Sonata Arctica/Tear Jerker
This Finnish progressive power metal band has some very depressing songs.
- "White Pearl, Black Oceans". I was born and raised by the sea, shy yet proud...
- Also "Shamandalie", "My Selene", and (if you pay attention to the lyrics), "Paid in Full". All awesome, all will bring you to your knees if you let them.
- "Tallulah". Listen to it after a breakup! Yeah, a breakup song after a breakup is extra tearjerking as it is, but Tallulah tops them all. Now listen to it after a breakup when neither of you wanted to break up - but you did, because you wanted your ex-significant-other to be happy and you knew that she couldn't be happy with you anymore. And you know that you could practically undo it with a phone call. But you still don't do it because you want her to be happy.
- And when you're done angsting about your break up, than listen to "Caleb". Child abuse, Start of Darkness, and Tear Jerker fuel galore.
- And the final song in the Caleb series is pretty damn depressing, too.
- Also, "Under Your Tree". Ever had a pet dog that died? Yeah. It's basically the musical equivalent of Death by Newbery Medal.
- Then there is "Mary Lou".
- "FullMoon".
- "Draw Me", "The Last Amazing Grays", and "Replica"
- "The Day" from Stones Grow Her Name. A man loses his family in a flood but handles it with a dignity that will have listeners scrambling for hankies.
- Just about every CD will have at least 2.