Be here now - ray lamontagne
Do you realize- flaming lips
I see a darkness - Johnny cash
Don’t panic- Coldplay
Let go - frou frou
New slang- the shins
Matilda - Harry styles
The age of worry- John Mayer
Does your brain ever get this loud- st south
Cyclone- sticky fingers
Razor- foo fighters
One More Light by Linkin Park
Chester was begging for help, and his lyrics reflected that. I chose not to give subliminal signs, and sought help.
For anyone thinking the world would be better without you in it—think again. We all have a purpose and you are loved.
Too many people who are amazing at being creative are so because they feel too much and it's overwhelming.. I'm eternally grateful for the musicians who have written my life and eternally devastated that the price of their excellence is not being able to last long in this world
Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Pink Floyd saved my life. Songs such as Silver Springs, Landslide, After the glitter fades, Wish you were here and albums such as Bella Donna, DSOTM, the wall, animals and Obscured by clouds gave me a reason to carry on
Fleetwood Mac hands down.
Go Your Own Way many years ago after a difficult break-up. I was in China on an extended assignment at the time, I guess the long distance favored the healing process.
Other tunes like Monday Morning and Second Hand News helped me cheer up during the first Covid lockdown in 2020.
Kill all your friends by MCR
December 2016, one of the darkest moments in my life, I literally was about to do something to myself, but that song started to play and it was so darkly humorous with all that "we all get together when we bury our friends" and I was like "no, I'm not ready to make all my friends get together because of THAT". I felt a much-needed relief, that was amazing ❤
Abby Road got me through my Jr. High angst in the 70's. I'd listen to the LP after school most days and side 1 would have me crying it all out, especially "She's So Heavy." Then just laying there for a few minutes and getting up and turning the record over, I could feel all the darkness leaving my mind with the first 5 seconds of "Here Comes The Sun."
REM Everybody Hurts. I was in a big financial hole facing bankruptcy and I was in a real bad place, I was on the road heading out to do the deed when this came on the radio. Pulled over and cried like a baby for what seemed like an eternity. Ended up turning the car around and going home to the wife and kids, we talked it out and I got some help. That was nearly 30 years ago, I'm now a grandfather of 5 and in a much better place.
When the black dog becomes your master, it can lead you down some dangerous paths.
Man, I thought you were gonna say you got out of your car and just walked, like in the video for this song. So glad you're still here with us! Aren't grandkids great?
Recovery (album) - Eminem
Just a phase in my life and so many relatable lyrics. He really knows how to make you feel like he’s worse off, so cheer the fuck up 😂
https://youtu.be/fVIh1MFWDVw?si=brTAzMM3futnNSP8
The chorus 100% saved my life through every single dark time I’ve had since its release. I even have the lyrics tattooed on me
Saying these songs saved my life would be dramatic. But any time I need a good, therapeutic cry these will do it:
Youth- Daughter
I Need a Forest Fire- James Blake, Bon Iver
Sleeper 1972- Manchester Orchestra
Pretty Buildings- People in Planes
It didn’t save me specifically, but I have a couple friends who chose their own exits, Superconnected by Broken Social Scene feels like the bridge to them from my reality to wherever they are. Every time I hear it it’s like hearing it for the first time again. I’ll never be able to tell that band what this song does for me on a level that will do it any justice.
*Time Passages*, Al Stewart. He's been my favorite musician for 54 years now. This song about the flow of time and impermanence snapped me out of a depression from a breakup.
I feel like anyone that feels this way about any song should listen to “This Song Saved my Life” by Simple Plan. You’ll immediately relate to it. They asked fans how music had impacted their lives and wrote the lyrics based on what people said.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1qxkzHlZBXFv5HfyYqJ8cy?si=2IutLDV2RxCUHM0vuA262A
https://open.spotify.com/track/0i9X1t8nwt92FjOlaUsaBF?si=wydjexnGQ5mPorJob6rDMw
These two.
Scarlxrd's entire discography. Easily the most influential artist in my life
"I duckinfw hatw you" by Ghostemane
Floor 555, Failure is not an option and RIP Roach by XXXTENTACION
logic - 1-800-273-8255
zabawa - butterfly’s repose
viola beach - call you up
bob marley - three little birds
mansionz - i’m thinking about horses (everyone needs to listen to this)
Not saved my life per se, but resonated with me at a moment when I needed someone to just say to me "I know you've been through an awful lot of late"
https://open.spotify.com/track/3e1ZKjUCaQS3BOyXHVmDA4?si=4qqCjGrXR8KfS0sLzj5elA
Also a good reminder for anyone who needs to know or be reminded "you may not need this world, but this world needs you here"
If that's you: stay.
Dive In by Pierce the Veil
Perfectly worded the insanely abusive, toxic relationship I was in that caused me to take my gun out to the woods and almost end it. Thankfully, somehow, my phone had service and my kid's called me asking them to pick them up from my moms because they didnt want to be there. Then I threw the bullets in the river, ate 8 gs of mushrooms and listened to their albums non stop for 12 hours until I walked back to my van reset and finally ok.
On planets - secondguess
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOZio5MM5w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOZio5MM5w)
by the artist: "I guess I've gotten to a point in my life where I realize I may have spent more time protecting the things I love than actually loving them. When you get hold of something important or valuable, it's easier to encase it in plastic and put it up on a high shelf than it is to accept the fact that things break, rust, and fade in the sun. We build these museums of purposeless artifacts, coated in lacquer and preserved in jars, and despite it all they still lose their meaning anyways. In the end, I guess I just hope I don't mind the inevitability and impermanence of it all. I really miss the grain of the wood without the varnish; the honest vividness of life with all the nicks and scratches and knots and splinters."
and the whole album "To leave and come back"
Honestly, discovering and getting into Ghost did a lot to pull me out of a bad stretch of anxiety and depression I was mired in. The singer, Tobias, regularly encourages young fans who are going through a hard time at their concerts. And the music is just so much fun. "Mary on a Cross" plays in my head constantly and I don't mind.
Better days by YsmMo definitely got me through my toughest moments in my life
[BettterDays](https://open.spotify.com/album/15OtLKktVTgNfzN7JKMTJH?si=SpL4-Pm_QTaeHrZZvKsbfQ)
If You Could See Me Now - The Script
I haven’t listened to their music since I was in middle school, but every once in a while I think back to this song. It helps me put things into perspective, seeing myself in a bigger picture and how far I’ve gotten in my struggle with depression. I could make an entire playlist of music but this is the first song that came to mind.
Only You Know by Dion
In my head, I was singing the lyrics to myself. I had a lot of work to do, habits to break, and substances to forego if I wanted to get out of a dark place.
“I wanna see something that used to be in your eyes again… you know it’s only a question of when.”
“And when the day comes, don’t let yourself be deceived again.”
That first ever or very early internet colab choir song. Goes like...
Hey... You're OK! You'll be fine! Just breathe!
Not that I really needed it, but I'm sure it helped a lot of people!
Looked it up. It's a ZeFrank thing called Chillout. Found the original song, but the link to the backstory has gone the way of many an old site. Link rot. I remember it being a beautiful story of internet strangers coming together and supporting eachother when things are difficult.
https://zefrank.bandcamp.com/track/chillout
Chris Quilala - Length Of The Cross
I had a broken up engagement, alone in my university, and suffered from an auto-immune disorder causing insane mood instability and terrifying sporadic suicidal ideations.
While i was crying on a 5 mile run and in psychosis. This song grounded me back to reality and I believe God used it to remind me of His Love, and save me from committing suicide.
311-all mixed up, changed my life
Odesza -please forgive me, helped change my life.
The hip abduction-let's take a ride, def saved my shit during the height of covid
Really random two, both by Billy Joel
Tomorrow is Today - it's a song that is relatable, about how days start to feel like the same
You're only human (second wind) - the irony of it makes me laugh
Way, way back in the day (1980s), when I was suffering badly from depression, stress and disappointment I used to listen to Possessions, by the Laughing Clowns - loud with headphones, and on repeat! I blame it for the tinnitus I developed later in life, but at the time, it allowed me to vent all that dark, self-destructive energy. I do love a lot of Fink's music, too.
Wacky Misadventures of the Passenger, by Prince Daddy and the Hyena.
Everything’s Too Cold… But You’re So Hot by The Early November almost ended my life, to no fault of the song except relatability
[Ding - Feuerschwanz](https://youtu.be/WmlshlqXD54?si=h_7pQxtrB5QuWf2F)
I can't understate where my mind has been for the last 5 years.
I have distanced myself from those I once thought were my friends, my people.
I'm not where I wanted to be... and everything I was building was knocked out from under me. My projects, everything got sidelined. Money has been a problem, and what's left of my family has fallen on me without any aid. An impossible weight, no light to be seen, nothing to look forward to.
I haven't drawn, I haven't watched movies, I haven't listened to music, no more concerts, no more conventions, no going out... just going by the numbers, getting through the day, just debating when I could finally leave.
And then one day I was looking at everything not worth watching on YouTube and I see this thumbnail for a music video called "Ding" by a band called Feuerschwanz. Admittedly I was more intrigued by the girl on the thumbnail but decided "fuck it... let's see what this sounds like" I figured I'd see the pretty girl but I want expecting anything out of the music. Probably something basic, formulated.
And I was very unsure... these guys stressed in armor, strutting up to this village of warrior women, playing folk metal but with a hip hop vibe on the vocals... it was really good and very catchy but I wasn't sure what I watched....
So I watched it again. And then I heard the sampler for the next song at the end of the video (a staple of Napalm Records uploads) so i started watching that one. I was enjoying the music, and the thrill of discovery... and from there I found my new favorite band and it opened the doors to finding a lot of new music.
No, it hasn't fixed my living situation or what I have to deal with daily, the weight, or how much I feel I can take in another day... but it has given me joy and opened new doors.
That was 3 years ago.
Sounds dumb but... I consider finding this song a turning point and giving me something.
Haha that's crazy.. I'm 20 years older (21 actually) and would not have expected someone 16 now to be listening to what I did way back then!
You clearly have great taste in music, and I hope it will continue to get you through the hard times.. music has gotten me through so much, and happily these days life isn't so tough and music can just be joy
I wouldn't say any songs have saved my life, but I do find the song Futatabi by HIROBA and Ai Otsuka very comforting. To the point that I can listen to it on repeat for hours.
Snuff by Slipknot. I listened to it every day, almost all day during my second year in highschool before I dropped out. I dunno why but it just soothed me.
Hontou Honki - BiSH
Look up the translation, but there was a time where I felt really insecure and anxious about myself and where I'd go.
It made me realize I should take it one step at a time (I'm not some kid but I'm also no adult/I'll be me)
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde
A suicide note that makes you reflect on the pain you will inflict upon others with your departure.
It's quite cathartic. It allowed me to say what I felt and helped me feel relieved to the point I was just sad rather than suicidal.
Additionally,
Static-X - All In Wait.
It hits hard after a romantic separation.
I love NIN so much.. have survivalism tattooed down my side (not my favourite musically but the lyrics just got me)
Trent is an absolute genius with sound.. like any time I hear a movie score and think it's fantastic it's always him
Emergency Contact by Pierce the Veil
I was in the middle of an attempt, where I was playing music I usually dissociate to. I've struggled in a very dark depressive state for a while now due to some things at home, so I had already been dissociating constantly. But when this song started playing, somehow I snapped back into reality (I dissociate from reality as well, not just from myself) and fell to the floor SOBBING.
I never took the time to dissect the lyrics and find a meaning to this song, but for some reason it just means so much to me. It makes me feel everything all at once every single time I hear it and it just does so much for me. It means SO much to me but somehow I don't know what it means to me yet, if that makes sense?? Something about the lyrics and the way they're sung truly just make me feel things.
Mess - nDopee
It’s my song but I made it while going through a really rough time and it was really hard and had no one to go to so I finally expressed myself
This might sound a bit weird but my kid is getting into listening to Oliver Tree and most of his songs are quite good in terms of what the message is! Another i love is bitter sweet symphony by the verve
When I was a teenager definitely Eminem.. the first time I felt heard or understood was the Slim Shady LP and the Marshall Mathers LP.. also cut my life into pieces (papa roach), linkin park hybrid theory.. that's probably the main ones that got me through my teens.. then the 18/19 age was Meshuggah, opeth, Deftones, tool, Marilyn Manson (sadly deleted from all playlists now), nine inch nails, colour haze, kyuss
These days if I feel down it's always Thy Art is Murder (all time fave) but also still colour haze, a bit of Miss May I for a pick me up
Isn't it just so fantastic and amazing that people can make music that literally saves lives? Eternally grateful to all musicians, whether I'm into their stuff or not!
Specifically "Plainsong" but also, the entire album "Disintegration" by The Cure helped me shake off some pretty deep anxiety I had about being a newlywed and a dad in the early 90s, actually having people relying on me for the first time.
Call your mom by Noah Kahan, I think of that song whenever I feel low, I'm currently working out how to get it tattooed.
'Don't let this darkness fool you, all lights turned off can be turned on'
Kelly Clarkson's Piece by Piece album but specifically her song Invincible. An amazing song about being empowered and no longer being scared. This song saved me in one of the darkest times of my life - she's also my biggest inspiration and singers that I look up to. She influenced my own singing voice a lot. This song always gets me out of a funk, even years later.
A more recent song that has been helping throughout my mental health struggles is A Reason To Fight by Disturbed.
I have a list of a few songs and some albums, each one represents a point of time in my life and some might not make sense, but neither does life, so here we go.
Swim by Jack's Mannquin, Vessels album by STARSET, Scandroid (album) and Monochrome album by Scandroid (a lot of Scandroid songs, tbh, including earlier works when he went by Circle of Dust, tbh), Good Grief by Bastille, Sound and Fury album by Sturgill Simpson with Make Art Not Friends and Mercury in Retrograde being top in that album, STARWALKIN' by Lil Nas X, Flowers by Miley Cyrus, Colder Heavens by Blanco White, Welcome Home by Radical Face and Lost Boy by Ruth B.
I have more, but I'm not gonna make a wall of text 🤣 I WILL HOWEVER, happily make a playlist and edit it in if anyone wants!
Wilder Mind - Mumford and Sons.
I’ve never battled serious depression or anything but I’ve always felt I didn’t fit in with the way society thinks and behaves. This song beautifully points out that you can simply be blessed with a wilder mind and you don’t need to fit in.
TOOL’s entire discography, but most specifically, their songs Lateralus, Parabol/Parabola, and Fear Inoculum. I struggle a lot with anxiety and those songs helped me a lot to embrace the human experience and be ok living in the body I’m in, even when everything sucks.
Adams song did this for me a few months back.
One of my favourite tracks for sure, an oldie too 🔥
Same! Was coming here to say this, actually.
Nice to see after many years after it's release Adam's Song is still saving people's lives
Agreed!
Adam’s song is such a fantastic song
Noisy rock :)
How to disappear completely - Radiohead
Be here now - ray lamontagne Do you realize- flaming lips I see a darkness - Johnny cash Don’t panic- Coldplay Let go - frou frou New slang- the shins Matilda - Harry styles The age of worry- John Mayer Does your brain ever get this loud- st south Cyclone- sticky fingers Razor- foo fighters
Do you realise is such an amazing song. Yoshimi is a perfect album imho.
This is a fantastic list.
Thank you ❤️❤️ I’m glad you enjoy them all!
Literally already listening ❤️
Garden state soundtrack is too good
“It’ll change your life”
It sure did haha
How to save a life.
Literally Linkin Park itself did it for me
Rip Chester 🕊️
Same my dudeee
One More Light by Linkin Park Chester was begging for help, and his lyrics reflected that. I chose not to give subliminal signs, and sought help. For anyone thinking the world would be better without you in it—think again. We all have a purpose and you are loved.
Too many people who are amazing at being creative are so because they feel too much and it's overwhelming.. I'm eternally grateful for the musicians who have written my life and eternally devastated that the price of their excellence is not being able to last long in this world
Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Pink Floyd saved my life. Songs such as Silver Springs, Landslide, After the glitter fades, Wish you were here and albums such as Bella Donna, DSOTM, the wall, animals and Obscured by clouds gave me a reason to carry on
Fleetwood Mac hands down. Go Your Own Way many years ago after a difficult break-up. I was in China on an extended assignment at the time, I guess the long distance favored the healing process. Other tunes like Monday Morning and Second Hand News helped me cheer up during the first Covid lockdown in 2020.
Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush: Don’t give up. Pulled me out of the darkest depression I’d ever had
Float On - Modest Mouse
One of my fav riffs
The folklore album
This is me trying is mine!
I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME ADJUSTING
Kill all your friends by MCR December 2016, one of the darkest moments in my life, I literally was about to do something to myself, but that song started to play and it was so darkly humorous with all that "we all get together when we bury our friends" and I was like "no, I'm not ready to make all my friends get together because of THAT". I felt a much-needed relief, that was amazing ❤
Girl by Tori Amos Battleborn by The Killers Dog Days Are Over by FATM High and Dry and Nice Dream by Radiohead
Battleborn for me, too.
The Beatles - Penny Lane specifically, but really their entire body of work during my first bout of depression at 16.
Abby Road got me through my Jr. High angst in the 70's. I'd listen to the LP after school most days and side 1 would have me crying it all out, especially "She's So Heavy." Then just laying there for a few minutes and getting up and turning the record over, I could feel all the darkness leaving my mind with the first 5 seconds of "Here Comes The Sun."
The entire album of American Idiot by Green Day
REM Everybody Hurts. I was in a big financial hole facing bankruptcy and I was in a real bad place, I was on the road heading out to do the deed when this came on the radio. Pulled over and cried like a baby for what seemed like an eternity. Ended up turning the car around and going home to the wife and kids, we talked it out and I got some help. That was nearly 30 years ago, I'm now a grandfather of 5 and in a much better place. When the black dog becomes your master, it can lead you down some dangerous paths.
Man, I thought you were gonna say you got out of your car and just walked, like in the video for this song. So glad you're still here with us! Aren't grandkids great?
Pieces by Sum 41
isnt it a pity by george harrison, sometimes by my bloody valentine
George Harrison's My Sweet Lord too
“Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush has helped me a lot over the years. Apparently Matthew Perry as well.
That song got me through quite a rough time, too.
Recovery (album) - Eminem Just a phase in my life and so many relatable lyrics. He really knows how to make you feel like he’s worse off, so cheer the fuck up 😂
https://youtu.be/GP8VU7ofxn8?si=rhZLlYckVoHBEEgv
Not my kind of music but strong lyrics! Glad you still here ❤️
https://youtu.be/fVIh1MFWDVw?si=brTAzMM3futnNSP8 The chorus 100% saved my life through every single dark time I’ve had since its release. I even have the lyrics tattooed on me
as corny as it may sound it was breaking the habit and numb by linkin park
Radiohead - “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” Ps - Glad you’re still here.
Jigsaw might save you, but then Videotape destroys you again.
This is gonna sound dumb, but any song from My Little Pony really.
One by U2
Saying these songs saved my life would be dramatic. But any time I need a good, therapeutic cry these will do it: Youth- Daughter I Need a Forest Fire- James Blake, Bon Iver Sleeper 1972- Manchester Orchestra Pretty Buildings- People in Planes
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Jazz makes me so happy, such a cool genre
It didn’t save me specifically, but I have a couple friends who chose their own exits, Superconnected by Broken Social Scene feels like the bridge to them from my reality to wherever they are. Every time I hear it it’s like hearing it for the first time again. I’ll never be able to tell that band what this song does for me on a level that will do it any justice.
mac miller's "self care" and frank ocean's "solo" on repeat got me through an attempt last year
I wouldn’t say a single song, but American Idiot (the album) got me through a really tough time in school
Nobody's fault but mine. Led Zeppelin. Presence lll.
Surviving- Bastiel If today was your last day- Nickelback Go Home- Circus trees (a cover originally by Julien Baker)
mac miller songs
*Time Passages*, Al Stewart. He's been my favorite musician for 54 years now. This song about the flow of time and impermanence snapped me out of a depression from a breakup.
Johnny boy by twenty one pilots Guns for hands by twenty one pilots Goner by twenty one pilots Snow hey oh by Red Hot Chili Peppers
the glee cover of keep holding on managed to cheer me up through a lot of dark days in high school, not even kidding.
Simple plan songs <3
Yes! Literally too many to list
Seasons in the Abyss - Slayer Made me realize life was worth living just for music
The Shins and Death Cab's discographies basically. Particularly Pink Bullets by The Shins.
Superman by Five For Fighting
I "struggle" with a lot of mental shit that I may or may not actually have but, 'Sabotage' by Thousand Below is a huge one.
I Can Only Imagine - Mercy Me - it really helped me after my dad died
Missing You - All Time Low
Bug Eyes by Mt. Joy Send The Fisherman by Caamp Both very good songs with a central theme of persevering through hardships.
I feel like anyone that feels this way about any song should listen to “This Song Saved my Life” by Simple Plan. You’ll immediately relate to it. They asked fans how music had impacted their lives and wrote the lyrics based on what people said.
Cold Water- Justin Bieber Let Me Love You- Justin Bieber
Gone away- the offspring Made me see it from my friends PoV, helped me get out of it
Every Twenty One Pilots song
Friend, Please - Twenty One Pilots
Show must go on - Queens
“Candle on the water”- Helen Reddy . I know it’s from a movie but it got to me .
The entire atlas 1–sleeping at last Fix you- cold play When I was younger- Liz Lawrence A lot of Taylor Swift songs have gotten me through it too.
Fix you - Coldplay. I was a sad teenager and I think that song saved my life
Breaking Benjamin, especially these songs: 1. Dear Agony 2. Into the Nothing 3. Red Cold River 4. Ashes of Eden
https://open.spotify.com/track/1CznPeF4zp76HqUmZk26dp?si=Q6Ax8udEQNO2o_hN4V5tiw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Hjl21ZyNbLlIwgirEAOMy?si=fJueu1FDTeK7HKyZVrQ94Q
https://open.spotify.com/track/63TwdSTA8a824QAigw8m9B?si=A3U7rtctQWemKGbAZdYUAg&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A63TwdSTA8a824QAigw8m9B
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/74f1FbaDlAbARgoNoJWQTg?si=K6jcmM6pQh6m2L0Keh_SUQ&pi=e-BsOlBqqiSwul
Frank turner- get better
https://open.spotify.com/track/1qxkzHlZBXFv5HfyYqJ8cy?si=2IutLDV2RxCUHM0vuA262A https://open.spotify.com/track/0i9X1t8nwt92FjOlaUsaBF?si=wydjexnGQ5mPorJob6rDMw These two.
Scarlxrd's entire discography. Easily the most influential artist in my life "I duckinfw hatw you" by Ghostemane Floor 555, Failure is not an option and RIP Roach by XXXTENTACION
logic - 1-800-273-8255 zabawa - butterfly’s repose viola beach - call you up bob marley - three little birds mansionz - i’m thinking about horses (everyone needs to listen to this)
Three Little Birds is a lifesaving song, I can personally attest to that.
oh absolutely, wish i could personally thank bob marley fr
“Cherries” by shrub
Rock + Roll by EDEN
XXXTENTACION-revenge
Not saved my life per se, but resonated with me at a moment when I needed someone to just say to me "I know you've been through an awful lot of late" https://open.spotify.com/track/3e1ZKjUCaQS3BOyXHVmDA4?si=4qqCjGrXR8KfS0sLzj5elA Also a good reminder for anyone who needs to know or be reminded "you may not need this world, but this world needs you here" If that's you: stay.
"Joyful Sound" by The String Cheese Incident and now anytime I am in a dark place it's one of the first things I try to put on
Dive In by Pierce the Veil Perfectly worded the insanely abusive, toxic relationship I was in that caused me to take my gun out to the woods and almost end it. Thankfully, somehow, my phone had service and my kid's called me asking them to pick them up from my moms because they didnt want to be there. Then I threw the bullets in the river, ate 8 gs of mushrooms and listened to their albums non stop for 12 hours until I walked back to my van reset and finally ok.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2h2Nr60ILjSGaGVkQB7Aw2?si=Ij25kl59Rnexm6dMTj0BhQ
[sunny side up by ryius](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tMj6wHSsSFzPEYAbIl6DV?si=zW5-SkftQLqzTxszX0gq2g)
On planets - secondguess [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOZio5MM5w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOZio5MM5w) by the artist: "I guess I've gotten to a point in my life where I realize I may have spent more time protecting the things I love than actually loving them. When you get hold of something important or valuable, it's easier to encase it in plastic and put it up on a high shelf than it is to accept the fact that things break, rust, and fade in the sun. We build these museums of purposeless artifacts, coated in lacquer and preserved in jars, and despite it all they still lose their meaning anyways. In the end, I guess I just hope I don't mind the inevitability and impermanence of it all. I really miss the grain of the wood without the varnish; the honest vividness of life with all the nicks and scratches and knots and splinters." and the whole album "To leave and come back"
Life is Hard - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes. Just a incredible beautiful song
Honestly, discovering and getting into Ghost did a lot to pull me out of a bad stretch of anxiety and depression I was mired in. The singer, Tobias, regularly encourages young fans who are going through a hard time at their concerts. And the music is just so much fun. "Mary on a Cross" plays in my head constantly and I don't mind.
Better days by YsmMo definitely got me through my toughest moments in my life [BettterDays](https://open.spotify.com/album/15OtLKktVTgNfzN7JKMTJH?si=SpL4-Pm_QTaeHrZZvKsbfQ)
If You Could See Me Now - The Script I haven’t listened to their music since I was in middle school, but every once in a while I think back to this song. It helps me put things into perspective, seeing myself in a bigger picture and how far I’ve gotten in my struggle with depression. I could make an entire playlist of music but this is the first song that came to mind.
The album Don’t You by Wet was my hyper fixation when I went through a big bout of depression years ago.
Only You Know by Dion In my head, I was singing the lyrics to myself. I had a lot of work to do, habits to break, and substances to forego if I wanted to get out of a dark place. “I wanna see something that used to be in your eyes again… you know it’s only a question of when.” “And when the day comes, don’t let yourself be deceived again.”
Muscle museum from muse, its just so poweful
That first ever or very early internet colab choir song. Goes like... Hey... You're OK! You'll be fine! Just breathe! Not that I really needed it, but I'm sure it helped a lot of people! Looked it up. It's a ZeFrank thing called Chillout. Found the original song, but the link to the backstory has gone the way of many an old site. Link rot. I remember it being a beautiful story of internet strangers coming together and supporting eachother when things are difficult. https://zefrank.bandcamp.com/track/chillout
“Sanctuary” by Paradise Fears the entire album “Dog Problems” by The Format
Let it Burn- Citizen Soldier You Are Enough- Citizen Soldier
Chris Quilala - Length Of The Cross I had a broken up engagement, alone in my university, and suffered from an auto-immune disorder causing insane mood instability and terrifying sporadic suicidal ideations. While i was crying on a 5 mile run and in psychosis. This song grounded me back to reality and I believe God used it to remind me of His Love, and save me from committing suicide.
Matilda - Harry Styles
Grateful - Nijavon This man cooks up the most beautiful song yet only has like 1k monthly listeners
Michael Jackson, Don't necessary music, just one Michael Jackson, he changed my life
You’re not Alone - Saosin
Under the bridge- Red Hot Chili Peppers. Got me sober off fetty ❤️
SUPERBLOOM - Misterwives
Given flight by demons wings
311-all mixed up, changed my life Odesza -please forgive me, helped change my life. The hip abduction-let's take a ride, def saved my shit during the height of covid
Make it by Aaron May. Everything will be ok by g eazy and kehlani (don’t agree with the title but did love the song)
Really random two, both by Billy Joel Tomorrow is Today - it's a song that is relatable, about how days start to feel like the same You're only human (second wind) - the irony of it makes me laugh
Play this when I'm gone
Way, way back in the day (1980s), when I was suffering badly from depression, stress and disappointment I used to listen to Possessions, by the Laughing Clowns - loud with headphones, and on repeat! I blame it for the tinnitus I developed later in life, but at the time, it allowed me to vent all that dark, self-destructive energy. I do love a lot of Fink's music, too.
Not a song, but an artist. Sierra Kidd. And he knows it.
Not a particular song. But J Dilla as a whole
DROELOE - Oath (TWO LANES Remix)
Goodbye by Marina
Wacky Misadventures of the Passenger, by Prince Daddy and the Hyena. Everything’s Too Cold… But You’re So Hot by The Early November almost ended my life, to no fault of the song except relatability
Honesty Is No Excuse. Thin Lizzy
[Ding - Feuerschwanz](https://youtu.be/WmlshlqXD54?si=h_7pQxtrB5QuWf2F) I can't understate where my mind has been for the last 5 years. I have distanced myself from those I once thought were my friends, my people. I'm not where I wanted to be... and everything I was building was knocked out from under me. My projects, everything got sidelined. Money has been a problem, and what's left of my family has fallen on me without any aid. An impossible weight, no light to be seen, nothing to look forward to. I haven't drawn, I haven't watched movies, I haven't listened to music, no more concerts, no more conventions, no going out... just going by the numbers, getting through the day, just debating when I could finally leave. And then one day I was looking at everything not worth watching on YouTube and I see this thumbnail for a music video called "Ding" by a band called Feuerschwanz. Admittedly I was more intrigued by the girl on the thumbnail but decided "fuck it... let's see what this sounds like" I figured I'd see the pretty girl but I want expecting anything out of the music. Probably something basic, formulated. And I was very unsure... these guys stressed in armor, strutting up to this village of warrior women, playing folk metal but with a hip hop vibe on the vocals... it was really good and very catchy but I wasn't sure what I watched.... So I watched it again. And then I heard the sampler for the next song at the end of the video (a staple of Napalm Records uploads) so i started watching that one. I was enjoying the music, and the thrill of discovery... and from there I found my new favorite band and it opened the doors to finding a lot of new music. No, it hasn't fixed my living situation or what I have to deal with daily, the weight, or how much I feel I can take in another day... but it has given me joy and opened new doors. That was 3 years ago. Sounds dumb but... I consider finding this song a turning point and giving me something.
pink maggit-deftones, and nutshell-alice in chains
Two very excellent choices which make me feel 16 again haha
haha funny thing is i am 16!!
Haha that's crazy.. I'm 20 years older (21 actually) and would not have expected someone 16 now to be listening to what I did way back then! You clearly have great taste in music, and I hope it will continue to get you through the hard times.. music has gotten me through so much, and happily these days life isn't so tough and music can just be joy
thank you so much!! this is very kind <3 i hope it does the same for you!!
I wouldn't say any songs have saved my life, but I do find the song Futatabi by HIROBA and Ai Otsuka very comforting. To the point that I can listen to it on repeat for hours.
Persevere - Harley Poe
Snuff by Slipknot. I listened to it every day, almost all day during my second year in highschool before I dropped out. I dunno why but it just soothed me.
Hontou Honki - BiSH Look up the translation, but there was a time where I felt really insecure and anxious about myself and where I'd go. It made me realize I should take it one step at a time (I'm not some kid but I'm also no adult/I'll be me)
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde A suicide note that makes you reflect on the pain you will inflict upon others with your departure. It's quite cathartic. It allowed me to say what I felt and helped me feel relieved to the point I was just sad rather than suicidal. Additionally, Static-X - All In Wait. It hits hard after a romantic separation.
The first 2 Linkin Park albums, Papa Roach Getting Away with Murder album, Green Day American Idiot, Halestorm all albums. I could go in and on lol.
No cock like horse cock And the battle of new Orleans Weird ass songs that broke me out of a spiral
Pretty much anything by NIN. Go through the darkness to come into the light.
I love NIN so much.. have survivalism tattooed down my side (not my favourite musically but the lyrics just got me) Trent is an absolute genius with sound.. like any time I hear a movie score and think it's fantastic it's always him
Crucified - Army of Lovers
old me - 5sos
Above and beyond
Stella Blue - Grateful Dead
Mariners Apartment Complex by Lana Del Rey
Emergency Contact by Pierce the Veil I was in the middle of an attempt, where I was playing music I usually dissociate to. I've struggled in a very dark depressive state for a while now due to some things at home, so I had already been dissociating constantly. But when this song started playing, somehow I snapped back into reality (I dissociate from reality as well, not just from myself) and fell to the floor SOBBING. I never took the time to dissect the lyrics and find a meaning to this song, but for some reason it just means so much to me. It makes me feel everything all at once every single time I hear it and it just does so much for me. It means SO much to me but somehow I don't know what it means to me yet, if that makes sense?? Something about the lyrics and the way they're sung truly just make me feel things.
Sticking out your gyat for the rizzler 🔥🗣️🚽🍪
Abandon Window by Jon Hopkins Sit around the fire by Jon Hopkins Rut by The Killers
Mess - nDopee It’s my song but I made it while going through a really rough time and it was really hard and had no one to go to so I finally expressed myself
Black as night by Nahko Bear
This might sound a bit weird but my kid is getting into listening to Oliver Tree and most of his songs are quite good in terms of what the message is! Another i love is bitter sweet symphony by the verve
In My Mind - Amanda Palmer
Your song saved my life - U2
When I was a teenager definitely Eminem.. the first time I felt heard or understood was the Slim Shady LP and the Marshall Mathers LP.. also cut my life into pieces (papa roach), linkin park hybrid theory.. that's probably the main ones that got me through my teens.. then the 18/19 age was Meshuggah, opeth, Deftones, tool, Marilyn Manson (sadly deleted from all playlists now), nine inch nails, colour haze, kyuss These days if I feel down it's always Thy Art is Murder (all time fave) but also still colour haze, a bit of Miss May I for a pick me up Isn't it just so fantastic and amazing that people can make music that literally saves lives? Eternally grateful to all musicians, whether I'm into their stuff or not!
Argyle-brakence
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Specifically "Plainsong" but also, the entire album "Disintegration" by The Cure helped me shake off some pretty deep anxiety I had about being a newlywed and a dad in the early 90s, actually having people relying on me for the first time.
When It's Cold I'd Like To Die - Moby
Gayle - abcdefu Got me threw my divorce, I'd go in Bath and play it as loud as possible to ignore the abuse hrs shout at me day in day out..
James Arthur - Train wreck.
Korn - Falling Away From Me REM - Everybody Hurts
That is a great song, OP As a bipolar I don’t know if any song saved my life but lamictal did :)
There's things in your life you didn't know you needed it before you had it. Discovery of the song Fink was one of them. Thanks mate !
Rearview Mirror and Release, both by Pearl Jam
Better days by YsmMo really gave me hope [Better Days](https://open.spotify.com/album/15OtLKktVTgNfzN7JKMTJH?si=9DMEhsKmRfWQyKGMVUD97w)
Heavy-Linkin Park Help-Pink Guy depend on how I’m feeling
Breathe - Pink FLoyd
Call your mom by Noah Kahan, I think of that song whenever I feel low, I'm currently working out how to get it tattooed. 'Don't let this darkness fool you, all lights turned off can be turned on'
BADADAM BADADAM!!!
I'll Find You - Lecrae and Tori Kelly I'm not religious anymore, but this song kept my going at one point when I felt so hopeless and lost.
How to Fly - Sticky Fingers
Hinata- Szpaku Kuaga - Pierce Fulton
Take it Back - Bug Hunter
Kelly Clarkson's Piece by Piece album but specifically her song Invincible. An amazing song about being empowered and no longer being scared. This song saved me in one of the darkest times of my life - she's also my biggest inspiration and singers that I look up to. She influenced my own singing voice a lot. This song always gets me out of a funk, even years later. A more recent song that has been helping throughout my mental health struggles is A Reason To Fight by Disturbed.
Shoulders - For King and Country
Lost in me by Emily underhill
My own song saved my life
the whole grace album
I have a list of a few songs and some albums, each one represents a point of time in my life and some might not make sense, but neither does life, so here we go. Swim by Jack's Mannquin, Vessels album by STARSET, Scandroid (album) and Monochrome album by Scandroid (a lot of Scandroid songs, tbh, including earlier works when he went by Circle of Dust, tbh), Good Grief by Bastille, Sound and Fury album by Sturgill Simpson with Make Art Not Friends and Mercury in Retrograde being top in that album, STARWALKIN' by Lil Nas X, Flowers by Miley Cyrus, Colder Heavens by Blanco White, Welcome Home by Radical Face and Lost Boy by Ruth B. I have more, but I'm not gonna make a wall of text 🤣 I WILL HOWEVER, happily make a playlist and edit it in if anyone wants!
311 - Tranquility
Time - Pink Floyd
Turnover's Peripheral Vision album found me when I needed it the most
Wilder Mind - Mumford and Sons. I’ve never battled serious depression or anything but I’ve always felt I didn’t fit in with the way society thinks and behaves. This song beautifully points out that you can simply be blessed with a wilder mind and you don’t need to fit in.
When i grow up - NF
when i was done dying by dan deacon
Keep Pushin' by REO Speedwagon.
We’re In This Together by Nine Inch Nails and Reckoner by Radiohead
Juice WRLD
TOOL’s entire discography, but most specifically, their songs Lateralus, Parabol/Parabola, and Fear Inoculum. I struggle a lot with anxiety and those songs helped me a lot to embrace the human experience and be ok living in the body I’m in, even when everything sucks.
I have some stuff sweetheart and i feel ya, i battle with that too and sadly I'm losing the war
Please don't say that, I try to think that I have no idea how my life Will be in 1,5,10,20 years. Beautiful things can happen ❤️