If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe and Julia Michaels It was such a roller coaster relationship and at the time I was certainly thinking, “Maybe it was me or maybe it was us so helpless and young”.Ĩ. This would be the song that I would be playing on repeat if it had existed when I broke up with my first girlfriend back when we were both young, inexperienced, and in love. I know you're wondering why because we're able to beīut when we go outside, you're gonna wake up and see It’s just always so heartbreaking when two people who are meant to be together can’t be together because of society and the circumstances around them.Īnd there are doors that we can't walk through Especially for gay relationships, you often might have one person who’s more optimistic about coming out and living your life together feely and openly while the other person is more aware of the realities and a bit more pessimistic. I love the duet nature of this song–of two people in love but who have different realities and expectations for the relationship. Rewrite the Stars - Zac Efron and Zendaya Have you ever been in a one-sided relationship or situation where you’re willing to do anything for the other person but they don’t feel the same way? I think this is how many lesbians feel when they get really close to a girl they like and wishfully think that person has reciprocal feelings. I can feel all of the pain and memories coming back to me whenever I listen to this song.Īnd she tastes like birthday cake and storytime and fall This was the story of my life back when I was young, closeted, and less confident. When you secretly love a girl but would never tell her and know that she would never feel the same way. If I could’ve just played this song every time a straight girl I liked was wasting her time chasing stupid boys who weren’t good for them.įor the guys that you're always out chasing This song captures all of my feelings about the ever so common experience for lesbians to fall in love with their straight girl friends. The lyrics are so visually poetic when you imagine yourself dancing with the ghost of someone you loved and lost.īaby, you're just harder to see than most If you’ve ever lost someone you love and find yourself doing things that remind you of them, you’ll be able to relate to this song. You gave her your sweater, it's just polyester
I can’t tell you how many times I wished I were “Heather” in my life.
These lyrics are so relatable for every lesbian who’s every had unrequited love. Watching the person you like love someone else and not see you in the same way feels like a dagger through your heart. For a playlist of happy and romantic lesbian love songs instead, check out our post here. If you’re in the midst of grieving a break up or loss, just know that while it takes strength and time, eventually, this too shall pass and things will get better if you stay strong and hopeful. If you’ve ever experienced heartbreak and/or unrequited love, hopefully, you’ll be able to relate to these songs and lyrics. Luckily, this period of my life didn’t last long and things got a lot better when I eventually found the love of my life.īut I still love finding and listening to new sad love songs from time to time so I’ve put together some of my favorites below. And after my failed relationships, I would put my "break up playlist" on repeat.
Growing up as a young, closeted lesbian, I would curate endless playlists filled with sad, soul wrenching songs (the latter is actually the name of one of my playlists ?) to play on repeat given the many unrequited loves I had. There’s something about listening to songs about love, loss, heartbreak, and unrequited love that tugs at your heart strings and brings out all of the emotions that make you feel human and alive despite the hurt and pain you’re experiencing. Sometimes music and beautiful lyrics are the only things that truly capture what you feel inside.