Songs that Never Should have been Written

I'm sure everyone has been there before. After a long, miserable day, you're trying to listen to some music while driving, whether it be home from work or some place else. You crank up your favorite station to forget your problems and jam out. Low and behold, what comes on? A song that hasn't been on the radio in months, if not years, that essentially describes word-for-word how you're feeling. Now, in some ways its comforting to know there are others, even professional musicians, who feel the way you do. But honestly, at that point you're just trying to forget about it and its being thrown right back into your face.

On the way home from work yesterday, I had a three-peat of songs that just taunted me. Lets start out with a little Daughtry..

Daughtry - Life after You

Ten miles from town and I just broke down
Spittin' out smoke on the side of the road
I'm out here alone just tryin' to get home
To tell you I was wrong but you already know

Believe me I won't stop at nothin'
To see you so I've started runnin'

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you

Last time we talked, the night that I walked
Burns like an iron in the back of my mind
I must've been high to say you and I
Weren't meant to be and just wastin' my time

Oh, why did I ever doubt you?
You know I would die here without you

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you

You and I, right or wrong, there's no other one
After this time I spent alone
It's hard to believe that a man with sight could be so blind
Thinkin' 'bout the better times, must've been outta my mind
So I'm runnin' back to tell you

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
Without you God knows what I'd do, yeah

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' 'bout all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through, yeah
Know there's no life after you

Know there's no life after you, yea.

Numero uno. Are you serious? Christ Daughtry, can you make me possibly feel any worse than I already am at this point? Ohhh, don't worry. I decide to change the station about midway through the song. Boom, there comes number two. Now, this one wasn't as bad, but certain parts (which I'll post) stung. You see, it was as if the radio was narrating my situation. First it started out with Daughtry essentially spelling out my current thoughts. Queue Fergie to somewhat describe how my girl is feeling..

Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry (I know its a little gay, but try to look past that and read into the context)

The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
To be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry

The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay


Thanks, Fergie, for the swift kick to the groin. I really do appreciate it. Surely it can't get ANY worse than those back-to-back right? Oh contraire, it does! I switch back to the first station anticipating to hear some good rock that'll clear my mind of the last mind-boggling combo, then comes the topper. A song that hasn't been on the radio in years, but of course karma decides to strategically place it right where it fits in the story. Just the first verse applies, but if I could write a verse describing my feelings, this is it..

Good Charlotte - I Don't Want to be in Love

She’s going out to forget they were together
All that time he was taking her for granted
She wants to see if there’s more
than he gave she’s looking for

He calls her up
He’s trippin on the phone now
He doesn’t want her out there
And alone now
He knows she’s movin it
Knows she’s using it
Now he’s losing it
She don’t care


ARE.. YOU.. KIDDING.. ME?! Well, at this point I had a strong desire to just turn my car into oncoming traffic. Honestly, how does that happen? As awful as it made me feel, its just as creepy that it all happened in chronological and sensible order. Well, whatever. I just needed to rant about karma I guess. /post

Also, as a disclaimer, I'd like to point out that this is generally not my musical taste. I usually like everything. I'm more so a metalhead than anything, but respect all other genres save country. Can't stand country. *gags*