An Exposition of Five, Stunningly Beautiful Love Songs

Some of the most powerful songs I’ve ever heard and what I love about them

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I Didn’t by Amy Ray

I have such an affinity for sad, slow songs that my friends always ask me, “Who’re you thinking about?” I suppose it might be unusual to be so affected by a sentiment without a personal connection, but instead of pointing to a particular occurrence in my own life, I see it everywhere. The lyrics

But someone broke your heart

I didn’t

Someone played too hard

I didn’t

Someone stole your dreams

I didn’t

Someone got there a long time before me

speak of the long chain of suffering underlying human relationships. We’re each hurt by someone, or multiple people, and it leaves us guarded, defensive, and, inadvertently, primed to hurt others. It’s as if we’re all being subjected to some pain that has been traveling from person to person since time immemorial.

Love is about the mutual, emotional reliance between two autonomous people. It is allowing someone the key to your nerve center. It only takes one person who has gained access to this sensitive area…