1. Anything To Be With You

   an appetite for stars tonight / and you're the reason

   Immediately, we're thrown into carly's party of love. It's a bright and jazzy bop with a catchy chorus that sticks like honey to the mind.

2. Kamikaze

   you mind if i need to come kamikaze / crash into your way?

   The echoing gives it a nice haunting and textured quality to it. Wish that she hadn't made a like World War II reference though.

3. After Last Night

   in the pale moonlight / in the moment, i was / hypnotized

   Bright with a fun dip for the chorus. The lyrics flow together beautifully. Like other places in the album, CRJ alludes to being bad at love previously and is getting her groove back (thanks to someone special), and it's cute.

4. Aeroplanes

   we're only earth angels / and every day i want you

   Slower song that's a little confusing. Does he return her affections or not? :thinking: Maybe smarter folks than us can decide

5. Shy Boy

   shy boy, stir me up / you didn't even know you got the midas touch

   A sweet little disco number. Definitely a highlight of the album, and it was released as a single before the rest of the album.

6. Kollage

   i'm still in the dark / paralyzed emotions A very slow ballad in the middle of the album. It's smooth and slick with a more complicated melody than some of the other songs. 27 really likes it, but it may be too slow for this to be a favorite of ours.

7. Shadow

   city to city, heartbeat to heartbeat / body to body

   Another slow song but the chorus is sticky. We get another airplane reference. The bridge is very cute.

8. Psychedelic Switch

   'cause baby i'd be satisfied forever / with a couple years of this

   This psychedelic song with a heavy backbeat might be the most divisive song on the album. Maddy thinks it's a teeny bit cringey but Jyliet really likes it. Teresa thinks it's cute that Jyliet likes it.

   Here's some specific lyric thoughts:

   • don't wake me 'cause i'm lucid dreamin'Cliche, but endearing
   • meditatin' on your lips makes Maddy cringe a tad, but Teresa thinks it's romantic
   • 'cause, baby, i'd be satisfied forever / with a couple years of this is just soooo sweet, that young fresh raw kind of love
   • make me feel like in my birthday suit makes Maddy cringe even more, but Jyliet thinks the line delivery is just bubbly and adorable

9. So Right

   sometimes we get it so right / we can get it so right

   This is the same spot as "So Nice" in the loneliest time, so nice parallel. This is also her second song with an explicit rating. This song is also slightly confusing, but it's buttery smooth and fun to listen to.

10. Come Over

    i'm already dreamin' / come over come over

    Our tied-for-first on the album with After Last Night. This is superduper sweet with the same kind of fun as want you in my room. Just puppy love.

11. Put It To Rest

    like your moon / won't let me sleep

    This song is about setting aside the past that keeps you lonely, which means a lot coming after an album called The Loneliest Time.

12. Stadium Love

    hey boy, saw you on the weekend / full stop, now i'm in the deep end

    We just realized now what this song reminds us of and it reminds us of fun., especially they're first album. We'll ask 27 if they agree.

13. Weekend Love

    soft light hits me on the high line / so go on foolin' around / i'll be already, i'm alright

    A slow and stylish way to end the album. Another weekend song, too!

Our Rankings

1. After Last Night
2. Come Over
3. Shy Boy
4. Psychedelic Switch
5. Anything To Be With You
6. Kamikaze
7. So Right
8. Stadium Love
9. Shadow
10. Put It To Rest
11. Aeroplanes
12. Shadow
13. Kollage

1. Surrender My Heart

   I wanna get closer (I'll believe in you every night) / surrender my heart

   What a banger to start the album with! It also does a great job of setting up the mood and themes, which are all about loneliness, desperation, vulnerability, grief, and coping with the devastation of being recognized.

2. Joshua Tree <3

   I'm feeling dramatic / I like the moon and the magic of this

   A great song to bob your head to.

3. Talking To Yourself

   does it kill you that you're thinkin' of me? / are you thinkin' of me when you're with somebody else?

   It's a fun pop song! About the general sense of wanting someone to miss you when you're gone.

4. Far Away

   I heard a night bird singin', oh, oh / your face is calmin' me down

   Brings you from the brink of dissociation.

5. Sideways

   everything's going my way, and I like to get my way / even when things go sideways, rainin' on my parade

   We like when she's a little selfish in the stories in her lyrics. We call it dark!CRJ. There's a few leaked songs that have an even darker vibe, and they're some of our favorites.

6. Beach House

   boys around the world, I want to believe that / when you chase a girl, it's not just huntin' season Reasons why we like it:
   • The singability of it
   • The chorus
   • We can listen to it over and over and over again for days on end and still love it
   • One part makes it sound like she ate this guy's wife out

7. Bends

   moonlight, stars in the water glow / swim out, baptize me indigo

   It's very slow, which isn't our favorite. There's an unreleased song called "Sun On You" which is absolutely a love song. Bends, however, is a song about grief. CRJ went through a deep mourning period after losing her grandmother, and this song is her meditation on that.

8. Western Wind

   take me back into your corner / to the center of the room we made a dance floor

   This Reddit thread is convincing

9. So Nice

   he's right to me, it's turnin' me on that / he's the kind of superstar that would only steal your heart

   Fun fact: when she was writing this song, producers told her that it was too sweet, and she said, 'okay' and then made it sweeter.

10. Bad Thing Twice

    every time I close my eyes / you're my little heart hiccup, give it up, give it up, yeah

    As mentioned above, we love when Carly's got those selfish girl lyrics. This is her speculating on the negative consequences of her actions and how, yeah, she'd do it again. Love it.

11. Shooting Star

    saw your angel face, caught my shootin' star

    Synth-tastic.

12. Go Find Yourself or Whatever

    you feel safe in sorrow / you feel safe on an open road

    Very slow, showcases some of her strongest vocals, though. Some good runs.

    Longest song of the album at 4:44

13. The Loneliest Time (ft. Rufus Wainright)

    I went runnin', but I couldn't catch /just the shadow of your silhouette

    VERY POLARIZING! But we liked it

14. Anxious (bonus)

    I get (I get) anxious / 'cause I need a little head room (head room)

    This song captures a feeling that we don't experience at all (in relationships, specifically), but it's a bop.

15. No Thinking Over The Weekend (Bonus)

    no thinkin', thinkin', thinkin' / wake me up when you're ready for the water

    Dissociation anthem

    The people in the r/carlyraejepsen subreddit love this one

16. Keep Away (Bonus)

    we're gonna need some land between our bodies though / I'm tryin' to keep away from you

    Another spaced-out bop

    This is the only bonus song available on the Target version of the album

Our Rankings

1. Beach House
2. Joshua Tree
3. So Nice
4. Shooting Star
5. Bad Thing Twice
6. Sideways
7. Far Away
8. Surrender My Heart
9. Talking To Yourself
10. Anxious
11. The Loneliest Time
12. Keep Away
13. Western Wind
14. Bends
15. Go Find Yourself Or Whatever
16. No Thinking Over The Weekend