Sparkle and Fade

My new favorite album is Sparkle and Fade by Everclear. Admittedly it isn't exactly new, as it came out two years before I was born. But the songs, especially the lyrics, are amazing. My favorite song on this album would have to be "Pale Green Stars."

This song is about divorce and its effect on children. Not only do I relate to this song because my parents got divorced when I was six and then eight years later my mom got divorced again, but also because of the name of the song- "Pale Green Stars." After my parent's divorce, I had the aforementioned pale green stars above my bed- the glow in the dark universe that accompanied me to sleep every restless night. Another one of my favorite songs on the album is "Strawberry."

While this song is about relapsing, I find it inspirational for whatever I'm doing. Whenever I feel down I just listen to "Strawberry" and realize that I can't fall down now, or else I may never get it. It really gets me back up from the ground whenever I'm feeling down.