* "Sleep Has His House," a rather downcast ListSong, concerning that which death itself renders meaningless. The studio version, from the album of the same name, is particularly hard-hitting, as it's lead up to by a very long, almost heaven-like harmonium drone that makes great use of LoopedLyrics.
* ''The Inmost Light'' has a few doozies:
** "The Bloodbells Chime," which plainly (for him) states two {{Awful Truth}}s: that innocence, once lost, is irretrievable, and that one seldom knows until after it's gone. David himself couldn't help but break down in tears during the sessions.
** Current 93 and Nick Cave's cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWg4dnXCpt8 "All the Pretty Little Horses"]]. The original itself is already heartbreaking when you learn its origin: it was traditionally sung by American slaves who were forced to care for their masters' children while neglecting their own (which is referenced in the song itself).
*** Shirley Collins' version of at the end of "The Starres are Marching Sadly Home," which is made all the more poignant by a slight, if disturbing, rewrite.
* "The Beautiful Dancing Dust", off ''Black Ships Ate the Sky''. It's a beautiful, calming, almost lullaby-like piece about accepting your imminent cessation of existence at the hands of the Black Ships, coming right on the tail end of the [[DarkReprise ominous]] Chris and Cosey version of "Idumaea."
* "The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion," a gloomy, introspective song regarding Tibet's beliefs on God, creation, and the end.