Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Song Lyrics That Make Me Cringe

 


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Last week's Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge asked us to share our favorite song lyrics. This week, it is time to share the song lyrics that make us cringe. While the Internet and I seem to have differing opinions on what makes lyrics cringy, we will see what I come up with.

Cringy stalker vibes: because nothing says true love like being hunted down and collected.

I will have you,
yes, I will have you
I will find a way, 
and I will have you
Like a butterfly, 
a wild butterfly
I will collect you and capture you
"Obsession" by Animotion


Cringy animal love: couldn't we all have done without mating muskrats? 
And they whirl and they twirl and they tango
Singin' and jinglin' a jango
Floatin' like the heavens above
Looks like muskrat love
Muskrat Love" by Captain & Tennille


Cringy dark thoughts: made even more tragic by Chester Bennington's death in 2017.*
I'm holding on
Why is everything so heavy
Holding on
Just so much more than I can carry
I keep dragging around what's bringing me down
If I just let go
I'd be set free
Holding on
Why is everything so heavy
"Heavy" by Linkin Park

*This is my favorite song by Linkin Park. It was relatable at a time when I struggled and only wanted to find a way to be happy again. Now, on the other side of that terrible time, the sheer pain in these lyrics is hard to read and listen to, but Bennington's decision to share so much of his own struggle remains an enduring part of his legacy. 


Cringy bad: aren't we still shaking our heads over how this song made it on the air?
Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
Today i-is Friday, Friday (Partyin')
We-we-we so excited
We so excited
We gonna have a ball today

Tomorrow is Saturday
And Sunday comes afterwards
I don't want this weekend to end
"Friday" by Rebecca Black

What song do you think has cringy lyrics? 

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