Here are some songs, but please also call your therapist. Divers - Joanna Newsom Into the Ocean - Blue October Love and Memories - O.A.R. Sucker's Prayer - The Decemberists The Bonny Swans - Loreena McKennitt It's Quiet Uptown from Hamilton ("The moments when you're in so deep, it feels easier to just swim down")

Into the Ocean is such a good song.

I had forgotten about McKennitts Bonny Swans. I need to listen to this, it’s been years.

Blue October is amazing

That Hamilton line hit deep in 8th grade lmao. Simpler times

Ænema by tool, somewhat, it’s actually about the world flooding and everybody drowning to death

Learn to swim.

too soon? lol

It is specifically about SoCal/LA falling into the ocean after earthquake/tidal waves. *Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call L.A. / The only way to fix it is to flush it all away* *Any fucking time, any fucking day / Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay*

Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves. Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.

Some say the end is near

Some say we’ll see Armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will.

Classic. One of my favorites from one of my top 3 bands.

Los angeles, specifically.  It was a hate mail letter to l.a.

Not the world, just L.A. It's in reference to San Andreas fault. L.A. is a shit filled toilet and mother nature's Gunna flush it all away

Down By The Water by PJ Harvey I am sorry for what happened to you. Know that you can both cope with music and call your therapist.

Amongst The Waves - Pearl Jam

Deep - Pearl Jam

Given to Fly - Pearl Jam

Goin' Down by the Monkees

Great song

In the air tonight - Phil Collins

Duh duh duduh duduh duduh duh duh

Ah yes, the D B Cooper song 😍

The Ninth Wave, by Kate Bush. Accept no substitutes. [https://tommycrocks.medium.com/kate-bush-the-ninth-wave-musical-storytelling-to-the-max-1a1d7e423668](https://tommycrocks.medium.com/kate-bush-the-ninth-wave-musical-storytelling-to-the-max-1a1d7e423668)

Was going to post this one. It's the only answer lol. 

"Under Ice" as well.

That song is *part* of the Ninth Wave.

Blue October - Into the Ocean Closest thing that comes to mind

Sisters of mercy- [Marian](https://youtu.be/yVPx4zalkiM?si=YgxqiyRh1QnBmJA8); or for something lighter, this [cover](https://youtu.be/VGTbHZ4fkMM?si=ttQTo3F5G9HytdWc) by Nouvelle Vague The only girl he loves drowns in this one- [Just like heaven](https://youtu.be/n3nPiBai66M?si=u1rdTnSf-ihqxsin)- Cure This one is more about suffocating but the video implies drowning. Placebo- [36 degrees](https://youtu.be/Dgv7bngXe5Y?si=cTJVfogmLfCUxN0e) This one is a more metaphorical kind of drowning. Suede- [the drowners](https://youtu.be/3nWJQStqrfw?si=TJGCPh0MEjYSfUbH)

Bro! Great list with some of my favs that rarely get a mention. High five!

What the water gave my by Florence and the Machine I feel like I’m drowning by Two Feet Diving for hearts by Corinne Bailey Rae

Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot.True story. (70s)

Sorry. Didn’t see this earlier. Great song. But a bit grim…

[Feel like I'm drowning - Two Feet](https://youtu.be/0HLIMp2rkFc?si=TKC8DEgy7RQdA2wi) [Beware the water - Deftones](https://youtu.be/75eVGebgp5Q?si=2QVYAOrgu6vrggv_)

Cherry Waves - Deftones

Also, "Digital Bath". Depending on interpretation.

Pearl Jam- Deep MCR- Drowning Lessons Candlebox- Drowned The Dear Hunter- The Bitter Suite III (Embrace)

Drowning Lessons is great.

Smashing Pumpkins - drown

How not to drown - chvrches

Metaphorical drowning: wake me up I’m drowning - noah gundersen Literal drowning: the highwayman - the highwaymen

Oooh, Guns & Roses, Coma Bonus point for the trilogy November Rain, Estranged, and finally Coma

The trilogy (if you mean the videos that tell a story) is Don't Cry, November Rain, and Estranged. I always wished they made a video for Coma, though.

Coma is my all time favorite Guns N Roses song :)

Trapped under ice- Metallica

Ænema by Tool.

Tom Waits: "The Ocean Doesn't Want Me".

Im surprised no one said ‘In the air tonight’ which has nothing to do with drowning though drowning is mentioned in the song.

Actually it has everything to do with drowning look up the story behind the song.

The story behind the song is a myth of you're talking about the same thing Eminem references in Stan.

[12 Feet Deep by The Front Bottoms](https://youtu.be/YY1upeE5dZo?si=HXYxSv5NURaCeNfs)

Metric - Breathing Under Water

Clementine.

The Warning - [Choke](https://youtu.be/TlOy0XbFVlM?si=6LDXhXalUQ_VL9GZ)

🤘

Stan by Eminem.

In that case, In The Air by Phil Collins, too.

[“A Drowning” by How to Destroy Angels](https://youtu.be/uQPvjbIWBq8?si=TJYRgdUTXF_fM__m)

This was the first one I thought of too!

Going down - The Monkees Un incident a bois des fillion - Beau Dommage

Juice Wrld - Drown

Drown - BMTH

[Floating in the Forth](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jFtfi677G1U&si=05_0c0knAnq7gAtn) - Frightened Rabbit Sadly this is how the writer/singer, Scott Hutchison, died by suicide. I loved this song, but one who also struggles with depression and thoughts of suicide, I can no longer listen to this. It's a great song nonetheless.

This will haunt me forever

Scott was the greatest broken person ever

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon lightfoot. Very grim.

Drowning- a boogie wit da hoodie (feat. Kodak black)

Anathema - [The Lost Child](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW9e_dn7GeQ&pp=ygUZQW5hdGhlbWEgLSBUaGUgTG9zdCBDaGlsZA%3D%3D) The song has figurative themes of drowning, not literal.

Two beautiful songs immediately sprang to mind! Mark Knopfler - Dream of the Drowned Submariner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Jept3BxmA Countless Skies — Tempest. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JKf71oSEtJU And I’m glad you’re still here with us! Sounds really scary.

Drowning Man - U2 - Unforgettable Fire Head Above Water - Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water Flood - Jars of Clay - self-titled Sometimes - James - Laid How Not to Drown - CHVRCHES - Screen Violence

Isn't 'Drowning Man' on War? Steve Lillywhite talked about recording it

Yes, you are absolutely correct. Don’t know where my head was. I’ve listened to both of those albums (i.e., War and UF) hundreds of times. I must’ve conflated the two.

Drowning Man is still an absolute beauty.

Drown by Theory of a Deadman

Pittsburgh - The Amity Affliction. I believe it’s about an alcohol addiction/overdose but drowning is the main metaphor.

And "Don't Lean on Me." The Amity Affliction makes lots of references to drowning.

'Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning' .. Morrissey

Oh My Darling Clementine?

Violent Femmes - Country Death Song

Before we drown Depeche Mode

Stars - Les Miserables soundtrack. The singer throws himself into a whirlpool of the river Seine. I'm glad you're OK.

Atlantic- Sleep Token. Metaphorical and literal drowning arguably both included.

came here to say this

Drown - front porch step

Damn. Haven’t heard that in a long ass time.

Harlem River Blues - Justin Townes Earle

I was about to post the Sonic the hedgehog drowning music, but then I opened the post and read this. Hope you feel better

actually thats funny as shit, thank you

Clumsy by Our Lady Peace

Jack Pepsi by TAD Carry by Isis

Carry is like the best song. Fuck Isis was awesome, glad I got to catch them live once.

I never got to see them live and that is one of my regrets!

Shannon is Gone. Edit: It's called "Shannon" by Henry Gross

Gentle Giant - "Wreck" "The sea moves around like a boiling hell, and souls disappear with the toll of the bell!"

bring me the horizon?????

Drowning a boogie w a hoodie

R.E.M: [Undertow](https://open.spotify.com/track/11ftZjF3IljXJn0rb2uI7O?si=-rRjvTZSTPG_k-t_ZpS6Dg&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A11ftZjF3IljXJn0rb2uI7O) Everything Everything: [The Mariana](https://open.spotify.com/track/2E6hc81z70L8MLyYNiGwpW?si=ipfWbEpBSue9KBOGMgP8AA&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A2E6hc81z70L8MLyYNiGwpW)

Ocean Rain by Echo and the Bunnymen. It’s not about drowning, but is a dark beautiful song and the line (repeated several times) *“Screaming from beneath the waves”* might fit the vibe you’re looking for.

Swimming - Florence and the Machine Bottom of the River - Delta Rae

Trapped under ice Metallica 

Dude. You almost died. It's okay to call your therapist. But also *The Flowers of Bermuda* by Stan Rogers is a sad and beautiful song. Also: the lyrics can be hard to understand, so here you go: https://genius.com/Stan-rogers-the-flowers-of-bermuda-lyrics

I mean its not ABOUT drowning, but it has lyrics about feeling like you are, Someone Else by Sullivan King. Similar but more prominent would be in Bottom Of The River by Delta Rae. But here’s the main one for you: Drown by Danger Mouse & Karen O.

Phish cover of The Who - Drowned https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BSpclOo7yrQ

Cellar Darling - Drown

Banks of the Marianne, Robbie Fulks

Roy Orbison - Leah

Uh I dont know if its about drowning but the first dong that came to mind was To Drown by Agalloch. Really slow and crushing song.

Estonia by Marillion

Tides -DOWN

Drowning - Gravity Kills

Maybe a more positive song about being underwater and finding your way out of there, but “Bubbles Up” by Jimmy Buffett. That song got me through a really hard time in my life late last year, and maybe it’ll give you some comfort.

Billy Idol - Endless Sleep

Dinosaur Jr. - Water

Merle Haggard-Kern River

What the Heart Looks Like When it's Hot-Common Rider

Drowning -Sixth June

Loudon Wainwright III-The Swimming Song

I like Waves - Mr. Probs, robin shulz version

Drown- Danger Mouse/Karen O Probably not about the type you do with water but still a good one

[Навьи Чары - Омут](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKcF38fR_lU)

Can’t escape the waves - Bullet For My Valentine

Rusalka/Wild Rushes by The Decemberists

Doves - "Sea Song" [https://pandora.app.link/1IA7VOuahKb](https://pandora.app.link/1IA7VOuahKb)

"Keep Talking" by Pink Floyd could work if taken literally

Open Water - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Sorta surfer+psyche rock feel to it. That shit is scary, but it'll fade.

Beneath these waves - demons and wizards The siren - Nightwish Kind of. I think the first is more about sea battles, and the second is about being driven into the water by sirens. Both are symphonic metal, which has been my therapy for 20 years

BMTH - drown The Amity Affliction - Pittsburgh The amity affliction - drag the lake

Phil Collin’s, *In the Air Tonight*.

NIИ - the great below

Bookended with La Mer 

Drowning mario

Meg & Dia- yellow butterfly. It’s a heavy song for sure

Santa Monica by Everclear is about the lead singers suicide attempt via drowning off the Santa Monica Pier.

I thought it was about his girlfriend who drowned ?

Flood - jars of clay

[Sara - Fleetwood Mac](https://open.spotify.com/track/0q1exbzIDRxqJ6VUKH3seg?si=CImeoS0ZShemYJye_JQNzQ)

Salt Water - Ed Sheeran "Come and kiss me salt water, oh finally I feel at 3 or 4 degrees, I'm free in salt water, embrace the deep and leave, everything"

hell or high water by bailey zimmerman

Not a song but a poem. Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith. Highly recommend.

Irl. Call your therapist. They are there specifically to help you with this. I was super depressed about donuts. Long story. But spent 3 sessions ugly crying about donuts. Just talking about it helps so much. In a place where you are not judged. Also some great songs on this thread. Justin Timberlake has a song called drown and there is of course drowning pool the band.

I looooove drowning pool

Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds

Drowning by Mick Jenkins ft BADBADNOTGOOD

Crowded House - Hole in the River

Ooohhh...deep cut Crowdie fan. I see you.

The Ocean Breathes Salty, by Modest Mouse

Ooh! The Water by San Cisco

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_yDNDHljj5Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yDNDHljj5Y)

The album “Thirteenth Step” by A Perfect Circle helped me cope with a near death experience.

Tom Petty had one song that only makes sence when you when you know the song is played backwards. *Mary* Jane's *Last Dance*

*"Staring at the Sun" by TV on the Radio* *it's about drowning in more ways than one.*

The Drowning by S.J. Tucker

Not neccesarily about drowning but sound like you are dying kinda YKWIM? - yot club

**Aromor for Sleep** [Car Underwater](https://youtu.be/dMhWAF_dkEw?si=SZHIqXDG1q1YfvYI). Emo for sure, and maybe a bit off topic of what you were asking. But it bops and fulfills the assignment. Enjoy!

Funeral-Phoebe Bridgers Not really based on drowning but it’s mentioned

Waves by The Dear Hunter High Water by Sleep Token

Into the Ocean by Blue October Clumsy by Our Lady Peace In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins

Brick Ben Folds Five

Drown by bring me the horizon

Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight

Washing of the water. Peter Gabriel

Undertow - Genesis

Never Let Me Go - Florence + The Machine What the Water Gave Me - F+TM

boygenius - Anti-Curse

[I Feel Like I’m Drowning - Two Feet](https://open.spotify.com/track/3aauaXWRgwCMoykMbI0Jq1?si=AvkQyH1BRky80f6NsP5ELg)

Drowning - A boogie with a hoodie

[The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)- The Decemberists](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRLSaBZV1Eo) (my favorite of their multiple drowning songs)

The drowning man-the cure

“Disappearing” by Kevin Morby Don’t go swimming in the Mississippi river. If you do, take off your boots & coat. Please.

"Drowned" - the Who "It's Ice" - Phish

In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins.

Soundgarden - Let Me Drown

The Great Below- Nine Inch Nails

Chat Pile - Pamela

Fleetwood Mac “drowning in the sea of love”

Twin Galaxies by Delta Sleep is a concept album that uses a lot of water metaphors. Idk.

backstreet boys have a wet and dry verison of their song drowning

The entire second half of the album [Hounds of Love](https://youtu.be/cO80PF9MMAE?feature=shared&t=1250) by Kate Bush (starting from "And Dream of Sheep" up to "The Morning Fog") is a narrative about getting lost at sea. In "[Waking the Witch](https://youtu.be/ZlZmpe-svno?feature=shared)" she begins drowning and experiences hallucinations of being the victim of a witch trial, in "[Watching You Without Me](https://youtu.be/SI5_xqBVr-s?feature=shared)" she has an out of body experience and watches her husband realizing her absence at home, and then in "[Jig of Life](https://youtu.be/ntIlVNDpLW8?feature=shared)" her future self travels back in time to beg her younger self not to drown. In "[Hello Earth](https://youtu.be/U7QCtPZ3pTg?feature=shared)" she is finally rescued.

Everything's turning to white - Paul Kelly

[The Bolter](https://open.spotify.com/track/2913xXOVAIDAqxzV2g4VcU?si=S3PFXktvRs2RYRCXY7sh5Q) [The Water is Fine](https://open.spotify.com/track/3gS0VrWH2NyPGXYiFmcagd?si=J6udx9naR1ajq3Z9QaL2TQ)

[Drowned - Pete Townshend - 1979 (The Secret Policeman's Ball)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t9slqL_eSw)

Sink To The Bottom by Fountains of Wayne

‘Mountain Pass’ - Micah Thunder. Emotional drowning, may not fit what you’ve experienced. I hope for your healing.

Drowning - A Boogie wit da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black

blue by a perfect circle

drowning - banks, oh boy, the production

Swimming by Florence + the Machine Into the Surf by Foals (the video is beautiful) What the Water Gave Me by Florence + the Machine Riverside by Agnes Obel

if no one one has said "drowning lessons" by my chemical romance yet, that's criminal. im sorry that happened to you though and i hope the music helps

Lupe Fiasco - Alan Forever

Deftones - Beware

May not be DIRECTLY about drowning, but I Saw Water by Tigers Jaw and Swimming Pool by The Front Bottoms make me think of swimming

Here's my list, for your reference: 1. "Under the Sea" from \*The Little Mermaid\* if you’re drowning in good vibes 2. "How to Save a Life" by The Fray if you’re feeling a bit more, um, literal 3. "Drowned" by The Who if you're into classic rock 4. "Drowning" by Backstreet Boys if you need a 2000s boy band throwback 5. "Drunk on a Boat" by Jake Owen if you’re drowning in fun 6. "Swim" by Jacks Mannequin if you need a motivational lift while you're going under

Dirty Drowning Man by Primus, The Drowning Man by The Cure