Saddest songs you know

[Cup]

[Josh's Tattoo (Inactive)]

Aug 4, 2018 23:05:22 GMT 1 Cup said:

[Fatih]

[nick]

(look who's back )

IDK if "sad" is particularly the right word for this song, but it's incredibly bittersweet. for sure, it's the most emotive song that i know, and it hits a very dear place in my heart

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didn't even know this thread existed bless

SOMEONE NEW

Randomly I stumbled upon this song two days ago and I couldn't be more glad as it is a lyrical masterpiece by Banks, someone who I'd never have expected to produce a song of such magnitude and ability to soothe pain.




To quote the Genius page dedicated for the lyrics of the song, "BANKS dials down and goes acoustic on "Someone New", quietly cradling a love that's been torn apart by trials". In a sense, this is about taking a step or two back from the passion you've been seeking in someone or something and to reflect and grow as an individual.

I can love you desperately
Though your love ain't guaranteed

The song starts off with its most important line, at least for me, that is the fear and firmly the reality of non-reciprocation and the acceptance of the status quo. Whether that means leaving your rejective family or abandoning a person you've hooked yourself on, this is a line everyone can relate to at least once in life.

Bridge
Believe in you, believe in me
We're meant to be together
I told you weren't lying
I know you aren't relying
And now I am supplying you the
time and space to let you grow
Into the person that I know,
that I know you could be
And I can be grown too
And I'll come back to you
when I am ready for you, baby
I ain't ready for you now
I'm not ready for you now
Please don't hate me

Now, this is the most intriguing bridge I ever stumbled upon, and accompanied with the most stripped down voice of Banks? It gave me one of the biggest sensation and steadiest reflection of me as a person and my surroundings and it yet again reminds me of how glad I am to have discovered this song. It's the right kind of emotion and the good balance of tears shed that are the stand-outs for this song.

I had to make a fancy and detailed post for this, please don't hate me x

[Apostolis]

"ΕΝ ΛΕΥΚΩ" (tr. in white)

I just really felt like doing that post, this is truly the saddest song I ever came through and Mpofiliou's vocals truly fit the whole concept. I'm just really glad that this exists. 

As you can see, the song has Greek lyrics so I'll just quote the English lyrics below:

My white luck and my white life 

why do you hide in gray at nights? 

I see my exposure in your white 

and the after of the after I meet 

If I had the courage to say "come" 

I wouldn't have fire in the blood now 

If it had a color, madness would be white 

If it had a body, it would be still a lie 

Look at the hands, how they turn on the wall 

like they're dancing at my silence 

and I who searched for years for the lyric 

that will explain my voiceless life 

I disguise silence into a word 

and I give it to anyone who will explain 

to have my future to choose 

which of my pasts will come back... 

Nothing important... 

I only live in white... 

My white luck and my white life 

My friends in color say it right 

my problem is my exaggeration 

and that he's late to send an answer 

If he had the courage to show the word 

there wouldn't be fire in the blood now 

If it had a color, fear would be white 

If it had a body, it would be like me. 

If they love you, they should learn to say it 

and if they don't tell you, you should learn to steal it 

and if you want to see the real things burning 

you must climb up the height of the fire. 

And they're sorry for you that you haven't felt it 

and you're sorry to know it first 

and that no one had known 

that my silence had been a bang for years. 

It's my right to bet a few 

It's my right to fold 

and though they say I never did go 

I haven't had enough time to forget it 

And whoever asks why I always leave 

with this tone of white in my eyes 

I say a phrase to him like I'm dodging 

with a hope to be like me... 

Nothing important... 

I only live in white... 

Nothing important... 

I only live in white... 

Nothing important... 

I only live in white... 

The use of the word 'white' itself is... colorless
which means that you don't get to truly live your life, you're just figure.  It's really all about people that never got to 'live'. They just exist, no excitement, nothing worthy, nothing important,  just white.

This has to be my favourite part of the song, so much pain and meanings on a single bridge. 

It's my right to bet a few  

It's my right to fold  

and though they say I never did go  

I haven't had enough time to forget it  

And whoever asks why I always leave  

with this tone of white in my eyes  

I say a phrase to him like I'm dodging  

with a hope to be like me...

'I bet a few while I have a lot to give. I do not go all in even if I have the best card.
And unfortunately for this I will never make the move that will give color to my life.
I will always be an odd player in the game of life. The others on the table will be sorry. With so many type of feelings, I have so much to give, a pity that does not come in.
I will agree with them.
But whenever they ask me, I will leave. I will say "maybe next time to bet more",  just to get out of the trouble.'

thanks for coming on my ted talk

(c) @garameaning

[Ｂ３ＳＴＢＥＡＴＳ]

I want to dedicate this song to the users who have left the forum, and we do not know if we are going to see them again. Specially dedicated to Grace. Don't cry, they will return, keep the faith at all times

SPOILER: Click to show

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LOSE YOUR SMILE

There has been a lot of changes and experiences in my life since my first song presentation here, and albeit that happened in such a short time, now looking back at it, "Someone New" by Banks was never the sad song that I had a need of presenting to a broader audience. I deleted the content of the post and want to present something more meaningful.




Beach House are obviously a phenomenon on the song contest forums and everyone has heard of Victoria and Alex by now, but it is easy to dismiss one of their many tracks and get lost in their discography. "Lose Your Smile" to me is the definition of building up a seemingly perfect world that crumbles and leaves you more devastated than ever. A smile erected in faux and pretentious assumption.

[...] deals with the beauty that arises in dealing with darkness

Outside looking in
Mirrors once again
Nothing left to say
Tomorrow's gone today

---

lose your smile, lose your smile

---

Sweet lies on your face *
Tears are out of place
Sunshine in the rain
Comes in rainbows and leaves again

I believe what I meant by asking for divinity and devotion in all matters of life thus far, may that be a parent, a friend, a potential lover or even from myself, wasn't to become a burden. The pattern I attempted to break for all my life turned against me in a self-fulfilling prophecy that has turned everyone into angsty creatures haunting me in my nightly mares, corrupting my sense of self. * Has turned me and everyone into people preferring walking on eggshells to protect a sense of dignity in the stead of intimacy.

[...] the empathy and love that grows from collective trauma

lose your smile, lose your smile

---

When all the while, child
It's your own self giving in
Who's to blame this time?

Mid-way through the song I become aware of the horrid things a person : including myself : is able to commit against another, the social stigmatisation and the pressure of year-long abuse unfold in tears. All I dream of is to be alone. Alone to rely on myself only, without the need of having to dismiss someone else's flaws that remind me of my own imperfections.

[...] the place one reaches when they accept rather than deny

Dreams, baby, do come true

And now, I am alone.
He took them away from me.

I believe in hope, as a priority in life to live by.
This line though, it is not a silver lining for me.
Frankly, all I dreamed to be, I achieved that with
the blink of an eye - to be alone and on my own ...

but what is the cost of a flashback?
also yeah the instrumentals just enforce you to cry at midnight too

[Shovkovskyi/Peter]

I really appreciate real emotions (not some fake ones) in a song, so my favorite songs are all meaningful... and there's a lot of them.

But my #1 go-to song for the theme of this thread is

This song doesn't require any explanation... It's so sad that I can't even listen to it fully without a single tear...
I'm actually surprised no one else had published this song here yet

SPOILER: Click to show

these are just few of the sad/bittersweet songs I listen to when I'm down, but there's a lot more...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQY4dIxY1H4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qj3nWy7HMs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4y-RzVGrHg

tears of joy, when you see this performance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUJ4Y-XOeY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qH4qyi1-Ys

I know you don't understand latvian, but there's such a great story behind this song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab2D5ClG2cQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHlyItTyps

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCQBuYhq_s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyGNfbKkMVE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BMwcO6_hyA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H25ORRgLxdA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r_qUpW3WT4

[basil]

extremely basic i know but it’s such an amazing emotional song ugh wig