Of the many Barenaked Ladies songs that I really like, there are several that feels like someone has ripped out my heart each time that I listen to them.

Call And Answer

For me, the song makes me remember of things that I have done in the past to someone that I really liked but never had the chance to tell her. The way that song is sung is quite haunting and the final word repeating at the end, “Rebuild”, just pounds on my chest each time it is sung.

War on Drugs

The second half of the song really causes me to crumble, even when just thinking about the lyrics, as it talks about people taking their lives by jumping off of a bridge. Also, the following block really causes me to break down:

They say that Jesus and mental health
Are just for those who can help themselves
But what good is that when you live hell on earth?

Thinking about the memories of the past is close to hell on earth for me.

What A Good Boy

My interpretation of the song is of parents that have a set of expectations for their child or children once they come to the world. What makes it depressing for me is that I always feel that I not only cannot meet what I consider to be decent level of expectation from society but also of others. The two set of lines that drills that in to me are:

We’ve got these chains that hang around our necks
People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath

and:

I wake up scared, I wake up strange
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change