Theme
Songs about depression
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Mac Miller
Good News
A weary self-portrait of exhaustion and the pressure to perform wellness for other people, delivered by an artist who wanted to lay down and couldn't
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The War on Drugs
Who's That
A song about recognizing depression as a constant, half-tamed companion that shapes your days even when life outwardly looks fine
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wave to earth
seasons
A quiet confession from someone who loves another person too much to stay in their life, offering devotion from a distance instead
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Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas & Kevin Jonas
Listen When Sad
A quiet song about lying awake inside a depressive episode and choosing to name it out loud instead of letting it drown out everyone trying to reach you
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Mac Miller
Come Back to Earth
An opening confession about the small, daily mechanics of depression, where the work is just trying to step outside your own head
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Billie Eilish
goodbye
A closing-credits collage that stitches one line from every previous track on the album into a single farewell