#⥂ mona colby. ╱ aesthetics.

[ofmona]

𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐲 + 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚 / 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬.

a dress strung from rosary beads, jewelled tears beading a face, eyelids flecked with gold, highlighter swiped along the arches of cheekbones, a head dress spun like the light of a halo, cowboy boots with a beaded trim, earrings in the shape of a dagger, silver glitter along your collarbones.  ( moodboard )

[maddcastle]

maddmusic reference

this is what i use, i’m only sharing what i experience as i experience it. it might me different for everyone, but i hope this helps 💙

COPING WITH BEING A MALADAPTIVE DAYDREAMER ITSELF + FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND/OR LONELINESS * paradise / coldplay * oh ms believer / twenty one pilots * soon / thumbelina * astronaut / simple plan

LOST PARAS/MOURNING/GRIEVING/PARACOSMIC NOSTALGIA * how does a moment last forever (montmartre) * shouldn’t come back / demi lovato * dark paradise / lana del rey [warning: this song tends to trigger extremely depressing daydreams, i only resort to this when i’m already feeling significantly sad) * colors (stripped) / halsey * the house that built me / miranda lambert * danny boy / declan galbraith (can be interpreted as parent and child or separated sweethearts relationship) * bottom of the ocean / miley cyrus * talking to the moon / bruno mars * never grow up / taylor swift *

SAD ROMANCE + BITTERSWEET LOVE + WORKING IT OUT * sorry / halsey * almost is never enough / ariana grande ft. nathan skyes * just give me a reason / p!nk and nate ruess * wildest dreams / taylor swift * need you now / lady antebellum * the heart wants what it wants / selena gomez * she will be loved / maroon 5 * hey there delilah / plain white t’s * what to do / demi lovato * the last time / taylor swift ft. gary lightbody * someone like you / adele * back to december / taylor swift * cosmic love / florence and the machine * heart attack / demi lovato * daylight / maroon 5

FALLING IN LOVE + HAPPY ROMANCE * mirrors / justin timberlake * summertime sadness / lana del rey * look at me / carrie underwood * love alone / katelyn tarver * if you told me to / hunter hayes * come on get higher / matt nathanson * when i look at you / miley cyrus * wanted / hunter hayes * everything has changed / taylor swift ft. ed sheeran * a thousand years / christina perri * all of me / john legend * catch me / demi lovato * fearless / taylor swift * marry you / bruno mars * begin again / taylor swift * i see the light / tangled * young love / kip moore * death of a bachelor / panic! at the disco * ours / taylor swift * let me be your wings / thumbelina * more than miles / brantley gilbert * a year without rain / selena gomez * bright / echosmith * state of grace / taylor swift * without you / lana del rey [warning: comes with feelings of dependence on paras, may break the fourth wall] * drive / halsey * starlight / taylor swift * if i lose myself / onerepublic * salvatore / lana del rey * can’t help falling in love / ingrid michaelson or twenty one pilots or céline dion or elvis (the original singer) * malibu / miley cyrus

LUST + PASSION + NONVIOLENT SEXUAL VIBES + SEXUALLY CHARGED RELATIONSHIP * treacherous / taylor swift * pillowtalk / zayn * take me to church / hozier (especially sinful vibes with this one, watch out) * wildfire / demi lovato * casual affair / panic! at the disco * lust for life / lana del rey (seriously recommend this song, not only is it aesthetically pleasing and sexy but it’s also full of hope and general positive inspiration) * miss jackson / panic! at the disco * criminal / britney spears * crazy in love / sofia karlburg or beyoncé * stars dance / selena gomez *

HEARTBREAK + AFTERMATH/END OF A LOVE STORY + ROMANTIC REGRET (NONVIOLENT) * already gone / kelly clarkson * jar of hearts / christina perri * paper doll / john mayer * goodbye / miley cyrus * mine would be you / blake shelton * when i was your man / bruno mars

FEELING LOW/DIRTY/DEPRESSED + UNHEALTHY TEMPTATIONS * hold me down / halsey * ballad of mona lisa / panic! at the disco * gasoline / halsey * teen idle / marina and the diamonds * SAIL / AWOLNATION * habits / tove lo * chandelier / sia

ABUSE + VIOLENCE + TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS + HURTS TO LOVE YOU * set fire to the rain / adele * trouble / halsey * grenade / bruno mars * wild one / i am harlequin * nicotine / panic! at the disco * dear john / taylor swift * stay / rihanna ft. mikky ekko * i’m low on gas and you need a jacket / pierce the veil (super emo, suicidal vibes, highly emotional and poetic lyrics) * love the way you lie / rihanna (there are 2 parts, i personally prefer part 2) * teddy bear / melanie martinez (her music generally tends to focus on children’s lifestyle which can be creepy and seem pedophilic and i have mixed feelings about her but this one is kinda okay. just warning you in case you’re sensitive to it) * dollhouse / melanie martinez (same with this one, i actually really like this one) * cold as you / taylor swift

RECOVERING FROM ABUSE/TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS + RECOVERING FROM GENERAL DEPRESSIVE STATE (can also work non-madd) * clean / taylor swift * i’m not a robot / marina and the diamonds * if i die young / the band perry (it’s a reminder of the aftermath of suicide) * warrior / demi locator * human / cher lloyd * human / christina perri (they’re different songs) * fight song / rachel platten * try / colbie caillat (on female body image and standards) * scars to your beautiful / alessia cara (also female body image and standards) * wide awake / katy perry * saturn / sleeping at last * lovely / twenty one pilots * carry on / fun

YOU’RE MY HOME + FAMILY OF FRIENDS + PLATONIC ROMANCE + JUST HANGING OUT (with a hint of friends with benefits) * sweater weather / the neighborhood * love / lana del rey * she looks so perfect / 5 seconds of summer * team / lorde * we are young / fun * this is what makes us girls / lana del rey * tennis court / lorde * 22 / taylor swift * LA devotee / panic! at the disco * holy ground / taylor swift * forest / twenty one pilots * royals / lorde * new romantics / taylor swift * i’m yours / jason mraz * house of gold / twenty one pilots * castle on the hill / ed sheeran

ASCENDANCE + FEMME FATALE + FEELING POWERFUL/DANGEROUS * castle / halsey * how to be a heartbreaker / marina + the diamonds * heathens / twenty one pilots * blank space / taylor swift * dangerous woman / ariana grande * control / halsey * can’t be tamed / miley cyrus * national anthem / lana del rey * primadonna girl / marina and the diamonds * centuries / fall out boy * emperor’s new clothes / panic at the disco * circus / britney spears * music to watch boys to / lana del rey * defying gravity / idina menzel * homewrecker / marina and the diamonds * off to the races / lana del rey

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an extra bit of advice:

-follow up a series of dark/sad themes with a few happier themes -try not to engage in the violent/depressing themes, but i know sometimes it’s just too hard to resist, so when you just *have* to daydream violence and the like, if it gets too intense for your health, cut off the music, take a little break, put on a happier song even if you don’t feel like listening to one yet -please turn the volume down, darling -drink water!! take breaks -if you cry, it’s okay

i hope this helps!! sorry to the boys, these are mostly directed @ girls cause i’m a girl and so is my parame :// if you’d like to request more themes, drop them in my inbox or leave a comment and i’ll see what i can do for you!!