Songs about being autistic

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"Weathered" by Creed

"Not One Of Us" by Peter Gabriel


"Not One Of Us"


It's only water
In a stranger's tear
Looks are deceptive
But distinctions are clear
A foreign body
And a foreign mind
Never welcome
In the land of the blind
You may look like we do
Talk like we do
But you know how it is

You're not one of us
Not one of us
No you're not one of us
Not one of us
Not one of us
No you're not one of us

There's safety in numbers
When you learn to divide
How can we be in
If there is no outside
All shades of opinion
Feed an open mind
But your values are twisted
Let us help you unwind
You may look like we do
Talk like we do
-But you know how it is

You're not one of us
Not one of us
No you're not one of us

"That's Me" by Genesis

Every morning when the people are out
And I'm free move around on my own
I look into the sun and I see a reflection
Of a sad and lonely shrivelled man
That's me, that's me
And I know it's how I'm always gonna be

Nothing to do, nothing to say
Nothing to hope, and nothing to pray

I can see, I can feel
I've forgotten what I'm meant to be
Won't come back, not if I try

They told me things about me that I didn't know
But I could tell they've told me lies
And it really goes to show
That everyone was wrong
And they don't understand my ways
But it's not me that's going wrong, it's them

I can see, I can feel
I've forgotten what I'm meant to be
Won't come back, not if I try

They told me things about me that I didn't know
But I could tell they've told me lies
And it really goes to show
That everyone was wrong
And they don't understand my ways
But it's not me that's going wrong, it's them

Every morning when the people are out
And I'm free move around my own
I look into the sun and I see a reflection
Of a sad and lonely shrivelled man

That's me, that's me
And I know it's how I'm always gonna be

That's me, that's me
And I know it's how I'm always gonna be

Shrivelled old man
Who hides from a world
He's never seen the light
That can set him free
His vicious life
Is such a shame
I wanna find out who's to blame

And that's me, oh that's me, aaoh
Set me free

It doesn't neccessarily have to be songs ABOUT being autistic or right? Just songs that people with autism can relate to?

Shut Up by Simple Plan

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IHdaagXWas[/youtube]

This one is pretty on point. For me, at least!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urrbhgC8PB0[/youtube]

"Cold" by Crossfade

Aparently Matthew Lien's "Rainbow" was speficaly written for the autism specturm.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/fDCUYt39Hy0[/youtube]

I don't know. It's got too much of a "happy" vibe to it. I perfer something like Lifehouse's "Quazimodo" or Eminem & Lil Wane's "Drop the World". They have a "dark". "somewhat threatning" vibe to them. There's something about the tone and vibe to this Matthew Lien song for me to take seriously.

"Only" by 9 Inch Nails
"Less concern about fitting into the world, YOUR world this is".... I love that line.

Smile Empty Soul-Who I Am
Another night again
Another journey without friends
Another fight to wish away the loneliness I live

Another circus show
Another face that I don’t know
Another night of people asking what I have to give

I thought that I would drown
But it’s OK right now

[Chorus:]
No one knows the way I feel a part of me I have to fight
Buried somewhere deep beneath my skin
The emptiness in me is faded
And I can see my life is waiting
Now I know I’m living for who I am [2x]

The fire grows inside
The feeling cannot be denied
when everywhere I turn there's signs because they push me

And all has fallen down
But it’s OK right now

[Chorus:]
No one knows the way I feel a part of me I have to fight
Buried somewhere deep beneath my skin
The emptiness in me is faded
And I can see my life is waiting
Now I know I’m living for who I am

And everything seems great and everyone is fake
No one really knows you
Look into their eyes
Rip off your disguise
Let them see the real you

[Chorus:]
No one knows the way I feel a part of me I have to fight
Buried somewhere deep beneath my skin
The emptiness in me is faded
And I can see my life is waiting
Now I know I’m living for who I am [2x]
when everywhere I turn there's signs because they push me

Staind - Epiphany
Nonpoint - Alive and Kicking
Dogfight - Used (for when we're manipulated by others)
All That remains - The Weak Willed (about our daily battles to balance socializing with our ideals)
Three days Grace - Home
American Head Charge - Shutdown (about our views of society)
Machine Head - Who We Are

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0nWg1ZRVqw[/youtube]

"Riding Solo" by Jason Derulo
"I belong to me" by Jessica Simpson
"Who says?" by Selena Gomez
"So much more" by Bentley Jones
"Weathered" by Creed

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbaXg-Gi5UA[/youtube]

"How About You" and "So Far Away" by Staind
"It's my life" by Bon Jovi
"What about me" by Moving Pictures
"Little things" by Bush
"One thing" by Finger Eleven (who comes up with these names?)
"People are Strange" by the Doors
"I'm not your toy" by La Roux
"I've Got a Name" by Jim Croce

I'm not sure if it was already mentioned but I highly recommend "Through My Eyes" performed by Scott James. Really beautiful song.

Title song from the new Pretenders album - Alone


Very fun song