escapism
A topic under Hedonism & Escape
Fantasy, dissociation — leaving reality as the song's mode.
123 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average -9, which is 4 points below the library as a whole, and they run from -78 to +74.
- Contamination8.1% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land4 Elevated79 Decent38 Degraded2 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
41 of these songs are mostly about escapism, and those average -4. Where escapism is present but not the point, the average is -12. The topic reads higher by 8 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +66MachineChad LewineRefusing to be a cog in the machine
- +38Captain JackBilly Joel
- +29Sign of the TimesHarry StylesEnd-times consolation amid cyclical violence
- +21VirtuosoRyan BeattyPoetic meditation on roaming while in love
- +20Choose LitChad LewineLit chosen over light, then a turn to light
- +20Everything I NeedChad LewineSelf-reliance reverie in spiritual vocabulary
- +19HigherCreedDream-world escape plea
- +18Night Time Flight TimeChad LewinePleasant dream about flying
- +17AirplanesB.o.B ft. Hayley WilliamsFame-weary wish for simpler days
- +17Hail To The WonderChad LewineMeant for better, asking if you want the same
- +16Now, ForeverMaria Wirries, L.J. Benet & Original Broadway Cast of The Lost BoysLovers begging a perfect moment to last forever
- +15Pirate's LifeChad LewineHidden crew rallying to rise at night
- +14DashboardNoah KahanSardonic critique of serial relocation
- +14Electric AtlantisHeroek & WiFaaiUnderwater wonder and a protection pledge
- +14Pocketful of SunshineNatasha BedingfieldDeclared brightness against someone's grip
- +13Drift AwayUncle Kracker featuring Dobie GrayRelief-seeking gratitude ballad
- +13EastsideBenny Blanco, Halsey & KhalidTeenage-love nostalgia and an escape plan
- +12AngelSarah McLachlanComfort for the depleted
- +12DeepChad LewineRest, recharge, and then save the world
- +12Drift AwayDobie GrayGrateful ode to music as soul-freeing refuge
- +12Like AnimalsBTS
- +12VogueMadonnaDance-floor escape and self-expression
- +11Riptide (Acoustic)Chad LewineLoose feeling of being free and chosen
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