A song people chose
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
by Sufjan Stevens
146 people have chosen this as their last tune
Folk · 2005 · Illinois
Why they chose it
"This song helped me through grief I didn't think I'd survive."
"It's angry and cathartic and exactly what I needed when I found it."
"I can't explain it. I just know it's the one."
"It's raw and unpolished and that's exactly the point."
"It's the most honest thing I know how to share about how hard life can be."
"I want people to feel something, not just sit there."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"Every word of this song means something to me."
"I want whoever's there to know this was a deliberate choice, and it mattered."
"I want people to sit with this, even if it's uncomfortable."
"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."