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pop punk goes ot5! // literally just what the title says: an ot5 playlist of the pop punk variety. download here and/or click here to listen on 8tracks. the tracklisting & lyrics are under the read more because it’s kind of a fucking monster :’))) enjoy!

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tomlinson is our king // a mix because i love louis and i don’t know how not to

so it’s louis tomlinson’s 21st birthday today and i just wanted to make a mix in honor of that because i think he is really kind and lovely and full of warmth and he deserves the entire world and i want him to never be sad and just basically if you’re going through life not loving louis tomlinson then you’re doing it wrong (download here or click the picture to listen on 8tracks)

after hours - we are scientists
we’re all right where we’re supposed to be, time means nothing; this door is always open, no one has the guts to shut us out

grace kelly - mika
i could be wholesome, i could be loathsome—i guess i’m a little bit shy; why don’t you like me? why don’t you like me without making me try?

some nights - fun.
this is it boys, this is war; what are we waiting for? why don’t we break the rules already? i was never one to believe the hype—save that for the black and white; i try twice as hard and i’m half as liked but here they come again to jack my style

peace sign/index down - gym class heroes
look mom no hands, your little boy’s a man; everything you said is finally settin’ in, training wheels fell off and i kept peddlin’—now i’m ridin’ wheelies on this industry, say the word and i’ll ghostride this bitch instantly

wake up - arcade fire
with my lightnin’ bolts a glowin’ i can see where i am goin’ to be

you’re not stubborn - two door cinema club
so pick your friends, forget the rest, you can’t live life being second best; the critics talk of stubbornness but you’re just passionate

dirt off your shoulder/bittersweet symphony mash up - jay z & the verve
you got a pardon jay, for sellin’ out the garden in a day; i’m like a young marvin in his hey/i’m a hustler homie, you a customer crony—got some dirt on my shoulder, could you brush it off for me?

21 and invincible - something corporate
i’ve got a girlfriend, she tells me she needs me and loves me; we’ll probably get married, oh no, and everyone will bite their tongues so hard they’ll bleed

tightrope - janelle monae
some people talk about you like they know all about you, when you get down they doubt you

help i’m alive - metric
if we’re still alive my regrets are few; if my life is mine what shouldn’t i do? i get wherever i’m going, i get whatever i need while my blood’s still flowing and my heart’s still beating like a hammer

pork and beans - weezer
i’mma do the things that i wanna do, i ain’t got a thing to prove to you; i eat my candy with the pork and beans, excuse my manners if i make a scene; i ain’t gonna wear the clothes that you like, i’m find and dandy with the me inside; one look in the mirror and i’m tickled pink, i don’t give a hoot about what you think

crazy beautiful life - ke$ha
i just hope some people see there’s nothin’ that i’m tryin’ to be; let me just stop all the shit talk, i know i’m the new bitch on the block

forever young - youth group
it’s so hard to get old without a cause, i don’t wanna perish like a fading horse

@!#?@! - motion city soundtrack
you all need to go away you motherfuckers, you all need to leave me and my homeboys alone

if work permits - the format
i’ll drink less ‘cause lord knows i could use a warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye; i’m writing the folks back home to tell them “hey i’m doing alright”

teenage dirtbag - wheatus
i’m just a teenage dirtbag baby like you

neighbors - the academy is…
sit back, get my palette wet, getting mentally prepared for the consequences and you know why; because the neighbors have complained damn near every night

pursuit of happiness (steve aoki remix) - kid cudi
i’mma do just what i want, lookin’ ahead no turnin’ back; people told me slow my roll, i’m screamin’ out “fuck that”

stronger - kanye west
bow in the prescence of greatness

don’t stop me now - queen
tonight i’m gonna have myself a real good time; i feel alive and the world is turning inside out

always where i need to be // a mix of songs made for harry to sing (or, songs harry would sing if he were in an indie rock band i.e. the strokes) (or, my suicide note)

download here or click the picture to listen on 8tracks blahblah

r u mine - arctic monkeys
unfair we’re not somewhere misbehaving for days; great escape lost track of time and space

no you girls - franz ferdinand
oh no you boys’ll never care, no you boys never care how the girl feels

the way you make me feel - michael jackson
you’re just a product of loveliness

raise the dead - phantom planet
go on and pull yourself up, up, up; go on, pull up, i know its tough but down there they get you, down there again and again, forever and ever

every teardrop is a waterfall - coldplay
i turn the music up, i got my records on; from underneath the rubble sing a rebel song; don’t want to see another generation drop—i’d rather be a comma than a full stop

damn things over - empires
and i go and you go where it’s easy to blur, it’s easy to blur out

smile like you mean it - the killers
save some face, you know you’ve only got one; change your ways while you’re young; boy, one day you’ll be a man

superstition - stevie wonder
when you believe in things that you don’t understand then you suffer

always where i need to be - the kooks
i’m a man, i’m a man on the scene, i’m a man, and i can be so obscene because i always think that i know how to be

my body - young the giant
my body tells me no but i won’t quit ‘cause i want more

dark end of the street - cat power
i know time’s gonna take it’s toll; we have to pay for the love we stole

jump into the fog - the wombats
i’ve made some bad decisions, i’ll admit that freely, it’s just that life tastes sweeter when it’s wrapped in debauchery; so drop your map, drop your plans, drop that five-step program because there’s not an ounce of faith in this leap

jenny don’t be hasty - paolo nutini
no, don’t treat me like a baby; let me take you where you’ll let me

your touch - the black keys
and i’ll be good, like i should

closer - kings of leon
driven by the strangle of vein, showin’ no mercy, i’ll do it again; open up your eyes—you keep on crying, baby, i’ll bleed you dry

reptilia - the strokes
now every time that i look at myself—“i thought i told you this world is not for you”

are you gonna be my girl - jet
now you dont need that money when you look like that, do ya honey?

brighter than sunshine - aqualung
tied up in ancient history , i didnt believe in destiny; i look up, you’re standing next to me—what a feeling

i’ll never break your heart // a mix of songs meant for liam payne to sing just so my heart can shatter for him to rebuild it again

download here or click the picture to listen on 8tracks (since there is so much JT overkill i had to take off senorita when i uploaded it to 8tracks because 8tracks is the actual worst but it’s in the download and its inclusion is v. important)!!

cinema - benny benassi ft. gary go
i could watch you for a lifetime, you’re my favourite movie; thousand endings, you mean everything to me; i never know what’s comin’, forever fascinated—hope you don’t stop runnin’ to me ‘cause i’ll always be waitin’

gone - n sync
i’ve tried my best to be a man and be strong

she will be loved - maroon 5
tap on my window knock on my door, i want to make you feel beautiful; i know i tend to get so insecure—it doesn’t matter anymore

u got it bad - usher
i’ve been there, done that, fucked around, after all that this is what i found—nobody wants to be alone

beautiful - snoop dogg ft. pharrell
see i just want you to know that you are really special

shape of my heart - backstreet boys
lookin’ back on the things i’ve done, i was trying to be someone; i played my part, kept you in the dark—now let me show you the shape of my heart

man in the mirror - michael jackson
i’m starting with the man in the mirror, i’m asking him to change his ways, and no message could have been any clearer—if you wanna mae the world a better place, take a look at yourself then make a change

my love - justin timberlake
if i wrote you a symphony just to say how much you mean to me, what would you do?

sex therapy - robin thicke
stressed out uptight, over worked wound up; unleash what you got, let’s explore your naughty side

vienna - billy joel
slow down you crazy child, take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while—it’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two

hollywood - michael buble
but could you be the next sensation? will you set the latest style? you don’t need a catchy song, ‘cause the kids’ll sing along when you sell it with a smile

leavin’ - jesse mccartney
no stress, no stress, no stress

suga suga - baby bash ft. frankie j
you was there when the money was gone, you’ll be there when the money comes

cry me a river - justin timberlake
all of these things people told me keep messing with my head

animal - miike snow
i change shapes just to hide in this place, but i’m still, i’m still an animal; nobody knows it but me when i slip, yeah i slip, i’m still an animal

can’t take my eyes off you - frankie valli
you’re just too good to be true

senorita - justin timberlake
when i look into your eyes i see something that money can’t buy

i’ll never break your heart - backstreet boys
i’ll give you all of me; honey, that’s no lie

superstar // a mix of songs zayn malik needs to sing because riffs and beats and slowjams and sexxxxxxxxxx (sorry for the frank ocean & drake overkill, but. well i mean i’m not that sorry actually)

download here or click the picture to listen on 8tracks

superstar - lupe fiasco
if you are what you say you are a superstar, then have no fear, the crowd is here and the lights are on and they want a show

bad religion - frank ocean
i swear i’ve got three lives balanced on my head like steak knives; i can’t tell you the truth about my disguise; i can’t trust no one

i’m ready for you - drake
i do it big, i shut it down; i wonder if you’ll be able to handle me—mental picture, no cameras please

wicked games - the weeknd
listen ma i’ll give you all i got, get me off of this, i need confidence in myself; listen ma i’ll give you all of me, give me all of it, i need all of it to myself

as long as you love me - justin bieber
now we’re on top of the world, ‘cause that’s just how we do; used to tell me, “sky’s the limit,” now the sky’s our point of view; man now we stepping out like whoa, cameras point and shoot

love lockdown - kanye west
i got somethin to lose, so i gotta move; i can’t keep myself, and still keep you too

let’s get it on - marvin gaye
we’re all sensitive people with so much love to give, understand me

crazy - gnarls barkley
my heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb and all i remember is thinking i want to be like them; ever since i was little, ever since i was little it looked like fun and it’s no coincidence i’ve come and i can die when i’m done

forrest gump - frank ocean
my fingertips, and my lips, they burn from the cigarettes

heartbeat - childish gambino
say the wrong thing and wrong girls come running, i’m paranoid that these girls want something from me

burn - usher
when i’m hurting baby, i ain’t happy baby; plus theres so many other things i gotta deal with

what’s my name - rihanna ft. drake
you got that something that keeps me so off balance; baby, you’re a challenge, let’s explore your talent

when i get you alone - robin thicke
baby girl you the shit—that makes you my equivalent

roses - outkast
but mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time and the other half either got you cursed out, or coming up short

crew love - drake ft. the weeknd
and really, i think i like who i’m becoming; there’s times where i might do it just to do it like it’s nothing

sweater weather - the neighbourhood
all i am is a man, i want the world in my hands; i hate the beach but i stand in california with my toes in the sand; use the sleeves on my sweater, lets have an adventure—head in the clouds but my gravity’s centred

heartless - kanye west
you’ll never find nobody better than me

novacane - frank ocean
i think i started somethin’, i got what i wanted; did-didn’t i can’t feel nothin’, superhuman

got the world on a string // a mix of songs i want niall horan to cover w/ his lil acoustic guitar of beauty and wonder so i can cry and cheer him on and then cry some more

click here to download or click the photo to listen on 8tracks

call me irresponsible - frank sinatra
throw in undependable too; do my foolish alibis bore you? well i’m not too clever—i just adore you

cookie jar - gym class heroes
‘cause i got a sweet tooth that’ll never come loose

give me love - ed sheeran
you know i’ll fight my corner, and that tonight i’ll call ya after my blood is drowning in alcohol—no i just wanna hold ya

no one’s gonna love you - band of horses
and anything to make you smile; it is my better side of you to admire

the middle - jimmy eat world
hey, you know they’re all the same; you know you’re doing better on your own, so don’t buy in. live right now, yeah, just be yourself—it doesn’t matter if it’s good enough for someone else

talking bird (demo) - death cab for cutie
oh my talking bird, though you know so few words you’re on infinite repeat and you’re brain can’t keep up with your beak

day n night - kid cudi
he’s on the move, can’t seem to shake the shade within his dreams he sees the life he made, made

details in the fabric - jason mraz
if it’s a broken part, replace it; if it’s a broken arm, then brace it; if it’s a broken heart, then face it; and hold your own, know your name and go your own way; hold your own, know your name and go your own way and everything will be fine

ho hey - the lumineers
so show me family, all the blood that i would bleed; i don’t know where i belong, i don’t know where i went wrong—but i can write a song

symphonies - dan black
let my loneliness get blown away; give me, give me symphonies—give me more than the life i see

this love - maroon 5
i’ll fix these broken things, repair your broken wings and make sure everything’s alright

round here - counting crows
round here, hey man, we’re got lots of time; round here we’re never sent to bed early and nobody makes us wait; round here we stay up very, very, very, very late

i’ve got the world on a string - frank sinatra
i’ve got that string around my finger; oh, what a world, what a life—i’m in love

holland, 1945 (cover) - canoe
but now we must pack up every piece of the life we used to love just to keep ourselves at least enough to carry on

sunrise - childish gambino
always workin’, no vacation; they couldn’t feel me, novacation—murder versus the only motive was motivation; money equals freedom, i’ve wanted this since a three-year-old

paranoia in Bb minor - avett brothers
i keep tellin’ myself that it’ll be fine—you can’t make everybody happy all of the time; i found myself in a place that i’ve never been—a place that i thought that i would never be; there’s people looking back at me

pursuit of happiness - kid cudi
people told me slow my roll, i’m screaming out fuck that; i’ma do just what i want, lookin’ ahead no turnin’ back; if i fall, if i die, know i lived it to the fullest; if i fall, if i die, know i lived and missed some bullets

the remedy (i won’t worry) - jason mraz
i wont worry my life away; when i fall in love, i take my time; there’s no need to hurry when i’m making up my mind; you can turn off the sun, but i’m still gonna shine

center of attention // a mix of songs i want louis tomlinson to cover because his voice would fit them perfectly and also these songs are strangely relevant to his life so that’s emotional and weird??? download here or click the picture to listen on 8tracks.

some nights - fun.
this is it, boys, this is war—what are we waiting for? why don’t we break the rules already? i was never one to believe the hype - save that for the black and white; i try twice as hard and i’m half as liked, but here they come again to jack my style

i want to hold your hand - tv carpio
when i touch you i feel happy inside; it’s such a feeling that my love, i can’t hide

giving up the gun - vampire weekend
when i was seventeen, i had wrists like steel and i felt complete; and now my body fades behind a brass charade and i’m obsolete

cavanaugh park - something corporate
at cavanaugh park, where i used to think that this life would be good and i would do things that i thought that i should; and no one’s going to tear me down

vindicated - dashboard confessional
i am selfish, i am wrong, i am right, i swear i’m right, i swear i knew it all along and i am flawed, but i am cleaning up so well and i am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

beating heart baby - head automatica
in spite of you, even out of view; still i love all of you (i do, yeah)

hangman - motion city soundtrack
i’m just a guy that never tried, i’m just a stupid fuck with brilliant luck and sometimes a bright idea, so shower me in a chorus of compliments & verse i don’t deserve; i might run, but i’ll never hide

center of attention - guster
my own little world is what i deserve ‘cause i am the only child there is; a king of it all, the belle of the ball—i promise it’s always been like this. forever the first, my bubble can’t burst. it’s almost like only i exist.

all the pretty girls - fun.
so i call you out just to feel a little better about myself (and i do oh, baby i do, i do)

you’re not stubborn - two door cinema club
so pick your friends, forget the rest; you can’t live life being second best. the critics talk of stubbornness, but you’re just passionate, you’re just passionate

tessellate - tokyo police club
we beat them down again, there’s no fun in playing cowboys for pretend—we showed them what the backs of our hands is for

into the airwaves - jack’s mannequin
so hang on, it’s gonna be hard day, so hang on, don’t panic, don’t panic, there simply is no need; it’s gonna be a hard day, it’s gonna be a hard day, don’t panic, don’t panic, we are hanging here

shiver shiver - walk the moon
shall we get intimate again? i think so, i think so. shall we get intimate again?

motorcycle drive by - third eye blind
i hope you take a piece of me with you, and there’s things i’d like to do that you don’t believe in; i would like to build something but you never see it happen

dog problems - the format
and so i walk the web in search of love, but always seem to end up stuck—i’m finding flaws in everyone

heads will roll - yeah yeah yeahs
off, off, off with your head; dance, dance, dance ‘til your dead

the luckiest - ben folds
i don’t get many things right the first time, in fact, i am told that a lot; now i know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls brought me here

if you c jordan - something corporate
you say its chivalry, but its jealousy that led us to this song; won’t play it often just at least until you’re gone

tobuildahornymess:

you make me sing // a list of songs that i am 100% sure niall and liam have serenaded each other with at some point; for stephanie!

download here or click-through to listen on 8tracks

teenage dream - katy perry
before you met me/i was alright but things were kinda heavy/you brought me to life

you and i both - jason mraz
i’ll remember everything you sang

dance with me tonight - olly murs
i knew right then, that you’d be mine, and we’d be dancing the whole damn night right

what i wouldn’t do - a fine frenzy
i’ll keep you warm at night/i will sing, i will sing

everything - michael buble
and in this crazy life, and through these crazy times/it’s you, it’s you, you make me sing

the show goes on - lupe fiasco
i was once that little boy, terrified of the world/now i’m on a world tour

the one you say goodnight to - kina grannis
but i won’t quit, i won’t quit ‘til you smile at me

love on top - beyonce
i can feel the sun whenever you’re near/every time you touch me i just melt away

moves like jagger - maroon 5
take me by the tongue and i’ll know you

mfeo pt 1: made for each other - jack’s mannequin
is it possible for the world to look this way forever?

p.y.t. - michael jackson
nothing can stop this burnin’ desire to be with you

pop - nsync
we got the gift of melody/we’re gonna bring it ‘til the end

sweet darlin’ - she & him
now i’m a little bit older, a little bit bolder/but never so shy

good life - kanye west ft. t-pain
i always had a passion for flashin’/before i had it i closed my eyes and imagined the good life

1, 2, 3, 4 - feist
sleepless long nights, that is what my youth was for

rock your body - justin timberlake
don’t be so quick to walk away/dance with me

you and i - ingrid michaelson
maybe i think you’re cute and funny/maybe i wanna do want bunnies do with you if you know what i mean

boyfriend - justin bieber
i’d like to be everything you want

you make me sing // a list of songs that i am 100% sure niall and liam have serenaded each other with at some point; for stephanie!

download here or click-through to listen on 8tracks

teenage dream - katy perry
before you met me/i was alright but things were kinda heavy/you brought me to life

you and i both - jason mraz
i’ll remember everything you sang

dance with me tonight - olly murs
i knew right then, that you’d be mine, and we’d be dancing the whole damn night right

what i wouldn’t do - a fine frenzy
i’ll keep you warm at night/i will sing, i will sing

everything - michael buble
and in this crazy life, and through these crazy times/it’s you, it’s you, you make me sing

the show goes on - lupe fiasco
i was once that little boy, terrified of the world/now i’m on a world tour

the one you say goodnight to - kina grannis
but i won’t quit, i won’t quit ‘til you smile at me

love on top - beyonce
i can feel the sun whenever you’re near/every time you touch me i just melt away

moves like jagger - maroon 5
take me by the tongue and i’ll know you

mfeo pt 1: made for each other - jack’s mannequin
is it possible for the world to look this way forever?

p.y.t. - michael jackson
nothing can stop this burnin’ desire to be with you

pop - nsync
we got the gift of melody/we’re gonna bring it ‘til the end

sweet darlin’ - she & him
now i’m a little bit older, a little bit bolder/but never so shy

good life - kanye west ft. t-pain
i always had a passion for flashin’/before i had it i closed my eyes and imagined the good life

1, 2, 3, 4 - feist
sleepless long nights, that is what my youth was for

rock your body - justin timberlake
don’t be so quick to walk away/dance with me

you and i - ingrid michaelson
maybe i think you’re cute and funny/maybe i wanna do want bunnies do with you if you know what i mean

boyfriend - justin bieber
i’d like to be everything you want

hipster bullshit // a pretentious nick & harry playlist to make you scoff but also jam out yes good (download here or click through to listen on 8tracks). ty kayla for the perfect artwork!!!

nyc gone gone - conor oberst
where ya gonna go with a head that empty

all of the lights - childish gambino
i ain’t got shit to say to ya, i’m known for bad behavior

can you discover? - discovery
when you turn your eyes/i promise i won’t care

on to the next one - jay z
hey bring it back/now double your money and make it stack

fixin to thrill - dragonette
we only like you ‘cause you’re cute and young

bad news - owen
if anything, they feel sorry for you ‘cause you try so hard.

somebody that i used to know vs.dead wrong - gotye vs b.i.g.
relax and take notes

strawberry swing (coldplay cover) - frank ocean
i’ve loved, i’ve loved the good times here/i’ve loved our good times here

the way we get by - spoon
we found a new kind of dance in a magazine/tried it out it’s like nothing you ever seen

we didn’t start the fire - billy joel
it was always burnin’ since the world’s been turnin’

let’s dance to joy division - the wombats
celebrate the irony/everything is going wrong but we’re so happy

no scrubs - tlc
hangin’ out the side of his best friend’s ride/tryin’ to holla at me

admit it!!! - say anything
i am shamelessly self-involved

king of ante up, pt 1 - neutral bling hotel
the rules, (back em down) next thing, (clap em down)

teenage riot - sonic youth
we’re off the streets now and band on the road of the riot trail

december is for cynics - the matches
damn, it’s easy being great

skinny love (das kapital rerub) - bon iver
we were never here

rococo - arcade fire
they build it up just to burn it back down

i fucking bleed purple and gold - super smash bros
‘cause we need a little controversy

everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears
nothing ever lasts forever