Posted on Aug 18, 2013

28 Songs That Are Guaranteed To Make You Cry

Having a good day? Not anymore.

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Tanner Greenring

by Tanner Greenring

BuzzFeed Staff

Jack Shepherd

by Jack Shepherd

BuzzFeed Staff

- A deep, deep sense of loss.

- An empty home.

- Literally nobody to talk to.

- A rainy afternoon.

- A wistful sense of hopelessness.

- A copy of Donnie Darko.

- A debilitating breakup.

- A bank of humiliating and degrading sexual experiences.

- A box of tissues. (Purpose unspecified.)

- An overwhelming loneliness.

- Someone who will take you back.

- Dread.

- An unfortunate inability to effectively lie to yourself.

- A pack of smokes.

- A tiny apartment in an overcrowded city.

- An angry but impotent feeling that the walls are suffocating you.

- Fluorescent lighting.

- An empty bar.

- An incurable alcohol problem.

- Money for tips.

- The ability to neglect basic hygiene.

- Access to your ex's Facebook profile.

- A comfortable mattress.

- A profound sense of insignificance.

- A dash of agoraphobia.

- Quaaludes.

- An inability to find fulfillment.

- Liberal guilt.

- A broken marriage.

- No kids.

- A demonstrative ability to really slam a door.

- The shadow of death looming over you.

- Years and years of substance abuse behind you.

- Just one last fix.

- A genuinely loving relationship that's falling apart through no fault of your own.

- Two warring households.

- A star-crossed lover.

- Two vials of poison.

- A sleep mask.

- Black-out curtains.

- An unendurable existential anxiety.

- A long-distance relationship.

- A lack of commitment.

- Disposable income.

- A fast car.

- An expensive house.

- An empty life.

- A hopeless love triangle.

- A skeleton in the closet.

- Reluctant acceptance.

- A frankly surprising ability to get to the really good part of this song where the kids sing without killing yourself.

- Some bunk ecstasy.

- A cat in a bag.

- Tons more Red House Painters.

- An overwhelming urge to shower.

- Regret.

- A love interest who is 50 years your senior.

- An extended hospital stay.

- An extensive knowledge of Illinois state history.

- A healthy fear of death.

- A secondhand grand piano.

- A bottle of Mad Dog 20/20.

- A union membership.

- The keys to your daddy's car.

- Unrequited love.

- A Nicholas Sparks novel.

- A train ticket to anywhere.

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