The Ultimate Got-Dumped Mix Apr 10 '02    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Music Revelation [Digipak] by Journey From $12 Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned From $40 The Bottom Line I recommend listening to these songs for the first two or three weeks, but then allowing yourself to move on. It'll give you ample time to mourn your loss. I was recently dumped by my girlfriend of a year and a half because she "lost the spark" in our love. There was no fighting and no bitterness or anger involved. We'd love to stay friends but we know that can't happen, so to mourn the loss of my love and my best friend, I listen to these songs since they seem to explain how I feel. I know there's a lot of 80's metal in here, but hey, what else was ever as emotional as a power ballad? Here's the list: 1. Bon Jovi - Always: This was our song to each other, and basically sums up how I feel towards her. I think many people can relate. I’ve included the entire set of lyrics because the whole thing is relevant: This Romeo is bleeding But you can see his blood It's nothing that some feelings That this old dog kicked up Its been raining since you left me Now I'm drowning in the flood See I've always been a fighter But without you, I'd give up Now I can't sing a love song Like the way it's meant to be Well I guess I'm not that good anymore But baby thats just me And I will love you, baby, always And I'll be there forever and a day, always I'll be there til stars don't shine Til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I love you, always Now the pictures that you left behind Are just memories of a different life Some of them made us laugh Some of them made us cry Why they made have to say goodbye What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair Touch your lips, to hold you near When you say your prayers, try to understand I've made mistakes, I'm just a man When he holds you close When he pulls you near When says the words you've been meaning to hear I wish I was him, with those words of mine To say to you til the end of time And I will love you, baby, always And I'll be there forever and a day always If you told me to cry for you, I could If you told me to die for you, I would Take a look at my face, there's no price I won't pay To say these words to you Well there ain't no luck in these loaded dice But baby if you give me just one more time We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives We'll find a place where the sun still shines 2. Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle: This song make me think of how I felt about her, too. It also makes me think of all the things we did together and how we never go to do all the things that we talked about before our relationship came to an end. Here’re the lyrics: If I could save Time in a bottle The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day 'Til 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 3. Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry: This song is all about breaking up and it tries to comfort the dumpee with gentle words explaining what is happening. Totally relevant: Talk to me softly There's something in your eyes Don't hang your head in sorrow And please don't cry I know how you feel inside I've I've been here before Somethin's changin' inside you And don't you know Don't you cry tonight I still love you baby Don't you cry tonight Don't you cry tonight there's a heaven above you baby And don't you cry tonight Give me a whisper And give me a sigh Give me a kiss before you tell me goodbye Don't you take it so hard now And please don't take it so bad I'll still be thinking of you And the times we had... baby And please remember that I never lied And please remember how I felt inside now honey You gotta make it your own way But you'll be alright now sugar You'll feel better tomorrow Come the morning light now baby 4. Guns N' Roses - November Rain: Another perfect way for Axl Rose to talk about a breakup. This time he’s the one who has lost his love because she simply stopped loving him—probably the most painful way to end a relationship as mine way and I was on the side that he’s singing from: When I look into your eyes I can see a love restrained But darlin' when I hold you Don't you know I feel the same 'Cause nothin' lasts forever And we both know hearts can change And it's hard to hold a candle In the cold November rain We've been through this such a long long time Just tryin' to kill the pain But lovers always come and lovers always go An no one's really sure who's lettin' go today Walking away If we could take the time to lay it on the line I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine All mine So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain Or I'll just end up walkin' in the cold November rain Do you need some time.. on your own Do you need some time.. all alone Everybody needs some time.. on their own Don't you know you need some time.. all alone I know it's hard to keep an open heart When even friends seem out to harm you But if you could heal a broken heart Wouldn't time be out to charm you Sometimes I need some time.. on my own Sometimes I need some time.. all alone Everybody needs some time.. on their own Don't you know you need some time.. all alone And when your fears subside and shadows still remain I know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame So never mind the darkness we still can find a way 'Cause nothin' lasts forever even cold November rain Don't ya think that you need somebody Don't ya think that you need someone Everybody needs somebody You're not the only one You're not the only one 5. Poison - Every Rose has its Thorn: This song acknowledges that something is wrong with the relationship and tries to figure out what happened to cause the pain. Then as it progresses, the breakup takes place and he gets hurt to see her with someone else in the future, but he asks her to understand that no one is perfect: We both lie silently still in the dead of the night Although we both lie close together We feel miles apart inside Was it something I said or something I did Did the words not come out right Though I tried not to hurt you Though I tried But I guess that's why they say Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn Yeah it does I listen to our favorite song playing on the radio Hear the DJ say loves a game of easy come and easy go But I wonder does he know Has he ever felt like this And I know that you'd be here somehow If I could have let you know somehow Though it's been a while now I can still feel so much pain Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals but the scar, that scar remains I know I could have saved a love that night If I'd known what to say Instead of makin' love We both made our separate ways But now I hear you found somebody new and that I never meant that much to you To hear that tears me up inside And to see you cuts me like a knife 6. Metallica - Fade to Black: Please don’t take this song too literally because it tends to be suicidal in thought, but even just the sound of the guitar makes you feel sad and like life is not getting worse and worse…just like you feel after a breakup: Life it seems, will fade away Drifting further every day Getting lost within myself Nothing matters no one else I have lost the will to live Simply nothing more to give There is nothing more for me Need the end to set me free Things are not what they used to be Missing one inside of me Deathly lost, this can't be real Cannot stand this hell I feel Emptiness is filing me To the point of agony Growing darkness taking dawn I was me, but now He's gone No one but me can save myself, but it to late Now I can't think, think why I should even try Yesterday seems as though it never existed Death Greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye 7. Guns N' Roses – Patience: Here’s a song that hopes to get the relationship back together in time. This sounds familiar to me because my ex told me she just needed a little time alone, and even though I know it’ll never happen, I want to believe that in the back of my heart. Axl Rose must’ve been through a lot of bad breakups because so many of his songs are centered on that gloomy aspect of life: Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you I'm still alright to smile Girl, I think about you every day now Was a time when I wasn't sure But you set my mind at ease There is no doubt You're in my heart now Said, woman, take it slow It'll work itself out fine All we need is just a little patience Said, sugar, make it slow And we come together fine All we need is just a little patience (patience) Mm, yeah I sit here on the stairs 'Cause I'd rather be alone If I can't have you right now I'll wait, dear Sometimes I get so tense But I can't speed up the time But you know, love There's one more thing to consider 8. The Beatles – Yesterday: Paul McCartney understood it as well as anyone else ever will. The title alone explains it all. For those of us who were shocked by the breakup and it seemed to come out of nowhere, this song makes perfect sense: Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be, There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday. 9. The Beatles - Let it Be: This is the song that is meant to comfort everyone. It seems so honest and convincing that everything will be better if we don’t stress too much over it: When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be Yeah there will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on 'till tomorrow, let it be I wake up to the sound of music Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be 10. The Bealtes - The Long and Winding Road: This is one of the saddest Beatles songs that I know of. Paul seems to want to get back to his girlfriend and no matter what he tries, nothing works and he’s begging her to take him back: The long and winding road that leads to your door Will never disappear, I've seen that road before It always leads me here, lead me to your door The wild and windy night the rain washed away Has left a pool of tears crying for the day Why leave me standing here, let me know the way Many times I've been alone and may times I've cried Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried And still they lead me back to the long and winding road You left me standing here a long, long time ago Don't leave me waiting here, lead me to your door Well, hopefully this helps you get over your breakup. It didn’t help me much…in fact, I think it made me sadder, but there is definitely a significant mourning period through which all of us have to survive to become stronger people. Bottling up your emotions doesn’t get you anywhere, so feel free and listen to this mix while you look at old pictures and reminisce on your best times with your ex.

Read all comments (2)|Write your own comment

Write an essay on this topic.