Folk music is often characterized as mellow and emotional. Punk music is fast, loud, angry. When the opposites attract, an extraordinary relationship is formed.

Folk-punk can vary depending on which musician you listen to. Some will just use an acoustic guitar, while others might break out the harmonica. The true defining moment of folk-punk comes from the lyrics. Songs are always filled with stories, emotions, and heart. What better to listen to on a day devoted to just those things?

1. A Skeptic’s Love Song - Just Nick

"You’re the Nixon to my Watergate"

Political songs can be romantic, too.

2. I Love You Like An Alcoholic - The Taxpayers

"I need you like I need a broken leg"

Let’s just say this isn’t your average love song.

3. Sunshine - Sledding With Tigers

“I hope it rains all day long

And we can stay inside,

all day and night”

A more grown up version of the classic sunshine hymn.

4. Tarnished Ol’ Photograph - Days N Daze

“the water below us it shimmered like gold

And I swore in that moment, with you I'd grow old”

5. I Drew You Once in Art Class - Antartigo Vespucci

“The love songs all go unreleased,

b-sides of lesser memories,”

This is more of a song about how he should treat his significant other better.

6. In The Yard - Del Water Gap

“The wind it whipped the trees around, it was snowing in the yard So you ripped a piece right off your shirt and tied it round my arm And said, ‘I’ll keep you warm.’”

7. I’m Home When You Hold Me - Beans On Toast

“But when we both get a Sunday at home alone

It's the best day for the both of us”

The singer wrote this song for his wife while on tour. They don’t always have time for lazy days together, so when they do, he cherishes them.

8. You’re Mine - Joel Plaskett Emergency

“Magic’s only magic until you know the tricks

But if this ain’t real, I don’t know what is”

9. Oh Sweet Misery - Mischief Brew

“I love you my darlin' because you put me through hell”

While this might not seem like a love song, it’s the truest one out there. It discusses the fact that not every minute of a relationship is not glorious but that does not mean it isn’t worth it.

10. Twin Human Highway Flares - The Mountain Goats

“on the day that i forget you, i hope my heart explodes”

11. From Here - Nana Grizol

“And even if I ever stopped dreaming of you,

I never found a better way to spend an afternoon”

This is another song that revolves around the fact that not every moment of a relationship will be perfect. It could end, but that doesn't stop the moment from being amazing.

12. Cathy - Skinny Lister

“Oh Cathy you have me, and it can’t be denied”

Sometimes a crush can just knock you down.

13. I Scare Myself Sometimes - The Smith Street Band feat. Lucy Wilson

“And we dance the only dance that

I ever learned the steps to”

The harmony of this duet is truly beautiful. It focuses on exes who know they aren’t right for each other but cannot turn away.

14. Isabel - Frank Turner

"I will save my soul in the arms of Isabel"

Life can be difficult, but Turner knows that having Isabel will make it easier.

15. Prove My Love - Violent Femmes

“Oh, tell me now, what do I have to do

To prove my love to you?”

16. Sense, Sensibility - Andrew Jackson Jihad

“so you'll go your way and i'll go mine

i hope we meet later on down the line”

A relationship might not work out at a certain time but there's hope to meet again.

17. Chamomile - Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra

“I used to be scared, begging for answers or truths I could hold

But trust me, it's moments like this that remind me there's no need to know.”

18. Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist - Ramshackle Glory

“Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist.

Keep on loving.

Keep on fighting.”

A reminder to love yourself this Valentine’s Day.

19. The Weight - Amigo The Devil

“There’s never been a love like this before.”

20. Strawberry - Paul Baribeau

“To say that you are cute,

Would be like saying a strawberry is sweet,

'Cause a strawberry has secret flavors that are sharp, and tart, and red, and deep”

This song holds similes at their most beautiful form.

Here’s a Spotify playlist with these songs and more! I truly hope you fall in love.