This month, all my A to Z Challenge posts will feature a song that is on my personal list of “deep cuts.” These are songs that my husband often razzes me about, that there’s no one else who has ever heard of them or is listening to them, or they’re songs that possibly are just not that mainstream. If we are of the same era or run in the same musical taste circles, none of these may seem that off the beaten path, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun songs! Enjoy!

My final post for this year’s challenge is a song I heard once on WXRT and downloaded immediately. Maybe it’s a really popular song, but I’ve heard it once on the radio and then never again!

The first thing that attracted me to the song is how it sounds. It’s got a bit of a dark, haunting sound to it, and I like music that sounds that way. I also really like the singer’s voice — it’s unique, different, maybe akin to Florence Welch from Florence & the Machine.

I also like the lyrics because they’re cryptic. I’m not sure what the song is about (I’m sure I could Google it and see what kinds of interpretations others have come up with), but I feel like it might be about some kind of dysfunctional relationship. There’s something about the opening lines, “I’m the only one that sticks around/When they call your name out of a crowd,” that makes me sad, like she loves or cares about someone and stands by him or her when that person is always drawn to others. It seems to add insult to injury when she says, “I don’t try to go/I just won’t and you know.” The other person just really seems to take her for granted. If you’ve read my other posts this month, then you know how I love a song about tortured love, and this one seems to fit the bill!

Give it a listen — I hope you like it!

And of you’ve read any of my posts this month, thank you so much! I really enjoy writing, despite how good or not good I am at it, so any time I have an audience, I am flattered!