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As Willy is contemplating how amazing death could be for him, a song to focus on would be "Mad World" by Tears for Fears. This song focuses on how life continues to pass by and everyone is drowning in repetition and how fear seems more exciting and a better alternative to living. A lyric to listen to is, "I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying, Are the best I've ever had" (Tears for Fears). This lyric provides perspective and on the matter of death being a sound alternative in a time of people feeling unsatisfied with their current condition of life.

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All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
'Cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
'Cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world

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At the end of the novel, Willy distressingly contemplates with Ben on if he should kill himself so that his family can receive twenty thousand dollars from insurance and start fresh. He feels as though this is the best solution to all of their troubles and Willy will no longer be a hazard for anyone, and instead is doing a great service for all of his family. Willy also believes that his death will be astounding and that everyone will support him at his funeral. Willy declares, "...That funeral will be massive... I am known!" Willy's fanciful idea of ending his life to help others puts him in a state that doesn't make him realize that ending his life will severely damage Linda and his sons, and being caught up in the delusion of being well loved after death makes it a more plausible solution for Willy to result in suicide.

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As Willy is panicking and planting his garden, he can find comfort in the song, "The World Was Wide Enough" from the musical, Hamilton. Particular lyrics to listen to are, "Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see... Teach me how to say goodbye" (Lin Manuel Miranda). This song captures the essence of crisis by showing how desperate people are to leave a legacy on Earth before they die and want to know that when they do say their final farewell, it will not be in vain. It offers wisdom that every man struggles to accept living a mediocre life and that they should always be doing more. Leaving a legacy is rare for all people because one must accept people can't live to see their life's work and legacy flourish and must have faith in the proudness of their lives and accomplishments.

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#45 Hamilton - The World Was Wide Enough [[MUSIC LYRICS]]

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SONG #3 "The World was Wide Enough" from Hamilton: An American Musical

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SONG #3 "The World was Wide Enough" from Hamilton: An American Musical

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MALE COMPANY:
One two three four

FULL COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND BURR):
Five six seven eight nine—

BURR:
There are ten things you need to know

COMPANY:
Number one!

BURR:
We rowed across the Hudson at dawn
My friend, William P. Van Ness signed on as my—

BURR AND COMPANY:
Number two!

BURR:
Hamilton arrived with his crew:
Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor that he knew

COMPANY:
Number three!

BURR:
I watched Hamilton examine the terrain
I wish I could tell you what was happ’ning in his brain
This man has poisoned my political pursuits!

COMPANY:
Most disputes die and no one shoots!
Number four!

BURR:
Hamilton drew first position
Looking, to the world, like a man on a mission
This is a soldier with a marksman’s ability
The doctor turned around so he could have deniability

COMPANY
Five!

BURR
Now I didn’t know this at the time
But we were—

BURR AND PHILIP:                                 HAMILTON:
Near the same spot                               Near the same spot
Your son died, is that                             My son died, is that
Why—                                                 Why—

COMPANY:
Six!

BURR:
He examined his gun with such rigor?
I watched as he methodically fiddled with the trigger

COMPANY:
Seven!

BURR:
Confession time? here’s what I got:
My fellow soldiers’ll tell you I’m a terrible shot

COMPANY:
Number eight!

BURR/HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE MEN:
Your last chance to negotiate
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight

BURR:
They won’t teach you this in your classes
But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses
Why? If not to take deadly aim?
It’s him or me, the world will never be the same
I had only one thought before the slaughter:
This man will not make an orphan of my daughter

COMPANY:
Number nine!

BURR:
Look him in the eye, aim no higher
Summon all the courage you require
Then count:

COMPANY:
One two three four five six seven eight nine
Number ten paces! Fire!—

HAMILTON:
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
Is this where it gets me, on my feet, sev’ral feet ahead of me?
I see it coming, do I run or fire my gun or let it be?
There is no beat, no melody
Burr, my first friend, my enemy
Maybe the last face I ever see
If I throw away my shot, is this how you’ll remember me?
What if this bullet is my legacy?

Legacy. What is a legacy?
It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see
I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me
America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me
You let me make a difference
A place where even orphan immigrants
Can leave their fingerprints and rise up
I’m running out of time. I’m running, and my time’s up
Wise up. Eyes up
I catch a glimpse of the other side
Laurens leads a soldiers’ chorus on the other side
My son is on the other side
He’s with my mother on the other side
Washington is watching from the other side

Teach me how to say goodbye

Rise up, rise up, rise up
Eliza

My love, take your time
I’ll see you on the other side
Raise a glass to freedom...

BURR AND COMPANY:
He aims his pistol at the sky—

BURR:
Wait!

BURR:
I strike him right between his ribs
I walk towards him, but I am ushered away
They row him back across the Hudson
I get a drink

COMPANY:
Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah

BURR:
I hear wailing in the streets

COMPANY:
Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah

BURR:
Somebody tells me, “You’d better hide.”

COMPANY:
Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah

BURR:
They say

BURR AND ANGELICA:
Angelica and Eliza—

BURR:
Were both at his side when he died
Death doesn’t discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
History obliterates
In every picture it paints
It paints me and all my mistakes
When Alexander aimed
At the sky
He may have been the first one to die
But I’m the one who paid for it

I survived, but I paid for it

Now I’m the villain in your history
I was too young and blind to see...
I should’ve known
I should’ve known
The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me
The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me

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After Biff and Happy abandon Willy at dinner because he has an episode triggered by his firing and Biff's plan falling through, Willy immediately goes home to plant a garden because he needs to leave something behind on the Earth to epitomize his legacy. His wife Linda exclaims at Biff and Happy, "He's planting the garden!" (125). The family immediately understands that Willy is desperate to make something of himself and that his entire life is falling apart and will amount to nothing. The idea of Willy lacking a legacy motivates him to feel impulsive and desperate because he does not feel as though he can continue to function if he has nothing to offer. This puts Willy in an ultimate state of depression and makes him feel insignificant and that he has no purpose in the world.

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If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try

Take a chance on me
(That's all I ask of you honey)
Take a chance on me

We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together
Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
'Cos you know I've got
So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you
It's magic
You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair
But I think you know
That I can't let go

If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try

Take a chance on me
(Come on, give me a break will you?)
Take a chance on me

Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, know I'm gonna get you
You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you
Let me tell you now
My love is strong enough to last when things are rough
It's magic
You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind
No I can't let go
'Cos I love you so

If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best, baby can't you see
Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me
(Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me)

Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best, baby can't you see
Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me
(Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me)

Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa ba-ba
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me

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ABBA - Take A Chance On Me (Official Music Video)

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After being fired, Willy can find comfort in the song, "Take a Chance on Me" by Abba because of its optimistic tone and it make Willy feel more capable than he actually is at the moment. Some of the lyrics include, "Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around" (ABBA). This illuminates the fact that Willy feels as though he has never done anything to lose trust with his bosses and that he is more than capable of handling his job. He also has spent his whole life in the area that he would never desert or hurt his company if a new opportunity were to appear for him again. He just wants to take care of his family and he wishes Howard would see that.

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The second crisis in Willy's life is when he is fired from his lifelong salesman job and is horrified by the fact that his company can just throw him away after all he has done for them. Willy exclaims, "I put thirty-four years into the firm Howard... You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away-a man is not a piece of fruit!" (82). Willy is baffled by the fact that he was just a useless pawn in his life work, and everything he has worked for will lead to nothing. He also lives in agony now that no one is providing for the family and they will struggle even more than they ever have. This will put Willy in a state of anxiety and frustration that will make him more susceptible to making irrational decisions and depressed as he is about to face his sons when they are planning to take him out to a nice dinner for all of their upcoming "successes".

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The first song to accommodate Willy’s affair with the Woman and his crisis of self worth is “Swim” by Jack’s Mannequin. The song introduces the idea that a person should do whatever it takes to stay afloat. Many times life will try to knock you down and make you feel small, but you have to keep pushing forward no matter what gets left behind in the process. An important lyric to listen for is, “You’ve gotta swim, swim for your life… The currents will pull you away from your love” (Jack’s Mannequin). This lyric epitomizes the reality that one must keep moving ahead and that at times people can be pushed away from the ones who matter most even though one is just trying to live for themselves.

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You gotta swim
Swim for your life
Swim for the music
That saves you
When you're not so sure you'll survive
You gotta swim
Swim when it hurts
The whole world is watching
You haven't come this far
To fall off the earth

The currents will pull you
Away from your love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave
Begging to tear down the door
Memories like bullets
They fired at me from a gun
Cracking me open now
I swim to brighter days
Despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in
You gotta swim

You gotta swim
For nights that won't end
Swim for your family
Your lovers your sisters
Your brothers your friends
You gotta swim
For wars without cause
Swim for these lost politicians
Who don't see their greed is a flaw

The currents will pull us
Away from our love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave
Begging to tear down the door
Memories like bullets
They fired at me from a gun
Cracking me open now
I swim to brighter days
In spite of the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in
I'm not giving in
Swim

You gotta swim
Swim in the dark
There's an ocean to drift in
Feel the tide shifting away from this war
Yeah you gotta swim
Don't let yourself sink
Just follow the horizon
I promise you it's not as far as you think

Read more: Jack's Mannequin - Swim Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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Jack's Mannequin-Swim (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

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The first crisis represented in Willy’s life was when he was feeling hesitant about his affair with the Woman, but she tells him, “You didn’t make me Willy. I picked you” (38). Willy had been traveling for years on the road all alone and has felt isolated from his family, even though he is the sole provider and maintains financial stability for the Loman’s. Willy has felt consistently like he will never amount to a higher success and he never feels like he is good enough for anyone. The Woman’s seduction and persuasion puts Willy in a state of grandeur because he actually feels wanted, but it also makes him realize he does not have the same adoration with his family members. This is hazardous to Willy’s well-being because his epiphany of striving for more will make him feel as though he will do whatever it takes to maintain a better idea of himself, even if it could put him in harm’s way.