43 Songs About Anxiety That Will Have You Feeling Not So Alone

23. “Losing My Mind” by Pharoahe Monch Featuring Denaun Porter

Song Year: 2014

Pharoahe Monch is not afraid to discuss his PTSD in this song from the album of the same name of the disorder. Not many African Americans admit that they need therapy to improve their mental health as he highlights in the song lyrics.

As he recorded this song, Monch was struggling with depression. This is why his words are so vivid and relatable on how clocks and time glasses do not have their time-keeping features because he feels like time is escaping from him.

24. “I Don’t Care” by Ed Sheeran Featuring Justin Bieber

Song Year: 2019

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber artfully collaborate to show social anxieties that occur at parties. They highlight how a special person can make them feel better about attending the social function even with the said anxiety.

At first, the men wanted to leave the party because of that social anxiety. However, being at their special person’s side makes all the world of difference in staying and trying to enjoy the party.

25. “Friends” by J. Cole

Song Year: 2018

Throughout the song, J. Cole is talking with his alter ego as he attempts to find his true self again. The pre-chorus is when he tells himself not to take medications because of his anxiety and depression.

Rather than medicating, he sings that meditating is a great alternative to getting back to himself. He acknowledges how there are thoughts he cannot control as he continues to smoke, drink, and get high to cope with his feelings.

26. “Paranoid” by Post Malone

Song Year: 2018

Post Malone navigates his doubt and uncertainties as becomes more famous. He rises from bed daily with anxieties that are on his mind.

He desires his friends to only be safe. Malone feels that people are coming for him and his friends. This may be a nod to when his prior Los Angeles home was burglarized during the same year he released this song.

27. “Fake Smiles” by Phora

Song Year: 2016

Phora vents about his battles with anxiety, depression, suicide, and oppression throughout his life. The song discusses that while everyone smiles, everyone has something to hide behind that smile.

Whether trauma, weakness, or a secret, smiles are usually not genuine. He feels like he does not know who he is anymore as he has lost touch with who he is as people tried killing him throughout his life and seeing men beat his mother.

28. “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” by Logic

Song Year: 2019

Logic delves into how being famous has affected his mental health. He contemplates committing suicide because of his anxieties about authorities in the music industry, fans, and other figures closely watching and judging him.

He relents how he and other rappers get high and overdose in their homes because of judgment from the public eye. Logic concludes that leaving your ego behind and practicing self-love is the solution to these anxieties.

29. “Love Game” by Tyga

Song Year: 2012

Tyga tells the story of being in a challenging relationship with a woman. They continually fight, but he wants to try to work it out so that he can stay with his lover. He feels anxiety as he experiences nightmares from their disagreements. Tyga concludes that while he may want to move on from the constant fighting, he has strong feelings for his lover.

30. “Doubt” by Twenty-One Pilots

Song Year: 2015

In discussion with God, the song narrator shows his anxieties and insecurities. He asks God not to forget about him as he navigates this life, even when he may doubt Him. While talking with the darker parts of this soul, he knows he has to stay on God’s course.

31. “Losin Control” by Russ

Song Year: 2015

A song narrator is a man talking about his ex-girlfriend that is haunted by her past abusive relationship. Her current boyfriend is trying to tell her that he is not like the previous man that hurt her and did not treat her right. Eventually, she falls in love with the new boyfriend and moves on from the anxiety and trauma of her previous relationship.

32. “Righteous” by Juice WRLD

Song Year: 2020

Juice WRLD highlights his anxieties from rising to fame while also handling drug addiction. He compares his anxiety to a large planet in space. The rapper fights his demons in an animated portion later in the official video. It was the first song released posthumously that benefitted the Live Free 999 organization.

33. “Crawling” by Linkin Park

Song Year: 2001

Lead singer Chester Bennington rocks on and screams out how he feels about his anxieties. Something inside him is unexplainable besides labeling it as insecurity. Wounds from his past depression and fear have not healed for him to move forward. He cannot tell the difference between what is in his mind versus the reality happening around him.