Theme
Songs about absence
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Benson Boone
The Time Of My Life
A song about reaching every milestone you dreamed of and finding the celebration hollow because the person you wanted to share it with is gone
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NELL
The Time of Walking On Remembrance
A song about how grief refuses to stay in the past, ambushing the mourner through every ordinary sight, sound, and object of the day
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OneRepublic
Come Home (feat. Sara Bareilles)
A plea sent out from someone tired of conflict to a person, or a wider audience, asking them to choose connection over the noise of war and ego