10 More Albums to Accompany That Sinking Feeling

How did she get into my CD collection?

Will You Find Me by Ida
Only a fool tries to follow the light of a firefly
—Firefly

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams
I don’t know why I let go
I want to be your friend
Flowers grow through my window
And I love you again
—Amy

Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic by The Sundays
Did you know desire’s a terrible thing
The worst that I can find
Did you know desire’s a terrible thing
But I rely on mine
—Can’t Be Sure

Give Up by The Postal Service
Don’t you feed me lines about some idealistic future
Your heart won’t heal right if you keep tearing out the sutures
—Nothing Better

Homogenic by Bjork
While you are away
My heart comes undone
Slowly unravels
In a ball of yarn
The devil collects it
With a grin
Our love
In a ball of yarn
—Unravel

Birds of My Neighborhood by The Innocence Mission
I hope some other time
I won’t care so much about
Being understood as I do now
I will leave myself and go away
I would like to follow you away
—Going Away

Infiniheart by Chad VanGaalen
Nothing, I know there’s nothing at all
That can bring you back to me
—Somewhere I Know There Is Nothing

Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
Oh yes, you can kick me
And you can punch me
And you can break my face
But you won’t change the way I feel
‘Cause I love you
— Is It Really So Strange?

Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor
Things I have loved I’m allowed to keep
I’ll never know if I go to sleep
—The Flowers

Lullaby For Liquid Pig by Lisa Germano
I need a fix
A little one
And then it’s over
Then I’m done
I got my own
I need to find
But in between
You are a lifeline
—Lullaby For Liquid Pig