I usually don’t listen to these kinds of songs often, but I believe they help me process my emotions. It feels like my unconscious self is crying along with her voice. I would say it’s cathartic. Not that I’m currently feeling sad, but there must be some unresolved sadness and frustration inside me because you can’t immediately process all the sadness and frustrations and disappointments that occur to you. Artistic works like these help us process those unresolved feelings, whether we realize it or not.