12 songs to help battle back-to-school anxiety

For those who aren’t the biggest fans of school, the end of summer can be difficult to deal with. As the fall semester looms for many, we've put together a list of 12 songs (with highlighted lyrics) to help battle the anxiety that one may feel when returning to the classroom. Let us know which songs you use to combat anxiety below!

Our Last Night – “Sunrise”

When the night is cold and you feel like no one knows
What it's like to be the only one buried in this hole
You can make it to the sunrise

I won't go to my grave until a difference is made

A Day To Remember – “All Signs Point To Lauderdale”

My world cannot ever bring me down
Everything I had is turning back around
Because our time's worth something
Bigger then both you and me

I can't live my life always backing down
I got to do this right, then make it make a sound
'Cause I'm not here for nothing
At least I can say I stand for something

You and me we stand for something

Gideon – “Survive” (ft. Caleb Shomo)

Move past your fears so you can finally be free
Push through the pain (pain!) you can’t be afraid
You won’t see the sun until you walk through the rain

Fall, get up, repeat
Welcome the hard times
Rise in defeat

Issues – “Never Lose Your Flames”

I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames

Tonight Alive – “What Are You So Scared Of?”

We wait for it, to find you, to find you.
But the truth is far behind you now.
Time to say it out loud:

What are you so scared of?
Judgements not unfair.
It's what we've learned to see.

What are you afraid of?
This is not unheard of. 
Nothing's how it wasn't always meant to be.

Sprung Monkey – “Beautiful”

I never felt that I want too much
I never said that I need too much
But with the lack of the strength I need
There I was almost giving up

Then I saw beautiful
And it opened up my eyes
When I found beautiful
It opened up my life

Saosin – “You're Not Alone”

You're not alone, there is more to this I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell

The Color Morale – “Learned Behavior”

Come to me with anything that you'll ever need 
Come to me when you're rebuilding 
Sometimes it's good to build up walls, not to keep anyone out 
But to see who cares enough to knock them down 

We can start again 
With our names written in new cement 
We can write the date 
Right after we dig ourselves out of the messes we've made 
You'll never know 
What you have until it's gone 
Through hell for you 

Neck Deep – “Gold Steps”

You say life has lost its meaning,
And that's true if you believe it,
But someday you will stand above your demons,
You're not beneath this.

We Came As Romans – “Just Keep Breathing”

Am I still breathing?
Then nothing is as bad as it seems
So just keep breathing, and keep calm, keep calm
The only real control we have is over ourselves
So let's get over it
That we can't and we won't control anything else

Stick To Your Guns – “We Still Believe”

I'm sick and tired of all this giving up,
All I hear is talk, and I've had enough.
Single minded, overwhelmingly one sided.
Refusing humanity, does not award morality.
Hope's not dead so we'll forever scream,
until it's deafening

Angels & Airwaves – “The Adventure”

My dearest friends,
Even if your hope has burned with time,
Anything that's dead shall be re-grown,
And your vicious pain, your warning sign,
You will be fine.

Hello, here I am,
And here we go, life's waiting to begin.