I’m kind of a sap. I cry over, well, everything. Just as my husband who, when we were still in the boyfriend-girlfriend stage, was positively baffled by just how often tears sprung from my eyes. If I’m angry, I cry. If I’m depressed, I cry. If I’m frustrated, happy, confused – I cry.
So finding a song that makes me cry is easy-peasy, baby. Here’s a few highlights:
1. In My Daughter’s Eyes, Martina McBride ~
“In my daughter’s eyes I am a hero / I am strong and wise and I know no fear / But the truth is plain to see / She was sent to rescue me / I see who I wanna be /In my daughter’s eyes”
Before I had a child, I just thought this was a terribly sweet song. Now that I have a daughter, one who truly has turned my life around, it makes me into a sobbing puddle of emotions and goo and that hideous Ugly Cry. Thank goodness I only seem to hear it in the car, alone, when only passers-by can catch a glimpse of my snot-face. Purty.
2. Everything, Michael Buble’ ~
“And I can’t believe, uh that I’m your man / And I get to kiss you baby just because I can / Whatever comes our way, ah we’ll see it through /And you know that’s what our love can do”
As soon as I hear the opening notes to this tune, my face splits into a grin, my heart pitter-patters, and my body begins moving to the beat. This is the song I walked down the aisle to at my wedding and every time I hear it, I’m transported back to that day. I’m lucky in love and I’m madly, head-over-heels for that man I married that day, and the lyrics to this one remind me just how much I love him and how amazing it is to be loved by him.
3. The Man Who Can’t Be Moved, The Script ~
“Maybe I’ll get famous as the man who can’t be moved / Maybe you wont mean to but you’ll see me on the news / And you’ll come running to the corner / ’cause you’ll know it’s just for you /I’m the man who can’t be moved”
The Script was probably my biggest musical discovery of 2010 and they have quickly moved up my list of favorite bands to end up in probably the top 15, if not the top 10. This particular song lays out a man’s heartache, his desperate wish for his love to come back and find him again. It’s probably silly and sappy of me, but I tear up at the end of it each time.
4. Today, Joshua Radin ~
“But you are the one, I’ve been waiting for today / And here comes the sun, That’s been baiting on today / You looked right through me, When there was no one else / I sat beside you and became myself, Today… today”
Okay, now look – you can’t laugh at me. But this was Ellen DeGeneres and Portia Di Rossi’s wedding song, and the first time I heard it was during her show when she played a video of their wedding day. And I cried through the whole darn thing. I love Ellen, probably to an unreasonable degree (I swear I’m not a stalker), but hearing this song while seeing the two of them so happy and glowy and in love-y, it was just a slice of romance.
5. Fix You, Coldplay ~
“When you try your best, but you don’t succeed / When you get what you want, but not what you need / When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep / Stuck in reverse / And the tears come streaming down your face / When you lose something you can’t replace / When you love someone, but it goes to waste / Could it be worse? / Lights will guide you home / And ignite your bones / And I will try to fix you”
I blame Travis Wall for how much this song touches me. During the 7th season of So You Think You Can Dance?, Travis choreographed a dance for Robert Roldan and Allison Holker (brag moment: both of whom I’ve met!) to this song. In discussing the piece, Travis revealed that it was choreographed for his mother, who was going through some health issues. I’m pretty sure I cried through the entire piece each time I watched it (which was an embarrassing number of times – thank you DVR!) and again when I saw the touring show live. When I hear the song, that piece comes back to me, demonstrating the strength in dance and music and how much the arts can touch us.
6. The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert ~
“I thought if I could touch this place or feel it / This brokenness inside me might start healing / Out here it’s like I’m someone else / I thought that maybe I could find myself /If I could walk around I swear I’ll leave /Won’t take nothing but a memory /From the house that built me”
This song makes me think about my family and how healing it is to go home again. When things are rough and I feel off-center I know that time with my parents and my sisters will help me to feel whole again. The power of Family and Love is amazing to me.
7. The Best Day, Taylor Swift ~
“There is a video I found from back when I was three / You set up a paint set in the kitchen and you’re talking to me / It’s the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarves / Daddy’s smart and you’re the prettiest lady in the whole wide world / Now I know why all the trees change in the fall / I know you were on my side even when I was wrong / And I love you for giving me your eyes / Staying back and watching me shine and I didn’t know if you knew / So I’m taking this chance to say that I had the best day with you today”
I wouldn’t know about this song if it wasn’t for my 17-year old niece who played it for my sister and, of course, made her cry. When I hear it I think about my daughter and how much I hope I can be a great Mom but also a great friend to her, and I think about my own Mom who is my best friend. This relationship is such a special one and this song hits a nail on the head. I love it.
Want to see the Writer’s Block 30 list? Here’s my original post on the topic.
