I'm Married To The Music, For Better Or For Worse - Y Like You Me At Six

The band that put the purpose of my life into one sentence is also the last band in my band alphabet: You Me At Six. I clearly remember the first time I listened to them, it was No One Does It Better. It was on a Saturday night, I was in a terrible mood and for some reason I opened Spotify and clicked on this song. As soon as I reached the chorus, the tears started falling, maybe from happiness because this song gives me this ache in my chest what usually means I'm falling for a band. Maybe from sadness because this song touches parts of my soul which I usually lock away very carefully, especially when I'm not coping well. There's just something about Josh's voice that makes me enormously happy and terribly sad at the same time and this may be strange, but I love it. I love listening to You Me At Six because they let me cry when I feel like crying and they let me smile when I feel like smiling. When I listen to songs like Jaws On The Floor or Reckless, all my worries step aside and for a little moment, I believe that I'm capable of doing everything I dream of and that's one of the best feelings ever. When I listen to Bite My Tongue, I stop doing whatever I did before and just bath in the lyrics because they're fantastic. I'll definitely get I'm married to the music, for better or for worse tattooed when I've got the money for it! 

However, most of the time I basically crawl into bed, hide under the blanket and turn up the volume really high because that's the best way of enjoying You Me At Six at their fullest.
I just really hope they'll make it to Germany soon (after releasing their new album???) because I want to see them live and just celebrate that I discovered them in the first place. 

I'd love to say more about my connection to You Me At Six, but I discovered them not long ago, so there aren't many moments or memories I could share. 

Do you have any stories to tell? Did you meet the guys, did you attend a concert? Let me know in the comment below!  

I'm Walking On Sunshine - A playlist to celebrate good mood

You guys seemed to like the last playlist and the weather is fantastic today so I thought I could do a playlist for good mood.

All Time Low - Damned if I do ya, damned if I don't

One of the reasons why I love All Time Low so much is their talent of making music for every possible situation in life. No matter what occasion, there's always at least one of their songs that fits. 

All Time Low - Long Live The Reckless And The Brave

Probably the best song on Don't Panic and one of their best songs in general.

Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance

There's no way to leave out Fall Out Boy on this playlist and if you don't get in a good mood while listening to this song I don't know what else I could do for you. 

Fall Out Boy - Thanks For The Memories

This song is always a win, isn't it. 

Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes

My absolute favourite song on their new album, I don't even know what to say about it. 

MCR - Summertime

Well, the title speaks for itself, doesn't it. It's one of my favourite songs MCR ever made, it makes me think of all the great moments summer has to offer and all the great moments MCR had to offer (meh, past tense, I'm still not over it). 

Sleeping With Sirens - Do It Now, Remember It Later

At least once a week you should go crazy, jump through your room or flat or wherever you feel like and just don't give a shit. I highly recommend to listen to this song as loud as possible then.

Sleeping With Sirens - Postcards and Polaroids

This song has something I can't really describe but it makes me feel very good, so. 

You Me At Six - Jaws On The Floor

Get in a car, open all the windows, put this song on and fucking sing. 

You Me At Six - Underdog

Okay, I admit it. You Me At Six are on a good way to take over the part of my life which other bands haven't taken over yet but this song is fantastic anyway. 

We Are The In Crowd - Exits And Entrances

I'm deeply in love with this band and I can't choose a favourite song but this one is damn good. 

We Are The In Crowd - Rumor Mill

Okay I lied, this is my favourite WATIC song. 

We Are The In Crowd feat. Alex Gaskarth - Kiss Me Again

The playlist started with All Time Low so I thought it might be cool to end it with this song instead of the original version. 

I hope you enjoy this playlist as much as you enjoyed the last one! 

Music is cheaper and sometimes more effective than therapy

Today I want to show you my playlist for moments when I have troubles coping with my mind, unfortunately today is one of those days, so let's go. 

Of Mice & Men - Second & Sebring

As you may know I got the lyrics of the chorus tattooed on my arm for several reasons. First of all to cover up some stuff I didn't want to see anymore but mostly because I'm so thankful to have this band in my life. Second & Sebring is probably the most special song I know, it's so powerful, emotional and contains a very important message. 

Of Mice & Men - The Great Hendowski

Read this book, you were meant to live

It all means so much to me

But note what's written in red

It says…

It speaks of hope, trust, and love,

The fear of never being good enough

We are all made the same

I know it's tough, but please don't give up

Don't speak that way, 'cause I won't allow you

You're too young to live this way

Just close your eyes and see

The true meaning

You're too young to live this way

Just look around and see

That life is beauty.

I don't think I have to say more, do I. 

All Time Low - Time Bomb

In my opinion this is the best song they wrote so far, I don't know what else I should say about it, it's just brilliant.

All Time Low - Under A Paper Moon

This is one of the songs that makes me feel like I'm floating around, like everything's gonna be okay after all. 

All Time Low - Remembering Sunday

Yeeeeah, I like torturing myself with songs like this one. Listen to the Straight To DVD version, it definitely kicks you in the guts, especially when Juliet Simms' part starts. I don't really know why I listen to this when I'm sad anyway but sometimes you just need to cry a little, right? (If you say this doesn't make you tear up, you're a liar or plain weird.)

Bring Me The Horizon - It Never Ends

Sometimes all you need is Oli screaming into your ears. The louder you turn up the volume, the faster the voices in your mind shut up. 

Bring Me The Horizon feat. Lights - Don't Go

Another song I sometimes cry over. Oli sounds so desperate and sad that I just wanna hug him and tell him that it'll be fine but then again this song contains lyrics I'd paint on the walls in my room or print on a shirt and wear it on bad days or even ink it on my body: "We all have our horrors and our demons to fight but how can I win when I'm paralyzed? They crawl up on my bed, wrap their fingers round my throat, is this what I get for the choices that I made?"Guess I don't have to mention how perfect Lights' voice is and how perfect it fits to the song. 

Pierce The Veil - Hell Above

Tony Perry is a damn fine guitarist, that's something you can't only tell from this song, but I love blocking out Vic and only concentrate on the guitars. That's a) really nice to get your mind off the stupid thoughts and b) awesome because as I said Tony is awesome. 

Pierce The Veil - Props & Mayhem

After King For A Day my favourite song on Collide With The Sky and definitely one of my favourite PTV songs in general. 

Pierce The Veil feat. Kellin Quinn - King For A Day

I'm so proud to be able to sing along to this freakin' song, it took me forever and my voice can't keep up with Kellin anyway but it's definitely fun. The person who decided to let Vic and Kellin sing together deserves an award and I really hope they'll do this again soon!

Pierce The Veil feat. Lindsey Stamey - Hold On Till May

Well, what can I say... huge thanks to Pierce The Veil for writing this song, I lost count of the times it helped me more than any other song, especially this part: "If I were you, I'd put that away. See you're just wasted and thinking bout the past again, darling you'll be okay."

Yes, I will be okay. It took me a while to realise that and sometimes I don't really believe it but yes. 

(No offense but I prefer the version with Jenna McDougall from Tonight Alive: [x]

Sleeping With Sirens - Who Are You Now

Don’t wake me up if I’m sleeping this life away 

Tell me that I’ll never be good enough 

Sometimes it hurts to think it could really be that way 

It won’t be that way

I’m tired and I’m lost 

I don’t wanna be found 

I put my heart and my soul 

And strength in this now

So forgive me ‘cause I won’t forget that 

Yeah, this world has changed me 

So you know when you ask me

Who are you now? 

Did you say what you want? 

Don’t go back to the start 

I’m asking, who are you now? 

Did they break you apart? 

Won’t you fight back for what you want?

Sometimes you gotta fall before you fly 

We’re gonna work it out.

I'm considering "Sometimes you gotta fall before you fly" as my next tattoo, the rest of the lyrics isn't less accurate and sometimes it scares me how much lyrics fit to my situation. 

You Me At Six - Liquid Confidence

I don't even know what to say about this one, Josh is one of my favourite vocalists on the planet and this song is just pure brilliance and I know this sounds exaggerated but I love it more than coffee and just okay. 

You Me At Six - No One Does It Better

The song that made me fall in love with You Me At Six. There are days when I don't do anything else than listening to it and I don't seem to get tired of it, it's just good for my soul. 

Memphis May Fire - Legacy

Stop blending in and start speaking out! 

You'll never know what you can do if you don't try now. 

Lift up your eyes discouraged one. 

Keep moving forward 'til your battles have been won.

They say you were created to do great things, 

But words only come to life when you believe. 

Stop blending in. Start speaking out! 

Don't miss your opportunity.

You know, when you don't hear encouraging words like these from people around you, you stick to lyrics like the ones above. These are the things that keep me going, that keep me chasing my dreams (by the way you support this dream if you're reading this right now so thank you so much!!) and that help me focusing instead of giving up.

Looks like this is my longest blog post ever, it would be super awesome if you guys could leave a comment, throw your opinions at me and I'll bake cookies for you (no seriously, let me know if this playlist helped you or if you want me to do more playlists in the future, JUST FINALLY TALK TO ME OKAY THANKS!)

Album of the Week: You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep

Somebody I used to be friends with once said that I fall in love with a new band every two months on average. I think the last band I fell in love with was Bring Me The Horizon so I thought to myself it's about time to look around again. I actually started a list with bands I want to check out and You Me At Six were on top of it. Unfortunately I don't own any of their albums so spotify had to help me a little. 
You Me At Six was founded in 2004 and consists of the five british guys Josh Franceschi (vocalist), Max Helyer (guitarist), Chris Miller (guitarist), Matt Barnes (bassist) and Dan Flint (drummer). The first album Take Off Your Colours was released in 2008 and thanks to a lot of touring the band gained more and more popularity. Their second album Hold Me Down reached number five in the UK Album charts and contains two of the most popular songs: Underdog and Stay With Me. 

The band's current album Sinners Never Sleep is their most successful record so far and my album of the week. I've been knowing that You Me At Six are around and that they're good but when I actually sat down to listen properly it blew me away (the fact that I did that in the middle of the night may have supported this feeling but that's not relevant right now, is it).
I started with the first song on the record, Loverboy, and got on a rollercoaster of feelings. Loverboy took me all the way up with the guitar part in the middle and I stayed up there for a little longer because the second song, Jaws On The Floor, is slightly similar to Loverboy. However, since I'm a big fan of Bring Me The Horizon, especially of Oli Sykes, I couldn't help myself and listened to Bite My Tongue instead. I dare to say that this is the best song on the record, firstly because of the perfect lyrics and secondly because Oli's voice perfectly fits to the song. I'm a sucker for good lyrics anyway, so when I hear sentences like „last time I checked I was a fucking wreck, I called for help and no one showed up“ something in my mind tells me „hey, it's okay because they actually understand what's going on inside of your head.“ And if I had to get some of their lyrics tattooed, it would definitely be I'm married to the music, for better or for worse.
So Bite My Tongue still kept me up in the air, the fifth song on the record, No One Does It Better, brought me all the way down very quickly. I don't exactly know how he does it, but with this song Josh talks to the very few parts of my soul I usually lock away very carefully and only think about when it's inevitable. This is the song you play when all you want to do is curl up in your bed and feel better again because with his voice Josh can stroke your soul until you feel better indeed. If you want to curl up in bed and just want to feel miserable for a while longer, you should listen to Crash. I did that last night and ended up crying for no particular reason. As I said, Josh touches some parts of my soul which I rather bury and never let out.
The other songs on the album didn't leave as much of an impression on me as the others did but they're definitely worth a listen. In my opinion You Me At Six are on their way to the top. They are going to tour with All Time Low, Pierce The Veil and Mayday Parade so if you're lucky enough to live in the US, you should definitely check if you could attend one of the shows, I'm one million percent sure you'd enjoy this night a lot. As a conclusion I can say that I'll definitely keep an eye on these guys and I'll also check out the other albums because You Me At Six really convinced me of their talent.