Irony is subdued, stoicism more matter of fact, self-pity almost entirely absent, illusion excluded.
en.wikipedia.org I mean, like a real person, with real feelings, such as self-pity and a desperate urge for self-preservation.
en.wikipedia.org Lyrics tended to focus on working-class life, with frequently tragic themes of lost love, adultery, loneliness, alcoholism, and self-pity.
en.wikipedia.org He does not know how or why he was kept from crossing over, which fuels his melancholic self-pity.
en.wikipedia.org Lyrically the album dealt with issues including self-pity, hatred, drugs, death and religion.
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