100 Favorite Songs of 2008: 100-86

86. “HANG ON”– ILLINOIS
Life’s so long but almost gone,
Just give me something to hang on
87. “NEVER MISS A BEAT”–KAISER CHIEFS
What did you do today? I did nothing
What did you learn at school? I didn’t go
It’s cool to know nothing
88. “BODY OF YEARS”–MOTHER MOTHER
It’s just a body of years that I leave all alone,
It’s just a pile of years, now a pile of bones
89. “CATH…”–DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Soon everybody will ask what became of you,
Your heart was dying fast and you didn’t know what to do
90. “HANG THEM ALL”– TAPES ‘N TAPES
With your hearts set high, it’s a marriage made for condescending,
Are you gonna hold that line?
91. “I WOKE UP TODAY”– PORT O’BRIEN
Yes, I understand I cannot live on this land,
But does that truly mean I have seen all that can be seen?
92. “HERCULES THEME”– HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR
We took him to town, pushed him around,
Little boy Hercules
93. “FOR HALLOWEEN”–NO KIDS
Why remind me of how things are sure to turn out for me?
When I can feel it with every gust that moves the willow trees
94. “SEE THESE BONES”–NADA SURF
Try as they might, no one’s immune to misfiring and acting
on the wrong clues and thinking it’s time to redo and redo
95. “CREEPER”–ISLANDS
Right from the start I was stabbed in the heart,
Didn’t know I wasn’t breathing, didn’t know I had been bleeding
96. “BEING HERE”– THE STILLS
And there’s blood on the lines of every page I turn,
When the ones you love are the ones you burn
97. “HUMMINGBIRD”–BORN RUFFIANS
“You’re running down my thigh,” she said, “He’s such a wonderful guy,” she said,
“There’s pride in wanting to die, I think I’ll give it a try,” she said
98. “CALL IT A RITUAL”–WOLF PARADE
They will swing swing their swords for show,
While you turn your flower petals so slow
99. “RESERVOIR PARK”–THE DUTCHESS AND THE DUKE
How many times have I defied the cold clutches of death?
And how many times have I stopped short from taking that last step?
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>100. “MY ONLY OFFER”–MATES OF STATE
I always wanted to be the face in front of me,
Debating a life, sipped out the energy

Ineligible due to inclusion on 2007 list:
Bon Iver (“Skinny Love,” No. 1)
The Virgins (“Rich Girls,” No. 71)
Delta Spirit (“Trashcan,” No. 93)