My Room Concert Setlist

Sometimes my room turns into a concert stage but there’s no audience, just me with an imaginary mic.

The reason I made this playlist is that I randomly watched a YouTube video of a woman explaining the throat chakra. It basically said singing is one of the best ways to open it up and heal it. And as someone who used to have this thing with her voice and having a hard time expressing myself vocally, I’ve decided to try if it will work. I used to be so quiet ever since and my voice is almost whispery even when I try to make it louder. That wasn’t the case now but I miss that voice sometimes because there’s something delicate and cute about a soft voice.

There’s something almost magical about singing in your room. It’s healing I guess. I think singing these songs out loud helped me in some way. Aside from boosting my energy it made me feel more comfortable with my voice.

So yeah, this playlist is technically my “room concert setlist,” but it’s also kind of a therapy. It’s all the songs I love to belt out.

Game Bgm

I’ve always been a multitasker. Working while eating, listening to a podcast while typing, or even working with music on, sometimes singing along and building a playlist at the same time. I guess my brain gets bored if it’s doing only one thing.

With this playlist, I can somehow do three things at once without getting lost: work, listen, and have a full-on conversation. That’s how good it is.

I actually made this playlist because I read somewhere that video game background music can make you more focused and productive.

O, My heARt

Hi,

Coffee Shop Playlist

I made this in a hopeless romantic haze.

I imagine these songs playing at a tiny coffee shop. I imagine the people. A couple having their first date, two strangers lock eyes from across the room and their love story begins while a Colbie Caillat song was playing in the background, a group of old friends laughing out loud and someone journaling by the window.

There’s a smell of coffee in the air and everything is warm and glowing.

This is for us hopeless romantics who like to pretend we live in a cozy indie film.

Living In A State Of Trance

Helloo

Have you ever heard a song so good you accidentally close your eyes just to feel it?

This playlist is that.

I made this while romanticizing the idea of having my own little cafe and the songs I will play in it.

Since I may have a distinct music taste as most people tell me, I may or may not play this on my coffee shop. The longer I listened to this playlist, the more it sounded like it belonged in a room at 3am where someone can’t sleep too.

Also, playing this made me feel like I was in a trance so I’ll just change it to that.

— Belle

Reggae Playlist

They say listening to Reggae uplift spirits so I made a playlist for that and I think it’s true.

I made it as a back up playlist for when my “Sad songs for bad days” playlist is not working anymore.

It’s also a good playlist to listen to during summer or times when you feel like bopping your head on each songs.

If you need something to instantly lift your mood or make you feel good. Give this a listen.

Zombies vs. A Girl Who Listens to Lana Del Rey

Helloo!

I’m so excited to share this playlist with you!

Last week I watched 28 Years After and it was good. It got me thinking… will I thrive during a zombie apocalypse? Or would I be too scared to even step outside?

Ideally, I’d be out there saving people, fighting zombies, being brave like that girl in Resident Evil. Maybe if there was a zombie outbreak I’d probably still be romanticizing everything 😭. Maybe that’s just how I cope.

I tried listening to this playlist while walking and imagining I was in a post-apocalyptic movie and had to be alert on the possible dangers around me, pretending zombies could appear at any moment.

It weirdly helped me stay alert and made everything feel a little more dramatic (in a fun way).

Sometimes I just like imagining alternate versions of myself. This time it’s the one who keeps going and trying to survive even when things feel uncertain.

Anyway, maybe you’ll enjoy it too.

Survivor

-Belle

Arrivederci

It’s funny how I made this playlist three years ago, and it hits now that I’m listening to it again (Esp the Bitter Pill by Gavin James). I just realized that I need to be in a very specific headspace to enjoy certain songs. It’s like there’s an emotional checklist for it. Now I’m screaming these songs when months ago I couldn’t relate. I love when music does that.

This is a playlist for letting go. I can’t remember exactly why I made it. Maybe it was after a tragic movie Atonement, probably. I had that tragic movies phase once.

It’s for the ones who still feel the quiet urge to send an “I love you” text, even when you know the version of that person no longer exists. Write it down instead. Then burn it. It’s kinder than reopening a wound that’s just begun to scab.

I tend to romanticize love once it’s over. My mind has this annoying habit of replaying only the good parts. But the last time I went back, I just got disillusioned. I told myself I returned to find closure—but maybe I was secretly hoping not to need it. I won’t do that again. Just burn the letter. Save yourself. And let the music bleed it out for you.

Self-Inflicted Lobotomy

Hi,

Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing… I hope you’re okay.

Feeling too much can be both a blessing and a curse. Sometimes you just need something that mirrors the noise inside.

This playlist isn’t my usual. I don’t really listen to metal. Or at least, I didn’t. But then I heard Hickory Creek by Whitechapel and thought, maybe metal isn’t what I assumed. Why does this screamy monster voice feel… oddly comforting?

It’s like white noise, but furious. A loud, angry blanket of static. When my thoughts get chaotic, it weirdly helps. There’s something about unfiltered rage it unsettles me, but it also calms me down.

I usually stick to softer sounds. So this playlist feels like a jolt like throwing cold water on a sleeping brain. Sometimes I use it as a kind of exposure therapy… training myself to handle noise, crowds, overstimulation.

And when it gets too much, I switch to something instrumental. Something slow, clean. It feels like breathing again. Like the silence that comes after a storm.

Love,

-Belle