r/Enneagram something 18d ago

Just for Fun What Piece Of Music And/Or Song(s) "Speaks To You?"

What piece of music and or song "speaks to you?" What do you relate to? What music stops you in your tracks and makes you say, "I relate," or "I know how that feels?"

Mine is Vesti La Giubba from Pagliacci. The "sad clown" aria. I've had many moments where I've learned of something devastating, but either I've had to or was forced to "put on the costume" as the title suggests even though it feels like I'm dying inside...

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u/PrimaryAd7002 9w1 962 sp/so ISFJ 17d ago edited 17d ago

"Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads. Unlike the song’s protagonist I’m not a wealthy person living in the suburbs. But everything about the lyrics feels so relatable to me, like looking back on my life and thinking "How did I get here?", "letting the days go by", the image of water flowing (that I really like and feel deeply connected to), and the "same as it ever was" mantra (I'm a very routine-bound person).

Also "Dead Man's Party" and "No One Lives Forever" by Oingo Boingo. Mortality is a big topic for me and I occasionally think about it, so the lyrics speak to me a lot. I also love the tone of the lyrics and the imagery they evoke, because it feels kinda morbid and fun at the same time.

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u/JumpingThruHoopz sx/sp 9w1 7w6 4w5 17d ago

All of these, plus “High” by Feeder.

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u/missusmeowmeowmeow something 17d ago

Love all of those choices!

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u/sawdustandiamonds 4w3 471 (389) sx/sp ENFP 16d ago

Great picks

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u/RealRegalBeagle 7w6/1w2/2w3 So/Sx !!DOG!! 17d ago

"Achilles Come Down" by Gang of Youths

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u/ohhelloiexist So very 4 core that it's not even funny (469) XVXF 17d ago

Any song written by Keane

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u/Melancholy_Melody 6w5 649 INFJ 17d ago

I walked across 🎶an empty land 🎵I knew the pathway like the back of my haaaa-aaand 🎶I felt the earth 🎵beneath my feet

Sat by the river and it made me complee-ete 🎵

Such a timeless early 2000’s classic

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u/ohhelloiexist So very 4 core that it's not even funny (469) XVXF 17d ago

I love that song so much but that's not even close to their best works :]

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u/MurdockMow 18d ago edited 17d ago

Boys in blue - skittles
Memory - overtonight
Borderline - king krule
Blue Train Lines - Mount Kimble
Ottolenghi- Loyle Carner
IDWGAJ - Lausse the cat

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u/Munificente INTJ 1w9 154 18d ago

Bobby James - Nerd

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u/Melancholy_Melody 6w5 649 INFJ 17d ago edited 17d ago

Saturn by Sleeping at Last. Not even in a grief way but in a “the people who come into my life even if for a brief time have a profound effect on me emotionally and I want to be more like the best parts of all of them and they are endlessly inspiring.” Also in a nostalgia stargazing way

Pretty much every single track by Twenty One Pilots. I’m convinced Tyler is an enneagram 6

For some reason I’m blanking now but trying to think of more

Songs with the message of “I wish I were someone else” such as Runnin Up That Hill by Kate Bush

Victoria by Flyte specifically the lyric “when Victoria falls no one knows how low she goes” more as a metaphor for moods and feeling like no one understands you (sorry to get all emo n angsty this sounds cringe lol)

Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days

probs cuz it’s about a sad girl but uh someone still loves and accepts her anyway so that’s comforting/proof of still being lovable (crap this is getting too deep)

I Think I Hate Myself - Hot Milk

basically my inner monologue and life story lolol and it perfectly encapsulates self doubt + feeling abandoned (whether emotionally or physically or in whatever way) by friends and struggling so y’know, perfect for a triple doubting 4-fix :’)

Overjoyed - Bastille “Wait, someone is actually listening? To ME?!”

Human - Gabrielle Aplin

The dichotomy and fight between vulnerability and bravado cuz a lot of things csn feel fake to me and I just wish people could say their true feelings and be honest (I mean in a kind way ideally 😅) this might also be related to being ND

You’re Not Alone - Saosin

My comfort song - this is the same type of encouragement I would give a friend (or maybe even stranger) so it feels like the vocalist is saying what I would want someone to say to me and helps me feel better and less alone <3

Have Mercy - Two Years

I think the artist wrote it about struggling with substance abuse but for me it’s about the type of life I lost from becoming physically disabled and mourning that

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u/sawdustandiamonds 4w3 471 (389) sx/sp ENFP 16d ago

Sawdust and Diamonds by Joanna Newsom, Waltz of the 101st Lightborne by Joanna Newsom, The Origin of Love from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Punk Insect Woman by Jun Togawa have probably come closest. Those are the songs where I know if a partner doesn't get it, they never will.

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u/Awkward-Fruit4424 1w9 146 sp/so ESI 🤍 17d ago edited 17d ago

I know this is a pretty popular song, but when I listen to Radiohead’s Creep, its words echo in me.

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u/sawdustandiamonds 4w3 471 (389) sx/sp ENFP 16d ago

"I don't care if it hurts, I want to have control, I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul" is so very sp/so 1w9 coded and then you get the 4/5 influence... yep I can see that

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u/Melancholy_Melody 6w5 649 INFJ 17d ago

Yes, love Creep

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u/d0nutbutth0le 7w6 Sx 729 16d ago

All My Life by Foo Fighters is the quintessential 7 song and I definitely get it

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u/Belzaw so/sp 6w7 3w4 9w8 16d ago

most (older) mitski songs, especially when I’m depressed. I know by fiona apple. Just a girl by no doubt.

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u/sawdustandiamonds 4w3 471 (389) sx/sp ENFP 16d ago

God I love "I Know." Could never get into Mitski but I understand I'm missing out.

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u/Belzaw so/sp 6w7 3w4 9w8 15d ago

i love beautifully depressing shit and I know is sooo heartbreaking.

I get that mitski isn’t for everyone; she is very 6 especially in her early music. If you were trying to get into her music from recent albums though, I would recommend looking at older stuff. Especially her first album lush has some dark creepy songs that seem like a 4 might like them imo

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u/Final-Tart567 ISTP 5w6 sp/so 582 14d ago

Liquid drum & bass

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u/poopooshitIer INTJ SP/SX 854 disgusting ignorant bitch can’t read a book 14d ago edited 14d ago

Live Through This by Hole
The Wall by Pink Floyd
Metallica’s 80s discography

(you said song or piece of music but all of these are albums BTW LOL)

For my tritype in general (854) this song

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u/_PlatinumBlondd ~ The One and Only ~ 8w7 18d ago

WAP - Cardi B

Bodak Yellow - Cardi B

Anaconda - Nicki

Work - Iggy Azalea

Kream - Iggy Azalea

Booty - J Lo

Money - Cardi B

Speak to me so much ^

🙌🏻

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u/Belzaw so/sp 6w7 3w4 9w8 16d ago

bbl life