This week's track is dedicated to those who are prone to overthinking things, sweating the small stuff, staying up at night with weighty thoughts, and worrying they'll never accomplish everything they want to. As someone who's been there many times, these feelings can overwhelm and lead to inaction or indecision. Saying you are "at peace" with your death may sound a bit morbid, but Lucy Dacus describes it as liberating. In an interview with Newsweek, Dacus wrote, "When you can admit you're going to die--because clearly that is true--you can just decide to live."
Listen. We all have things we want to accomplish in life, whether it's big ambitions or simply reading every book on your bookshelves. This song is a reminder that it's OK if you don't accomplish everything. It doesn't mean you shouldn't strive for those things, because there's value in them; just don't beat yourself up if you don't end up accomplishing them, and don't let your ideas overwhelm you.
So let this song serve as a reminder to appreciate what you do have. Or, if you just need a fun beat to groove to, this is a perfect track for just that as well.
You can learn more about Lucy Dacus here:
About the curator - Becky Welch
Becky has been a music-obsessed, compulsive playlist maker and live music enthusiast for as long as she can remember. Few things delight her more than sharing music and geeking out with people who care as much about it as she does. She plays piano and “plays” the ukulele and guitar. She likes almost every genre but is mostly drawn to fun songs that make her dance with abandon.
