In general I care more about the instrumental rather than lyric qualities of the music I listen to (I tend to ignore the lyrics, I know, very shallow). However, for many of the songs I really like, I have found something really deep and special in the lyrics.

Handlebars by Flobots

A recent addition to my list, the song has inspired me with a lot of thoughts about society, government, and the world over the past few months since I first heard the song. Listening to the song is a powerful experience, but I first truly understood it once I watched
the music video.

Everytime We Touch by Cascada

This song is one of my favorites to go crazy to because of its instrumental qualities. It’s “Everytime we Touch,”, what more can be said??

It’s All About The Pentiums by Weird Al Yankovic

It’s me! It’s a funny tech song and I love the somewhat insider nature of the humor and how Weird Al’s parodies are well put together.

99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger

While the picture painted by this song is bleak, this song has always pushed me into a thoughtful state in which I contemplate the nature of the world. This song is really what made me see what a mad world we live in.

You Gotta Tap by Audiobody

Audiobody produces by far my favorite instrumental songs. While You Gotta Tap has some lyrics, to me it’s all about the sound of this song. The band was first introduced to me in the video above – the famous Diet Coke & Mentos experiment. More often than not, when I’m driving home from school alone, I’m jamming out and enjoying being alive to some loud Audiobody.

Mad World by Gary Jules

There are a ton of versions of the song between the original Tears for Fears version, Jules’ cover that he made for inclusion in Donnie Darko, and one of my personal favroties, the 2004 a capella cover by the Yale Whiffenpoofs. Also, I have a powerful conviction that we are truly in a mad world, however much sense we think we see.

From Adam Feldman's blog, blog.pamiproductions.com.