Best Sad Songs to Listen to When You Need a Good Cry

Sometimes we just need to let go of our valves and cry. Crying is healthy and desirable because in that way everything that hurts, you let out and it disappears. If you are having a hard time and the tears are about to start, prepare tissues, because these songs will surely tear you to pieces!

Hurt by Jonny Cash

Hurt was Johnny Cash’s final triumph, recorded less than a year before his death. This is one of the rawest songs on the pain and the suffering that has ever been made. This just reflects on how your life is passing you by, it will make you cry and think about life.

When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars has said that “When I Was Your Man” is his most difficult song to perform because of the lyrics and meaning. When you love somebody and lose that person, you can for sure relate to this song. “Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now”, are the lyrics that will tear you.

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O’Connor

If you are currently struggling with a breakup, be prepared that this song will not leave you indifferent. Sometimes we think we can’t compare any person to that person of ours. This is exactly what this masterful song is about.

Time After Time by Cyndi Luper

This is one of those songs that take us back to those moments when we could have done something different, to reach for what we wanted but again we did not dare. It leaves us surprised and the question arises in us: What if? It looks like we’ll never know.

Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez

“Lose you to love me” is a heartbreaking song that tells us that sometimes we have to lose someone to love ourselves. As much as we may want a person to be in our lives, losing ourselves for someone else is the greatest crime.

I’ll Never Love Again by Lady Gaga

The movie A Star is Born is heartbreaking, but nothing is as sad as the scene itself when Ally (Lady Gaga) sings this song dedicating herself to the death of her husband Jackson (Bradley Cooper). This song really can hit you to the bone when you lose a person and you think you’ll never love again.

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.

This song teaches us that everyone is sometimes hurt and everyone cries. Everything is not always perfect for anyone, and it is perfectly okay to shut yourself in and cry out your soul. If you feel that way, do it and it will be easier for you.

Whatever happens in your life, everything will be fine. And when you break into a thousand pieces, don’t worry, gather strength, pick up the pieces, and put together a new self – an even better version. And wherever you are, always remember that after the rain comes the sun!