Songs that remind you of Columbine.

Also, "Inquisition" by Skinny Puppy. Even though I know it has no connection to it whatsoever. That's one of the reasons I love Skinny Puppy--their lyrics are so subjective, in many cases. You can sort of make the songs meaningful to you. Like, personally. And you can dance to it!

The lyrics are highly disputed, but this is what I hear. Or feel, if you will.

Blatant manner speak parting
Bonding cement no longer holds
Parting bigots too young to grow old
Addicted romance love tested
Failing from substance abuse
Wicked resenting never faces itself
Torturer taints animal waste
No environment torturer loving
Righteous real-time intrusion
Fears filtered for reasons unknown
Cancer attack bleaching desserts so sweet
Leaves bitter taste in the mouth forever
Torturer taints animal waits
Corners creeping fear
Tasting force fed lies of the wicked
Acting out fears false truth turned around
Wicked torture wicked wicked
Heed the wicked words of the torturer
Abusing and controlling anyone that's useful to him
Wicked waits the torturer
Wicked waiting of the torturer
Reads story truth seething
Believed poison eaten
Swallows turning away
Torturer taints animal with hate
Enlightenment turned away
No change the wicked not facing hisself
Controls turning away
Wicked torturer
Force fed torment
Animal torture
Torturer turning away
Wicked torturer
Wicked not facing hisself
Wicked turning away
Wicked turning away
Turning away disappears from himself
Tortures the animal
Tortures the animal

I know it's already been mentioned but
Rammstein - Feuer Frei! Especially after I counted "bang bang" repeated 15 times, one for every Columbine death
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Gutter_Twin wrote:

I know it's already been mentioned but
Rammstein - Feuer Frei! Especially after I counted "bang bang" repeated 15 times, one for every Columbine death
Btw I'm new here, awesome site

Great choice, I love Feuer Frei.

The Nobodies by Manson.
Pumped up Kicks (lol!)

Anything in general that I know they liked or the victims liked. Dave Mathews band and my heart will go on for Rachel for example. NBK soundtrack, pulp fiction soundtrack.

Even though I know they've been mentioned a million times over, I gotta bring up KMFDM. Besides the more obvious cuts ('Son of a Gun', 'Stray Bullet'*) I'm gonna say the song 'Adios' first and foremost. And the entire album, to some degree, seeing as it came out on 4/20/99, and Eric--upon hearing the title of the forthcoming record--had said it could be their swan song. It was the last one they knew about, but never heard themselves... well, probably didn't. And I mean, it was so aptly titled Adios!...For them it was a final, inadvertent 'fuck you' from one of their favourite bands.

Goodbye, sayonara! Auf wiedersehen!



Ahhhhh yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh.

*I heard a rumour a looooooonnnnnnggggg time ago that they listened to 'Stray Bullet' together before the shooting...but then, who would really know? Unless it was playing the background on the Basement Tapes or something. Or maybe blaring out of one of their cars as they pulled into the school...now there's a thought.

Black Sabbath's "Loner," for obvious reasons.

Dylan & Devon danced at the prom to this. 3 days before he passed away.

spidEr wrote:

Dylan & Devon danced at the prom to this. 3 days before he passed away.

Hahaha, I love that song.

lilypadlane wrote:

Yes! This and Bullet Ride by In Flames are how I got my username - though I think, out of the two, The Ride Majestic hits harder.

"When they call for me saying, 'Son, you're heartless.'
I won't believe it
The ride majestic
How can it cease when I transcend
All these images lost in the end
A later storm that will take it all
And wash us all away"

Just . . . wow.

Also:

Polygon of Eyes - Scorpion Child
XIX - Slipknot
Angels of the Dark - Blutengel
Run - AWOLNATION (I'm really surprised no one mentioned that yet!)
River Below - Billy Talent
Nothing to Lose - Billy Talent
Walk Away From The Sun - Seether
Walk Away - Five Finger Death Punch
Hurt - Nine Inch Nails (obviously)

Volcano - Benji Cossa (Mostly because it plays at the end of Zero Day, but the lyrics work, too) :



"Have you ever felt such glory?
Maybe in a lost memorial?
I'll never wanna come back from again

And we really wanna be someone
Everybody said we were something
I wish I could feel like nothing's wrong

Could we really be much better?
To whom do you compare?
And where will we go when we get there?

Cos' everyone I know
Is reaching for the peak of the volcano

Be careful of where you're walking
Beware of what you're wanting
Do you believe you can be strong?

Cos' we can burn it all down
Spread that fire around
Cover it up with pounds of ash

Now I saw that lava blooming
Red stems and thorns are shooting
What are we doing standing here?

Everyone I know
Is reaching for the peak of the volcano
Everyone I know, everyone i know, everyone i know
is reaching for the peak of the volcano"

And I second all the people who said Control - Halsey, Kinslayer - Nightwish, Cassie - Flyleaf, Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People, Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers, Stray Bulley & Godlike - KMFDM, and A Warm Place & Every Day Is Exactly The Same - Nine Inch Nails

Disturbed - Legion of Monsters tells about the media often focusing on the killers of shootings rather than the victims who had lost their lives. This song proves a point in that the media gives killers a reason to commit such acts of violence, and that is the spotlight they're given after death. Eric and Dylan for example knew that they were going to become famous after the massacre - Eric writing his journal for the sole intention of having it be read by an audience. Dylan going so far as correctly predicting that they'd have followers because they were self proclaimed "god-like."

Lyrics:

Jeremy by Pearl Jam for obvious reasons.

Iris by googoo dolls because they played it non stop after the traged on the radio and dedicated it to the victims and surviors.

Iris will always make me think of Columbine.

And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't wanna go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
When sooner or later it's over
I just don't wanna miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

NeverGoingBackToCO wrote:

And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't wanna go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
When sooner or later it's over
I just don't wanna miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

This is one of my favorite songs. I was 9 living in Pittsburgh at the time of the shootings, and I remember they also played this song quite a lot on kiss fm and b94. Dad would play the radio a lot when picking me and my cousin up from school, and this song came on a lot.

There are so many that remind me of Columbine, the list would be endless for how many I have associated with this subject since I started looking into it last march. I'm a huge Maynard (Tool/ A perfect Circle) fan and these two songs stick out to me the most.

TOOL-JERK OFF

[Maynard:]
Use to be a bunch of assholes that lived in this part of the building here,
but we systematically removed them like you would any kind of termite or roach

Someone told me once
that there's a right and wrong,
punishment would come to those
who dare to cross the line.

But it must not be true
for jerk-offs just like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.
but I'm tired of waiting.

Someone told me once
that there's a right and wrong,
punishment would come to those
who dare to cross the line.

But it must not be true
for jerk-offs just like you.

Maybe it's just bullshit and I should play GOD,
and shoot you myself.
Because I'm tired of waiting.

Consequences dictate
our course of action
and it doesn't matter what's right.
It's only wrong if you get caught.
If consequences dictate
my course of action
I should play GOD
and shoot you myself.
I'm very tired of waiting.

I should
kick you,
beat you,
fuck you,
and then shoot you in your fucking head.

A PERFECT CIRCLE- THE OUTSIDER

Help me if you can
It's just that this, this is not the way I'm wired
So could you please,

Help me understand why
You've given in to all these
Reckless dark desires

You're lying to yourself again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on the fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this. Why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess.

Why would I want to watch you,
Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time?
What's your rush now, everyone will have his day to die

Medicated, drama queen, picture perfect, numb belligerence
Narcissistic, drama queen, craving fame and all its decadence

Lying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on the fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
Go with this, why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess.

Why would I wanna watch you...
Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time?
What's your rush now, everyone will have his day to die

They were right about you
They were right about you

Lying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about, you're pounding on the fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this. Why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess, over this, over this!

Disconnect and self destruct, one bullet at a time
What's your hurry, everyone will have his day to die
If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere,
Do it somewhere far away from here

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Pearl Jam - Glorified G.  I know this song was more about gun enthusiasts in general, but it always makes me think of Columbine (mainly e&d leading up to the shooting). Like if they ever made a decent movie about it, I imagine this song would be playing in the background during the rampant range scenes haha

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Understanding- Evanescence

For obvious reasons, Adams Song by Blink 182

Tartarus wrote:

Understanding - Evanescence

I'll check this one out as I have a soft spot for Amy Lee

Pumped Up Kicks - by shootings
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony about Rachel Scott,,
listen to this song on April 20 in the car driving to school she like it this song

Britney Spears baby one more time all album- Kelly Fleming was a fan Britney when she
released this album

n sync - all frist album , Kelly was a fan

Flyleaf - Cassie

nightwish - kinslayer, victims

Rammstein- always i thinking about Eric

The Statler Brothers - Flowers On the Wall- Dylan

suburbanmessiah wrote:

Even though I know they've been mentioned a million times over, I gotta bring up KMFDM. Besides the more obvious cuts ('Son of a Gun', 'Stray Bullet'*) I'm gonna say the song 'Adios' first and foremost. And the entire album, to some degree, seeing as it came out on 4/20/99, and Eric--upon hearing the title of the forthcoming record--had said it could be their swan song. It was the last one they knew about, but never heard themselves... well, probably didn't. And I mean, it was so aptly titled Adios!...For them it was a final, inadvertent 'fuck you' from one of their favourite bands.

Goodbye, sayonara! Auf wiedersehen!

 

Ahhhhh yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh.

*I heard a rumour a looooooonnnnnnggggg time ago that they listened to 'Stray Bullet' together before the shooting...but then, who would really know? Unless it was playing the background on the Basement Tapes or something. Or maybe blaring out of one of their cars as they pulled into the school...now there's a thought.

Yeah I've often wondered what song (if any) did they listen to right before the shootings. Also, I've thought the lyrics to "Adios" seemed to fit in almost TOO WELL with it all. Shame that they probably didn't hear it.

H311ish.B3ast wrote:

Absolutely! I listen to NIN regularly and this song definitely reminds me of E&D. Every single world except for the end with the lyrics "you're the queen and I'm the king" I even remember saying something along the lines of "oh man, so close" lol.

Tartarus wrote:

Understanding- Evanescence

Reminds me of a video I've seen on YouTube titled "Eric and Dylan - Understanding" or something like that, with that song playing in the background. It's a pretty good song.

Pigs- by Tyler the Creator

[Verse 1]
Geek, fag, stupid loser find a rope to hang
I'm not bipolar, see I'm just known by those couple names
I wanna tell my pops but shit, he'll probably say the same
Fuck...hated by everyone, that's the way it seems
I don't know whats shorter, his damn temper or my self esteem
I sit in my room and I listen to tunes, I'm amused alone
Cause none of the cool kids would let me join a team
Depression's on the stalk again
My best friend's an inhaler because it will not let me cough
Whenever I am losing oxygen, bully hand around my neck
Cause he felt disrespected when I decided to talk again
I brought that on myself, see I should know my place
But not at lunchtime, see
I know better then to show my face around them
But the day I do it'll be everywhere
When I share these feelings finally they gon' fucking care

[Hook]
Grab a couple friends, start a couple riots
Crash a couple-
Gather all the bullies, crush them motherfuckers
Odd Future hooligans causing up a ruckus
It's us, nigga
I said it's us, nigga

[Verse 2]
Murder, murder, m-murder the last they heard of you
Was when I... "uh" with all them burners, you
Think that I'm some punk bully bitch who ain't gon' trouble you
Well, I'm gonna burst your bubble two times if you dont mind umm
"Who are you again?" I'm Sammy and that's Tyler
We came to get wild and style in these trench coats!
Don't start asking what's packing in these trench coat
Just know if you start acting, I'm grabbing for these trench coats!
My step-father called me a fag, I'll show him a fag
I'll light a fire up in his ass
And recently them assholes been fucking with me in class
So I'mma keep them motherfuckers there and make sure they pass, huh
My prom date, she dismissed my offer
So I'mma --- and toss her in the principal's office
Oh, now you wanna conversate with me try to be my friend? (Where are my parent at?-) Don't worry, you'll probably never see them again

[Hook]
Grab a couple friends, start a couple riots
Crash a couple
Gather all the bullies, crush them motherfuckers
Odd Future hooligans causing up a ruckus
It's us, nigga
I said it's us, nigga

[Bridge]
Bum bum bum bum bum
Bum bum bum bum bum
Bum. bum. bum. burumrumrumrum bum bum bum
Bum bum bumbumbumbum, hehe
We are the Sams, and we're dead -- it's just four of us
We come in peace, we mean no harm, and we're inglorious
We took their heads but we just took back what they took from us
I guess we lost ours

[Verse 3]
Music had nothing to do with my final decision
I just really wanted somebody to come pay me attention
But nobody would listen, but stuffed animals that I had
Since I was a kid but I'm growing up so they're missing
I didn't mean to hurt anybody, I'm sorry
I wouldn't hurt a fly or consider joining the Army
I'm hardly ever angry, Roger Rabbit framed me
Momma I'm the same fucking kid that you made, see?
I don't wanna go to jail, I just wanna go home
And I want them fucking kids at school to just leave me alone
And I... I hear helicopters make a dip
I'm fucking reloaded -- I told you all that I ain't taking shit
You better back up before this Mac start to lift up
I'll pump it like my inhaler when asthma begin to act up
The difference between us and our class is tan khakis
I got 99 problems and all of them's being happy

This song reminds me of Eric.

Quote :

As I survey the chaos, taking in the lack of raw humanity
It's as if the entire world's fallen in love with their insanity
Hear the innocent voices scream
As their tormentors laugh through all of it
No forgiveness for all I've seen
A degradation I cannot forget

So sleep soundly in your beds tonight
For judgement falls upon you at first light

I'm the hand of God
I'm the dark messiah
I'm the vengeful one
(Look inside and see what you're becoming)
In the blackest moments of a dying world
What have you become
(Look inside and see what you're becoming)

As the violence surges
And the teeming masses have been terrorized
Their human predators... all gone mad
Are reaping profits born from their demise
The rabid media plays their role
Stoking the flames of war to no surprise
Only too eager to sell their souls
For the apocalypse must be televised

So sleep soundly in your beds tonight
For judgement falls upon you at first light

I'm the hand of God
I'm the dark messiah
I'm the vengeful one
(Look inside and see what you're becoming)
In the blackest moments of a dying world
What have you become
(Look inside and see what you're becoming)

When you die
You'll know why
For you cannot be saved
With all the world enslaved
When you die
You'll know why

When you die
You'll know why
For you could not be saved
This world is too depraved
When you die
You'll know why

[x2:]
I'm the hand of God
I'm the dark messiah
I'm the vengeful one
(Look inside and see what you're becoming)
In the blackest moments of a dying world
What have you become
(Look inside and see what you're becoming)

(Look inside and see what you're becoming)

Bones - TeenWitch (Album)

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The whole album is about Columbine and Eric/Dylan...Some of the videos you can look up separately from this playlist shows Bones inside Columbine and the videos are shot similar to Eric and Dylan's videos..Very neat to say the least..I'm a big fan of all of Bone's stuff

Bones - Klebold (music video shot inside Columbine)

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Bones - SevereWeatherWarning

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Lyrics
I look like Eric Harris, but you've never seen me bangin'
I died up on the cross and I was buried in the manger
If you brought some danger just speak up then you get hammered
Doing damage, never panic, this ain't nothing for the labels

[Verse]
Coming down while I'm rolling up
Artesian water when I'm pouring up
I'm clean as fuck, but I'm mean as fuck
I got the blade on me if you runnin' up
I'll dry myself in that blunt smoke
Take shelter in dark flows
Never see the sun because I'm on the moon
Locked away, forever in my tomb

[Outro]
Tryin' to make this money flow like waterfalls
Whatever you do, know I'll be there no matter what the cause
Whatever you see, just know I'll love you till we pass away
Wherever you go, know I'll be right here if you needing me

Bones - Bombs In The Lunchroom

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My personal fav song from this album (TeenWitch)

Electric Wizard - We Hate You

Yeah so somebody's probably said it already and the title is obvious, but Gorillaz - Kids With Guns. Especially the opening lines 'Kids with guns, kids with guns, taking over, but it won't be long... They're mesmerized, skeletons... Kids with guns' makes me think of the initial reaction of the students. Also 'they're turning us into fire...'
My $0.02
JM

The song that reminds me the most about Columbine, is "Megalomaniac" by KMFDM.

That song "Undone" by Weezer always makes me think of Eric. I may have already said that at one point in this thread but I've been listening to it and I still think of him every time I hear it.

Jenn wrote:

That song "Undone" by Weezer always makes me think of Eric. I may have already said that at one point in this thread but I've been listening to it and I still think of him every time I hear it.

That's so weird because I've been listening to Undone a lot lately and thought the same!!

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I absolutely love that song! Its one of the songs I listen to in the morning to wake up lol.

froggy wrote:

Jenn wrote:

That song "Undone" by Weezer always makes me think of Eric. I may have already said that at one point in this thread but I've been listening to it and I still think of him every time I hear it.

That's so weird because I've been listening to Undone a lot lately and thought the same!!

IF YOU WANT TO DESTROY MY SWEAT-ERRR, WHOA-OH-OH-UH-OH....

Scarletmoon wrote:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I absolutely love that song! Its one of the songs I listen to in the morning to wake up lol.

Heh, I can imagine that, since it's kinda hard to not become hyper while listening to that song, lol.

Back to School (Mini Maggot) by Deftones also applies, but this song more so.

froggy wrote:

Back to School (Mini Maggot) by Deftones also applies, but this song more so.

If they ever did a decent movie about columbine, the first half of this song would be great to play when they go back to the library and see the damage they've done, looking out the shattered windows and seeing the chaos of cops, SWAT, rescue teams and media (including the helicopters), and maybe adding whatever emotion between the shooters, and have the suicides take place when the music picks up and the "back in school" part of the song starts. That's how I'd do it anyway haha

"Pumped Up Kicks" always reminds me of columbine.
It's obvious and common as hell but still

Kiwik wrote:

froggy wrote:

Back to School (Mini Maggot) by Deftones also applies, but this song more so.

If they ever did a decent movie about columbine, the first half of this song would be great to play when they go back to the library and see the damage they've done, looking out the shattered windows and seeing the chaos of cops, SWAT, rescue teams and media (including the helicopters), and maybe adding whatever emotion between the shooters, and have the suicides take place when the music picks up and the "back in school" part of the song starts. That's how I'd do it anyway haha

Dang. The song would be ideal for those scenes. I can imagine that perfectly. Goosebumps, man..

I love Deftones. Deftones is good for Columbine

I completely agree! Their music is very fitting.