The song “Everything is Alright” by Motion City Soundtrack documents frontman Justin Pierre’s experience with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Pierre recounts cleaning his…
Carly Simon’s song “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be” chronicles the painful aftermath of growing up with parents in an unhappy marriage,…
7 Years’ is a song written by Lukas Graham, which describes growing up. The lyrics touch on the theme of aging and the fear of…
‘Guns for Hands’, a song by Twenty-One Pilots, offers a strong contrast of an up-beat rhythm and dark powerful lyrics. The song follows a story…
Control, a song performed by artist Halsey, is a personification of her own mental illness. After being diagnosis with bipolar disorder in her teenage years,…
After battling bulimia in 2011, Demi Lovato underwent treatment in a rehab facility. As she continued to heal, she released this song to show that…
Rascal Flatt’s “Why?” documents indescribable pain and grief felt by a family after losing a loved one to suicide. The lyrics “Why, that’s what I…
The National’s “Terrible Love” depicts the personal anguish and loneliness of an individual who suffers from alcoholism. Unable to fall asleep without consuming alcohol, the…
“Ana’s Song (Open Fire)” by Silver Chair describes the personal struggle of the lead singer Daniel Johns’ experience with Anorexia Nervosa. The lyrics depict the…
Neko Case knows of what she sings. Here she performs one of the tracks from her unflinching new album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder…
