25 Songs About Drowning
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“1-800-273-8255” by Logic
Song year: 2017
When despair sweeps over your mind, having access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the song’s title, is an invaluable source that lets you take another breath after feeling like you’re drowning.
This song is a powerful announcement that suicide is never the answer.
“Easy On Me” by Adele
Song year: 2021
After a six-year hiatus, Adele released this song as a triumphant return.
It is about drowning in silence which could have referenced her time away from the charts but is more specifically about a communication breakdown in a relationship.
Like some of Adele’s best, it’s a story that hits your heart when times are tough with those you care about the most.
“Let Me Love You” by Ariana Grande
Song year: 2016
Getting over a past love can take a team, and this song brings in the Ariana Grande and Lil Wayne duo to help out.
It’s a dark song that’s simultaneously sexy and saddening, focused mainly on trying to love someone that doesn’t return it. But it also transitions to a new partner that rescues them from the depths of despair. This song is undoubtedly among the best songs about overcoming obstacles we face in life.
“In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins
Song year: 1981
As one of Phil Collins’ popular creations, this classic has no shortage of powerful words.
The main storyline is of a relationship of betrayal, and rather than his drowning, he spells out that he wouldn’t save this person even if they were drowning right before him.
“Righteous” by Juice WRLD
Song year: 2020
Addiction is nothing to mess around with, and in this song, Juice WRLD confronts the reality of drowning in mind-altering substances to escape anxiety and other feelings.