Best BREAKUP songs??

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  • Milhouse VanHouten
    Milhouse VanHouten Posts: 755
    "One More Hour", by Sleater-Kinney

    "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", by Bob Dylan

    "And Your Bird Can Sing", by The Beatles

    "At This Moment", by Billy Vera & the Beaters (immortalized in the Family Ties episode where Lauren dumps Alex)
    "Of course it hurts. You're getting fucked by an elephant."
  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    she said to me, over the phone
    she wanted to see other people
    i thought, "well then, look around, they're everywhere"
    said that she was confused...
    i thought, "darling, join the club"
    24 years old, mid-life crisis
    nowadays hits you when you're young
    i hung up, she called back, i hung up again
    the process had already started
    at least it happened quick
    i swear, i died inside that night
    my friend, he called
    i didn't mention a thing
    the last thing he said was, "be sound"
    sound...
    i contemplated an awful thing, i hate to admit
    i just thought those would be such appropriate last words
    but i'm still here
    and small
    so small.. how could this struggle seem so big?
    so big...
    while the palms in the breeze still blow green
    and the waves in the sea still absolute blue
    but the horror
    every single thing i see is a reminder of her
    never thought i'd curse the day i met her
    and since she's gone and wouldn't hear
    who would care? what good would that do?
    but i'm still here
    so i imagine in a month...or 12
    i'l be somewhere having a drink
    laughing at a stupid joke
    or just another stupid thing
    and i can see myself stopping short
    drifting out of the present
    sucked by the undertow and pulled out deep
    and there i am, standing
    wet grass and white headstones all in rows
    and in the distance there's one, off on its own
    so i stop, kneel
    my new home...
    and i picture a sober awakening, a re-entry into this little bar scene
    sip my drink til the ice hits my lip
    order another round
    and that's it for now
    sorry
    never been too good at happy endings...
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    Echoes wrote:
    yeah it is emo, but it a fantastic song. I will listen to it on repeat for way too long. and it is "No Children" off of Tallahassee. Buy/download today!

    I actually have pretty much all of their records. i've only listened to We Shall All be Healed (I get the feeling this is their best record) and The Sunset Tree, though. Their catalog is just so vast.

    that song is really good though, whether it's emo or not.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    Once before I go
    I want you to know
    That I would do it all again
    I'm sure I'd make the same mistakes
    But I could make it through
    The pains and joys and aches
    I knew back then
    I'd do it all
    I'd do it all again

    Before I go
    I want you to know
    That I look back with no regrets
    And when our luck was wearing thin
    And we were down and out
    And still came back to win against all bets
    Now when I look back
    I still have no regrets

    And it's so hard to say good-byes
    When there's so much that's left
    Unspoken in your eyes
    But unless I spread my wings again
    I'm afraid I'll never soar
    So hang on to the memories
    And hold me close once more

    Once more
    Just once before I go
    I want you to know
    That I have loved you all along
    And even when we're far apart
    I only need to feel you're living in my heart
    And I'll be strong
    Love you just the way
    I've loved you all along

    And it's so hard to say good-byes
    When there's so much that's left
    Unspoken in your eyes
    But unless I spread my wings again
    I'm afraid I'll never soar
    So kiss me for the last time
    And hold me close once more

    Once more
    Just once before I go
    I want you to know
    That I have loved you all along
    And even when we're far apart
    I only need to feel you're living in my heart
    And I'll be strong

    You are the light that shines on me
    You always were and you'll always be
    So I had to let you know
    Just this once
    Just this once
    Before I go
    You see me empty, Sir, do not pause and inquire, simply assume and refill.
    - Al Swearengen

    http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    to whoever posted the lyrics to I'm still here, you're goddamn right.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • viggs20
    viggs20 Posts: 1,296
    Don't Turn Around ~ Ace of Base.
    "Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin & Hobbes.

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  • Kraven
    Kraven Posts: 829
    If you are the dumped person then definitely Black and Alone maybe...
    32 shows and counting...
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    StoneG82 wrote:
    I actually have pretty much all of their records. i've only listened to We Shall All be Healed (I get the feeling this is their best record) and The Sunset Tree, though. Their catalog is just so vast.

    that song is really good though, whether it's emo or not.


    You see, We Shall All Be Healed IS fantastic, but I always have a 4-way tie for best, with All Hial West Texas, Zopilote Machine, Tallahassee, and WSABH. I suspect once I buy The Coroner's Gambit and Full Force Galesburg I'll add those two as well
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • Vedderist
    Vedderist Posts: 27
    Another Loney Day - Ben Harper
    Walk Away - Ben Harper
    Footsteps & Nothingman - Pearl Jam
    Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
    Untouchable Face - Ani DiFranco

    and the cheese...

    Against All Odds - Phil collins
    I can't make you love me - Bonnie Raitt
    Are you lonesome tonight - Elvis


    Obviously i have been through this a few times
    Surrendered, Executed Anyhow.
    He Who Forgets will be Destined to Remember.
  • joejoe988
    joejoe988 Posts: 62
    I know its overused and that but...Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore

    Well you can tell ev'ryone I'm a down disgrace
    Drag my name all over the place.
    I don't care anymore.
    You can tell ev'rybody 'bout the state I'm in
    You won't catch me crying 'cos I just can't win.
    I don't care anymore I don't care anymore

    I don't care what you say
    I don't play the same games you play.

    'Cos I've been talking to the people that you call your friends
    And it seems to me there's a means to and end.
    They don't care anymore.
    And as for me I can sit here and bide my time
    I got nothing to lose if I speak my mind.
    I don't care anymore I don't care no more

    I don't care what you say
    We never played by the same rules anyway.

    I won't be there anymore
    Get out of my way
    Let me by
    I got better things to do with my time
    I don't care anymore I don't care anymore
    I don't care anymore I don't care anymore

    Well, I don't care now what you say
    'Cos ev'ry day I'm feeling fine with myself
    And I don't care now what you say
    Hey I'll do alright by myself
    'Cos I know.

    'Cos I remember all the times I tried so hard
    And you laughed in my face 'cos you held all the cards.
    I don't care anymore.
    And I really ain't bothered what you think of me
    'Cos all I want of you is just a let me be.
    I don't care anymore D'you hear? I don't care no more

    I don't care what you say
    I never did believe you much anyway.

    I won't be there no more
    So get out of my way.
    Let me by
    I got better things to do with my time
    I don't care anymore
    D'you hear? I don't care anymore
    I don't care no more
    You listening? I don't care no more
    No more!

    You know I don't care no more!
  • iluvslash
    iluvslash Posts: 121
    Violet by Hole! I love this song and i dont care what all you Courtney Haters think!!


    And the sky was made of amethyst
    And all the stars look just like little fish
    You should learn when to go
    You should learn how to say no

    Might last a day yeah
    Mine is forever
    Might last a day, yeah
    Well mine is forever

    When they get what they want they never want it again
    When they get what they want they never want it again

    Go on, take everything, take everything i want you to
    Go on, take everything take everything take everything i want you to

    And the sky was all violet i want it again, but more violet, more violet
    Hey, i'm the one with no soul
    One above and one below

    Go on, take everything take everything i want you to
    Go on, take everything take everything i want you to

    I told you from the start just how this would end
    When i get what i want i never want it again

    Go on, take everything take everyting i want you to
    Go on, take everything, take everything i want you to
    Go on, take everything, take everything i want you to
    Go on, take everything, take everything i want you to
    Go on take everything take everything take everything take everything
    With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothing done!
  • iluvslash
    iluvslash Posts: 121
    Another Hole Song that i just thought of, probably one of the best breakup songs:

    I am doll eyes
    Doll mouth, doll legs
    I am doll arms, big veins, dog bait
    Yeah, they really want you, they really want you, they really do
    Yeah, they really want you, they really want you, but I do too
    I want to be the girl with the most cake
    I love him so much it just turns to hate
    I fake it so real, I am beyond fake
    And someday, you will ache like I ache
    Someday, you will ache like I ache

    I am doll parts
    Bad skin, doll heart
    It stands for knife
    For the rest of my life
    Yeah, they really want you, they really want you, they really do
    Yeah, they really want you, they really want you, but I do, too
    I want to be the girl with the most cake
    He only loves those things because he loves to see them break
    I fake it so real, I am beyond fake
    And someday, you will ache like I ache
    Someday you will ache like I ache
    With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothing done!
  • Jennytree
    Jennytree Posts: 5,340
    This is a beautiful song with a beautiful melody; even though the lyrics are a bit sad, the guitar playing still makes it seem hopeful:

    In the corner beside my window
    There hangs a lonely photograph
    There is no reason
    I'd never notice
    A memory that could hold me back

    There is a wound that's always bleeding
    There is a road I'm always walking
    And I know you'll never return to this place

    Gone through days without talking
    There is a comfort in silence
    So used to losing all ambition
    Struggling to maintain what's left

    Once undone, there is only smoke
    Burning in my eyes to blind
    To cover up what really happened
    Force the darkness unto me
    This is me:
    http://www.facebook.com/jennytree

    SMELL YER MA!
  • moeaholic
    moeaholic Posts: 535
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I hate everything about you

    lol, when my girlfriend from high school broke up with me i filled a 120 minute tape (both sides) with that song alone and gave it to her.
    "PC Load Letter?! What the fuck does that mean?"
    ~Michael Bolton
  • willig7
    willig7 Posts: 11
    Pictures of you.........The Cure
  • Penny453
    Penny453 Posts: 200
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    I hate everything about you
    I love that song!


    I personally like "So Long" by the Suicide Machines

    How could such a simple argument turn into this
    I thought that I knew everything about you.
    I pushed that flashing red button that set you off
    I guess that I didn’t really know you as well as I thought I did.

    I guess that I figgured out everything about you
    I guess that I know all their is to know
    I guess that I figured out what makes you do
    all the things you do
    I guess that I know all their is to know

    You know you make me wanna say so long
    you know you make me wanna say goodbye...(goodbye)
    You know you make me wanna say so long
    you know you make me wanna say goodbye...GOODBYE!!

    How could you do all the things that you’ve done to me and still have the nerve to say we’re friends I don’t know. I guess it’s all a part of growing up and being scared, when I was down and out where were you, you weren’t their!

    You know you make me wanna say so long
    you know you make me wanna say goodbye...(goodbye)
    You know you make me wanna say so long
    you know you make me wanna say goodbye...GOOD F**KING BYE!
    "And even when I'm right with you I'm so far away"
  • Clifwith1f
    Clifwith1f Posts: 143
    Lost Cause by Beck
  • The Great Cornholio
    The Great Cornholio Posts: 157
    I've Had Enough of You
    I always wanted to be with you
    but only when i'm away from you
    and I have always hated loving you
    and all the pain you put me through
    now i, have had all that i can take from you
    and now that the game is over
    i'm here to let you know that

    CHORUS:
    I have had enough of you
    the shit you put me through
    you know i never cared that much for you
    I have had enough of you
    you treat me like a fool
    you know i never cared that much
    I've had enough of you

    you play like an angel saving grace
    but all the lies are on your face
    and i, have put up a shield to fend from you
    and now that the game is over
    i'm here to let you know that

    I have had enough of you
    the shit you put me through
    you know i never cared that much for you
    I have had enough of you
    you treat me like a fool
    you know i never cared that much
    I've had enough of you

    only time can take away
    all the pain you left in me
    only time can pave the way
    but now that the worst is over
    i'm here to let you know that

    I have had enough of you
    the shit you put me through
    you know i never cared that much for you
    I have had enough of you
    the shit you put me through
    you know i never cared that much for you
    I have had enough of you
    you treat me like a fool
    you know i never cared that much
    I've had enough of you
    ...Pearl Jam, a group filled with pride, passion, and intricate musicianship. Their music is full of subtle textures, rich color, soul-searching power, imagery, and eerie dissonance.
  • Teslarocker
    Teslarocker Posts: 123
    Cry - Tesla
    What A Shame - Tesla
    Cellophane - Bar 7
    All Over Now - Great White

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