86. "HANG ON" - ILLINOIS
Life's so long but almost gone,
Just give me something to hang on
87. "NEVER MISS A BEAT" - KAISER CHIEFS
What did you do today? I did nothing
What did you learn at school? I didn't go
It's cool to know nothing
88. "BODY OF YEARS" - MOTHER MOTHER
It's just a body of years that I leave all alone,
It's just a pile of years, now a pile of bones
89. "CATH..." - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Soon everybody will ask what became of you,
Your heart was dying fast and you didn't know what to do
90. "HANG THEM ALL" - TAPES 'N TAPES
With your hearts set high, it's a marriage made for condescending,
Are you gonna hold that line?
91. "I WOKE UP TODAY" - PORT O'BRIEN
Yes, I understand I cannot live on this land,
But does that truly mean I have seen all that can be seen?
92. "HERCULES THEME" - HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR
We took him to town, pushed him around, little boy Hercules
93. "FOR HALLOWEEN" - NO KIDS
Why remind me of how things are sure to turn out for me?
When I can feel it with every gust that moves the willow trees
94. "SEE THESE BONES" - NADA SURF
Try as they might, no one's immune to misfiring and acting
on the wrong clues and thinking it's time to redo and redo
95. "CREEPER" - ISLANDS
Right from the start I was stabbed in the heart,
Didn't know I wasn't breathing, didn't know I had been bleeding
96. "BEING HERE" - THE STILLS
And there's blood on the lines of every page I turn,
When the ones you love are the ones you burn
97. "HUMMINGBIRD" - BORN RUFFIANS
"You're running down my thigh," she said, "He's such a wonderful guy," she said,
"There's pride in wanting to die, I think I'll give it a try," she said
98. "CALL IT A RITUAL" - WOLF PARADE
They will swing swing their swords for show,
While you turn your flower petals so slow
99. "RESERVOIR PARK" - THE DUTCHESS AND THE DUKE
How many times have I defied the cold clutches of death?
And how many times have I stopped short from taking that last step?
100. "MY ONLY OFFER" - MATES OF STATE
I always wanted to be the face in front of me,
Debating a life, sipped out the energy
Ineligible due to inclusion on 2007 list:
Bon Iver ("Skinny Love," No. 1)
The Virgins ("Rich Girls," No. 71)
Delta Spirit ("Trashcan," No. 93)
Labels: 2008
