| Dia Frampton – Inventing Shadows Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This song is about depression. A person suffering depression could be described as seeing the world in grey and black: their life, their thinking, their minds lack color. Everything seems dark and empty. Depressed people don't always "see the sun," no matter how many people try to help by saying things like, "Look how nice it is outside. Fresh air or a walk will make you feel better." This song can easily be compared to the writing on Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh about depression. People don't understand why someone can't just smile and feel better. It seems to be actually told by the person who is depressed, if you look at it closely... Depression makes us question ourselves, "What's wrong with me? Why can't I just feel happy?" She is, in fact, inventing shadows, or living in darkness that is difficult to deal with or understand. And finally, think of Hamlet's To Be or Not To Be speech... Isn't he thinking all this through? I believe that is most poignant in the last stanza of Dia's lyrics: "It's in the lights in the world I see How I wish that I could still believe Time could save me If I go who could blame me." |
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