This playlist follows the push and pull between Johnny’s drive to keep his rugby future intact and Shannon’s need to protect herself, with Irish indie voices grounding the story in its contemporary school-and-rugby world. It moves from isolation and hurt toward trust, using songs about vulnerability, steadfast care, and the risk of letting someone close.
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Villagers · {Awayland}
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First Day of My Life
Bright Eyes · I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
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All I Want
Kodaline · In A Perfect World (Expanded Edition)
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Keep Your Head Up
Ben Howard · Every Kingdom
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Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol · Eyes Open
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The Scientist
Coldplay · A Rush of Blood to the Head
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Fix You
Coldplay · Fix You
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Breakeven
The Script · The Script
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Smother
Daughter · If You Leave
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Unsteady
X Ambassadors · VHS
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Liability
Lorde · Melodrama
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Skinny Love
Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago
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Iris
The Goo Goo Dolls · Dizzy up the Girl
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Dancing On My Own
Robyn · Body Talk (pt. 1)
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The Story
Brandi Carlile · The Story
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You Should Know Where I’m Coming From
BANKS · Goddess (Deluxe)
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To Build A Home
The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur
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Anchor
Novo Amor · Bathing Beach
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Carry You
Ruelle · Carry You
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I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz · Love Is a Four Letter Word
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Hold On
Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls
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Bruises
Lewis Capaldi · Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
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Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi · Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (Extended Edition)
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Saturn
Sleeping At Last · Atlas: I
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Turning Page
Sleeping At Last · Turning Page
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a thousand years
Christina Perri · i have died everyday waiting for you (love songs)
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Heavy (feat. Kiiara)
Linkin Park · One More Light
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Numb
Linkin Park · Meteora
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Because of You
Kelly Clarkson · Breakaway
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Breathe
Taylor Swift · Fearless (Big Machine Radio Release Special)
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Clean
Taylor Swift · 1989 (Deluxe)
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I Can't Make You Love Me
Bonnie Raitt · Luck Of The Draw
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman
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Everybody's Changing
Keane · Hopes And Fears
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Somewhere Only We Know
Keane · Hopes And Fears
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The Cave
Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More
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Little Lion Man
Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More
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Ribs
Lorde · Pure Heroine
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Teenage Dirtbag
Wheatus · Wheatus
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Same book, another mood