There are times when it feels right to play a “feelin’ kind of low” song.

It isn’t always about the lyrics fitting where you’re at. People feel low for a million different reasons, at least. If the song has that sense of melancholy that goes with it, and you’re on your own or hangin’ with a friend who’s also blue, it can feel right to have a playlist of songs like that going, so you don’t feel you’re the only one.

I mean, boppy songs just kind of get annoying at that point- they don’t feel authentic, you know?

So if you’re looking for a “feelin’ kind of low” song to add to that kind of playlist, I suggest “Cheap Silver Lining” by Lullanas.

The musicality is spot on, and it just kind of flows along in that blue sort of way, with voices singing in parallel thirds that sound too pretty to have to feel so melancholy, and you can think to yourself “I’m too pretty to have to feel so melancholy, damn it!” And you raise your glass to them, and make an evening of it.

As the evening moves along, you’re bound to feel better.

I don’t know how that works. It just does. We probably all need a bit of a rest from unbounded optimism and positivity once in a while.

They sing:

Coasting on a promise

That everything will be okay

But if I’m being honest,

I never bought it anyway

And you think “Mmm-hmmm, sisters. That’s right.” Maybe you don’t even know why you think that. It just resonates.

I swear you’re still mad

You say that you’re over it

You say you’ll come back

But I don’t believe in it

Because sometimes you just have those misgivings about people, right? But resist the urge to sobby-text someone. Trust me. Let the song do its work, let the song express. You don’t need to make this more complicated. That just leads to a whole different playlist, and you don’t want it. Really.

I did one wrong thing

I’m dark in your eyes

Don’t remember the last time

We just wasted time

Now we just sit here

Overanalyzing

Yeah, you might be overanalyzing. The song brought that up, not me, okay?

I don’t think it should feel

Like we’re always climbing

Hanging for dear life on cheap silver lining

Sometimes it feels like I’m the only one trying

Am I overanalyzing?

The “always climbing” part. That might be it. A person gets tired – do we give ourselves enough permission to just feel tired? I’m tired. Last night was a great time at that open mic. Today was really productive. But now I’m in this hotel room, by myself, and I’m just, you know, worn out….

Oh, sorry. We were talking about you. I mean, we were talking about the song.

You used to watch the sunlight shining in on me

Now we keep the curtains closed

‘cause you only want to sleep

When you’re weary and worn, it’s natural enough to yearn for better days, and to feel they won’t return. They will. But in the meantime, you can just listen to the music, and rest in it, and know you’re not the only one who gets to feeling this way.

I swear you’re still mad

You say that you’re over it

I yell don’t come back

But I don’t really mean it

In a way, I want the drama. It’s more interesting than the lethargy of melancholy. But “I don’t really mean it” – that’s the thing.

So let the playlist play.

Let that “Cheap Silver Lining” be part of your evening. Again, let the song do its work. Loop it, if you like.

Give it time. You’ll feel better.