Songs that feel like Carrie (2013)
A suffocating spiral of adolescent cruelty, religious fanaticism, and terrifying retribution that ends in fire and blood.
- Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus: Channels the dark, dramatic shadow of high school gothic alienation.
- Liability by Lorde: Captures the profound heartbreak and isolation of feeling like too much to handle.
- Mother by Danzig: Mirrors the suffocating grip of a religiously fanatical mother.
- Everyday Is Like Sunday by Morrissey: Reflects the desolate, trapped feeling of living in a miserable, suffocating town.
- Creep by Radiohead: The ultimate anthem for the awkward outsider who does not belong anywhere.
- Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Evokes a creeping sense of inevitable dread and unseen malignant forces.
- no body, no crime by Taylor Swift: Shares the dark satisfaction of a meticulously plotted revenge story.
- Supermassive Black Hole by Muse: Matches the heavy, apocalyptic energy of a destructive telekinetic explosion.
- Uninvited by Alanis Morissette: A hauntingly cinematic exploration of intense female rage and psychological unraveling.
- Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears: Evokes the surreal, tense social pressure cooker of the high school prom.
