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songs that basically sound like every post-apocalyptic young adult sci-fi/fantasy novel to exist (aka, the perfect soundtrack to your rainy-day reading).

red heels, stilettos, and perhaps a gun tucked snugly within a fashionable clutch. for their own sake, i hope no one tries to fuck you over.

when you’re so insanely numb to things that it all just becomes kind of,, funny? and it’s probably better to laugh hysterically than to wallow in tears for days on end so… here are some songs for That. (alternatively titled: songs that would be fitting in a coming-of-age tv show when the main character does something that will most certainly impact their fate. see: teotfw)

you’re carefree, and things are funny, and your mind feels light. except you’re genuinely happy, not just happy in an indifferent sort of way. go for a drive with the windows down and sing at the top of your lungs, because why the fuck not.

are you going crazy? because i might be. join the club, we’ve got jackets!

you’re the protagonist in a YA novel (possibly the book you read while listening to the first playlist here?) and you’re gearing up for the main climax of the book. things are looking bleak, the odds are definitely not in your favor, but the word ‘surrender’ just isn’t in your vocabulary. it’s do or die, folks.

let your mind relax. living inside your brain can be exhausting sometimes, and you could use some peace and quiet. i hope this helps.

songs of indifference.

some more of those 80′s-90′s rock songs, a bit of 2000′s indie/alternative angst, and just a pinch of more recent melodies that will make you want to dance. (see: IT chapter two one reddie)

10+ hours of those chill indie-pop songs that are never played on the radio but definitely deserve more hype. (feat. sasha sloan, clairo, mallrat, daughter, mxmtoon, girl in red, olivia o’brien, chelsea cutler, lorde, GRAACE, and more)

you love someone. someone loves you. you show each other just how much. (nsfw)

bad bitch, “i-need-no-one-and-if-you-try-to-fuck-me-over-i-WILL-end-you” type of vibes. (see: birds of prey harley quinn)

songs that aren’t necessarily sad, but as you’re listening to them, you start to miss something that you’re not even sure you’ve ever had, from a time you can hardly remember.

those 8tracks songs that you forgot about until now. (alternatively titled: nothing but pure teenage angst.)

disassociating at a party and the music is too loud and there are too many warm bodies pressed against you but you don’t really know where else to go, so you drown in cheap wine and let the numb feelings take over.

quiet songs to quiet your thoughts.

songs for when you have absolutely no idea what you’re feeling.

for when you feel like the protagonist of a kickass coming-of-age movie and nobody, not even the local town bully or your conservative parents, can stand in your way.

words can’t explain what goes on in your head, and expressing it through art requires a type of motivation that you simply can’t muster. (alternatively titled: songs without lyrics that you’ll probably start over halfway-through because you weren’t appreciating them enough.)

staring at the ceiling at 3am and letting your mind wander to the questions that no one can answer. you’re not scared, or sad, or angry. you just are.

fervid: (adj.) intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.

when you don’t really know what it feels like to be in love other than what you’ve read about and seen in the movies, but you know you want to feel something that strongly, that desperately, even if it might kill you. but for now, you’ll settle for living vicariously through music.

when you just want to jump out of a plane and scream at the top of your lungs until you finally remember how it feels to be alive.

things might not be great, but. you’re still here. you’re still breathing. and you’re not alone.

its 5am and the sun is slowly making its way over the horizon. there’s a hopeful feeling in your chest as you breathe.

they say everything happens for a reason. hence, the butterfly effect.

life gets tiring. feeling gets hard. here are some songs that might ease the numbness a bit.

songs good for driving with the windows down to make you feel like THAT bitch.

OVERSTIMULATED EVERYTHING IS TOO LOUD MAKE IT QUIET FOR ONE SECOND PLEASE.

songs that scratch the itch in your brain.

Woke Up This Morning in an 80’s Movie

‘am i a badass or have i just finally hit my breaking point?’: the age-old question.

songs for when you need your mind to just be Blank. good background music for reading action-packed YA novels. or something.