The waterworks line in "No Surprises" is not the one they give: it's "such a pretty house and such a pretty garden".

He's on his way out, he knows it, it's too late to turn back and he's finally appreciating what he had and how beautiful his life was. That's "sad" with a capital 's' and seven 'a's.

And where was "The Wrong Child" by REM? It's the rightful winner and truly the most unbearably saddest song in the world. I can't even play it in my head without welling up. And there we go: I'm crying right now. Damnit.

'The only moment of clarity in the otherwise disorienting song comes on the chorus (”I will try to sing a happy song…”) which sounds hopeful and optimistic in the most emotionally gutting way possible.'