through the heartbreak blues

song’s crescendoing bridge and audibly distraught vocals can keep you company as you do some (healthy) post-heartbreak yearning.

“Gone” by TWICE one really has the answers to but figuring out what romance means to you is part of the fun—especially because it’s such a personal experience. I hope this issue will make people smile, laugh and may even cause them to shed a (happy) tear or two. But most of all, I want this issue to be a reminder that, while this generation’s stance on love can be difficult to navigate, romance is alive, well and isn’t dead after all.

By Madeline Liao

Whether you’re mourning the loss of a relationship, friendship or even both, navigating a heartbreak is no easy feat. It can feel like an avalanche of emotions is slowly piling up on you, with no escape in sight. Luckily, there are many ways to mend—or at least partially mend— a broken heart. The Eyeopener suggests practicing self-kindness, having a well-deserved crying session and most importantly, using the powerful tool of music to help you get back on your feet. Here is a specially-curated playlist to help you through this emotional rollercoaster. And remember: it’s going to be all right!

“Supercut”

by Lorde

Starting with a song to help get you into the reflective mood, “Su- percut” by Lorde talks about all the memories that circle through your head as you’re trying to deal with heartbreak. Lorde sings chillingly about “all the love we had and lost” and how “the visions never stop” in this track about what was and what could have been. Whether it’s the good, the bad or the ugly, “Supercut” can act as the dramatic accompaniment to that montage of memories playing through your mind like a scene from an Oscar award-winning film.

“Finally” by Accusefive With lyrics like “maybe it is doomed/ doomed to fail” and “where did you leave my heart,” this track by Taiwanese band Accusefive is a devastatingly pessimistic ballad hidden behind a veil of guitar melodies and haunting background vocals. Even if you don’t understand the lyrics, this

Are you feeling a little betrayed and need to get the anger out of your system? If rage is your presiding emotion, “Gone” is a fitting tune to help you embrace that resentment and remind you that you deserve better. In this track, TWICE sing about never wanting to see someone again after feeling let down. With powerful vocals and an equally commanding instrumental, this song is best paired with some aggressive head-bobbing and an angry text draft—which you definitely should not send.

“Coconut Mall” from Mario Kart OK, maybe you need a breather from it all and you want to empty your mind of the seemingly never-ending spiral of emotions. In that case, the antidote may be to put on those headphones and pretend you’re just a little Nintendo character vibing with the palm trees and tiled floors in Coconut Mall. Sit back, relax and let the serotonin flow through you as you wind through the racetrack.

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