Sad song aficionados, the 'my headphones' meme is for you

Whatcha listening to there, buddy?
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Chloe Bryan
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Sad song aficionados, the 'my headphones' meme is for you
Maybe she is listening to "Wonderwall." Credit: Getty Images

As the famous poet Taylor Swift once said, "I might be OK but I'm not fine at all." That's basically the premise of this meme.

Picture this: You're listening to a very sad song — perhaps Sufjan Stevens's "Fourth of July" or, if you're really going through it, something depressing from Glee — when your friend notices you look a little down. "Are you OK?" they ask you. "Oh yeah, no worries," you reply. You crank up the volume on "All Too Well." You have lied.

On the bright side, it looks like spending full days blasting music designed to make you sob is a pretty common experience. That should be comforting, right?


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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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