More Sorrowful Songs (not by Mika)

[Neiobi]

This one is a bit cheesy, but I find it quite sad.

James Blunt- No Bravery

 

There are children standing here,

Arms outstretched into the sky,

Tears drying on their face.

He has been here.

Brothers lie in shallow graves.

Fathers lost without a trace.

A nation blind to their disgrace,

Since he's been here.

 

And I see no bravery,

No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

 

Houses burnt beyond repair.

The smell of death is in the air.

A woman weeping in despair says,

He has been here.

Tracer lighting up the sky.

It's another families' turn to die.

A child afraid to even cry out says,

He has been here.

 

And I see no bravery,

No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

 

There are children standing here,

Arms outstretched into the sky,

But no one asks the question why,

He has been here.

Old men kneel to accept their fate.

Wives and daughters cut and raped.

A generation drenched in hate.

Says, he has been here.

 

And I see no bravery,

No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

[Soaring Simpson]

I don't know that one CArlota, what's it about? Is it about Uganda and the Lord's Army? That's what it reminded me of

 

As for the rest- Oh yes!

[Neiobi]

I don't know that one CArlota, what's it about? Is it about Uganda and the Lord's Army? That's what it reminded me of

 

As for the rest- Oh yes!

 

I don't even know what it's clearly about, but the singer himself was in a war... I can't even remember wich one. But I think probably it has to do with that.

[Naectegale]

Now when I was 10 I thought Alone Again (Naturally) was deeply profound :roftl- Didn't the title give you just the teensiest clue though? I'm beginning to see why you sing so much in Latin!

 

Rivers that is so sad- and scarily true. And I had no idea that that was a sad song- I thought it was really loving and sweet!

 

Why are only oldlings joining in here- don't young people today know how to be terminally gloomy?

 

Well, yes, but I have a long history of not realy listening to pop songs, so I suppose it just didn't register

 

Perhaps we need a separate thread for songs of teenage angst

[Naectegale]

Last Kiss

(J. Frank Wilson lyrics: yes, Pearl Jam did a sucky cover of this very OLD song.)

 

[Chorus]

Oh where oh where can my baby be

The Lord took her away from me

She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good

So I can see my baby when I leave this world

 

We were out on a date in my daddy's car

We hadn't driven very far

There in the road straight up ahead

A car was stalled the engine was dead

I couldn't stop so I swerved to the right

I'll never forget the sound that night

The screaming tires the busting glass

The painful scream that I heard last

 

 

I think Terry Jacks 'Seasons in the Sun' was my first 'favourite' song....I think it was probably the first record I ever bought but infuriatingly, I can never quite remember 100%

 

What about Bobby Goldsborough...............Honey

 

BOBBY GOLDSBOROUGH HONEY LYRICS

 

 

And honey, I miss you

And I'm bein' good

And I'd love to be with you

If only I could

 

 

oh dear....so it's here where oldlings go to cry together?

 

well... i know many of the songs you posted...and loved them all to bits...and cried a lot over them!

 

one for all

 

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - AbbA

 

 

 

The winner takes it all

the loser standing small

beside the victory

that's her destiny

 

 

(I've taken out bits to save space)

 

Thanks RT - classic

 

Thanks Kath - I was trying to remember what that was called all day

 

Robertina - Abba are underrrated - that is a very sad song

 

 

Now I can cry myself to sleep

[Naectegale]

This one is a bit cheesy, but I find it quite sad.

James Blunt- No Bravery

 

There are children standing here,

Arms outstretched into the sky,

Tears drying on their face.

He has been here.

Brothers lie in shallow graves.

Fathers lost without a trace.

A nation blind to their disgrace,

Since he's been here.

 

.

 

Thanks Neiobi I think the fact that JB has seen war at first hand excuses him from being thought "cheesy"

[willywonka]

Nectar, maybe you'll get mad at me for posting this here but its really my fav sorrow song...

 

 

Girlfriend in a coma - The Smiths

 

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - its serious

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - its really serious

 

There were times when I could

Have murdered her

(but you know, I would hate

Anything to happen to her)

 

No, I dont want to see her

 

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do ...

 

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - its serious

My, my, my, my, my, my baby, goodbye

 

There were times when I could

Have strangled her

(but you know, I would hate

Anything to happen to her)

Would you please

Let me see her !

 

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do ...

Let me whisper my last goodbyes

 

I know - its serious

[Naectegale]

There is nothing sadder than the loss of a child (or two )

 

A Mother's Lament

 

A mother was bathing her baby one night

The youngest of ten, and a tiny young mite

The mother was poor and the baby was thin

Only a skellington covered with skin

The mother turned round for the soap off the rack

She was but a moment, but when she looked back

Her baby was gawn and in anguish she cried

“Oh where is my baby?” The Angels replied,

Chorus:

 

“Your baby has gone down the plug-hole

Your baby has gone down the plug

The poor little thing was so skinny and thin

It should have been washed in a jug

Your baby is ever so happy

He won’t need a bath any more

Your baby has gone down the plug-hole

Not lost but gone before.”

 

The mother was frantic, the baby was gawn

But she had got nine more, and the water still warm

She covered her eye-balls and stuck in a pin

Picked out another one ever so thin

Then into the water she brushed off a tear

When she turned back, she said “crumbs it’s not here”

“Now that one has gawn” and in anguish she cried

“Oh where is my baby?” The Angels replied,

 

Chorus:

 

The mother was livid. “How dare you” she cried

“Don’t take no more chances” the Angels replied

“We’ve had your two youngens, we’d like a few more”

Then gave her a nice smile and dissolved through the floor

Now mother was boiling. She smashed in the bath

“You’re not having my kids” she cried with a laugh

Now they’ve not touched no water from that very day

“It’s the smell” Mother says, “That keeps the Angels away.”

 

Chorus

 

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sorry

[Naectegale]

Nectar, maybe you'll get mad at me for posting this here but its really my fav sorrow song...

 

 

Girlfriend in a coma - The Smiths

 

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - its serious

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - its really serious

 

There were times when I could

Have murdered her

(but you know, I would hate

Anything to happen to her)

 

No, I dont want to see her

 

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do ...

 

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - its serious

My, my, my, my, my, my baby, goodbye

 

There were times when I could

Have strangled her

(but you know, I would hate

Anything to happen to her)

Would you please

Let me see her !

 

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do you really think

Shell pull through ?

Do ...

Let me whisper my last goodbyes

 

I know - its serious

 

Hi Wonka - I've never heard that one - it definitely qualifies for this thread

[Suzy]

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton written about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City apartment.

 

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Would you hold my hand

If I saw you in heaven

Would you help me stand

If I saw you in heaven

I'll find my way, through night and day

Cause I know I just can't stay

Here in heaven

 

Time can bring you down

Time can bend your knee

Time can break your heart

Have you begging please

Begging please

 

(instrumental)

 

Beyond the door

There's peace I'm sure.

And I know there'll be no more...

Tears in heaven

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

[Naectegale]

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton written about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City apartment.

 

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Would you hold my hand

If I saw you in heaven

Would you help me stand

If I saw you in heaven

I'll find my way, through night and day

Cause I know I just can't stay

Here in heaven

 

Time can bring you down

Time can bend your knee

Time can break your heart

Have you begging please

Begging please

 

(instrumental)

 

Beyond the door

There's peace I'm sure.

And I know there'll be no more...

Tears in heaven

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

 

Thanks Suzy

 

back to tears

[zoots14]

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton written about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City apartment.

 

That song and the story behind it always make me cry.

[zoots14]

There is a beautiful song called Cancion Triste by Jesse Cook... he's Canadian I believe, but plays spanish guitar. The song is fully instrumental but makes me cry every time... incredibly beautiful... especially when the cello kicks in (around 1:49). But to have that impact you have to listen to the whole thing, and listen to it with a lot of attention. Don't watch the YouTube slideshow with it... just close your eyes. Trust me.

 

 

Edit: ugh... haven't listened to it in a while... just got chills listening to the cello part. God, it's such a gorgeous song, and incredibly sorrowful, which is amazing considering there are no lyrics.

Edited May 19, 2009 by zoots14

[willywonka]

Hi Wonka - I've never heard that one - it definitely qualifies for this thread

 

 

Can't find the original video...;(

[zoots14]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge

 

Verse 1-

 

Sometimes I feel

Like I don't have a partner

Sometimes I feel

Like my only friend

Is the city I live in

The city of angels

Lonely as I am

Together we cry

 

Verse 2-

 

I drive on her streets

'Cause she's my companion

I walk through her hills

'Cause she knows who I am

She sees my good deeds

And she kisses me windy

I never worry

Now that is a lie

 

Chorus-

 

I don't ever want to feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all the way

Verse 3-

 

It's hard to believe

That there's nobody out there

It's hard to believe

That I'm all alone

At least I have her love

The city she loves me

Lonely as I am

Together we cry

 

Chorus-

 

I don't ever want to feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all that way

Bridge-

 

Under the bridge downtown

Is where I drew some blood

Under the bridge downtown

I could not get enough

Under the bridge downtown

Forgot about my love

Under the bridge downtown

I gave my life away

[zoots14]

Depeche Mode - Somebody

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Niw94qGLyzM

 

I want somebody to share

Share the rest of my life

Share my innermost thoughts

Know my intimate details

Someone wholl stand by my side

And give me support

And in return

Shell get my support

She will listen to me

When I want to speak

About the world we live in

And life in general

Though my views may be wrong

They may even be perverted

Shell hear me out

And wont easily be converted

To my way of thinking

In fact shell often disagree

But at the end of it all

She will understand me

Aaaahhhhh....

 

I want somebody who cares

For me passionately

With every thought and

With every breath

Someone who'll help me see things

In a different light

All the things I detest

I will almost like

I dont want to be tied

To anyones strings

I'm carefully trying to steer clear of

Those things

But when I'm asleep

I want somebody

Who will put their arms around me

And kiss me tenderly

Though things like this

Make me sick

In a case like this

Ill get away with it

Aaaahhhhh....

[guylainem123]

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton written about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City apartment.

 

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Would you hold my hand

If I saw you in heaven

Would you help me stand

If I saw you in heaven

I'll find my way, through night and day

Cause I know I just can't stay

Here in heaven

 

Time can bring you down

Time can bend your knee

Time can break your heart

Have you begging please

Begging please

 

(instrumental)

 

Beyond the door

There's peace I'm sure.

And I know there'll be no more...

Tears in heaven

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

 

 

that was the song that was playing on the radio when i was on my way to say my last goodbye to my brother in 1992. i couldn't listen to that song for about 4 years after that. i bought the cd, but couldn't listen to it.

[riverstwilight]

 

Big Bad World One by Jonathan Coulton

 

All alone by the table of food in my wrinkled suit and my borrowed tie

Only thinking of something to say in the moment after the girl goes by

Everyone else is having fun or else pretending to

I eat another crudite

 

I quit, I'm done

Cause I don't think it's gonna turn out okay

It's no fair, it's no fun

If every time it's gonna end the same way:

Me: zero, Big bad world: one

 

At the office we're all having cake cause it's someone's birthday, I don't know who

Get my plate and I'm scanning the room and the only seat is right next to you

I get the nod, the tiny smile that doesn't come with teeth

Maybe you don't know who I am

 

I quit, I'm done

Cause I don't think 's gonna turn out okay

It's no fair , it's no fun

If every time it's gonna end the same way:

Me: zero, Big bad world: one

 

Staying in side, lying in bed

Noticing something that's not there

Follow my heart, follow my head

I'll follow anything that might get me somewhere

 

Catch her eye when she's pouring my coffee and search my head for an opening line

But I see by the look on her face if I keep my mouth shut I'll save some time

What if the best that I can be just isn't good enough?

Isn't it better not to know?

 

I quit, I'm done

Cause I don't think it's gonna turn out okay

It's no fair, it's no fun

If every time it's gonna end the same way:

Me: zero, Big bad world: one

[Soaring Simpson]

This is great- we're getting to songs I don't know now

 

And another oldie

Jimmy Ruffin- What becomes of the broken hearted

 

As I walk this land with broken dreams

I have visions of many things

Love's happiness is just an illusion

Filled with sadness and confusion,

What becomes of the broken hearted

Who had love that's now departed?

I know I've got to find

Some kind of peace of mind

Maybe.

The fruits of love grow all around

But for me they come a tumblin' down.

Every day heartaches grow a little stronger

I can't stand this pain much longer

I walk in shadows

Searching for light

Cold and alone

No comfort in sight,

Hoping and praying for someone to care

Always moving and goin to where

What becomes of the broken hearted

Who had love that's now departed?

I know I've got to find

Some kind of peace of mind

Maybe.

I'm searching though I don't succeed,

But someone look, there's a growing need.

Oh, he is lost, there's no place for beginning,

All that's left is an unhappy ending.

Now what's become of the broken-hearted

Who had love that's now departed?

I know I've got to find

Some kind of peace of mind

I'll be searching everywhere

Just to find someone to care.

I'll be looking everyday

I know I'm gonna find a way

Nothings gonna stop me now

I'll find a way somehow

I'll be searching everywhere

[Soaring Simpson]

Hi Rivers- we posted together

 

This sounds positively peppy compared to the rest of the songs in the thread. I used to go out with a guy who wouldn't dance to anything else, so whenever I hear it I still charge onto the dancefloor

 

Joy Division- Love Will Tear Us Apart

 

When the routine bites hard

And ambitions are low

And the resentment rides high

But emotions wont grow

And were changing our ways,

Taking different roads

Then love, love will tear us apart again

 

Why is the bedroom so cold

Turned away on your side?

Is my timing that flawed,

Our respect run so dry?

Yet theres still this appeal

That weve kept through our lives

Love, love will tear us apart again

 

Do you cry out in your sleep

All my failings expose?

Get a taste in my mouth

As desperation takes hold

Is it something so good

Just cant function no more?

When love, love will tear us apart again

[Fmbm]

. One of my favourites

 

Another party's over

And I'm left cold sober

My baby left me for somebody new

I don't wanna talk about it

Want to forget about it

Wanna be intoxicated with that special brew

So come and get me

Let me

Get in that sinking feeling

That says my heart is on an all time low - So

Don't expect me

To behave perfectly

And wear that sunny smile

My guess is I'm in for a cloudy and overcast

Don't try and stop me

'Cos I'm heading for that stormy weather soon

 

I'm causing a mild sensation

With this new occupation

I'm permanently glued

To this extraordinary mood so now move over

Let me take over

With my melancholy blues

 

I'm causing a mild sensation

With this new occupation

I'm in the news

I'm just getting used to my new exposure

So come into my enclosure

And meet my

Melancholy blues

[Naectegale]

. One of my favourites

 

Another party's over

And I'm left cold sober

My baby left me for somebody new

I don't wanna talk about it

Want to forget about it

Wanna be intoxicated with that special brew

So come and get me

Let me

Get in that sinking feeling

That says my heart is on an all time low - So

Don't expect me

To behave perfectly

And wear that sunny smile

My guess is I'm in for a cloudy and overcast

Don't try and stop me

'Cos I'm heading for that stormy weather soon

 

I'm causing a mild sensation

With this new occupation

I'm permanently glued

To this extraordinary mood so now move over

Let me take over

With my melancholy blues

 

I'm causing a mild sensation

With this new occupation

I'm in the news

I'm just getting used to my new exposure

So come into my enclosure

And meet my

Melancholy blues

 

 

Thanks *sniff*

[robertina]

i've read about queen..can anyone pls post 'SHOW MUST GO ON'?

 

i'm at work and cannot search much, and i don't want to forget

[Naectegale]

i've read about queen..can anyone pls post 'SHOW MUST GO ON'?

 

i'm at work and cannot search much, and i don't want to forget

 

 

Empty spaces - what are we living for?

Abandoned places - I guess we know the score..

On and on!

Does anybody know what we are looking for?

 

Another hero - another mindless crime.

Behind the curtain, in the pantomime.

Hold the line!

Does anybody want to take it anymore?

The Show must go on!

The Show must go on!

Inside my heart is breaking,

My make-up may be flaking,

But my smile, still, stays on!

 

Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance.

Another heartache - another failed romance.

On and on!

Does anybody know what we are living for?

I guess i'm learning

I must be warmer now..

I'll soon be turning round the corner now.

Outside the dawn is breaking,

But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free!

 

The Show must go on!

The Show must go on! Yeah!

Ooh! Inside my heart is breaking!

My make-up may be flaking!

But my smile, still, stays on!

Yeah! oh oh oh

 

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies,

Fairy tales of yesterday, will grow but never die,

I can fly, my friends!

 

The Show must go on! Yeah!

The Show must go on!

I'll face it with a grin!

I'm never giving in!

On with the show!

 

I'll top the bill!

I'll overkill!

I have to find the will to carry on!

On with the,

On with the show!

 

The Show must go on.

 

Unbearably sad

[kath]

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton written about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City apartment.

 

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Would you hold my hand

If I saw you in heaven

Would you help me stand

If I saw you in heaven

I'll find my way, through night and day

Cause I know I just can't stay

Here in heaven

 

Time can bring you down

Time can bend your knee

Time can break your heart

Have you begging please

Begging please

 

(instrumental)

 

Beyond the door

There's peace I'm sure.

And I know there'll be no more...

Tears in heaven

 

Would you know my name

If I saw you in heaven

Will it be the same

If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong, and carry on

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

Cause I know I don't belong

Here in heaven

 

 

Absolutly.

 

How could one not be moved by this. x