The month of autumn skies and early sunsets, and featuring the extra hour of sleep rudely taken from me in the spring.
The month in which pie is elevated to its proper status as the finest of desserts.
The month unfortunately taken over by the early playing of Christmas music.
The ensuing argument, "there are no Thanksgiving songs".
Yes, there are. Page 993 of the LSB. Vince Guaraldi's Thanksgiving Theme. But I digress.
The music I listen to in November isn't holiday related. It's my after-dark playlist, which is especially perfect since we have more moments of waking darkness each day.
Black Cadillac by Shinedown
The first song on my playlist, this intro and song sets the mood for the rest of the playlist. The Amaryllis album might be my favorite, but this track is a gem.
This song is brand new, only about two weeks old. It's all of the creative lyrics and great beats you expect of Fall Out Boy, with a little more polish and guess what, still a long title. Favorite lyrics: "I was just an only child of the universeAnd then I found you."
How Did You Love by Shinedown
One of the reasons I enjoy listening to this band is their lyrical depth. It's poetry in rock music, and this is where two of my favorite things combine is the most excellent way.
Favorite lyrics: "You can have a sound of the thousand voices calling your name
You can have the light of the world blind you, bath you in grace
But I don't see so easily what you hold in your hands
'Cause castles crumble, kingdoms fall and turn into sand."
Mess is Mine by Vance Joy
This song describes one of my favorite aspects of relationships, be the romantic or otherwise: the idea of bearing one another's burdens. This applies specifically in the context of marriage, when one's mess truly is the other's, they are each other's, mess and all. Late night listening brings out my deeper thoughts.
Favorite lyrics: "Well hold on, my darling. This mess was yours, now your mess is mine."
Car Radio by Twenty One Pilots
Ukulele screamo rap doesn't float everyone's boat, and I understand that. This song fits with the rest because of its lyrics, and the message of hope in the darkness. It's also relevant because I was listening to it on a late drive home one night. . .through my phone speakers, because get this: the radio in the car didn't actually work. Go figure.
Favorite: "Sometimes quiet is violent." "I find over the course of our human existence one thing consists of consistence, and it's that we're all battling fear." "Peace will win, and fear will lose."
There's the first half of my November suggestions.
Check it out here: Life of Pies Mixtape (and comment if you follow me because my followers are anonymous and I'd love to know pls and thx)
Drop your favorite Thanksgiving and after-dark songs in the comments. -->
- Grace
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