In the words of T.S. Eliot, "April is the cruelest month." With Spring supposedly having begun at the end of March, April would seem to be a month of sunshine, or at the very least, somewhat warmer weather. But as we in Valparaiso and other parts of the Midwest have come to find, April doesn't always bring the warmth its name might suggest, and those "April showers" sometimes turn out to be "April hailstorms" or "April snow flurries." The disappointment of an unexpectedly dreary April day can be enough to make you forget that summer is just around the corner, and it can sometimes be hard to find a way to express the complex emotions that arise from this phenomenon. These songs not only understand your struggle, but are here to provide a few minutes of catharsis to assuage your building torment.
1. "Fool that I Am" by Etta James
Most angsty line: "And all my dreams disappeared like the smoke from a cigarette."
2. "Every Single Night" by Fiona Apple
Most angsty line: "That's when the pain comes in, like a second skeleton trying to fit beneath the skin. I can't fit the feelings in. Every single nights alight with my brain."
3. "Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel
Most angsty line: "'Fools,' said I, 'You do not know. Silence like a cancer grows.'"
4. "Big Girls Cry" by Sia
Most angsty line: "I'm at home, on my own. Check my phone, nothing though. Act busy. Order in. Pay TV. It's agony."
5. "Madness" by Lucius
Most angsty line: "We could be doomed, time's after us, we're after time."
6. "Should Have Known Better" by Sufjan Stevens
Most angsty line: "I should have wrote a letter, and grieve what I happen to grieve. My black shroud, I never trust my feelings. I waited for the remedy."
7. "Familiarity" by Punch Brothers
Most angsty line: "'Or did we dance? Like we may never get another chance to disconnect, we've come together over we know not what to say; I love you."
8. "I'll Never Forget You" by Francis and the Lights
Most angsty line: "One of these days my mind will stop racing, and I'll get some sleep. Cause I'm ready for the big time, is it ready for me?"
9. "Love of My Life" by Queen
Most angsty line: "Bring it back, bring it back. Don't take it away from me, because you don't know what it means to me."
10. "Wildfire" by John Mayer ft. Frank Ocean
Most angsty line: "It's not a vacation if I lose you to the Eiffel. You're gorgeous but you can't fly."
11. "History Book" by Dry the River
Most angsty line: "We soon confuse the compass and the cross. Carefully and cursively we fill our traveling diaries with loss."
12. "Youth" by Daughter
Most angsty line: "And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones, 'cause most of us are breathing through corrupted lungs."
13. "Demons" by The National
Most angsty line: "I wish that I could rise above it, but I stay down with my demons."
