O, My heARt

Hi,

Isn’t it unfair how the person who makes you so much happy also has the ability to hurt you the most? Love really is sick like that. It doesn’t ask for permission. It’s too stubborn. It just moves in, tears down your walls, and suddenly you’re saying the most poetic things, makes you dream, makes you smile in your sleep, and your heart skip. It makes you feel like you’ve known this person in every lifetime, even if you’ve only just met them. It’s beautiful and terrifying.

I swear, talking to you was like going through an ego death. My endorphins were leaking all over the place.

Here’s a playlist I made for you. It’s for you, but it’s also for me.

And maybe this is also where a story begins. I suddenly want to write a sci-fi romance. A timeline where we do end up together. Or maybe not.

Just a reminder that once, you made me feel.
And I’ll always be grateful for that.

Thinking of you kindly is my last act of sanity.

-Belle

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

Solo Travel Playlist

Hello!

I hope you’re doing well 😊

A long time ago I was looking something that could instantly lift my mood and that’s how I come up with this playlist. It’s like a compilation of songs that people say made them feel happy.

When I went solo traveling I randomly played this playlist and I suddenly feel less alone. Next thing I know I’m dancing, on the hotel bed, while eating a snack, while doing my make up and even while walking alone. Hard to imagine me dancing, right? 😄

This playlist is perfect for when you’re feeling a little down, stressed from work, or just want to sing your heart out. Some of these songs are popular and familiar for people my age and older, or anyone who loves listening to old songs.

Play it when you’re feeling lonely but don’t rely on it too much ok?

With love,
Belle