Tunes & Tales: Boys Like Girls

I don't remember the exact moment in time when I first discovered Boys Like Girls, but I recently had their debut album reappear on my musical radar. Back in college, I went through a phase where all I ever listened to was this album. I liked the melodies, I loved the lyrics and I felt all of my feelings extra intensely while listening, so yes, it's major nostalgia that made them my choice for this month's edition of Tunes & Tales.

VIBE: pop rock

WHY: The combination of catchy melodies and smart lyrics really works for me.

TRY: Thunder is an all-time favorite, but The Great Escape is a close second.

The Great Escape / Tonight The Streets Are Ours

Tonight will change our lives

It's so good to be by your side

We'll cry

We won't give up the fight

We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs

And they'll think it's just cause we're young

And we'll feel so alive

Five Minutes to Midnight / We Own the Night

We could

Pack up and leave all our things behind

No fact or fiction or storyline

Cause I need you more than just for tonight [...]

Turn it up

Alright, at five minutes to midnight

We'll see our name in city lights

We'll make the clock stop

Make your heart drop and come alive

Hero/Heroine / The Score

I never thought that you could break me apart

I keep a sinister smile and a hold of my heart

You want to get inside

Then you can get in line

But not this time

Cause you caught me off guard

Now I'm running and screaming

I feel like a hero and you are my heroine

On Top of the World / The Geography of You and Me

Look up, the stars are fading

And I am still here waiting to see you again

Be with you my friend

When the moon is gone forever

I hope you're up there somewhere, I'll see you again

Be with you my friend

Cause all the roads they lead to where you are

And all the streetlights shine like they were stars

That's where you are

Let's spend tonight on top of the world

And we can do anything

We can be anything

Thunder / Nantucket Red

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer

Do you know you're unlike any other?

You'll always be my thunder, and I said

Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors

I don't wanna ever love another

You'll always be my thunder

So bring on the rain

And bring on the thunder

Me, You and My Medication / It's Kind of a Funny Story

We're all looking for something, to take away the pain

Me, and you, and my medication

(Making the best of it)

Love is just a chemical creation

(Will it be permanent?)

Synthetic sensation

Me, you, and my medication

Up Against the Wall / The Edge of Falling

Breakdown, rebound

This could be my last goodbye

You crossed your heart, I hope to die

And I can't deny your eyes

You know I tried to read between the lines

I saw a warning sign

And then you threw me up against the wall

Who said that it's better to have loved and lost?

I wish that I had never loved at all

Dance Hall Drug / This Song Will Save Your Life

What I'm saying is do you, do you want to lose it all?

Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug

You can't wait to fall in love

All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?

Then you should pack it up and say goodbye

Cause when the push comes to the shove

It's just a dance hall drug

Learning to Fall / Shuffle, Repeat

Could you be with him?

Or was it just a lie?

He doesn't get you like I do.

And you don't know why.

I'm learning to fall.

I can hardly breathe.

When I'm going down, don't worry 'bout me.

Don't try this at home.

Pretend you don't see.

I don't wanna know that you know it should have been me.

Heels Over Head / Make It Last

You're burnin' bridges baby

Burnin' bridges, making wishes [...]

And when you hit the coast

I hope you think of me

And how I'm stuck here with the ghost of what we used to be

Broken Man / How to Love

I wanna run, but only far enough to make you miss me

I wanna take back all the shit that I have done

But I guess you were better off without me

I need to start to be myself

Cause I'm sick of everybody else

I won't let you bring me down

It's here and now, I'm breaking out

I will learn to love again

But I will stand a broken man

Holiday / Eat Pray Love

So are you gonna take your shot?

It's the only one that you got

Maybe I'll go out on a limb

Maybe I'll jump in for a swim

When the lights go dim

You know I'll run far away

I need to take a holiday

Maybe it's a fall from grace

I gotta find a new place

A holiday