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Old May 26, 2016, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Icare dixit View Post
I also find songs about loss (any kind) soothing. I lost myself young, so it's nice. Especially one beautiful song that is about delusions and loss: "The Great Pretender", by The Platters. My life in 3 minutes.

Another one about suicide ideation and loneliness is "Alone Again, Naturally" by Gilbert O'Sullivan: "In a little while from now / if I'm not feeling any less sour / I promised myself to treat myself and visit a nearby tower / And climbing to the top, will throw myself off". That's soothing. It's dark, funny, unexpected.


A perfect sad song about loss is "Lonely Enough" by Little Big Town. It will bring you to tears when you need a good cry.

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Thanks for this!
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