Songs about someone's death or suicide?

Question

Does anyone know of any songs written about someone dying, or commiting suicide? Preferably from the persona of a dad dying.

*I'm not a depressing person, its needed for a video project* :)

Thanks to anyone in advance!

Answer 1

Dont know if its for someone dying but ive heard Oh Danny Boy played at a funeral before

Answer 2

I've always wanted to put together a collection of songs that deal with death and dying. I'm not a morbid person, but its always been a curiosity, a way to cope and find inspiration :) So thanks for asking this question, cuz it helped me out. Here are some songs that have caught my attention. Some are obvious, some are subtle, and some are just personal interpretations. I apologize if some don't directly relate to suicide or the death of a father. Good luck with your project!

I Will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie

From Where you Are - Jason Wade of Lifehouse

Goodbye to Romance - Ozzie Osbourne

See You on the Other Side - Ozzie

Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Tears from Heaven - Eric Clapton

Crossroads - Bone Thugs n Harmony

Without You - Harry Nilsson

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

One Headlight - The Wallflowers

Cancer - My Chemical Romance

The Luckiest - Ben Folds

Never Too Late - Three Days Grace

Answer 3

'when september ends' by Green Day is about Billy-Joe's (lead singer) dad dying, has the lyrics 'like my father's come to pass, 7 years has gone so fast, wake me up when september ends', and talks about the pain of losing him. Hope that helps!

Answer 4

Apologize - One Republic

Answer 5

"Vincent" by Don McLean. It's about the life of Vincent van Gogh and how he tried to deal with his depressions and the fact, that he wasn't being succesful as a painter. It also says how he killed himself. It's a beautiful song!

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi_P8XwrSC...

I also like "Mary of the wild moor" by Johnny Cash. It's not about someone comitting suicide, but about someone dying.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=VI6H_ysvjg...

Hope I helped a little!

Answer 6

Live Like You Were Dying  - Tim McGraw

When September Ends - Green Day is about his dad dying.

Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross

A Little More of My Father in Me - Keith Urban

Sorry for your loss. Take Care x

Answer 7

Eric clapton - Tears in heaven

Celine dion - Fly ( written about the death of her niece)

Robbie Williams - Angels ( was allegedly written by an irishman after his baby girl was still born )

Hope this helps x

Answer 8

hold on - good charlotte

Answer 9

The living years- Mike and the Mechanics.

It's about his father dying and it being too late to heal the rift between them.

Answer 10

Fade To Black - Metallica

Life it seems, will fade away

Drifting further every day

Getting lost within myself

Nothing matters no one else

I have lost the will to live

Simply nothing more to give

There is nothing more for me

Need the end to set me free...

Things are not what they used to be

Missing one inside of me

Deathly lost, this can't be real

Cannot stand this h**l I feel

Emptiness is filling me

To the point of agony

Growing darkness taking dawn

I was me, but now he's gone

No-one but me can save myself, but it's too late

Now I can't think, think why I should even try

Yesterday seems as though it never existed

Death greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye

Also, My Immortal by Evanescence.

Answer 11

Bye Bye- Mariah Carey

Answer 12

Seasons in the sun.

Answer 13

suicide is painless- nick drake

Answer 14

when your gone by avril lavigne

Answer 15

Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold

November Rain by Guns 'n' Roses, in the video the girl dies at the end

Chop Suey! by System of a Down was written about suicide

Breaking The Habit by Linkin Park I think is about self harm

Dead! by My Chemical Romance

Cancer by My Chemical Romance

Helena by My Chemical Romance one of the band members Grandmother died and this was written in her memory

Cemetery Drive by My Chemical Romance

Slipped Away by Avril Lavigne written when I think her Grandad died.

Yeah that's quite a lot lol, hope it helps.

Answer 16

The Living Years is about someone's dad dying. I can't remember who sang it.

'Whole' by Flaw is about a mother committing suicide.

Answer 17

wasn't the remix well before it got remixed Dj Sammy Heaven about someone dying from cancer?

Answer 18

Clementine by Mark Owen, Mark himself said the song is about suicide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWBujmfzn...

p.s. sorry about the vids quality, it was the only one i found.