i’m so tired - fugazi. this song has accompanied almost every depression breakdown i can remember.
Solace by Earl Sweatshirt.
Lorde - Liability
Hits that slow, mellow, sad music tone cravings with heavy hitting lyrics.
My go-to song for turning into a sobbing mess on the floor is Sting (feat. Ray Chen) - What Could Have Been. Hits very hard.
LDLHA‐IBCSYWA by Twiztid
When my dog died I’d listen to it and cry a ton.
A black sun rises everyday / Shadows cross my path as if to say / “Change your life, change your ways, look up to the sky” / Tomorrow’ll soon be here then time to die
This is some loud stoner/doom metal. Cheesy? sure. Self indulgent? Absolutely. But when the mood strikes it hits the spot every time
Broken, by Sentenced.
On GP - Death Grips
There is a small indie band called Kabir Cafe, whose songs are inspired by a 14th-15th century poet- philosopher called Kabir. Those are some amazing songs to hear to.
What’s a depression anthem? I never expected sufferers of depression to feel like singing a theme song to it.
It’s a song that speaks to your flavour of depression. Makes you feel like someone feels the exact same way you do. That in turn makes you feel sane. Like you’re heard. Even understood.
Over time, songs (or movies or other things) can become a ritual - you feel awful, listen to the song, eventually you come out the other side as the depressive episode fades. Then the next time it happens you associate the song with your recovery. So over time it becomes What You Do when you Feel That Way.
What song would you recommend to someone who has done things she regrets when she had the opportunity to have something good and lives with the still-ongoing snowball effect that she is so used to seeing as karmic that she doesn’t typically bring up any of the issues?
Swans - Song for Dead Time
So bury your trust beneath the ground with me, dear
And lay your loneliness down for the sun to burn
To sand…
Here’s the closest I’ve got.
Priest is an electronic music project originally formed by ex-members of the hugely popular band Ghost. I’d call this Darkwave, but the label doesn’t matter, it’s depeche mode-y and don’t let the gimp mask put you off, I believe the song is very sincere.
I can't stop, it's too late, it pours out, it's my fate My legacy in black Looking in to my eyes, see the things i despise My soul is tainted black I traveled with the enemy, i thought it was my destiny I'm free of all the lunacy I never want it back, my history in black Silent screams longing voice, violent dreams, ringing noise My memory is black It's not a mask, it's my skin Please don't ask where i've been My heart is painted black I traveled with the enemy, i thought it was my destiny I'm free of all the lunacy I'm never want it back, my history in black I escaped from the cage inside I traveled with the enemy, i thought it was my destiny I'm free of all the lunacy I never want it back, my history in black My history in blackYes, that works. I definitely feel this song.
Depression is a mess, it can have lots of symptoms. Same as antidepressants kek.
True, though I thought being “not in the mood” (for a lack of a better word) is required before all diagnoses of depression.
Liquor Bottle by Herbal T. Has a nice faux-upbeat rhythm with jazzy kinda beats, but lyrics.are dark. Definitely helps me keep a sane face on the dark days:
And that’s why / I keep a
A liquor bottle in the freezer ♪
In case I gotta take it out ♫
Mix me a drink
To help me
Forget all the things
In my life that I worry about ♪ ♫
Wax and Herbal T both nail those faux-upbeat type songs
steiner’s theme from ff9
Daniel Johnston - Cold Hard World
What I listen to when I’m depressed and want to be, not the best song to lift you out of it.
I have several actually:
- As mentioned earlier: Portishead - Threads. Actually, the whole album is perfect for a certain desolate mood.
- The God Machine - Picture of a Bleeding Boy
- The Cure - End
- Joy Division - Komakino
- Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched
Every New Year’s i play the same two songs around midnight: This Year by The Mountain Goats and The Ice of Boston by The Dismemberment Plan. Both help me get through those turn of the year moods.
