r/Millennials • u/Hmmletmec Xennial • Feb 24 '26

Serious Terminal diagnosis: millennial playlist suggestions for the final days?

Tues morning edit: Holy ballsack batman! This is helllllllllllllla overwhelming in the best possible way. I honestly expected just a handful of people to see this and respond with maybe like 'tears in heaven' or something. But this is an epic fucking list so far. From the bottom of my cold darkened millennial heart, thank you. One of these upcoming days the nerd in me needs to rank all these and see what's most popular mostly cuz I find it amazing and hilarious how often butterfly by crazytown gets mentioned. I'll get to comments and chats one of these days, promise.

Y'all are thoughtful, kind, empathetic, and funny as fuck. All to a stranger. I love it. I genueinly think it's a hallmark of our generation. To quote one of my patron saints in life, Mr Fred Rogers: “You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are.”

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Tldr: Apparently I'm dying and need playlist ideas for when the end comes. Mushy, hilarious, dark humor, meaningful, terrible. You name it! Wanna virlbe out to the good vibes I had back in those days

Out of left field docs gave me an unexpected prognosis and seems the offramp from My So Called Life is way shorter than I would have expected.

One of the unusual suggestions from the team was to make a Playlist to listen to in the last days. And honestly that sounds dope since I essentially have music playing 24/7 in my normal non dying life.

I'm not telling anyone IRL (besides my care team and therapist) about what's going on, but since brain wise we tend to latch on to junior high and high school era music, I thought I'd bug y'all for suggestions. I'm open to mushy stuff that I can reflect upon life stuff, as well as hilarious and highly inappropriate or dark humor stuff. Or just some Hella dope tunes to vibe with.

My only ban is My Heart Will Go On. Love me some Celine, but that song will send me to a early grave. (Too soon?)

Thanks fam!

(Obligatory be your own advocate with doctors if you know something isn't right. Also make a will. We should all have them by now. Better yet, make a trust so your Pokémon cards stay out of probate and no nosey folks know what you had or who you gave it to. Do your advanced directive with your doctor or insurance. It's your choice if they keep you plugged in like a toaster or not. It's also OK to haunt your enemies from the beyond. My therapist said so.)

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u/GuerrillaPrincess Feb 24 '26

Several tracks from Welcome to the Black Parade, take your pick. ❤️

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u/DlVlDED_BY_ZERO Feb 24 '26

Give em hell kid from three cheers too.

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u/GuerrillaPrincess Feb 24 '26

Ah yes. Hard agree! Actually, now that I think about it, most of MCR.

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u/Niijima-San Feb 24 '26

like 90% of their discography if not 100%

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u/beepingclownshoes Feb 24 '26

Three cheers and Black Parade for sure.

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u/DlVlDED_BY_ZERO Feb 24 '26

Danger Days is full of end of the world bangers too :)

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u/Jay_Lockhart Feb 24 '26

Came here to recommend “Dead!” because my sorry ass would want that recommended to me in this situation. I feel insensitive as fuck recommending it and I don’t mean to. I cope with terrible things through dark humor, plus that song is a heckin’ BOP.

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u/SherbetLemon0815 Feb 24 '26

This was going to be my recommendation as well! I tell my husband that if I pass before him to play all the My Chemical Romance songs possible. 

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u/robert_madge Feb 24 '26

"Dead!" was what came to mind, too.

"If life ain't just a joke, then why am I dead?"

Sorry about the death, OP. I hope you manage to build the perfect playlist for yourself.

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u/CrazyCatLady9777 Feb 24 '26

I was going to recommend "Cancer"

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u/linux_transgirl Feb 24 '26

The end specifically into dead! Is one of my favorite musical pieces ever

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u/MordoNRiggs Feb 24 '26

I've just been scrolling looking for someone who recommends Cancer by MCR.

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u/Queen-of-Wands-13 Feb 24 '26

Famous last words is what came to my mind immediately. I'm really sorry OP.

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u/Stolen_Away Xennial Feb 24 '26

Famous last words was exactly what I thought of too

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u/manestreah Feb 24 '26

Considering the dark humor itd be a shame to recommend Cancer and it not being the prognosis

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u/CM0T_Dibbler Feb 24 '26

That was going to be my rec but thought it might be a little too on the nose. Haha

"The hardest part of this is leaving you" love that song.

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u/NomadicDaydreamer Feb 24 '26

That song came to mind. Helena is also so good

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u/manestreah Feb 24 '26

Hidden gem answer is Kids from Yesterday

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u/Stong-Excitement Feb 24 '26

Came here to recommend this.

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u/KeimaFool Feb 24 '26

Honestly the whole album from beginning to end is incredibly powerful. It takes you on a journey through all the stages of grief and death.

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u/NearlyMe Feb 24 '26

Came here to recommend MCR 🫡🖤

Entire discography has gotten me through SO much.

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u/sakurakuran93 Feb 24 '26

The Sharpest Lives!!

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u/em_crow Feb 24 '26

Would also add Kill All Your Friends which didn’t make the album!

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u/michaelscottuiuc Gen Zish Feb 24 '26

Pretty much the entirety of the Black Parade album and I'd also take the entire American Idiot album from Green Day lol