Music that describs the AS expirence

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I heard this song on the radio a few days ago and felt like I could identify with it.

Here's my contribution, whatever it's worth:

Odd One - Sick Puppies

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgbv3d-k7sA[/youtube]

Odd one you're never alone,
I'm here and I will reflect you,
Both of us basically unattached to anything or anyone unless we're pretending,
You live your life in your head,
Some call it imagination,
I'd rather focus instead on anything except,
What I'm feelin,
What I'm feelin,
Odd one...

Hey,
It's gonna be OK,
Hey,
We're gonna laugh at this one day,

Odd one I wish I was you,
You're never concerned with acceptance,
We are all desperately seeking out and fitting in with any one who will accept us,
But not you,
Odd one...

Hey,
It's gonna be OK,
Hey,
We're gonna laugh at this one day,

Hey,
It's gonna be OK,
Hey,
Gonna laugh at this one day,

Hey,
It's gonna be OK,
Hey,
We're gonna laugh at this one day,

Don't let someone tell you you're no-one,
Don't let someone tell you you're no-one,
Odd one...

Savatage - Believe

So after all these one night stands
You've ended up with heart in hand
A child alone
On your own
Retreating
Regretful for the things you're not
And all dreams you haven't got
Without a home
A heart of stone
Lies bleeding

And for all the roads you followed
And for all you did not find
And for all the things you had to leave behind

I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams
Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
All I ask of you
Believe

Your childhood eyes were so intense
While bartering your innocence
For bits of string
Grown-up wings
You needed

But when you had to add them up
You found that they were not enough
To get you in
Pay for sins repeated

And for all the years you borrowed
And for all the tears you cried
And for all the fears you had to keep inside

I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams

Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe

I never wanted to know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my time
Till time wasted me
Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
'Cause the person I am
Are the parts that I play
So I plot and I plan
Hope and I scheme
To the lure of a night
Filled with unfinished dreams
And I'm holding on tight
To a world gone astray
As they charge me for years
I can't pay

I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe

Believe

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwN2cwBHF_8[/youtube]
I recently heard this song. Poignant lyrics, especially the chorus (bolded).

Lyrics:

In the woods in the mountains
Is a good place to begin
A song about a black bear
Living in his black bear den
Doing all the black bear things
A black bear just might do
I hope in my next lifetime
I can be a black bear, too

And here comes black bear now
Crashing through the brush
Unfazed by thorns of branches
That would hurt me to the touch
In pursuit of some small animal
The food chain is a truth
And the bear has the advantage
Of the massive claw and tooth
But he'll also stop for berries
Or honey from the bees
Or nuts that he can shake down
From the canopy of trees
And afterwards he'll have his choice
From any stream to drink
While I fill up another cup from my old kitchen sink
And if he wants he'll have a nap
And dream his black bear dreams
That I could only dream of
Like I dream to drink from streams
And as he sleeps he hears the breeze
and knows that he is safe
While I'm sleeping with the fan on
To drown out my lack of faith
The simplicity of solitude is a hard thing to perfect
Stealing happiness from loneliness is not a simple theft
But the black bear has it figured out
And gets what he deserves
And the fur that he is wearing is the fur that he prefers

And when he stared across the river
Into my eyes
It made me shiver
And I knew that it was lovely
To have a black bear thinking of me
And when he thinks he is thoughtful
And when he rests he is restful
And when he runs he runs the fastest
And spins the earth right on its axis

And that's his gift to all
Showing us the sun
Keeping time for everyone
A steady beating drum
And in all the dirt he bounds upon
He'd leave his heavy track
That is deep when he is young and blue
But deepest when he's black
Because color for the black bear
Is a synonym for age
If I were one then I'd be in my cinnamon phase
Instead I am of 22 and the decades weigh a ton
This new century's essentially a bullet from the gun
It takes coffee, pot, they cost a lot, just to stay abreast
But the coffee hits my sense of loss and makes a nervous wreck
The simplicity of solitude is a hard thing to perfect
Stealing happiness from loneliness is not a simple theft
But the black bear has it figured out
And gets what he deserves
And the fur that he is wearing is the fur that he prefers

And when he stared across the river
Into my eyes
It made me shiver
And I knew that it was lovely
To have a black bear thinking of me
And when he thinks he is thoughtful
And when he rests he is restful
And when he runs he runs the fastest
And spins the earth right on its axis

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAF8D0ugyVk[/youtube]

This song is good for when life is overwhelming. Anyone who's had a meltdown can proabably relate. It's almost perfection.

Lyrics:

That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah it's gone
And I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0TvoCZJAJI&feature=related[/youtube]

I just heard this song and connected to the fact that autistics are honest in an dishonest world.

Honesty - Billy Joel

If you search for tenderness
it isn't hard to find.
You can have the love you need to live.
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind.
It always seems to be so hard to give.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don't want some pretty face
to tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to believe.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can find a lover.
I can find a friend.
I can have security until the bitter end.
Anyone can comfort me
with promises again.
I know, I know.

When I'm deep inside of me
don't be too concerned.
I won't as for nothin' while I'm gone.
But when I want sincerity
tell me where else can I turn.
Because you're the one I depend upon.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

Past My Shades - B.o.B ft. Lupe Fiasco

First verse:
If you asked me whats on my mind you probably won’t believe it
Cause if life was one big pool I’d be in the deep end
So I play my role and never ever speak it
Like a secret
And all the while you just just to figure me out

[Chorus - B.o.B]
But you can’t see past my shades
Past my shades
Past my shades
And you can’t see past my shades
Past my shades
Past my shades
And you can’t see past my shades

Someday by Sugar Ray. This is the only song that really makes me emotional. It reminds me of the way others, especially girls, see me: relaxing, calm, and gentle, yet distant and not ready for a real relationship.

"Someday
When my life has passed me by
I'll lay around and wonder why, you were always there for me"

There are and have been people in my life and they help me so much, but I feel as if I don't give them that much in return and wonder why they always come back to me.

"One way
In the eyes of a passer by
I look around for another try
And fade away"

It may seem like I should be in love, "in the eyes of a passer by", but I just don't feel that I am ready and am scared that maybe one day when I am ready, I won't be able to find love and I'll "fade away".

"Someway
When the sun begins to shine
I hear a song from another time
And fade away"

I just remember all the good times with that person and don't want to ever lose their friendship because I'm not assertive enough.

"Just close your eyes and I'll take you there
This place is warm without a care
We'll take a swim in the deep blue sea
I go to leave and you reach for me"

When I do get into a relationship, I know I can make it something special.

I'd constructed an entire post until I saw that someone already posted this one. It perfectly relates to the way I used to feel when I didn't know how to meet people, and some elements are still there.

Thanks For Nothing - Sum 41

I'll never take part in the growing population
or waste my time with further education.
Forget what we know, it's just a big show,
What they want to control
So jaded, frustrated, it's all so complicated.
Fashion, no passion, surround me

All I know is
I've heard this all before.
Reality's a bore.
You ask me to believe in something fake.
Well I can't bring myself to
do what you want me to.
This is who we are and nothing's gonna change.
Nothing's gonna change.

I can't take part in the businessman illusion,
I'll take my chances in the real world confusion.
Don't blame us, who do we trust
when they're so dishonest.
No patience, this nation's obsessed with explotation.
Lying denying surrounds me.

All I know is
I've heard this all before.
Reality's a bore.
You ask me to believe in something fake.
Well I can't bring myself to
do what you want me to.
This is who we are and nothing's gonna change.
Nothing's gonna change.

Don't think you can ignore us.
Don't tell me that we're to blame.
Don't pick our future for us
or act like we're the same.

All I know is
I've heard this all before.
Reality's a bore.
You ask me to believe in something fake.
Well I can't bring myself to
do what you want me to.
This is who we are and nothing's gonna change.
Nothing's gonna change.

Thanks for nothing,
I've heard this all before.
Thanks for nothing,
reality's a bore.
Thanks for nothing,
it'll never be the same.
Thanks for nothing,
and nothing's gonna change.

For some reason I want to think about Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony.

it is in four movements (as most symphonies are), the first movement starts off quiet, gets louder, then eventually quiets down again. the second movement is a quirky one because it is in 5/4 time. the third movement is a march, and is happy, and goes on and on, and finishes with a bang. this is where some people clap. the last movement is just a generally sad one, and really difficult to describe. a lot of purely instrumental music is like that.
that's just what I think, the Aspie experience cannot really be described by words.

Butt - Ass Burger's Syndrome

The song is an instrumental. No words. Just a faint banging sound in what sound kind of like drums.

The song is actually "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" (titular song which is 42min long) "Solitary Shell" is just part 6 of it.

Solitary Shell:

"He seemed no different from the rest
Just a healthy normal boy
His mama always did her best
And he was daddy's pride and joy

He learned to walk and talk on time
But never cared much to be held
and steadily he would decline
Into his solitary shell

As a boy he was considered somewhat odd
Kept to himself most of the time
He would daydream in and out of his own world
but in every other way he was fine

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

A temporary catatonic
Madman on occasion
When will he break out
Of his solitary shell

He struggled to get through his day
He was helplessly behind
He poured himself onto the page
Writing for hours at a time

As a man he was a danger to himself
Fearful and sad most of the time
He was drifting in and out of sanity
But in every other way he was fine

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

A momentary maniac
With casual delusions
When will he be let out
Of his solitary shell"

(Split post so as to not overstretch the page)

Though about being in a coma, some of the songs on the Ayreon album "The Human Equation" seem fitting.

Day Eight: School;

[Fear] It's time to leave your sheltered cage
Face you deepest fears
The world is against you
You're fighting back the tears

[Me] All the kids were watching me
I felt very small
I could hear the laughter
As I stumbled down the hall

[Rage] (human) Seeking to find
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
(human) Bleeding it gone
into the profit of the competition
(human) Loving today,
all of the feelings are they going away
(human) Ending it now,
I'd rather hear about the where and the how

[Agony] The bigger boys they beat you up
Out here you cannot hide
No friends to help you
No father at your side

[Me] I swore that I'd get back at them
But I was just a kid
One day I'd show them
I wouldn't rest until I did

[Rage] (human) Seeking to find
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
(human) Bleeding it gone
into the profit of the competition
(human) Loving today,
all of the feelings are they going away
(human) Ending it now,
I'd rather hear about the where and the how

[Pride] You've got to prove you are not like the rest
[Reason] There's no need if you know you're the best
[Pride] That's not enough, let the other kids know
[Reason] What's the use, go with the flow

[Pride] Be a man, give into hate
[Reason] You better learn to communicate
[Pride] Better to learn to protect yourself
[Reason] That's not the way to get out of this hell

[Pride] See that kid, wipe the smile off his face
[Reason] He's just like you, feeling out of place
[Pride] Well I don't care, let's show him who's boss
[Reason] That's not the way to get your message across

[Pride] Be a man, give into hate
[Reason] You better learn to communicate
[Pride] Better to learn to protect yourself
[Reason] That's not the way to get out of this hell

[Passion] Don't rack your brain, let it all go
Savour the moment and feel your blood flow

[Me] Then I got back at them
Still acting like a kid
Then I showed them
But when I had I could not quit...

[Rage] (human) Seeking to find
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
profit of the competition
(human) Loving today,
all of the feelings are they going away
(human) Ending it now,
I'd rather hear about the where and the how

Another would be Nightwish's "Dark Passion Play" (primarily about escapism, but some like Eva and Escapist are relatable than others.)

Eva:

6:30 winter morn
Snow keeps falling, silent dawn
A rose by any other name
Eva leaves her Swanbrook home
A kindest heart which always made
Me ashamed of my own
She walks alone but not without her name

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The Good in her will be my sunflower field

Mocked by man to depths of shame
Little girl with life ahead
For a memory of one kind word
She would stay among the beasts
Time for one more daring dream
Before her escape, edenbeam
We kill with her own loving heart

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The Good in her will be my sunflower field

'Don't Damn Me' by Guns N Roses.
Axl Rose has some Autistic traits for sure. Even Slash, maybe.

It's not incredibly blatant, but it refers to speaking one's mind as someone who's just trying to express themselves and not worry about what other people think as they can't live like that ("as so many others do, intending just to please"). Even if they tried, it's too much hassle to live through and for others: "a vicarious existence is a f*****g waste of time." Also about the related honesty "I said what I meant and I've never pretended".
It's a little generalised and an acceptable concept to be inherently related to or coming from an autistic person, but it just might be the case...

Don't damn me
When I speak a piece of my mind
'Cause silence isn't golden
When I'm holding it inside
'Cause I've been where I have been
An I've seen what I have seen
I put the pen to the paper
'Cause it's all a part of me

Be it a song or casual conversation
To hold my tongue speaks
Of quiet reservations
Your words once heard
They can place you in a faction
My words may disturb
But at least there's a reaction

Sometimes I wanna kill
Sometimes I wanna die
Sometimes I wanna destroy
Sometimes I wanna cry
Sometimes I could get even
Sometimes I could give up
Sometimes I could give
Sometimes I never give a f**k

It's only for a while
I hope you understand
I never wanted this to happen
Didn't want to be a man
So I hid inside my world
I took what I could find
I cried when I was lonely
I fell down when I was blind

But don't damn me
When I speak a piece of my mind
'Cause silence isn't golden
When I'm holding it inside
'Cause I've been where I have been
An I've seen what I have seen
I put the pen to the paper
'Cause it's all a part of me

How can I ever satisfy you
An how can I ever make you see
That deep inside we're all somebody
An it don't matter who you wanna be
But now I gotta smile
I hope you comprehend
For this man can say it happened
'Cause this child has been
condemned
So I stepped into your world
I kicked you in the mind
An I'm the only witness
To the nature of my crime

But look at what we've done
To the innocent and young
Whoa listen to who's talking
'Cause we're not the only ones
The trash collected by the eyes
And dumped into the brain
Said it tears into our
conscious thoughts
You tell me who's to blame

I know you don't wanna hear me cryin'
An I know you don't wanna hear me deny
That your satisfaction lies in your ILLUSIONS
But your delusions are yours and not mine
We take for granted we know the whole story
We judge a book by its cover
And read what we want
Between selected lines

Don't hail me
An don't idolize the ink
Or I've failed in my intentions
Can you find the missing link
Your only validation is living your own life

Vicarious existence is a f*****g waste of time
So I send this song to the offended
I said what I meant and I've never pretended
As so many others do intending just to please
If I damned your point of view
Could you turn the other cheek

But don't damn me
When I speak a piece of my mind
'Cause silence isn't golden
When I'm holding it inside
'Cause I've been where I have been
An I've seen what I have seen
I put the pen to the paper
'Cause it's all a part of me
Don't damn me
I said don't damn me
I said don't hail me
Don't damn me

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir1xDJrnHv0[/youtube]
After Forever- Eccentric

What do they see when they look at me?
Who are they to judge me
If they never spoke with me?
Never looked without laughing
Never tried to see, see me

I can't believe that it is only me
The person to hate,
The only left out
I can't believe how they can be so mean
If they could feel the brutal stings of their words,
And the bitter cold when they laugh

Once more I'm running
Running away, I must hide
Can't take anymore
A fight to free me from an endless struggle with life
Running, tell me how far should I go
If they're all the same
This fight...
I am fighting my way through

I don't really want to be like them
The way they behave,
The way that they live
I don't really need someone
No people like that,
But someone in a world with warmth and respect
A world without the feeling

I must be running
Running away, I must hide
Can't take anymore
A fight to free me from an endless struggle with life
Running, tell me how far should I go
If they're all the same
This fight...
I am fighting my way through