10 Songs To Mend A Broken Heart

Music is the remedy to many of life’s battles. One of those battles is the inevitable heartbreak that all of us experience at some point in our lives. Fortunately, music can step in and take the role of emotional therapy and connect to our innermost feelings that we sometimes can’t express ourselves. Somehow, lyrics can speak to our exact situation as if the songwriter penned the song precisely for us. No need for spending countless dollars on therapist expenses, let music give you the cure to a broken heart. In fact, there are some singers like Keyshia Cole, K. Michelle, Mary J. Blige and Jazmine Sullivan who sing primarily about heart breaks and can be our musical therapists at the price of only an album purchase. So, after the endless tears, episodes of the ‘blame game,’ ‘what if’ thoughts, girl talks (or guy talks) and binge ice cream eating on the couch, try to free your mind and let music take you to therapeutic bliss. Getting over a broken heart is by no means easy no matter what anyone says, but it’s the way that you cope with it that makes all the difference. So, press play to this 10-song playlist and let the healing process begin. 1. Usher - “Burn” R&B veteran Usher says it best, “let it burn.” You may dread the break-up, but ultimately you know it’s the best thing for you to do. Many of us stay in a relationship that we’re unhappy with and it all falls a part. It may bruise you to move on, but it will bruise you even more in the long run if you stay in a broken relationship. The sooner you let it go, the easier things will be. Usher blessed the music world with a classic break-up anthem with this record. 2. Brandy - “Almost Doesn’t Count” “Never settle for less than you deserve” is a piece of advice that many people give to those going through a rough relationship. Still yet, many of us find ourselves settling below the line of our standards or giving more and receiving less. Brandy lets us know in her 1998 hit that almost doesn’t count and you can't love with one foot outside the door--you’re either all in or you’re all out. At the end of the soft ballad, Brandy comes to the reality that “that’s the way it goes, almost doesn’t count” and tells her lover “maybe I’ll be here, maybe I’ll see you around.” 3. Musiq Soulchild feat. Mary J. Blige - “Ifuleave” Sometimes it's best to just agree to disagree. Just because you love a person doesn’t mean you are meant to be together. In this song after giving their relationship a try or two, the two crooners agree to both part ways and let go and feel that they will be better off a part. Often times in relationships, two lovers have different views, morals, priorities and standards that prevent their relationship from being successful. In this case, it is best to leave each other and move on. 4. Keyshia Cole - “Next Time (I Won’t Give My Heart Away)” If anyone knows about heartbreak it’s Keyshia Cole. One thing about break-ups and broken hearts are that they teach valuable lessons and make us not only stronger, but wiser too. It teaches us to know what to accept, what not to accept, what to do and what not to do. After all the fighting and the arguing you realize that you just can’t do it anymore. You pick up the pieces, move on and never let the same thing happen twice. As the famous saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me." 5. Carl Thomas - "Emotional" This R&B classic gem touches the soul of many R&B lovers. Carl Thomas conveys the hurt of a relationship that is holding on by a rope's thread. "I'm emotional and I can't let go I am trying to hold on to you/Though it hurts me so gotta let you know that the love we once shared now is through," Thomas sings. Thomas is speaking from the heart of a torn man who wants to be freed from the hurt and pain caused from his significant other. He has no choice, but to leave or else he would be voluntarily hurting himself to stay. Needless to say, it is best to cut ties than to be the only one holding the rope. 6. Ledisi - “The Truth” When a relationship is at its breaking point, sometimes we know that it isn’t working, but we fight to the end for it—even after seeing all the warning signs like a deer in a headlight. Feelings change, love becomes forced and it’s like you’re living a lie trying to live a fairytale that you know will not have a happy ending. The denial state can leave us feeling clueless and confused, but it’s only after the ongoing downward spiral that we realize it’s time to face the truth—not because we want to, but for the sake of ourselves and our sanity. Ledisi transforms this harsh reality into such a beautiful depiction. Once we accept the truth, the healing process can begin. 7. Jagged Edge - “Goodbye” “Sometimes what may be the best thing for you to do, sometimes that’s the hardest thing for you to do.” On the flip side JE comes from a different perspective than most break-up songs and voices the view of the lover who is in the wrong and no longer wants to see their lover suffering from their selfish mistakes. “I know deep down inside that I really want to be there by your side, but I can’t stand to see you cry. Not when it’s because of me.” 8. Toni Braxton - “I Wish” To heal a broken heart, sometimes we want our lover to feel just what we feel—the pain, the grief, the hurt and the heartache—especially at the beginning of a break up. Braxton captures the exact revengeful bitter feeling that lovers feel when they’re scorned. We want the next person to do just as much damage to our ex-lover as they did us, if not more. Braxton’s deep sultry voice conveys the exact pain and resentment in that moment. The lyrics she penned to this song are raw, uncut and come from a place of a damaged heart. 9. Tyrese - “How You Gonna Act Like That” This song explores how a relationship can take a left turn suddenly after things were smooth sailing and were thought to be going in the right direction. Having that ‘new love’ feeling and then having it snatched away can be heartbreaking especially when you’ve given your all and have invested so much into something. In the blink of an eye your happiness and future with that person has vanished and you’re left with nothing but the memories, but when someone is fed up the memories aren’t enough. Tyrese pours his heart out on this memorable track. 10. K. Michelle - “The Right One” In the game of love and war, the heart is nothing to play with. When you find yourself being manipulated and lied to time and time again it’s time to show that ‘two can play that game.’ K. Michelle puts her game face on and shows her guy that she is nothing to play with. Whether it’s blasting your lover on social media, rounding up your crew to “peel” their head back in a scuffle, burning their clothes or ignoring them as if their existence is extinct, your lover will reap what they sow and you’ll have the last laugh in the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoz5CKsp38A

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