It’s getting colder, the leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter.
That’s right kids, it’s sad people music season.
Sad people music is a mood. A vibe. It’s songs for when you want to feel your feelings. Wallow in bed and be miserable for a little while. Let someone else perfectly describe the angst of existing as a sentient creature on a rock hurtling through space. There is a kind of joy in knowing that other people have felt like us, have worried like us, have cried like us.
Let’s start with a standard for everyone who’s ever felt haunted.
When you don’t know how to say goodbye to someone.
Goodbye to You – Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
When you get to the end of a relationship and you wish it had never happened.
The existential crisis song for all of us, not just Barbie.
What Was I Made For – Billie Eilish
When the one person you want in all the world won’t come back and you’re the reason why.
A House in Nebraska – Ethel Cain
Life didn’t turn out how you wanted it to and it’s time to face it.
You’ve imagined something beautiful, but it isn’t real.
So, go forth my sadlings, grab your tea and a cozy blankie and revel in the beauty and ennui of fall.
And let me know your fave grey day songs and maybe I’ll feature them in part two! Because I have barely scratched the surface of sad people songs.
