Breakup Playlist

This is a list of songs that when I was going through my divorce made my life a little better. Some of them are of the “I am thinking of you and missing you.” persuasion, many of them are more in the genre of “Fuck you, you cheating jerk!" and some are just reassuring "Everything's gonna be alright." I also put some of my favorites in bold, and called out some of the lyrics that mean the most to me. As Martin Luther King, Jr. Said “My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.” I have linked the songs to their Amazon mp3 download pages, in case you want to duplicate this playlist for yourself.

So, in no particular order:

• Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
• Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind
• Maybe I didn't treat you
  Quite as good as I should have
  Maybe I didn't love you
  Quite as often as I could have
  Little things I should have said and done
  I just never took the time
  You were always on my mind
• Johnny Cash – You Are My Sunshine
• Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald – Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
• Nelly McKay – I Wanna Get Married
• Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (Remastered Version)
• Amy Winehouse – Wake Up Alone
• It's okay in the day I'm staying busy
  Tied up enough so I don't have to wonder where is he
  Got so sick of crying
  So just lately
  When I catch myself I do a 180
  I stay up clean the house
  At least I'm not drinking
  Run around just so I don't have to think about thinking
  That silent sense of content
  That everyone gets
  Just disappears soon as the sun sets
• Jordin Sparks – No Air duet with Chris Brown
• But How
  Do you expect me
  To live alone with just me
  Cause my world revolves around you
  its so hard for me to breathe

• Alanis Morisette – Hand In My Pocket
• I'm broke but
  I'm happy
  I'm poor but I'm kind
  I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah
  'm high but I'm grounded
  I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed
  I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby
• What it all
  comes down to
  Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine
  I've got one hand in my pocket
  And the other one is giving a high
• I feel drunk
  but I'm sober
  I'm young and I'm underpaid
  I'm tired but I'm working, yeah
  I care but I'm worthless
  I'm here but I'm really gone
• I'm wrong and
  I'm sorry baby
• I'm free but
  I'm focused
  I'm green but I'm wise
  I'm shy but I'm friendly baby
  I'm sad but I'm laughing
  I'm brave but I'm chicken shit
  I'm sick but I'm pretty baby
• Alanis Morisette - You Oughta Know
• And every time
  you speak her name
  Does she know how you told me
  You'd hold me until you died
  Till you died, but you're still alive
• And I'm here,
  to remind you
  Of the mess you left when you went away
• You seem very
  well, things look peaceful
  I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
  Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity?
  I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
  It was a slap in the face
  How quickly I was replaced
  And are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
• Jewel – You Were Meant for Me
• I got my eggs and my
  pancakes too
  I got my maple syrup, everything but you.
  I break the yolks, make a smiley face
  I kinda like it in my brand new place
  I wipe the spots off the mirror
  Don't leave the keys in the door
  Never put wet towels on the floor anymore' cause
  Dreams last for so long
  even after you're gone
• Belle & Sebastien – Family Tree
• Phil Vassar – I Would
• If I could take it all and
  change it
  Take the past and rearrange it I would, baby, yes, I would
  If I could figure out the reason
  Go back in time and change the season I would
  Baby, yes, I would
• Leona Lewis – Better In Time
• It's been the
  longest winter without you
  I didn't know where to turn to
  See somehow I can't forget you
  After all that we've been through
• Thought I
  couldn't live without you
  It's gonna hurt when it heals too
  It'll all get better in time
  Even though I really love you
  I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
  It'll all get better in time
• I couldn't
  turn on the TV
  Without something there to remind me
  Was it all that easy
  To just put aside your feelings
• Since there's
  no more you and me
  It's time I let you go
  So I can be free
  And live my life how it should be
  No matter how hard it is I'll be fine without you
  Yes I will
• Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy
• You can trust
  me not to drink
  And not to sleep around
  And if you don't expect too much form me
  You might not be let down
• Cos all I
  really want's to be with you
  And feel like I matter too
  If I didn't blow the whole thing years ago
  I might be here with you
• Sara Bareilles – Love Song
• I'm not gonna write you a
  love song
  'cause you tell me it's a
  Make or break in this
  If you're on your way
  I'm not gonna write you to stay
  If all you have is leaving I'm gonna need a better
  Reason to write you
  A love song today
  Today, yeah
• I learned the hard way
  That they all say things you want to hear
  My heavy heart sinks deep down under
  You and your twisted words,
  Your help just hurts
  You are not what I thought you were
  Hello to high and dry
  Convinced me to please you
  Made me think that I need this too
  I'm trying to let you hear me as I am
• Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten
• Jason Mraz – I'm Yours
• Lisa Loeb – Stay
• And you say I
  only hear what I want to:
  I don't listen hard,
  don't pay attention to the distance that you're running
  to anyone, anywhere,
  I don't understand if you really care,
  I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.
• Everything – Time Will Heal Me
• Time will heal me, time will save my soul
  Time will heal me, time will make me whole
• Demi Lovato – Get Back
• Don’t look at me that way
  I see it in your eyes
  Don’t worry about me
  I’ve been fine
  I’m not gonna lie
  I’ve been a mess
  Since you left
  And every time
  I see you
  It gets more
  And more intense
• Lily Allen - Fuck You [Explicit]
• Look inside,
  look inside your tiny mind
  and look a bit harder
  cause we’re so uninspired
  so sick and tired
  of all the hatred you harbor
• do you get, do
  you get a little kick out of being small-minded?
  you want to be like your father
  it’s approval you’re after
  well that’s not how you’ll find it
• do you, do you
  really enjoy living a life that’s so hateful
  cause there’s a hole where your soul should be
  you’re losing control of it
  and it’s really distasteful
• Regina Spektor – Ode To Divorce (Album Version)
• John Cale – Hallelujah
• Maybe there's a God above,
  all I ever learned from love
  Was how to shoot at someone who out drew you
  And it's not a cry you can hear at night
  It's not somebody who's seen the light
  It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
• Carly Simon - You're So Vain
• You had one eye in the mirror
  As you watched yourself gavotte
• Lily Allen – Smile [Explicit]
• When you first left me I
  was wanting more
  But you were fucking that girl next door, what cha do that for (what cha
  do that for)
  When you first left me I didn't know what to say
  I never been on my own that way, just sat by myself all day
• I was so lost back then
  But with a little help from my friends
  I found a light in the tunnel at the end
• Alice DeeJay – Better Off Alone
• Shontelle – T-Shirt
• nothing feels right when im not with you, sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
  taking them off cause i feel a fool, trying to dress up when im missing you.
  ima step out of this lingerie, curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
  in bed i lay, with nothing but your T-shirt on.
  oh, with nothing but your T-shirt on.
• hey, gotta be strong gotta be strong but i'm, really hurting now that you're gone.
• trying to decide, trying to decide if i, really wanna go out tonight.
  i couldn't even leave my apartment, i'm stripped down torn up about it.
• Liz Phair – Divorce Song
• And the license said you had to stick around until I was dead
  But if you're tired of looking at my face, I guess I already am
• Pink – So What [Explicit]
• I guess I just lost my
  husband
  I don't know where he went
  So I'm gonna drink my money
  I'm not gonna pay his rent (nope)
• I got a brand new attitude
  And I'm gonna wear it tonight
• So what!
  I'm still a rock star
  I got my rock moves
  And I don't need you
  And guess what?
  I'm havin' more fun
  And now that we're done
  I'm gonna show you
  Tonight...
  I'm alright
  I'm just fine
  And you're a tool
• You weren’t there
  You never were
  You want it all
  But that’s not fair
  I gave you life
  I gave my all
  You weren’t there
  You let me fall
• O.A.R - Shattered [Turn The Car Around]
• But
  I'm good without ya
  Yeah, I'm good without you
  Yeah, yeah, yeah
• How many times can I break till I shatter?
• The All American Rejects – Gives You Hell
• Truth be told I miss you
  Truth be told I'm lying
• When you see my face
  I hope it gives you hell, I hope it gives you hell
  When you walk my way
  I hope it gives you hell, I hope it gives you hell
• If you find a man thats worth the damn and treats you well
  Then he's a fool you're just as well hope it gives you hell
  Hope it gives you hell
• Green Day – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
• Another turning point, a
  fork stuck in the road
  Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
  So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
  It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
• It's something
  unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
  I hope you had the time of your life.
• Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats
• Right now, he's probably
  slow dancing with a
  bleached-blonde tramp
  And she's probably getting frisky
  Right now he's probably buying her some Fruity little drink 'cause she can't shoot whiskey
  Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool-stick showing her how
  to shoot a combo
• Maybe next time he'll
  think before he cheats
• I might've saved a little
  trouble for the next girl
  A 'cause the next time that he cheats
  Oh, you know it won't be on me
• Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me [Explicit]
• 4 Non Blondes – What's Up?
• And So I cry sometimes
  when I'm lying in bed
  JUST To get it all out what's in my head
  AND I, I Am feeling a little peculiar
  AND So I wake in the morning and I step
  Outside AND I take deep breath
  AND I get real high
  And I scream from the top of my lungs
  What's goin' on
• And I try, oh my God do I
  try
  I try all the time
  In this institution
  And I pray, oh my God do I pray
  I pray every single day
  For a revolution
• Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
• I need someone, a person
  to talk to
  Someone who'd care to love
• I take one one one 'cause you left me
  And two two two for my family
  And 3 3 3 for my heartache
  And 4 4 4 for my headaches
  And 5 5 5 for my lonely
  And 6 6 6 for my sorrow
  And 7 7 7 for no tomorrow
  And 8 8 8 I forget what 8 was for
  And 9 9 9 for a lost god
  And 10 10 10 for everything everything everything everything
• Kelis - Caught Out There [Explicit]
• I hate you so much right now
• Beyonce - Irreplaceable
• Everything you own in the
  box to the left
  In the closet that's my stuff, yes
  If I bought it please don't touch
• Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude
• You know I gave you the world
  You had me in the palm of your hand
  So why your love went away
  I just can't seem to understand
  Thought it was me and you babe
  Me and you until the end
  But I guess I was wrong
• Don't want to think about it
  Don't want to talk about it
  I'm just so sick about it
  Can't believe it's ending this way
  Just so confused about it
  Feeling the blues about it
  I just can't do without ya
  Tell me is this fair?
• Is this the way it's
  really going down?
  Is this how we say goodbye?
  Should've known better when you came around (should've known better that
  you were gonna make me cry)
  That you were going to make me cry
  Now it's breaking my heart to watch you run around
  'Cause I know that you're living a lie
  That's okay baby 'cause in time you will find
• What goes around, goes
  around, goes around
  Comes all the way back around
• Rolling Stones – You Can't Always Get What You Want
• Beth Orton – Ooh Child (Alternate Version)
• Ooh child things
  are gonna get easier
  Ooh child things will be brighter
• Someday, yeah,
  we'll put it together and we'll get it undone
  Someday when your head is much lighter
  Someday, yeah, we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
  Someday when the world is much brighter
• Bob Marley – Three Little Birds
• "Don't worry about a thing,
  'Cause every little thing gonna be alright.
  Singing': "Don't worry about a thing,
  'Cause every little thing gonna be alright!"
• UB40 – Red Red Wine (12'' Version)
• I have sworn every time
  Thoughts of you would leave my head
  I was wrong, now I've found
  Just one thing makes me forget...
• Red red wine
  Stay close to me
  Don't let me be alone
  It's tearing apart
  My blue blue heart
• Blu Cantrell – Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) (Remix Radio Mix)
• (Oops) There goes the dreams we used to say
  (Oops) There goes the time we spent away
  (Oops) There goes the love I had but you cheated on me
  And that's for that now
  (Oops) There goes the house we made a home
  (Oops) There goes you'll never leave me alone
• For all the lies you told
  This is what you owe
• While he was braggin'
  I was comin' down the hill and just draggin'
  All his pictures and his clothes in the bag and
  Sold everything 'til there was just nothing left
  And I paid
  All the bills about a month too late
  It's a shame we have to play these games
  The love we had just fades away, away
• Whitney Houston – It's Not Right But It's Okay
• Kanye West - Heartless
• Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time
• If I could turn back time
  If I could find a way I'd take back those words that hurt you and you'd stay
• I don't know why I did the
  things I did I don't know why I said the things I said
  Pride's like a knife it can cut deep inside
  Words are like weapons they wound sometimes.
• Cher - Believe
• Do you believe in life
  after love
  I can feel something inside me say
  I really don't think you're strong enough now,
• What am I supposed to do
  Sit around and wait for you
  Well I can't do that
  And there's no turning back
  I need time to move on
  I need love to feel strong
  'Cause I've had time to think it through
  And maybe I'm too good for you, oh
• Well I know that I'll get
  through this
  'Cause I know that I am strong
  And I don't need you anymore
• Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
• But Since U Been Gone
  I can breathe for the first time
  I'm so moving on
  Yeah, yeah
  Thanks to you
  Now I get
  What I want
  Since U Been Gone
• Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
• Tho' I keep searching for an answer
  I never seem to find what I'm looking for.
  Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on
  'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.
• Here I go again on my own
  goin' down the only road I've ever known.
  Like a drifter I was born to walk alone.
  An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time.
• Just another heart in need of rescue
  waiting on love's sweet charity
  an' I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
  'cos I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.
• Bananarama – Cruel Summer
• It's a cruel, (cruel,) cruel summer
  Leaving me here on my own
  It's a cruel, (it's a cruel,) cruel summer
  Now you're gone
• Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
• Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart
• Didn’t I make you feel
  like you were the only man —yeah!
  Didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can ?
  Honey, you know I did!
• J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
• Air Supply - All Out Of Love
• Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You
• JoJo - Leave (Get Out)
• Weird Al Yankovic - One More Minute
• Well, I heard
  that you're leavin',
  Gonna leave me far behind,
  'Cause you found a brand new lover,
  You decided that I'm not your kind,
• So I pulled your name out of my Rolodex,
  And I tore all your pictures in two,
  And I burned down the malt shop where we used to go,
  Just because it reminds me of you.
• That's right, you ain't gonna see me cryin'.
  I'm glad that you found somebody new,
  'Cause I'd rather spend eternity eating shards of broken glass,
  Than spend one more minute with you.
• I guess I might seem kinda bitter.
  You got me feelin' down in the dumps.
  'Cause I'm stranded all alone in the Gas Station of Love,
  And I have to use the self-service pumps!
• Oh, so honey, let me help you with that suitcase.
  You ain't gonna break my heart in two.
  'Cause I'd rather get a hundred thousand paper cuts on my face,
  Than spend one more minute with you.
• I'd rather rip out my intestines with a fork,
  Than watch you going out with other men.
  I'd rather slam my fingers in a door,
  Again and again and again and again and again.
• I'd rather have my blood sucked out by leeches,
  Shove an ice pick under a toenail or two.
  I'd rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue,
  Than spend one more minute with you.
• Yes, I'd rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumbtacks,
  Or stick my nostrils together with Krazy Glue.
  I'd rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades,
  Than spend one more minute with you.
• I'd rather rip my heart right out of my rib cage with my bare hands
  and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it till I die...
  Than spend one more minute with you.
• Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake
• Sheryl Crow - No One Said It Would Be Easy
• No one said it would be easy
  But no one said it'd be this hard
• The Beatles - Yesterday
• Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• At first I was afraid, I was petrified!
  Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side
  But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong,
  and I grew strong, and I learned how to get along.
• It took all the strength I had not to fall apart,
  And tryin' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart.
  And I spent oh so many nights just feelin' sorry for myself, I used to cry
  But now I hold my head up high,
• Eamon - Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) (Georgie's Anthem Mix) [Explicit]
• I told you, I loved you, now thats all down the drain
  Ya put me through pain, I wanna let u know how I feel
• Fuck what I said it dont mean shit now
  Fuck the presents might as well throw em out
  Fuck all those kisses, they didn't mean jack
  Fuck you, you hoe, I dont want you back
• Now its, over, but I do admit I'm sad.
  It hurts real bad, I cant sweat that, cuz I loved a ho
• Eminem - Puke [Explicit]
• You're a fuckin' coke-head slut, I hope you fuckin' die
  I hope you get to hell and Satan sticks a needle in your eye
  I hate your fuckin' guts, you fuckin' slut, I hope you die
  Di-ii-ii-ii-ii-ii-ie
  But please don't get me wrong, I'm not bitter or mad
  It's not that I still love you, it's not 'cause I want you back
  It's just that when I think of you, it makes me wanna
  Yack-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ack
  What else can I do, I haven't got a clue
  Now I guess I'll just move on, I have no choice but to
  But every time I think of you now, All I wanna do
  Is pu-uu-uu-uu-uu-uu-uke
• Pearl Jam - Better Man
• Joss Stone - You Had Me
• Michael Bublé - Feeling Good
• Birds flying high
  You know how I feel
  Sun in the sky
  You know how I feel
  Breeze driftin' on by
  You know how I feel
  It's a new dawn
  It's a new day
  It's a new life
  For me
  And I'm feeling good
• Stars when you shine
  You know how I feel
  Scent of the pine
  You know how I feel
  Oh freedom is mine
  And I know how I feel
  It's a new dawn
  It's a new day
  It's a new life
  For me