Unrequited love-Songs to help us through our torture(in response to the "Colossal Crush" write-off...)
Dec 26 '01
The Bottom Line 6 songs-all dealing with one theme: unrequited love
One of the greatest things about music is that 99.999999% of the songs out there deal with love in some way, shape, or form, be it getting married to someone, or be it a breakup, or whatnot.
And one part of love is that unrequited love.
That love we have for someone out there who, unfortunately for us, does not return that love.
And yes, folks, it's happened.
I have an incredibly big crush on a guy-I really care about him a lot. Happened not long after I turned 17 this past October (gee, what a nice late birthday present).
Problem is, for me, he's got a girlfriend, isn't that wonderful *gets huge look of envy on her face*.
Luckily, we're getting to be good friends, this guy and I, but I naturally want to be more.
And he's gonna graduate from our high school next May (I'm still but a junior)-I'd love to tell him how I feel, but I don't know if I should since he's got a girlfriend-however, who knows if I'll ever get the chance to tell him again...I'm between a rock and a hard place here.
So there's the background on my crush, who has inspired me to write this.
And I've found that my crush is divided into 4 portions:
1. The "conflicting emotions" portion (is it deep love or am I still in the "really, really, REALLY like him" stage?-these feelings can change from day to day).
2. The "comfort" portion (this is where any songs that fit in this category remind me of how sweet a guy my crush is, this portion reminds me of why I have a crush on him, and also when I hear any songs in this category, it's like he's right there and reassuring me that things are gonna work out fine).
3. The "frustrations/despair" portion (this is where any songs that are here can help me get through those days of jealously, those days where I'm just down 'cause he's not involved with me romantically and 'cause we're not that close of friends yet and 'cause I haven't told him how I feel about him yet and 'cause I don't want to think about the fact that he's graduating next spring, so I barely get enough time to really get to know him and all that stuff).
4. The "confessions of love" portion (this is dealing with those days when I just gush to anyone within hearing distance about the guy I adore or when I write poems or whatever dealing with the guy I have a thing for).
And so, I have made a little list of songs dealing with unrequited love and crushes and all that, songs that can help me on the days I'm feeling down because my affections are not being returned by this certain person (whose name I will not reveal).
And I also figure this list will help those of you out there who are going through the exact same thing I am going through.
1."FALLIN'"-Alicia Keys
This is probably one of THE coolest songs to come out this year.
This is my "conflicting emotions" song dealing with the guy I like.
And the lyrics speak the feelings so well:
Sometimes I love ya
Sometimes you make me blue
Sometimes I feel good
At times I feel used
Lovin' you, darlin'
Makes me so confused
I keep on fallin'
In and out
Of love
With you
I never loved someone
The way that I
Love you
Oh, oh, I
Never felt this way
How do you give me so much pleasure
And cause me so much pain?
So, yeah, this song deals with the way my emotions for this person can change rapidly, and it's confusing and it's scary and yet so wonderful all at the same time.
2."HARVEST MOON"-Neil Young
Granted, this song isn't really about a crush in particular. Basically, from what I gather of the lyrics, it's about him wanting to be with this girl he once had a relationship with, he still loves her and wants to see her again.
But it does make me think of my crush.
This is my "comfort" song.
He was playing this song one day (he likes Neil Young's music), and so now every time I hear this song, I just think about him and it's a nice little comfort for me, kinda like he's right there with me or something.
I think the most romantic, most touching, sweetest part of the song is the chorus:
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon
That's just a really beautiful way to put things, I think-and I think the chorus, if anything, describes how I feel the best. This is one of my absolute favorite Neil Young songs, by the way, and I find it nice to know that my crush likes this song, too. Like I said, this song is a comfort to me.
3."LAYLA"-Eric Clapton
Okay, granted, this song is not from a girl's point of view.
But this is definitely one of THE greatest unrequited love songs EVER recorded.
And so with this song, any feelings of jealousy I may have towards my crush's girlfriend can be taken out through the way the music sounds in this song (it's a tad on the frustrated side, with the whole guitar thing), and the lyrics, I can belt them out and just let all my frustrations out in general with this song. It's perfect.
Which is why this is my "frustrations/despair" song.
And considering the fact that this is also one of my all-time favorite songs ever recorded, I think the song's entire lyrics deserve to be put in here:
What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side?
You've been running
And hiding much too long
You know it's just your foolish pride
Layla
You've got me on my knees
Layla
I'm begging, darling, please
Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down
Like a fool
I fell in love with you
You turned my whole world upside down
Layla
You've got me on my knees
Layla
I'm begging, darling, please
Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane
Please don't say
We'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain
Layla
You've got me on my knees
Layla
I'm begging, darling, please
Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
Layla
You've got me on my knees
Layla
I'm begging, darling, please
Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
Great song. Perfect expression of unrequited love. Just perfect.
4."LONG, LONG TIME"-Linda Ronstadt
This is another one that goes into the "frustrations/despair" pile.
I love the chorus, which goes (well, it alternates, but the main one goes):
'Cause I've done
Everything I know
To try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you
For a long, long time
This basically deals with envy for the girls who got to be with your crush, and so you've tried to get them to notice you in that way, but alas, it doesn't work out. My parents were playing music one night on the computer, and I heard this song-the chorus was what hooked me, and I think this song describes me perfectly from the girl's point of view.
5."MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS"-Grass Roots
I love this song.
Absolutely adore it.
The music in here is great.
And the lyrics are wonderful, too-this song closely describes my situation (I say "closely", because the guy I like doesn't have a "little gold ring" on his hand).
But I like this part in here:
VERSE 1:
The sound of your footsteps
Telling me that you're near
Your soft gentle motion, baby
Brings out the need in me
That no one can hear, except
CHORUS:
In my midnight confessions
When I tell all the world that I love you
In my midnight confessions
When I say all the things that I want to
I love you
VERSE 2:
Staggering through the daytime
Your image on my mind
Passing so close beside you, baby
Sometimes the feelings
Are so hard to hide, except
Needless to say, this is my "confessions of love" song-this pretty much puts into words how I feel anytime he's around me and why I can get discouraged sometimes (because he's with someone else and not with me).
6."TIME IN A BOTTLE"-Jim Croce
This song is so beautifully written, I think. This is another "confessions of love" song for me-this song describes exactly what I'd do in order to be with my crush. I'd alter time so that it'd work for us.
This is another song I feel I should put the entire lyrics to:
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
'Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day
Like a treasure and then
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
So there's my list of 6 songs in particular that I feel describe best how I feel about this person, this guy that, as I said, I care very deeply for. I figure I'm probably leaving a lot of songs out, so if and when you guys comment on my epinion, you can add some songs you feel would be worthy, too.
I hope you enjoyed this list, though.
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