Login | Create Account

Songs about Fear and Insecurity

Are these the most terrifying times we've ever faced? They may seem that way, but in fact every generation thinks exactly the same. We are fragile beings, inevitably mortal, marooned in space on a world that seems to have more ways to kill us than it does to sustain us. Moreover, the greatest enemy of humans is each other, so we have just as much reason to fear our own kind as we do any external threat.

A common bit of ghetto wisdom has it that "Fear makes the wolf look bigger." If we can get a handle on our fear, we can realize that it doesn't have to control us. In that spirit, these songs can be healing, by confronting our worst and darkest demons and studying them. The longer you look at them, the smaller they get.

• 
  1-800-273-8255 Logic
• 
  Afraid Motley Crue

  "She's so afraid to kiss
  And so afraid to laugh
  Is she running from her past?
  It's only life
  She's so afraid of love
  Is so afraid of hate
  What she's running from now?"

• 
  Afraid Neighbourhood, The
• 
  Afraid of Everyone National, The
• 
  Afraid to Sleep Vicci Martinez
• 
  Amaranth Nightwish
• 
  Amnesia 5 Seconds of Summer
• 
  Be My Escape Relient K
• 
  Beautiful Christina Aguilera
• 
  Beautiful Bethany Dillon
• 
  Believe Blood On The Dance Floor
• 
  Believe in Me Demi Lovato
• 
  Careful Paramore
• 
  Centuries Fall Out Boy
• 
  Cheryl Tweedy Lily Allen
• 
  Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
• 
  Cool Kids Echosmith
• 
  Crawling Linkin Park

  "Crawling in my skin
  These wounds they will not heal
  Fear is how I fall
  Confusing what is real"

• 
  Creep Radiohead
• 
  Dance in the Dark Lady Gaga
• 
  Dangerous Meek Mill
• 
  Disappointed Nat & Alex Wolff
• 
  Don't Be Afraid, Little Darlin' Steve Lawrence
• 
  Don't Let Me Down Chainsmokers, The
• 
  Don't Let Me Get Me Pink
• 
  Drive Incubus
• 
  Faint Linkin Park
• 
  Falling Inside the Black Skillet
• 
  Fear Natalie Grant
• 
  Fear and Loathing Marina and the Diamonds
• 
  Fear of the Dark (Live) Iron Maiden
• 
  Fear the Voices Alice In Chains
• 
  Fight Song Rachel Platten
• 
  Girl in the Mirror Britney Spears
• 
  Hamoa Beach Gomez
• 
  Haunted Evanescence
• 
  HeavyDirtySoul Twenty One Pilots
• 
  Hero Skillet
• 
  I Am Not My Hair India.Arie
• 
  I Hate Everything About You Three Days Grace
• 
  I'm Afraid of Americans David Bowie
• 
  I'm Afraid of Me Culture Club
• 
  I'm Not In Love 10 cc
• 
  I'm not Okay (I Promise) My Chemical Romance
• 
  Invisible 5 Seconds of Summer
• 
  Jet Black Heart 5 Seconds of Summer
• 
  Jumper Third Eye Blind
• 
  Just the Way You Are Bruno Mars
• 
  Landslide Stevie Nicks

  "Well, I've been afraid of changing
  'Cause I've built my life around you
  But time makes you bolder
  Even children get older
  And I'm getting older too"

• 
  Lights Ellie Goulding
• 
  Little Things One Direction
• 
  Looking for Angels Skillet
• 
  Lost Control Alan Walker
• 
  Mad World Tears For Fears
• 
  Marilyn Monroe Nicki Minaj
• 
  Mean Taylor Swift
• 
  Monster Skillet
• 
  Mrs Potato Head Melanie Martinez
• 
  My Demons Starset
• 
  Nervous Girls Lucy Hale
• 
  No More Three Days Grace
• 
  One Metallica
• 
  Pawn Shop Blues Lana Del Rey
• 
  Perfect Pink
• 
  Perfect Selena Gomez
• 
  Pretty Hurts Beyonce
• 
  Read All About It (Part III) Emeli Sande
• 
  Save Me Nicki Minaj
• 
  Saviour Black Veil Brides
• 
  She Looks So Perfect 5 Seconds of Summer
• 
  She's Not Afraid One Direction
• 
  Slaves of Fear Amon Amarth
• 
  Snow White Queen Evanescence
• 
  Somewhere Within Temptation
• 
  SOS Jonas Brothers
• 
  Stand My Ground Within Temptation
• 
  Stressed Out Twenty One Pilots
• 
  Teen Idle Marina and the Diamonds
• 
  That's My Job Conway Twitty
• 
  The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot Brand New
• 
  The Fear Lily Allen
• 
  The Fear of Being Alone Reba McEntire
• 
  The Last Night Skillet
• 
  Therapy All Time Low
• 
  Titanium David Guetta
• 
  Tough Little Boys Gary Allan
• 
  Tourniquet Evanescence
• 
  Tragic Endings Eminem
• 
  Try Colbie Caillat
• 
  Unpretty TLC
• 
  What Makes You Beautiful One Direction
• 
  Whatever I Fear Toad the Wet Sprocket
• 
  Whisper Evanescence
• 
  Who Says Selena Gomez
• 
  Who You Are Jessie J
• 
  Why Do You Love Me Garbage
• 
  Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus
• 
  You've Got It Made We Are the In Crowd
• 
  Your Own Worst Enemy They Might Be Giants

View All Song Categories