Soundtracks to my life

So, I don't do things like this very often, but some of these songs have stuck with me for a very long time, and I would like to get them out. They're songs that I've connected with very deeply, songs that have practically spoken the desires of my heart, and songs that tell a bit about who I am.

This song was one of the first to really get me, and it still does, even though it's been about seven years since I first heard it. Couldn't find a YouTube video of it at all. Sad.

"Scarecrow" ~Montgomery Gentry
http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=309099&ac=now

I guess these songs are too obscure (sigh, now I'm a hipster...especially since I have this on cassette), because I couldn't find a good video of the original, but this is a really good cover.

"Rainy Day People" ~Gordon Lightfoot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A78iB4Vq83E

This song puts into music and lyrics something that I can hardly describe...maybe you'll understand when you watch the video...maybe not.

"The Islander" ~Nightwish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzkX9DQjQVc&ob=av2n

Similar to the last one in a way...it's the video/music combination that gets me on this one. That grand journey, a feeling of upcoming destiny at the end, incapable of being stopped from reaching the end...yeah. I'm usually crying a little by the end of the video.

"Little Talks" ~Of Monsters and Men
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I&ob=av3e

Newer song, but still hit me when I heard it. Kind of describes how I feel right now in life.

"Gone" ~Third Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7EPLEgbDhI

This is one song I chose from a whole album which I could easily place in this list...lyrically and musically each song is just as good as the others. A friend bought the album for me in high school, and it's been my favorite album of all time since then. This is also the heavier side of this list...so it's going to be dramatically different from the last one, haha. I also posted the lyrics with it.

"Solace" ~Project 86
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtHHd0nioCc
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/project86/solace.html

While the last one is from my favorite album, this song is from my favorite band. God's used this song (and the band) to get me through some hard times. Love it, love them.

"Thorns" ~Demon Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svuz2uLfULs

Finally, since I'm getting into favorites, I'll end with my favorite song of all time. I don't think it will need much of an explanation.

"Bittersweet Symphony" ~The Verve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbvQ9g1bCYs

Peace.