Does anybody out there have a song or song lyric that describes their anxiety and/or depression?
Last night I was listening to some music before I went to sleep and realized how comforting it was to hear a lyric that described my anxiety. It made me feel almost like I was talking to somebody who perfectly understood what I was thinking without me even saying anything. I was just curious if anybody had a song that did for them, and if so what it was.
For me it's:
Come around - Papa Roach - "Right now you don't want to show it because you don't think that anyone will notice. Until you tell someone you'll feel like you're the only one."
"I know we're not alright. It's always darkest just before the light. I know your silence is a deadly sound. But I'll be there when you come around."
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We all have our own take on the lyrics of any given song. Desperado, performed by the Eagles (my favorite band) resinates with me for a few reasons, but I identify mostly with the "walking through this world all alone."
We can have it all, but still feel very alone.
This was the last song the Eagles performed in concert with Glenn Frey. It closed out their show in Bossier City, Louisiana on July 29, 2015, the last stop on their History of the Eagles tour. Frey died about six months later.
That's the beauty of art. You make your own interpretations. If you see a guy who needs to settle down, you're right. If see someone who is sad, you're right. If you see a guy who needs to move away from the country into the city, you're right.
In all the good times I find myself longing for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Yes, indeed. "The Wrong Side Of Heaven" Five Finger Death Punch.. It speaks to my PTSD related anxiety and depression. .Lyric: "Eyes wide open I stand alone, I'm no hearo and I'm not made of stone . "
I'd post a link to the song but I'm not sure that's allowed.
Nice post. It brings to mind two other Pink Floyd songs I thought of listing. "Comfortably Numb and Wish You Were Here".. Thanks for jogging my memory.✌
I found some great live recordings from the mid 70s at a record store back in the 90s, all boots but on CDs and they sound decent. One is just before DSOTM was released and they played pieces for the first time.
Yes, Mine is Don't let me be Misunderstood by The Animals.
People constantly misconstrue things I say, and don't like or trust me, it's like I'm a repellent. I'm lucky to have a good husband and children, but outside of that have no friends where I live.
I think I have a touch of Social anxiety, shops in particular make me nervous.
Pink Floyd "Wearing the Inside Out". Richard Wright wrote this song after emerging from years long drug addiction. He describes depression and the pain he felt all those years. But the best part is that the song also talks about reconnecting and recovering. youtube.com/watch?v=T7wgOlt...
My first song was to mourn my mother who passed when I was 4 but it was a few years before "It must be love" by Madness .
Then in the 90s along come R.E.M & my next track which is "Everybody hurts" & it's a well known song & I always shed a tear now for the person I was when my thoughts & feelings were so low.
However the track that I want to reflect me, my thoughts & my soul is by R.E.M again & its "Shiny Happy People" .
Everything about the song & of course the video is for me personally a positive.
Hi Autumn-bibliophile. Immediately I thought of this tune reading your post and thought... hmm wonder if this person likes rock and then reading further you mention Papa Roach 😀For me it's definitely "Five Finger Deathpunch" and "I'm A Little Bit Off Today". Sums up how I sometimes feel and that onlookers don't have a clue what's going on in our heads!
This is an interesting post! So many songs posted here and many of them are relatable for me, including yours. It's funny but the song I used to relate to so much was one that I was hearing the lyrics wrong. LOL When I found what the real lyrics were I didn't relate to them at all. It's a song by Fleetwood Mac - "I'm So Afraid". The particular lyrics, the way I heard them, were "So afraid of slippin' and falling back down". The reason was because I had been severely depressed in the past, I had reached a state of total despair, and was always afraid I'd fall down again, I'd go over the edge and maybe never come back the next time. But the actual lyrics were "So afraid I slip and I fall and I die" which I didn't really relate to. Of course, you could say that my lyrics were very similar in meaning - not physically dying but mentally and/or emotionally dying. Anyway, my lyrics don't even sound like the real ones but as I said, I had that fear of repeating the past and so that must be why I imagined them to say that.
Just listened to "Come Around" and read the lyrics. Very well written and accurate on how some of us feel and what we go through that others cannot see!Never been a fan of Papa Roach, but this is a good track and not heard it before.
Tiered of screwing up, tiered of going down, tiered of myself, tiered of this town
I can think of two songs. I really feel for Demi Lovato and Britney Spears. It's hard enough to receive a diagnosis that you have bipolar disorder, let alone that the whole world has to read all about your personal life and get all the juicy details in People magazine. And a lot of people don't even want to try to understand your point of view and would rather just dismiss you as a crazy person. Here's Anyone by Demi Lovato. youtu.be/jW3aJ-3SEVU
The second song I have in mind is from this singer Darren Hayes, formerly part of Savage Garden. I feel for this guy too. He had the courage to finally come out and tell the world he happens to be gay. And boy, did he get the crap for that. A lot of online bullying and harassment. I actually sing this song to myself when I'm severely depressed and feel like there's no hope. I found out somewhere on line, and I'm not sure if this is the truth or not, that supposedly he wrote this song right after the terrible death of Michael Jackson. For all of us Michael Jackson fans it was hard to take. I hope Michael is at peace now and no I don't believe he messed around with kids, I think Michael Jackson was being framed. So here is Black Out the Sun by Darren Hayes.youtu.be/09XKnXX5Ue0
I have so many good songs I’ve found lately
Just like you by NF
“You ever think about what it would be like
If the clouds were gone and you could see light?
If the door was open would you take flight
Or just close the curtains up and stay inside?
Take a walk with me, take a risk with me
I'm scared too and it gets so tempting
When you're so empty, to disown everything you hold
Dearly, when you know
Clearly, you've been so buried, in your own
Fairy tale, the soul's tearing bunch of holes in me
I relate to it, but in case you been thinking no one does
Here's a great theory
Throw a hail Mary, let your mind fly
To the sunrise, could be so scary
Make your faith vary, feel the pain glaring
But the weight carried ain't in vain hear me (hear me)
Just in case my car goes off the highway
Or the plane that I get on decides that it's my last day
I want you to know when you're alone and you feel afraid
You're not the only person in the world that isn't okay
There's millions of us just like you, like you, like you
Just like you, like you”
And I also love this song from Billy Talent “I beg to Differ”
“You struggle every day but no one sees
And trouble eats away your self-esteem
You're so afraid to face tomorrow
The only thing that waits is sorrow
You can't see the light from behind the curtains
When you feel so lost, that you don't belong
Well I beg to differ
As time goes on this will get better
And you can't go wrong if your will is strong
Enough under pressure
As time goes on this will get better
This will get better
Don't suffer through the dark days
Burn up all the barricades
Turn and face the pain to let it go
No matter what they all say
You can find another way
Never have to battle this alone”
And this is my absolute favourite song right now. It’s an EDM song by my favourite artist. It’s called fractures by illenium and I interpret it in relation to trauma and wanting to make steps to move out of that trauma and heal.
“Burning everything I know
Desperate for a change
Crashing down the ancient roads
Past our yesterday
Maybe there is hunger in my blood
Screaming out loud for what I want
See me running full speed at it
Shattering, collide
Call it post-traumatic
Now it's do or die
Coming after tiny fractures
Feeding frenzy is in my brain
I'm hopeful every day
I gotta get it while we are still young enough to break
Papa Roach has great lyrics. I can always relate to them. The song Nobody Knows by Pink is amazing. And also her song Sober. Somebody To Love by Queen really hits me hard.
And as far as my relationship with alcohol Kenny Chesney has a line that says "it's always your favorite sins that do you in." "One is one too many, one more is never enough".
This one is from Creedance Clearwater Revival (CCR) As usual I'm gonna get the wording wrong but here goes: "I might commit suicide tomorrow but tonight I feel no pain."
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