Favorite Song about Teen Depression/Suicide

[irice22]

More choices this time.

Some of my favorite lyrics from each song...

Blink 182 - "I traced the chord back to the wall, no wonder it was never plugged in at all..." "I laughed the loudest, who'd of known."

Michelle Branch - "So lonely inside, so busy out there, and all you wanted was somebody who cares." "I wanted to be like you, I wanted everything."

R.E.M - "When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on."

Good Charlotte - "Your mother's gone and your father hits you."

Our Lady Peace - "But it all seems so contagious, not to be yourself and faceless, and a song that has no soul." "And while she wishes she was a dancer, and that shead never heard of cancer."

Third Eye Blind - "The angry boy, a bit too insane, icing over a secret pain."

Kelly Rowland - "He's not invisible anymore, with his father's nine and a broken fuse."

P.O.D. - "Too bad he never told her she deserved much better."

[Deleted]

1. "Adam's Song" ~ Blink 182
2. "All You Wanted" ~ Michelle Branch
3. "Youth of a Nation" ~ P.O.D
4. "Stole" ~ Kelly Rowland
5. "Everybody Hurts" ~ R.E.M
6. "Jumper" ~ Third Eye Blind
7. "Innocent" ~ Our Lady Peace
8. "Hold On" ~ Good Charlotte

[FreakyFlyBry]

1. "All You Wanted" ~ Michelle Branch
2. "Jumper" ~ Third Eye Blind
3. "Everybody Hurts" ~ R.E.M
4. "Innocent" ~ Our Lady Peace
5. "Stole" ~ Kelly Rowland
6. "Adam's Song" ~ Blink 182
7. "Hold On" ~ Good Charlotte
8. "Youth of a Nation" ~ P.O.D

[jond7699]

1: All You Wanted
2: Adam's Song
3: Stole
4: Everybody Hurts
5: Jumper
6: Youth Of A Nation
7: Innocent
8: Hold On

[ExActLy99]

I like all of those songs but I voted for "Innocent"

[insect2]

I personally don't consider "All You Wanted" to be about depression or suicide. I thought it was about wanting someone.

I'm not going to rank these on the basis of which one is overall my favorite, since I think the Branch and OLP songs aren't exactly on topic. Therefore, I chose "Adam's Song".

[j]

1. "All You Wanted" ~ Michelle Branch

2. "Jumper" ~ Third Eye Blind
3. "Everybody Hurts" ~ R.E.M



4. "Adam's Song" ~ Blink 182

5. "Hold On" ~ Good Charlotte





6. "Stole" ~ Kelly Rowland

7. "Youth of a Nation" ~ P.O.D
8. "Innocent" ~ Our Lady Peace

[Love Plastic Love]

I dont consider All You Wanted to even be in that subject matter....so I chose Adam's song

[irice22]

Evidentally "All You Wanted" is of that subject matter, it's just not as blunt as the other songs.

[af18c]

insect2 said:

I personally don't consider "All You Wanted" to be about depression or suicide. I thought it was about wanting someone.

Me too. but i still voted for it cuz its a great song. "Stole" is my favorite one thats 'actually' about it. "Stole" is such an underrated song.

[singingsparrow]

#1: R.E.M: Everybody Hurts: A
#2: Third Eye Blind: Jumper: A-
#3: P.O.D: Youth Of The Nation: B+
#4: Blink-182: Adam's Song: B+
#5: Kelly Rowland: Stole: B-
#6: Michelle Branch: All You Wanted: C+
#7: Our Lady Peace: Innocent: C
#8: Good Charlotte: Hold On: D+

Sincerely,
Noah Eaton

[Keith3000]

1. "Adam's Song"
2. "Jumper"
3. "Youth Of The Nation"
4. "Innocent"
5. "Everybody Hurts"
6. "All You Wanted"
7. "Hold On"
8. "Stole"

[EvanJ]

1. P.O.D. ("Instead of taking a test I took two to the chest")
2. Third Eye Blind
The next two are Kelly and Blink-182 and the last two are Good Charlotte and Michelle Branch. I haven't heard or don't remember R.E.M. and I think I eventually heard the whole Our Lady Peace song but i don't know it well.

[strong4PMB!]

"Stole"

[reception]

"Stole"

[flarbygarby]

It never occured to me that All You Wanted was a song about suicide.  I thought it was just a sweet, mid-tempo love song with a sincere message.  :)  Either way, it was one of my favs of 2002 so I picked that one.

[Crushcrushchris]

codenut said:

"Stole"

Underrated song. I picked that one.

[tico]

P.O.D.

[FreakyFlyBry]

"All You Wanted" peaked highest on the pop chart. Therefore, it is the best song.

[Slinky]

Where's Papa Roach "Last Resort"? I wouldn't have voted for it, but it is the first song that comes to my mind when I think of depression/suicide songs.

"Everybody Hurts" is a masterpiece... a freakin' masterpiece. I don't think any of the other songs on the list even come close to it. And I agree that I never considered "All You Wanted" to be about depression. It just seems too happy and sweet. All of the others have at least a hint of darkness to them.

[crash46]

1. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts: A
2. Blink-182 - Adam's Song: A-
3. Third Eye Blind - Jumper: B+
4. P. O. D. - Youth Of The Nation: B
5. Good Charlotte - Hold On: B
6. Michelle Branch - All You Wanted: B
7. Our Peace Lady - Innocent: B-
8. Kelly Rowland - Stole: F

[Mega248]

Blink-182 - Adam's Song: A-
Third Eye Blind - Jumper: A-
R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts: B+
Michelle Branch - All You Wanted: B+
Our Peace Lady - Innocent: B+
Good Charlotte - Hold On: B-
P. O. D. - Youth Of The Nation: C+
Kelly Rowland - Stole: C-

[Gorminako]

"Everybody Hurts" ~ R.E.M A+
"Youth of a Nation" ~ P.O.D A+
"Jumper" ~ Third Eye Blind B+
"Stole" ~ Kelly Rowland B+
"Adam's Song" ~ Blink 182 B (their best song)
"Hold On" ~ Good Charlotte C
"All You Wanted" ~ Michelle Branch D-