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* The [[Rise Against]] song "The Approaching Curve" is about a relationship built around this trope by both sides; the relationship is falling apart, but according to the lyrics "They'll remember, only our smiles 'cause that's all they've seen. Long since dried, when we are found, are the tears in which we had drowned..." Overall, it makes the song about a tough breakup even sadder than it was before.
* The [[Rise Against]] song "The Approaching Curve" is about a relationship built around this trope by both sides; the relationship is falling apart, but according to the lyrics "They'll remember, only our smiles 'cause that's all they've seen. Long since dried, when we are found, are the tears in which we had drowned..." Overall, it makes the song about a tough breakup even sadder than it was before.
* "Go Away" by Delain is a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to a Depressed Type, a person who puts all their effort into putting on an act instead of solving their problems.
* "Go Away" by Delain is a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to a Depressed Type, a person who puts all their effort into putting on an act instead of solving their problems.
* According to the members, [[BTS (band)|BTS]]'s album trilogy ''Love Yourself'' is about a person (gender purposefully obfuscated) on the Depressed Type that puts on the mask to pursue a romantic relationship, the failure of the relationship when the person discovers that not only the mask became too heavy to wear, they spent too much effort on the mask to actually get to know their love interest, the epiphany that they were pursuing the relationship to cover their poor self-esteem, and finally the determination to stop using the mask and work on loving and bettering themselves.



=== Music Videos ===
=== Music Videos ===