ahumblepen did it, and we all know what that means. Anyone who doesn't know this meme clearly hasn't been paying any attention to my LJ for very long: playlist on shuffle, 25 tracks, sans instrumentals and foreign-language songs, you guess 'em.



1) I used to be so sensitive
To the light that leads to where you are
Now I've acquired these calluses
With the darkness of a cold and jaded heart
"Breathe In Me," Michael W. Smith - atrocity

2) There's a nail in the door and there's glass on the lawn
Tacks on the floor and the TV is on
And I always sleep with my guns when you're gone
"Good Night Moon," Shivaree - atrocity

3) Don't wish it away
Don't look at it like it's forever
Between you and me I could honestly say
That things can only get better
"I Guess That's Why The Call It The Blues," Elton John - ahumblepen

4) It's not that she's never done something crazy or done something wild
It's just that she's better at doing whatever suits her style
"That's Not Her Style," Billy Joel - ahumblepen

5) Please won't you call and
Ease my mind
Reasons for me to find you
Peace of mind
What can I do
To get me to you?
"Call Me Call Me," Steve Conte - ahumblepen

6) Don't forget that I know who you are
We were cut from the same surly star
Like two jewels in the sky sharing fire
"Where's The Girl?," Douglas Sills - atrocity

7) Well I don't mean to be complaining, Lord
You've always seen me through
And I know you got your reasons
For each and every thing you do
But tonight outside my window
There's a lonesome mournful sound
And I just can't keep from thinking
'Bout the ones the wolves pulled down
"Wolves," Garth Brooks - ahumblepen

8) Always keepin' safe inside
Where no one ever had a chance
To penetrate a break in
Let me tell you some have tried
But I would slam the door so tight
That they could never get in
"Gotta Knock A Little Harder," Yamane Mai - ahumblepen

9) When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn?
'Cause you're the one that I depend upon

10) All my spaces are filled with you
With all the colors in the world yours had to be blue
And I'm breaking through your shameless ways
I can't refrain

11) We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything comes tumbling down

12) All the strangers look like family
All the family looks so strange
The only constant I am sure of
Is this accelerating rate of change
"Downside-Up," Peter Gabriel - infinitepryde

13) They say that no one's gonna play this on the radio
They said the melancholy blues were dead and gone
But only songs like these
Played in minor keys
Keep those memories holding on
"Baby Grand," Billy Joel and Ray Charles - ahumblepen

14) Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn
Times have changed for sailors these days
When I'm in port I get what I need
Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed

15) Do I dare oh do I dare
Follow through the message my whole body hears
Beating on my heart like a feather
Beating off a moment 'til I disappear

16) There ain't no load that I can't hold
Road so rough this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're survivors
"Life Is A Highway," Tom Cochrane - ahumblepen

17) I told that girl I can start right away
And she said listen babe, I got something to say
I got no car and it's breaking my heart
But I've found a driver and that's a start
"Drive My Car," the Beatles - ahumblepen

18) I'll live through you
I'll make you what I never was
If you're the best, then maybe so am I
Compared to him compared to her
I'm doing this for your own damn good
You'll make up for what I blew
What's the problem, why are you crying?
"Perfect," Alanis Morisette - thenowhere

19) Dark angels follow me
Over a godless sea
Mountains of endless fog
For all my days remaining
What would be true?
Sometimes I see your face
The stars seem to lose their place
Why must I think of you?
Why must I? Why should I?

20) You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallow the light from the sun inside your room, yeah
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Always someone there
"Black Balloon," Goo Goo Dolls - atrocity

21) This prayer is for me tonight
This far down that line and still ain't got it right
And while confessions not yet stated
Our next sin is contemplated
Never did we know
What the future would hold
"Innocent," Fuel - atrocity

22) I know I hear the words you said
Over and over again
I just can't get them through my head
There's just too many voices
Must be like living with the dead
Waiting for me to begin
To do the things I have said
And for this I'm sorry

23) Lately I've noticed how much you've changed
Even though you swear you're the same
So why do I feel a million miles away?
Why do I feel like we're broken?
"Perfect," Stabbing Westward - thenowhere

24) Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity
Our reason coexists with our insanity
And though we choose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria
"Summer, Highland Falls," Billy Joel - thenowhere

25) She was the one I kissed and hugged 'til she was crushed like a bug
I guess it's hard to see a monster above you
She said she'd save her heart for me, but now it's there for all to see
And her last words to me were "I loAHHHHHH!"