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-->''My hands are broken, and time is going on and on, it goes forever."
-->''So I got high and lived all that life that I've taken all for granted."
-->''Promise me you'll try to leave it all behind, 'cause I've left in hell, lying to myself. Why have I gone blind, living all the life. You."
-->''Forgive me, my love, I stand here all alone, and I can see the bottom."

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-->''My hands are broken, and time is going on and on, it goes forever."
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-->''So I got high and lived all that life that I've taken all for granted."
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-->''Promise me you'll try to leave it all behind, 'cause I've left in hell, lying to myself. Why have I gone blind, living all the life. You."
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-->''Forgive me, my love, I stand here all alone, and I can see the bottom."''
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-->''My hands are broken, and time is going on and on, it goes forever.''
-->''So I got high and lived all that life that I've taken all for granted.''
-->''Promise me you'll try to leave it all behind, 'cause I've left in hell, lying to myself. Why have I gone blind, living all the life. You.''
-->''Forgive me, my love, I stand here all alone, and I can see the bottom.''

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-->''My hands are broken, and time is going on and on, it goes forever.''
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-->''So I got high and lived all that life that I've taken all for granted.''
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-->''Promise me you'll try to leave it all behind, 'cause I've left in hell, lying to myself. Why have I gone blind, living all the life. You.''
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-->''Forgive me, my love, I stand here all alone, and I can see the bottom.''"
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-->''So I can leave this world tonight.''

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-->''So I can leave this world tonight.''
* "You" is about regretting substance abuse and wanting a significant other to move on and have a better life without them.

-->''My hands are broken, and time is going on and on, it goes forever.''
-->''So I got high and lived all that life that I've taken all for granted.''
-->''Promise me you'll try to leave it all behind, 'cause I've left in hell, lying to myself. Why have I gone blind, living all the life. You.''
-->''Forgive me, my love, I stand here all alone, and I can see the bottom.
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** UpToEleven when you realize that this song (and much of the whole album) is ''actually'' about the health problems and regret that came as a result of Ben's [[TheAlcoholic earlier drinking issues.]]

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** UpToEleven Up to eleven when you realize that this song (and much of the whole album) is ''actually'' about the health problems and regret that came as a result of Ben's [[TheAlcoholic earlier drinking issues.]]
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* "Than there's Unknown Soldier...sniff..."
-->''Show me what is like
-->''To dream in black and white
-->''So I can leave this world tonight.

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* "Than Then there's Unknown Soldier...sniff..."
"Unknown Soldier."sniff...
-->''Show me what is like
like''
-->''To dream in black and white
white''
-->''So I can leave this world tonight.''

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----* "Than there's Unknown Soldier...sniff..."
-->''Show me what is like
-->''To dream in black and white
-->''So I can leave this world tonight.
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Was accidentally put here instead of on the Three Days Grace page.


* FallenAngel becomes this once you know the meaning behind the song. It's meant to be about someone watching their loved one go through grief and try to hide it, with the song being inspired by drummer Neil Sanderson's mother grieving over the lost of her husband and one of her sons.
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* FallenAngel becomes this once you know the meaning behind the song. It's meant to be about someone watching their loved one go through grief and try to hide it, with the song being inspired by drummer Neil Sanderson's mother grieving over the lost of her husband and one of her sons.
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* "Angels Fall"
--> ''I tried to face the fight within''
--> ''But it's over''
--> ''I'm ready for the riot to begin and surrender''
--> ''I walked the path, it led me to the end, remember''
--> ''I'm caught beneath with nothing left to give, forever''
--> ''When angels fall with broken wings''
--> ''I can't give up, I can't give in''
--> ''When all is lost and daylight ends''
--> ''I'll carry you and we will live forever, forever''
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* "Far Away", a melancholic PowerBallad with lyrics that imply that the narrator is a DeathSeeker.
--> ''When the broken fall alive''
--> ''Let the light take me too''
--> ''When the waters turn to fire''
--> ''Heaven, please let me through''
--> ''Far away, far away''
--> ''Sorrow has left me here''
--> ''Far away, far away''
--> ''Let the light take me in''
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* "Torn in Two", which can be interpreted as {{Determinator}} finally on the edge of giving up on the world, but pulls themselves back up at the last minute. It gets sadder when the lyrics are placed in the context of the song's music video, where the protagonist is literally trekking through hell to find his daughter.
--> ''I am torn in two, hold on, hold on, we're barely alive''
--> ''I am faded through, hold on, hold on, the fallen arise''
--> ''I will fight this war for you, and let the dawn of love survive''
--> ''Broken, I crawl back to life!''
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-->''[[TogetherInDeath Where you go, then so will I.]]''

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-->''[[TogetherInDeath Where If you go, then so will I.]]''
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--> ''Say something new, I have nothing left,''
--> ''I can't face the dark without you.''
--> ''There's nothing left to lose, the fighting never ends,''
--> ''I can't face the dark without you.''
--> ''Holding the hand that holds me down,''
--> ''I forgive you, forget you, the end.''
--> ''Holding the hand that holds me down,''
--> ''I forgive you, forget you, the end!''
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--> ''Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left''

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--> ''Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left''left,''
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--> ''Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.''
--> ''Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.''
--> ''Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left.''

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--> ''Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.''
go,''
--> ''Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.''
down!''
--> ''Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left.''left''
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* "Failure".
--> ''Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.''
--> ''Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.''
--> ''Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left.''
--> ''Tear the world down, tear the world down!''
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* "Without You", the final song on ''Dear Agony'', is depressing and can definitely be heartbreaking...
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* The acoustic version of "Diary of Jane"...good God...

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* Heck, almost ''every'' song on the album "Dear Agony" can count as this.

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* Heck, almost ''every'' song on the album "Dear Agony" ''Dear Agony'' can count as this.



* "Ashes of Eden", another song about losing a loved one.

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* "Ashes of Eden", another song about losing a loved one.one.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dMckKeitY Rain]], from the album ''We Are Not Alone''. It seems tailor-made for a CueTheRain or GrayRainOfDepression moment.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dMckKeitY Rain]], from the album ''We Are Not Alone''. It seems tailor-made for a CueTheRain or GrayRainOfDepression moment.moment.
* "Ashes of Eden", another song about losing a loved one.
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** UpToEleven when you realize that this song (and much of the whole album) is ''actually'' about the health problems and regret that came as a result of Ben's [[TheAlcoholic earlier drinking issues.]]

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--> "Leave me here forever in the dark."

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--> "Leave me here forever in the dark.""
* Heck, almost ''every'' song on the album "Dear Agony" can count as this.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dMckKeitY Rain]], from the album ''We Are Not Alone''. It seems tailor-made for a CueTheRain or GrayRainOfDepression moment.

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--> ''I will fight for one last breath, I will fight until the end.
--> ''And I will find the enemy within, 'cause I can feel it crawl beneath my skin.
--> ''Dear agony, just let go of me, suffer slowly, is this the way it's got to be?
--> ''Don't bury me, faceless enemy, I'm so sorry...Is this the way it's got to be? Dear agony...

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--> ''I will fight for one last breath, I will fight until the end.
end."
--> ''And I will find the enemy within, 'cause I can feel it crawl beneath my skin.
skin."
--> ''Dear agony, just let go of me, suffer slowly, is this the way it's got to be?
be?"
--> ''Don't bury me, faceless enemy, I'm so sorry...Is this the way it's got to be? Dear agony..."
* "Give Me a Sign" deserves a mention, as it's similar in some ways as "Anthem of the Angels", but it's just as heartbreaking. It can easily be taken as someone desperately keeping a loved one alive, and it's hard to swallow, the chorus and ending especially.
--> "I can feel you falling away...No longer the lost, no longer the same, and I can see you starting to break."
--> "I'll keep you alive, if you show me the way, forever, and ever, the scars will remain, I'm falling apart."
--> "Leave me here forever in the dark."
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* "Dear Agony" can be considered one as it can be interpreted as a soldier dying while fighting.
--> ''I will fight for one last breath, I will fight until the end.
--> ''And I will find the enemy within, 'cause I can feel it crawl beneath my skin.
--> ''Dear agony, just let go of me, suffer slowly, is this the way it's got to be?
--> ''Don't bury me, faceless enemy, I'm so sorry...Is this the way it's got to be? Dear agony...
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* "Anthem of the Angels", which according to Genius.com is about Ben's grandfather dying of Alzheimer's. The lyrics become more and more desperate as Ben begs him to stay alive:

-->''Days go on forever''
-->''But I have not left your side''
-->''We can chase the dark together''
-->''[[TogetherInDeath Where you go, then so will I.]]''

-->...''[[DeaderThanDead There is nothing left of you.]]''
-->''I can see it in your eyes.''
-->''Sing the anthem of the angels and say the last goodbye.''
-->''[[PleaseWakeUp I keep holding on to you,]] but I can't bring you back to life.''
-->''Sing the anthem of the angels and say the last goodbye.''

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