Emotional Grim Reaper
I feel bad for you... ft playlist
Not to be dramatic but I live in New York City, a place where romanticism comes to die. Since living here I’ve only found love in cold, dark places. Unrequited love follows me everywhere </3.
I have a tattoo of a grim reaper on my left arm. It was the second tattoo I ever got and I hated it for a long time. One day, against my will, I heard Scarlett by Holly Humberstone. “You're emotional grim reaper, I feel bad for you…” The line struck a cord so deep I thought about getting “EMOTIONAL” tattooed above the reaper. I’m so fucking glad I didn’t. I was in the middle of the most painful heartbreak of my life and used to imagine myself breaking all his shit whenever I listened to the song. We never kissed and he’s still one of my best friends. Lol.
I think a lot about my emotional grim reapers. In my current case, it's someone whose killing my belief in love. This one is far less devastating than the last, but in some ways he’s worse. Do I actually think love is dead? No. I know it's out there but I do worry the older we get the less gullible we become. I worry loving someone in adulthood is reduced to practicality and logic, leaving the shimmery pop songs behind in our adolescence.
Here’s a playlist of my silly goofy love songs. They’re not all about love, some are what love feels like and some are weirdly devastating and jaded. Enjoy.
Comment your favorite love songs below, I’d love to hear them ♡