Dear Charlie, Thanks for letting me read your letters. Love always, Friend

We accept the love we think we deserve

When he say "There's another world, There's a better world" I felt it

I used to sing my newborn son to sleep with this every single night. He always fell asleep right away. He is now six, laying asleep next to me on a car ride after listening to half of this song. I am in tears knowing that he was what I lived for. He is why I didn't take me life over these years. He is why I fought addiction. and now I'm 15 months clean, watching him sleep just like he did when he was a tiny baby. And I'm so grateful to be alive. I'm so grateful for this song.

*and* *in* *that* *moment,* *I* *swear* *we* *were* *infinite.*

too tired to live, too scared to die

My mom can’t even listen to this song without crying because she sang this to my dad while he was dying on his deathbed. She sang this to calm him down so that he wouldn’t feel afraid to die alone. RIP Dad 😢😭

A couple of days ago while crying I wrote on my notes: «If I could just donate my life to someone who's fighting for his/her life, I would do it. I would give my life to other person, I would give my life to someone who's going to give it the value it has, I would.»

Dear Charlie, Thanks for the recommendation! Love always, Friend

everybody gangsta until asleep by the smiths comes on shuffle

Sing me to sleep Sing me to sleep I'm tired and I I want to go to bed Sing me to sleep Sing me to sleep And then leave me alone Don't try to wake me in the morning 'Cause I will be gone Don't feel bad for me I want you to know Deep in the cell of my heart I will feel so glad to go Sing me to sleep Sing me to sleep I don't want to wake up on my own anymore Sing to me Sing to me I don't want to wake up on my own anymore Don't feel bad for me I want you to know Deep in the cell of my heart I really want to go There is another world There is a better world Well, there must be Well, there must be Well, there must be Well, there must be Bye Bye Bye Bye, hmm

Dear Charlie, You've changed my life. Seriously. It's hard to write this in English for me, but I sincerely can't say how much you helped me. I became more sociable, I started to listen to me and my feelings and announce them. I am now me in most of daily situations and you are the one who helped me becoming who I am today. Thank you so much I love you ❤️

Dear Charlie, I'm so sorry for what you went through, this song truly is a good one, I understand why you liked it so much. I just hope things would be better for you. You'd be an adult now. Around my moms age. Thank you, your story has made me cry. Love Always, Friend

this song is like a suicide lullaby. something that is so melodic, so deep and so touching it almost hurts. it feels like an eternal lullaby, seeing someone for the last time and although they think this won’t be the last time you’ll see them you deep down know. if anyone needs any help, i’m here.

The last six weeks I’ve been numb almost, preoccupied with the busy details of my little brothers death. I finally took some time off of work this week and truly am letting myself grieve. This song popped up on my playlist is it ripped me to shreds. My father committed suicide in 2020 and as traumatic as it was for me, it tortured my younger brother. It haunted him. He had been sober for many years, and I guess he couldn’t take the pain anymore. He overdosed on fentanyl on September 12, 2023 at the age of 31. The part of the song that sings “Don’t feel bad for me, I want you to know. Deep in the cellar of my heart. I will feel so glad to go” it put chills through my body like I was meant to hear it. I love you Billy and I always will. Rest now little brother.

“There is another world There is a better world” RIP Andy Rourke

My daughter sang this at my son’s funeral 10 years ago. Hadn’t heard it since. I made it through 40 seconds.

I have depression, and like most people, when I am alone it’s at its peak. I use to listen to this song almost every night while crying myself to sleep. Sometimes I’d wake up with it still playing because I had it on repeat. I remember first listening to it and crying my eyes out, it is so beautiful. This song will always hold a special place in my heart..

Dear Charlie, I will never understand what it felt like for you to be hurt the way you have. But this song brings me a hit closer to understanding you. I know you aren't real. But if you were, meeting you would be unforgettable. Love always, D.M.

When they talk about death, they make me feel more alive. Thank you The Smiths

Oh man, i'm so tired of life. The music is the only thing i have

This song will forever have a special place in my heart. "There is another world, there's a better world Well, there must be..."

I remember getting the perks of being a wallflower soundtrack on vinyl when I was 14 years old and reading the book to it. It was then that I fell in love with this song. My parents were teens in the 80’s-so they grew up with this kind of stuff-but this song had an immediate connection to me. It captures the feelings a lot of introverts have.

Dear Charlie, Thank you for showing me the world in a way I've never seen it before, so innocent but devastating at the same time. I hope you grew up learning to say no and putting yourself first. Love always, Friend. "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite"

Dear friend, I'm here again because it's getting that bad again

"Don't feel bad for me I want you to know Deep in the cell of my heart I will feel so glad to go"- my current condition

I cry myself to sleep with this song everyday, it’s one of those songs that makes ur brain shuffle through every painful memory

Deep in the cell of my heart, I will feel so glad to go.

i listened to this song for the first time on a public bus, and started crying because i got this sudden and intense feeling about everyone around me, and how beautiful and fragile everything is, and how beautiful and fragile i was. it was one of the most interesting experiences i've ever had.

we all gonna make it boys

My mom made a lullaby for me and my sibling based off this song when she would “sing us to sleep” :) this song uses a kinda different tune but i am getting teary listening to it thinking about her singing me to sleep. This song is one of those gifts that go on for centuries

This hits home! Been living with depression for a few years now. No suicidal thoughts but I sometimes wish I could just go to sleep peacefully. Double edged sword. This song saddens but comforts me at the same time. Anyone who is struggling with life, please hang in there. Don’t let the black dog win. x

I’ve been struggling with suicidal thoughts for a long time now. The only thing stopping me from doing it is my family because I don’t want to hurt them. This song makes dying sound so peaceful, like it wouldn’t be as scary as I think it would be. Who knows. RIP to all the people who decided to go through with it, I hope with all my heart that you’re in a better place now.

Dear Charlie, I'm sorry for everything you had to go through, no one deserves that. I loved receiving your letters and being a friend and hearing your stories. I hope you're doing well and that life has worked out for you, and that you still feel infinite. (p.s. I now understand why you loved this song so much) Love always, friend.

A work of pure genius by Morrissey and Marr. Not too shabby for a B-side.

It is so freaking difficult to live in a world where everything seems so dark and hopeless. Crying alone doesn't work anymore, sometimes death looks like the best option.

Dear Charlie, I really do feel infinite when I hear this song. Thanks for the chance. Love always, Friend

3:34 that destroys me everytime, The sound of childhood and carefree happy and easy life as a child 💔

why do i feel so connected to everyone here? isn’t it interesting how a couple of words and a melody can attract strangers to each other? not to be like “popular modern music sucks” but could 90% of the top 40 draw people together like this? ps listened to this song on repeat for the last hour can’t stop smh

sometimes i pretend like my blankets are someone else’s arms. i listen to this song and hope that maybe someday, someone will sing me to sleep

Even with people around me, I still feel alone. I can never count how many times I have contemplated to end this pain. Being in pain is unimaginable for anyone but being in pain and alone is something I can never go through.

My mother died friday 11/11/22 at 8:10.. i hope she is in a better world.. i love you so much mama..

I survived quite a few suicidal attempts, I want to say to whom reads this message that living is worth it. Although you feel sad, tired, depressed, it will get better. Please stay safe.

Saddest song by The Smiths in my opinion.

This song gives me full body chills every time I hear it. Something so simplistic but beautiful about it. It's been in my head all day.

Dear Charlie, I’m about to enter high school next year, and this your story just hit me, it was so meaningful and real. I loved it. I hope my high school life is like yours. Love always, Friend

I remember waking up at 6pm after a nap, home alone, it was completely dark and cold, and I felt sad. This song came to mind, so I headed over to play it. Suddenly I didn’t feel so lonely anymore, peace overtook me. It’s hard to describe but it was beautiful.

This song is a trigger for me. Makes me think that there is comfort in dying. Like death is a comforting blanket. Please play this at my funeral. (EDIT: I made it. I reached out went to therapy last year. This year is kinda hard but every time I feel like shit, I just look back in this comment to read your replies. You guys are good people ❤️)

i'm scared. i'm tired. i can't see a goal. i feel stuck. this song is giving me comfort... i feel like i want to stop now. life screwed me over so much, i'm not a bad person but sht keeps happening. i'm at my wits ends. so if this ends up as my final presence in the internet. i hope u won't give up. don't give up.

i always think about the boy i showed the smiths too. this was his favorite smith's song. it will forever be a memory about him. i miss him

i desperately need someone to hug me but there’s no one around

My grades have been falling apart. I treat everyone like shit. I look at my own skin and feel disgusted. I know it’s going to last for long,I feel it. I am a slave, there is no way to escape I am trapped. Yesterday I took myself in 2015 . I looked at my window again. But don’t be afraid I am not that bold. I never will be. If anything happens I love you

to whoever's reading this: wrapping my arms around you and giving you a hug

When I tried to die, it was not calm. I just want to break the illusion. Dying is not peaceful. I personnaly regretted it instantly and my blood was boiling. I got so yelled at afterwards and it caused me so much trouble. Today, I feel better. I've been through my life even if it was worse than before my attempt. And I am proud of it. You can do it. Once you find depression, you feel addicted. But once I felt a bit of joy, after my depression, I felt addicted to. And now I have joy almost constantly. Please don't think death is peaceful ❤️

dear charlie, i’m here after reading your letters. thank you for this beautiful song, now i feel what you’re gone through. there is a better place, it is just enough to have the strength to build it with the people you love. hoping you’re well

When he's saying "bye," I feel like he's slowly drifting into unconsciousness. His last "bye" is barely audible, and is the last sound he can make before he fades away. The music box chimes are reminiscent of the absolute peace of a young child sleeping.

Dear Charlie, because of you i can listen to 14 of these songs and write an essay about it! Love always

"There is another world, there is a better world....well there must be" That's deep.

Happy new year to anyone seeing this, it's a shame we meet here at this time.

Some days I feel like drowning deep into my bed. How beautifully this song captures that.

"Are you kidding? I love the smiths"

one of the greatest songs ever

There is another world, there is a better world. There must be. Oh there must be.

This song holds such pain for me. It was the last song posted on Facebook my my former flatmate and good friend. That evening, he took his own life. The shock of that, getting that phonecall, it still hurts me more than I ever truly realise. I cannot ever disassociate this song from him and that moment. Earlier this year, the Netflix show Sex Education featured the song and as soon as I heard it I felt such deep emotions and I couldn't hold it back. I literally cannot listen to it anymore. I came here hoping to try and make it better but I had to pause it straight away, and I felt I had to type this to almost get a sense of closure. I never got over it. It was 8 years ago yesterday. I miss you, and I am sorry I could not do more for you.

Rest easy now Michael and always remember you are infinite ❤

I don't know how to explain it but this song is a winter song.

Fellow depressed teens. I’m with you.

everyone talking about some charlie and im just here cause i like the smiths

This song was knocked out in-between sessions when they had a bit of spare time. Other groups would kill for ability like that. Genius of The Smiths

there is another world, there is a better world there must be

As a suicide attempt survivor, I'm just here to say hold on, it gets so much better. Life will love you again and you will love life again. Hold on. 💜

I hope life will love me again. I'm tired of being sad and lonely.

I'm leaving this comment here so after a month or year when someone likes it, i get reminded to this song..

I remember listening to this song for the first time a few years ago when I was in a really dark place in my life. I still listen to this song every now and then and remember how I used to feel. The lyrics were so relatable. The sadness was unbearable. All this to say, listening to this song now, I am proud of how far I've come. To anyone who needs to hear this: you will overcome the darkness. It does get better. I promise.

My close friend played this song while he is hanging with the rope, we are all sad and regret the fact that we did not see that he is in pain. We miss him so much. A very cheerful person, bubbly and lovable. Hope you find your peace wherever you are Emman ❤❤❤

Reading all the comments on here makes me realise I’m not the only one .

Dear Charlie, You are supposed to be an adult now, so sorry for what u went through, hope u can recover and hope u have a healthy and happy life cause u deserve it, thanks for everything, you’ve truly change me. Love always, Friend.

“I don’t want to wake up on my own anymore” really hits on a different level. For me at least

Sam: Do you have a favourite band? Charlie: Well, I think the Smiths are my favourite. Sam: Are you kidding? I love the Smiths. Best breakup band ever. Sam: What's your favourite song? Charlie: "Asleep", it's from "Louder than bombs". Touching movie.

i have all of the smiths music on my phone but i come here to read comments and if anyone is reading this we both know why we’re here listening to this song and i just want to say maybe life does get better but when you struggle internally there’s not much you can do but sit and wallow in your sadness/emptiness and listen to music that doesn’t really help it but all that aside we should all at least try to live life to the fullest even if you’re not really all there because that’s what i try to do ik deep down life is precious but i can’t help but wanting to die and i hope everyone who reads this if you’re trapped in your mind like me i hope things get better although it feels like i’ll be stuck like this forever until the day i die anyway have a good day and enjoy this beautiful song from a wonderful band

I just heard this song for the first time and... I’m about to cry. That was absolutely beautiful. It’s not often that I get this affected by a song but after listening to this... I have no words.

Perfect song. I feel it all day most days-the truest song there is.

I can feel myself getting bad again and there's nothing I can do to stop it

One of my favorite songs of the Smiths. I listen to it every day, especially at night time. It feels like he's singing to me the lullaby of goodbye. It's just reassuring to know that this could be the last song I'm listening if I finally sleep forever. Thank you the Smiths.

And i just sit here... existing as this song plays in the background. I zone out, going through my entire mind, all my thoughts, memories and issues... Life is hard, but this song is one that'll keep me at peace.

This song always brings me back to my father during his time in the nursing home. Being brave and positive for his sons, but really ready to exit this world. I get emotional every time I hear this song. It brings me comfort and sadness at the same time. He was a brave, loving, wonderful person.

This song means a lot to me . It really explains how suicidal and deppresed people feel. It truly captures the pain .

Dear Charlie & The Smiths, All I want to say, is that I love this song since I started reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I was a 17 year-old with lots of insecurities and doubts, and this song is what kept me feeling like if someone understood what I was going through because I felt I couldn't tell anyone about my feelings. I isolated myself in school and ended up alone like the person who caused that in me wanted me to be, and this song was what made me fall asleep, waiting for another terrible day to begin... I am 21 now, and I can say things get so much better when you learn from your mistakes, you got to fall in order to grow wiser and stronger, now I know what kind of people I can keep in my life and what kind of people I should stay away from, it was hard for my 17 year-oldself to understand that, and she felt everything was crumbbling around her, but things get better... And I can say I am very proud of the person I am now and the way I changed. I regard this song with so much happiness because it reminds me of how much I've grown in these 5 years :3 Thank your The Smiths and thank you Charlie, for being there for me when I didn't let anyone else to be by my side, love you always, A friend :)

sometimes, all i need when I'm sad, it's just more sad content, to help me digest my feelings, and this song is pure heal

dear Charlie Thank you for letting me read your letters Thank you for introducing me to this song Thank you for letting me know that there are people who understand me Thank you... for feeling infinite, I still want to feel like this again.And maybe I will, but until that happens, Thank you for providing me with your company

Music is really powerful. I remember when I was 19 in college and it was so stressful I wanted to die. I found this song by chance in my recommended tab. I played this song constantly to get rid of the stress of failing in every possible way. Ultimately i almost committed suicide but something in me said, "Why don't I just stop going to college?" If college was the barrier to me living, I'd rather be alive than get good grades. So I just stopped going and started drawing instead. Anything that has to do with creative expression, may it be music, art, anything, is very worthwhile. Often times we forget to escape the mold that school puts us in. I'm not one of those people that think theyre woke, because they do something creative, but, our society has a tendency to stifle creative ideas. ASL interpreting was not something I was meant to do. Do things you want to do, not your mom or dad or anyone.

When I was in a state of depression I thought having hope was a lie because it denied the ‘fact’ that I live this pointless life only to die. But the day the sun kissed my desolate heart and I felt flowers grow on my chest, I was glad I didn’t go to sleep and never woke up again.

It's so dark in my head sometimes. I always build up so much negative thoughts in my head, but I could never cry and letting it all out. But then I found this song, it does something for me, it's like it hits a botton or something. I cry every time I hear it. It helps trough tough times. Sometimes we go trough really tough times. Loneliness and betrayal, family deaths, friends who passes. Im sorry if something like this happened to you, and if you feel so down that you start thinking really dangerous and irrational thoughts. Ive been there many time... im there right now. So I want you to know that you are never alone in this, there are so many people who feel like you are right now. So stay steady and strong, better times will come. It always does.

It's disturbing how soothing and peaceful and inviting this sounds... lyrics aside, it's a lullaby And the lyrics are just... crushingly sad, I don't think I've ever heard these kinds of emotions described in such a raw yet sensitive way elsewhere

It's getting bad again.

i just want to go home....and im literally at home right now, if you know what i mean edit: its pretty hard saying beautiful and motivating words to somebody when you cant think of anything to comfort yourself when you feel down... but I hope we all can feel better soon and find some meaning at least

Few songs are literally like a mirror showing exactly how you feel .. I am so glad I happened to find this song .. while listening to it, it feels that we embracing an old true friend we can rely upon .. at this moment it's okay not to care about anything .. just you being you .. purest soul ❤

I used to be like you. I asked God for help because I had reached my breaking point, I had hit rock bottom. I wanted to be saved but didn't know how to make the pain stop, didn't know how to set my life straight again, I felt like I was shattered into a million pieces. And help came. 11years later I found my happily ever after with a great man, three kids and a good life. Sometimes, I can't even believe I used to be in such a pain. I pray for all of you. I love you. Please fight.

Does anyone else just listen to this song and, look at the ceiling of your roof and think about stuff before sleeping?

It'll pass. One day you'll remember this song and come back here to meet your old friends with a new, healed, perhaps even happy heart. Edit: for some of us it won't pass on its own. Talk to people around you, seek professional help, get disciplined, turn your life around. You're what you do, what you think, what you date, what you eat.