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Sometimes, falling in love can be fast and unpredictable. Adrenaline consumes you, and all you feel is oxytocin pumping through your veins. Fireworks are constantly going off in your stomach, producing all sorts of colours and noises. At other times, falling in love can be slow and gentle, making you feel understood in ways you have never felt before. Your days are like a warm breeze in the summer sun, and you feel nostalgic for the days when you were a child, giggling and smiling at the simple, pure things in life. That’s when all the songs you listen to start reminding you of the person you’ve fallen in love with. Here are 11 songs that contain emotional resonance.
Heart To Heart – “To all the days we were together” Mac DeMarco
This indie song by Mac DeMarco uses warm synthesisers in the backing track to create a lo-fi aesthetic, which shows that you don’t need to know someone for their whole life to love them. The relaxed rhythm to the song corresponds to how, sometimes, all it takes is a heart-to-heart to get to know the person you love on a deeper level. It means being candid with your partner and opening yourself up to them in a steady, progressive manner. Research from Psychology Today found that being intimate and personal with your partner builds that solid foundation for the future.
For the First Time – “It’s just like seeing her for the first time again” Mac DeMarco
This synth ballad creates a warm and romantic atmosphere in For the First Time and it encompasses the idea that loving someone can sometimes mean that living life without them can be difficult, and it’s only easy when they are around. When you finally reunite with them after so long, it’s like seeing them for the first time all over again. Your heart does backflips, you feel nervous, you can’t stop smiling, and all you can do is admire them. The slow-paced song with a dreamy tempo describes feeling relaxed and immediately at ease when reuniting with your partner.
Baby I’m Yours – “And I’ll be yours until the stars fall from the sky” Arctic Monkeys
Compared to the fast-paced indie-rock songs Arctic Monkeys usually create, Baby I’m Yours includes a slower rhythm, which creates a more nostalgic mood. It shows that when you love someone, you want to love them for eternity, and believe nothing could ever change that. Despite what happens, your heart will always return to the person you love, and you stay loyal to your relationship.
Pancakes For Dinner – “I wanna eat pancakes for dinner” Lizzy McAlpine
The acoustic guitar and intimate vocals of Lizzy McAlpine create a certain vulnerability that is effortless. It describes that love isn’t something that should be hidden from people, and that if you love someone, you should tell them, because you only have one life and anything could happen. Loving someone also means that you don’t always need to be doing something exciting together; it means that you can enjoy the simple activities in life and take things at a slower pace.
Not a lot, just forever – “Intertwined, sewn together” Adrianne Lenker
Not a lot, just forever is a gentle, lullaby-like song that highlights the desire to be with your person forever. You dream of getting married, having children, settling down, and growing old with them. The simple chord progressions signify that love isn’t just temporary; it’s embedded in every single aspect of life.
Sweet – “It’s so sweet, knowing that you love me” Cigarettes After Sex
The reverb-heavy song, accompanied by a slow tempo, creates a dream-like and ambient quality, which emphasises that loving someone for a long time can mean that physical intimacy is no longer a main priority. You don’t even need to hear the phrase “I love you” consistently to know you are loved because your connection is solid enough that there is no reason to overthink.
Anyone Else But You – “I don’t see what anyone can see in anyone else but you” The Moldy Peaches
The lyrical simplicity of this indie-folk song manifests an honest and heartfelt atmosphere. The lyric “You’re a part-time lover and a full-time friend” emphasises that being friends with your partner is a significant aspect of being in a relationship with them because loving someone means adoring all of their flaws, quirks, insecurities, and behaviours.
Our House – “Life used to be so hard, now everything is easy ‘cause of you” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
This gentle, melodic piano-driven song is the embodiment of being at peace in your home because you live with the person you love. The song expresses how intimate mundane activities are, and something as simple as sharing a pet with your partner extends your love, and there’s something so enchanting about that. When you’re with the right person, life can feel a whole lot easier.
Valentine – “He tells me I’m pretty, don’t know how to respond”. Laufey
Laufey’s soft jazz song, Valentine, uses harmonic structures that imply love is something that requires vulnerability, and for some, that can be terrifying. Your body might not know how to respond, so you just absorb everything. And when you have someone to love, it also means having someone to lose, which can be incredibly frightening. Sometimes, it is a means of protecting oneself.
Ever Seen – “The highest I think I’ve ever been” Beabadoobee
The euphoric blend of guitars and vocals in this indie-pop song demonstrates that sometimes, love can make you experience a happy high because of receiving it in the currency of compliments and words of affirmation. Being in a relationship means inadvertently picking up the other person’s little traits, making you a myriad of everyone you’ve ever loved.
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