Fencing Playlist Explained

The infamous fencing playlist may seem, to an outsider, odd, but there is reason for all the choices, from Flobots to Flogging Molly, and everything in between. The first couple tracks, Vertigo, the Clash, they are for that raw excitement before the competition or practice or whatever, all that nervous energy, working itself into mass for power the mind, body, and soul. Next are the songs for the actual fencing, strong beats, mimicking the beat in your head as you attack and retreat, and racing lyrics, for racing thoughts. Flogging Molly to My Chem is devoted for the after-bout or practice feeling, that sense of euphoria, but sadness, because you never do as well as you would like. And finally, the last two tracks. These tracks are for after, when you go home and think about the day, and if you did well or horribly, but either way, you don't ever want to stop, because it will last forever and is the best.