For the hardcore music lovers, one of the biggest betrayals in life is when you find out that the upbeat song you were listening to actually has some pretty heartbreaking lyrics. Now, listening to that song isnāt the same anymore, and you learn not to judge a book by its cover (or rather, a song by its melody). But on a more serious note, upbeat songs with sad lyrics are actually masterpieces. If you look at it in a different manner, they're just sad songs that make you happy with their vibrant melodies.
If youāre in need of new music recos to add to your playlist of sad, feel-sy songs (Aminin, we all have one!), here are 20 songs with sad lyrics, as recommended by #GenerationCandy. We also compiled it in a playlist so you won't have to.
āThe One That Got Awayā by Katy Perry
Voted by: @ellekiryuu_13xxĀ
In another life, I would be your girl
We keep all our promises, be us against the world
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
āSee U Neverā by Niki
Voted by: @theacuaresma
I'll be seeing you never
I'm living free, light as a feather
When you're chilly, alone in December
Just remember, I'll be seeing you neverĀ
āHard Timesā by Paramore
Voted by: @laleinm
All that I want is to wake up fine
Tell me that I'm alright, that I ain't gonna die
All that I want is a hole in the ground
You can tell me when it's alright for me to come outĀ
āChanging of the Seasonsā by Two Door Cinema Club
Voted by: @isarrosa
And I've worn out all the reasons
To keep on knocking at your door
Could be the changing of the seasons
But I don't love you anymore
āHello Strangerā by Janina Vela
Voted by: @itschloexjadeĀ
Can someone tell me please
Does it get easier
To see someone you used to know
I keep asking myself
Would it be better to
Fake that I can't hear when you say hello
āAdore Youā by Harry Styles
Voted by: @gorgeousshyra
You don't have to say you love me
You don't have to say nothing
You don't have to say you're mine
āWonderwallā by Oasis
Voted by: @kristamaaae
And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I
Would like to say to you but I don't know how
Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all, you're my wonderwall
āSupermarket Flowersā by Ed Sheeran
Voted by: @mlmercado3
So I'll sing Hallelujah
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
When I fell down you'd be there holding me up
Spread your wings as you go
And when God takes you back we'll say Hallelujah
You're homeĀ
āCongratulationsā by Day6
Voted by: @heylorlin
Congratulations, glad you're doing great, woah
Congratulations, how are you okay, woah
How could you be so fine
I can see it in your eyes
The same look that you gave me, that kills me inside
āRareā by Selena Gomez
Voted by: @maxinepumaren
Saw us getting older
Burning toast in the toaster
My ambitions were too high (too high)
Waiting up for you upstairs
Why you act like I'm not there?
āHappierā by Marshmello ft. Bastille
Voted by: @fayeultra, @amberapola
I wanna raise your spirits
I want to see you smile but
Know that means I'll have to leave
āSunday Morningā by Maroon 5
Voted by: @kit_bnznĀ
But things just get so crazy, living life gets hard to do
Sunday morning, rain is falling and I'm calling out to you
Singing, someday it'll bring me back to you
āI Donāt Careā by The Ransom Collective
Voted by: @heydudzy
Run along, nothing to say
'Cause all along it never mattered anyway
Sometimes, I feel like I'm okay
Sometimes, I feel like I wanna run away
āEightā by IU ft. SUGA
Voted by: shreyasingh2k
So are you happy now?
Finally happy now, are you?
Well, I'm exactly the same
I think I've lost everything
Everything comes as it pleases and leaves without a goodbye
āTTā by TWICE
Voted by: @rayzcia
I start humming and before I know it
I feel like crying, I donāt feel like myself
This isnāt like me at all
I love you so much
āCherry Wineā by Hozier
Voted by: @rizalynleus
Calls of guilty thrown at me
All while she stains
The sheets of some other
Thrown at me so powerfully
Just like she throws with the arm of her brother
āThe Break Upā by LANY
Voted by: @_amaranthx_Ā
You think you wanna be, you wanna be alone
Just wait until you're crying on the shower floor
It hits you in the chest, 'bout every day you're done
'Cause once you let it go, you better know it's gone
āSomebody Elseā by The 1975
Voted by: @krxtinnnĀ
I don't want your body
But I hate to think about you with somebody else
Our love has gone cold
You're intertwining your soul with somebody elseĀ
āLove Scenarioā by iKON
Voted by: @its.zmcĀ
Iām not really okay
Going through this break up
Today was our yesterday and now thereās no tomorrow
It hurts but if we dragged it out more, it wouldāve become a scar
I loved you and I was loved
So thatās good enough for meĀ
āLifetimeā by Ben&Ben
Voted by: @theleighlopez
Tangled with another's eyes
Never mind, you were never mine
Glimpse of me and you
Oh, you were a good dream
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