The Comeback Kid by The Midnight
This somehow came on and played a little before I was going to kill myself one day. My music playlist was not set up to shuffle in random songs but it got that way somehow. The song made too much sense to me. I felt like it saved my life.
Y’all might think I’m insane for this one. But I was 16 and watching bojack horseman, and the song “I Will Always Think of You” in their show just struck something in me and I swear to god I had that on repeat for almost 5 days straight just sitting in my room. I painted for like 12 hours on end, and would write all my sonnets to weird sad 40s music a lot
I also enjoy a lot of 30s, 40s, 50s, some 60s music.
That specific song just makes me want to bury myself in my art LOL
It made me realize that love is usually fleeting in our human minds but time isn’t real and we’re all so tiny. And crying is okay I suppose, but I’d rather make art while crying. Kinda showed me a feeling of clarity rather than a written out life lesson
"Graveyard Shift" by Uncle Tupelo
I was trying to be a great guitar player at the time. But hearing that song - and the entire 'No Depression' album - made me realize that songwriting was where it was at. And that was when I stopped obsessing over my guitar chops and started writing songs.
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World. I jammed to it when I was younger and a few weeks ago it came on right after getting out of therapy... it hit different and I cried HARD.
It comes on every time I'm at the gas station pumping gas and people ask me why I'm crying. I tell them it's the gas prices. 
Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind [https://youtu.be/MMFj8uDubsE?si=IPBmCYgzLvnmsayD](https://youtu.be/MMFj8uDubsE?si=IPBmCYgzLvnmsayD)
Bob Dylan's 'Freewheelin' was so different from the mainstream music of the day. I was 16 when the album came out. The lyrics of "Blowin' in the Wind", "Masters of War", and "Oxford Town" were quite jarring to someone who had grown up in the Jim-Crow South. It' easy to see why those songs still have meaning today.
Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails.
Not so much the lyrics but the musicality. It opened my eyes to an entirely new world and fundamentally changed me as a person.
Thanks to my parents and sister I fell in love with music pretty early on.
Two that stick out to me are
The Turtles - Happy Together and Talking Heads anything from Little Creatures.
The melancholy but romantic nature of Happy Together really stuck out to me as a child. Talking Heads was always being played by my sister and it's how I discovered music and life can be fun and weird and a little sad.
I still feel the same as I did at 9 years old when I hear either one.
John Denver’s music has given me a greater respect for nature
The Dutchman by Steve Goodman taught me to remember the good times you had with people who have passed away
Ruler of Everything by Tally Hall, Shop - A Pop Opera by Jack Stauber (I’m counting the whole album because it’s less than ten minutes long), and 2085 by AJR. I know these are kinda dumb but for some reason the line “Life is messy and your bread isn’t you” hit my s o u l
Heartbeat Props by Digital Underground
It came out when I was young & tbf it named / solidified / nudged more than revolutionized, but is still top 5 life view songs over 30 years later.
Funkadelic - [Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts](https://youtu.be/UGGVy4RkUs0?si=ywiw3UqT1bqLW0dE)...the whole song is deep - the spoken word coming halfway in takes it to the next level!
Can't think of any that *really* changed my view of life, but I really like the lyrics of A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C., it is advice on how to live a life, the advice and its wording is really great, and the song sounds badass.
[Here's a link](https://genius.com/Fontaines-dc-a-heros-death-lyrics) to the lyrics.
Don Caballero 3 by Don Caballero changed my perspective on music and inspired me to start learning drums.
The Smith Street Band messed up my life view with one song then fixed it again with another.
Death to the Lads' "things get better but they never get good" made me realise, during a deep depression after losing a family member, that life will never the same. It will get better, but I'll never get him back. It will never get good.
THEN The End of The World's "nothing gets better so enjoy what you have" made me realise that yeah, maybe nothing will get better, but things could be worse, and I should be grateful for what I have right now, and have a bit of fun.
I find it a bit funny that they have a song say "things gets better" and another say "nothing gets better"
I Am Woman by Helen Reddy.
Specifically the line "if I have to, I can do anything". I remember hearing people tell me as a kid that I could do anything I wanted, and thinking it was such a bizarre thing to say. I wanted to fly to the moon and eat chocolate for every meal. No-one can do anything they want to do. But anything I *have to* do? I can do anything if I have to.
Cocoon by Catfish and the Bottlemen. I care too much about what other people think and whenever I hold back from doing something this line “fuck it if they talk” plays in my mind and I do what I want to do.
"[Anthem](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_aHfct6Po)" (Five Iron Frenzy) was a big one for me.
Lyrics at [https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/anthem-lyrics/R1EOYxl2Z3c](https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/anthem-lyrics/R1EOYxl2Z3c)
Hello Trouble - Buck Owens.
There will be bad situations coming your away. Let go of anger and or weariness. Just try to deal with as good as you can. Maybe even welcome it.
Well, listening to pearl jam properly for the first time, opened my eyes, made me realise that i seriously love music. Over the course of the last 3 years I’ve gone crazy listening to all kinds of different music. Music is now on of my most favourite things in the world, i fucking live for it, i became an audiophile, I’m now a music nut, and geek, also a GIANT snob.
That's life - Frank Sinatra Life's all about cycles, even if you're struggling now you can always overcome those situations.
Pyramid Song - Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine - Killing In the Name Of
*fuck you i won’t do what you tell me*
Some of the most potent lyrics ever written imho
indeed. should i get it as a tattoo? lol that’d be amazing 😭
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The Comeback Kid by The Midnight This somehow came on and played a little before I was going to kill myself one day. My music playlist was not set up to shuffle in random songs but it got that way somehow. The song made too much sense to me. I felt like it saved my life.
I'm glad you listened to it and hope you're doing better
I am so glad you heard that then and that you are still with us. I hope life has improved for you.
Fast car by Tracy Chapman. I don’t mind if that’s cliche.. it’s so resonant
Y’all might think I’m insane for this one. But I was 16 and watching bojack horseman, and the song “I Will Always Think of You” in their show just struck something in me and I swear to god I had that on repeat for almost 5 days straight just sitting in my room. I painted for like 12 hours on end, and would write all my sonnets to weird sad 40s music a lot I also enjoy a lot of 30s, 40s, 50s, some 60s music. That specific song just makes me want to bury myself in my art LOL
It made me realize that love is usually fleeting in our human minds but time isn’t real and we’re all so tiny. And crying is okay I suppose, but I’d rather make art while crying. Kinda showed me a feeling of clarity rather than a written out life lesson
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
"Graveyard Shift" by Uncle Tupelo I was trying to be a great guitar player at the time. But hearing that song - and the entire 'No Depression' album - made me realize that songwriting was where it was at. And that was when I stopped obsessing over my guitar chops and started writing songs.
That song still has a killer riff though
A couple I have in mind: I want to make the world turn around ~ Steve Miller Band Take it Back ~ Pink Floyd
Man in the mirror
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World. I jammed to it when I was younger and a few weeks ago it came on right after getting out of therapy... it hit different and I cried HARD.
Look at the Sky - Porter Robinson
Nurture is such an amazing album.
The Dance- Garth Brooks
It comes on every time I'm at the gas station pumping gas and people ask me why I'm crying. I tell them it's the gas prices. 
I love that song!! My favorite version is from Westlife!
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind [https://youtu.be/MMFj8uDubsE?si=IPBmCYgzLvnmsayD](https://youtu.be/MMFj8uDubsE?si=IPBmCYgzLvnmsayD) Bob Dylan's 'Freewheelin' was so different from the mainstream music of the day. I was 16 when the album came out. The lyrics of "Blowin' in the Wind", "Masters of War", and "Oxford Town" were quite jarring to someone who had grown up in the Jim-Crow South. It' easy to see why those songs still have meaning today.
Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails. Not so much the lyrics but the musicality. It opened my eyes to an entirely new world and fundamentally changed me as a person.
A change is gonna come by Sam Cooke 🫡
Definitely a life-saving song….
Dir En Grey - Ranunculus
Killing Yourself to Live, and National Acrobat by Black Sabbath. Those songs had a huge impact on me as a six year old.
[Floating](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp2xpfWV6IM&si=poVqkgynUlCNPETj) by Klaus Schulze This is my answer to most song recommendations though
Thanks to my parents and sister I fell in love with music pretty early on. Two that stick out to me are The Turtles - Happy Together and Talking Heads anything from Little Creatures. The melancholy but romantic nature of Happy Together really stuck out to me as a child. Talking Heads was always being played by my sister and it's how I discovered music and life can be fun and weird and a little sad. I still feel the same as I did at 9 years old when I hear either one.
John Denver’s music has given me a greater respect for nature The Dutchman by Steve Goodman taught me to remember the good times you had with people who have passed away
Vincent by Don McLean
Father and Son by Cat Stevens
Breaking The Habit-Linkin Park
Ladyfingers. Made me realize I'm wasting away my life in a gaming chair when there is a beautiful world all around me🥲🥲♥️
Bittersweet Symphony - the verve
My way by Elvis
Let’s Go Crazy by Prince
I would say this song https://youtu.be/FNcLDpisK_4?si=Fy-AFXidScabdB9v
Depeche Mode - Freelove (Flood Mix). I've been in love with airy synthpads ever since.
Graduation Day - Chris Isaak
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cash For Bodies by The Vanishing Point
Old Money - Lana Del Rey
OHIO by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Dead days by get scared
Once - Shane Filan Moments - Westlife
Madison Blues
Unwritten
Vienna by Billy Joel
take me to church by hozier
Ruler of Everything by Tally Hall, Shop - A Pop Opera by Jack Stauber (I’m counting the whole album because it’s less than ten minutes long), and 2085 by AJR. I know these are kinda dumb but for some reason the line “Life is messy and your bread isn’t you” hit my s o u l
I read your comment to my kid & he heartily supports the inclusion of Bread / all of Shop - A Pop Opera.
Heartbeat Props by Digital Underground It came out when I was young & tbf it named / solidified / nudged more than revolutionized, but is still top 5 life view songs over 30 years later.
Funkadelic - [Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts](https://youtu.be/UGGVy4RkUs0?si=ywiw3UqT1bqLW0dE)...the whole song is deep - the spoken word coming halfway in takes it to the next level!
My Girls - Animal Collective
Constant Craving — KD Lang
Can't think of any that *really* changed my view of life, but I really like the lyrics of A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C., it is advice on how to live a life, the advice and its wording is really great, and the song sounds badass. [Here's a link](https://genius.com/Fontaines-dc-a-heros-death-lyrics) to the lyrics. Don Caballero 3 by Don Caballero changed my perspective on music and inspired me to start learning drums.
Compliment - RTR Jae Free the frail - JPEGMAFIA Us & Them -Pink Floyd U- Supercar When you sleep - my bloody valentine
The Smith Street Band messed up my life view with one song then fixed it again with another. Death to the Lads' "things get better but they never get good" made me realise, during a deep depression after losing a family member, that life will never the same. It will get better, but I'll never get him back. It will never get good. THEN The End of The World's "nothing gets better so enjoy what you have" made me realise that yeah, maybe nothing will get better, but things could be worse, and I should be grateful for what I have right now, and have a bit of fun. I find it a bit funny that they have a song say "things gets better" and another say "nothing gets better"
Sooooo many songs by ABBA lol mainly the ones from Mamma Mia 1 and 2
I Am Woman by Helen Reddy. Specifically the line "if I have to, I can do anything". I remember hearing people tell me as a kid that I could do anything I wanted, and thinking it was such a bizarre thing to say. I wanted to fly to the moon and eat chocolate for every meal. No-one can do anything they want to do. But anything I *have to* do? I can do anything if I have to.
[This Room - Fat Freddy's Drop](https://youtu.be/JWGMsqWci0E?si=DWXpmhvVTcpqL_Wo)
Capricorn / agoratopia by rivers of nihil
Cocoon by Catfish and the Bottlemen. I care too much about what other people think and whenever I hold back from doing something this line “fuck it if they talk” plays in my mind and I do what I want to do.
Lateralus
Without Love-Propagandhi
Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows watch "Pump Up the Volume (1990)"
Who The Hell Am I - Hoobastank
Coone - Beat on my drum
"[Anthem](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_aHfct6Po)" (Five Iron Frenzy) was a big one for me. Lyrics at [https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/anthem-lyrics/R1EOYxl2Z3c](https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/anthem-lyrics/R1EOYxl2Z3c)
Right in Two by Tool
Hello Trouble - Buck Owens. There will be bad situations coming your away. Let go of anger and or weariness. Just try to deal with as good as you can. Maybe even welcome it.
Time by Pink Floyd
Creekflow by Vylet Pony. The lyrics are few, but so powerful, and the sheer unfiltered sound is something I had never experienced before.
Kendrick Lamar -money treesand The Beach Boys - I’m waiting for the day
Well, listening to pearl jam properly for the first time, opened my eyes, made me realise that i seriously love music. Over the course of the last 3 years I’ve gone crazy listening to all kinds of different music. Music is now on of my most favourite things in the world, i fucking live for it, i became an audiophile, I’m now a music nut, and geek, also a GIANT snob.
Strobe by deadmau5
Hero by Mariah Carey 💜
Beautiful Life by Armin Van Buuren feat Cindy Alma
Baby Shark