There are nights when silence is too loud. Nights when your thoughts pace like a restless cat at the edge of the bed. And in those quiet, in-between moments—neither fully awake nor quite asleep—music becomes more than just background noise. It becomes a memory, a lullaby, a companion.

Lately, I’ve found comfort in replaying certain songs that feel like home. They’re a mix of old favorites and timeless classics that hold a piece of me—songs that whisper me to sleep when words fall short, or when the day has been a little too long. These are not just songs. They’re the soundtrack of feelings I haven’t always been able to name.

1. Enchanted – Taylor Swift
Still feels like walking through a field of fireflies, doesn’t it? There’s something about the way she builds the story in this song—it’s tender, starry-eyed, and hauntingly hopeful. This one wraps me up in a fairytale I never quite grew out of.

2. Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran
One of those songs that aches in the best way. The rawness in Ed’s voice makes you feel like you’re sitting beside someone asking to be understood, asking to be loved back. I sometimes imagine my old diary pages folded into this melody.

3. King of Wishful Thinking – Go West (COTTA version)
It’s the anthem of pretending you’re okay when you’re clearly not. This version, slowed down and aching, is like watching someone smile with tear-streaked cheeks. A bedtime song for the strong-hearted dreamers.

4. The Winner Takes It All – Mack Lorein version
This cover makes me want to sit on a windowsill and just… feel. It’s devastating in the most elegant way. A song about acceptance, resignation, and still standing tall despite the heartache. Yes, I’ve cried to this.

5. November Ultra
A recent favorite. French, mysterious, beautifully melancholic. I may not understand every word, but the emotion transcends language. It feels like reading a letter written in stardust.

6. Tiny Dancer – Elton John
There’s a softness to this song that reminds me of slow road trips and Sunday mornings. It’s a gentle reminder that we’re all just trying to hold ourselves together in someone else’s big, wide world.

7. Vienna – Billy Joel
A whispered reminder to slow down. Every time I hear “Vienna waits for you”, I’m reminded that I don’t have to rush healing, or love, or life. It’s like a wise old friend tugging my hand back when I’m sprinting too fast.

8. You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
A song that feels like love letters left unsent. I still smile like a teenager every time I hear this. It’s warm, cheesy, and beautifully true. If you know, you know.

9. Lego House – Ed Sheeran
A song that feels like trying again. Quietly persistent and brokenly brave. This one reminds me that it’s okay to rebuild, brick by brick, heart by heart.

10. When You Say Nothing at All – Ronan Keating
Still makes me kilig even after all these years. Takes me back to high school days—classroom crushes, radio dedications, and that teenage kind of love that felt like everything.
“You say it best when you say nothing at all.” — Still one of the most romantic lines ever written.

+ Bonus: Your Song – Elton John
This is the kind of song you’d want someone to sing to you at 2am, not because it’s perfect, but because it’s real. A love song that’s gentle, flawed, and sincere.