Top 10 Best Pierce the Veil Songs

Emerging from the San Diego music scene in the mid-2000s, Pierce the Veil quickly carved out a unique space with their blend of high-energy instrumentals, emotionally charged lyrics, and a bit of Latin flair from their Mexican-American roots. Fronted by the charismatic Vic Fuentes, Pierce the Veil was formed in 2006, but its origins go back to the early 2000s when Fuentes and his brother Mike (drums) played in a different band called Before Today.

After Pierce the Veil released their debut album A Flair for the Dramatic in 2007, their fanbase grew fast thanks to their fresh sound and powerful live performances. But it was their second album, Selfish Machines, that truly helped them gain traction in the alternative scene. Then came Collide with the Sky in 2012, and that's when things really exploded for the band. That album produced some of their most popular tracks, making them festival and Warped Tour favorites.

When it comes to the best Pierce the Veil songs, fans are pretty passionate, and with good reason. The band's music speaks to a lot of people, combining heavy riffs, complex rhythms, and deeply personal lyrics about relationships, struggles, and emotional pain. Their mix of post-hardcore aggression and melodic beauty gives them broad appeal. Whether you're drawn to their high-energy bangers or their more introspective tracks, there's no shortage of great songs to choose from.
The Top Ten
King for a Day

This song is the reason why I fell in love with Pierce The Veil. It's utter perfection. Kellin and Vic's voices together made me fall in love with it even more than the last time I listened to it. They both have so much talent and beauty in their voices. This song is how I found out about them, and I don't regret it one bit.

Vic has such a beautiful voice, which shines especially in this song. I know every single lyric to this song and all of their songs. Pierce The Veil saved my life. This song changed my life.

Caraphernelia

The acoustic version of this song literally makes my heart race. The lyrics have such a deep meaning. It's hard to find a song that gets such an emotional response from me. Definitely the best by far.

I love this song. Vic Fuentes's high singing voice mixes well with A Day to Remember's lead singer, Jeremy McKinnon's screams. I love both and I hope more songs like this come out.

This song is totally amazing, all around. I love all their songs, but this one is the best. It has everything in it, from Jeremy's screams to Vic's high, amazing, cool voice. By far my favorite.

Bulls in the Bronx

I'm sorry, but King for a Day isn't that impressive. The instrumentals are repetitive in the chorus, and it features an outside singer. It shouldn't be what represents Pierce the Veil.

However, Bulls in the Bronx is emotional, with powerful heartbreaking lyrics, cutthroat vocals, and intense instrumentals. I did the math. This is their highest quality song, followed by The Divine Zero.

What an amazing song. A sonic roller-coaster ride from start to finish. Powerful and stinging lyrics. Its seemingly effortless transitions leave you breathless once you reach the top of the crescendo of sound. If you don't listen to this song, you can rest assured you have missed everything.

Bulletproof Love

This song is really amazing. It's the strongest form of any magic. Pierce the Veil is my favorite band. This song is beyond great. It gives you wings to fly to places you have never even imagined going. I just found out about this band, and it is already my favorite. This song helps me get through rough times because sometimes all I need is music, and this would be the song I'd choose any day to get my mind off of things. This song deserves to be like number one of the best songs ever made.

Why is this song only number 15? The lyrics are so beautiful, and the music fits perfectly. It is by far my favorite Pierce the Veil song, and I've been a fan of them for quite a while. This song definitely deserves to be number one on this list.

A Match Into Water

This song truly made me fall in love with Pierce the Veil. The lyrics are emotional and perfect. The beginning, "I kissed the scars on her skin. I still think you're beautiful. And I don't ever want to lose my best friend," really drew me into the song. It's beautiful and honestly, I don't see why it's so far down on this list. It's amazing!

This is the best song of all! I love this song. It's what got me into this band. It's so emotional and sweet. "I kissed the scars on her skin. I still think you're beautiful." Those words are so heart-clenching. You just have to love this song so much. I played this song for my boyfriend because he cuts, and we just cried. It's such a great song.

Disasterology

This is my favorite song, not just by Pierce The Veil, but of all songs. I've been on the verge of crying, and one night, I almost harmed myself. However, when I listened to this song, all the bad feelings stopped. I didn't understand why I loved the song until the night after. It made me feel strong again.

Literally my favorite song ever. The lyrics and the way Vic sings it are just so meaningful to me. I love all their songs, but this one stands out the most. This song has helped me through tough situations all the time and is just simply amazing.

Hell Above

I think this song should be number two, if not number one. Out of all the Pierce the Veil songs, this one has the most powerful lyrics, in my opinion. Especially in the beginning of this song, entitled "May these Noises Startle You in Your Sleep Tonight." The lyrics talk about a boy who I believe is supposed to be Vic, questioning if his house is really a home.

The energy he has when he sings this song gets louder and more powerful as he goes on, like he's truthfully angry about what he's singing, or screaming. I've seen them multiple times in concert, and when Vic screams the first part of this song, it looks like it's coming from his heart. I'm absolutely in love with this song, and I sing it from the bottom of my heart all the time. This has to be my favorite Pierce the Veil song.

Hold on Till May

I'm learning this on guitar and singing it as well for a class project. This song means so much to me. It's helped me through so much. Needless to say, Pierce the Veil has helped me too. In my opinion, this song should be at the top of the list. I think every girl and boy deserves to hear the words, "Darling, you'll be okay." That's all we ever want to know in life, if we'll be okay. I wouldn't change a thing about this song. The acoustic version is my favorite. I think just Vic and a guitar really makes all the difference. I recommend listening to it.

Besitos

My favorite song, on my favorite album, by my favorite band. It rips, start to finish. I love Vic's mixed voice in it: his amazing post-hardcore vocals comprising most of it, combined with his sick screaming (red rose of the dead), beautiful singing (baby, leave the water by the bed for later), and everyone's favorite part, a diamond bullet and a gun made of gold.

The emotion and meaning behind it are so powerful. I read a line-by-line analysis of the meaning and it blew my mind. Some of their best songwriting, and that's saying something. Not to overlook the instrumentals. Tony's shredding in the chorus is too hard for my dad who's been playing for 40 years. Everything about it is perfect. I love it just as much every time I listen to it.

Yeah Boy and Doll Face

The fact that this song is so far down the list is disappointing. This song describes my life. The meaning of the song is so perfect I don't think anyone can improve it. My heart clenches every time I hear it. Every time.

I love this song. It's the best song I have ever heard, unique. Pierce the Veil has their own style that nobody could copy. It's a story of its own. Just keep on singing, you guys, you have plenty of fans. Just keep on rocking.

Are you kidding? This song has to be in the top ten. Such an amazing meaning behind this song.

"With a knife that loves to feel
How do you know how deep to go before it's real?"

This song helped me with self-harm, and it deserves to be higher.

The Newcomers

? Dive In

This song has grown on me like crazy. It is an insane opener for the album.

I love how it builds, and the piano is just AMAZING!

Indeed, this is a pretty good song in PTV's repertoire. I am fairly certain it meets top 15 criteria, if not top 10.

? Today I Saw the Whole World

It hits you right out of the gates. The energy from this song pulses in waves as Vic screams out verses laced with pain and venom.

The chorus is catchy and easy to learn, and the bridge just pushes this song into the stratosphere. The guitar work on this song is awesome, calming down when it needs to and hitting you hard during the chorus.

The guitar work on this song is truly incredible, and Vic's voice is stellar as always. The raw emotion in the lyrics is prominent.

I believe that if someone is being exposed to Pierce the Veil for the first time, this would be a great song to sample. Not only is it a newer song, but it captures their style rather well, in my opinion.

The Contenders
Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides

This song deserves to be number one, no matter how old it is. It has helped me through so much, accompanied me through a road of darkness, and kept me hopeful. From Vic's beautiful voice to the haunting guitar riffs, this song is complete utter perfection. The line that gets me every time is, "I held a diamond to the sun to count the moments on account of the way you smile, smile for me." I'm not sure why. I think it's just the way Vic says it that makes me tear up. He is beautiful, Pierce the Veil are beautiful, the song is beautiful. Thank you, Vic. You have saved so many lives, mine included.

The Boy Who Could Fly

I am absolutely in love with this song. It's fast-paced and very catchy. Of course, I love the songs higher on the list, but "The Boy Who Could Fly," along with "Southern Constellations," just makes my heart melt every time. Especially the line, "Without you there is no me," because of how heartfelt it can come off as.

Personal reasons for loving this song are tied in, but I wouldn't want to bother listing those reasons off, as this song isn't about me and how it relates to me as one person. I highly recommend listening to this song, but I also recommend hearing it in harmony with "Southern Constellations." Together, they tell a very haunting yet beautiful story of love and heartbreak, told by a man who gets much less credit than he deserves for his music.

The New National Anthem

This song is absolutely brilliant. It was the third song I listened to by Pierce the Veil, and it made me fall in love with them. The beginning of the song is magic, and as it picks up, it just gets better and better. This song should be much higher on the list. Vic Fuentes' voice is stupefying. Truly one of their best songs.

This song is so beautiful, and it's not just Vic's singing that makes it so. The lyrics and instrumentals are what push it over the top, making it my favorite PTV song. I adore the transition between the verse and chorus when he sings, "Somebody's supposed to... TEAR THIS PLACE APART UNTIL YOU FIND ME HIDING." The combination of the lyrics and melody paint a picture in my mind that I can relate to.

I also appreciate how the song sounds like he's reassuring someone that everything will be alright in the end, even though he may not get what he wants. The desperation in his voice almost convinces himself that "everything's okay." I just love this song so much.

I Don't Care If You're Contagious

This song becomes so beautiful and meaningful once you know the inspiration behind it. It was written for a fan whose boyfriend had passed away. The first time they held hands was at a Pierce the Veil show. The band felt so moved by this story that they wrote the song as a tribute to that couple, imagining it as if the boyfriend were still watching over his girl.

This song is incredibly sweet and should be considered one of the best! It has amazing lyrics. It's so heartfelt that my boyfriend and I made it our song. It's timeless. I could listen to it all day. It makes me cry because this song is meaningful and comes from the heart. So many songs now are just annoying radio music. We need good music like this on the radio. I am in love with this song.

Stained Glass Eyes and Colorful Tears

I am inspired by this song. It gets me through anything! I love many of their songs, but this one keeps me strong enough to carry on. I instantly fell in love with this song when I first heard it playing. It's by far the best song ever to me!

This song is the best! I love how Vic says, "Maybe I'll pretend right now, but I swear to God I'm gonna change the world." They have changed the world. Well, mine, of course. I owe it all to them. They're my heroes.

This song was the first song that I ever heard by PTV, and it changed everything. It made me fall in love with them and download every album, listening to them on repeat for months. Still love it to this day.

One Hundred Sleepless Nights

There are no words to describe how amazing this song is. I've listened to a lot of Pierce the Veil songs, and this is definitely one of my favorites. It saddens me that it's so underrated. It should be in the top 7, at least!

To me, this is the only track off their newest album I enjoyed as much as King for a Day. The chorus is super catchy. I've been listening on repeat for quite some time now. I don't know why it's all the way at number 25.

Why is this so far down on the list? This, King for a Day, and Stained Glass Eyes and Colorful Tears are my top three.

I'm Low on Gas and You Need a Jacket

Tried to wash you down with something strong! The lyrics are so deep and meaningful. Not to mention, the slow tempo is perfect when you're just trying to relax. Vic just proved that no matter what type of song he does, it will be perfectly amazing!

YES YES YES. But why is this song so low on the list? It's definitely my favorite song by them, probably my favorite song ever by any artist. It means so much to me, and I can relate to it in so many ways. It was the first song to ever make me cry. And I am by no means a crier!

Tangled in the Great Escape

This song is easily one of my favorites! Considering it features Vic and Jason Butler, it really does deserve to be in the top 10. Jason's deep, smooth voice paired with Vic's high-pitched voice is incredibly harmonious. Plus, the song is about being straight-edge, which makes it even better. I am in love with this song. Everyone should listen to it.

This song is so different but in a good way. It has a mysterious and dark vibe to it, and that's what's so beautiful about it. Of course, the lyrics are amazing as always. Vic never disappoints when it comes to writing.

"I became the shame that you backed up on the ropes to arm yourself and hide.
And so I scream, "Mayday, I'm in trouble, send somebody on the double.
Scratching at the floor inside my mind.
They all accept the lie.
So bury what you are outside
Brother, please don't be afraid of me."

The Sky Under the Sea

I really love this song. It's been my favorite song overall for months now, and it's really fun to listen to on repeat. I enjoy picking it apart and trying to hear both guitars, the bassline, the drums, and vocals individually.

This was the very first song I heard from them. If it wasn't for this song, I wouldn't be listening to them. And I still love the song. It should be in a higher rank.

Should be number 1 in my opinion. Not a huge fan of King for a Day either, so for that to be first and this not even on the list is confusing to me!

Divine Zero

Vic's voice is more clean and mature, but he still sticks to his roots. They really busted out something amazing with this song. It definitely deserves to be in the top tens, and it's my personal favorite!

- Clear melodic vocals with short and sweet verses of clear screams
- Beautiful lyrics, the imagery is incomparable to any other Pierce the Veil song
- This song is the heart of Pierce the Veil. When I'm listening to it, I know this is how Pierce the Veil sounds and always should sound.

Come on guys, let's bring this song up through the ranks!

Props & Mayhem

These lyrics are some of the best I've honestly ever heard in my life. They're meaningful and beautifully hard to understand at the same time, so I believe everyone has their own interpretation of what it means. One of my favorite lines is, "I'll throw my arms around you, darling, and we'll turn to ashes. Drown me in the flames." Another line is, "Burst into flames, scream in the dark, I'm gonna light up in flames and die in beautiful stars."

Another line from that song that I feel I can really relate to at times is, "When I'm sober, I feel pain." I think everyone, at some point, feels like when they don't have something, they're in pain without it. Or maybe when they don't have a mind-corrupting feeling like being drunk, they're left to think about something they don't want to think about. This song is a great song to listen to when you're feeling let down.

The Cheap Bouquet

Best song on A Flair for the Dramatic. Super intense, and I love the chihuahua-like screaming in this song from Vic.

Why is this so low?

Honestly, it's so good.

Just the Way You Are

It is much better and more meaningful than the original. This version of the song makes me feel amazing no matter what my situation is. This was the first song I ever heard PTV play, and I became obsessed. Everyone I know agrees that this version is the best ever.

I love the original, but this is so much better. It should be higher up on the list.

It's from Punk Goes Pop, and it's a really good cover! Worth being in the top 10!

Million Dollar House (The Painter)

This is actually my second favorite song (my first is Disasterology), but I voted for it because it deserves to be much higher than it is. It has beautiful lyrics, and the meaning behind it is very pure. I also think that it is very sweet that Vic wrote a song for his and Mike's parents, which makes it even more beautiful. This song also reminds me of a lot of things that happen in life and is somewhat relatable to my own relationship. This song touches my heart so very much. And the lyrics are so beautiful.

Kissing in Cars

The story this song tells feels absolutely beautiful. Whenever I think about the lyrics, I can picture Vic falling in love at a young age and getting into trouble. In the song, he says, "God, don't let me be the only one who says there's no such thing as too young." Additionally, he mentions "red lights flashing in cars we're kissing," which adds a sense of young and broken love to the story.

Why is this song number 37? Are you people crazy? This song should be in the top 10 at least. The song itself is utterly beautiful. It shows that there is no such thing as being too young to fall in love. I love it, and it saddens me that it is so underrated.

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