Day Sixteen: A Song That Makes You Cry:

This one seems so obvious. There aren't a lot of songs that have that power, except for Swim and There, There Katie by Jack's Mannequin. But since I already talked about Katie, I'll talk about Swim.

I got Swim as soon as The Glass Passenger leaked somewhere around August of 2008, but I didn't really listen to it. Only a couple quick glances, I was much too caught up in the swirl of Senior year to care about music, even from my favorite band. But then a friend of mine had to go away for a month, with absolutely no contact from me except for a few letters here and there. It's funny how it destroyed me. I have my reasons why it did, real reasons that hurt even now to think about. But October was hard for me. And I turned to Jack's Mannequin, seeing their new cd in a new light. Their songs didn't make me feel better, not exactly, but they were catchy beats that kept me from bawling.

One night I was on my way home from something at school. It was cold, and I didn't mind dropping off Alexa on my way home. Immediately after Alexa got out of the car, the song Swim came on. I thought nothing of this as I drove home, until the lyrics "the currents will pull you away from your love" came on, and I lost it. I pulled over and cried all the tears that I'd kept in that day. Hell, that month. And you know what? Afterwards I felt better.