried a million times, but they still find a way to cage me." The cage being the mind, and everything else being the dark thoughts. The whole song is set to a beautiful melody, and awesome rhythm. 

I hope you consider checking this song out, and remember you can get through this. It may not be easy, and you might need help. Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, and everyone has dark thoughts sometimes. You can get better, I know you can :) Keep fighting, and keep rocking, and I will see everyone in the next review! :) 

song 94

 Song 94

Hello everyone, I'm still trucking along with these! I'm gonna write as many as I can to get to 100, then I'm gonna take a break for awhile. So for today's song, we have a new band I never heard of. Well they're not exactly new, but they are new to me. So here we go! Today's song is by the band Chiodos, and the song is called 3 am. This is a pop punk song, which I honestly love. The punk genre in general is really good, but I also really love pop punk. So the intro is classic pop punk style, with the fast rhythm of the guitar. Which is a perfect opener. And now for the lyrics, verse 1: "I hear the sound of the clock, and the drip of running water. I never thought it would be like this, it's 3 am and I can't sleep. I had it all planned out, find a girl get married. Do things that make your dreams, oh look at me what more could you need? I knew that I could win a room because I've always had it, but love is a scary thing. It's what they never taught." Not much to analyze here, so I'm just gonna keep going. To the chorus: "And I don't know how it's gotten me this far, all I wanted was the world, all you wanted was me. It's only in the end when you were gone, I didn't realize what I had lost. These one night stands are meaningless, but I'm laying in bed with a girl I just met at 3am." Ok, there's more to unpack here. One night stands have always been weird to me, especially since I'm demisexual. But it sounds to me, like he doesn't want to live this way anymore. Second verse: "I wish I would of loved you, instead of being selfish. And being so obsessed with my dreams, oh look at me I'm surrounded by the lonely. I thought I could win you back, because I've always had it but love is a tricky thing. It's what they never taught, that when you lose what you love. You lose a piece of your heart." That last part is so true. The chorus repeats, and there's the bridge. On this part he goes into a higher register with his voice, that kind of slows the track down. It's really pretty. The bridge: "Everyday I still learn from the mistakes that I've made, who knew things would be this way. I'm here because I wouldn't change, I've fallen on my face. But watch me get up again." That's right my dude, you can always get back up again. On the last line before the end of the song, it switches up a bit. "Now everything else is meaningless, so I'm laying in bed sick with regret at 3 am." I totally get what he's talking about here, he regrets the decisions he made. That cost him his love. It's a really good song, and I hope you check it out. 

See you next time, keep on rocking! :) 

song 93

 Song 93

Here we go song 93! :) Today I have another Get Scared song, only this time with Nicholas Matthews on vocals. And the song I have chosen is Hell Is Where the Heart Is. I like this song because of the beat and the melody. I thought it would be fun to do, so let's get into it. Right off the bat, there's lyrics instead of an intro. But after the opening lyrics, there is a little instrumental part. This little part here, sets up the song. The opening lyrics also, are part of the chorus further into the song. So I won't spoil the chorus, with the intro lyrics. Moving on to verse 1: "Believe me, I need this without a doubt. Sick and feigning without subtlety my misery, deceiving in silence, yet louder than sirens. I can't help but wanting more for me." I get that feeling of wanting more for yourself, it feels like there's more that you could do with your life. The pre-chorus: "Hopeless, it won't help. Cause we're too far gone to ourselves." I don't believe that someone is really gone on the inside, sometimes it takes someone or something to remind you who you are, and what you do. Although it is good for a song like this. The chorus: "You can forget me, and bury my bones. Because I'm burning out the light that's in my soul. It feels like I'm dead on the inside." Feeling dead inside is really awful, you feel numb, lose all sense of time and being, you kind of just feel like you lost your soul. Which is what this song is about. Second verse: "I built my casket in confidence, I'm reaching out to you before I wind up dead. And these four black walls, are all that's left. Leave me to my devices, and I'll paint them red." That last line, I think I know what the context is. He means that he plans to off himself, and the blood would be the red in question. That's why he's trying to reach out, to whoever this person he's talking about is. He hopes that they can save him. It's always alright to reach out to someone when you feel like you're drowning mentally, it may just be the strongest thing you do. There's a second part to the chorus: "I'm stuck in a routine, where hell's now my home." This sums up what I've been explaining. The bridge: "And now I'm at the end of my rope, and it's tied in a noose, yeah, I've lost all hope. Yeah, it's just another excuse, one that I can't refuse. I was born to lose, don't cut me loose." I think here we have  a little peak into what his mind is like right now. I like when song writers do this, it's like we're feeling what they're feeling right along with them. Then the music part of this song, has this really fun up tempo. I just love this type of music. Post-hardcore, metalcore, rock. It's so amazing! Also punk rock, pop punk. There is also some screaming in this song, along with killer vocals. I wish I was better at measuring beats on a drum melody, but I'm not that good with numbers. Either way, it's a really good song. I hope you check it out :) 

See you next time :) 

song 92

Song 92

Hello everyone, welcome back to the blog! Today's song, was released on Halloween this year. This is by one of my favourite bands, and it's called M.O.N.S.T.E.R by Escape the Fate! I have to applaud the band, this song is freaking awesome! The intro is so cool, there's some whispering and soft dark tone. It goes like this: "There's monsters inside of me, there's monsters inside of me. Let go" This part really sets the mood for the song, and captures the listeners interest. It's also really awesome to have a new song by this fabulous band. Here is verse 1: "I feel it in my skin, crawling deep within. It's buried in the surface of the secrets I once knew, I feel it deep inside poisoning my mind. I'm terrified of the darkness that is taking over, taking over me." Going by this first section, I think this song is talking about inner demons. Then we have the chorus: "Torture me, I'm my own worst enemy. Let me be, I'm the one that's killing me. Rescue me, this is my reality. Let me see the monster inside of me. Inside, inside of me." I totally get the own worst enemy thing, I know first hand what that's like. I myself am my worst enemy, I can be hard on myself sometimes. Second verse: "I'm floating to the depths of hell, wake me up I've gone too deep. I'm trapped inside, I'm overthinking. I'm feeling lost in the darkness, I'm suffocating in this hole." Overthinking really does take over your mind sometimes, I would know. Last year especially, I was really bad at overthinking. I still do it, I think I always will. But I've been trying to be better at it. Then the chorus repeats, and we have the bridge: "Can't escape my fate, try to break these chains. But the ground is falling under me." The weight of overthinking, and being hard yourself does bring you down. But it's the way you pull yourself out of it that matters. The chorus repeats again, then the bridge repeats again. Finally ending with the "monsters inside of me" line. Not really an outro, I guess that part is the outro. Such a good song.

That's it for this review, I will see you in the next one. :)  

Song 91

 Song 91

Welcome to song 91! I am so close to that 100! I know it's gonna happen, I just know it! Ok, on with the song! Today's song is Voodoo Doll by The Funeral Portrait. I already did one their songs, and this one is just as good as the other one. So This song, is really cool. Because the intro, and the set up are kind of like this mystical sounding vibe. It sounds really cool. Their sound on this track, reminds me of daughtry and set it off at the same time. I think it has a 1, 2, 3 4 beat with the drums. They kind of seem to overpower the chorus, but the verses are a bit softer. Verse 1: "It's an elephant's room, cause I know what you're thinking. (thinking) It's the burn in my veins, when I know you been using. (using) Your pretty white lies might hide the bruises. (bruises) But you and I know what the ugly truth is." This song is about someone going through addiction, and the whole voodoo doll thing is about how he feels the person's pain and. Similar to how you use a voodoo doll, whatever you do to the doll happens to the person it looks like. This concept is summed up in the pre-chorus/chorus hybrid: "When the needle speaks, taking you from me. I can hear you fall, feel you it the wall. So when you're pushing pins, underneath your skin. I can feel it all (yeah, I can feel it all) When the needle speaks, taking you from me. I can hear you fall, feel you hit the wall. So when you're pushing pins, underneath your skin. I can feel it all, you are, you are my voodoo doll." So whatever is happening to the person, he can also feel it. This song doesn't have a bridge or a real second verse, but there is more lyrics. So I'll still share them: "Every time you fall, I'm black and blue. Following your tracks, I'm lost with you. All your charms couldn't stop the bleeding. (bleeding) But under you spell, I'm still believing. And there's no divide, no separation. I live and die by your self-destruction." This song really explains what happens when someone you care about is going through something really awful, that you can actually feel what's happening. I like this concept, and I like the fact they used voodoo doll to display it. The vocals on this track, are also awesome. 

If anyone you know is struggling with addiction, I hope that they get the help they need. And I know a lot of people don't ask for help, but sometimes that's when they need it the most. You can't force them to get better, but you can be there for them. 

I hope you consider listening to this track, and I will see you in the next one :)