Most Depressing Songs

Absolutely Beautiful, with each wave of sound, the raw emotion in this song stabs the heart of any listener.

this should be no 1, I almost comitted suicide to this song

I love this song. So very much. It doesn't get the attention it deserves.

overly depressing :( good song thou :)

leona lewis' version is good too!

the lyrics are powerful and i love this song

This Song Should Be Way Higher Up Than Where It Is Right Now

Its the best song to listen to when u feel lost & when u feel like running away... really good song !

really, come on now, avril lavigne, what has the world come to

What about "Nobody Home" by Pink Floyd?

Where do you go if you can't even go home? Where do you belong if it's not where you're from?

video of this song is so sad

I used to listen to this song all the time. very sad

Anthem for those with with psychological problems who want to free themselves from the drugs!

This is song IS beautiful

the end by blue october is SO SAD watching the love of his life run off with another man...words can discribe how sad this song is

he wrote this song as a suicide note when he was 14.... makes me cry every time i hear it

Too whiny. I hat her voice.

this song's soo sad ):

Loving these angle jokes, i find them rather punny ^_^

it could also be a straight angle (a straight line), or a reflex angle...

^ this guys my hero.

It could be obtuse.

Wouldn't that hurt? I mean, it depends what type of angle. Acute or right?

lololololololololololololololol

the above comment made me laugh. And then I remembered why I was reading this list and found it greatly ironic... that while looking for something sad I stumbled across something that brightened my eyes. And, yes. No one wants to be "In the Arms of an Angle."

this only pissed me off because it's ANGEL not "angle"... The song isn't a triangle, dear.

I agree, I actually can't listen to this song anymore because I think about those commercials. If you love animals it will make you cry.

this song pisses me off only because of those commercials.

this is a great song, but aren't all HIM songs sad ;) I think Our Diabolikal Rapture is the saddes HIM song....

Awesome song. Great band.

LOVE this song, thanks for adding it to the list. Definitely one of those songs that makes you think.

this song says things I cannot even bare to remember. :'(

one of my favourite songs of all time. I find it really uplifting :) why I'm not sure :P

best song ever.

this song is so powerful. I've been in those shoes, and still is in a way. Self harm, hurting myself and everyelse around me..

I thought I was all cried out...then I listened to this.

This song makes me almost in tears every time I hear it.

i listen to this song all of the time! i love it!

There's something about this song that touches me. I loved it before it was on Twilight and got all popular.

One of the only decents songs of the Minutes to Midnight. Perfect lyrics.

Within Temptation did a good cover of this song also.

such a great song, It really moves you its haunting but still so powerful

I love this version. Its so moving but haunting at the same time.

I prefer kate bushe's version. but this one is good :)

Check out Kate Bush's Version

beautiful song. placebo tends to get it right...

Best song ever .

A song that's hard for me because sometimes I feel like the people around me feel this way for me.

should be higher up, makes me cry everytime

Such a beautiful song. The acoustic version is so moving.

One of the only songs to ever make me cry.

I just pissed out of my ass that was so beautiful

I sorta have my own perspective on this song. I grew up without a dad and it just made me feel like he didn't want me. It helps me to feel like I'm not the only one that has "daddy issues". Like I've wanted to say to him for 19 years, I'm sorry I can't be perfect.

:( I lost my childhood because of my dad, this song hits me word for word... Why is it 415? i think there was another one up higher... maybe

Simple Plan are amazing, enough said!

amazing song..

Love it.

My only problem with this song, is I always see Will Farrell with a cowbell.

I love this song really sad

amazing

Staid's Epiphany would be one of the more sad songs I've ever heard and the music video to it is beautiful

Agreed. This song is so amazing. You can't listen to it without being touched.

one of the best songs ive ever heard, i think almost anyone can relate to it

This is already on the list. please make note of this for next time. ctrl F

listen......as our Hearts Wrench when her Heart breaks.............

Heard it before. Never listened to it properly. Wow! Sad. Gets my vote upwards.

I thought this song was way too sappy when I first heard it...but it grew on me over time.

Wow, I actually just heard this last night. It really got me thinking and it's amazing what you can do when using power tools and thinking... *Looks at fingers*

tim mcgraw

I'm on my third listen now...never heard it before but I just can't get enough and I'm bawling like a damn baby

its by tim mcgraw... and amazing song....

i thought it was by alan jackson?

this song is by tim mcgraw

well now its more depressing for u

I cant listen to it because the person who abused me sexually loved this song....

its veryyy sad,i hate listening to it!

Makes me cry every time. Great song though

one of my favorites. I listen to depressing songs because of unrequited love. and loneliness.

love it

Amazing-the power in the words

Sure is. But not with the usual Black Sabbath riffs at all. The song is not to be confused with the David Bowie song of the same name, or the Eminem/Kelly Osbourne covers.

This is a Black Sabbath song.

I didn't want to like manson for soo long, but he is actually a really great songwriter.

no?

i love this song

Beautiful song about lost love

Paramore put so many emoyions into their songs....this one simply showcases their amazing talent... Paramore is STILL a band..and they will always be my favorite

this is from To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) its reallllyyyy saaaaad :[

So sad yet so gorgeous. I love this song.

awesome song! a lot more people should listen to it .. defiantly worth it.

Great song....and a great build-up towards the end of it. More of a triumphant song, though.

this is actually not depressing it fills me with joy knowing that my savior is there lifting me up when i am facing the hardest choices in my life

Josh Groban's version is much more passionate, in my opinion.

It's actually Josh Groban.

its more a triumphant song because she stops dating him after he abuses her.

I dont get how this is such a sad song o.O

The acoustic version is fantastic.

this song is the best ever. its perfect for when your hella depressed

omg saddest song ever but i love it(LL)

all of their lyrics are amazing. this song is probably one of my favorites,

You are all wrong. Brent Smith the lead singer stated this in an interview The inspiration from the song really came from – I think a lot of people kinda take a literal sense because of the lyrics – but the song is basically about the day that you wake up and you look at yourself in the mirror and you finally decide that you want to try to become comfortable in your own skin, and realize that you’re gonna have to make yourself happy before you’re going to make anyone else happy. And basically, the 45 isn’t an actual literal term for a gun, I used it as a metaphor for the world, the .45 is actually the world and what it hands you every day of your life. When you get up, it’s a gift to be alive to begin with. A lot of different people, when I’ve talked about it, they said, “Do you really honestly mean that?” And I’m like, “Well, yeah.” Because I’ve been in that situation where I didn’t know if I wanted to continue going on and I didn’t know how to necessarily make myself comfortable with who I was, trying to find a way of learning more about myself. And you come from a dark place sometimes, and that’s really the reality of the song. It’s about overcoming and about moving forward. And it’s basically about understanding that it’s not always going to be good, but you really have no one to blame for yourself if you don’t move forward. That’s where the whole, “Nobody knows what I believe,” [comes from] because we’re all individuals. So that’s really where it comes from, it’s about moving on, really.

it's actually not about suicide.

This is NOT a song about suicide or abortion!!!!! ???? It's about a mother losing a child, amongst other things.

this song is not about suicide it is about and abortion

This song always brings me to tears.

the most depressing NIN song every...I love it so much...

Love this song way better than Kanyes version. So sad :(

Love this song.

This song is so beautiful. I can relate to it so well because I love someone who wants to be with a good friend of mine. It hurts so bad, but I can't help but want him still. Howie Day is amazing at capturing all of those emotions and this song still makes me cry to this day.

i have loved this song since the first time i ever heard it. it is soo amazing. it doesn't make me cry but it is very touching.

look on youtube for the jamelia bersion soo much more sadder i love this song each lyric makes me shudder with goosebumps

an amaing song one i really relate to and it makes me cry almost every time i hear it

Best song... cry everytime i hear it

Me too...I can relate to it too much

iv'e gone through this whole list, and for me, this made made me most emotional. especially with watching the music video. So glad i found it.

this song is freakin amazing, i sort of went through the same thing chris medina did, except my girl did not make it. this song is AMAZING!!

cried watching the music video

i had never heard it either and im a big fan of his good song

def. an underrated song :/ beautiful

im a huge eminem fan, and until now i've never heard this song. its amazing. thankyou.

This song isn't really depressing after you listen to the Ozo remix, but it's still a great song.

Its about breaking up. Glad to see this one on here

I love this song! Great lyrics.

superman's eulogy. Makes me think of my dad.

still my favorite song when im feeling down!

THis is such an emoptional song.

Agreed

the manic street preachers did this song

yes it was the theme song for MASH

wasnt this the theme song for the series M*A*S*H*?

thats pretty emo.

Marilyn isn't emo, nor is the song.

this song is just sooo chilling and hauting...

he in no way wrote this right before he "committed suicide". he was performing this as early as 2000 and died in 2003. eart breakingly beautiful song... the first song that ever made me cry

Suicide?? Methinks he was murdered... If Elliott was going to commit suicide it would not have been by such violent means.... Surprised I've had to trawl to (at the moment) #179 to find the master of depression of the modern era. So I'll not suggest a myriad of other songs of his that should grace this list in far higher places. I'll bump him up a few places. Possibly the best lyricist since a coupla blokes from Liverpool in the sixties.

Aesthetically Depressive Haunting Beauty should be coined to refer to Elliott Smith's works.

im surprised elliott smith didn't make the top ten, clearly people dont know sadness

Smith wrote this song just before he committed suicide and it shows.

This song is so sad... about still being in love with someone else, but there is another person loving you and trying their best to be with you, but you can't get over your former love... I love this song

the only song i like by superchic[k] definetley woh a listen

this song, WOW! i love it!!

absolutely love this song!

I can't listen to this song without crying.

This song should be way up there. Very sad.

Which reminds me of health spas, turkish bathhouses and steam rooms

Truly depressive. Metallica's best song ever. Used to play it to depress my ex-wife. VERY LOUD!!!! :~)

So sad I love though

First herd it on death sentance then watched the music video great song

I just searched this entire list to see if this would be on it. Because it belongs here.

brutal song. at the very least, it is the best break-up song ever.

anything by bright eyes is more than amazing. conor oberst is such a great lyricist.

Oh man. This song is enough to ruin a day.

I've always loved this song.

love this song, made me glassy eyed but i didn't cry.

Agreed - this song makes 'Love will Tear Us Apart' look chirpy by comparison - should be much higher.

always saddens me, thinking about my parents..

I dedicated this song to my ex and now it hurts worse to listen to it...

I'm glad someone put this song on here. Trent Reznor is amazing at pulling off a song like this. There is so much build up on this song. Almost like the song get more and more deep as it goes on. AMAZING!

this song rocks me to my core every time I listen to it.

This is a great song but listen to you never know. By him. Ull start thinking more amazon lrycis

Very sad. In case you don't know, it's about a man who wants to join a gang but he has to rape someone to join, which he does. Unfortunately, he discovers he did it to his mother, and after a while, he commits suicide.

Song is amazing. Immortal Tech is a lyrical genius

Great song, kind of undergroundish. Glad it made it on here, maybe it will get some more recognition.

BEST SONG EVER HE SHOULD BE MORE KNOWN

this has to be one of the most true and moving songs i have ever heard. it may be long, but it is well worth it.

This song is pretty spectacular then sad. The song is about his life joining a gang with the background of hte love song from "Love Story"

so sad!!

So many people can understand the sadness and anger voiced through the lyrics...

the fist time i heard this i was going to cy

Possibly one of the best songs ever written. I want this played "As The Final Curtain Falls Before My Eyes" (i.e. 3:02 in the song) - when they burn the box I'm in. The only comment prior to mine on this site, mentions "Eric Woolfson's voice". WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! It's unmistakeably Colin Blunstone.