7 Songs That Are The Hidden Gems You Have Been Looking For
Roadtrips aren’t possible now but hope sings that someday they will be. Maybe someday soon we will be free from this isolation. We will be free to just ride and ride to the destinations yet not decided. Here is a list of songs that might become the perfect companions for your trip!
1. Seaside, Haux
Mood: On the way to the seaside
Comfort zone is such a perilous space- it tranquillizes our zeal yet it soothes us. Its comfort makes us forget about the promises we made to ourselves. This song is about breaking such spaces and diving into risks. Maybe, a new meaning of comfort will emerge from the action. Maybe, life will be truer and nearer to its essence. This song is a peaceful portrait of such an act- an act that might either drown us or keep us blissfully afloat. As Haux sings –
‘We can make for the seaside
Run until our lungs cave in…’
2. Mess is Mine, Vance Joy
Mood: Euphoric in love
Love is messy. It isn’t just about enjoying the rosy days, it is also about wading through the difficult times. This song is a reminder and the reassurance one needs in times of despair. It is about the comforting words that convey that someone is out there rooting for us, that someone understands us. As Vance Joy sings the reassurance –
‘Hold on my darling
This mess was yours, now your mess is mine’
3. Open Road, Roo Panes
Mood: thoughts on the ride
This song is about following the open road in front of us. The open road is full of possibilities, hope and some risks. Sometimes we feel trapped in mundane everyday life and seek a truer journey to our essence. This song is about taking that path, about moving along the open road. If these lines from the song speak to you, then this song was meant for you!
‘Let me out of this cage before I swell up with rage…
Let me shout to the skies that I'm too young to die…’
4. Coastline, Hollow Coves
Mood: freedom by the seaside
We all want to be free in our ways, freedom is the treasure we seek. Maybe it isn’t found in the grand things, maybe it is there awaiting our presence by the coastline. This song is about the solace and peace found in nature and its beauty. If these lines from the song speak to you, then you should check it out!
‘I'm leaving home for the coastline
Someplace under the sun
I feel my heart for the first time…’
5. Stay Alive, José González
Mood: living and existing
As we grow older, we feel the grip of responsibilities and survival. In the middle of all this, our dreams and desires are pushed to the corner. But something inside us compels us to just take a recluse from the lean and shallow world. The inner force pushes us to not only live but to stay alive! As José González sings
‘Dawn is coming
Open your eyes
Look into the sun as the new days rise’
6. Hero, Family of the Year
Mood: Off to college
Imagine yourself finally on your own, riding to a place you want to be in. Imagine yourself finally embracing the freedom from all the imposed expectations. This song is just the right background score. it plays
‘ So let me go
I don't wanna be your hero…’
7. Rock Bottom, Jack and the Weatherman
Mood: Introspection
The lyrics of this song have the potential to find their way into your heart. It may find all your bottled-up thoughts. It has words that we often tell ourselves. If you find this line relatable, then you will definitely like this song!
‘I'm willing to change I just don't know-how
But I hit rock bottom so I'll start right now’
By Sharmee Godhulika (Suggest Nest)
