11 Songs When You Feel Lost, Dont Belong Nor Fit In
Sometimes we may be in a situation where we are surrounded by people but still end up feeling like nobody gets us. If you are in such as situation here are some songs you can relate to.
1. Ruth B – Lost Boy
In the song, Ruth taps into the world of Peter Pan. The song is about belonging and not belonging, feeling lost and found, escaping reality and diving into one’s imagination. In an interview with Idolator, she had this to say about the song:
I made sure that it wasn’t just about Peter Pan, fairies and pixie dust. I figured that some people were going to listen to it, so I wanted to make sure it had a message. Something that people could take away from it. Everyone gets lonely and everyone needs a friend. You’re bound to feel lost at some point in your life. It’s a universal feeling.
2. The Chainsmokers – Everybody Hates Me
The song talks about the contradictory aspects of being famous. Taggart talks about feeling lonely and self-critical despite hordes of adoring fans. It is part of the album Sick Boy (2018) and always serves as the final song in the duo’s set at every destination in their music tours.
3. Lorde – Liability
In an interview, Lorde says the song is about her and just feeling the pressure of people finding it difficult to be friends with her and be close to her. Her song was inspired by her sitting alone in taxis and alone in her living room and working out how to be her own best friend.
It’s kind of not really about anyone. It’s about me and just feeling the pressure of people finding it difficult to be friends with me- to be close to me. It was very much a product of me sitting alone in taxis and alone in my living room, and working out how to be my own best mate really.
4. Alessia Cara – Here
Alessia says this is a song for all the antisocial, awkward and miserable partygoers of the world. She was inspired to do the song after going to a party and realizing how much she hated it. This is what she shared with The Fader:
“Here” is a song for all the antisocial, awkward, and miserable party-goers of the world. This one time I went to a party and while there, I realized how much I hated it, along with every other party I had ever gone to. We wrote about it the next day.
The song peaked at #5 in the US.
5. Ava Max – So Am I
Ava Max says the song is about what makes people unique and different from each other. It is about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast and not fitting into the normal format of society. In an interview, Ava Max stated:
About what makes people unique and different from each other. It’s about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast and not fitting in the format that society wants to put us in — just celebrating what really makes you different. Whenever I’m feeling down, I remind myself that my flaws make me perfect, because in reality there is no perfect.
6. Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
The singers are at a party that they want to get out of due to feeling lonely or having social anxiety. Their special someone saves the day and makes them feel less lonely in the end. Justin Bieber has been open about his struggles with a number of mental health issues such as ADHD, depression and anxiety. He felt lonely while he was on tour and struggled to find peace.
7. Rihanna – What Now
The song is about being lost and not knowing what next. Rihanna starts by stating that she has been trying to ignore the fact that she is always feeling unwell by ignoring her anxiety. She has tried to convince herself that she is stronger than before and her weaker days are gone but deep down inside she is still not happy and hasn’t fully healed. She starts feeling hopeless and completely lost. She can’t figure out where to go or what to do next. Here only choice is to just wait it out until maybe someday she will know what to do in her life.
8. Why Don’t We & Macklemore – I Don’t Belong In This Club
9. Ed Sheeran feat Khalid – Beautiful People
The song is about remaining true to yourself and not to change yourself. Sheeran and Khalid each sing a verse about uncomfortable social situations where a person can feel surrounded but still alone. “Beautiful people” has been used to mean people obsessed with material things and stature.
The track debuted at #26 on the Hot 100 and peaked at #12.
10. Avril Lavigne – Nobody’s Home
The song talks about a girl who has depression and a lot of problems torturing her and how she’s going nowhere. It unveils how some celebrities attain a level of fame but are alienated from those they once knew thus ending up with nobody to rely upon.
11. Maroon 5 – Lost
This is a track off of Maroon 5’s seventh studio album JORDI. Adam sings about how he felt lost and had no hope before he met his wife, Behati Prinsloo Levigne.
‘Lost’ is actually one of my favorites we’ve ever done. I think it just captures everything the band stands for, all in one song. Whether you liked us back then, whether you like us now, whether you’ll like us later, I think this is kind of a classic sound that we’ve always had. And the song, the lyrics actually were a great process and I worked a lot. They took a while, and that’s, to me, the most important contribution I think that I made to any record. Just sitting with them and really trying to make sure everybody understood what I was saying and not trying to shroud it too much in any metaphor.