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Depressing Songs

You know what? I find that depressing songs are better than love songs, rap, etc. I don't know why, but I just do. Some of my favorite bands include Evanesccence (where most or all of their songs are about suicide) and Simple Plan (whose only depressing song is "I'm Just A Kid"). Now, what do I find attractive in these songs? Is it mainly the music and not really the lyrics, or vice versa? Or is it that I am becoming depressed and find a passion for depressing songs? Maybe, but maybe not.

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Now, in this blog, I will be telling you why I find depressing songs so cool, and why I like them (which is actaully the same thing). So, here goes...

Evanescence. The word itself means, "To dissipate or disappear like vapor." Derived from the root evanescent, no doubt. But why would a band with a name meaning that write suicidal songs? Well, looking at there biography on AOLmusic (I need a better client...thing) it says they are a goth-inspired band. That probably isn't the WHOLE reason why they have these depressing songs, but could be one. Also, they did meet at a "youth camp" which may have been designed for kids with problems. But who knows? I still like the songs they produce, probably because the music is good, and the way they sing is excellent. The vocals of Amy Lee are really good, I must say. And know, Neko-Chan, I'm not another depressed teenager that listens to depressing music, or whatever you said.

Now, Simple Plan isn't suicidal AT ALL. They do have a depressing song, though, called "I'm Just A Kid." This song is basically about how this kid is really alone in the world and basically has no real friends. The chorus parts are pretty depressing, much more than the actual verses. "I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare/ I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair/ nobody cares, 'cuz I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me, tonight." That basically sums up the feelings of the kid in this song. He is depressed and lonely. But I dn't like this song because of the depression, again. I like it because I sometimes feel I can connect to it; that I can connect to that kid's' feelings (don't ask). Also, I basically like any and all songs by Simple Plan. But anyhow, I still think that "I'm Just A Kid" is a great song, and it will always be my favorite song, unless something better comes out.

So there you have it. A (semi-)explantion of why I have a passion for depressing songs. No, it isn't the lyrics, but mainly the music. Also, both bands that I've mentioned have very good vocalists (Amy Lee from Evanescence and Pierre Bouvier from Simple Plan). So yeah. Now, (Neko), you know why I enjoy depressing songs.

Incidentally, I just wrote out the lyrics to "My Immortal" by Evanescence through listening to it. This will show you how depressing their songs are:

"I'm so tired of being here/ Suppressed by all my childish fears/ And if you have to leave/ I wish that you would just leave/ Your presence still lingers here/ And it won't leave me alone/ These words won't seem to heal/ This pain is just to real/ There's just too much that time cannot erase/ When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears/ When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears/ And I held your hand through all of these years/ And you're still there over me/ You used to captivate me by your resinating light/ Now I'm bound by the life you left behind/ Your face it falls in my once pleasant dreams/ Your voice, it chased away/ All the sanity in me/ These words won't seem to heal/ This pain is just to real/ There's just too much that time cannot erase/ When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears/ When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears/ And I held your hand through all of these years/ And you're still there/ I've tries so hard to tell myself that you're gone/ But though your still with me/ I've been alone all along/ When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears/ When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears/ And I've held your hand through all of these years/ And you're still there over me"

Posted by Chibi-Chan at February 13, 2004 09:38 AM