The modern male singer-songwriter has a type. She is thin. She wears a great deal of eye makeup. She is pale. She does not smile, and often walks in the rain. Most importantly, she is very, very sad. Too sad to write songs; this must be done for her, so as not to distract her from her deep and profound sadness. Often she is too sad to even have a name, so great is her sorrow. She is an indoorsy type, inclined to stay inside her bedroom, unless she is going outside to walk (in the rain) or take drugs.
This selfsame sadness causes the singer-songwriter to fall in love with the Sad Girl. He will attempt to cure her substance abuse problems/deeply troubling relational history/personal trauma through the power of song. But he cannot! This is what makes everything so sad.
Read more Who Is the Saddest Girl? at The Toast.