Music for Columbine High School

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Over the years since the shooting there have been several bands and songs that have had some connection with the tragedy at Columbine, whether the artists wanted to or not. Below is a list of several songs that surfaced in the news following the shootings. Some were referenced by the shooters in their rants. Some of the music was attached to the shootings after the fact. This list is not being updated and is not intended to be a complete list of songs that have been made over the years since the shootings.

Along with a list of songs, this page also contains links to lyrics for the various songs as well as links where you can purchase your own copies of CDs the music appears on. Links to purchase albums lead off-site and will open in a new window.

Disclaimer: This list does not imply that any band or performer appearing on it had anything to do with the tragedy at Columbine High.

KMFDM

Eric Harris was an avid fan of KMFDM.

KMFDM publicly distanced themselves from the Columbine shooters, making this press statement on their website at the time (mirrored copy).

SONG TITLE Dogma	Pub. Date 1996
REFERENCE From the album Xtort. Eric Harris quoted this song in Dylan Klebold's 1998 yearbook.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Son of a Gun	Pub. Date 1996
REFERENCE From the album Xtort. Police found a copy of these lyrics on Eric Harris's WBS RebtheJuvey page.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Power	Pub. Date 1996
REFERENCE From the album Xtort. Police found a copy of these lyrics on Eric Harris's WBS rebldomkr page.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Waste	Pub. Date 1997
REFERENCE From the album "Symbols". Police found a copy of these lyrics on Eric Harris's WBS RebtheJuvey page.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Stray Bullet	Pub. Date 1997
REFERENCE From the album "Symbols". Police found a copy of these lyrics on Eric Harris's WBS RebtheJuvey page.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Anarchy	Pub. Date 1997
REFERENCE From the album "Symbols". Eric Harris quoted this song in his signature in Nate Dykeman's yearbook.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

Rammstein

Eric Harris was an avid fan of Rammstein.

REFERENCE
Eric Harris wore a Rammstein t-shirt in his 11th grade photo; he also wrote the word "Rammstein" in Nate Dykeman's yearbook

SONG TITLE Weisses Fleisch	Pub. Date 1996
REFERENCE From the album Herzeleid. Eric Harris mentioned this song in one of his rants.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Wilder Wein	Pub. Date 1994
REFERENCE Originally from the Engel single, later put on the album Live Aus Berlin. Eric Harris wore a t-shirt featuring the name of this song in one of the Basement Tapes.	\| view lyrics \| \| Buy Album \|

Pop Will Eat Itself

SONG TITLE Ich Bin Ein Auslander	Pub. Date 1994
REFERENCE From the album Dos Dedos Mis Amigos. Found sketched in one of Eric Harris's notebooks.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

Nine Inch Nails

SONG TITLE Something I Can Never Have	Pub. Date 1989
REFERENCE From the album Pretty Hate Machine. Referenced in Dylan's journal.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE The Downward Spiral	Pub. Date 1994
REFERENCE From the album The Downward Spiral. Referenced in Dylan's journal.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Hurt	Pub. Date 1994
REFERENCE From the album The Downward Spiral. Referenced in Dylan's journal.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Happiness in Slavery	Pub. Date 1995
REFERENCE From the album Further Down the Spiral. Referenced in Dylan's journal.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

Marilyn Manson

REFERENCE
News media mentioned this band in association with the shooters but there's no supporting evidence to indicate they even listened to his music. You can see a copy of the band's press statement released 4-21-1999 (mirrored on this website as it's no longer on their site). You can also read Marilyn's viewpoint in Rolling Stone, published May 1999.

JeffCo Fire Dept. "Training" Video

When this tape was made, it initially used copyrighted music that they did not have permission to use. When the tape was sold to the public, the artists sued to have the music removed - and won.

SONG TITLE I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan	Pub. Date 1995
REFERENCE From the album I Will Remember You. Originally part of the unauthorized soundtrack of this Jefferson County news footage video tape, which is still available to the public. Lawsuits on behalf of the artists forced JeffCo to remove the music from subsequent copies.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE If It Were Up To Me by Cheryl Wheeler	Pub. Date 1999
REFERENCE From the album Sylvia State. Originally part of the unauthorized soundtrack of this Jefferson County news footage video tape, which is still available to the public. Lawsuits on behalf of the artists forced JeffCo to remove the music from subsequent copies.	\| buy album \|

Tribute Songs

Music that came along after the shootings.

SONG TITLE Friend of Mine by the Cohen Brothers	Pub. Date 1999
REFERENCE Jonathan and Stephen Cohen wrote and performed this song as a tribute to the victims of the shooting.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Angel (Columbine HS Radio Edit) by Sarah McLachlan	Pub. Date 1997 (1999)
REFERENCE Original song from the album Surfacing. Touching song dubbed with audio clips taken from news broadcasts aired 4-20-99. Eventually there will be a transcript here of the news clips in the radio-aired version played about Columbine High.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Lullaby for Columbine: Love Endures Compilation project	Pub. Date 1999
REFERENCE 17 tracks include Adrian Belew, Rick Altizer, The Cohen Brothers, and students from Littleton and Arapahoe high schools. Proceeds of the compilation CD went to the Friend of Mine Fund to assist the victims and their families.	\| listen \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Columbine Tribute Album Compilation project	Pub. Date 1999
REFERENCE Songs dedicated to those who lost their lives as a result of the Columbine High School tragedy.	\| out of print \|

SONG TITLE This Is Your Time, Columbine by Michael W. Smith	Pub. Date 1999
REFERENCE From the album This Is Your Time. Christian fellowship song, tributed to Columbine.	\| buy album \|

SONG TITLE An American Elegy by Frank Ticheli	Pub. Date 2000
REFERENCE Mr. Ticheli wrote the alma mater for Columbine and it is in this song as the climax. It says above the title that it was "composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors."	\| listen \|

SONG TITLE Cassie by Flyleaf	Pub. Date 2005
REFERENCE From the self-titled album. Written in tribute to Cassie Bernall.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

Other Songs

Music that came along after the shootings.

SONG TITLE Rival by Pearl Jam	Pub. Date 2000
REFERENCE From the album Binaural. Guitarist Stone Gossard's reflections on the shootings at Columbine High School.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Blowin' Me Away by SLO	Pub. Date 2000
REFERENCE From the self-titled album. Quoting Barbara Brown, who worked with the band: "Instead of quiet memorial to the victims it poses tough questions to the shooters. It takes a basic, down to earth look at the shooters and really tries to get into their heads."	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Little Things by Good Charlotte	Pub. Date 2000
REFERENCE From the self-titled album. About how the little irritations of youth build up into big problems.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|

SONG TITLE Youth of the Nation by POD	Pub. Date 2001
REFERENCE From the album Satellite. Addresses problems in school including school shooting.	\| view lyrics \| \| buy album \|