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At first, I thought choosing ten songs that described me would be easy and then I started to create this playlist and I realized I was just picking my favorite songs. Does that describe me? I’m not really sure but I know that they are my favorites for a reason and I guess that does answer the question “Who am I?”.

“Bad Things” by Jace Everett became a song that I listened to every Sunday night at 9 pm when one of my favorite shows, True Blood, was on. By the third episode I knew all of the lyrics and it eventually ended up on my playlist. Now that True Blood is over, I find myself sad every time it comes on shuffle, but I think it’ll always be a song that relates to me.

I first heard “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s when I was scrolling down my tumblr many years ago and came across the cutest cover of this song of a father and his daughter. For some reason anything that involves a father-daughter bond, always makes me emotional. I showed the video to my grandmother who had absolutely no idea what they were saying but still loved the song. We would listen to it every time we were together. Now, whenever I listen to it, I think of her. Each time, she pops into my head and I find myself walking downstairs to see her.

The cover of “Fast Car” by Boyce Avenue reminds me of one of my closest friends. He always asks me to put it on while we’re in the car. At first I hated it and would dread going into a car with him because I knew what was coming. Each time I played it, he would sing at the top of his lungs and it became somewhat of a ritual. I learned to love it and now every time I’m in a car, I play it.

“Angel / Better Together” by Jack Johnson are actually two songs that he puts together during his concerts. I went to his concert in June in Brooklyn with my boyfriend. It was outdoors and everyone was sitting on the floor and it was such a laid back concert but it was an incredible time. I think the reason I love this song and the reason I love Jack Johnson is because I got to experience seeing him with a really important person in my life.

“LoveStoned” by Justin Timberlake doesn’t even begin to describe me. If I could add fifty more songs to this playlist, they would all be Justin Timberlake songs. My love for him is actually ridiculous and I never imagined seeing him in concert and when I did I was shaking the entire time. My sister got me tickets for Christmas and I cried like a baby, it was the greatest gift ever.

“Breezeblocks” by Alt-J was my anthem for this summer. As I was road tripping with all of my friends, this would blast out of the speakers. I heard it once and instantly fell in love and now I listen to Alt-J a lot and hope to see them in concert soon.

“A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton isn’t one of my favorite songs but it’s a staple song for the movie White Chicks which I’ve watched at least ten times. It’s also a fun song for me and my friends, because who doesn’t know all the lyrics to this song?

“Misery” by Maroon 5 makes me cry because Adam Levine is literally the most beautiful human being ever. I’ve been obsessed with Maroon 5 since I was really young and I’ve seen them three times and each time spending 200 dollars was worth it. Most people who “love” Maroon 5 know Adam is in the band and nothing else, which is fine because they don’t really care but I got to see them and say hi to them and Adam even smiled at me and my friend from his car so basically my life was a trillion times better after that day.

“Me Enamora” by Juanes describes me because Juanes is a Colombian musician. I’m Colombian and I listen to his music a lot because my mom always seems to be jamming out to his throwbacks. I grew up listening to him and I learned to love his music and I’m proud to be Colombian because of him.

“Gravity” by John Mayer is a pretty well known song and it’s one of my favorites. I absolutely love the album Continuum and listen to it daily. I saw John Mayer in concert in December, do I like concerts or nah? Anyway, he’s a really good entertainer and I really want to see him again.

There are no songs that describes my hatred for centipedes and squirrels but I’m sure this will suffice because this pretty much sums me up in ten songs!