Anti-suicide inspiration - songs, quotes, pictures, etc.

[Saint Frankenstein]

This thread needs to be revived, imo.

[Verse 1]
Every time I say I give up hope
I sit and think about the songs you wrote
And each day I realize
It can get better over time
But what about your darkest days?
When it feels like the clouds won’t go away
I’ve been there and I’ve seen it through
I’ll be here when you need me to

[Chorus]
And this is our war, war
I want you to know that I hear you
War, war
I want you to know that I feel you
Evermore
I want you to know that I’m like you
Evermore
I want you to know that I’m fighting too

[Verse 2]
Some people say that it’s the cowards way
They don’t know what it’s like to feel this pain
Growing deeper like roots from a tree
It soon becomes all encompassing
But there’s a way to find an escape
Without throwing your life away

[Chorus]
And this is our war, war
I want you to know that I hear you
War, war
I want you to know that I feel you
Evermore
I want you to know that I’m like you
Evermore
I want you to know that I’m fighting too

[Bridge]
Sometimes the world feels like an empty place
Sometimes it’s hard to face your demons day to day
Staring face to face in a mirror of shame
I know because we’re all the same

[Chorus]
And this is our war, war
I want you to know that I hear you
War, war
I want you to know that I feel you
Evermore
I want you to know that I’m like you
Evermore
I want you to know that I’m fighting too

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

[Verse 1]
I can count
On one hand
The amount of times this year I've felt okay
I'm trapped
And afraid
I can't go anywhere
Or do anything
On days I'm met with this feeling of impending doom
Serotonin won't produce
And makes me want to introduce
My neck right to this ****ing noose
Then kick the chair and watch my spirit leave the room
That's how low I get
Then it's rollercoaster when the panic hits
And it takes its toll on me
But I keep telling myself
Keep telling myself to

[Chorus 1]
Pick up, pick up
The pieces that you're missing now
It's fine, it's fine
These demons, they are only in your mind
The silver linings' underlying
If you keep searching you'll find the light

[Chorus 2]
Pick up, pick up
The pieces that you're missing now
It's fine, it's fine
These demons, they are only in your mind
It's only in your mind

[Verse 2]
And when I least expect
It just comes right back
Oh ****
Here it comes
Here it comes
Here it comes
Here it comes
My heart's racing
At a pace that
I can't hang with
Help me
I'm afraid that
I won't make it
I need to breathe

[Pre-Chorus]
I need to breathe

[Chorus 1]
Pick up, pick up
The pieces that you're missing now
It's fine, it's fine
These demons, they are only in your mind
The silver linings' underlying
If you keep searching you'll find the light

[Chorus 2]
Pick up, pick up
The pieces that you're missing now
It's fine, it's fine
These demons, they are only in your mind
It's only in your mind

[Breakdown]
[?] what once was mine
I'll take it back

[Chorus 2]
Pick up, pick up
The pieces that you're missing now
It's fine, it's fine
These demons, they are only in your mind

[Bridge]
It's only in your mind
It's only in your mind
It's only in your mind
It's only in your mind

[Chorus 2]
Pick up, pick up
The pieces that you're missing now
It's fine, it's fine
These demons, they are only in your mind
It's only in your mind

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Find what you love and let it kill you. (No, Bukowski apparently never said this but it's still a great aphorism and has inspired many good works of art, and thoughts.)

It's easier said than done
Caught between right and wrong
Life is short though, you know?
Yeah!

Sometimes you've got to pick yourself up
You can't spend forever in that rut
Sometimes you've got to do it alone
When there's no one else to take the load
And bring you home
And bring you home

Sometimes it can get real hard
Spending most of those days in the dark
Life feels like it's pulling apart from the seams
And it seems like there's nothing

So what we gonna do with all that pain?
And what we gonna do with this path we have made?
And it's easy just to walk away
And wait it out, but I can't wait it out
Not anymore

I'll make this life mean something before I end up dead
I'll find the things that I love, let them kill me instead
We'll make it out of the trench
We'll fight our way to the end
No returns, no regrets

Tired and distraught
You've got to get up off of the floor
I know you are alone but honey, we all are
Can you hear life is calling?
Feel it under your skin
The unknown drawing you close, working its way within
It's been with us from the start
Shows its face through our hearts
So let us take a stand and speak for the ones, the ones who can't

Are you ready to live?
Are you ready to live?
Are you ready to fight?

I'll make this life mean something before I end up dead
I'll find the things that I love, let them kill me instead
We'll make it out of the trench
We'll fight our way to the end
No returns, no regrets

It's easier said than done
Easier to sit than to run
Life is short and full of storms
Take the bull by the horns
And let's ignite that fire inside
Let's live our lives, live our lives
We've got to try, we've got to try

Are you ready for the ride?
Are you ready for the ride of your life?
We'll figure it out before we get out
Yeah!
(Bring it home)
Sometimes you've got to pick yourself up
(Home)
You can't wait around for good luck
You've got to pull yourself together, ‘cause the hard times aren't forever

Let's bring it home
No returns, no regrets