There is nothing like a good song to heal a broken heart. The best healing songs allow you to reminisce on the heartbreak, release that pain, and then look toward the future. If you need a great song to lift your spirits after a heart break, take a look at the list below.
Toni Braxton - "Unbreak My Heart"
Before you can really heal a broken heart, you need to cry and let your emotions run free. "Unbreak My Heart" is a song that just pleads with the person to take away all of the pain that they have caused, which is undoubtedly what everyone wishes for after a painful heartbreak. If you need to sit down and reflect on your relationship and just have a good cry, the gloomy tune and lyrics of this song will assist you.
REM - "Everybody Hurts"
Released as a single by REM in 1993, this song does a great job of motivating people to hold on. It also makes you feel like you're not alone in your pain, "Don't let yourself go, 'cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes." No matter how much your pain is eating away at you, "Everybody Hurts" will help you to realize that you'll be okay.
Garth Brooks - "The Dance"
Although this song is sort of a tear-jerker, it expresses the feelings that although the relationship ended in terrible heartache, he wouldn't have changed anything because then he would have "missed the dance." Everyone thinks about how lucky they'd be if they could go back in time and have never met their ex, but they neglect to think about all of the memories that would be lost. Some of the lyrics that ring true are, "And I'm glad I didn't know, the way it all would end . . . / Our lives are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain / but I'd of had to miss the dance." This sort of says that although the relationship ended that doesn't mean that it never should have happened.
Michelle Branch - "Goodbye To You"
"Goodbye To You" was released in 2002 as a single for her album The Spirit Room. This song talks about how despite the fact she loves this person, she knows that the relationship isn't right and she is moving on. This song can help you to be strong, stand your ground, and not go back to your boyfriend/girlfriend no matter how much you want to. The most powerful part of the song is when she says, "I want you, but I'm not giving in this time." Everyone has been in that spot where they're torn between their heart and what they know is right, so it's easy to identify with this song.
Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive"
"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor was first released in 1978, and has remained as the ultimate "girl power" emblem for all women that are facing a heartbreak. This song preaches about the importance of a woman's independence from her man, and the fact that she will be able to survive without him. No matter how corny this song might be, it is motivational for women.
Johnny Nash - "I Can See Clearly Now"
Johnny Nash's hit from 1972 offers a newly found optimistic outlook on life, that comes after a stormy heartache. "I think I can make it now, the pain is gone / All of the bad feelings have disappeared / Here is the rainbow I've been praying for," are just some of the lyrics that offer a sense of hope that the pain of a breakup will eventually go away. This song is also noted for the upbeat tune that it has to offer, and is overall a feel-good song.
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