Breaking Point

Lots of people have that one breakup song that they eat ice cream and cry to. But in most relationships there is breaking point where you both know things will soon come to an end--where the relationship slowly starts to crumble and fall apart. There are lots of relatable songs for that weird period of time that can help you through it.

In "Grenade" by Bruno Mars the theme is crumbling relationships. When he says "I would die for you, baby, but you won't do the same," he's desperately trying to say that he loves this girl with all his heart, and he would give his life for her, but she wouldn't do a thing for him. This shows a crumbling relationship, because if this man feels this way he is bound to break up with this heartless witch. The woman must know this too, because she must have no feelings for him if she isn't feeling the true love he has in return.

Another song that's perfect for the breaking point period is "Not Like the Movies" by Katy Perry. She sings, "He put it on me. I put it on like there was nothing wrong. It didn't fit, it wasn't right--wasn't just the size. They say you know when you know, but I don't know." In this part of the song, she's talking about a ring. This is the moment when she realizes that this isn't the man she wants. She wants something impossibly perfect. She also sings "I didn't feel the fairytale feeling, no, am I a stupid girl for even dreaming that I could. If it's not like the movies, that's how it should be." When she says that, she means that she deserves to wait for the man that you would find in the movies-- if that even exists. Later in the song Katy sings "They say it’s hard to meet your match, find my better half so we make perfect shapes." When she sings that she is really saying that in our head we build up these high expectations, and then we get let down because someone with those expectations doesn't exist.

When you're nearing the end of your breaking point, a great song to listen to is "The Way I Loved You" by Taylor Swift. This song is about a girl dating a guy that's perfect. He opens the door for her and gets her flowers, and she likes him, but she doesn't love him. She can't stop thinking about the guy that drove her crazy and made her cry, because of that passion. In the beginning of the song Taylor sings, "He is sensible and so incredible and all my single friends are jealous. He says everything I need to hear and it's like I couldn't ask for anything better. He opens up my door and I get into his car and he says you look beautiful tonight..." Here she is talking about her flawless relationship with her dream boy. After this the chorus starts and she sings, "But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain and it's two a.m. and I'm cursing your name. You're so in love that you act insane and that's the way I loved you". This is when the ex-boyfriend comes in and ruins everything. In this song I can almost hear the painted smile on her face when she's around her flawless boyfriend. She misses the flame and passion that came with the boyfriend that made her so frustrated. It shows that her relationship with the perfect guy is falling apart.

Songs like these are critical to most people. Everyone has feelings. It's always nice to know that someone can relate to you, especially if it comes with a catchy beat, and you know even a pop star has felt this way. Lots of people have a favorite breakup song that gets them through every relationship, but maybe they should have a favorite breaking point song, too.