so we all wrote about the songs we can’t live without back in like august, right? and i did that list about my top ten all-time Favorite Songs, right?
well, i changed my mind.
my music taste changes a lot, what can you do?
but these songs make me feel the same as i did the moment i first heard them. they also make me cry sometimes, so maybe there’s some strange correlation between my favorite songs and whether or not i’ve cried while listening to them. anyway, here’s a Revised conclusive list of my top five, end-all-be-all favorite songs in the known and unknown universe (plus some neat lil explanations if that’s something you’re into).
secret for the mad / dodie (music video link) – this song is simple, but it is truly one of the most beautiful things i’ve ever heard in my life. this song is one that i turn to when my days are more down than up, and i just need to remember that the up is coming soon. favorite lyrics: 
sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains) / arcade fire – see this is where the new stuff comes in because when i first made my favorite songs list, i’d never heard this song before. everything about this song is stunning (and the music video is mesmerizing), but i think the best part is how much of myself i can hear and see and feel in this song. favorite lyrics: 
hey jude / the beatles – i’ve grown up listening to the beatles, so it only seems fair that i have a beatles song somewhere on this list, and while there are plenty of other beatles songs that i love dearly, this one always sticks around. i still have a video of this song on my laptop from when i saw paul mccartney in concert in 2013, and i have a lot of other nice memories tied to this song, so maybe that’s my soft spot. favorite lyrics: 
starlight / muse (live version that makes me Cry) – i’ve adored this song for as long as i’ve listened to muse, but my love for it didn’t quite cement until i was listening to a live concert performance and casually started crying in the middle of a target. i spent a really long time thinking i’d never hear this song live, and trust me, when i finally did, i sobbed the entire time. favorite lyrics:
i wanna get better / bleachers (music video but watch the other one first)– this song, without a doubt or hesitation, is my favorite song of all time. from the moment a first heard the words “i wanna get better” in july 2015, i knew this song (and this band) would change my life in ways i could never have even fathomed before, and it continues to change my life every day since. all i want is to hear this song live, and who knows? that day could be sooner than i think. favorite lyrics:
with the way i listen to music, favorite songs are always subject to change. everything shifts around with every new song i discover, and even with every old song i rediscover. but these five, these are sticking around for a long time.
