I don't know why anybody didn't mention "garden" here but I think it is one of the saddest along with black.
Of course "saddest song" is a lot related to the person's state of mind listening PJ but still I believe walking to her garden of stone being so desperate is the worst that can happen to someone...
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I'd have to put sleight of hand up there. That opening verse just speaks so much to the depression caused by finding yourself falling into a routine, boring life, and realizing your dreams have slipped away.
"Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH..."
I lost my wife to cancer in 1998. She was absolutely the love of my life and it has taken me almost ten years to be able to talk about her without crying.
So, with that in mind, the PJ songs that break me down, in no particular order, are:
Come Back
Alone
Sad
Black
Sleight of Hand
Footsteps
Indifference
Oceans
Wash
I was surprised to find that Come Back made me cry again after all these years, so for me, that is the saddest one right now...
And every time after I listen to several sad ones, I go back and listen to Present Tense - that one gives me perspective and brings me back to now, which makes much more sense.
only 1 person has metioned "around the bend". I totally agree that black and come back are very sad, but if you listen closely to the lyrics of around the bend it is a very, very dark song. anybody agree?
No, not sad and dark, but I actually think of it more as a lullaby than anything.
I think I read something like this before as well.
But I definately see why Comeback is a popular choice on the thread. It emotion really comes to life live.
Definitely "The End". Love that song. The abrupt end to the song always leaves chills
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"Come Back" is definitely sad but for me "Off He Goes" is the one that hits oh so close to home. That song has reduced me to tears at least a few times.
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Indifference Black - For the past few years losing contact with an old friend who had a mutual crush on me, it's hit close to home. Jeremy - I've been bullied before especially around the time it came out since I was in my pre teens so it hits close to home. Nothing As It Seems All Or None Come Back - RIP JR.
My father passed away a few years ago and Man of the Hour always reminds me of him, odlly makes me very sad and happy at the same time, if that makes sense.
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Of course "saddest song" is a lot related to the person's state of mind listening PJ but still I believe walking to her garden of stone being so desperate is the worst that can happen to someone...
So, with that in mind, the PJ songs that break me down, in no particular order, are:
Come Back
Alone
Sad
Black
Sleight of Hand
Footsteps
Indifference
Oceans
Wash
I was surprised to find that Come Back made me cry again after all these years, so for me, that is the saddest one right now...
And every time after I listen to several sad ones, I go back and listen to Present Tense - that one gives me perspective and brings me back to now, which makes much more sense.
Sleight Of Hand
Nothingman
Come Back
Off He Goes
Black
Man Of The Hour
if you all will count it:
Hunger Strike (I always think of Andrew Wood during it)
Thumbing My Way is a very close second.
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Black is up there too.
No, not sad and dark, but I actually think of it more as a lullaby than anything.
I think I read something like this before as well.
But I definately see why Comeback is a popular choice on the thread. It emotion really comes to life live.
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Black - For the past few years losing contact with an old friend who had a mutual crush on me, it's hit close to home.
Jeremy - I've been bullied before especially around the time it came out since I was in my pre teens so it hits close to home.
Nothing As It Seems
All Or None
Come Back - RIP JR.
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