Listen to this when
The Night We Met
You can replay the beginning a thousand times. It still won't change the ending. 🌙
Who it's for
The song captures counterfactual thinking, the what-if replaying that often follows a breakup, with unusual precision, so listeners feel their rumination named rather than judged.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"The Night We Met" is a folk rock song by Lord Huron, written and produced by frontman Ben Schneider, from the band's second album, Strange Trails (2015). It is about lingering regret after a relationship ends and the wish to go back to where it began and choose a different path, with ghosts as a metaphor for memories of a former partner.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); a 2018 duet version with Phoebe Bridgers also exists.
Before you start
Heads up: Linked to a show depicting suicide.
Age: Ages 12+
They should remember their pleasures with gratitude, as they would the harvest of a summer.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pleasure”
