Favorite Depressing Songs.

I love depressing music. Its not that Im a depressed person, cause im rly not at all but I just love it. Anyway heres my top 5

Winter- Joshua Radin
Hallelujah- Jeff Buckly
Stairway To Heaven- Led Zeppelin
Total Eclipse Of The Heart- Bonnie Tyler
Paint It Black- The Rolling Stone
 
I have literally read every song suggested, and I'm surprised that no one has posted these songs. Maybe because no one has been in a position to have a few heartstrings tugged by these songs, or because they just haven't heard them. If you've never heard them, that's depressing enough. You may not LIKE them, but at least you can say you've heard them.


- Green Day, Jesus of Suburbia
- Plain White T's, Hey There Delilah
- Three Days' Grace, I Hate Everything About You
- Aerosmith, Jaded (This may have been mentioned, I forget)
- Coldplay, Amsterdam
- Mudvayne, Happy?
- Good Charlotte, Dance Floor Anthem (Very specific message, there, but good nonetheless. all other GC is terrible, unfortunately)
- Smashing Pumpkins, Stand Inside Your Love ***


***honestly, if you understand what this song means, and it means something to you, it's akin to beating yourself over the head with something solid. As for those who posted Pumpkins songs before, how could you miss this one??? Zero may have had a shirt made, but this is by far their best song.
 
depressing songs

I know im comming in late and im not reading the 20 pages to see if im repeating anyone because i know i probably am, heres my list of depressing songs. If you do not agree plz keep it to yourself :D

Otis Redding- Sitting On The Dock of The Bay ---A Classic mellow jam

Pink Floyd-Dark Side of The Moon

Korn-Freak on A Leash

Korn-Comming Undone

Days of New-Touch, Peel and Stand

NIN-Head Like A Hole

Guns N Roses-Knocking on Heavens Door

SoundGarden-Black Hole Sun--- If noone has mentioned this one...wtf

Audioslave-Like A Stone

Audioslave-I Am The Highway

Aerosmith-Dream On

Allman Brothers Band-Whipping Post

Beck-Guess Im Doing Just Fine

Blind Melon-No Rain

Braid Paisley-Whiskey Lullaby

Bush-Glycerine

Creedence Clearwater Revival-Someday Never Comes

Everlast-What its Like---About Putting yourself in other peoples shoes.

GodSmack-Voodoo

GodSmack-Straight Out of Line

Green Day-Good Riddance(time of your life)

Green Day-Whatsername--- about seperating from a lover and thinking back

Incubus-Mexico

Jimi Hendrix-Cherokee Mist

Jimi Hendrix-The Wind Cries Mary---Jimi Wrote this one night after a fight with his girlfriend

Johnny Cash-Delia---Kinda messed up but they all cant be pretty

Johnny Cash-Sunday Morning Coming Down

Kenny Wayne Shepperd-Blue on Black

Kid Rock-Only God Knows Why

Lil Flip-I Need 2 Find My Way--dont listen to alot of rap but this one is good

Limp Bizkit-Behind Blue Eyes--Cover song from the orig. by the Who

Live-Lightning Crashes

Live-Pillar of Davidson

Lynyrd Skynyrd-Simple Man

Mudvayne-A World So Cold

Moody Blues-Dust In The Wind

Nirvana-Lake of Fire(Acoustic)

Nirvana-Half The Man I Used To Be--- probably my Favorite Nirvana Song

Nirvana-Heart-Shaped Box

Nirvana-Rape Me

Nirvana-Dumb

Nirvana-All Apologies

Nirvana-Something In The Way

Nirvana-Where Did You Sleep Last Night(Acoustic)

Our Lady Peace-4am

The Offspring-Self Esteem---Mix Low self esteem and a bitch girlfriend and u get this song.

Radiohead-Creep--I also have the Korn unplugged cover which i never play because the Guitar is the most powerful intsrument in the song.

Radiohead-Fake Plastic Trees

RedHotChiliPeppers-Under The Bridge

RedHotChiliPeppers-Scar Tissue

Saliva-Always

Smashing Pumpkins-Bullet Wit Butterfly Wings

Smashing Pumpkins-Zero

SoundGarden-Fell on Black Days

Staind-Its Been Awhile

Staind-Fade

Sumblime-Santeria

Sumblime-40oz To Freedom --"A 40 oz to Freedom is the only chance i got to feel happy even tho i am not"

Shinedown-45---Song about the decideing point of suicide, he has the barrel in his mouth trying to find a reason not to pull the trigger

Shinedown-Burning Bright

Tim Mcgraw-If Your Reading This

Tool-Sober

Weezer-Longtime Sunshine


I know i missed alot was scaming through my library sorry if ya dont like my taste:m:
 
Some obscure songs

Let me start off by saying thanks for this thread, it has greatly enhanced my playlist. I registered solely for the purpose of contributing to the list. Hopefully, you'll get something new out of it yourself.

I'll start off with one of my favorite groups: Vnv Nation.
-Carbon
"Can someone see our self destruction?
Are we reminding ourselves
That our existence is
So delicate
That without this light we are no more
That without this light we've made we are no more"

Descent
"Across this cursed place rage the fires
Where the innocent are burned on a thousand funeral pyres
In anguish parted from this world"

Forever
"I don't believe in the existence of mercy's guiding hand...
Not with all that I have witnessed, I cannot understand.
Forever burdened with the knowledge that I could have been so much more
When the truth is hard to suffer, I knew this all before."

Illusion-may sound more uplifting to some but, given the topic, it depresses me.
"Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion trying to change you"

Left Behind-same with this one
"Something is wrong
Everyone's gone
You have been left behind
Everyone left the demon inside"

There is so much more by this group that would qualify as depressing, these are just for starters. Most probably wouldn't like their type of music, but listen closely to their lyrics.

The rest I'll just list without lyrics, too much reading =P

Placebo-Without You I'm Nothing
Placebo-Black Eyed
Placebo-Running Up That Hill
Placebo-Special Needs
Placebo-Protect Me From What I Want
Stabbing Westward-What Do I Have To Do?
Stabbing Westward-Falls Apart
Stabbing Westward-Everything I Touch
Stabbing Westward-Sometimes it Hurts
Stabbing Westward-Waking Up Beside You
(Many, many more by them, won't list them all)
Jack Off Jill-Underjoyed
Jack Off Jill-Star No Star
Jack Off Jill-Clear Hearts Grey Flowers
Mindless Self Indulgence-Bed Of Roses
Minnie Driver-Learn To Be Lonely (Ending song on Phantom of the Opera movie)
Avenged Sevenfold-I Won't See You Tonight pt. 1(I believe, may be pt.2)
Blue Monday-Black Orchid
Evanescence-Breathe No More (Yes, mentioning them may be cliche, but it shouldn't lessen the emotional meaning any less)
Seven Mary Three-Cumbersome
Jimmy Eat World-Hear You Me
Angela Aki-Kiss Me Goodbye (either the English or Japanese version is fine)
Sarah Brightman-The Last Words You Said
Green Day-Working Class Hero
X-Japan-Crucify My Love (The group is Japanese, but the song is in English)

These are just off the top of my head, I may post more as I rummage through my playlist. Hope you enjoy these ;)

P.S. To the person who mentioned Komm Susser Tod, you are my hero. I had heard the song long before, but had never seen it mentioned in topics about depressing songs. Not many people realize it for what it is, one of the most depressing songs out there.
 
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i am shocked that i havent seen "butterfly kisses" by bob carlisle... i definatly reccomend you check it out. beautiful song.
 
sigur ros....anything by them.


Its been a long time. Anyone out there???



-Guyute
 
5.11 AM (The Moment of Clarity)​

And the moment of clarity
Faded like charity does
Sometimes
I open one eye
And I put out my hand just to touch your soft hair
To make sure in the darkness that you were still there
And I have to admit
I was just a little afraid, oh yeah
But then...
I had a little bit of luck
You were awake
I couldn't take another moment alone.​
 
My Favourite depressing songs.. ive got a bit of a list but they are all really good and get to me everytime i listen to them

Broken - Lindsay Haun
Everything - Lifehouse
I'll take everything - James Blunt
Carry you home - James Blunt
Shine on - James Blunt
Just a Dream - Carrie Underwood
Dust in the wind - Kansas
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
My december - linkin park
no roads left - linkin park
nobodys home - avril levigne
slipped away- avril levigne
say (all I need) -one republic
shadow of the day - linkin park
starts with goodbye - carrie underwood
stupid boy - keith urban
the only promise that remains - reba ft. justin timberlake
waiting - city and colour
what hurts the most - rascall flatts (this song gets me to tears every time)
whiskey lullaby - brad paisley ft. allison krauss
storm - lifehouse
fall at your feet - james blunt
everybody hurts - REM
You - switchfoot
your guardian angel - red jumpsuit aparatus
boston - augustina
calling all angels - train
amazing grace - any randition
broken and beautiful - suzie mcneil
believe - suzie mcneil
train wreck - elliot yamin
feels like tonight - chris daughtry
a perfectly good heart - taylor swift
trying to find my way - lifehouse
whatever it takes - lifehouse
broken - lifehouse
 
this may seem strange to those who havent seen the TAC ad's but Merry merry christmas is one of the most depressing songs i know:(
 
Mad World
Gary Jules (cover of Tears for Fears)

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny

I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kind of funny

I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad World
Enlarging your world
Mad World.

-------------------------------------------------------

OURS - "Meet Me In The Tower"

I'm paralyzed from head down
Realized pushing their doubts
I'm burned by all the fire
Thats spread within my house
You put them there so you can put them out

When courage strikes we'll come out
And wait around with our heads down
Turn me to the sky, turn me upside down
A way to feel alive, a life thats mine

Cause I am like a big strong cable
I am like a girl so soft inside
Finally today I'm able
To put you in the ground
I'll meet you in the ground

The mirror fell and I
I may as well have been blind
The days passing like cars
I'll meet you in the tower
If they can dream then
Oh why can't I?

[chorus]

I've finally stablized
Everyone will see
 
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