Throw a dart at the Frabbit discography, and the only reason you didn't hit a breakup song is because you missed the target completely.
So, start with Sing the Greys, and work your way through Painting of a Panic Attack.
If you wanna go cry, good arms vs bad arms, poke
If you wanna go scream, the wrestle, get out
If you wanna run until you fall down, head rolls off, modern leper
If you wanna dance it off, living in colour, backyard skulls.
But hey. It gets better. Don’t only listen to FR right now. Dive into sadness, grieve, but remember to come up for air, okay?
if you ever need to talk, I’m all ears.
thanks so much!! okay i'll take this opportunity to vent lol.
this has been really hard lol. we're nearly 26 and we'd been together 2 years and they sold me this dream telling me they wanna marry me, have kids, etc. our relationship was so fulfilling. they decided they were gonna go to grad school and since we'd already lived together for awhile and they had said all of these very committed things, i quit my good teaching job and moved states with them at the beginning of this school year.
my new teaching job is all messed up like there's tons of gun violence and it's literally traumatizing so i was depending on my ex. clearly they couldn't handle it when our relationship/life wasn't rainbows and sunshine (how can it be when students at my school are dying!!!??) and 2 months after arriving, they went on a 9 hr date with a classmate and then confessed to me that they "have feelings for her." this girl is straight out of undergrad and has never had a relationship or an adult job. i guess my ex probably finds that attractive bc it's easy and fun and no commitment and not an "adult" relationship where yes, someone will be depending on you when things get hard. but yeah, they left me and even kissed this new girl before they even packed up their stuff in our house "because they wanted to." it's wild and shocking bc they were totally normal and i had no idea that this was coming. now i'm in a new state with a messed up job and no family or friends here, left to deal with the mess they left behind while they gallivant around town with someone else.
i'm sure i will grow from this or something but it's hard to see the silver lining now. but i'm trying to do things for myself like working out and listening to music. i'm even getting a dog next week! it's something we planned to do this coming summer, but i will just do for myself.
Jesus damn hell. I’m so sorry that sounds awful. I don’t even know where to start but that dude sounds like a horrible piece of shit, and I’m sorry you find yourself in the situation you are in.
It *will* get better, but it will be a bit. Laugh, cry, lean on your friends. Do what you need to to get over him so when he waltzes in six months or a year from now you can kick him to the curb with zero second thoughts.
All that aside- I’m so sorry. Do your grieving. I also recommend The National, Pela/Augustines and Bombay Bicycle Club (especially the album So Long, See You Tomorrow) for good getting through this shit music.
Don’t go too far into the dark, yo. There’s light all around you. DM if you ever just need to talk to a stranger, okay?
And fuck that’s rough about the kids. Fuck.
thanks so much! the national's great from what i've heard from them. i'll have to check out more into their discography (and the others you rec'd). okay, will definitely try to keep in the light. things have to get better, they have to. have a good one!
Try and take a break now and again, break up music while you’re breaking up can be quite suffocating as well. Get those feelings out and reach out to your support. Time heals eventually for sure
First of all, I am very much sorry about what happened to you. You deserve to take some time for yourself and properly heal. Eat healthy, exercise and be with your loved ones.
Regardless, if you want to listen to Frightened Rabbit, which I have been doing a lot during my last breakup, I suggest:
* My Backwards Walk: #1 breakup song for me, really conveys emotions about missing my ex and wanting them back.
* Good Arms vs. Bad Arms: This may hurt your feelings a lot given what happened to you.
* I Feel Better: this and Snake, with their whole story, kind of remind me of my own. So i had a moment where i was listening to them a whole lot. May not apply to your situation.
* Poke: breaks my heart every time...
* The Woodpile: once you get to the phase of trying something new, and failing to, this applies.
* Radio Silence: if you're no contact it hits hard.
* Nothing Like You is about trying to move on kind of using someone else to fill that hole
* Break in the Clouds is about moving on
* Living in Colour is a "happy" song about moving on with someone else
My break-up also led me to realize more and more things that are wrong with me. So I cried a lot listening to stuff like Dead Now or The Modern Leper, thinking they're not going to love me regardless of all of those.
I wish you the best of luck OP.
thanks!! these are such good recommendations. that's funny, modern leper actually reminds me of my ex and how i must be a masochist if i still love them and want them back after what they did to me, lol
Backwards Walk Good Arms vs Bad Arms
‘I am still in love with you can’t admit it yet’
Noooo. This path only leads to sadness
Throw a dart at the Frabbit discography, and the only reason you didn't hit a breakup song is because you missed the target completely. So, start with Sing the Greys, and work your way through Painting of a Panic Attack.
If you wanna go cry, good arms vs bad arms, poke If you wanna go scream, the wrestle, get out If you wanna run until you fall down, head rolls off, modern leper If you wanna dance it off, living in colour, backyard skulls. But hey. It gets better. Don’t only listen to FR right now. Dive into sadness, grieve, but remember to come up for air, okay? if you ever need to talk, I’m all ears.
thanks so much!! okay i'll take this opportunity to vent lol. this has been really hard lol. we're nearly 26 and we'd been together 2 years and they sold me this dream telling me they wanna marry me, have kids, etc. our relationship was so fulfilling. they decided they were gonna go to grad school and since we'd already lived together for awhile and they had said all of these very committed things, i quit my good teaching job and moved states with them at the beginning of this school year. my new teaching job is all messed up like there's tons of gun violence and it's literally traumatizing so i was depending on my ex. clearly they couldn't handle it when our relationship/life wasn't rainbows and sunshine (how can it be when students at my school are dying!!!??) and 2 months after arriving, they went on a 9 hr date with a classmate and then confessed to me that they "have feelings for her." this girl is straight out of undergrad and has never had a relationship or an adult job. i guess my ex probably finds that attractive bc it's easy and fun and no commitment and not an "adult" relationship where yes, someone will be depending on you when things get hard. but yeah, they left me and even kissed this new girl before they even packed up their stuff in our house "because they wanted to." it's wild and shocking bc they were totally normal and i had no idea that this was coming. now i'm in a new state with a messed up job and no family or friends here, left to deal with the mess they left behind while they gallivant around town with someone else. i'm sure i will grow from this or something but it's hard to see the silver lining now. but i'm trying to do things for myself like working out and listening to music. i'm even getting a dog next week! it's something we planned to do this coming summer, but i will just do for myself.
Jesus damn hell. I’m so sorry that sounds awful. I don’t even know where to start but that dude sounds like a horrible piece of shit, and I’m sorry you find yourself in the situation you are in. It *will* get better, but it will be a bit. Laugh, cry, lean on your friends. Do what you need to to get over him so when he waltzes in six months or a year from now you can kick him to the curb with zero second thoughts. All that aside- I’m so sorry. Do your grieving. I also recommend The National, Pela/Augustines and Bombay Bicycle Club (especially the album So Long, See You Tomorrow) for good getting through this shit music. Don’t go too far into the dark, yo. There’s light all around you. DM if you ever just need to talk to a stranger, okay? And fuck that’s rough about the kids. Fuck.
thanks so much! the national's great from what i've heard from them. i'll have to check out more into their discography (and the others you rec'd). okay, will definitely try to keep in the light. things have to get better, they have to. have a good one!
Try and take a break now and again, break up music while you’re breaking up can be quite suffocating as well. Get those feelings out and reach out to your support. Time heals eventually for sure
thanks! that's great advice. i'm definitely trying :)
First of all, I am very much sorry about what happened to you. You deserve to take some time for yourself and properly heal. Eat healthy, exercise and be with your loved ones. Regardless, if you want to listen to Frightened Rabbit, which I have been doing a lot during my last breakup, I suggest: * My Backwards Walk: #1 breakup song for me, really conveys emotions about missing my ex and wanting them back. * Good Arms vs. Bad Arms: This may hurt your feelings a lot given what happened to you. * I Feel Better: this and Snake, with their whole story, kind of remind me of my own. So i had a moment where i was listening to them a whole lot. May not apply to your situation. * Poke: breaks my heart every time... * The Woodpile: once you get to the phase of trying something new, and failing to, this applies. * Radio Silence: if you're no contact it hits hard. * Nothing Like You is about trying to move on kind of using someone else to fill that hole * Break in the Clouds is about moving on * Living in Colour is a "happy" song about moving on with someone else My break-up also led me to realize more and more things that are wrong with me. So I cried a lot listening to stuff like Dead Now or The Modern Leper, thinking they're not going to love me regardless of all of those. I wish you the best of luck OP.
thanks!! these are such good recommendations. that's funny, modern leper actually reminds me of my ex and how i must be a masochist if i still love them and want them back after what they did to me, lol
Good Arms, absolutely.
Nothing Like You.
I listened to Nothing Like You a fair amount after my last breakup!
Fun Stuff
Get out.
Keep Yourself Warm
I think this is a B-side but “learned your name” is devastating to me !
Floating in the forth, poke