20 Devastating Songs About Heartbreak

2. Into My Arms - Nick Cave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0-cncMpt8 This is a beautiful love song written about PJ Harvey and seeing Nick Cave play it shows how doomed that affair was always going to be. What makes this so heart-breaking is that it's as if there was acceptance of the inevitable right from the start. There was no way that the path of love would run smoothly for such a pair of mavericks from different parts of the globe. But unlike the PJ Harvey song that makes this list, there's no malice here €“ just hope and affection that the other half will be OK, and even if you're not in their life to protect them anymore, there is the hope that some greater force €“ in this case angels €“ will look after your love for you. This song is proof that not all songs about heartbreak have to be downers, and this certainly isn't, whilst song #1 on this list hits all the notes about anger, 'Into my arms' is a beauty because it recognises that love and heartbreak aren't mutually exclusive. It's saying that love is worth it, even if they don't end up together for keeps. What inspires the song and the intention is understanding how wonderful the person the time spent with was, and the impact they made on your life. This song is all about the unacknowledged basics of love, the melody is a simple piano riff, and it's tender, unobtrusive and bittersweet, giving the vocals and words plenty of room to breathe. What makes this song so wonderful is that it could as easily be a song played as a first dance at a wedding or at a funeral to say goodbye to someone you love. And if you've heard such selfless words as lovely as this I'd love to hear them. "And I believe in Love, and I know that you do too and I believe in some kind of path, that we can walk down, me and you, so keep your candles burning..."