Is there a song/songs that are relatable to you and your experience as an autistic person?

[u/Wolfgang-123]

For me it's Whalien 52 by BTS, because it references that one whale that sang at a different frequency than the rest of the whales so it couldn't communicate with them, hence it's loneliness.

(Btw the song's lyrics don't necessarily need to be about autism — or they could be! — but that you still feel that they in some way represent your experience or that you strongly connect with the vibes/message.)

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[u/TaroballPancake]

"Fine on the Outside" which was sang in When Marnie Was There. Literally that song made me cried because it encapsulates my experience of feeling isolated from everyone and being misunderstood.

[u/jonathonm7]

"Whispers" by Passenger. The whole song, but the lyrics at the end "You see all I needs a whisper, in a world that only shouts." This one never gets less relatable.

Also Adele "Hold on" the entire song, but specifically "I don't want to live in chaos, it's like a ride that I want to get off... I am so tired of battling with myself with no chance to win... Every day feels like the road I'm on might just open up and swallow me whole..."

Fortunately it's been a while since the Adele song felt close to home. I remember a time when I would sing along and it felt like it was about my life, but the last year has been pretty good and now I just have the memory of it feeling relatable. I know it may come around again if things get rough, but I also know if it does that things will get better again.

Never think that things will stay as bad as they are if you are working to make them better.

[u/cut-the-cords]

Symptom of being human - Shinedown

[u/jnnewbe]

Jack Garratt - Surprise Yourself.

It's an empowering song. It's about tackling self-doubt, personal fears and realising your own inner strength. It has been a good song for me these past months.

[u/DatSketcher_]

Baby Bird by Autoheart. Love all the heart the band can put into their songs. To me, the song is about going at your own pace and not being a failure for it, something I still have to remind myself of every day.

"There is a place where the big boys play" Reminds me of how much kid me wanted to join in with my neurotypical peers and feeling so lonely because I was either isolated and bullied from that or just didn't know how to socialise with them.

"You just want to disappear, Silent in the atmosphere. Stars are never meant to fade away. Baby bird, left unheard, Too much gravity is never good. Baby bird, hear my words, Give it time."

:')

[u/Mevenna]

Probably "The Mute" by Radical Face

Well, as a child I mostly spoke inside my head
I had conversations with the clouds, the dogs, the dead
And they thought my broken, that my tongue was coated lead
But I just couldn't make my words make sense to them
If you only listen with your ears I can't get in

[u/SadlyCreamed]

Creep by Radiohead

[u/Avon_Barksdale63]