Tragic/depressing lyrics and happy music?

Mooncalf · 10-26-2011, 02:59 AM

Hi guys!
I'm looking for music with tragic/depressing lyrics but "happy" music

For example:
Hollywood Undead - Bullet
The Devil Makes Three - Old Number Seven
No heavy metal or stuff like that xD
(excuse my english, im swedish

)
But if anyone knows a song like that write here

tbug2007 · 10-26-2011, 12:12 PM

Mmmm, Breathe Again by The Reign of Kindo fits, I guess. In a way.

It's really not a really "happy" song, but it's an elegant ballad.

Paedantic Basterd · 10-26-2011, 12:13 PM

Just about any song off Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer would do it.

SgtMeowenstein · 10-26-2011, 03:36 PM

The Auteurs - New Wave (1993)

The Auteurs - Bailed Out (1993) - YouTube

The Auteurs - Junk Shop Clothes ( Lyrics ) - YouTube

The Auteurs - Valet Parking - YouTube

Necromancer · 10-26-2011, 09:33 PM

This is tragic.. (There are a number of different artist that cover "Last Kiss"). Early 60s music.

**Janszoon** · 10-26-2011, 09:59 PM

Unfortunately, all I could find was a live recording of this but at least the sound quality is good. Pretty cheery music but the lyrics are about a very bitter divorce.

Thom Yorke · 10-26-2011, 10:08 PM

Let Down by Radiohead is the first thing that comes to mind. Depressing lyrics but the instrumentals are kind of uplifting.

The Monkey · 10-28-2011, 04:53 PM

Hateful - The Clash - YouTube

Zer0 · 10-28-2011, 05:04 PM

The Cure - 'Close To Me' is the first song that comes into my head. It's basically a song about wishing you were dead set to a groovy bassline and upbeat instrumentation.

I've waited hours for this
I've made myself so sick
I wish I'd stayed
asleep today

I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me

just try to see in the dark
just try to make it work
to feel the fear before you're here
I make the shapes come much too close
I pull my eyes out
hold my breath
and wait until I shake...

but if I had your faith
then I could make it safe and clean
if only I was sure
that my head on the door was a dream

I've waited hours for this
I've made myself so sick
I wish I'd stayed asleep today
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me

but if I had your face
then I could make it safe and clean
if only I was sure
that my head on the door was a dream

Raust · 10-28-2011, 06:26 PM

The chorus sounds very happy. Some pretty dark lyrics.

10-26-2011, 02:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mooncalf Groupie Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	Tragic/depressing lyrics and happy music? Hi guys! I'm looking for music with tragic/depressing lyrics but "happy" music For example: Hollywood Undead - Bullet The Devil Makes Three - Old Number Seven No heavy metal or stuff like that xD (excuse my english, im swedish ) But if anyone knows a song like that write here

10-26-2011, 09:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Unfortunately, all I could find was a live recording of this but at least the sound quality is good. Pretty cheery music but the lyrics are about a very bitter divorce. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

10-28-2011, 04:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
The Monkey Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 803	Hateful - The Clash - YouTube __________________ Now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his dreams as though they were the burden of some other My Last.fm

10-28-2011, 05:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	The Cure - 'Close To Me' is the first song that comes into my head. It's basically a song about wishing you were dead set to a groovy bassline and upbeat instrumentation. I've waited hours for this I've made myself so sick I wish I'd stayed asleep today I never thought this day would end I never thought tonight could ever be this close to me just try to see in the dark just try to make it work to feel the fear before you're here I make the shapes come much too close I pull my eyes out hold my breath and wait until I shake... but if I had your faith then I could make it safe and clean if only I was sure that my head on the door was a dream I've waited hours for this I've made myself so sick I wish I'd stayed asleep today I never thought this day would end I never thought tonight could ever be this close to me but if I had your face then I could make it safe and clean if only I was sure that my head on the door was a dream __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

10-26-2011, 12:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
tbug2007 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 24	Mmmm, Breathe Again by The Reign of Kindo fits, I guess. In a way. It's really not a really "happy" song, but it's an elegant ballad.

10-26-2011, 12:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Just about any song off Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer would do it.

10-26-2011, 03:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
SgtMeowenstein Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 50	The Auteurs - New Wave (1993) The Auteurs - Bailed Out (1993) - YouTube The Auteurs - Junk Shop Clothes ( Lyrics ) - YouTube The Auteurs - Valet Parking - YouTube

10-26-2011, 09:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	This is tragic.. (There are a number of different artist that cover "Last Kiss"). Early 60s music.

10-26-2011, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Let Down by Radiohead is the first thing that comes to mind. Depressing lyrics but the instrumentals are kind of uplifting.

10-28-2011, 06:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	The chorus sounds very happy. Some pretty dark lyrics.