Third day, third playlist. And these... These are the songs that really get to me. The ones that cut past all the bullshit, all the darkness and all the happiness, and hit that tiny spec of vulnerable humanity I still somehow keep inside of me. These are all disarmingly sincere songs about relationships that are one second away from falling apart, and that second isn't always still to come: sometimes it's already gone by, and left a wound that'll never quite heal. Other times it's there lingering on the horizon, and I hold myself in sync with the singer as we wait to see whether we were right to hope for a happy ending. Say what you will about these songs - they're not afraid to be honest, even though they know all too well that the truth hurts.

All of these come highly recommended, but if you only have time for a single one, make it the last one. Just be sure to pause that video at 3:50 - the second half of it is an interview that (while quite interesting) feels too sudden and too much like emotional whiplash after the song itself. The song hits so much harder when it's allowed to linger, and resonate within your mind. I should know, because the final song on this list is, without hyperbole, my favorite song of all time. I can't not listen to it. I can't fight it as it drills into my heart. And I can only barely fight back the tears when it does.

#1 - Plain Sailing Weather by Frank Turner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ1yZFHhf7w

#2 - Duvet by Bôa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0N5YblvT1c

#3 - From Above by Ben Folds & Nick Hornby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5peqCDJi0A

#4 - The Other Woman by Caro Emerald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huOqr2bXVs8

#5 - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad by Meat Loaf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

#6 - Sinner by Lesbian Bed Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BDqbSxbHdo

#7 - Something About Us by Daft Punk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOS9aOIXPEk

#8 - Love Song by Jean Grae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrWL7ieIU7A

#9 - Runaway (album version) by Kanye West, featuring Pusha T: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6CJQ_hnm24

#10 - Someone Like You by Adelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

#11 - Secret Smile by Semisonic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq4j_ZucrOE

#12 - Breathe Me by Sia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxxB93SProQ

#13 - Better Man by Pearl Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbpUfWz-rlc

#14 - Rainbows and Unicorns by Kim Boekbinder: https://kimboekbinder.bandcamp.com/.....and-unicorns-4

#15 - Something by Julien Baker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8s1X-ekVA

Thank you for taking this musical journey with me. I hardly expect everyone to like every single song I linked here in the past 3 days, but it felt really good sharing them with all of you. It felt like I opened up a little, and let you all see a very private part of myself. If nothing else, I hope you found at least one song you liked and had never heard before. If that happened for just a single person, then this was all worth it.

- Seskra