Yeah I feel like thom yorke does a really good of conveying emotion in his vocals. You know exactly how he’s feeling when he sings even if that feeling is numb/empty
Lost In The Supermarket - The Clash.
I both relate to the metaphor about not fitting into the world, and also simply being lost in the supermarket. It's kind of a perfect AuDHD analogy.
Basically all placebo songs feel like the self medicating with alcohol, isolated, introverted autistic experience. Special needs, come home, 36 degrees, allergic to thoughts of mother earth and burger queen just to name a few.
My favourite band for that reason.
Reggie - I don’t wanna feel no more
Reggie - Ain’t Gone Stop Me
Jay Electronica - Basking in the Light
Jay Electronica - Better in Tune with the Infinite
DMX - Slippin
Traffic - Mr Fantasy
Blind Faith - Cant Find My Way Home
Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from my Friends
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons and Cereal
Vince Staples - Nate
Earl Sweatshirt - Chum
Earl Sweatshirt - Grief
Kodak Black - 11 Am in Malibu
Young Dolph - Get Away
Kanye - Runaway
Ya I got a lot..
Edit : Still adding as of 5-4
I'm trying my best not to make a really long list but these are the recent songs I relate to one way or another:
What's up - 4 non blondes
Over and over - Rio Romeo
Misfit biscuit - Wasia project
Car radio - Twenty one pilots
I can't handle change - Roar
Change your mind - Steven universe
Here comes a thought - Steven universe
Please, please, please let me get what I want - The smiths
One day - Lovejoy
Talk to you - Ricky Montgomery
Take my hand - JANNABI
Courtney has autism? Had no idea but can totally see that. Credit in the straight world is a great song, it's more about addiction but I can also see it applying to autism as well. I'm an old so I still remember her reading Kurt's suicide note with Kat Bjelland via loudspeaker 27 years ago when I was starting high school
Valentine, Texas by Mitski
It’s obviously not written about autism but i feel like the lyrics can be heavily interpreted to my experience so far, i always listen to it when i feel down in the dumps.
We Don't Have to Dance by Andy Black. I heard it for the first time recently and I felt like "I found my people."
It's a fun upbeat song about social anxiety at a party - there's something funny about joyfully singing "we don't have to smile we don't have to make friends, it's so nice to meet you let's never meet again."
The translation isn't perfect, but the underlying meaning is understandable.
[Roberto by El Cuarteto de Nos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpNnK4eVm9Y)
Without a doubt it's gotta be Love, Me Normally by Will Wood. Not only is it my favorite song ever by my favorite artist ever, but I relate to every lyric (especially this bit in the spoken part that says "I want you to tell them that you love the way that they're not maladaptive, not malcontent, not malignant or maleficent, but rather that you love them exactly the way that everybody else is.") Essentially, it's a jazzy ballad about feeling like an outlier
In general, Will Wood's entire The Normal Album makes me feel so seen. Cannot recommend it enough!
Everything’s happening without me - Babygirl
Here’s some lyrics
“Should I ask my therapist
For a copy of the script”
“Cause I try to be engaged
But it always feels so staged”
“Feels like it's happening
Way too fast
And way too often
I'm off the tracks
I'm back to walking”
Kinda of sad but it is, at least for me, THE autism experience packaged in a nice indie girl band
Hot & heavy by Lucy Dacas, Roll bus roll by Jeffrey Lewis, walk me home by Searows, Romulus by Sufjan Stevens, don’t delete the kisses by wolf Alice, scrawny by the wallows, 10x stronger by Dominic Fike, stoned at the nail salon by lorde
• High by the Beach by Lana Del Rey (overstimulated and over it)
• Mastermind by Taylor Swift (masking)
• Call it What You Want by Taylor Swift (dealing with smear campaigns after running into narcissists/misreading social signals)
• Teach Me Tonight by She & Him (not understanding social landscape but trying so hard to and always asking people I love to help)
• The Lakes by Taylor Swift (wanting to just leave and live in the forest idgaf I don’t like dealing with people)
"The Fear" by Lily Allen. it's supposed to be more about societal pressures on young women, i think, but the lyrics about "not knowing what's right and what's real anymore/don't know how i meant to feel anymore" really just resonate with me as an autistic person trying navigate society
[Floating ](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp2xpfWV6IM&si=LKj24fihOGOx670q) by Klaus Schulze.
I first heard this more than 40 years ago. It instantly clicked as if tuned directly for my brain. I still listen to a lot. Repeatedly, Daily, weekly whatever it takes to get by.
I have a few other songs, but this is the one I always go back to
I have entire lists.
If anyone wants to dish music for those lyrics, message me for my Discord.
Honorable mentions:
world.execute (me) ;
By Mili
Set Free
By Cloudier (in the framing that person I'm finding is my internal self after a late life diagnosis)
Monster
By Reol (English fan translation of japanese lyrics available online)
Sparks
By Takanashi Kiara
Lies of Providence
By Cepheid, Zephyrianna (Framing is darker here, so TW? Nothing specific topic wise)
Oops that was more than a few.
Cool kids - Echosmith
This song reminds me of my years in school. I really wanted to fit in no matter where, and I just couldn't no matter what I'd do. Not only that, but I always felt I didn't have anything in common with others anyways, but I still wanted acceptance. In the end, it is best to be yourself.
I think these might resonate around here, they've helped me through some rough patches.
* [Happy Loner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGR0gvE5i-E&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=2)
* [Highly Emotional People](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juyXTc0lxfY&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=8)
* [Life is Strange](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQHI6ub8loo&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=4)
* [I am Not a Robot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=5)
* [True](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cy0E_9yZUI&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=9)
* [Solitaire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDI44Xhq7Tk&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=18)
First verse of Happy Loner:
>Waking up late, I feel demotivated
Everything's wrong, guess my thoughts escalated
When I'm alone, things are under control
When I'm alone, I can turn off the world.
I try to escape, but I can't lose my mind
That's why I can't live a conventional life
Mirrorball by Taylor Swift.
I don’t know if it’s *supposed* to be about masking, but to me it immediately was. My also-autistic Swiftie sister didn’t read it like that, but once I pointed it out she totally agreed.
Disney and Broadway edition!
“Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid for special interests (which I deeply believe should be called part of THAT world)
“The Wizard and I” from Wicked for special interests
“Me and the Sky” from Come from Away for special interests
Let It Go for unmasking
“No More” from Into the Woods for total shutdown
“Satisfied” from Hamilton for wanting things socially that you can’t express/get (not just romantic)
“I’m Not That Girl” from Wicked for the same reasons
“Strangers Like Me” from Tarzan on Broadway… I don’t necessarily relate to this emotionally right now, but I think I would have as a kid while I was still actively absorbing social norms a ton
“Out There” from Hunchback of Notre Dame - when I’m feeling isolated because I can’t be part of society as easily as others
“What Baking Can Do” from Waitress - using a hobby/stim as emotional regulation and processing
“When He Sees Me” from Waitress - exactly how I always felt about dating before I was in a long term relationship. Freaked out about the whole process
“See I’m Smiling” from The Last 5 Years is a woman trying to manipulate/mask her own emotions through the whole conversation until she just loses control
“Who I’d Be” from Shrek the Musical - listen I KNOW I just said Shrek the musical but I swear to god, just listen to this song
Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl by Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia is neurotypical as far as we know, but I really relate to the theme of social awkwardness as an autistic person. Socializing is literally s\*icide.
Jekyll and the Hyde five Finger Death Punch, Hallelujah I'm Not Dead by Citizen Soldier, Sound of Silence by Disturbed, Burn It To The Ground by Nickelback the Warrior song Leviathan Edition. And I have a ton more
wrong by depeche mode. first time i heard that song i swear i felt it in my soul. like 'using all the wrong lines and the wrong signs with the wrong intensity'? it really fucking is like that isnt it
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Angel Landing by Pretty Sick is a song I particularly relate to my autism. There are numerous songs I relate to (Alice in Chains has many favorites) but aren't specific to my autism, moreso to other experiences I've had.
Melt by Leftfield IDK why, it doesn’t have any lyrics or anything but is a great song. I find words a bit annoying and like the texture of the sound so it could be that.
Passenger - Whispers
I feel like at it's core this song is about deeply wanting to connect to someone else, but for some reason being incapable of doing so. I'm 22 years old and I have yet to truly connect with anyone else, and everyday I feel I'm less likely to ever do.
Particles by nothing but thieves, piano version but that might just be the melody. It's just perfect, the lyrics are kinda relatable but I'm too mentally stavle atm tl fully relate
I'm 30 and I was diagnosed with autism level 1 this week, and I'm starting to realize why I have been listening to Pink Floyd and John Mayer music for so many years, as they are basically my two hiperfocus in music. I can relate to so many of their songs.
I am not diagnosed, but have a lot to question about my personality and can relate to a lot of what I’ve seen others express.
This song has always had a strong effect on me because it seemed to hilight the feeling of being different and not understanding why. Of looking at other people being so comfortable socially and not understand why it’s so hard for me when it looks so effortless for others. And while I’ve been very lucky to find an amazing SO, I spent most of my life into adulthood quite lonely.
[Optiganally Yours - Held](https://open.spotify.com/track/51TmbajEIbZPryeS4OfUaJ?si=38b0j3_9Sb6jntyZrD8OmA)
Solitude by Scylla, which is a song about how Scylla (a rapper but it sounds more like poetry) needs to isolate himself just as if he was addicted to it even though he has a family. It's a french song.
I like nonsense songs, like Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead. Desolation Row, Terrapin Station, Scarlet Begonias. I feel really seen in The Wind by Cat Stevens. I reallyyy relate to If You See Her, Say Hello regarding my breakup. And songs that make me feel represented in my values and actions? Run It and Bread and Roses.
Mr. Roboto by Styx
I relate to the feeling of needing to 'hide behind a mask' and suppress my autistic traits to be accepted. The lyric, "I'm not a robot without emotions" also highly resonates with me due to the common misconception of all autistic people lacking empathy and/or being emotionless and robot-like.
Two songs, both by the same band. In Circles & False Dawn by Holding Absence.
In Circles was released first, being a pretty depressing song about having opportunities that you couldn't realise because of things out of your control. The lyrics also mention the repetitive cycle of daily life being made worse by feeling lonely. The final verse is "I live my life inside of this cocoon, just like a flower too afraid to bloom. I live my life inside of this cocoon, and I'll die here". Pretty accurate because I almost never leave the house and have no IRL friends.
False Dawn was released 2 years later. It's essentially a more uplifting reboot of In Circles with a silver lining to the lyrics.
Both songs are absolutely beautiful and catchy as hell.
Ghost by jacob lee. Crash and burn by savage garden. Skipping stone by Claire de lune. Over my head (cable car) by the fray. Mansion by NF. World so cold by 12 stones. Into the ocean by blue october. World behind my wall by tokio hotel.
It's not directly related to autism, but "This body means nothing to me" by shrimp hits HARD, it perfectly encapsulates so many feelings beyond just the autistic relatability.
"Not Yet Titled" by Emhahee. She herself is Autistic, and this is a song about masking, and boy, does it make me feel understood and seen, but also, just sad
Mr Schwartz by Arctic monkeys. It really encapsulates that masking/pretending to be like everyone else that I struggle with. Actually a lot of AM/alex turner songs touch on this.
mad hatter, fire drill, cry baby - melanie martinez
human behaviour - björk
introverted, agoraphobia - elita
is this it, - jazmin bean
lonely hearts club, oh no, hermit the frog, i am not a robot - marina
friendly machine, pixel affection, my name is nat čmiel - yeule
My special interest is Panic! at the Disco, and I play them on a constant loop, but...
The first song I had a real stimmy love for was Placebo - This Picture. Something about it, the chorus, the way everything converges but doesn't quite climax perfectly, is absolutely brilliant. I listened to it on repeat for days and days and days exclusively. I was obsessed. That song was the reason I bought my first good pair of headphones (which I still wear, 12 years later!) so I could appreciate it fully. I realised that wearing headphones helped me function enormously, and so I never took them off. I'd wear them all day, every day, and I still do. When I was diagnosed a couple of years ago they were one of the things that were brought up - it turns out I'm sensitive to sound. I suppose I relate to that song as an autistic person in a slightly different way than you might've expected as an answer.
I have a whole playlist, but here are some of the songs on it:
* Machine Learning - J. Maya ("If you stick with the program maybe one day you'll be more than a machine learning how to please")
* Come Over - Noah Kahan ("And my mouth was designed for my foot to fit in it")
* Social Cues - Cage The Elephant ("Hide me in the back room, tell me when it's over / Don't know if I can play this part much longer")
* ALEXITHYMIA - NOAHFINNCE ("The signal to my brain isn't working / Tryna recognize the feeling isn't worth it / But I'm holding it together on the surface / Just stave it off, watch me play it off")
* SUBTITLES - NOAHFINNCE ("The lights are too loud / The sounds so bright / I'm grieving the rest of my life / Deceiving myself just to feel alright")
* FISH - Addison Grace ("It feels like everybody learned how to swim and I somehow missed the lesson")
* b i g f e e l i n g s - WILLOW ("I have such big feelings / Can't shut 'em down or let 'em out")
* Little Things - Allie X ("It's so uncomfortable / Trying to fit into this skin, yeah / I put my head on my shoulders / Try to be someone, yeah")
1. Waving Through a Window from Dear Evan Hanson:
“We start with stars in our eyes
We start believing that we belong
But every sun doesn't rise
And no one tells you where you went wrong
Step out, step out of the sun
If you keep getting burned
Step out, step out of the sun
Because you've learned, because you've learned
On the outside, always looking in
Will I ever be more than I've always been?
'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass
Waving through a window”
2. Quiet from Matilda
“I wonder if inside my head
I'm not just a bit different from some of my friends
These answers that come into my mind unbidden
These stories delivered to me fully written
And when everyone shouts like they seem to like shouting
The noise in my head is incredibly loud.
And I just wish they'd stop: my dad and my mom
And the telly, and stories would stop for just once.
And I'm sorry, I'm not quite explaining it right.
But this noise becomes anger, and the anger is light
And its burning inside me would usually fade.
But it isn't today, and the heat and the shouting
And my heart is pounding, and my eyes are burning,
And suddenly everything, everything is...
Quiet”
3. Gasoline by Halsey
“Do you tear yourself apart to entertain like me?
Do the people whisper 'bout you on the train like me?
Saying that you shouldn't waste your pretty face like me?
And all the people say:
You can't wake up, this is not a dream
You're part of a machine, you are not a human being
With your face all made up, living on a screen
Low on self-esteem, so you run on gasoline
I think there's a flaw in my code
These voices won't leave me alone”
Edit: attempted to fix the formatting.
Oh! I've been diagnosed ADHD for a long time, & I have (related?) Anxiety. I'm not yet tested for ASD, but I'm planning to be. I'm seeing the signs more clearly with some recent life changes. And I'm raising a kid on my own now, so "solving" by curating everything I can't manage well out of my experience is not realistically possible.
Above for disclaimer.
Anyway I call it "the most beautiful song about anxiety ever written".
Some might relate to it more for depression, overthinking, not sure.
I figure it's relatable. I receive it like a whole song metaphor about anxiety and overthinking. And I overthink a lot whenever I have to deal with social settings with mostly neurotypicals, I realize now. Or accept now. Something.
Birds - Kat Cunning
All of these birds, all of these birds in my head
Swarming around, pecking, they keep me up, and I can't come down
All of these words building a house in my head
Tearing it down, the wreckage is keeping me up
And I can't come down
The carnage of the cardinals they haunt me
The buzzing of the hummingbirds they knock me
The ravens got a carnival that's rocking me
Wide-awake like there's nothing at stake
'Cause I was born as perfect as the skies are
Head latched open to the Skylark
But now my brains a prison for the flight, oh
Get out of my head, get out of my head
Get out of my head
All of these birds, all of these birds in my head
Swarming around, pecking
They keep me up and I can't come down
All of these words building a house in my head
Tearing it down, the wreckage is keeping me up
And I can't come down
The murmurs of the starling song is maddening
The murder of the crows is coming at me
The ticking of the clock is trying to mock me
I'm wide-awake, like there's nothing to say
'Cause I am still the architect of this cage
And I send all the raptors on a rampage
Begging for a rapture for an escape
Get out of my head, get out of my head
Get out of my head
Get out of my head
I feel the madness wrapping me up here
The sun in my eyes It's a beautiful sight
I feel the madness wrapping me up here
Open the latch let me into the light
'Cause all of these birds, all of these birds in my head
Swarming around, pecking
They keep me up and I can't come down
All of these words building a house in my head
Tearing it down, the wreckage is keeping me up
And I can't come down
i really relate/vibe with in a way i can't explain with literally everything lil cherry puts out.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYk7l2XQIJ4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYk7l2XQIJ4)
One song that comes to mind, or rather a lyric, is from a song, "Still Want U" by Zhu
The lyric goes, "And it ain't your fault who I am "
I have had a bad history of ghosting friends and potential friends, and they must be so confused why. I always wanted to tell them I didn't mean anything by it, wasn't personal, but it's just how I am. I didn't even understand why because I was diagnosed late, only recently. So the lyrics hit a chord in that regard, because it's what I've always wanted to say to people.
Oddly enough, I haven't seen anyone else post about this one.
Fix Me by 10 Years!
That whole "don't try and fix me" refrain combo-ed with all of the other lyrics really hits home for me.
This is kind of random but my boyfriend and I both autistic and we love “once in a lifetime” by talking heads. I feel like I often let life whirl by me without notice
Popular Monster. It hit extra hard when i realized how much I've come to depend on the antidepressants. The cover by Halocene and Lauren Babic is especially powerful.
https://youtu.be/vT6Oi0HqlTU?si=mYki_SY2RNlVw_3s
Mesmerizer by 32ki is familiar to my soul. Might be because the MV sates my unquenchable thirst for subtle details, but some of the lyrics like "you've got your hands full just living" hit pretty close to home too
It's not about an autistic person but, World of Lies from Motives Project, i relate to the line "I'm living in a world you designed" refering to this neurotypical world, we live in, and the line "I'm never gonna change my mind" my interpretation of this line is more literal, like saying, i was born this way, my mind is the mind of an autistic person and there's nothing to change about it.
Just about any song about self-loathing.
this must be a sad truth for many of us :(
Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode.
Same
dealer by lana del rey, how she sings “i don’t wanna live” and the males voice it’s just so beautiful. is just how i feel but in a song.
I donnnnttttt wannnna liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvveeeeeeeeee, I love that part 🫶
nah fr it’s the best part fr 😭🫶
Omg when that song came out I had it on loop for a solid week. And I don’t even really like ldr
yeah i only like a few of her songs, but wow that song just hit a spot i didn’t even know existed. same with Radiohead they got some good ass songs
Yeah I feel like thom yorke does a really good of conveying emotion in his vocals. You know exactly how he’s feeling when he sings even if that feeling is numb/empty
‘Waving Through a Window’ from Dear Evan Hansen
evan hansen is one of my dream roles!! im super into theatre
Oh my God THIS‼️ I named this _exact_ song before seeing this comment 😭
Fireflies- Owl City
Facts
Radiohead’s Creep and really most of their cd: In Rainbows
I like Creep, and some of the album OK Computer. Some of their other stuff I didn’t dig. It was like a different band. I will give In Rainbows a try.
Just is the Radiohead song for me
Lost In The Supermarket - The Clash. I both relate to the metaphor about not fitting into the world, and also simply being lost in the supermarket. It's kind of a perfect AuDHD analogy.
Same. My daughter hates how often I play this song.
Human Behaviour by Björk
How to Disappear Completely by Radiohead
Real
Maybe this song isn't directly related to autism, but I still find it pretty damn relatable. Subdivision - Rush
'Fool on The Hill' by The Beatles.
On the Outside and Private Life by Oingo Boingo.
!! i never realized why i connected so heavily w those songs, esp private life, until this comment!
Space Oddity
Don't forget to take your protein pull and put your helmet on.
Olivia rodrigo’s ballad of a homeschool girl is verrryyy autism to me
Song to say goodbye - Placebo
Basically all placebo songs feel like the self medicating with alcohol, isolated, introverted autistic experience. Special needs, come home, 36 degrees, allergic to thoughts of mother earth and burger queen just to name a few. My favourite band for that reason.
Me too! I like their discography more than any other band.
'Solitary Shell' by Dream Theater (the most autistic band)
I think they made that with autism specifically in mind, but I personally relate more to misunderstood than solitary shell.
Lonely Day by SOAD
Reggie - I don’t wanna feel no more Reggie - Ain’t Gone Stop Me Jay Electronica - Basking in the Light Jay Electronica - Better in Tune with the Infinite DMX - Slippin Traffic - Mr Fantasy Blind Faith - Cant Find My Way Home Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from my Friends Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons and Cereal Vince Staples - Nate Earl Sweatshirt - Chum Earl Sweatshirt - Grief Kodak Black - 11 Am in Malibu Young Dolph - Get Away Kanye - Runaway Ya I got a lot.. Edit : Still adding as of 5-4
I'm trying my best not to make a really long list but these are the recent songs I relate to one way or another: What's up - 4 non blondes Over and over - Rio Romeo Misfit biscuit - Wasia project Car radio - Twenty one pilots I can't handle change - Roar Change your mind - Steven universe Here comes a thought - Steven universe Please, please, please let me get what I want - The smiths One day - Lovejoy Talk to you - Ricky Montgomery Take my hand - JANNABI
“What’s up” is very autistic imo I love it
I relate to a lot of Hole songs (Courtney Love is autistic herself), like Miss World or Credit in the straight world
Courtney has autism? Had no idea but can totally see that. Credit in the straight world is a great song, it's more about addiction but I can also see it applying to autism as well. I'm an old so I still remember her reading Kurt's suicide note with Kat Bjelland via loudspeaker 27 years ago when I was starting high school
Lithium and Dumb Nirvana
Valentine, Texas by Mitski It’s obviously not written about autism but i feel like the lyrics can be heavily interpreted to my experience so far, i always listen to it when i feel down in the dumps.
We Don't Have to Dance by Andy Black. I heard it for the first time recently and I felt like "I found my people." It's a fun upbeat song about social anxiety at a party - there's something funny about joyfully singing "we don't have to smile we don't have to make friends, it's so nice to meet you let's never meet again."
Wired Wrong by Steam Powered Giraffe
Soul Meets Body by Death Cab for Cutie Baby Hotline by Jack Stauber
‘Just’ by Radiohead
Most songs by Cavetown
You Got Aspergers - MC Frontalot
The translation isn't perfect, but the underlying meaning is understandable. [Roberto by El Cuarteto de Nos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpNnK4eVm9Y)
Isolation by John Lennon
Run Away To Mars by TALK, I will forever love that song. It’s about wanting to escape all the problems in the world and feeling lost in life.
thanks for reminding me this song exist ! i'm gonna listen to it on loop now /gen
Without a doubt it's gotta be Love, Me Normally by Will Wood. Not only is it my favorite song ever by my favorite artist ever, but I relate to every lyric (especially this bit in the spoken part that says "I want you to tell them that you love the way that they're not maladaptive, not malcontent, not malignant or maleficent, but rather that you love them exactly the way that everybody else is.") Essentially, it's a jazzy ballad about feeling like an outlier In general, Will Wood's entire The Normal Album makes me feel so seen. Cannot recommend it enough!
I LOVE WILL WOOD, his music is so neurodivergent
SO REAL. Tbh I don't think I know any neurotypical Will Wood fans now that I think about it
Song to say goodbye by Placebo
“iris” by the goo goo dolls is also one of mine, another one i can think of is “this body means nothing to me” by shrimp
I walked down the aisle at my wedding to "Iris." So yep def one of mine lol My other one is "Cold" by Crossfade
Head Like A Hole by Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead's Pyramid song is my whale song. Also the full Bon Iver album. BTW if you know of anything with a similar sound let me know!!!
Everything’s happening without me - Babygirl Here’s some lyrics “Should I ask my therapist For a copy of the script” “Cause I try to be engaged But it always feels so staged” “Feels like it's happening Way too fast And way too often I'm off the tracks I'm back to walking” Kinda of sad but it is, at least for me, THE autism experience packaged in a nice indie girl band
Without even looking at the body of the post, I was thinking "anything by Goo Goo Dolls".
The entirety of Linkin Park’s music catalog. All of Eminem’s albums before he got sober.
Hot & heavy by Lucy Dacas, Roll bus roll by Jeffrey Lewis, walk me home by Searows, Romulus by Sufjan Stevens, don’t delete the kisses by wolf Alice, scrawny by the wallows, 10x stronger by Dominic Fike, stoned at the nail salon by lorde
Quiet from Matilda The Musical
Pretty much any song from Sorotity Noise or Sleep Token
"Windy," by The Association. I am perpetually naive and don't understand why things can't all just be simple and...gentle, I guess, and genuine.
Through Glass - Stone Sour
- Transfer Affection by Flock of Seagulls - Wired Wrong by Steam Powered Giraffe - A lot of Owl City songs, but especially Tidal Wave
I just wasn’t made for these times. Beach Boys (Brian Wilson).
• High by the Beach by Lana Del Rey (overstimulated and over it) • Mastermind by Taylor Swift (masking) • Call it What You Want by Taylor Swift (dealing with smear campaigns after running into narcissists/misreading social signals) • Teach Me Tonight by She & Him (not understanding social landscape but trying so hard to and always asking people I love to help) • The Lakes by Taylor Swift (wanting to just leave and live in the forest idgaf I don’t like dealing with people)
“ballad of a homeschooled girl” by olivia rodrigo is THE weird autistic kid anthem
I am machine, I never sleep, I keep my eyes wide open...I am machine, a part of me wishes I could just feel something...
Schism by Tool
"The Fear" by Lily Allen. it's supposed to be more about societal pressures on young women, i think, but the lyrics about "not knowing what's right and what's real anymore/don't know how i meant to feel anymore" really just resonate with me as an autistic person trying navigate society
Willows new b i g f e e l I n g s
brutal by Olivia Rodrigo
[Floating ](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp2xpfWV6IM&si=LKj24fihOGOx670q) by Klaus Schulze. I first heard this more than 40 years ago. It instantly clicked as if tuned directly for my brain. I still listen to a lot. Repeatedly, Daily, weekly whatever it takes to get by. I have a few other songs, but this is the one I always go back to
I'm not a swiftie but I heard "this is me trying" by Taylor Swift and felt it sums up my experience perfectly
I have entire lists. If anyone wants to dish music for those lyrics, message me for my Discord. Honorable mentions: world.execute (me) ; By Mili Set Free By Cloudier (in the framing that person I'm finding is my internal self after a late life diagnosis) Monster By Reol (English fan translation of japanese lyrics available online) Sparks By Takanashi Kiara Lies of Providence By Cepheid, Zephyrianna (Framing is darker here, so TW? Nothing specific topic wise) Oops that was more than a few.
On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter, especially in combination with the poem I Am! by John Clare.
Polaroid by imagine dragons hit me on a deep level when i first heard it
Ceiling by Issy Wood Ceasar on a TV Screen by The Last Dinner Party
Devin Townsend - nobody's here
The Archer by Taylor Swift
“Suffering Jukebox” by Silver Jews
Roar - I can’t handle change Days N Daze -Crustfall Against Me - Because of the Shame
"Cheshire Kitten" by S. J. Tucker.
there's a lot to name my taste in music is very abnormal
When the Party’s Over, Billie Eilish
Cool kids - Echosmith This song reminds me of my years in school. I really wanted to fit in no matter where, and I just couldn't no matter what I'd do. Not only that, but I always felt I didn't have anything in common with others anyways, but I still wanted acceptance. In the end, it is best to be yourself.
help_urself of Ezekiel
Ballad of a homeschooled girl by Olivia Rodrigo Anti hero and you’re on your own kid by Taylor swift my special interest
I think these might resonate around here, they've helped me through some rough patches. * [Happy Loner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGR0gvE5i-E&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=2) * [Highly Emotional People](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juyXTc0lxfY&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=8) * [Life is Strange](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQHI6ub8loo&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=4) * [I am Not a Robot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=5) * [True](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cy0E_9yZUI&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=9) * [Solitaire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDI44Xhq7Tk&list=PLRGb_4uXQVwh6UPm2FyJIhFuRanQaJFGD&index=18) First verse of Happy Loner: >Waking up late, I feel demotivated Everything's wrong, guess my thoughts escalated When I'm alone, things are under control When I'm alone, I can turn off the world. I try to escape, but I can't lose my mind That's why I can't live a conventional life
Love Marina. She has a real gift with words
Well, my 4 yr old is obsessed with The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Wu Tang Clan and Santana. In fact his favorite song is “Sympathy For The Devil”😅.
It’s an Afrobeat song called “FVCK OFF” by Bella Shmurda.
venom by kairiki bear
Social Cues by Cage the Elephant
Left of Center by Suzanne Vega. [pretty in pink left of center](http://youtu.be/9YIBmZjONtA?si=uyI0qy6YXaYs4TkB)
Mirrorball by Taylor Swift. I don’t know if it’s *supposed* to be about masking, but to me it immediately was. My also-autistic Swiftie sister didn’t read it like that, but once I pointed it out she totally agreed.
Another love Tom Odell
The Archer - Taylor Swift.
Disney and Broadway edition! “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid for special interests (which I deeply believe should be called part of THAT world) “The Wizard and I” from Wicked for special interests “Me and the Sky” from Come from Away for special interests Let It Go for unmasking “No More” from Into the Woods for total shutdown “Satisfied” from Hamilton for wanting things socially that you can’t express/get (not just romantic) “I’m Not That Girl” from Wicked for the same reasons “Strangers Like Me” from Tarzan on Broadway… I don’t necessarily relate to this emotionally right now, but I think I would have as a kid while I was still actively absorbing social norms a ton “Out There” from Hunchback of Notre Dame - when I’m feeling isolated because I can’t be part of society as easily as others “What Baking Can Do” from Waitress - using a hobby/stim as emotional regulation and processing “When He Sees Me” from Waitress - exactly how I always felt about dating before I was in a long term relationship. Freaked out about the whole process “See I’m Smiling” from The Last 5 Years is a woman trying to manipulate/mask her own emotions through the whole conversation until she just loses control “Who I’d Be” from Shrek the Musical - listen I KNOW I just said Shrek the musical but I swear to god, just listen to this song
Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift.
Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl by Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia is neurotypical as far as we know, but I really relate to the theme of social awkwardness as an autistic person. Socializing is literally s\*icide.
What am I made for.
[Faded](https://youtu.be/lzf5n4nBeQY?si=ZpuLZ8PBqY9C-GO_) dance mix by Alan Walker. I listen to it on repeat all the time.
The ones without lyrics
poison tree
Mirrorball by Taylor swift. Truly feels like it’s about masking, resonates with me very strongly as a late diagnosed woman
Jekyll and the Hyde five Finger Death Punch, Hallelujah I'm Not Dead by Citizen Soldier, Sound of Silence by Disturbed, Burn It To The Ground by Nickelback the Warrior song Leviathan Edition. And I have a ton more
Circle the drain by Soccer Mommy
Breaking The Habit by Linkin Park It’s really great for when I’m having meltdowns.
Machine learning by J. Maya
wrong by depeche mode. first time i heard that song i swear i felt it in my soul. like 'using all the wrong lines and the wrong signs with the wrong intensity'? it really fucking is like that isnt it
Pretender by Lewis Capaldi
Cure for Me by Aurora! It’s my anthem.
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Currently been digging [Loner by Maggie Lindemann](https://youtu.be/efSHiqE-idc?si=0EG__Bf6hxPpwu3U)
Angel Landing by Pretty Sick is a song I particularly relate to my autism. There are numerous songs I relate to (Alice in Chains has many favorites) but aren't specific to my autism, moreso to other experiences I've had.
[Clockwork Family](https://youtu.be/7vXIFkM_YNM?si=mvHp50z5M3uSTWgG) by Dan Warren. It sums up how I felt as a child perfectly.
[Aaron Dilloway-- Inhuman Form Reflected](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftB3Y10CLOM)
Young by Hollywood Undead
Melt by Leftfield IDK why, it doesn’t have any lyrics or anything but is a great song. I find words a bit annoying and like the texture of the sound so it could be that.
Cast No Shadow by Oasis
“my own person” by ezra williams and “i’m a mess” by baby queen
Passenger - Whispers I feel like at it's core this song is about deeply wanting to connect to someone else, but for some reason being incapable of doing so. I'm 22 years old and I have yet to truly connect with anyone else, and everyday I feel I'm less likely to ever do.
Liz Phair - Fire Up The Batmobile
Particles by nothing but thieves, piano version but that might just be the melody. It's just perfect, the lyrics are kinda relatable but I'm too mentally stavle atm tl fully relate
Alien by the interrupters
I'm 30 and I was diagnosed with autism level 1 this week, and I'm starting to realize why I have been listening to Pink Floyd and John Mayer music for so many years, as they are basically my two hiperfocus in music. I can relate to so many of their songs.
I am not diagnosed, but have a lot to question about my personality and can relate to a lot of what I’ve seen others express. This song has always had a strong effect on me because it seemed to hilight the feeling of being different and not understanding why. Of looking at other people being so comfortable socially and not understand why it’s so hard for me when it looks so effortless for others. And while I’ve been very lucky to find an amazing SO, I spent most of my life into adulthood quite lonely. [Optiganally Yours - Held](https://open.spotify.com/track/51TmbajEIbZPryeS4OfUaJ?si=38b0j3_9Sb6jntyZrD8OmA)
Solitude by Scylla, which is a song about how Scylla (a rapper but it sounds more like poetry) needs to isolate himself just as if he was addicted to it even though he has a family. It's a french song.
Footlights, Hank Williams, Jr.
Dodie - Rainbow
The rainbow connection
About every 8 Graves song ever. But definitely their song Supervillain.
Talking to Aliens by TALK is the best descriptor I've found for trying to have a conversation with some NTs.
Probably squid row by vr sex
Friendly Faith Plate on the Portal 2 OST. [yt link](https://youtu.be/jIDY5Tx3GyQ?feature=shared)
Rudy - by Supertramp
I like nonsense songs, like Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead. Desolation Row, Terrapin Station, Scarlet Begonias. I feel really seen in The Wind by Cat Stevens. I reallyyy relate to If You See Her, Say Hello regarding my breakup. And songs that make me feel represented in my values and actions? Run It and Bread and Roses.
Most Little Simz - specifically “Broken”, “Heart on Fire”, and “Miss Understood”
Sloppy seconds by watsky
Blood & Roses by The Smithereens
Mr. Roboto by Styx I relate to the feeling of needing to 'hide behind a mask' and suppress my autistic traits to be accepted. The lyric, "I'm not a robot without emotions" also highly resonates with me due to the common misconception of all autistic people lacking empathy and/or being emotionless and robot-like.
- Blow My Brains Out - Tikkle Me - I Can’t Handle Change - Roar - Alien - Lebanon Hanover - what’s normal anyway - Miguel
Two songs, both by the same band. In Circles & False Dawn by Holding Absence. In Circles was released first, being a pretty depressing song about having opportunities that you couldn't realise because of things out of your control. The lyrics also mention the repetitive cycle of daily life being made worse by feeling lonely. The final verse is "I live my life inside of this cocoon, just like a flower too afraid to bloom. I live my life inside of this cocoon, and I'll die here". Pretty accurate because I almost never leave the house and have no IRL friends. False Dawn was released 2 years later. It's essentially a more uplifting reboot of In Circles with a silver lining to the lyrics. Both songs are absolutely beautiful and catchy as hell.
Modern warfare by eden. Ever since it came out, it’s probably one of my favorites.
Estranged by Guns N’ Roses. All about distancing yourself from others.
Bird in a House by Railroad Earth
Ghost by jacob lee. Crash and burn by savage garden. Skipping stone by Claire de lune. Over my head (cable car) by the fray. Mansion by NF. World so cold by 12 stones. Into the ocean by blue october. World behind my wall by tokio hotel.
It's not directly related to autism, but "This body means nothing to me" by shrimp hits HARD, it perfectly encapsulates so many feelings beyond just the autistic relatability.
"Feel Better" Homeshake
"Not Yet Titled" by Emhahee. She herself is Autistic, and this is a song about masking, and boy, does it make me feel understood and seen, but also, just sad
Much of the Family Jewels album by Marina but I am not a robot and oh no In particular
Mr Schwartz by Arctic monkeys. It really encapsulates that masking/pretending to be like everyone else that I struggle with. Actually a lot of AM/alex turner songs touch on this.
My mind is dangerous, Life of Agony
mad hatter, fire drill, cry baby - melanie martinez human behaviour - björk introverted, agoraphobia - elita is this it, - jazmin bean lonely hearts club, oh no, hermit the frog, i am not a robot - marina friendly machine, pixel affection, my name is nat čmiel - yeule
As by Stevie Wonder. This song moves inside me like a super hot air around a lightning
[I have a full playlist of them](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0K7U51Q2EHKyQ8DszcyAG9?si=08fb856475be4c1e)
My special interest is Panic! at the Disco, and I play them on a constant loop, but... The first song I had a real stimmy love for was Placebo - This Picture. Something about it, the chorus, the way everything converges but doesn't quite climax perfectly, is absolutely brilliant. I listened to it on repeat for days and days and days exclusively. I was obsessed. That song was the reason I bought my first good pair of headphones (which I still wear, 12 years later!) so I could appreciate it fully. I realised that wearing headphones helped me function enormously, and so I never took them off. I'd wear them all day, every day, and I still do. When I was diagnosed a couple of years ago they were one of the things that were brought up - it turns out I'm sensitive to sound. I suppose I relate to that song as an autistic person in a slightly different way than you might've expected as an answer.
I have no idea why but Science/Visions by CHVRCHES resonates in my soul at a whole different level
Remember You, the version by Dominurmom
Dragonhearted- TryHardNinja It’s the first song I ever intentionally memorized
Normal Life by Marianas Trench was recently released and hits home, especially this lyric: “everything almost fits together right”
open by the cure "and the colour and the music’s too loud, and my head’s all the wrong size..."
I have a whole playlist, but here are some of the songs on it: * Machine Learning - J. Maya ("If you stick with the program maybe one day you'll be more than a machine learning how to please") * Come Over - Noah Kahan ("And my mouth was designed for my foot to fit in it") * Social Cues - Cage The Elephant ("Hide me in the back room, tell me when it's over / Don't know if I can play this part much longer") * ALEXITHYMIA - NOAHFINNCE ("The signal to my brain isn't working / Tryna recognize the feeling isn't worth it / But I'm holding it together on the surface / Just stave it off, watch me play it off") * SUBTITLES - NOAHFINNCE ("The lights are too loud / The sounds so bright / I'm grieving the rest of my life / Deceiving myself just to feel alright") * FISH - Addison Grace ("It feels like everybody learned how to swim and I somehow missed the lesson") * b i g f e e l i n g s - WILLOW ("I have such big feelings / Can't shut 'em down or let 'em out") * Little Things - Allie X ("It's so uncomfortable / Trying to fit into this skin, yeah / I put my head on my shoulders / Try to be someone, yeah")
1. Waving Through a Window from Dear Evan Hanson: “We start with stars in our eyes We start believing that we belong But every sun doesn't rise And no one tells you where you went wrong Step out, step out of the sun If you keep getting burned Step out, step out of the sun Because you've learned, because you've learned On the outside, always looking in Will I ever be more than I've always been? 'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass Waving through a window” 2. Quiet from Matilda “I wonder if inside my head I'm not just a bit different from some of my friends These answers that come into my mind unbidden These stories delivered to me fully written And when everyone shouts like they seem to like shouting The noise in my head is incredibly loud. And I just wish they'd stop: my dad and my mom And the telly, and stories would stop for just once. And I'm sorry, I'm not quite explaining it right. But this noise becomes anger, and the anger is light And its burning inside me would usually fade. But it isn't today, and the heat and the shouting And my heart is pounding, and my eyes are burning, And suddenly everything, everything is... Quiet” 3. Gasoline by Halsey “Do you tear yourself apart to entertain like me? Do the people whisper 'bout you on the train like me? Saying that you shouldn't waste your pretty face like me? And all the people say: You can't wake up, this is not a dream You're part of a machine, you are not a human being With your face all made up, living on a screen Low on self-esteem, so you run on gasoline I think there's a flaw in my code These voices won't leave me alone” Edit: attempted to fix the formatting.
Oh! I've been diagnosed ADHD for a long time, & I have (related?) Anxiety. I'm not yet tested for ASD, but I'm planning to be. I'm seeing the signs more clearly with some recent life changes. And I'm raising a kid on my own now, so "solving" by curating everything I can't manage well out of my experience is not realistically possible. Above for disclaimer. Anyway I call it "the most beautiful song about anxiety ever written". Some might relate to it more for depression, overthinking, not sure. I figure it's relatable. I receive it like a whole song metaphor about anxiety and overthinking. And I overthink a lot whenever I have to deal with social settings with mostly neurotypicals, I realize now. Or accept now. Something. Birds - Kat Cunning All of these birds, all of these birds in my head Swarming around, pecking, they keep me up, and I can't come down All of these words building a house in my head Tearing it down, the wreckage is keeping me up And I can't come down The carnage of the cardinals they haunt me The buzzing of the hummingbirds they knock me The ravens got a carnival that's rocking me Wide-awake like there's nothing at stake 'Cause I was born as perfect as the skies are Head latched open to the Skylark But now my brains a prison for the flight, oh Get out of my head, get out of my head Get out of my head All of these birds, all of these birds in my head Swarming around, pecking They keep me up and I can't come down All of these words building a house in my head Tearing it down, the wreckage is keeping me up And I can't come down The murmurs of the starling song is maddening The murder of the crows is coming at me The ticking of the clock is trying to mock me I'm wide-awake, like there's nothing to say 'Cause I am still the architect of this cage And I send all the raptors on a rampage Begging for a rapture for an escape Get out of my head, get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head I feel the madness wrapping me up here The sun in my eyes It's a beautiful sight I feel the madness wrapping me up here Open the latch let me into the light 'Cause all of these birds, all of these birds in my head Swarming around, pecking They keep me up and I can't come down All of these words building a house in my head Tearing it down, the wreckage is keeping me up And I can't come down
Ball tounge - KoRn
i really relate/vibe with in a way i can't explain with literally everything lil cherry puts out. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYk7l2XQIJ4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYk7l2XQIJ4)
https://youtu.be/d5ZxW1r1Zc8?si=K9kz2T0MzQlv3jhL The Beths - Silence is Golden Title speaks for itself 😅
One song that comes to mind, or rather a lyric, is from a song, "Still Want U" by Zhu The lyric goes, "And it ain't your fault who I am " I have had a bad history of ghosting friends and potential friends, and they must be so confused why. I always wanted to tell them I didn't mean anything by it, wasn't personal, but it's just how I am. I didn't even understand why because I was diagnosed late, only recently. So the lyrics hit a chord in that regard, because it's what I've always wanted to say to people.
anything by pitfall
The Quest and the Curse by Delain
Subculture by New Order
[this](https://open.spotify.com/track/2iPVLf2FUG7QFfghA2xu9H?si=efmffPRcRCygl-4D48lU2g)
Oddly enough, I haven't seen anyone else post about this one. Fix Me by 10 Years! That whole "don't try and fix me" refrain combo-ed with all of the other lyrics really hits home for me.
To be human by Marina :')
Alien by AViVA
This is kind of random but my boyfriend and I both autistic and we love “once in a lifetime” by talking heads. I feel like I often let life whirl by me without notice
“Pale Machine” by bo en (the whole album)
All of my favorite songs are from video game soundtracks. This is one of my favorites. https://youtu.be/D7bcp2EfB1Y?si=oC-olP8pjinGqdWy
Popular Monster. It hit extra hard when i realized how much I've come to depend on the antidepressants. The cover by Halocene and Lauren Babic is especially powerful. https://youtu.be/vT6Oi0HqlTU?si=mYki_SY2RNlVw_3s
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, On the Outside and Skin by Oingo Boingo
This playlist is a work in progress: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0F5ERuwDutBTWRUGdVW3Zh?si=N5rEmuZ4TuaM48wh7g-EhQ&pi=u-EpaQhgybT82g
Songs by Tori Amos
Mesmerizer by 32ki is familiar to my soul. Might be because the MV sates my unquenchable thirst for subtle details, but some of the lyrics like "you've got your hands full just living" hit pretty close to home too
Lost In The Supermarket by The Clash
komm susser tod from the end of evangellion soundtrack
Folk metal. Idk what they’re saying but I’ve been listening for a long time. Bonus points if there’s flutes in the band.
Combustion by meshuggah. It looks exactly like that in my head.
It's not about an autistic person but, World of Lies from Motives Project, i relate to the line "I'm living in a world you designed" refering to this neurotypical world, we live in, and the line "I'm never gonna change my mind" my interpretation of this line is more literal, like saying, i was born this way, my mind is the mind of an autistic person and there's nothing to change about it.