Post Break Up Anthems

Shortly after a break-up, I always find myself being drawn to music for comfort when the wound's still too fresh for you to talk about it with your friends; when you're still too shocked for things to properly register in your head. I'm way over the mope around stage but somehow, these two songs still resonate very strongly within me.

SMILE (Tamia Washington)

Sometimes I sit at home and wonder how it'd be if he had loved me
Truly loved me, yes
I learned a while ago that kind of thing
It never happens for me
And so I go around and just pretend
Love is not for me
I play the circus clown around my friends
Make them laugh and they won't see
That u never let them see u sweat
Don't want them to think the pain runs deep
Lord know it's killing me

So I put on my make up
Put a smile on my face
And if anyone ask me
Everything is ok
I'm laughing 'cuz no one
Knows the joke is on me
'Cuz I'm dying inside with my pride
And a smile on my face
On my face
Singing la la la, la la, la la la,
La la, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la la laaaa

Sometimes I sit at home by the phone
Hopin' he might call me
But he don't call me
But then I realize dreams come true
Aren't for girls like me
Not like me
And so I go around with my head up
Like it ain't no thing
And when the boys are out with all my friends
I'm into other things
'Cuz u never let them see u sweat
Don't want them to think the pain runs deep
Lord knows it's killing me

And so I put on my make up
Put a smile on my face
And if anyone ask me
Everything is ok
I'm laughing cuz no one
Knows the joke is on me
But I'm dying inside with my pride
And a smile on my face
On my face oooh

It's not that easy (thing to do)
Sometimes its hard to (face the truth)
It's not the life that I would choose
But what else can I do if he don't love me, no
If he don't want me
I'm not about to sit around
Let myself go (gooooo)

So I put on my make up
Put a smile on my face
And if anyone ask me
Everything is ok
I'm laughing 'cuz no one
Knows the joke is on me
'Cuz I'm dying inside with my pride
And a smile on my face
On my face
Singing, la la la, la la, lalala
La la, la la, la la, la la, la la,
La la la Laaaa

I'll keep singing la la la la la
Lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la lalaaaa
I'll keep singing la la la, la la
Lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la la laaaa
I'll keep singing la la la-la la la
Lalala, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la la laaaa

I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME (Bonnie Raitt)

Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices
Inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close
Don't patronize
Don't patronize

'Coz I can't make you love me
If you don't
You can't make your heart feel
Something it won't
Here in the dark
In these final hours
I will lay down my heart
And I feel the power
But you won't
No, you won't
'Coz I can't make you love me
If you don't

I close me eyes that I won't see
The love you don't feel
When you're holding me
Morning will come
And I'll do what's right
Just give me 'til then
To give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

'Coz I can't make you love me
If you don't
You can't make your heart feel
Something it won't
Here in the dark
In these final hours
I will lay down my heart
And I feel the power
But you won't
No, you won't
'Coz I can't make you love me
If you don't

Ooohhh
Ooohh oohh ooohh

I'll do what's right babe
Ain't no use if I try