Songs for the Pisces

PISCES: Try to avoid any Virgos or Leos with the Ebola virus. You are the true Lord of the Dance, no matter what those idiots at work say. -Weird Al Yankovic

Now that I’ve let Weird Al set the mood, let’s talk about our next astrological sign: the Pisces. Pisces may be the sign that I know the fewest people in, though I’m not exactly sure why. This playlist that I’ve put together has a very dreamy-type vibe that I definitely dig. Like with the Aquarius Playlist, it’s comprised of existing playlists I found on Pinterest and various websites through Internet research, famous musical artists who are Pisces themselves, and favorite songs of my friends and family who are Pisces.

ocean eyes by Billie Eilish (written by F. O’Connell) Eilish’s first big hit from her 2016 album dont smile at me has a lot of typical Pisces aspects to it. The ocean imagery is very reminiscent of the fact that Pisces is a water sign and also represented by the fish. Pisces are also extreme romantics who tend to see the best in everyone, which is very apparent in the lyrics of this song. I’ve been watching you for some time/Can’t stop staring at those ocean eyes/Burning cities and napalm skies/Fifteen flares inside those ocean eyes/Your ocean eyes/No fair/You really know how to make me cry when you gimme those ocean eyes/I’n scared/I’ve never fallen from quite this high, falling into your ocean eyes/Those ocean eyes

Millionaire by Chris Stapleton (written by K. Welch) This song is a personal Pisces pick by my beautiful and amazing cousin Alexis: “Right now I’m really into Millionaire by Chris Stapleton. I just love the sound of his voice, he’s up there with my favorite artists like Josh Turner and Dierks Bentley. I like meaningful songs that either bring memories or have some meaning to me! Most of the songs I listen to on Spotify are throwbacks probably for that reason…can’t find a ton of songs these days that make me smile as much as the ones we grew up with (obviously) and I feel like not a lot of artists sing as meaningful songs anymore!” When we ride around, ride around this ol’ town/In a beat-up car with the windows down/People look at her and they look at me/They say that boy is sure living in luxury, sweet luxury/’Cause love is more precious than gold/It can’t be bought, no, never could be sold/I got love enough to share/That makes me a millionaire

Pink + White by Frank Ocean (written by Breaux, P. Williams) This song was a find during Pinterest research and I definitely dig it. I like Ocean a lot as an artist, and this song has a very fluffy, dreamy vibe to it that makes for very easy listening. Both the lyrics and the melody take on that very romantic, emotional air that Pisces are known for. That’s the way everyday goes/Every time, we have no control/If the sky is pink and white/If the ground is black and yellow/It’s the same way you showed me/Nod my head, don’t close my eyes/Halfway on a slow move/It’s the same way you showed me/If you could fly, then you’d feel south/Up north’s getting cold soon/The way it is, we’re on land/So I’m someone to hold true/Keep you cool when it’s still alive/Won’t let you down when it’s all ruin/Just the same way you showed me, showed me/You showed me love/Glory from above/Regard, my dear/It’s all downhill from here

Nocturnes, Op. 9 by Frederic Chopin (written by F. Chopin) One of the most well-known composers of the Romantic Era, Chopin was born March 1st, 1810 and lived to the not quite ripe, definitely not old age of 39. If any era of music is fitting for a Pisces born composer, Romanticism is so fitting it’s almost cliche. Romanticism is my favorite style of classical music because it’s some of the earliest music we hear that is “allowed” to express feelings and emotions through the melodies. Merriam-Webster defines the noun “nocturne” as “a work of art dealing with evening or night, especially a dreamy pensive composition for the piano.” Chopin’s Opus 9, performed on this recording by the late French pianist Brigitte Engerer, is one of his most well-known works and is typically split into 3 movements: No.1 in B Flat Major Larghetto (the Italian adverb meaning to play in a fairly slow tempo), No. 2 in E flat Major Andante (the Italian adverb meaning to play at a moderately slow tempo), and No. 3 in B Major Allegretto (the Italian adverb meaning to play at a fairly brisk tempo).

My Sweet Lord by George Harrison (written by G. Harrison) The late, great Pisces singer/songwriter/music & film producer/lead guitarist of one of the greatest bands of all time, also known as The Quiet Beatle, was born February 25th, 1943 and lived to the not old enough age of 58. I’ll go ahead and shamefully(?) admit that I associate My Sweet Lord less with Harrison and more with the scene from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 where they first see Ego’s planet. That imagery from that scene of having that surreal experience on this one of a kind planet mixed with Harrison’s lyrics definitely creates that Pisces atmosphere of dreamy, mysterious energy that creates a beautiful visual effect. My sweet Lord/Hmm, my Lord/Hmm, my Lord/I really want to see you/Really want to be with you/Really want to see you, Lord/But it takes so long, my Lord

The Greatest Show by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya, & The Greatest Showman Cast (written by B. Pasek, J. Paul, R. Lewis) I can’t believe I didn’t think to add a song from The Greatest Showman to the Aquarius post (honorable mention – the Aquarius song is A Million Dreams Reprise), so here it is making its debut with Pisces. If you’ve seen the film (and by now it’s been out so long you really have no excuse because it’s phenomenal), you know this song is literally Jackman’s character of P.T. Barnum’s dream coming to life as both the opener and closer of the story. This song is also AMAZING for a workout playlist or a hype playlist because you can’t help but get pumped up listening to it. Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for/Been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor/And buried in your bones, there’s an ache that you can’t ignore/Taking your breath, stealing your mind, and all that was real is left behind/Don’t fight it, it’s coming for you, running at ya/It’s only this moment, don’t care what comes after/Your fever dream, can’t you see it getting closer/Just surrender, ’cause you feel the feeling taking over/It’s fire, it’s freedom, it’s flooding open/It’s a preacher in the pulpit and you’ll find devotion/There’s something breaking at the back of every wall it’s holding/I’ll let you know, so tell me, do you wanna go/Where it’s covered in all the colored lights, where the runaways are running the night/Impossible comes true, it’s taking over you, oh, this is the greatest show/We light it up, we won’t come down, and the sun can’t stop us now/Watching it come true, it’s taking over you, oh, this is the greatest show

S.O.S. by Jonas Brothers (written by N. Jonas) My favorite boys make the Pisces playlist with their hit single S.O.S. from their 2007 self-titled album. This song still gets such an INTENSE reaction at their live shows, it never fails to be a hell of a good time. This song embodies a lot of Pisces traits such as feeling the need to “fix” their loved ones and being sensitive and emotional. I told you I made dinner plans/For you and me and no one else/That don’t include your crazy friends/Well, I’m done with awkward situations, empty conversations/Ooh, this is an S.O.S./Don’t wanna second guess, this is the bottom line/It’s true, I gave my all for you/Now my heart’s in two, and I can’t find the other half/It’s like I’m walking on broken glass, better believe I bled/It’s a call I’ll never get

High Horse by Kacey Musgraves (written by K. Musgraves, T. Schleiter, T. Dabbs) The Musgraves pick for the Pisces from her 2018 album Golden Hour exhibits similar energy to that of S.O.S. The narrator is over trying to fix this person in their life and being around that negative energy that’s emanating from them, so at this point it’s better to call it and walk away for their own sake. Oh, I bet you think you’re John Wayne/Showing up and shooting down everybody/You’re classic in the wrong way/And we all know the end of the story/’Cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz/Every time they open up their mouth/Yeah, everyone knows someone who knows someone/Who thinks they’re cooler than everybody else/And I think we’ve seen enough, seen enough/To know that you ain’t ever gonna come down/So why don’t you giddy up, giddy up/And ride straight out of this town/You and your high horse/You and your high horse

Flight 22 by Kali Uchis (written by A. Rowe, K. Uchis, W. Gordon) Flight 22 is another song I came across doing Pinterest research, but unlike Pink + Whitethis one took a few listens for me to decide how I felt about it. It’s definitely got a dreamy vibe to it, and the lyrics describe the narrator falling for someone she met at the airport “rose-colored glasses” style. Been a lot of places, seen a lot of faces, yeah, but nothing like you/Oh, I met you at the airport, Flight 22/I want you to have it all/Oh, I want you to have it all, oh, oh, oh/I wonder if you really know what I’d do for you/To have it, I’ve had it with waiting and hesitating/So pack all your bags, don’t gotta ask where we’re going to/Don’t wanna be anywhere if it ain’t with you/Nowhere in this world can compare, boy, that’s the truth/To wherever we’re going on Flight 22

Spaceship by Kesha (written by A. Pearson, K. Sebert, P. Sebert) This song from Kesha’s 2017 album Rainbow is a very different sound from the one I usually attribute to her, but I totally dug it. I’d definitely call this song an anthem of self-love, dreaming about the day you feel you’re finally back where you belong and where you can truly feel like you can be yourself. I always said when I’m gone, when I’m dead/Don’t lay me down with the dirt on my head/You won’t need a shovel, you don’t need a cold headstone/You don’t need to cry, I’m gon’ be going home/I’m waiting for my spaceship to come back for me, it’s coming back for me/I don’t really care if you believe, it’s coming back for me, yeah/I’ve been living in a lonesome galaxy, but in my dreams I see ’em come and rescue me/Look up in the sky and there they’ll be, I bet you’ll think of me then

And I Love Her by Kurt Cobain (written by J. Lennon, P. McCartney) The tragic Pisces Nirvana frontman and rock icon was born February 20th, 1967 and lived to the WAY too young age of 27. While this song isn’t his original work, Cobain’s acoustic cover of this Lennon-McCartney song is hauntingly beautiful and raw. The lyrics are classically Pisces – sensitive, dreamy, emotional – and so simple, but make such an impact while you’re listening to just Cobain’s voice and guitar. She gives me everything, and tenderly/The kiss my lover brings, she brings to me/And I love her/Bright are the stars that shine, dark is the sky/I know this love of mine will never die/And I love her

An Unusual Prince/Once Upon a Dream by Mary Costa, Bill Shirley & Sleeping Beauty Chorus (written by P. Tchaikovsky, J. Lawrence, S. Fain) Princess Aurora has been chosen to represent the Pisces, which to me makes total sense. Aurora (or Briar Rose as she is called at this point in the movie) has spent her childhood dreaming of meeting someone to take her away from her “boring” life of living secluded in the forest with only her “aunts” (the Good Fairies) and the forest animals for company. Like many sixteen year old girls, Aurora is consumed by daydreams of romance, and meeting Prince Philip in the forest that day makes for a beautiful duet inspired by The Garland Waltz from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Sleeping Beauty. I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream/I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam/Yet I know it’s true, that visions are seldom what they seem/But if I know you, I know what you’ll do/You’ll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream

Red Room by Offset (written by K. Cephus, L. Wayne) I shall now provide to you the exact transcript from my Pisces brother, Josh, as to why he chose this to be his personal pick: Josh: Red Room could be up there as one of my favorite songs. Me: Ok. Tell me why that is. Josh: It’s a good song. Me: Why do you like it? Josh: The beat is exquisite. There you have it, folks. Enjoy I’m a maniac, go crazy for the cash/Green Lamborghini, paper tag/Riding through the city, thirty mags/N***** snitching, they the police with no badge/How I grew up, my mama was my dad/So when I blew up, I put her in a pad/I like to throw up when I think about the crash/Nightmare when I hit the tree, I smelled the gas/Looking at the sky, think about my past/When I used to kick in doors, shoot you for the cash/Everybody hit the floor ‘fore you make me mad/Devil had a n**** soul living too fast/Praying to the Lord, my soul to keep/Controlling me, take ahold of me/Bitches ain’t shit, got exposed by E!/So naive, cold on the street, sleep in my feet

Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man (written by A. Taccone, B. Holland, F. Gorman, J. Hill, Portugal. The Man, R. Bateman) This was my surprise find from my Pinterest research since I already knew this song pretty well, despite the version I listen to regularly being the Pentatonix cover. This song is very much a bop – I do love the beat and find it very danceable. I interpret this song as kind of a romanticized look at how the narrator sees himself, daydreaming of how he’d really like to be. Can’t keep my hands to myself/Think I’ll dust ’em off, put ’em back up on the shelf/In case my little baby girl’s in need/Am I coming outta left field/Ooh, I’m a rebel just for kicks now/I’ve been feeling it since 1966 now/Might be over now, but I feel it still/Ooh, I’m a rebel just for kicks now/Let me kick it like it’s 1986 now/Might be over now, but I feel it still

Mean by Taylor Swift (written by T. Swift) A single from her 2010 album Speak Now, this is one of my favorite Swift songs and music videos of all time. Despite not being a Pisces myself, I can totally relate to this song on a personal level for several different people I’ve come into contact with in my life. Pisces are known for being empaths, and being so emotional can cause them to feel like they get picked on quite a bit. This song has such a positive message of not letting people get you down, because your big dreams and positive attitude will cause you to overcome. You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me/You have knocked me off my feet again, got me feeling like I’m nothing/You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I’m wounded/You, picking on the weaker man/Well, you can take me down with just one single blow/But you don’t know what you don’t know/Someday, I’ll be living in a big ol’ city/And all you’re ever gonna be is mean/Someday, I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me/And all you’re ever gonna be is mean/Why you gotta be so mean

Whether you sincerely believe in astrology or not, and whether you’re a Pisces or not, I hope you find some new music to enjoy from this post. See you next week, and happy Pisces season!