Ah, nothing like a little upbeat sad music 
Just listening to some Erasure and decided to look up the lyrics to Phantom Bride.
She was a shy girl from a lonely street
She had no job to do and no friends to meet
She´d sit in silence in her rented room
Dream of her childhood and invented truthsAnd in her mind she´d drift away
A secret place to steal awayDon´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears from your eyes
Don´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears from your eyesHe was a good boy from the outside of town
Said he could treat her right
said he could win her round
Her morning sickness and the kick inside
The phantom kisses of the phantom brideAnd in her mind she´d drift away
A secret place to steal awayDon´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears from your eyes
Don´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears from your eyesAnd in her mind she´d drift away
A secret place to steal away
Don´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears from your eye
Don´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears no more
No more lies
Don´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears from your eyes
Don´t you cry, don´t you cry
Let me wipe away the tears
Let me wipe away the tears
OK, so the chorus of the song is a bit happy, talking about not lying or crying any longer. But the verses are quite sad. And the whole thing is sung in such an upbeat tempo and voice.
Perhaps I should counteract all of this with some depressing(depressing sounding) Depeche Mode or hopeful(depressing sounding) Echoing Green.
Or maybe just put it all on random…
-Otto
