I’ve been listening to The Smiths even more than usual lately. Even after all these years, it still surprises that Morrissey seems to know exactly how I’m feeling, and he certainly articulates it so much more beautifully than I ever could. So many of the songs perfectly complement my melancholic tendencies. I Know It’s Over has seen me through some dark times. Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me and Asleep can still move me to tears in the right (or wrong) frame of mind. ”Sixteen, clumsy and shy. That’s the story of my life” from Half a Person feels like it’s written about me. The beautiful sadness in Morrissey’s lyrics still blow me away, no matter how familiar they’ve become. I do feel like they’re the songs that saved my life in many ways, but mostly it’s just comforting to know I’m not the only one who’s felt that way.