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When I saw this blogging prompt I smiled. Music has always been a massive part of my life since I started keyboard lessons when I was eight. I was always in the School and College Choirs, I played the Recorder then the Tenor through School, and taught myself how to play the Piano once my Mum brought me one for my fourteenth birthday. I would rather listen to music then watch TV, and I am never without my headphones and iPod/Spotify, even on short journeys.

Therefore when I learnt that David also enjoyed music, albeit different to my tastes [at first!] I knew we would be able to share songs and lyrics to help through the difficult moments in our relationship. I have introduced him to new music, such as my favourite pianist, Ludovico Einaudi, and he has shared many songs that he loves that I now listen to daily.

I find music relaxes me and I can relate to songs and lyrics no matter the situations that are happening in my life. It has been with me through some really rough moments while growing up, and I couldn't imagen my life without music now.

As I sat down to pick the ten songs.. I suddenly realised there was a whole list of them that I found related to my LDR.. and bringing that down to ten that had really meaningful lyrics was very hard.. even if one that has crept in that doesn't have lyrics at all! I think I am happy with him list.. and I have included links to the YouTube videos of the songs in case anyone is interested;

1- Nuvole Bianche - I would add some lyrics here but.. its piano music.. >.< I remember watching Top Gear one afternoon and hearing a certain piece of piano music and thinking 'That is gorgeous, I need to learn how to play it' and after some Googling, I tracked it down to a composer called Ludovico Einaudi. I have since learnt almost all his songs on the Piano, and his albums are without fail within my CD player or listened too on my iPod. This was the first song David and I listened to together when we was laid in a cuddle on one of our first visits. It is special to us both for that reason.

2- Home - "Wish I was with you, but I couldn't stay, every direction leads me away..." The Foos have been a favourite of mine for many years now, I can remember listening to them in lessons when I should of been concentrating on my school work.. oops! Still, this song came out on one of my favourite albums of theres, and it only really clicked for me when I feel head over heels for David. Home is now his arms.. and when I'm not within them.. then I am not Home.

3- Sing For Absolution - "Lips are turning blue, a kiss that can't renew, I only dream of you.. my beautiful..." We both love Muse and this song just seemed to become our song. Absolution defines as a release from guilt or obligation, and I think for me it really struck a chord.. I had been in a long relationship before my LDR now, and to finally not feel guilty about how I felt at the time and how it all ended, how David and I just seemed to click from the word go, made me realise just how special and important our relationship was going to be.. and is!

4- Lovesong - "Whenever I'm alone with you.. you make me feel like I am home again..." I know Adele wasn't the original artist of this song, however I just love her arrangement of it. All the lyrics in this song relate to how I feel about my relationship, but once again its the lyric that uses the word 'Home' that wins for me. It is strange how Home can go from a place to being a person when you are deeply in love.

5- Here Without You - "But all the miles that separate.. disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face.." I have a feeling this song is more about losing someone and breaking up with them, however there are a few lines in there that I just love. I found this song long before I was in my LDR, and rediscovered it recently while flicking through an old YouTube playlist of mine!

6- Save Me From Myself - "When I'm about to fall somehow you always waiting, your open arms to catch me, your gonna save me from myself..." Never really championed Christina Aguilera before I heard this song, and I think this song remains the one I say is about me. I am difficult, I do fall a lot.. I am not perfect.. but now I am able to smile when I listen to it knowing the person who is going to save me from myself is David.

7- Lay Me Down - "You told me not to cry when you were gone, but the feeling's overwhelming, it's much to strong..." Oh this song gives me chills.. I adore Sam Smith's voice and I think this song is gorgeous. It is one of those songs that when I'm sad from missing David, it can make me cry, because all I do wish is for him to lay by my side and make sure I am alright, and watch over me. Love.. love.. it!

8- Nothing Else Matters - "So close no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart..." This song was something I heard a friend of mine a long time ago say was going to be his wedding song. I've always liked Metallica, an ex boyfriend of mine was in a band that played a lot of their songs, and I never really saw this as a love song of sorts.. but now when I look over the lyrics I understand them.. and I get why they mean so much to us now.

9- Answer - "As I can only tell you what I know, that I need you in my life and when the stars have all gone out.. you'll still be shinning so bright..." This is another one of those songs that you like, and have liked, for a long time and then suddenly I was listening to it and boom.. I connected with it. The lyrics are things I would say or write to my SO and feel so right to say. Beautiful.. but then again I do have a soft spot for Sarah McLachlan!

10- Thinking Out Loud - "Take me into your loving arms.. kiss me under the light of a thousand stars.." I know this song is rather popular and perhaps a little overrated. It has taken me a little while to actually like this song, I'm guessing because of its hype, but now when I listen to it I find myself wanting it to be a wedding song, if we ever get married! Each of the lyrics are perfect.. and we usually tell each other how we'd still love each other when we're seventy. I will admit.. I tend to have a cry to this song..