violence
A topic under Conflict & Power
225 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average -60, which is 55 points below the library as a whole, and they run from -95 to +87.
- Contamination2.7% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land3 Ascended16 Elevated19 Decent41 Degraded146 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
94 of these songs are mostly about violence, and those average -64. Where violence is present but not the point, the average is -58. The topic reads lower by 6 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +84Blowin' in the WindPeter, Paul and MaryProtest hymn questioning war and freedom
- +84U.N.I.T.Y.Queen LatifahRefusal of disrespect aimed at women
- +72Behind the WallTracy ChapmanSleepless witness to violence next door
- +72Why?Tracy ChapmanLitany of contradictions, accounting due
- +63No SignalChad LewineAnti-police-state gun protest
- +54Dead and GoneT.I. featuring Justin TimberlakePride renounced after a friend's burial
- +53You Oughta Know BetterMike LoveTough-love plea to drop the gun
- +45The Wolfhalf aliveWake-up call with nobody driving
- +43NeverlandDarren HayesChild witness turning terror into drawings
- +40Run Away From the MobQueens of the Stone AgeMob-flight warning with loyalty vow
- +40silly boyQBlessing a boy at risk
- +38Good EnoughSarah McLachlanCare offered against abuse
- +38StanEminem & DidoObsessive-fan descent into murder-suicide
- +32Beat ItMichael JacksonWalk-away-from-violence counsel
- +32Eve of DestructionBarry McGuireDoomsday warning to a denying friend
- +31HeroMichael KiwanukaLament over news of another killing
- +30Gangsta's ParadiseCoolioTrapped shooter's lament
- +29Sign of the TimesHarry StylesEnd-times consolation amid cyclical violence
- +24TemptationMike LoveBackwards-world indictment
- +23JosephSerj Tankian, Corey Taylor, & Falling in ReverseWar-cycle indictment in a killer's voice
- +21Fe ProminenceAkae BekaPower-race diagnosis
- +18Constant CompanionSam SmithOutlaw-riding mutual devotion pact
- +7Don't ShootJon BellionFather's warning over a boy in the clouds
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