"Lost in emotion."

From the song Lost In Emotion by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam.

"It gave me a reason to exist."

Said by Mariah Carey in her audiobook The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Track 3.

"But how was I to,

know which way the story'd go?"

From the song Take a Bow by Madonna.

As a kid, I was obsessed with this music video when it first came out.

"Do you mean what you say when there's no one around?"

From the song Take a Bow by Madonna.

"Swaying room,

as the music starts.
Strangers making the most of the dark.
Two by two,

their bodies become one."

From the song Crazy for You by Madonna.

"There's no easy explanation for it."

From the song Love Will Never Do (Without You) by Janet Jackson.

"So don't hold back,
just have a good time."

From the song Escapade by Janet Jackson.

"My mind's tired,
I've worked so hard all week."

From the song Escapade by Janet Jackson.

One of my oldest pop culture memories is watching Janet Jackson's Black Cat music video.

It must've been around 2nd grade, but damn, I still remember watching that music video in complete awe and staring up at the television screen. That mic in her hand and white button-down shirt is forever burned into my brain.

BLAST THE F'N MUSIC.

"Glad to wake up every day without you on my brain."

From the song Unfoolish by Ashanti. 

"See, I'm searching for a real love,

and I don't know where to go."

From the song Real Love by Mary J. Blige.

"So I slowly came to see,

all of the things that you were made of."

From the song Real Love by Mary J. Blige.

"It's time for the percolator."

From the song Percolator (Jamie Jones Vault Mix) by Cajmere.

"Running up that hill."

From the song Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.

"You know what?

Baby, we can make it.
You know how I know?

Because I said so."

From the song We Can Make It (Original Mix) by Cajmere, Oliver Dollar, and Dajae.

"You're in my system."

From the song You're In My System (Dennis Quin Club Mix) by Kerri Chandler, Jerome Sydenham, and Dennis Quin.

"Deep, deep, 

where the sun don't shine,

is a place that I call home."

From the song Underground Is My Home (Marco Anzalone Remix) by Dennis Ferrer, Tyrone Ellis, and Marco Anzalone.

"Before the day I met you,
life was so unkind.
But you're the key to my peace of mind."

From the song (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin

"I've been doing my own thing.
Love has always had a way of having bad timing."

From the song Tell Me by Groove Theory.