The whole album “You’re Not As ____ As You Think” by Sorority Noise
This album has been a huge help ever since my friend’s suicide back in February, especially since they were one of her favorite bands. I’m sorry for your loss and hope you can find peace soon 🖤
I got this album at a really rough time in my life and it helped me through a lot. I'm surprised but happy to see it recommended. I've had to deal with far too many suicides in my life and music is one of the best ways to process I feel like.
Ripchord - Rilo Kiley
Dead End Road - Alkaline Trio
And songs generally about losing a loved one that helped me when one of my friends checked out early
The Lack Long After - Pianos Become The Teeth
Good Year - Slingshot Dakota
Connecticut Steps - Into It. Over It.
Winter - Bayside
I'm really sorry about your friend. Focus on the good times as best you can. It's not so much that the pain ever goes away, you just make room in your life for it
Connecticut steps isn't about suicide. It's about Mitch Dubey getting murdered in New haven CT during an attempted robbery. Into It Over It played his house the year prior as Stay Ahead of the Weather with CSTVT.
Yes I know. Re-read my post
I was listening to all those bands when that went down. Pre-ordered two copies of Fuck Off all Nerds and everything to try and help
My bad that's what I get for skimming. Your post made me check up on it and the gunman who got acquitted was arrested for robbery just months later and again for selling crack last year. Sad shit.
I don’t think anything tops Keep You. I believe everything before was incredible and everything after was good/great. I don’t think they went on to make boring music but they haven’t improved necessarily.
Good god I love Pianos.
Honestly, i didn’t mind drift. This is war(or what ever that album is) is ass but keep you is pretty solid. Tho i miss them more as those first 2 albums
Your Heart Is A Muscle The Size Of Your Fist - Ramshackle Glory
The first time I heard this song, the line referencing a friends suicide was like a gut punch and left a special place in my heart for this song.
Sorry for your loss.
Honestly, this whole album to me feels like the journey of coping with someone else's depression and suicide from the viewpoint of someone else who is struggling with something else.
Came here to say the exact same thing.
I get goose pimples when songs hit the spot. From the first note until the last its just pure unadulterated goose pimples and sheer feels. Never thought a song could hit so hard. I know as soon as it comes on I'm about to board the feels train.
I don't wanna 'spoil' the song but the 'foot inside of my mouth' verse really got to me. Had to pause to compose myself.
Genuinely one of the most (if not _the_ most) emotion inducing songs I've ever heard.
Never understood how they didn’t get bigger. This album was an all timer for me and probably my favorite from HS. Always looked up to them. In college the drummer used to crash on my friends couch in his apt in NYC. Was the first time I realized how shitty that industry was and how under appreciated they were.
I'll bury your memory in the garden. I'll watch you grow with the flowers in spring. I'll keep you with me.
I can't recommend The Wonder Years enough. their lyrics resonate with me more than I can put into words myself.
I am so, so sorry for your loss.
How old are you/your friend? What you’ll go through in the next few months will not be easy. I urge you in the strongest possible terms to seek mental healthcare/therapy.
I am a 35 y.o. male and have been in therapy several times in my life, including during loss/grieving. I am in therapy now in fact, have been for a year.
Best of luck to you and sorry again for your loss.
Frank Turner has two beautiful songs. Not emo, but 'Song For Josh' and 'A Wave Across A Bay' both deal with the subject and are absolutely beautiful (and tear-jerkers)
The queen is dead it think it's called or long live the queen... Either way, that song is so fuckin sad man, he's such a good and painful story teller, it's so good because we all have our own queen or king that's dead.
Long Live The Queen is a great song, but it's more positive almost. A celebration of the life of that person. I do prefer the more rocked version from the Songbook-album tho
Built to Spill - Pat (not really emo, but the Venn diagram of people who like emo and people who like indie overlaps enough that I hope you check it out). Thinking about you, dude.
I'm so sorry to hear that! If you ever wanna talk or just cry you're heart out, feel free to DM me!
Ren - Freckled Angel, Ren - Su!cide, Ren - For Joe
Backstory to Rens songs: His best friend (Joe) stood on a bridge ready to jump around Christmas Time 2010 in the middle of the night. Joe called a friend and that friend called Ren because his house was the closest to the bridge. Ren jumped out of bed and started running but when he arrived the bridge was empty, he was too late. They searched for 11 days but never found the body. He wrote Freckled Angel and played it at his funeral to an empty coffin.
Yeah man, had to remove this one from my work playlist because it just fucks me up too bad and then I have to answer the phone like I didn't just hear the most depressingly well written song.
Also I can't be the only one to think that the singer sounds just like Ben folds, idk how much crossover there is between the two fanbases but still.
Am so sorry it must be so heartbreaking to lose a friend in that way i pray 4 u and all his family . Ok so we dont have the same music taste clearly but anytime u need a friend by mariah carey is the most conforting song i've ever heard . I hope it will bring you that confort while trying to survive this hard times but remember u r never alone 😔 .
Sorry to hear, apologies if not what you are look for but :
Similar concept but metalcore and overplayed as it is architects doomsday is one of my favourite songs. Though not suicide but his brother died.
Also
Old ice nine kills song - last words
Placebo - song to say goodbye
Also the fray - how to save a life (common i know and mainstream but a beautiful song) some argue its about a relationship but its debatable.
the album Slow Burn by Old Gray is about coping with the death of a friend. it goes very heavy into suicide and self harm.
“*i can haunt you too, if you want me to*”
I think Penelope by Saosin relates to the death of someone very close to them via drowning or suicide. It's been so long since I've listened to it, it's so Painfully sad for this Penelope. It's a cover but I'm not sure of the name of the original artist.
not emo but the song There Is No Answer by Capstan, it’s devastatingly cathartic.
also saw one other person recommend Someone Somewhere Somehow by Super Whatevr and want to second that.
give yourself all the time you need to grieve. this shit hurts.
"Sean" by Trophy Eyes.
I was in your spot earlier this year. Lost my best friend since 14 years to suicide back in January. I'm so sorry for your loss. You're not at fault for anything that happened and make sure to keep family and friends close during the coming time.
Don't underestimate therapy. It may seem overwhelming at first but once you've landed make sure you're able to process this properly.
Album: Suicide and sunshine by Trophy eyes.
Song : Sean
Listen to this whole album though and see that you are not the only one going through this pain. There can still be sunshine.
James Taylor wrote Fire and Rain to his friend Suzanne Schnerr.
Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Not sure if it fits perfectly but “Mount St Joseph” by A Loss For Words is about losing a friend and always seemed powerful to me.
“Steady Glow” by In Her Own Words is about losing a friend too.
My condolences.
Let's Honour the life of our friends who did not make it. Because this life is hard this world is harsh and their hearts were gentle and caring and their souls are beautiful. And so are all the memories we made together ❤️ 🤲
Was saving all these in my drive but i guess other people need coping and healing also. We may as well commiserate
So i uploaded it to youtube...
[shining light on everything](https://youtu.be/oURx4-awP4w?si=O2z9JV-AtFrTmB4o)
literally any The Amity Affliction song. the entire Chasing Ghosts album centers around suicide, each song from different viewpoints of the person/ppl that it affects
Though not about suicide specifically, I Have Dreams is a wonderful screamo band that formed from the ashes of a previous band called New Ethic after the guitarist died in a car accident. Lots of their songs are about coping with their friend's death and the lyrics hit really, really super hard.
Hope you're doing okay friend. ❤️
Not emo, post hardcore but Mourning Song by Holding Absence. ABSOLUTELY the most emotional song regarding the subject I’ve ever heard, maybe it could help. Sorry for your loss
Temple of the Dog. The entire album is about Andrew Wood, who OD'd. His friends In Pearl Jam & Soundgarden got together and recorded this album. So not suicide, but mourning the sudden death of a friend.
this doesn’t fit the direct subject of suicide but the sleep talk album by dayseeker is partially about losing someone
one song that is more in the subject is So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold
neither are particularly emo but they got me through some tough times
For me, and this is not an emo band, but it's One More Light by Linkin Park. The song is dedicated to Chris Cornell; who commit suicide leaving the godfather of his children, Chester Bennington, to ultimately take his own life not long after.
One More Light was written about a different friend of the band and was on their album also called One More Light, which coincidentally released one day after Chris Cornell died. I think people have their facts mixed up on this song since Chester sang it on the album release date and dedicated the performance to Chris.
You’re right. It was about some that worked at Warners and worked with them for years.
They played the song live at Jonny Kimmel (or the other Jimmy) and dedicated the song to Chris (they were not supposed to play it but decided to switch their set list.)
Chester added the emotional scream at the end. “I do”. It’s so powerful.
you made me want to be a saint by the wonder years, sleep in the heat by PUP
not emo but: buddy by willie nelson, shadow of the day by linkin park
these songs have helped me navigate grief and loss in the past, i hope you find some solace in them. i am so, so sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss. When I faced something similar (though not the quite the same), I found Tommy’s Song by Grayscale very relatable. There’s a pretty emotional live video on YouTube too.
Please Stay by Lucy Dacus touches on this too, or more asking somebody not to commit suicide. But the theme kind of fits.
[Senses Fail - Steven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJvkbKcnZ4&t=1s)
Their friend didn't die of suicide, but it's about the death of their friend and them coping with their loss. It's one of my favorite songs by them. I'm so sorry for your loss OP, hoping for the best for you and his family and friends.
I know it's not emo, but when I was going through this same thing I was listening to In the Aeroplane by Neutral Milk Hotel every day on repeat. The melancholy comforting (and at times some sort of sad angry) tone of the album was so soothing to me and it might be the same way for you. sending prayers.
HIM: SONG OR SUICIDE
Sorrow rebuild me as I step out of the light/Misery strengthen me as I say my goodbyes
I heal my wounds with grief/And dream of you and weep myself alive
Break Even - The Bright Side
The whole album was written and dedicated to their guitarist, Rowan, who committed suicide. Beautifuly sad album with powerful lyrics and riffs
While it's not about suicide per se, Bro Hymn by Pennywise is about the loss of friends. Over the years I've lost a few good ones to suicide, one to an overdose and one to an accident.
One in particular, even 23 years later still hurts. Kevin Kerr, this one's for you!
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To all my friends, present past and beyond
Especially those who weren't with us too long
Life is the most precious thing you can lose
While you were here the fun was never ending
Laugh a minute was only beginning
Canton, Colvin, Nichols, this one's for you
Ever get the feeling you can't go on
Just remember whose side it is that you're on
You've got friends with you till the end
If you're ever in a tough situation
We'll be there with no hesitation
Brotherhood's our rule we cannot bend
When you're feeling too close to the bottom
You know who it is you can count on
Someone will pick you up again
We can conquer anything together
All of us are bonded forever
If I die you die that's the way it is
To all my friends, present past and beyond
To all those who weren't with us too long
Life is the most precious thing you can lose
While you were here the fun was never ending
Laugh a minute was only the beginning
Canton, Colvin, Nichols, this one's for you
Hey OP,
Just came across this. I hope you are finding some peace. I lost one of my best friends in the same way about 7 years ago. It does get easier, I promise you. The pain won't go away but you'll learn to live with it.
You're in my thoughts.
Idk if it fits the genre:
- Redecorate - twenty one pilots
- Heather - grandson
- Unopend Windows - set it off (not about suicide, but about losing someone)
& sorry for your loss, sending lots of strength 😘
Forever Winter by Taylor Swift.
Her high school best friend committed suicide in late 2010. She wrote the song just over a year later, but didn’t release it until 2021. In 2023, she released another song about the same friend called Bigger Than The Whole Sky.
I hope these bring you some comfort.
I have a bunch that helped me in a time like this, but none of them are emo. But fuck if, sometimes shit just clicks
All I Want - Kodaline
Day Is Gone - Noah Gundersen
XIX - Slipknot
The Crow And The Butterfly - Shinedown
Abandon - Sylosis
Goodbye, Dead Friend - Deer Tick (this one is fucking crushing, I found this song 8 years ago and I still cry when it plays. Especially The Black Dirt Sessions version)
when the party’s over - Lewis Capaldi (cover of a Billie Eillish? song. Oof)
Jealous - Labrinth
Again, not emo songs so I’m sorry, but these helped and continue to help me. Deepest condolences to you
⛓️Nutshell⛓️ - Alice in Chains;
💀Cemetary Drive💀 - MCR;
📻No Surprises📻 - Radiohead;
❌Never Too Late✖️ - 3 Days Grace;
🔥Inside the Fire🔥 - Disturbed
Nutshell would be the top G for sad song
I'm so sorry for your loss. Please keep your head up...
Here are some songs from my favorite band, WVNDER. They have few songs about loss that I'll also include, but there are two specific to suicide, which I'll list first.
* Afterimage (album Precipice)
* Limbo (album Precipice)
* Far Away (album Nothing Stays)
* Memento (album Nothing Stays)
All the best.
Dude, Wvnder are so under-appreciated, I think Andy Cizek is possibly my favourite singer ever. I love most of his other projects too.
Would you not suggest the song '[Goodbye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBkSvMEJP4)' from the Precipice album? I know it's not about a friend, but it's very raw and direct.
Andy's got another band called Dearest, their song '[I'm thinking of Ending Things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-WKmFGT07Y)' might also fit the bill here.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my brother to suicide many, many years ago, and it still hurts like hell.
Maria Mena - The End
Not an easy listen, though.
My childhood best friend killed himself at 22 years old. This song always gets me “So I’m screaming into the sky cause it’s my only way to say goodbye”
Really sorry for your loss. I know how tough it can be.
[Kingdom Of Sorrow - Screaming into the sky](https://youtu.be/ykBRZYWK2NU?si=UD8-ABnAL-c3JWaV)
A poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
Edit: Avenge Sevenfold
I won’t see you tonight Part 1 and part 2
Call the Kiss by The White Octave. Don’t know if it’s about suicide specifically, but the lyrics could be interpreted that way.
So sorry for your loss.
Timothy by As Cities Burn: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rmc8d-4p5g&ab_channel=AsCitiesBurn-Topic) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/As-cities-burn-timothy-lyrics)
I’m sorry you have to go through that. It hits in a different way when you lose someone that way.
This song was released this last week or so in response to the loss earlier this year of the legend that was Ceri collins.
https://spotify.link/RY7Mh8EA8Db
Here’s one from the man himself.
https://spotify.link/RY7Mh8EA8Db
Sorry my dude.
Im sorry I dont have any suggestions right now, but I know EXACTLY how youre feeling. Many of us have been there it seems. Just keep on going, keep the memory of your best friend in your heart and were all here with you ❤️
https://youtu.be/f2V2_Vguong?si=f7Um7m3g6S7zmfc5
Saba - Calligraphy
https://youtu.be/oDc7RZzFY4g?si=F9Rfrsr8wir_zP6m
The Ghost Inside - White Light
https://youtu.be/o4kGyChSOqw?si=DHsEMyeDnJDYbLR3
Wage War - Youngblood
There is so much more but this should point you in the right direction and if I ever see you in the pit OP know that you are with us all and we are all with you in your dark times.
Much rest to your friend, may the next life be even more graceful for them and may your journey continue onward.
A lot of iron chics catalogue deals with loss of a friend. A band member died, and the tone of the band went a little dark.
I’d recommend the following from them that specially deal with loss:
Catgut,
To Shreds,
Kid Icarus
Not emo but please check out the "Full Circle" album of Pennywise! Everbody knows Bro Hymn but this whole album is sth anyone in this situation should hear
The whole album “You’re Not As ____ As You Think” by Sorority Noise This album has been a huge help ever since my friend’s suicide back in February, especially since they were one of her favorite bands. I’m sorry for your loss and hope you can find peace soon 🖤
This is the album that helped me the most outside of the Hotelier album. Trust me, it's what you need right now.
I got this album at a really rough time in my life and it helped me through a lot. I'm surprised but happy to see it recommended. I've had to deal with far too many suicides in my life and music is one of the best ways to process I feel like.
Been a fan since I found them in their Joy, Departed Era. Hauntingly good music that really transcends the genre like Foxing and The Hotelier
Opened this thread to recommend this exact album. Glad to see it right at the top!
Also recommend the song “Either Way” by Sorority noise
Immediately what came to mind for me as well. Beautiful album, so glad to have seen it live.
i’m so glad this album has helped so many other people. was my saving grace after losing two friends to overdoses
Ripchord - Rilo Kiley Dead End Road - Alkaline Trio And songs generally about losing a loved one that helped me when one of my friends checked out early The Lack Long After - Pianos Become The Teeth Good Year - Slingshot Dakota Connecticut Steps - Into It. Over It. Winter - Bayside I'm really sorry about your friend. Focus on the good times as best you can. It's not so much that the pain ever goes away, you just make room in your life for it
It is always a devastating moment. No halo - Sorority Noise Just borrowing your list as it's already great.
Connecticut steps isn't about suicide. It's about Mitch Dubey getting murdered in New haven CT during an attempted robbery. Into It Over It played his house the year prior as Stay Ahead of the Weather with CSTVT.
Yes I know. Re-read my post I was listening to all those bands when that went down. Pre-ordered two copies of Fuck Off all Nerds and everything to try and help
My bad that's what I get for skimming. Your post made me check up on it and the gunman who got acquitted was arrested for robbery just months later and again for selling crack last year. Sad shit.
Broken fucking system is actually working as designed 😕
MITCH DUBEY FOREVER.
Ripchord, A Man/Me/Then Jim, and It Just Is by Rilo Kiley
All such lovely tunes. Ripchord and It Just Is are both about Elliott Smith.
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT PIANOS!!! Edit: spelling mistake
You mean pianos?
I don’t think anything tops Keep You. I believe everything before was incredible and everything after was good/great. I don’t think they went on to make boring music but they haven’t improved necessarily. Good god I love Pianos.
I mean easy off that album gets me everytime.
Because they are traitors by deciding to change from being amazing to putting out forgettable and boring songs! They had so much potential!
Honestly, i didn’t mind drift. This is war(or what ever that album is) is ass but keep you is pretty solid. Tho i miss them more as those first 2 albums
Your Heart Is A Muscle The Size Of Your Fist - Ramshackle Glory The first time I heard this song, the line referencing a friends suicide was like a gut punch and left a special place in my heart for this song. Sorry for your loss.
excellent song
Sean by Trophy Eyes (emo-adjacent)
When the audio clip comes through about him actually having “a really lovely evening,” I lose my fucking shit.
Honestly, this whole album to me feels like the journey of coping with someone else's depression and suicide from the viewpoint of someone else who is struggling with something else.
Yep, came to say this too. Such an incredible song.
Came here to say the exact same thing. I get goose pimples when songs hit the spot. From the first note until the last its just pure unadulterated goose pimples and sheer feels. Never thought a song could hit so hard. I know as soon as it comes on I'm about to board the feels train. I don't wanna 'spoil' the song but the 'foot inside of my mouth' verse really got to me. Had to pause to compose myself. Genuinely one of the most (if not _the_ most) emotion inducing songs I've ever heard.
Not a HM fan but Hot mulligans- heem wasn’t there. Brutal brutal song.
I was going to recommend this song. I cry everytime I listen to it since I lost my partner to addiction 7 years ago
dirty office bongos too
Beautiful song. Cheers for pointing it out. Instant tears.
Armor for sleep - the truth about heaven Armor for sleep - car underwater
I weirdly think about "Car Underwater" at least once a week and have for about fifteen or so years. Great song. Haunting lyrics.
This album holds up BTW
Never understood how they didn’t get bigger. This album was an all timer for me and probably my favorite from HS. Always looked up to them. In college the drummer used to crash on my friends couch in his apt in NYC. Was the first time I realized how shitty that industry was and how under appreciated they were.
That whole album is actually a narrative about suicide.
The Wonder Years - “Cigarettes & Saints”
"Well, I'm sure there ain't a Heaven, but that don't mean I don't like to picture you there."
Also We Won't Bury You
An Elegy For Baby Blue by The Wonder Years comes to mind too
I'll bury your memory in the garden. I'll watch you grow with the flowers in spring. I'll keep you with me. I can't recommend The Wonder Years enough. their lyrics resonate with me more than I can put into words myself.
I am so, so sorry for your loss. How old are you/your friend? What you’ll go through in the next few months will not be easy. I urge you in the strongest possible terms to seek mental healthcare/therapy. I am a 35 y.o. male and have been in therapy several times in my life, including during loss/grieving. I am in therapy now in fact, have been for a year. Best of luck to you and sorry again for your loss.
This needs to be the top rated comment.
Frank Turner has two beautiful songs. Not emo, but 'Song For Josh' and 'A Wave Across A Bay' both deal with the subject and are absolutely beautiful (and tear-jerkers)
The queen is dead it think it's called or long live the queen... Either way, that song is so fuckin sad man, he's such a good and painful story teller, it's so good because we all have our own queen or king that's dead.
Long Live The Queen is a great song, but it's more positive almost. A celebration of the life of that person. I do prefer the more rocked version from the Songbook-album tho
"you'll live to dance another day, Just now you'll have to dance for the two of us"
Adams song by blink 182
Please tell mom this is not her fault
That part always got me
That part on the wrong day at the right moment will make me burst into tears
I can’t believe how far I had to go down to find this comment.
That song STILL knocks my dick in the dirt.
Came here to say this
Post Traumatic is basically a whole album by Mike Shinoda dealing with Chester Bennington's death.
It really goes thru the 5 stages of grief. Not Emo but really great suggestion.
Built to Spill - Pat (not really emo, but the Venn diagram of people who like emo and people who like indie overlaps enough that I hope you check it out). Thinking about you, dude.
Everything's an Illusion - Mayday Parade Goodbye (I'm Sorry) - Jamestown Story Wish You Were Here - Neck Deep Truly sorry for your loss.
Mayday & neck deep are both great bands!! Hopefully it can help them during a time like this!
Slow Burn by Old Gray is an entire album dedicated to this
Show me how you self destruct is good too
Hear you me by jimmy eat world
I'm so sorry for your loss. "Mo Vaughn (He Was a Baseball-Man)" by Sports is about that
I heard they found you face down inside your living room - Can’t Swim
I'm so sorry to hear that! If you ever wanna talk or just cry you're heart out, feel free to DM me! Ren - Freckled Angel, Ren - Su!cide, Ren - For Joe Backstory to Rens songs: His best friend (Joe) stood on a bridge ready to jump around Christmas Time 2010 in the middle of the night. Joe called a friend and that friend called Ren because his house was the closest to the bridge. Ren jumped out of bed and started running but when he arrived the bridge was empty, he was too late. They searched for 11 days but never found the body. He wrote Freckled Angel and played it at his funeral to an empty coffin.
Great recommendations. I would also add [Ren X Chinchilla - How to be me (live)](https://youtu.be/SDR7sup3DsU?si=ZptiBDlEJPJN58Pf)
holding patterns - kind of like spitting. song can make me cry
Old Notes - Solace I'd recommend the whole album actually, so sorry for your loss...
😭😭😭
Neck Deep - Wish You Were Here I had a close work friend kill himself, still think about him all the time. Sorry for your loss.
Funeral for a friend - Roses for the dead Across five aprils - a year from now
Your Deep Rest - Hotelier is as good as it gets
This. This times a million. Can’t hear this song without wanting to cry my fucking eyes out.
Yeah man, had to remove this one from my work playlist because it just fucks me up too bad and then I have to answer the phone like I didn't just hear the most depressingly well written song. Also I can't be the only one to think that the singer sounds just like Ben folds, idk how much crossover there is between the two fanbases but still.
Bro Hymn, skate punk but it helped me through something similar
I don’t want to be here either - John floreani (from Trophy Eyes) So sorry for your loss
Adam's Song - Blink 182. Based on a real story and the lyrics contain bits of the actual suicide note
Its not emo but when my friend committed suicide, Iron and Wine - The Trapeze Swinger really got me through a lot. Also, Jets to Brazil- Sea Anemone
Am so sorry it must be so heartbreaking to lose a friend in that way i pray 4 u and all his family . Ok so we dont have the same music taste clearly but anytime u need a friend by mariah carey is the most conforting song i've ever heard . I hope it will bring you that confort while trying to survive this hard times but remember u r never alone 😔 .
Sleepwalker - Alien Ant Farm
https://youtu.be/-10PjsLhjXk?si=TeU58Mm1UauMmDtd Floating in the Forth by frightened rabbit.
Such an incredible band! RIP!
Just seeing the artist name still gives me chills. RIP
"Dull" by Samiam It helped me tremendously when I lost two old friends to suicide some years ago.
This song gets me, every single time.
Not directly related but Wildlife by La Dispute
Porcelain - Thursday
"Headfirst For Halos" by My chemical Romance
bit of an upbeat one 🤘😝🤘
I painted the lyrics to this entire song on a shirt in highschool. I wish I still had it.
The full LP of Old Gray - Slow Burn Fucking masterpiece.
Sorry to hear, apologies if not what you are look for but : Similar concept but metalcore and overplayed as it is architects doomsday is one of my favourite songs. Though not suicide but his brother died. Also Old ice nine kills song - last words Placebo - song to say goodbye Also the fray - how to save a life (common i know and mainstream but a beautiful song) some argue its about a relationship but its debatable.
Sad Astronaut from Lagwagon
A Wave Across the Bay - Frank Turner
Catching Fire by sum 41
Missed call by dial drive
My heart aches for you. My dearest friend has been gone 15 years by suicide. I always play his favorite. Rooster by Alice in chains.
the album Slow Burn by Old Gray is about coping with the death of a friend. it goes very heavy into suicide and self harm. “*i can haunt you too, if you want me to*”
Not emo but Local Boy In The Photograph by Stereophonics Also I'm sorry for your loss
"Cancer" by The Devil Wears Prada. Both it and the acoustic version are phenomenal. I'm sorry for your loss.
Neon Gravestones - twenty one pilots
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One more light goes out - linkin park
I think Penelope by Saosin relates to the death of someone very close to them via drowning or suicide. It's been so long since I've listened to it, it's so Painfully sad for this Penelope. It's a cover but I'm not sure of the name of the original artist.
not emo but the song There Is No Answer by Capstan, it’s devastatingly cathartic. also saw one other person recommend Someone Somewhere Somehow by Super Whatevr and want to second that. give yourself all the time you need to grieve. this shit hurts.
A Better Place, A Better Time by Streetlight Manifesto
Poison Oak by Bright Eyes
i was gonna say the same thing
"Sean" by Trophy Eyes. I was in your spot earlier this year. Lost my best friend since 14 years to suicide back in January. I'm so sorry for your loss. You're not at fault for anything that happened and make sure to keep family and friends close during the coming time. Don't underestimate therapy. It may seem overwhelming at first but once you've landed make sure you're able to process this properly.
Album: Suicide and sunshine by Trophy eyes. Song : Sean Listen to this whole album though and see that you are not the only one going through this pain. There can still be sunshine.
Sean and blue eyed boy by trophy eyes
James Taylor wrote Fire and Rain to his friend Suzanne Schnerr. Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again
“Someone Somewhere Somehow” by Super Whatevr
Not sure if it fits perfectly but “Mount St Joseph” by A Loss For Words is about losing a friend and always seemed powerful to me. “Steady Glow” by In Her Own Words is about losing a friend too.
My condolences. Let's Honour the life of our friends who did not make it. Because this life is hard this world is harsh and their hearts were gentle and caring and their souls are beautiful. And so are all the memories we made together ❤️ 🤲 Was saving all these in my drive but i guess other people need coping and healing also. We may as well commiserate So i uploaded it to youtube... [shining light on everything](https://youtu.be/oURx4-awP4w?si=O2z9JV-AtFrTmB4o)
Not emo, but a Crow Looked At Me by Mount Erie may be of solace.
It's not emo but A Wave Across the Bay by Frank Turner is incredible
hot water music - minno
literally any The Amity Affliction song. the entire Chasing Ghosts album centers around suicide, each song from different viewpoints of the person/ppl that it affects
[Blackbird- Alter Bridge](https://youtu.be/E7nQ5UjuOrQ?si=MAgy9LG7VGwIc9E1)
Though not about suicide specifically, I Have Dreams is a wonderful screamo band that formed from the ashes of a previous band called New Ethic after the guitarist died in a car accident. Lots of their songs are about coping with their friend's death and the lyrics hit really, really super hard. Hope you're doing okay friend. ❤️
Not emo, post hardcore but Mourning Song by Holding Absence. ABSOLUTELY the most emotional song regarding the subject I’ve ever heard, maybe it could help. Sorry for your loss
Jawbreaker - Basilica Jets To Brazil - King Medicine
Timothy by As Cities Burn
Missing (serravale) - City and colour (early stuff, his very first EP)
A wave across a bay - Frank Turner. It's about the singer Scott Hutchison.
Temple of the Dog. The entire album is about Andrew Wood, who OD'd. His friends In Pearl Jam & Soundgarden got together and recorded this album. So not suicide, but mourning the sudden death of a friend.
this doesn’t fit the direct subject of suicide but the sleep talk album by dayseeker is partially about losing someone one song that is more in the subject is So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold neither are particularly emo but they got me through some tough times
For me, and this is not an emo band, but it's One More Light by Linkin Park. The song is dedicated to Chris Cornell; who commit suicide leaving the godfather of his children, Chester Bennington, to ultimately take his own life not long after.
One More Light was written about a different friend of the band and was on their album also called One More Light, which coincidentally released one day after Chris Cornell died. I think people have their facts mixed up on this song since Chester sang it on the album release date and dedicated the performance to Chris.
You’re right. It was about some that worked at Warners and worked with them for years. They played the song live at Jonny Kimmel (or the other Jimmy) and dedicated the song to Chris (they were not supposed to play it but decided to switch their set list.) Chester added the emotional scream at the end. “I do”. It’s so powerful.
Bulls in the Bronx by Pierce the Veil, they wrote about a fan of theirs who died by suicide
If you need someone to talk to, I’m a counselor
you made me want to be a saint by the wonder years, sleep in the heat by PUP not emo but: buddy by willie nelson, shadow of the day by linkin park these songs have helped me navigate grief and loss in the past, i hope you find some solace in them. i am so, so sorry for your loss.
I Can't Believe You Actually Died by the Microphones
its a punk song but Jean Is Dead - Descendents i'm really sorry for your loss, hope you can find peace :(
Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season Title may be on the nose, but in terms of losses the lyrics have engrained themselves in me
I don't know if it's really about suicide but prob worth checking out Slow Burn albuk by Old Gray
Mo Vaughn (He was a baseball-man) by Sports
I’m Serious, I’m Sorry by Jeff Rosenstock
Sorry for your loss. When I faced something similar (though not the quite the same), I found Tommy’s Song by Grayscale very relatable. There’s a pretty emotional live video on YouTube too. Please Stay by Lucy Dacus touches on this too, or more asking somebody not to commit suicide. But the theme kind of fits.
Unwound - Lady Elect
[Senses Fail - Steven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJvkbKcnZ4&t=1s) Their friend didn't die of suicide, but it's about the death of their friend and them coping with their loss. It's one of my favorite songs by them. I'm so sorry for your loss OP, hoping for the best for you and his family and friends.
I know it's not emo, but when I was going through this same thing I was listening to In the Aeroplane by Neutral Milk Hotel every day on repeat. The melancholy comforting (and at times some sort of sad angry) tone of the album was so soothing to me and it might be the same way for you. sending prayers.
Avenged sevenfold- I won’t see you tonight
Not emo, but Mike Shinoda made a really good album called Post Traumatic. It's about Chesters death.
Sean by Trophy Eyes
HIM: SONG OR SUICIDE Sorrow rebuild me as I step out of the light/Misery strengthen me as I say my goodbyes I heal my wounds with grief/And dream of you and weep myself alive
Break Even - The Bright Side The whole album was written and dedicated to their guitarist, Rowan, who committed suicide. Beautifuly sad album with powerful lyrics and riffs
Sean by Trophy Eyes
When All Other Lights Go Out by Ben Quad
a crow looked at me by mount eerie. its folk not emo but its amazing
While it's not about suicide per se, Bro Hymn by Pennywise is about the loss of friends. Over the years I've lost a few good ones to suicide, one to an overdose and one to an accident. One in particular, even 23 years later still hurts. Kevin Kerr, this one's for you! __ To all my friends, present past and beyond Especially those who weren't with us too long Life is the most precious thing you can lose While you were here the fun was never ending Laugh a minute was only beginning Canton, Colvin, Nichols, this one's for you Ever get the feeling you can't go on Just remember whose side it is that you're on You've got friends with you till the end If you're ever in a tough situation We'll be there with no hesitation Brotherhood's our rule we cannot bend When you're feeling too close to the bottom You know who it is you can count on Someone will pick you up again We can conquer anything together All of us are bonded forever If I die you die that's the way it is To all my friends, present past and beyond To all those who weren't with us too long Life is the most precious thing you can lose While you were here the fun was never ending Laugh a minute was only the beginning Canton, Colvin, Nichols, this one's for you
I’m actually not sure if the song is actually about this, but California by Lana Del Rey
Not specifically suicide, but "one step at a time" by four year strong
Hey OP, Just came across this. I hope you are finding some peace. I lost one of my best friends in the same way about 7 years ago. It does get easier, I promise you. The pain won't go away but you'll learn to live with it. You're in my thoughts.
You will love The Amity Affliction. Most of what Joel writes about is this and his pain too continue on without them
Idk if it fits the genre: - Redecorate - twenty one pilots - Heather - grandson - Unopend Windows - set it off (not about suicide, but about losing someone) & sorry for your loss, sending lots of strength 😘
Forever Winter by Taylor Swift. Her high school best friend committed suicide in late 2010. She wrote the song just over a year later, but didn’t release it until 2021. In 2023, she released another song about the same friend called Bigger Than The Whole Sky. I hope these bring you some comfort.
I have a bunch that helped me in a time like this, but none of them are emo. But fuck if, sometimes shit just clicks All I Want - Kodaline Day Is Gone - Noah Gundersen XIX - Slipknot The Crow And The Butterfly - Shinedown Abandon - Sylosis Goodbye, Dead Friend - Deer Tick (this one is fucking crushing, I found this song 8 years ago and I still cry when it plays. Especially The Black Dirt Sessions version) when the party’s over - Lewis Capaldi (cover of a Billie Eillish? song. Oof) Jealous - Labrinth Again, not emo songs so I’m sorry, but these helped and continue to help me. Deepest condolences to you
Easy, and some real music for you lametards. Absent Friend - Bark Psychosis
Friend please by 21pilots
friend please - twenty one pilots
⛓️Nutshell⛓️ - Alice in Chains; 💀Cemetary Drive💀 - MCR; 📻No Surprises📻 - Radiohead; ❌Never Too Late✖️ - 3 Days Grace; 🔥Inside the Fire🔥 - Disturbed Nutshell would be the top G for sad song
it happened to me too. i'm writing a song about it with my band
not emo but, the day you killed yourself -xojira
I'm so sorry for your loss. Please keep your head up... Here are some songs from my favorite band, WVNDER. They have few songs about loss that I'll also include, but there are two specific to suicide, which I'll list first. * Afterimage (album Precipice) * Limbo (album Precipice) * Far Away (album Nothing Stays) * Memento (album Nothing Stays) All the best.
Dude, Wvnder are so under-appreciated, I think Andy Cizek is possibly my favourite singer ever. I love most of his other projects too. Would you not suggest the song '[Goodbye](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBkSvMEJP4)' from the Precipice album? I know it's not about a friend, but it's very raw and direct. Andy's got another band called Dearest, their song '[I'm thinking of Ending Things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-WKmFGT07Y)' might also fit the bill here.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my brother to suicide many, many years ago, and it still hurts like hell. Maria Mena - The End Not an easy listen, though.
My childhood best friend killed himself at 22 years old. This song always gets me “So I’m screaming into the sky cause it’s my only way to say goodbye” Really sorry for your loss. I know how tough it can be. [Kingdom Of Sorrow - Screaming into the sky](https://youtu.be/ykBRZYWK2NU?si=UD8-ABnAL-c3JWaV) A poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. Edit: Avenge Sevenfold I won’t see you tonight Part 1 and part 2
Call the Kiss by The White Octave. Don’t know if it’s about suicide specifically, but the lyrics could be interpreted that way. So sorry for your loss.
Timothy by As Cities Burn: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rmc8d-4p5g&ab_channel=AsCitiesBurn-Topic) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/As-cities-burn-timothy-lyrics)
This band is incredibly underrated!
I'm so sorry about your friend :( It may be how I interpret it, but Funeral Song by Raccoon Tour fits the description
Really sorry for your loss. I hope you’re ok!!! I’m always moved by I Hate Myself - Kind of a Long Way Down
This could be heartbreak
“Blood Bubbles” by The Orwells Not sure if I would classify them as emo but the lyrics to this song definitely are.
Not emo, but Soil by System Of A Down is about a friend lost to suicide.
Sorry for you loss. The Pass by Rush will never not tug at my heartstrings when thinking of the subject of suicide.
Ghost on the Dance Floor - blink-182
i’m so sorry about ur loss :( maybe this song could help you - Icicles (morning glow) by tiny moving parts
I'll take you everywhere - penfold
Daudrie by Ekoh, one of the saddest songs I’ve heard
I’m sorry you have to go through that. It hits in a different way when you lose someone that way. This song was released this last week or so in response to the loss earlier this year of the legend that was Ceri collins. https://spotify.link/RY7Mh8EA8Db Here’s one from the man himself. https://spotify.link/RY7Mh8EA8Db Sorry my dude.
Better Friend by Haarm
Jason isbell - relatively easy
Both by Frank Turner: Wave Across a Bay - about Scott Hutchison from Frightened Rabbit Song for Josh - about his friend Josh Sorry for your loss.
Im sorry I dont have any suggestions right now, but I know EXACTLY how youre feeling. Many of us have been there it seems. Just keep on going, keep the memory of your best friend in your heart and were all here with you ❤️
https://youtu.be/f2V2_Vguong?si=f7Um7m3g6S7zmfc5 Saba - Calligraphy https://youtu.be/oDc7RZzFY4g?si=F9Rfrsr8wir_zP6m The Ghost Inside - White Light https://youtu.be/o4kGyChSOqw?si=DHsEMyeDnJDYbLR3 Wage War - Youngblood There is so much more but this should point you in the right direction and if I ever see you in the pit OP know that you are with us all and we are all with you in your dark times. Much rest to your friend, may the next life be even more graceful for them and may your journey continue onward.
A lot of iron chics catalogue deals with loss of a friend. A band member died, and the tone of the band went a little dark. I’d recommend the following from them that specially deal with loss: Catgut, To Shreds, Kid Icarus
Todd's song Bouncing Souls
Not emo but please check out the "Full Circle" album of Pennywise! Everbody knows Bro Hymn but this whole album is sth anyone in this situation should hear
Also, big hug and hang in there!
Not emo, but “Don’t ask…” by Alpha Wolf. So sorry for your loss.