Theme
Songs about self-sacrifice
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Kim Hyung Joong
She's laughing
A one-sided love song in which the narrator volunteers to absorb all the pain if it means the woman he loves can keep smiling
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Billy Strings
Burn the Other End
A portrait of burnout as self-inflicted arson, sung by someone who keeps working, keeps giving, and keeps lighting the far end of a candle already burning down