50 Best Rock Songs About Healing
Rock Songs That Feel Like Recovery in Real Time
There’s a strange quiet that comes after things fall apart. It’s not peace, not quite sadness either, but some mix of both that sticks to your ribs. You try to clean your space, go for a walk, maybe text someone you haven’t talked to in a while. Then a song kicks in and hits a spot you didn’t know was sore. The best ones never force a happy ending. They let the ache breathe, the way only raw guitars and unpolished vocals can. Some of these tracks might not even talk about healing outright, but they still catch the pulse of coming back to yourself.
The mess of recovery isn’t cinematic. It’s mornings where you stare at the ceiling for too long, afternoons that blur, nights when you finally start to feel okay again. Then a chorus hits—loud, imperfect, alive—and it pulls you out for a second. Sometimes that’s all it takes. These are the songs that stumble forward, trip a little, then stand up anyway. They belong next to the quiet confessions tucked into pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that find beauty in the cracks instead of covering them up.
Some healing happens slow, in fragments that sound more like feedback than melody. It’s not clean or confident. But it’s honest, and that’s what matters when you’re trying to find a rhythm again. These tracks hold that feeling long enough for you to catch your breath. Here are the best rock songs for healing.
Top 10 Resilience Rock Songs
1. 'The Show Must Go On' by Queen
2. 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John
3. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
4. 'Let It Be' by The Beatles
5. 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovi
6. 'Learning to Fly' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
7. 'Walk' by Foo Fighters
8. 'Come Healing' by Leonard Cohen
9. 'Change' by Blind Melon
10. 'Fix You' by Coldplay
Songs for Overcoming Hardship #11 to 20
11. 'A Change Is Gonna Come' by Sam Cooke
12. 'Dream On' by Aerosmith
13. 'Rise Up' by Andra Day
14. 'Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)' by Train
15. 'Sweet Disposition' by The Temper Trap
16. 'The House of the Rising Sun' by The Animals
17. 'You Say' by Lauren Daigle
18. 'Behind Blue Eyes' by The Who
19. 'Under the Bridge' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
20. 'And the Healing Has Begun' by Van Morrison
Uplifting Rock Songs About Hope #21 to 30
21. 'High Hopes' by Pink Floyd
22. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
23. 'One Day More' by Les Misérables Original London Cast
24. 'Carry On' by Crosby Stills Nash & Young
25. 'Keep on Pushing' by The Impressions
26. 'Better Man' by Pearl Jam
27. 'Dog Days Are Over' by Florence + The Machine
28. 'In Repair' by John Mayer
29. 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor
30. 'The Healer' by John Lee Hooker and Carlos Santana
Great Rock Songs for Emotional Calm #31 to 40
31. 'Times Like These' by Foo Fighters
32. 'Dust in the Wind' by Kansas
33. 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen
34. 'The Heart of Life' by John Mayer
35. 'The Long and Winding Road' by The Beatles
36. 'Be OK' by Ingrid Michaelson
37. 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles
38. 'Heal Over' by KT Tunstall
39. 'My Silver Lining' by First Aid Kit
40. 'Keep on Truckin'' by Eddie Kendricks
Inspirational Rock Songs About Moving On #41 to 50
41. 'Livin' on a Prayer' by Bon Jovi
42. 'The River' by Bruce Springsteen
43. 'We Are the Champions' by Queen
44. 'Gimme Shelter' by The Rolling Stones
45. 'Soul Vaccination' by Tower of Power
46. 'Right Now' by Van Halen
47. 'Imagine' by John Lennon
48. 'I Will Fight For Me' by CANI
49. 'Get Up Stand Up' by Bob Marley & The Wailers
50. 'I'm Gonna Win' by Foreigner
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