After a long day of geometry and shuffling around in your Converse, all you wanted to do was pop in your earphones, stare out the bus window, and just feel some feelings.
To be clear: We are NOT talking about throwback bangers. We are talking about pure angst ballads with a lot of crooning about failed relationships and guitar strumming.
1. "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter
2. "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt
3. "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie
4. "Fall for You" by Secondhand Serenade
5. "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie
6. "Don't Matter" by Akon
7. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
8. "Come Clean" by Hilary Duff
9. "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne
10. "Breathe (2AM)" by Anna Nalick
11. "It Ends Tonight" by The All-American Rejects
12. "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
13. "The Reason" by Hoobastank
14. "How to Save a Life" by The Fray
15. "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera
16. "You and Me" by Lifehouse
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Angst Level: Pretty high. This was an amazing "stare out the bus window" song. It really had all the elements working together to give you just the right amount of feels.
17. "Collide" by Howie Day
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Angst Level: Fairly high. This song def gave you the feels and made you wonder when you'd meet the love of your life or if you had already met them...
18. "Teardrops on my Guitar" by Taylor Swift
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Angst Level: Fair. Didn't all of us have a "Drew"? You loved this song, but even at this age, you were like, "Damn, Taylor. Why are you always lusting after other people's boyfriends?"
19. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" by Kelly Clarkson
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Angst Level: Medium. This was a little too much of a banger to really rouse the emotions in the deep, dark depths of your soul, but it was still good!
20. "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5
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Angst Level: Fair. TBH I don't love this song, but it does elicit a small amount of feeling in my soul.
21. "Boston" by Augustana
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Angst Level: Real high. Oo this one really hit you in the soul. Also, note that it makes crusty, rude Boston sound romantic... This song is a testament to the powers of crooning.