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Dec 27, 2021

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Upbeat Songs That Are Actually Very Depressing

Surely you didn’t know the tragic stories behind the lyrics of these famous songs

Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash

Surely we have danced to many songs without listening carefully to the lyrics. Although on the outside they may seem like lively and happy rhythms, the story behind them is not very positive.

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