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Songs About Cemeteries, Afterlife and Reincarnation

Sometimes humor helps us cope with death’s mysteries. These lighthearted songs explore what might come next with wit and whimsy, proving laughter can aid one’s journey.

"Seasons in the Sun”

By Terry Jacks

1974, Canadian singer Terry Jacks’ folksy song “Seasons in the Sun” topped the U.S. charts, ranking No. 2 on the Billboa…

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“Green Grass”

By Tom Waits

Tom Waits is a genre all his own. He’s a theatrical storyteller, often humorous, sometimes absurd, and always as origina…

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"You Want it Darker"

By Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen was a Candian singer-songwriter known for his songs of incredible depth, passion, and poeticism. Throughou…

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"The Rising" by Bruce Springsteen touches upon a number of resurrections

"The Rising"

By Bruce Springsteen

Selected by Rolling Stone magazine as the 35th best song of its decade, “The Rising” by Bruce Springsteen connects a num…

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"Nearer My God to Thee"

By Sarah Flower Adams

Sarah married William Bridges Adams. He, too, was a poet. He also had the reputation of being a bit of a hothead, but Sa…

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"Cemetry Gates"

By The Smiths

“Cemetry Gates” by The Smiths is, on the surface, a song about two people who enter a cemetery to examine the gravestone…

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"Amazing Grace"

By John Newton

My grandmother was a sweet, gentle soul. She never lived in a town with a population greater than 2,000 people. She was …

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"Death With Dignity"

By Sufjan Stevens

In the first few lines in the first song off his newest album, Sufjan Stevens invokes a sacred silence, desire, confusio…

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