this is the Muse song that hits home for me, and i think it hits home for a ton more teenagers out there who have listened to it before.
Screenagers are teenagers who are obsessed with the internet. and technology. but in my eyes, it looks to me like it is about a teenager who has some kind of depression, puts up a screen (not a computer in a sense), and hides him or herself from the world, especially the family. they self harm, and do whatever they can to make themselves feel wanted and known somehow.
it's a sad song, and to be honest? i feel it, it makes me cry. in the chorus when he says "who you were, was so beautiful, remember who... who you were", it is almost as if he is asking for the kid to say what's wrong, you don't have to do this.
@RiddledRevengexx agree with your interpretation. I like the play on words you suggest regarding "screenagers". I picked up the original meaning, but after reading your post agree that it has been used with a double meaning (as you suggest ... a screen to hide their true self).
@RiddledRevengexx agree with your interpretation. I like the play on words you suggest regarding "screenagers". I picked up the original meaning, but after reading your post agree that it has been used with a double meaning (as you suggest ... a screen to hide their true self).
Is it really a sad song though? Or is it a cry to teenagers to be their self (which is empowering and uplifting)?
Is it really a sad song though? Or is it a cry to teenagers to be their self (which is empowering and uplifting)?
this is the Muse song that hits home for me, and i think it hits home for a ton more teenagers out there who have listened to it before.
Screenagers are teenagers who are obsessed with the internet. and technology. but in my eyes, it looks to me like it is about a teenager who has some kind of depression, puts up a screen (not a computer in a sense), and hides him or herself from the world, especially the family. they self harm, and do whatever they can to make themselves feel wanted and known somehow.
it's a sad song, and to be honest? i feel it, it makes me cry. in the chorus when he says "who you were, was so beautiful, remember who... who you were", it is almost as if he is asking for the kid to say what's wrong, you don't have to do this.
@RiddledRevengexx agree with your interpretation. I like the play on words you suggest regarding "screenagers". I picked up the original meaning, but after reading your post agree that it has been used with a double meaning (as you suggest ... a screen to hide their true self).
@RiddledRevengexx agree with your interpretation. I like the play on words you suggest regarding "screenagers". I picked up the original meaning, but after reading your post agree that it has been used with a double meaning (as you suggest ... a screen to hide their true self).
Is it really a sad song though? Or is it a cry to teenagers to be their self (which is empowering and uplifting)?
Is it really a sad song though? Or is it a cry to teenagers to be their self (which is empowering and uplifting)?