The Way I Used to Be

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The Way I Used to Be Playlist

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 20, 2026

A four-part emotional arc follows Eden from the rupture of assault through isolation, anger, and the difficult work of reclaiming her voice. The instrumentals make room for the story’s quieter interior shifts, while the vocal songs touch on betrayal, silence, boundaries, and the possibility of healing without suggesting that recovery is simple or linear.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Kiss The Rain

Yiruma · From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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2

May Be

Yiruma · First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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3

Porz Goret

Yann Tiersen · EUSA

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4

Le moulin

Yann Tiersen · Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)

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5

Dearly Beloved

Yoko Shimomura · KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX- (Original Soundtrack)

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6

Corridors of Time

Yasunori Mitsuda · Piano Collections: CHRONO TRIGGER, Vol. 2

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7

Dire, Dire Docks

Koji Kondo · World Sleep Day 2023

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8

Song of Healing

Koji Kondo · Children of Termina

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9

To Zanarkand

Benyamin Nuss · Fleeting Symphony

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10

Abandon Window - Remaster 2023

Jon Hopkins · Immunity

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11

Small Memory

Jon Hopkins · Insides

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12

Together We Will Live Forever

Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST

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13

Death Is the Road to Awe (feat. Kronos Quartet)

Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST

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14

Untitled #4 - Njósnavélin

Sigur Rós · ( )

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15

Breathe Me

Sia · Colour The Small One

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16

Praying

Kesha · Rainbow

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17

Because of You

Kelly Clarkson · Breakaway

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18

Silence

Marshmello · Silence

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19

Hard Feelings/Loveless

Lorde · Melodrama

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20

Liability

Lorde · Melodrama

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