Music has helped me through the darkest of hours. Hearing the whispering words of your favorite band or artist when you’re feeling down, can be like a comfort blanket that reassures you. I have created a playlist on Spotify of my favourite mental health songs. Above is my list, you can follow and download the playlist on Spotify if you like.
I’ve also included my favourite lyrics to each of these songs. I hope you enjoy listening!
I’d also like to challenge you to make your own mental health playlist. If you like this idea:
1.Make your own playlist and share it on twitter (it can be as long as you like).
2. Tag a friend to do the same.
3. Also tag me @wellbeanblog then I’ll then combine songs from everyone’s playlist and make an ultimate mental health playlist recommended by you. You will all get a mention and link back to your blog on my site!
4. Follow my mental health playlist on Spotify.
Anxiety – Julia Michaels and Selena Gomez.
“Feel like I’m always apologising for my feelings”.
Fake Happy – Paramore.
“But no one sees me when I crawl back underneath”.
Dead Boys – Sam Fender
“Nobody ever could explain, all the dead boys in our hometown”.
Thursday – Jess Glynne.
“Why would I succumb to something so unlike me”.
See Jess’ incredibly powerful BRITs performance below.
Hunger – Florence and the Machine.
“You make a fool of death with your beauty, and for a moment.”
Best Fake Smile – James Bay.
“She wants the sun in her eyes but all she gets is ignored”.
Back from the Edge – James Arthur.
“But now I’m back with my own story to tell”.
Real Friends – Camila Cabello.
“Been feelin’ so alone in every crowded room”.
Praying – Kesha.
“I’m proud of who I am”.
Ain’t it Fun – Paramore.
“You’re not the big fish in the pond no more”.
Fix You – Coldplay.
“If you try your best but you don’t succeed”.
Pencil Full Of Lead – Paolo Nutini
“I’ve got food in my belly and a license for my telly and nothings going to get me down”.
Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself – Jess Glynne.
“I felt this darkness over me, it’s not where I’m supposed to be”.
Hometown Glory – Adele.
This is probably one of my favourite song lyrics: “I ain’t lost, just wandering”.
Who You Are – Jessie J.
“It’s okay not to be okay”.
Fighter – Christina Aguilera.
“So thanks for making me a fighter”.
Survivor – Destiny’s Child.
“I’m a survivor, I’m not gon’ give up”.
Tears Dry on Their Own – Amy Winehouse.
“I should just be my own best friend”.
Freedom – Pharrell Williams.
“When night sees sunrise”.
Freazy – Wolf Alice.
“I built the paths that I took in my head over and over again”.
Be Yourself – Frank Ocean.
“Don’t try and be somebody else”.
Firework – Katy Perry.
“Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin?”
Come As You Are – Nirvana.
“Come as you are, as you were”.
Best Of You – Foo Fighters.
“Everyone’s got their chains to break”.
Dog Days Are Over – Florence and the Machine.
“Happiness hit her like a train on a track”.
Forrest Gump – Frank Ocean.
“This is love, I know it’s true”.
Shake it Out – Florence and the Machine.
“And every demon wants his pound of flesh”.
Sorry – Nothing but Thieves.
“I run away like mercury”.
Take Me To Church – Hozier.
“I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies”.
Heart-Shaped Box – Nirvana.
“Forever in debt to your priceless advice”.
Someone – Lucy Spraggan.
“But when you have what you wanted just know you had it all before”.
When the Sun Goes Down – Arctic Monkeys.
“I wonder what went wrong so that she had to roam this streets?”
Nobody’s Perfect – Jessie J.
“Treat the people I love like I wanna be loved”.
Trouble Town – Jake Bugg.
“Stuck in speed bump city where the only thing that’s pretty is the thought of getting out.”
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N – Noah and the Whale.
“You’ve got heart and you’re going your own way”
Seaside – The Kooks.
“Do you want to go to the seaside?”
Keep Your Head Up – Ben Howard.
“And I try my best to embrace the darkness in which I swim”.
Dust to Dust – The Civil Wars.
“You bear the scars”.
What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran.
“I pass on these things my family’s given to me. Just love and understanding, positivity.”
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved – The Script.
“And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be”.
Ship to Wreck – Florence and the Machine.
“Don’t touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head”.
Pack Up – Eliza Doolittle.
“When I Google I only get depressed”.
This is Me – Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman).
“I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I’m meant to be, this is me”.
Listen – Beyonce.
“A melody I start but can’t complete”.
Blinded By Your Grace – Stormzy and MNEK.
“Although I’m not worthy. You fixed me, I’m blinded. By your grace”.
Mad World – Gary Jules and Michael Andrews.
“The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had”.
Creep – Radiohead.
“You float like a feather. In a beautiful world”.
Wings – Birdy.
“In the moment we’re lost and found”.
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times – Beach Boys.
“Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul into)”.
Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
“’Cause everybody cries”
Help! – The Beatles.
“Help me if you can, I’m feeling down”.
Homesick – Dua Lipa.
“Here, where the sky’s falling, I’m covered in blue”.
If I’m Being Honest – dodie.
“Flirting’s delicious, proved to be beneficial for mental health”.
Wings – Little Mix.
“We don’t let nobody bring us down”.
That’s my Girl – Fifth Harmony.
“You’ve been down before, you’ve been hurt before, you’ve got up before”.
Elastic Heart – Sia.
“I’m like a rubber band until you pull too hard”.
In My Head – Peter Manos.
“You say it’s all alright, but you’re not who’s up at night”.
Ain’t it Fun – Paramore.
“Ain’t it Fun living in the real world?”
Salute – Little Mix.
“We don’t need no camouflage”.
To Build A Home – The Cinematic Orchestra.
“This is a place where I don’t feel alone”.
Hope you enjoy listening – and don’t forget to make your own and tag me @wellbeanblog on twitter! I look forward to hearing your suggestions.
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