[Barry the Sprout]

Not exactly a romantic set of songs but I strongly recommend "Electro-shock Blues" by the Eels for anyone affected easily by music and lyrics. The album was written shortly after the lead singers sister killed herself due to mental problems, and his mother died of cancer. This left him the only surviving member of his family and he proceeded to write this album! You may think that makes it depressing, but it actually just makes it very moving. Lots of the songs are devoted to saying goodbye to his relatives, like "Last stop this Town" in which he imagines his sister flying down from heaven to say goodbye. It has lines like:

Taking a spin through the neighbourhood,
The neighbours scream "Whatcha talking about",
'Cos they don't know how to let you in,
And I can't let you out,

Or it has songs like "Dead of Winter" about his mother. With lines like:

So I guess your going pretty soon,
Radiation sore throat got your tongue,
Magic markers tattoo you and show it where to aim,
Strangers break the promise that you won't feel any pain,

But then the album finishes on a massive high after 15 songs about death and lonliness. The last song is called "PS You Rock my World" and it is basically about how he comes to terms with life after everyone has died. It is incredibly moving as it finishes such a soul searching album with the repeated line "Maybe its time to live" accompanied by a huge string section. In general the album is more of a concept album - the journey of the leadsinger/songwriter through all of his grief and back onto his life. The most moving experience of my life, that album. I strongly recommend it.