Your favorite songs about suicide/death/depression

[RedDEE]

Haven't seen one of these in a while. Post your favorite songs pertaining to death/suicide/depression. Here are mine,

MGMT - When You Die (love the song, has a super trippy awesome video too)


Olivia 'O Brien - Empty (this song speaks to my soul)


Oh Wonder - White Blood (reminds me of the love of my life I lost forever)


Black Label Society - In This River (i want this song played at my funeral)



Your turn!

 

[Soul]

I'm always sorry to post music that most of us will probably hear on say low-fi equipment, but ... hark to the guitars!

 

[gnomeboy17]

Every song by the band teen suicide! Particularly "everything that happens in my dreams"

 

[a.n.kirillov]

 

[Yomyom]

The obvious

 

[PrettyMoose]

Here is the song that I chose my name after, which is one of Soundgarden's best IMO -



And another from the same album -

 

[FreedomInDeath]

I like Michael Bubles "Home". I think it is so calming and relaxing and makes me feel happy about the peace of returning to nothingness. Not sure it is about death but that is what I think of when I hear it.

 

[Bahbah Blacksheep]

Expose me for all that I am The man behind the masquerade, I am my own false witness Fact resides solely in the depths of my mind... and will I ever really let it come to surface? You only see what I want you to see And you believe all that you're told Serenity is a beautiful hoax a liar I have the whole world convinced of my contentment No truth in this, I've lost count of all the times I made it home alive and wished I hadn't Expose me for all that I am The man behind the masquerade, I am my own false witness I'm left to conquer the mountains in my mind, and I am my maker Life is what's killing me I hate the fact that I'm just fine Forever seeking anything to take responsibility Life is what's killing me (life is what's killing me) I hate the fact that I'm alive Forever searching for my scapegoat because I refuse to face reality At least I can say I tried to cherish every single day when I woke up and didn't want to die I'd work my hands down to the bone trying to stay suspended in those specific seconds But I know I'd just be counting down the minutes until I'm miserable again

I was cursed from birth Nothingness is bliss Every inch of my body longs for it I know what I've sown I know what I'll reap Oh father of death bring me eternal sleep Cursed to be bound to this world Damned to consume and corrupt what once was pure I lived as a disease but I will die as the cure My purpose i found beyond the trees I was blinded by the light but now i can see The mark is a blessing, the void will set us free Nothingness is bliss Every inch of my body longs for it I know what I've sown I know what I'll reap Oh father of death bring me eternal sleep I will cast away the shackles of life I will unleash what is older than time This world is chaos but will be forced in line I hear the calling, it's guiding me When my hand grips the knife i know it's guiding me The blade carves the flesh, by the void I am blessed My sacrifice will free us from this world of sin My sacrifice will free us from the curse of living One last slash of the knife The blood leaves my body as i leave this life Beneath me blackened soil emerges As the void takes over all I was My purpose i found beyond the trees I was blinded by the light but now i can see The mark is a blessing, the void will set us free Nothingness is bliss Every inch of my body longs for it I know what I've sown I know what I'll reap Oh father of death bring me eternal sleep

Searching for solace in a toxic temple;[01] fragments of lead climbing through your head;[02] stones load your coat as you wade through the winter current - dancing with the dead on the riverbed;[03] wanton hanging of the wise pale king.[04] And I see myself.[05] Here we dream in a bed of seamless sleep. The rain never wakes you from your descent. Sinking through subtle waves that disguise the current down below. You're pulled in the undertow.[06] Intricate: I watched the world dance inside your head Ephemeral: everything created must expire Misery: Losing hope for a dying world, or did we lose hope in ourselves, my ineffable? Words lose sound with every fathom, further down. Torn between two worlds - floundering in a state of metaxis.[07] One is waning one is dead. In both we feel too much… we feel too much. Intricate: I watched the world dance inside your head. Ephemeral: Everything created must expire. Misery: Losing hope for a dying world - or did we lose hope in ourselves, my ineffable? Most nights we merge into one dream; you mouth that four word sundering - soundless, but somehow deafening, "I can't go on." I'll strain my voice to make you relent, but the tide holds me in my dissent. We're bound to each other in the undertow. You were my ineffable.[08] FOOTNOTES: 01 — The suicide of Sylvia Plath 02 — The suicide of Ernest Hemingway 03 — The suicide of Virginia Woolf 04 — The suicide of David Foster Wallace 05 — Emmanuel Levinas, Totality and Infinity 06 — Depression 07 — Plato, Symposium 08 — If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24 hours/7 days a week: 1 (800) 273-8255. If you think you may be experiencing depression, tell your loved ones and seek professional help. It's not your fault that you feel this way, and trust us—things can get better

 

[angel_like_demon]

Not sure if anyone has posted these, but I like them.

Lyrics:

On my way home, without friends
The sunset is sometimes kind
Amidst the data flying around
The city's Bluetooth destroyed me

Jumping into the Chūō Line
Being called a nuisance
She was always there
The girl went ahead and died
Even if you ask the FBI you'll never know
Her message
She was always shouting

Channeling to widen the night sky
I waltzed with a stray cat
Amidst the data flying around
The city's Bluetooth destroyed me

Jumping onto an UFO
It's not a phase, mom. Please, listen
She was always alone
The girl went ahead and died
Even if you ask the FBI you'll never know
Her message
She was always shouting

When I'm done studying for entrance exams
I'm a witch that talks with cats
I'll do a livestream suicide show and build a grave
Before this terrible feeling disappears

Jumping into the Chūō Line
Being called a nuisance
She was always there
The girl went ahead and died
Looking down upon stupid humans
With the cats on a roof
She was always shouting

When I'm done studying for entrance exams
I'm a witch that talks with cats
I'll do a livestream suicide show and build a grave
Before this terrible feeling disappears

Jumping into the Chūō Line
Being called a nuisance
She was always there
The girl went ahead and died
Even if you ask the FBI you'll never know
Her message
She was always shouting
https://lyricstranslate.com


My legs are dangling off the edge
My legs are dangling off the edge
The bottom of the bottle is my only friend
I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone
My legs are dangling off the edge
A stomach full of pills didn't work again
I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone

Gone too far, yeah, I'm gone again
It's gone on too long, tell you how it ends
I'm sitting on the edge with my two best friends
One's a bottle of pills, and one's a bottle of Gin
I'm twenty stories up, yeah, up at the top
I polished off this bottle, now it's pushing me off
Asphalt to me has never looked so soft
I bet my mama found my letter, now she's calling the cops
I gotta take this opportunity before I miss it
'Cause now I hear the sirens, and they're off in the distance
Believe me when I tell you that I've been persistent
'Cause I'm more scarred, more scarred than my wrist is
I've been trying too long with too dull of a knife
But tonight I made sure that I sharpened it twice
I never bought a suit before in my life
But when you go to meet God, you know you wanna look nice!

So if I survive, then I'll see you tomorrow
Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow

My legs are dangling off the edge
The bottom of the bottle is my only friend
I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone
My legs are dangling off the edge
A stomach full of pills didn't work again
I'll put a bullet in my head, and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone

We hit the sky, there goes the light
No more sun, why's it always night?
When you can't sleep, well, you can't dream
When you can't dream, well, what's life mean?
We feel little pity but don't empathize
The old are getting older, watch a young man die
A mother and a son and someone you know
Smile at each other and realize you don't
You don't know what happened to that kid you raised
What happened to the father who swore he'd stay?
I didn't know 'cause you didn't say
Now mama feels guilt, yeah, mama feels pain
When you were young, you never thought you'd die
Found that you could but too scared to try
Looked in the mirror and you said goodbye
Climbed to the roof to see if you could fly

So if I survive then, I'll see you tomorrow
Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow

My legs are dangling off the edge
The bottom of the bottle is my only friend
I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone
My legs are dangling off the edge
A stomach full of pills didn't work again
I'll put a bullet in my head, and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone

I wish that I could fly way up in the sky
Like a bird so high, oh, I might just try
I wish that I could fly way up in the sky
Like a bird so high, oh, I might just try
Oh, I might just try

 

[diyCTB]

Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright



Lyrics:

When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street
Was gonna make it big and not be beat

Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Jamie had a chance, well she really did
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Jay committed suicide
Brandon OD'd and died
What the hell is going on
The cruelest dream, reality

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

 

[restforeternity]

Trivium - Departure

 

[YukiFox]

Inertiatic ESP -The Mars Volta

 

[Sensei]

"I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad, the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had."




For you, @Epsilon0. If you don't come back, I hope it's because you've recovered.

 

[Intelligent Ape]

 

[Mizrable80]

 

[Sslsh]

BULLET by Hollywood Undead. Its the only song that I listen to on repeat.

 

[billyoudont]

Asleep - The Smiths



Creep - Radiohead



King's Crossing - Elliott Smith



I Don't Exist - Olivia O'Brien



Hurt - Johnny Cash

 

[Walilamdzi]

 

[moonsafari]

Enjoy! These songs aren't really about suicide, more like death in general. Makes me sad still *^*

 

[downthepathofdark]

Blink 182 - Adam's song


Always been one i runt to when feeling low.

And this is the song that sums up what has driven me to SI.

 

[Mistake of Nature]

"New Dawn Fades" - Joy Division
"Directionless so plain to see
A loaded gun won't set you free
So you say..."



"A Warm Place" - Nine Inch Nails
I don't know if this belongs here (there are no lyrics), but it tends to put me in this trance-like state where I feel very depressed but also quite peaceful.

 

[ritsulover]

 

[Epsilon0]

"I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad, the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had."




For you, @Epsilon0. If you don't come back, I hope it's because you've recovered.

Still listening to it. It goes straight to the heart.

 

[missmuffet]

I might be a bit late, but this song is definitely one of my favorites.

 

[avoid_slow_death]

Haunting, yet accurately describes how one would likely feel at the moment of ctb.



That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here
In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah it's gone
And I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here
Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
I'm not here
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

 

[Pryras]

this song isn't directly related to those themes but the lyrics makes my heart heavy for sure.



"Are the memories I hold still valid?...Or have the tears deluded them?"

Is somebody there beyond these aching feet? Still the road keeps on telling me to go on..."

 

[Serenity]

 

[Kringle's Curse]

 

[Гууу]

Probably the only song i know about it. But very laconic.

 

[Mooshi]