#anyways it’s now in my like top 5 ajr songs lmao

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this song could fix whatever’s wrong with me (lying) (it is actively making me worse)

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Top 5 ajr songs for the top 5 ask

shaking my fist like an old man darn you for making me answer this question!!! Ugh how am I supposed to choose?? I’m doing 6 cause fuck you i cant narrow it down anymore (not really fuck you its a joke <3) anyways the songs are under the cut cause I decided to explain my reasoning and it got very very too long. So in no particular order:

Don’t Throw Out My Legos - this song. REAL AND TRUE. I relate personally so much to this song because ~I moved away from home to follow my dreams~ and while the song is about wanting to preserve your childhood home and/or bedroom beacuse you dont want to face the fact of growing up, to me its also about wanting to preserve those sacred spaces in case, ya know. Follow your dreams fails and you have to return home. And so for me that has to be my top 5. Like people say ‘oh this song scratches an itch in my brain’ this song does that to my soul. N E way.

World’s Smallest Violin - ~its the mental illness luv~ . my 2nd most listened to song on spotify of all time and it only came out last year. Its killer

Turning Out - this was one of the first AJR songs I ever heard after that sponegbob song lmao (What Everyone’s Thinking EP, thank u for ur service) and DAMN if I havent cried listening to this song. Multiple times. I interpret this song as one of those where people are like ‘i dont feel like a whole person’ and i relate to that. like im TECHNICALLY a fully grown adult now but boy is that only technically. ‘You say I turned out fine / I think I'm still turning out’ and the ending of the song, ‘I'm a little kid, and so are you / Don't you go and grow up before I do / I'm a little kid with so much doubt / Do you want to be there to see how I turn out? / Cause I’m still turning out’ . Theres a feeling, a need to tell people whats going on because ppl think ur fine but ur not and youre nervous of an inevitable crash thats coming that no one will understand. But you dont know how to tell people. Youre scared to and you dont know how to make them understand. Anyway :(

Burn The House Down - this song goes SO. HARD. Its got a killer beat and this genius lyrics explanation says it all: ‘The titular line of the song is a blunt invitation for a sort of political revolution, at least in a metaphorical sense, in that the whole system will be replaced bottom-up with something new’. lets go burn the house down.

Way Less Sad - also my 5th most listened to song of all time on spotify. Like I’ve said before, its very uplifting and optimistic song to me. Maybe things aren’t great, but they’re better than they once were. And theres something very comforting abt not accepting that you dont have to be 'Happy' - whatever that means - that you can just be better than you once were. it relieves the pressure a little bit.

Karma - its very similar to worlds smallest violin, but the way that the musicality pushes the feeling and ideas in the song makes it just completely different imo. The way the music is constantly pushing the song forward - it never lets up and jack is in a rush to get all of these feelings out and he doesnt understand why he feels this way or why these things are the way they are and it all comes to a head with the final bit of the song when its pretty much silent, just him talking. The way the instrumentals push forward the concept and meaning of the lyrics is just some genius music making imo. Jack talking and talking and the way it speeds up and theres barely time to take a breath if youre singing along - the FEELING of the song, struggling to get these words out. The heart of it is very dear to me and meant a lot to me when it came out. I’m lucky that when I sing along now its not so much as a ‘these are my words i never knew how to say’. Its concepts no longer reflect my own stage of life, but when it did this song was very dear to me. Still is. Regardless of favoritism in relation to myself and simply as a piece of music, I do think it is possibly one of their BEST songs.

Some other faves cause how can I just mention FIVE??

100 Bad Days, the spiritual predecessor to Way Less Sad. GOES HARD

Next Up Forever and Finale - At first I was so bummed they didnt do an overture because I genuinely am such a slut for ajrs overtures but I love the way they these songs work as bookends to this album and I love the ideas explored in these two songs and the way they bounce off each other

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1-4 for the wrapped favorite lyrics!

Aaa thank you! // favourite spotify wrapped lyrics meme

1 was "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj, which got up here because it became one of the Thesis Statement Songs for a new OC (as one does) and these particular lyrics captivated me for Desiree:

I've made a few mistakes, I regret it nightly I broke a couple hearts that I wear on my sleeve

2 was "Montero" by Lil Nas X and Fuck Me is this song ever good lmao, I'm not at all surprised it's up here. The link is to the a cappella version, which Isn't the one that's at my number 2 on my Spotify but if YouTube did a wrapped you'd see this in probably the same place it is here

Ain't been out in a while anyway Was hopin I could catch you throwin smiles at my face

Romantic talkin? You don't even have to try You're cute enough to fuck with me tonight

3 was "Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes" by Fair to Midland, which I fully expected to take the top spot because I have been streaming it on loop for Hours since August when I realized it fits Judoc Lamburn so well. Whatever it was originally about, it's now about an uncharismatic and haughty bitch who has to deal with her beloved family name and reputation crumbling around her and knowing she was the one to bring it down while trying to keep it above water

Dragging names through the mud Instead of biting his tongue The devil's in the air, and I'm spitting out prayers While the rubbernecks all get their fill

4 was "Bang!" by AJR, which I'm genuinely surprised to see up this high? Not that I'm mad, I'm just surprised. I must have played it more often while doing chores than I thought lmao

Hoo dee la dee do, thank you all for coming I hope you like the show, 'cause it's on a budget

I'm gonna cheat a bit and also list number 5 here, bc that was "All The Rowboats" by Regina Spektor, and in a similar way to Tall Tales this has become a story of its own to me (though I think the best way to appreciate a Regina Spektor song is to create your own meanings for her abundance of metaphors anyway). It's near the top of Idina's playlist, the same as Plant Life, and this is instead about her coming to the Circle for the first time and immediately feeling trapped - the paintings are a metaphor for the mages, you see, and the Circle itself is a mausoleum

First there's lights out, then there's lock up Masterpieces serving maximum sentences It's their own fault for being timeless

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new music i’m looking forward to/hoping for

PUP

i started listening to pup at the beginning of 2018 because i keep seeing their stuff on ig.  i really liked this like idk punk rock i guess type of music last year but i felt like every artist i found was bland.  when i found this guys i was so fucking happy because they aren’t bland or boring like AT ALL.  ngl i almost cried the first time i listened dream is over because it’s so mfing good lmao.  so i’m like pretty sure that there was an ig post that teased a new album that was posted like not that long ago and then a post that actually confirmed album 3 so yeah. i mean their last album came out in 2016 so it’s not that unlikely that there will be new music from them this year and if there is then my soul will leave my mfing body.

Of Monsters and Men

i started listening to omam around the time that their last album came out so it’s been like 4 years and we still aint got nothin.  this is one of my favorite bands ever and im pretty sure it’s impossible for me to be disappointed by anything they put out and it seems like they’ve been working hard on this new album so i’m effing hyped.  they have been talking about “album 3″ for literally over a year (maybe even 2 idk) and i really think that this is the year man because a lot of their ig stories are like in the studio and their other 2 albums are 4 years apart so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

LSD

so like i know they released a couple of songs last year so like idk if they’ll make anything new this year but i neED AN ALBUM OH MYYY GOD.  sia is one of my favorite artists and she could make like any genre/kind of song and i would still blast tf out of it lmao.  and i mean i don’t only like lsd because of her like diplo and labrinth are hella talented and have some bops too.  anyways literally when they would release a new song i’d kind of be worried that it wouldn’t be as good as the last but no? they got better???? like these three together i just can’t omfg.

Paramore

holy shit i actually can’t describe how much i love paramore.  like i just love how they don’t limit themselves to one specific genre like some artists are just so bland and never experiment but these guys are like the exact opposite.  and i know that after laughter took awhile to make so idk if their next album (if they make one because i mean they almost disbanded before after laughter yikes) will take awhile or no. but i really hope that they at least put out something this year :).

AJR

i just started listening to ajr last year and like i kind of heard bad things about their most recent album so i was sort of hesitant but ohhhhhhhh my god that is false sweetie.  i decided to listen to it because i was like “wth it can’t be that bad” and it is now one of my most favorite albums ever ngl.  just recently they starting posting some not-so-cryptic cryptic shit (lmao) on ig and like i really hope they’re planning on releasing new music this year.

Grouplove

another group that i just started listening to last year.  i kept like seeing them all over the internet but just didn’t listen to them for some reason.  then i heard this girl in my math class last year mention them and we have a similar taste in music so i decided to start listening to them. i stg i listened to only their music for like 2 months because damnnnnn like they’re so good wthhhhh. their last album came out in 2017 so i think this is it chief.  like ajr they started posting some cryptic shit and everyone is like shook lmao.  idk man but i really hope they do something this year.

Die Antwoord

and here we have yet ANOTHER group that i just started listening to last year.  i had heard some of their songs before but i actually like got into their music during early 2018.  if i’m not mistaken their next album will be their last which makes me hella sad.  i know that like a lot of people don’t really like their music and i mean i can’t blame them it is lowkeyyy weird lmao but i’ve never really given a fuck about “the public’s opinion” when it comes to music.  idk if their final album will come out this year or no but idc because since it’s a final album i expect them to put more effort into so it might take longer but who knows  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Vampire Weekend

(can we get a rip in the chat for this outdatedass photo lmfao i couldn’t find a better one)

hahahahha WHAT DO YOU KNOW ANOTHER BAND I GOT INTO LAST YEAR.  anyways these guys are actually like really good (holy shit i’m so monotonous i m s o r r y).  they just have this like aesthetic that i haven’t seen in another band?  but for real though there’s just something about their music that i just find so chill?  that’s like not a good description but i can’t find a better word.  i’ve heard that they are actually releasing an album this year so there’s thattt :).

BLACKPINK

i started getting into kpop around like 4 or 5 months ago and blackpink was the first group i listened to.  they all have great voices and just like omfg the t a l e n t they have is just amazing.  they don’t have one song that i don’t like or that i find myself skipping everytime it comes on like they’re all good.  when i realized that they don’t even have an album my soul left my fucking body because they’re already so popular ?????? wtffff ?????? anyways i’m praying to the lord that they release a full album this year because t h e y  n e e d  m o r e  s o n g s.

Coldplay

so like i’m not like a huge fan of coldplay (not saying i don’t like them just saying that i don’t like them as much as some of the previous groups i’ve mentioned) but they’ve got some bops ngl.  i say i’m not a huge fan because honestly i haven’t listened to that much of their music.  parachutes is literally one of my favorite albums of all time (definitely in my top 10) and ik that their music isnt really like that anymore but their new music is pretty good too.  like a few days ago i realized that a head full of dreams came out in 2015 so like it’s time for some new music lmao.  i really like the vibe that their music has and i hope whatever they put out next has that same vibe.

The Lumineers

(another somewhat out of date picture we are on a roll here man)

so i have been listening to these guys since like 2016 and i just love their aesthetic it’s just like kind of wholesome in a way ??  idk but their last album was so mfing good like there’s just some awesome instrumentals and like powerful vocals i can’t man like it’s just so good.  it’s been like 3 years (???) since it came out and i need new music ohhhhh myyy god.  i know that neyla left which is like a big sad but i mean it’s all good.  they made some songs this year but i need an album lmao.  i really hope that they’re working on some stuff because that’d be hella cool :))))).

[dereknurseynurse]

was tagged for this by @dizzy-redhead a few days ago and kept forgetting to do it lmao whoops

rules: answer 30 questions and tag 10 people

# following: 756

# of followers: 607 (i’ve been wavering right around 600 for like two years now lol)

average hours of sleep: at night generally at least six, sometimes more. and i always take naps during the day that are typically at least an hour bc i am constantly tired and it’s the only thing that helps even a little

lucky number: 8

instruments: i played the trumpet for a few years in school but if you handed me one now i’d probably just. stare at it lol. i have never been particularly musically-inclined

what are you wearing: pajama pants, tank top, hoodie

dream trip: i’ve always wanted to go to greece and/or rome bc i’ve always been super into mythology

significant other: the lovely and beautiful @icespyders uvu

birthday: october 30

height: 5′2″ish

gender/pronouns: gender - ????? pronouns - they/them or she/her

other blogs: i have a bunch of hoarded urls and some sideblogs that i literally never use, this is my only active blog right now (the only other very active blogs i’ve had before are from when i used to rp on here but i don’t rp on tumblr anymore)

nicknames: em

star sign: scorpio

time: 11:30 pm... i want to go to sleep but my flowers in pocket camp are gonna bloom at midnight and i GOTTA CATCH THE BATS

favorite bands: too many lol. say anything will always hold a really special place in my heart. my current faves are prob glass animals and bastille. and i’ve been listening to a lot of tjr lately

favorite artist: i’ve always really liked monet, and degas

favorite tumblr artist: umm haha i really love @omgpieplease‘s art and get super happy whenever i see it on my dash :’) i can’t really think of any other artists that i follow specifically bc of their art, i usually just reblog stuff that i see if i like it

song stuck in your head: the song from this really annoying commercial that plays literally nonstop on hulu and is driving me crazy LOL but for real it’s been a toss-up lately between sober up and weak by ajr

last movie you watched: i... honestly am not sure |D i very rarely watch movies on my own and i haven’t hung out with friends in a long time so

last show you watched: chopped which i have been marathoning as i work on my katsucon stuff

why did you make your blog: when i was in high school some friends wanted to make a writing blog together and it was gonna be like... a group sideblog so i had to have my own blog to join it and the writing blog didn’t last super long but i kept this blog anyways bc why not

what do you post: fandom shit, cute animals, aesthetic-type posts that i like, and text post reblogs... as for my own posts that i post myself just like. selfies and my art and sometimes text posts tho i mostly do text post type stuff on twitter these days

last thing you googled: kirumi tojo

ao3: methequins

do you ever get asks: very very very rarely. i think the last time i got an ask was someone complaining about my nurseydex fic that i haven’t updated in months now lol so that was def a while ago. but i love getting asks i’d love to get more asks ;o;

how did you get the idea for your url: i am in love with derek “nursey” nurse and somehow this url wasn’t taken when i checked out of curiosity

favorite food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBMYJucZ8hE

last book you read: i actually read call me by your name a while ago a few months before the movie came out... and i still haven’t seen the movie yet whoops

top 3 fictional universes: pjo, stand still stay silent, harry potter

tagging @icespyders @rizaoftheowls @theterrorofeverydaylifeisliving @orangelemonmon @melonbread @disco-vader @risamai @evil-muffins uhhh and anyone else who wants to lol

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Thirty Questions (that aren’t really questions)

Thank you so muh for tagging me @aralisj !! ❤️✨😘This was so fun!!

Name/Nickname: Ellie

Gender: cis female (but like,, cause its convenient. its really more like john mulaney’s “whos to say?”)

Star sign: Gemini (lol)

Height: 5’4”

Time: 12:24 / 6:53 (i did this halfway through and then finished days later, lol)

Birthday: June 2nd

Favorite Bands: AJR, 5SOS, OneRepublic (I’ve also recently discovered Jukebox the Ghost!! but idk much of their stuff)

Favorite Solo Artists: Hozier, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles

I feel like my music tastes are so basic lol but I usually listen to the same 5 songs anyway

Song stuck in my head: Don’t Throw Out My Legos. I’ve been listening to this song SO much lately and its one of my favorite songs, definitely fave song on Neotheater. I think its because it just really applies to where I’m at in life right now. Also Treat People With Kindness has been on repeat for me lately as well!! It just puts in me in a good headspace which is vital during the everything rn

Last film: The Nice Guys (2016) I loved it! It was such a FUN movie like it really goes for just being wild and fun with only a thin facade of realism and yet it really works. And the cinematography is just! *chef’s kiss* Glad my boyfriend talked me into watching it. 100% reccommend to every human!

Last series: The Queen’s Gambit (so good!)

When did I create this blog: 2014(?) im too lazy to figure out if theres a way to check rn lol

What do I post: uhhh idk i dont really have a ‘theme’ or whatever. You tell me!! Mostly fandom stuff (a lot of spn since the finale lol the Brainrot is bad)

Last thing I googled: “Phoebe Tonkin”. I never realized that Hayley Marshall and Cleo(H20) are the same person??? Never watched TVD/Originals tho so that’s on me. But I’ve seen gifsets and it never clicked until today!!

Other blogs: none lmao rip my followers for my bananas content!

Why I chose my url: ‘3 is a magic number’ from school house rock. Why? I am the youngest of triplets so 3 is my lucky number.

Following: 2226... i just like... dont unfollow ppl lmao and probably DO follow a new person like at least once a day

Followers: 624

Average hours of sleep: I swear my body really needs like 10 but i usually get between 4-7 😬 or like 12 if i have time to sleep in. No inbetween. Rip my sleep cycle

Lucky number: 3

Instruments: I did flute in middle/high school (and I sucked!!! But like in a Fun Way lol)

What I’m wearing: leggings and a hoodie thats my sororitys merch lol

Dream job: Film Director (which I am currently pursuing! Fingers crossed!) hopefully screenwriting as well but directing is my main focus

Dream trip: Greece!

Nationality: American

Favorite song: Love Song by Sara Bareilles has been My Song since I was like 8, so I gotta go with that one.

Last book I read: Cinder by Marissa Meyer!! Its also the only book I’ve finished in at least 4 years so go me! It was so good and Im also v proud of myself for finishing it. Got the next one for christmas and I can’t wait to read!

Top three fictional universes I’d like to live in:

Okay i feel like im just copying @aralisj ‘s answers but they were so good!! And I’m really indecisive. Doctor Who. Sense8 after the happy ending not like, when sensates are being actively tracked down and murdered. Winx Club but mostly because the reboot has had that universe on my mind lately!!! And to clarify I mean the cartoon universe NOT that sad excuse for a reboot lol

I’m tagging @goldenmaknaes @izloveshorses @liamisthesun @isthisanything @blerghfish !! 😊