A song people chose
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
by Sufjan Stevens
123 people have chosen this as their last tune
Folk · 2005 · Illinois
Why they chose it
"This song has got me through more than I can say."
"I've played this more than any other song, and that says everything."
"I want people to feel something, not just sit there."
"This is the one song I'd never get tired of."
"It's my way of having the last word."
"Honestly? It's just a banger."
"Simple. Beautiful. True."
"It says what I never could."
"I want the room to go quiet and then feel something real."
"There's no version of my story that doesn't include this song."
"Some songs you just know belong to you."
"It's the soundtrack to every version of me."
"There's a sadness in this song that feels like comfort, somehow."
"The artist wrote this when they were broken. So was I when I found it."
"This song gets it. Gets me."
"It's not an easy listen, but it's the truest one I've got."
"It just feels true, every single time."
"I want people to leave humming this, not crying."
"This is the song I'd want playing when I arrive, wherever that is."
"It's the song I want people thinking of when they think of me."