14 songs to listen to when you need a good cry

Look, let’s face it: We all need a good cry every once in awhile. You can always depend on music to bring you out of your funk, but sometimes you need to just succumb to the emo. Here are 14 songs that are destined to make you grab the tissues.

Paramore – “Fake Happy”

We could have easily put the entirety of After Laughter on this list, but we thought that’d be too easy. This cut from Paramore’s latest starts with a sad AF piano intro, and it doesn’t get any better from there.

The 1975 – “Somebody Else”

Everyone loves a good breakup song, but this number by the 1975 takes it to an even more ethereal level. Matty Healy has a lot to croon about, and this makes us weak in the knees.

Grayscale – “Beautiful Things”

We’re happy that Grayscale released their breakout debut Adornment this year, but we just wish it wouldn’t make us so emo. Amid the sadness, “Beautiful Things” is a reminder to stay positive and keep fighting.

PVRIS – “Empty”

Sometimes hopelessness is the most depressing thing of all, and Lynn Gunn and co. certainly show us that with this track from White Noise.

Mayday Parade – “Stay”

Featuring some of the most poignant lyrics of their career, this tune from Mayday Parade is perfect for a solo cry when nothing seems to be going your way.

The Story So Far – “Clairvoyant”

The initial release of this song was a head-spinner for most fans of the Story So Far, yet it’s gone on to become one of their most popular tracks. “Don’t paint me black when I used to be golden” are lyrics demanding to be made into  a tattoo—at least in our opinion.

Jimmy Eat World – “23”

This song’s minute-and-a-half-long instrumental intro should be more than enough to get the tears rolling—and that’s all before the sentimental lyrics hit you in the gut.

With Confidence – “Long Night”

An emotional closer to WithCon’s debut full-length Better Weather, here’s another song about a relationship gone awry. The lyrics “I wake up in your arms and I feel at ease” get us every time.

All Time Low – “Remembering Sunday”

While “Therapy” might now dominate ATL’s live sets, this cut from the scene pillar So Wrong, It’s Right was the original cry-yourself-to-sleep anthem.

The Wonder Years – “Stained Glass Ceilings”

These lyrics are some of the saddest in existence, and that’s all before lead singer Dan “Soupy” Campbell puts every ounce of emotion into his performance.

New Politics – “Stuck On You”

New Politics are normally known for their party bangers, but this piano ballad shows off another side to the Danish trio.

Movements – “Nineteen”

This vulnerable anthem about being true to yourself (and your parents) is enough to make anyone start sniffling.

You Me At Six – “Crash”

There are breakup songs, and then there are Breakup Songs™. Just hazard a guess at which one this is. And, if you try hard enough, you can even time your heaving sobs to the drum hits.

Fall Out Boy – “What A Catch, Donnie”

We happened to save the best (worst?) for last. This track from Fall Out Boy’s last pre-hiatus album Folie A Deux was often considered to be their goodbye letter to the world (that is, before they waited four years and came back to show us all who’s boss). Complete with an interlude having their friends sing their greatest hits(seriously guys, why do you do this to us?), “What A Catch, Donnie” will go down in history for being one of the saddest songs, ever.