History DrivenToSuicide / Music

* Conventional thinking says this of "Fade to Black" by Music/{{Metallica}}, as one of the earliest HeavyMetal examples; however, this has been subverted by WordOfGod. The song is, in fact, just about some Marshall Guitar Amplifiers that were stolen from the band.
* Music/ThePolice song "Can't Stand Losing You".
* "End of My Rope" by Biohazard nails the psychology behind this trope pretty well, which lines such as "The pain inside surrounds me", "I find myself alone and scared / in a world where nobody cares" and "The tears I've cried have left me blind".
* The subject of the song "Inside the Fire" by Music/{{Disturbed}}. Based on a true story in the lead singer's life.

-->Take the blade away from me
-->I am a freak, I am afraid that
-->All the blood escaping me won't end the pain
-->And I'll be haunting all the lives that cared for me
* Close to half of defunct Finnish metal band Sentenced's studio output dealt with the subject (the other half, back when Taneli Jarva was fronting the band, tended more towards killing things ''other'' than oneself). Then again, with songs like "Excuse Me While I Kill Myself", "Consider Us Dead" and "End of the Road", it's kind of their thing.
* The 17-year-old runaway girl protagonist of Music/{{Marillion}}'s ConceptAlbum ''Brave'' endures alienation, abuse, betrayal, addiction and rape and ends up killing herself although it's quite ambiguous.
* NerdCore artist MC Lars wrote a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3LGmhH5sbM "Twenty-Three"]] about a real life friend named Patrick Wood who drove himself to suicide.

* Music/{{AFI}}'s ''Miss Murder'' tells a story of celebrity who committed suicide after his downfall. Sample lyrics:
--> The stars that pierce the sky
--> he left them all behind.
--> We're left to wonder why
--> he left us all behind.
--> Hey Miss Murder, can I (2x)
--> make beauty stay if I take my life?

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** "''Suicide Song''" has Miku constantly [[BungledSuicide trying to kill herself yet fails every time]], and decides just to find a reason to live.

** "''My R''" features a girl wanting to die due to various reasons. Every time she goes to the rooftop, she finds someone who comes to commit suicide like her and tries to [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal talk them out of it.]] [[spoiler:All those people are actually herself and her 'R'easons for wanting to die. One day, she runs out of reasons to live, and she finally jumps. Some takes on the song will have [[BigDamnHeroes someone catch her hand at the last second]], while others [[DownerEnding simply have her plummet to her death.]]]]

** "''My R''" features a girl wanting to die due to various reasons. Every time she goes to the rooftop, she finds someone who comes to suicide like her and trys to talk them out of it. [[spoiler: All those people are actually herself and her 'R'easons of wanting to die. One day, with no more excuses to be alive, she finally jumps.]]

* The song "Watashi no R" by Kurage-P centers around an unnamed girl who decides to commit suicide by jumping off a rooftop, only to find that another girl with braids is already sitting on the edge waiting to jump. After learning that the girl wanted to kill herself solely because she could never be with the boy she loved, the singer calls her out on wanting to die when she's had nothing stolen from her. Convinced, the braided girl [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal turns away from the edge.]] This repeats with countless other girls, with the singer listening to all of their problems to talk them down until finally, there's no one there at the rooftop before her. Only then is it heavily implied that all of these scenarios were imaginary, born of her desire to have someone talk herself down. When there's no one there to stop her, she jumps. Depending on the version of the song, a mysterious hand either [[BigDamnHeroes grabs her as she falls]] or she simply [[DownerEnding plummets to her doom.]]

The song "Watashi no R" by Kurage-P centers around an unnamed girl who decides to commit suicide by jumping off a rooftop, only to find that another girl with braids is already sitting on the edge waiting to jump. After learning that the girl wanted to kill herself solely because she could never be with the boy she loved, the singer calls her out on wanting to die when she's had nothing stolen from her. Convinced, the braided girl turns away from the edge. This repeats with countless other girls, with the singer listening to all of their problems to talk them down until finally, there's no one there at the rooftop before her. Only then is it heavily implied that all of these scenarios were imaginary, born of her desire to have someone talk herself down. When there's no one there to stop her, she jumps. Depending on the version of the song, a mysterious hand either [[BigDamnHeroes grabs her as she falls]] or she simply [[DownerEnding falls to her doom.]]

* Music/NightWish have a few songs which have this as part of the subject.

* Music/Nightwish have a few songs which have this as part of the subject.

** The student in "''Hello Dystopia''" suicides when she can no longer stand the extensive bullying on her.

*** "''Whatever Whatever''"’s lyrics mentions hanging oneself because [[SuicideIsPainless there's nothing else better to do]].

** "''No Longer Human''" ends with a sound effect that suggested the singer has jumped.

*** Shintaro has done this twice. The first one was implied in "''Toumei Answer''", in which he seemed to see no point of continuine living and went on to the school rooftop, until Ayano stopped him. The second time was in "''Lost Time Memory''"’s [[AlternateUniverse Route XX]], in which he became so depressed with Ayano's death he decided to stab himself with scissors.

** "''Suicide Song''" has Miku constantly [[BungledSuicide trying to kill herself yet fails every time]], and decides to just find a reason to live.

** ''Franchise/EvilliousChronicles':

*** Shintaro has done this twice. The first one was implied in "''Toumei Answer''", in which he seemed to see no point of continuine living and went on to the school rooftop, until Ayano stopped him. The second time was in "''Lost Time Memory''"'s [[AlternateUniverse Route XX]], in which he became so depressed with Ayano's death he decided to stab himself with scissors.

*** "''Whatever Whatever''"'s lyrics mentions hanging oneself because [[SuicideIsPainless there's nothing else better to do]].

** Feeling alienated, "''The Classroom Bystander''"'s main character tried to stab himself at one point.

*** Carlos Marlon in ''Drug of Gold'' tries to commit murder-suicide with his lover, Banica Conchita, out of guilt for not being able to save her from her gluttony and cannibalistic ways. Unfortunately, it only worked on him...
*** Margarita Blankenheim in ''Gift of The Sleep Princess'' ''appears'' to do this by drinking poison after she is caught; in reality, she was just drinking a potion to restore her memories.
*** Nemesis Sudou, after killing her lover in ''The Last Revolver'' attempts this, but the [[DealWithTheDevil demonic contact she has with the Demon of Wrath]] means she [[BungledSuicide simply recovered from the gunshot]].

*** In ''Ayano's Theory of Happiness'', [[CoolBigSis Ayano]] jumped off her school's rooftop in the first year of high school. This is because in order to protect her loved ones, she must die on 15th August to enter the Kagerou Daze.
*** Shintaro has done this twice. The first one was implied in ''Toumei Answer'', in which he seemed to see no point of continuine living and went on to the school rooftop, until Ayano stopped him. The second time was in ''Lost Time Memory'''s [[AlternateUniverse Route XX]], in which he became so depressed with Ayano's death he decided to stab himself with scissors.
*** Also in ''Lost Time Memory'' we see Kurona attempting to shoot himself [[spoiler: with Haruka's mind back in the body.]]

*** In the beginning of ''I Want To become A Kind Person'', Yuu scolded a boy for his [[SelfHarm self-harming]] habits. The boy committed suicide not long after, causing Yuu to feel regretful.
*** ''Abstract Nonsense'' has Ract fantasizing about suicide, but couldn't because she was too afraid to really do so.
*** In ''Re-Education'' Ract seemingly finally hanged herself in a warehouse. In the same song Yamaguchi fell from a rooftop.
*** A bit in ''Jailbreak''. In order to gain true freedom, Kawasemi willingly crashed his plane on the cage despite knowing it will kill him in the process.
*** ''Whatever Whatever'''s lyrics mentions hanging oneself because there's nothing else better to do.
** ''Suicide Song'' has Miku constantly [[BungledSuicide trying to kill herself yet fails every time]], and decides to just find a reason to live.
** ''My R'' features a girl wanting to died of various reasons. Every time she goes to the rooftop, she finds someone who wants to suicide like her and trys to talk them out of it. [[spoiler: All those people are actually herself and her 'R'easons of wanting to die. One day, with no more excuses to give up, she finally jumps.]]
** ''Irony'' is a [[LyricalDissonance rather cheery]] song about a very depressed girl who has suicidal thoughts.
** ''The Classroom Bystander'''s main character tried to stab himself at one point.

* "Irony" by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]] is a [[LyricalDissonance rather cheery]] song about a very depressed girl who has suicidal thoughts. Some of the lyrics ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa3jyGj9NxI according to this English fan cover]]):
-->It seems that the world is such a troublesome place.
-->Sometimes I think I should just end the pain.
-->"You're sick, aren't you dear?"
-->"I'm sick of the tears."
-->Why can't everything just end simply?
-->Everything that I aspire to be is nothing that will become of me.
-->If my expectations are too far-fetched, just what am I to do?
-->Give a sign, give a sign, a reason not to die.
-->Give me something to prove my worth.

* Several examples in Franchise/EvilliousChronicles
** Carlos Marlon in ''Drug of Gold'' tries to commit murder-suicide with his lover, Banica Conchita, out of guilt for not being able to save her from her gluttony and cannibalistic ways.Unfortunately, it only worked on him...
** Margarita Blankenheim in ''Gift of The Sleep Princess'' ''appears'' to do this by drinking poison after she is caught; in reality, she was just drinking a potion to restore her memories.
** Nemesis Sudou, after killing her lover in ''Last Revolver'' attempts this, but the [[DealWithTheDevil demonic contact she has with the Demon of Wrath]] means she simply recovered from the gunshot.

* Music/PorcupineTree's album "Fear of a Blank Planet" is basically a concept rock album with some [[Main/SomeAnvilsNeedToDropped very heavy-handed commentary about youth isolation and technology]], culminating in the haunting track "Sleep Together." The lyrics speak for themselves...

* Music/PorcupineTree's album "Fear of a Blank Planet" is basically a concept rock album with some very heavy-handed commentary about youth isolation and technology, culminating in the haunting track "Sleep Together." The lyrics speak for themselves...