Songs That Mean Something To You

[Alex the Angel]

List a song name, the artist or band who wrote the song, a few lyrics, and tell why that song is meaningful to you. Does it make you laugh? Does it make you cry? Does it remind you of something/someone important in your life? (Yes, you may post more than once.)

Also, if you have a song that you yourself wrote, please don't be afraid to share! :)

I'll start off...

Bring Me The Horizon - Don't Go.

"I was raised in the vally, there was darkness and death,
Got out alive, but with scars I can't forget.
This kid back in school, subdued and shy,
An orphan and a brother,
And unseen by most eyes.
I don't know what it was that made a piece of him die,
Took a boy to the forest, slaughtered him with a scythe.
Stammped on his face, an impression in the dirt,
Do you think the silence makes a good man convert?
We all have our horrors and our demons to fight,
But how can I win when I'm paralyzed?
They crawl up in my bed, wrap their fingers around my throat,
Is this what I get for the choices that I've made?
God forgive me, for all my sins,
God forgive me, for everything.
God forgive me, for all my sins,
God forgive me,
God forgive me...​

For me, this song really hits home because it focuses on how so much pain and darkness in one's life can cause even the strongest wills to break, and even lead to doing things that we're not proud of.

 

[The Ghost Note]

Kid Cudi - Ghost

The people I've met and the places I've been,
are all what make me the man I so proudly am,
But I want to know one thin, when did I become a ghost?
I'm most confused about the world I live in,
To think that I'm lonely well I probably am,
One thing that still gets me,
When did I become a ghost? Yeah

​

I've been listening to this song for years, actually. Merely because of how meaningful the lyrics are to me. Exploring loneliness, a boy becoming a man, and how numb and cold someone can get.

 

[Razilin]

My wife and I had our first dance to this song during our wedding!

 

[Alex the Angel]

Kid Cudi - Ghost

The people I've met and the places I've been,
are all what make me the man I so proudly am,
But I want to know one thin, when did I become a ghost?
I'm most confused about the world I live in,
To think that I'm lonely well I probably am,
One thing that still gets me,
When did I become a ghost? Yeah

​

I've been listening to this song for years, actually. Merely because of how meaningful the lyrics are to me. Exploring loneliness, a boy becoming a man, and how numb and cold someone can get.

Very nice! I do like how almost anyone can relate to the lyrics.

 

[InkWren]

Pentatonix

Run to You

[[A light in the room
It was you who was standing there
Tried it was true
As your glance met my stare

But your heart drifted off
Like the land split by sea
I tried to go, to follow
To kneel down at your feet

I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you
I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you

I've been settling scores
I've been fighting so long
But I've lost your war
And our kingdom is gone

How shall I win back
Your heart which was mine
I have broken bones and tattered clothes
I've run out of time

I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you
I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you
Whoa, oh, oh

I will break down the gates of heaven
A thousand angels stand waiting for me,
Oh, take my heart and I'll lay down my weapons
Break my shackles to set me free]]

I lost my son eight days after he was born. He was born with only half of his heart. I miss him every day. And this song expresses that loss and what I would do to be reunited with him. Someday.

 

[Alex the Angel]

Pentatonix

Run to You

[[A light in the room
It was you who was standing there
Tried it was true
As your glance met my stare

But your heart drifted off
Like the land split by sea
I tried to go, to follow
To kneel down at your feet

I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you
I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you

I've been settling scores
I've been fighting so long
But I've lost your war
And our kingdom is gone

How shall I win back
Your heart which was mine
I have broken bones and tattered clothes
I've run out of time

I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you
I'll run, I'll run, I'll run, run to you
Whoa, oh, oh

I will break down the gates of heaven
A thousand angels stand waiting for me,
Oh, take my heart and I'll lay down my weapons
Break my shackles to set me free]]

I lost my son eight days after he was born. He was born with only half of his heart. I miss him every day. And this song expresses that loss and what I would do to be reunited with him. Someday.

I'm very sorry for you and your son. My heart goes out to you. <3

 

[Jorick]

The only one that comes to mind is Sooner or Later by Trifonic.

How happy we are today
The feeling will only escape
No matter who we blame it on
When the thrill is gone, it's gone, it's gone
This could be the best we got
And what we got is on our hands
Are you going to the countdown?

Sooner or later it's all in the past
Sooner or later it floats above the glass
Sooner or later it breaks inside the cast
Sooner or later…

Concrete rubble for concrete dreams
Grains of sand floating in the sea
Passing trains, all the passing trees
Can you heed the whistle please?


The meaning it holds for me comes down to my own interpretation of the lyrics. The tone of the song is sort of sad and talks about how all happiness fades, so it would be pretty easy to take this for a depressing song saying everything is shit so fuck it. I instead take it as a message that because happiness is fleeting you should enjoy as much of it as you can. All happiness eventually goes away, and I take "this could be the best we got, and what we got is in our hands" to mean that whatever joy you're feeling right now could be the peak of your life, so fucking live it up while you've got it. Try not to worry about happiness that already got away from you, don't worry about the fact that what you've got at the moment might go away, just enjoy it while you have it.

This is the mindset that has gotten me through all the bad shit in my life, and I like this song as a representative for it rather than one that blatantly means what I'm taking from this song partly because I feel like my mindset is also a twist on the normal "woe is me" type thoughts most people have, and partly because this song is really fucking good whereas the vast majority of songs I've heard that preach the "live in the moment" type thing are shitty pop nonsense.

 

[Brovo]

So clever,
Whatever,
I'm done with these endeavors.
Alone I walk the winding way.
(Here I stay)
It's over,
No longer,
I feel it growing stronger.
I'll live to die another day,
Until I fade away.

[Chorus:]
Why give up, why give in?
It's not enough, it never is.
So I will go on until the end.
We've become, desolate.
It's not enough, it never is.
But I will go on until the end.

Surround me,
It's easy
To fall apart completely.
I feel you creeping up again.
(In my head)
It's over,
No longer,
I feel it growing colder.
I knew this day would come to end,
So let this life begin.

[Chorus]

I've lost my way.
I've lost my way, but I will go on until the end.

Living is hard enough
Without you fucking up.

[Chorus]

I've lost my way.
I've lost my way, but I will go on until the end.

U-uh, u-uh

The final fight I'll win,
The final fight I'll win,
The final fight I'll win,
But I will go on until the end.

((Nicked Lyrics here))

Fifteen years of psychological abuse. Fifteen years of being "less than a person". Fifteen years of being held to a standard no human could achieve whilst my younger brother got a free ride. Fifteen years of suicide attempts: From trying to jump out of my mother's car (hooray child safety locks) to being beaten with a brick by a couple of fellow students. Fifteen years of idolizing a parent who spent 60-80 hours a week working so he couldn't see what was happening to me as he tried to escape his own life through labour.

This song got me through a hell of a lot in the later years and the aftermath of that crap. I've probably listened to it over a thousand times and it's not gotten stale. Sometimes I whistle it to myself on an especially hard day.

So if anyone ever wonders why I seem to know pain so intimately well to be able to help others through their own in the counseling section, there you go. For others that just like a nice song to listen to when you're down, this is definitely one of those. Now, to go look at some pictures of ferrets.

 

[Asuras]

Like a grain of sand,
Swallowed by the desert.
Like a drop of rain,
That falls from darkened clouds.

I am overwhelmed,
I stand here awed and humbled,
At the feet of giants,
Whose shadows stretch for miles.

[Chorus:]
Staggering and infinite,
And full of ageless grace,
The universe seemed limitless,
Without any time,
Without any place.
Staggering and infinite,
The beauty of it all,
I feel insignificant,
Never have I ever felt so small.

Like a century,
That passes in a day's time.
Like an endless loop,
That shudders to a stop.

The world redefined,
An existence without boundaries.
I am overcome,
I am lost within its scale.

[Chorus]

Like a drop of rain,
Swallowed by the desert.
Like a grain of sand,
That sinks beneath the waves.

Even the greatest peak,
Will one day wear to nothing.
Even the deepest sea,
Will one day dry to dust.

[Chorus]

Assemblage 23's Infinite accurately reflects my feelings on life and the universe. Its grandiosity, its beauty, and ultimately our insignificance. But I choose to view significance as insignificant itself; all that matters to me is experience itself. I want to know, I want to see, to appreciate, to love, to live here in this impossibly immense world. I see no purpose in life, only a desire.

Life is meaningless, but living it is not.

 

[ᴛᴏᴄᴋᴀ]

Not a particular mushy song, and there's certainly not a sad story behind it. This is the song that my husband and I agreed explains our marriage and how we feel about each other. Neither one of us are the romantic type, and I'd rather puke than have some ballad for a song. (Yes, I am a very strange woman. I also hate diamonds, and most jewelry...)

 

[Atlas Child]

My dad died when I was a year old, so I never knew him. He was a big Eric Clapton fan, so the song "Tears In Heaven" has always related to me.

"Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?"

 

[Alex the Angel]

Killswitch Engage - Always


In these moments of loss and torment
When the vast skies don't seem to call to you
When the weight of this world bears down
And the stars have fallen like tears

I am with you always
From the darkness of night 'til the morning
I am with you always
From life until death takes me

Monuments built in remembrance of me
But monuments fade and fall in decay
The memories are all that remains
As far as east is from the west, remember

I am with you always
From the darkness of night until the morning
I am with you always
From life until death takes me

When hope seems lost, down and lonely
I am here with you always

I am with you always
From the darkness of night
I am with you always
From the darkness of night until the morning
I am with you always
From life until death takes me

I am with you always
From life until death takes me​

About a week before my 18th birthday, my great grandmother passed away at the age of 83. Even though she had a long, wonderful life, it still hurts to let her go. This song reminds me that even though she's not physically here, she'll always be there in spirit watching over me.​

 

[Lawkheart]

You mentioned that we could post songs we've written, so I'll post one of mine. I performed it at school with a classmate. We were both put into a group to write, sing and record our own song. And I was chosen to sing the song. We came up with four original songs. Although my song wasn't chosen for the group project, he asked me if we could do the song for Coffee House, our school's version of a talent show only its a showcase not a contest.

Anyway, this is the video that was taken by one of my friends when we performed it. I was very nervous as you could see especially with my fingers, but I put my heart into since I wrote the lyrics and the chord progression (He used my guitar cause it's an acoustic electric)

I wrote this song while at school during a few free periods and I used the piano then one of the guitars from the Audio tech room, which was the class we were taking. It's nothing complicated but it still has a lot of meaning to me. A person who I thought I liked, stopped speaking to me for a year. They avoided me and blocked my number and I heard nasty rumors about what he said behind my back. And hurt me and a few of my friends. So I wrote this song as way to say, I became superhuman because I was able to save myself and I wasn't a Lois Lane that needed a Superman to save her.




The next song is by Mary Lambert and when I heard the original version I didn't like it, but in this version I really love.

Lyrics

When I close my eyes
I dream in color
But my life's in black and white
Will it ever get better
I'm not monochromatic
Nobody's monochromatic

Everybody's hurting
There's nothing more human than that
See the pieces of hearts missing
But watch how the light fills the cracks
My heart's too big for the city
My heart's too big for my own body
My heart's too big for you to understand me
Please understand me

To me it means I feel as though everyone takes advatage of me because I am a caring person with a big heart but when I stopped letting people use me, they saw it as me being a bitch. And If I was any good at verbally using my words, I would have explained what they did to make me that way and I just wanted them to understand.

 

[Simici]

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears

Pretty much my feelings toward people in general - particularly that last line. Sometimes, I wish I could walk away before judgment day comes, because honestly, I don't trust most of them. Not to sound cynical or anything. It just is as it is.

--and--

I am a question to the world,
Not an answer to be heard
Or a moment that's held in your arms.
And what do you think you'd ever say?
I won't listen anyway…
You don't know me,
And I'll never be what you want me to be.

And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can the world want me to change?
They're the ones that stay the same.
They don't know me,
'Cause I'm not here.

More of my tendency to be a friendless, cynical little bugger. I just find it so hard to fall in with other people, when it's all so arbitrary. Also, it's from Treasure Planet, which means bonus points.

I'm not that anti-social, honest cx​

 

[LogicfromLogic]

There are many songs that mean something to me. But finding out what song means the most to me is very hard, but if I were to pick a particular one that helped me get through what I have, it'd be 'The Cave' by 'Mumford & Sons'.

It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

'Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's land

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

'Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
​

After dealing with years of not being good enough for my parents, people, but most of all myself, I put myself through years of addiction just to try and escape the pain of looking back. Being surrounded by ignorant people who didn't understand that I wasn't the person that my mother made me out to be, and losing friends because of it, really took it's toll on my physiological well being. This whole song (the way I read it) is about escaping pains of your past and finding strength through it.
​

'So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's land

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

'Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be'​

That verse in the song is probably what makes this song so powerful to me. Because after getting help and coming clean, and facing my parents again, I have learned one thing through it; I don't need their approval, and that having me in their life is a privilege, not a right. And those people who believe that I'm the stupid loser that is going to hell for being who I am aren't worth even listening to. This song really helped to teach me to see through my past and set myself free of doubts and hurt, and move on.​

 

[Halo]

My wife and I had our first dance to this song during our wedding!

you and your wife seem incredibly awesome, jussayin


Anyway there's a whole tonne of songs that mean a lot to me. Music's a very large part of my emotional expression and introspection. One that comes to mind particularly right now is the "Wicked Games" cover by Coeur de Pirate. It captures a lot of the feelings that I had and my partner of the time had during some of the harder and more painful years of my short life.

I left my girl back home
I don't love her no more
And she'll never fucking know that
These fucking eyes that I'm staring at

Let me see that ass
Look at all this cash
And I've emptied out my cards too
Now I'm fucking leaning on that

Bring your love baby I can bring my shame
Bring the drugs baby I can bring my pain
I got my heart right here
I got my scars right here

Bring the cups baby I can bring the drink
Bring your body baby, I can bring you fame
And that's my motherfucking word too
Just let me motherfucking love you

Listen ma I'll give you all I got
I need all of this, I need confidence in myself
Oh
Listen ma, I'll give you all of me
Give me all of it, I need all of it to myself
Oh
So tell me you love me
Only for tonight
Only for tonight
Even though you don't love me
Just tell me you love me
Even though you don't love me

Let me see you dance
I love to watch you dance
Take you down another level
I got you dancing with the devil

And take a shot of this
But I'm warning you
I'm on that shit that you can smell baby
So put down your perfume

Baby bring your love I can bring my shame
Bring the drugs baby I can bring my pain
I got my heart right here
I got my scars right here

Bring the cups baby, I can bring the drink
Bring your body baby, I can bring you fame
And that's my motherfucking word too
So let me motherfucking love you

Listen ma, I'll give you all I got
Give me all of this, I need confidence in myself
Oh
Listen ma I'll give you all of me
Give me all of it, I need all of it to myself
I need all of it

So tell me you love me
Only for tonight
Only for tonight
Even though you don't love me
Woah
Just tell me you love me
Even though you don't love me​

 

[Cpt Toellner]

I discovered this video at a very important time in my life.
It just....effected me.

 

[Dawn]

Pretty much word for word, this is how far into depression I fell. I never want to go back.

I withdrew from everyone.
Everyone.
I stopped feeling everything but apathy and anger. It got so bad that I stopped talking. I would say maybe one or two phrases a day and only when my parents forced me to answer something.

It got so, so bad, guys.

And the worst part was that I didn't even realize it because I couldn't feel that something was very, very wrong.

One day, though, something clicked. I realized. And I was afraid. It still scares me to this day that I could end up like that again if I'm not careful - to have no drive, no desire for anything, no goals or dreams or hobbies. I was honest to god just going through the motions of what I had done before things went downhill, like I was on auto pilot. Wake up, MMO until headachy, eat something, MMO until tired. Cry self to sleep. Repeat. I got stuck in that rut so far down into the mud that I stopped looking for a way out and just accepted it.

"This is my home, leave me alone."

I spent a year and half, almost two, not actually speaking out loud to anyone. I actually lost some of my ability to speak. You guys who Skype call with me have probably noticed the way I speak. It's because I legit forgot. I had to relearn how to say words. I still struggle with stringing together sentences without awkward pauses.

So yeah. This song. It hurts me a lot, but it serves as a reminder of what I was able to escape from.

 

[Razilin]

you and your wife seem incredibly awesome, jussayin

Why thank you!

We are.

=D

 

[Razilin]

This video has meaning to me.

I watch this and I get hot sweaty and excited and tachycardic.

Not because of cute anime girls.

Because of superpowers.

This show and this vid in particular remind of how much I want superpowers.

My wife laughs at me when I watch this vid because she knows that's what I'm thinking.

I say to her, "Dude. Superpowers."