If there's a more depressing song,

[billay]

Bury me softly in this womb

I give this part of me for you

Sand rains down and here I sit

Holding rare flowers in a tomb... in bloom

 

Down in a hole and I don't know if I can be saved

See my heart I decorate it like a grave

You don't understand who they thought I was supposed to be

Look at me now a man who won't let himself be

 

Down in a hole, feeling so small

Down in a hole, losin' my soul

I'd like to fly,

But my wings have been so denied

 

Down in a hole and they've put all the stones in their place

I've eaten the sun so my tongue has been burned of the taste

I have been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth

I will speak no more of my feelings beneath

 

Down in a hole, feeling so small

Down in a hole, losin' my soul

I'd like to fly,

But my wings have been so denied

 

Bury me softly in this womb (Oh I want to be inside of you)

I give this part of me for you (Oh I want to be inside of you)

Sand rains down and here I sit (Oh I want to be inside of you)

Holding rare flowers in a tomb... in bloom (Oh I want to be inside)

 

Down in a hole, feelin' so small

Down in a hole, losin' my soul

Down in a hole, feelin' so small

Down in a hole, out of control

 

I'd like to fly,

But my wings have been so denied

 

[Squeegiebo]

I find myself singing these lyrics at the weirdest times....probably more often than I should...

 

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Hey there, little buddy! Where have you been?

[billay]

Hey there, little buddy!  Where have you been?

 

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So many kids, so little time....

[Squeegiebo]

So many kids, so little time....

 

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[Thews40]

I find solace in love lost songs. When you're going through it, like I am now, it forces you to feel the pain. The pain must be felt/dealt with anyway, so the sadder the better. Once you hit rock bottom and you feel almost dead inside, you know it. Then you start your way back up. None of this can happen without time passing, but through the process, even when some time has passed and I feel better, I still find solace in sad songs. Hands down my favorite is "I don't need a hero" by Concrete Blonde. It's not the typical country "girl done left me" rhyme-a-thon, and it's a woman's perspective, but the last part of the song is most poignant.

 

You always said I was a liar

but we burn like a house on fire...

no matter what, you know that to be true

and everything you gave to me

changed everything I used to be

much more than anyone I ever knew

 

Chorus:

and I don't need a hero

I don't need a soldier

I did when I was younger-

but now that I'm older

I don't need a father

I don't wanna be your mother

it's just that anyone of us is half

without another one is you

 

The colors of that piece of time

and still so fresh inside my mind

and it makes the movie

of my like seem pale-

and all the games I have to play

I got to give a lot of me away

but the part with us

will never be for sale

 

(Chorus)

 

The words of love have been confused

the ways of love have been abused-

is this a lottery you win or lose?

I don't know-

It's a endless circle over time

the place inside where I hold and find

your sweet and happy music in my soul

[Savage Beatings]

At the end of the Art Deco inspired animated masterpiece, Metropolis... just as everything is being blown to Kingdom Come by the love-sick, obsessed android Tima, they play Ray Charles' "Can't Stop Loving You." Creepy and perfect!

 

Artist: Ray Charles Lyrics

Song: I Can't Stop Loving You Lyrics

 

(I can't stop loving you)

I've made up my mind

To live in memory of the lonesome times

(I can't stop wanting you)

It's useless to say

So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday

(Dreams of yesterday)

Those happy hours that we once knew

Tho' long ago, they still make me blue

They say that time heals a broken heart

But time has stood still since we've been apart

 

(I can't stop loving you)

I've made up my mind

To live in memories of the lonesome times

(I can't stop wanting you)

It's useless to say

So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday

(Those happy hours)

Those happy hours

(That we once knew)

That we once knew

(Tho' long ago)

Tho' long ago

(Still make me blue)

Still ma-a-a-ake me blue

(They say that time)

They say that time

(Heals a broken heart)

Heals a broken heart

(But time has stood still)

Time has stood still

(Since we've been apart)

Since we've been apart

 

(I can't stop loving you)

I said I made up my mind

To live in memory of the lonesome times

(Sing a song, children)

(I can't stop wanting you)

It's useless to say

So I'll just live my life of dreams of yesterday

(Of yesterday)

[skins]

Bob Mould (of Husker Du and Sugar fame) wrote some incredibly sad stuff on his great solo album Black Sheets of Rain. Here's just a couple:

 

Hanging Tree

(From the album "BLACK SHEETS OF RAIN")

 

Another exit on the freeway

Another bridge I cannot bear to cross alone

And I've been on the mend

I've been getting ready to change my name again

 

And once I had a love so fair

Once I had a reason to keep on

Left a paragraph taped up on my door

It said ";Don't wait up 'cause I ain't comin' home";

 

So I've been driving far and wide to find my call in life

Been looking for a place where I belong

I guess a little pain never killed anyone

I guess I feel that way again

 

I can't come clean, I cannot stay

Got no reason to explain

I've been here too long, I need a change

And I hope you'll understand

 

Stained glass window never gonna carry my name

Been laid to rest in a field of sticks and stones

And above my head all that's left are footsteps

Of some kid too young too far away from home

 

So don't send me invitations to your big parade

Place of residence unknown

In my eyes there is no compromise

There is no calm before the storm

 

These things happen all the time

Should I throw myself from the hanging tree?

Is there a place for those of us who don't belong?

I haven't found it yet

 

______________________________

 

The Last Night

(From the album "BLACK SHEETS OF RAIN")

 

Tonight's the last night that I'm coming home to you

It seems at last my mind is made for good

There'll be no more excuses like ";I wasn't near a phone";

You wouldn't call me even if you could

 

Tonight's the last night that I'm waiting up for you

It doesn't seem to matter if I do

'Cause you've got friends and places where you feel much more at ease

I've come to realize that's nothing new

 

I've learned one thing for certain

With you near me all this time

That what was yours is yours, what's mine is mine

But of all of these possessions I have let go of the greatest one of all

 

Tonight's the last night that I'm gonna feel this way

This emptiness is so hard to explain

I've changed my number and the locks on all the doors

And I hope I never go through this again

 

Tonight's the last night that I'll ever spend with you

And please don't ask me why 'cause I don't know

It's just a funny feeling that's been building up inside

Tonight I have decided I must go

I must go

[Puddy]

I only listen to positive, optimistic, uplifting songs.

 

 

For the rest of you - :violin:

[SuperBalla]

I have it...I just can't copy the lyrics here.

 

 

Ken Mellons...I can bring her back. 1994 tear jerker of epic proportions.

[Sox]

Beautiful song,but depressing if you actually listen to the lyrics.

 

 

Concrete Angel

 

Artist:Martina McBride

 

She walks to school with a lunch she packed

Nobody knows what she's holding back;

Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday,

She hides the bruises with the linen and lace;

oh

 

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask,

It's hard to see the pain behind the mask;

Bearing the burdon of a secret storm,

Sometimes she wishes she was never born;

 

Through the wind and the rain,

She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;

But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

 

Concrete Angel

 

Somebody cries in the middle of the night,

The neighbors hear but they turn out the lights;

A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate,

When morning comes it will be too late.

 

Through the wind and the rain,

She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;

But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

 

Concrete Angel

 

A statue stands in a shaded place,

An angel girl with an upturned face;

Her name is written on a polished rock,

A broken heart that the world forgot.

 

Through the wind and the rain,

She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;

But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

 

Concrete Angel

[MikesVikes]

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

With 4 hungry children and a crop in the field.

Ive had some sad times,

lived through some bad times

but this time, your hurtin wont heal.

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

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You gotta know when to walk away, know when to run.

[MikesVikes]

I only listen to positive, optimistic, uplifting songs.

For the rest of you -  :violin:

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You finally got your avatar right on!

[MikesVikes]

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

With 4 hungry children and a crop in the field.

Ive had some sad times,

lived through some bad times

but this time, your hurtin wont heal.

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

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It sounds like he says 400 children. that would be even more depressing.

 

Btw, I like "Love lifted me" from him the best. Ole Kenny has been lifted several times.

[Big John]

It sounds like he says 400 children.  that would be even more depressing. 

 

Btw, I like "Love lifted me" from him the best.  Ole Kenny has been lifted several times.

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Or this takeoff:

 

 

 

Loose Wheel

 

On a road in Toledo, across from the depot

I was cruising in my old heap.

It wasn't good lookin'

But I was sure bookin'

And anyway I got it dirt cheap.

Me and my old lady

Were cruising 'bout 80

When the car really started to roar

Round the curve we were turnin', and something was burnin'

But I shoved that old gas pedal down to the floor

 

In the mirror I saw something cruise down the highway

I thought how it looked out of place

It was my tire, going like fire

I had a strange look on my face

I really don't know but, it looked like a donut

For a minute I thought I was dead

I started crying, I thought we were dying

I looked out the windshield and said

 

You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel

With four old bald tires, you were such a good deal

I've had some clunkers, some really bad junkers

But you were just a great steal

You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel

 

After the collision, I made a decision

I thought how I'd lived through it all

In the glow of the headlights, I checked out the damage

You really couldn't see much at all

I started thinking, I'm glad I'm not drinking

And these words came back time after time

 

You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel

With 4 old bald tires, you were such a good deal

I've had some clunkers, some really bad junkers

But you were just a great steal

You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel

[Chavez]

There is a child sleeping near his twin

The pictures go wild in a rush of wind

That dark angel he is shuffling in

Watching over them with his black feather wings unfurled

 

The love you lost with her skin so fair

Is free with the wind in her butterscotch hair

Her green eyes bloom goodbyes

With her head in her hands and your kiss on the lips another

Dream brother

With your tears scattered round the world.

 

Don't be like the one who made me so old

Don't belie the one who left behind his name

'Cause they're waiting for you like i waited for mine

And nobody ever came

[Chavez]

Here's a true wrist-slitter if you can divorce the lyrics from the bouncy melody:

 

I see the bad moon arising.

I see trouble on the way.

I see earthquakes and lightnin’.

I see bad times today.

 

Chorus:

Don’t go around tonight,

Well, it’s bound to take your life,

There’s a bad moon on the rise.

 

I hear hurricanes ablowing.

I know the end is coming soon.

I fear rivers over flowing.

I hear the voice of rage and ruin.

 

Chorus

 

Hope you got your things together.

Hope you are quite prepared to die.

Looks like we’re in for nasty weather.

One eye is taken for an eye.

 

Chorus

 

 

 

Or possibly the bleakest tune ever to come out of the 70s:

 

Last night

I saw a fire burning on

The palace lawn.

O’er the land

The humble subjects watched in mixed

Emotion.

 

Chorus:

Who is burnin’?

Who is burnin’?

Effigy.

Who is burnin’?

Who is burnin’?

Effigy.

 

Last night

I saw the fire spreadin’ to

The palace door.

Silent majority

Weren’t keepin’ quiet

Anymore.

 

Chorus

 

Last night

I saw the fire spreadin’ to

The country side.

In the mornin’

Few were left to watch

The ashes die.

 

The extended guitar solos leading out of "Effigy" are probably one of my favorite moments in music.

[Big John]

Another one, if you take away the upbeat music:

 

Got on board a westbound seven-forty-seven

Didn't think before deciding what to do

All that talk of opportunities

TV breaks and movies

Rang true, sure rang true

 

Seems it never rains in Southern California

Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before

It never rains in California

But, girl, don't they warn ya

It pours, man, it pours

 

Out of work, I'm out of my head

Out of self-respect, I'm out of bread

I'm underloved, I'm underfed

I wanna go home

 

It never rains in California

But, girl, don't they warn ya

It pours, man, it pours

 

Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it

Had offers but don't know which one to take

Please, don't tell them how you found me

Don't tell them how you found me

Gimme a break, gimme a break

 

Seems it never rains in Southern California

Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before

It never rains in California

But, girl, don't they warn ya

It pours, man, it pours

 

 

[loaf]

my name is luka

[Thews40]

I only listen to positive, optimistic, uplifting songs.

For the rest of you -  :violin:

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F you Puddy... F you. You son of a biscuit eatin' mother father cocker spaniel pot lickin' happy bastage... F you... and the horse you rode in on. Misery loves company.

[Itsnottatooma]

Based on the Book / Movie "Johnny Got His Gun"

 

"One" by Metallica

 

I can't remember anything

Can't tell if this is true or dream

Deep down inside I feel to scream

This terrible silence stops me

 

Now that the war is through with me

I'm waking up, I cannot see

That there's not much left of me

Nothing is real but pain now

 

Hold my breath as I wish for death

Oh please god, wake me

 

Back in the womb it's much too real

In pumps life that I must feel

But can't look forward to reveal

Look to the time when I'll live

 

Fed through the tube that sticks in me

Just like a wartime novelty

Tied to machines that make me be

Cut this life off from me

 

Hold my breath as I wish for death

Oh please god, wake me

 

Now the world is gone I'm just one

Oh god, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death

Oh please god, help me

 

Darkness imprisoning me

All that I see

Absolute horror

I cannot live

I cannot die

Trapped in myself

Body my holding cell

 

Landmine has taken my sight

Taken my speech

Taken my hearing

Taken my arms

Taken my legs

Taken my soul

Left me with a life in hell

[Big John]

Another one:

 

Seasons In The Sun

( Terry Jacks )

 

Goodbye to you my trusted friend

We've known each other since we were nine or ten

Together we climbed hills and trees

Learned of love and A B C's

Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.

 

Goodbye my friend it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

Pretty girls are everywhere

Think of me and I'll be there

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed were just seasons

Out of time......

 

Goodbye Papa please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family

You tried to teach me right from wrong

Too much wine and too much song

Wonder how I got along.

 

Goodbye Papa its hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

Little children everywhere

When you see them I'll be there.

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons

Have all gone.

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons

Have all gone.

 

Goodbye Michelle my little one

You gave me love and helped me find the sun

And every time that I was down

You would always come around

And get my feet back on the ground.

 

Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

With the flowers everywhere

I wish that we could both be there

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the stars we could reach

Were just starfish on the beach

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the stars we could reach

Were just starfish on the beach

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons

Have all gone

 

All our lives we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed were just seasons

Out of time......

 

We had joy we had fun

We had seasons in the sun

Edited April 10, 2006 by Big John

[georgemoe]

Patches - 1970 Clarence Carter

 

I was born and raised down in Alabama on a farm way back up in the woods. Oh

I was so ragged folks used to call me "Patches". Papa used to tease me about

it, but deep down inside dad was hurtin' 'cause he'd done the best he could.

 

My papa was a great old man

I can see him with a shovel in his hand

Education that he never had

But he did wonders when the times got bad

The little money from the crops we raised

Barely paid the bills we made

 

Oh life whipped him

Down to the ground

When he tried to get up

Life would kick him back down

On the day papa called me

To his dyin' bed

Placed his hand on my shoulders

And in tears he said

 

Patches

I'm depending on you, son

To pull the family through

My son, it's all left up to you

 

Two days later papa passed away

And I became a man that day

Everyday I had to work the fields

'Cause that's the only way

We got our meals

See, I was the oldest of the family

And everybody was depending on me

 

Now the years have passed

And everybody's grown

Mama's been livin'

In a brand new home

Lord knows it took

A lot of sweat and tears

And my daddy's voice

To help us through the years

He said -

 

Patches

I'm depending on you, son

To pull the family through

My son, it's all left up to you

[MikeTice]

gobbledy gook song

 

 

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That song is not so much sad, or depressing, as it is boring. I almost lost an ash on the keyboard as I fell asleep reading the lyrics.

[billay]

That song is not so much sad, or depressing, as it is boring.  I almost lost an ash on the keyboard as I fell asleep reading the lyrics.

 

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Thats Aice in Chains

[tonorator]

heaven's last attempt

jude cole

 

Rain down mercy

For the lost and lonely child

For the liars and the losers

The reckless and the wild

 

There's no more use in pretending

I know I never fooled you

The deepest darkness I've ever known

Comes from living like I do

 

But I swear I'm gonna knock on that gate

Even if it's all in vain

I'll stand outside with my mouth wide open

And drink the pouring rain

 

I know there's some good left in this world

I've seen it shine in your eyes

Rain down salvation

And keep my faith alive

 

The harder we fall, the closer we come

To finding our hearts and the damage we've done

Darling, I've held the devil's dirty hand

But holding you now I know is heaven's last attempt

 

Won't you walk beside me

You know I can't make it alone

Here the fields are dark and the wind is hard

Hard as stone

Roll out the sky

Oh, and let me come home, come home

I wanna come home

 

The harder we fall, the closer we come

To finding the light and the warmth of the sun

All that I've ever had I've let slip through my hands

But holding you now, I know is heaven

Heaven