This was my absolute favorite song when I was in high school, because I was living it. I felt miserable and like I was eking out a meager existence. I was infatuated with a girl who never returned my affection. She would tell me that she envied my being single, and I wanted to explain to her the soul-crushing loneliness I felt. Instead, however, I kept my composure and feigned contentedness, but I was not okay.
I don't speak to her anymore, I have dropped out of high school, and those days are far in the past. While my future may be uncertain, I can say without a doubt that I am much better off today than I was then.
In the music video, I believe that when Gerard is cut off by the beginning of the song, he is about to say, "I just want to live." When you're in high school, it sometimes seems like all you can do just to survive.
This was my absolute favorite song when I was in high school, because I was living it. I felt miserable and like I was eking out a meager existence. I was infatuated with a girl who never returned my affection. She would tell me that she envied my being single, and I wanted to explain to her the soul-crushing loneliness I felt. Instead, however, I kept my composure and feigned contentedness, but I was not okay.
I don't speak to her anymore, I have dropped out of high school, and those days are far in the past. While my future may be uncertain, I can say without a doubt that I am much better off today than I was then.
In the music video, I believe that when Gerard is cut off by the beginning of the song, he is about to say, "I just want to live." When you're in high school, it sometimes seems like all you can do just to survive.