Life is a rollercoaster and painful things will happen to all of us, this is normal (unfortunately). Sad songs are created by amazing artists who often feel a lot of pain themselves and can translate that pain into a beautiful emotional song.
Because we go through all those sad events in our lives, we need time to grieve for a while before we can get back up and feel better again. We can’t avoid these negative things and the feelings they provoke, but we can learn how to deal with them.
When you are feeling bad and you just want some room to cry and feel all your feelings, it might be a good idea to put on some emotional tunes to accompany you. Sad songs can make you cry even more because some of them might exactly hit your sore spots, but this isn’t a bad thing per se.
Letting your emotions run wild and free for a while can be a good thing. Feeling all your feelings and allowing them to be there is important to process your pain. So let’s see which sad songs might help you be with your emotions.
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55 Sad Songs for when you need a good cry
I created a few categories namely the categories heartbreak, grief, feeling different, and a general sadness/loneliness category, so you know which songs to listen to, depending on the cause of your sadness. I hope you find a shoulder to cry on in these songs and appreciate them as much as I do.
Heartbreak/Relationship Troubles Sad Songs
1. Break a Broken Heart – Andrew Lambrou
2. More Than Life – Machine Gun Kelly ft. glaive
3. Another Love – Tom Odell
4. I Hate Everything About You – Three Days Grace
5. Forget Me Too – Machine Gun Kelly ft. Halsey
6. Angels Like You – Miley Cyrus
7. Arcade – Duncan Laurence ft. FLETCHER
8. Stone Cold – Demi Lovato
9. WITHOUT YOU – The Kid LAROI, Miley Cyrus
10. Cryin’ – Aerosmith
11. Always – Bon Jovi
12. Let Her Go – The Passenger
13. Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott
14. Say Something – A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera
15. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem ft. Rihanna
16. Grenade – Bruno Mars
Grief and Loss Sad Songs
17. The Void – Andy Black
18. So Far Away – Avenged Sevenfold
19. Lost It All – Black Veil Brides
20. How Do I Say Goodbye – Dean Lewis
21. Dear God – Avenged Sevenfold
22. The Loneliest – Maneskin
23. Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
24. Beautiful Pain – Andy Black
25. Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
26. My Immortal – Evanescence
27. Lonely – Machine Gun Kelly
28. How to Save a Life – The Fray
Feeling Different Sad Songs
29. Creep – Radiohead
30. idontwannabeyouanymore – Billie Eilish
31. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
32. Mars – YUNGBLUD
33. We Don’t Have To Dance – Andy Black
34. Somewhere I Belong – Linkin Park
35. Tissues – YUNGBLUD
36. I’m Just Ken – Ryan Gosling
37. Fleabag – YUNGBLUD
38. Numb – Linkin Park
39. Homecoming King – Andy Black
40. Shut Up – Dadi Freyr
41. Fallen Angels – Black Veil Brides
42. Happier – YUNGBLUD ft. Oli Sykes
43. Crawling – Linkin Park
Loneliness/General Sadness Songs
44. Never Too Late – Three Days Grace
45. Die A Little – YUNGBLUD
46. What Was I Made For? – Billie Eilish
47. Anyone – Demi Lovato
48. Behind Blue Eyes – Limp Bizkit
49. Put The Gun Down – Andy Black
50. Pain – Three Days Grace
51. Don’t Cry – Guns N’ Roses
52. The Funeral – YUNGBLUD
53. Bring Me To Life – Evanescence
54. Skyscraper – Demi Lovato
55. When The Party’s Over – Billie Eilish
Conclusion
I think listening to these songs can be very powerful and helpful for a lot of people, but not for everyone!
Important to note though is that when you feel really really sad, like more depressed and maybe even suicidal, please contact somebody and don’t keep listening to these emotional songs. They might only make you feel worse when you are already struggling for a long time.
These songs are meant to be listened to when you feel sad, have a good cry to them a few times, and when you can release your tears, move on, and take steps forward to feel better again. Don’t keep wallowing in them for weeks on end because this isn’t a healthy thing to do and will not help you move forward.
Have a good cry to these beautiful sad songs but pick yourself back up after it or have someone around to help you further.
Lots of love to all the people who are grieving, feeling sad, or going through a rough time in life. I hope you like the songs as much as I do and that you feel better soon! Big hug xoxo