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* "Innocent" is a song offering comfort and reassurance to the victims of bullying. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGeTRcfGU4 It was written from the perspective of a survivor.]]

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** Most of Heart Shaped Wound focuses on a bad breakup and lead to Voltaire having difficulties with recording due to breaking down in tears at many points.
* "Innocent" is a song offering comfort and reassurance to the victims of bullying.
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGeTRcfGU4 It was written from the perspective of a survivor.]]




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* His premiere video for his song "Human Nature". Clearly Voltaire was going through something as you can see him visibly crying as he performs. Also doubles as HarsherInHindsight as Leonard Nimoy would pass away the year after the video was released.
* "What Will We Do" and "Someone Like You", both written in mourning of the real life Goblin King David Bowie. You can hear his voice breaking in both the recording and live premiere videos of these songs.
** In a similar vein, his cover of "As The World Falls Down" he did live in 2016 in honor of David Bowie, especially as he's visibly tearing up and stated that when he found out the news about Bowie's death, he was in a bar where [[ManlyTears a bunch of men were crying.]]
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* "Crusade".

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* "Crusade"."Crusade" is a very sad song that left more than one person [[ThousandYardStare staring at the recorder]]. It's about a valiant and heroic KnightInShiningArmor who seeks to slay a dragon, he fights and slays it but in his moment of triumph the dragon's child appears and starts mourning its dead parent. At this pitiful sight, he remembers his father's words "Son, know your enemy as I know my son." meaning to know them well. Years later, our OlderAndWiser hero hears from his own child that he's going to fight the Muslims, [[{{Dehumanization}} who are described in the same monstrous terms as the Dragons]] he tells him: "Son, know your enemy as I would have them know my son." It is not that the dragon should not be slain, but that you understand why the dragon attacks, to empathize with your foes and not dehumanize those you fight against. Do not devalue them simply because it makes it easier to fight them.
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* The chorus of "The Industrial Revolution (and How It Ruined My Life)" is very somber in its nostalgia-laden [[TakeThat Take That!]] to modern consumerism.

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* The chorus of "The Industrial Revolution (and How It Ruined My Life)" is very somber in its nostalgia-laden [[TakeThat Take That!]] to of modern consumerism.
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* The chorus of "The Industrial Revolution (and How It Ruined My Life)" is very somber in its nostalgia-laden [[TakeThat]] to modern consumerism.

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* The chorus of "The Industrial Revolution (and How It Ruined My Life)" is very somber in its nostalgia-laden [[TakeThat]] [[TakeThat Take That!]] to modern consumerism.

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* "Anastasia" [[DownerEnding is about a real girl who was killed at age 17]].

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* "Anastasia" *The chorus of "The Industrial Revolution (and How It Ruined My Life)" is very somber in its nostalgia-laden [[TakeThat]] to modern consumerism.
*"Anastasia"
[[DownerEnding is about a real girl who was killed at age 17]].
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* "Never" as it deals with his trauma from being sexually abused as a child and how he didn't tell anyone until much later (which one of his family members [[KickTheDog told him he "was asking for it")]]
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* Just by the nature of the song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xi-cbhWPgA Voltaire's cover of Leonard Cohen's legendary "Hallelujah"]].

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* Just by the nature of the song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xi-cbhWPgA Voltaire's cover of Leonard Cohen's legendary "Hallelujah"]]. Voltaire himself admits he has a hard time singing the song without getting emotional.
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* The last verse of "The Beast of Pirate's Bay".

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* The last verse of "The Beast of Pirate's Bay". [[spoiler: The "Beast" is actually a whale that escaped whalers and is trapped in the bay in incredible pain. The singer of the song tried to help it escape but in the end all he could do was put up a sign and set up a ScoobyDooHoax about a monster in the bay to keep people away from it.]]
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* "The Chosen" has a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds and AbusiveParent. It's also Nightmare Fuel. Brrrr.

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* "The Chosen" has a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds and AbusiveParent. It's also Nightmare Fuel. Brrrr.



* "Churchyard". The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]]

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* "Churchyard". The last part [[spoiler:"No part, "No one should find out what it's like/Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]]"



* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad as the people's lives end abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones. Of course, it turns hilarious in "To the Bottom of the Sea"--[[spoiler:due, in part, to the reveal that most of these folks survived to have a massive battle royal with the local sealife.]]

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* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad as the people's lives end abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones. Of course, it turns hilarious in "To the Bottom of the Sea"--[[spoiler:due, Sea"--due, in part, to the reveal that most of these folks survived to have a massive battle royal with the local sealife.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXKl8FEX8ys His Gothic Homemaking special about his struggles with suicidal thoughts.]] It puts a lot of his songs in perspective, sadly.
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* Those two are nothing compared to "Feathery Wings". One's heart can break upon hearing this line near the end of the song:

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* Those two are nothing compared to "Feathery Wings". One's heart can break upon hearing this line near the end of the song:



* "This Sea", anyone?

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* "This Sea", anyone?Sea".



* "All the Way Down" *breaks into tears*

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* "All the Way Down" *breaks into tears*Down".



* "Churchyard" from his new album. The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]]

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* "Churchyard" from his new album."Churchyard". The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]]
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* The end of "Blue Eyed Matador" tends to have this troper on the verge of [[ManlyTears expressing emotion]].

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* The end of "Blue Eyed Matador" tends to have this troper on the verge of [[ManlyTears expressing emotion]].Matador."
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* "Innocent" is a song offering comfort and reassurance to the victims of bullying. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGeTRcfGU4 It was written from the perspective of a survivor.]]
-->'''Voltaire:''' These songs are battle-tested.
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* The [[WhamLine Wham Verse]] at the end of "The Beast of Pirate's Bay", revealing that the VillainProtagonist of the song is actually [[spoiler:a badly injured sea creature that's trapped in the bay because he can't go back to the deep water; the singer spread a rumor that he's a vicious maneater because he doesn't want people disturbing him]].
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* The [[WhamLine Wham Verse]] at the end of "The Beast of Pirate's Bay", revealing that the VillainProtagonist of the song is actually [[spoiler:a badly injured sea creature that's trapped in the bay because he can't go back to the deep water; the singer spread a rumor that he's a vicious maneater because he doesn't want people disturbing him]].
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* "Sacrifice".
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* Just by the nature of the song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xi-cbhWPgA Voltaire's cover of the legendary "Hallelujah"]].

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* Just by the nature of the song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xi-cbhWPgA Voltaire's cover of the Leonard Cohen's legendary "Hallelujah"]].
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* Just by the nature of the song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xi-cbhWPgA Voltaire's cover of the legendary "Hallelujah"]].
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* "The Chosen" has a WoobieDestroyerofWorlds and AbusiveParent. It's also Nightmare Fuel. Brrrr.

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* "The Chosen" has a WoobieDestroyerofWorlds WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds and AbusiveParent. It's also Nightmare Fuel. Brrrr.



* "Churchyard" from his new album. The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/ Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]]

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* "Churchyard" from his new album. The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/ Standing like/Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]]
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[[Music/{{Voltaire}} This performer]] has a few rather sad songs]].

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[[Music/{{Voltaire}} This performer]] has a few rather sad songs]].
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Nightmare Fuel clean-up. This Troper clean-up.


[[Music/{{Voltaire}} This performer]] [[TearJerker has a few rather sad songs]].

* "Anastasia" ([[DownerEnding is about a real girl who was killed at age 17]])

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[[Music/{{Voltaire}} This performer]] [[TearJerker has a few rather sad songs]].

* "Anastasia" ([[DownerEnding [[DownerEnding is about a real girl who was killed at age 17]])17]].



* [[WoobieDestroyerofWorlds "The]] [[AbusiveParent Chosen"]]? Also NightmareFuel. Brrrr.

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* [[WoobieDestroyerofWorlds "The]] [[AbusiveParent Chosen"]]? Also NightmareFuel.* "The Chosen" has a WoobieDestroyerofWorlds and AbusiveParent. It's also Nightmare Fuel. Brrrr.



* "Churchyard" from his new album. The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/ Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]] in particular really got to This Troper.

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* "Churchyard" from his new album. The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/ Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]] in particular really got to This Troper."]]



* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad as the people's lives end abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones.
** Of course, it turns hilarious in "To the Bottom of the Sea"--[[spoiler:due, in part, to the reveal that most of these folks survived to have a massive battle royal with the local sealife.]]

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* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad as the people's lives end abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones.
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ones. Of course, it turns hilarious in "To the Bottom of the Sea"--[[spoiler:due, in part, to the reveal that most of these folks survived to have a massive battle royal with the local sealife.]]
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** Of course, it turns hilarious in "To the Bottom of the Sea"--[[spoiler:due, in part, to the reveal that most of these folks survived to have a massive battle royal with the local sealife.]]
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* [[WoobieDestroyerofWorlds "The]] [[AbusiveParent Chosen"]]? Also HighOctaneNightmareFuel. Brrrr.

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* [[WoobieDestroyerofWorlds "The]] [[AbusiveParent Chosen"]]? Also HighOctaneNightmareFuel.NightmareFuel. Brrrr.
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* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad the people lives abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones.

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* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad as the people people's lives end abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones.
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[[Music/{{Voltaire}} This performer]] [[TearJerker has a few rather sad songs]].

* "Anastasia" ([[DownerEnding is about a real girl who was killed at age 17]])
* "The Accordion Player" will tug on your heartstrings.
* Those two are nothing compared to "Feathery Wings". One's heart can break upon hearing this line near the end of the song:
-->"[[DespairEventHorizon Don't leave me here, I]] ''[[DespairEventHorizon hate it here!]]''"
* "Crusade".
* The last verse of "The Beast of Pirate's Bay".
* "Underground"
* "Born Bad".
* "This Sea", anyone?
* The end of "Blue Eyed Matador" tends to have this troper on the verge of [[ManlyTears expressing emotion]].
* "Dunce".
* "All the Way Down" *breaks into tears*
* "Almost Human". It kind of makes you want to give the devil a hug.
* [[WoobieDestroyerofWorlds "The]] [[AbusiveParent Chosen"]]? Also HighOctaneNightmareFuel. Brrrr.
* "No. 1 Fan" can turn some people into a sobbing mess.
* "Churchyard" from his new album. The last part [[spoiler:"No one should find out what it's like/ Standing here, not having the means/To buy the medicine to save their lives."]] in particular really got to This Troper.
* "Goodnight Demon-slayer" is definitely bittersweet enough to be a TearJerker.
* "The Ship's Going Down" makes you feel sad the people lives abruptly and can't say goodbye to their loved ones.
* The end of "When the Circus Came to Town" is so bad, it gave him difficulty recording the lines.
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