For me, it's like an evolution. They help me cope through whatever emotions I'm going through at that moment. I'll just list the basic emotions that we go through, and then the song I use to cope it. Note, that even though happiness would be the final shot that I'm going for, it loops around back to sad. Maybe it's what I've been through, but everyone goes through this. It also gives me some sort of closure to know that I'm not the only one who goes through terrible moments. They can span from relationships and heartbreaks, to the loss of someone, to the conquering of something that I've given blood and sweat for. I'm glad I'm able to listen to these pieces through the darkest times and the brightest times. It makes me glad to be human.
Relationships would go like:
Melancholic moments and moments of just overall thought/thinking:
Moments of conquer(as I like to call them):
Whenever I'm riding in the car with my best friend, we always put Sugar, We're Going Down by Fall Out Boy. It's what we sing whenever we've had a damn good day and I get to look at her eyes at how happy she is. Whenever we have a rut, we put Pink Rabbits.
Crazy how music can affect us, eh?