An interesting thing to note is the happy music with the lyrics about depression. I believe when analyzing the lyrics, he does this because people that carelessly listen to the song will not understand it. It requires deep thought. Depression also requires non depressed people to understand the disorder before they can help.
The beginning of the song has to do with depression and self harm and the thoughts of suicide most depressed people constantly have.
The 1st part talks about the morning after a night of cutting, and the common lie to loved ones to stop.
The 2nd part is obvious. Constant suicidal idealization and going back and forward on the idea of suicide.
The 3rd part explains that he is concerned about not just his own depression and suicide, but every one else that's depressed. Now the song becomes more about the lack of help/aid depressed people get.
The 5th part is an attempt to let this song be the stepping stone into coming together and start helping this epidemic. It also says that depression wont get better if you become a recluse (you have to take action).
The 8th part (the rap verse) is confusing. I think the first half is specifically aimed at non depressed people and trying to explain to them what the deal is with depression (showing that he also deals with it). In the other half he explains that his lyrics are trying to turn the guns (suicidal thoughts) into fists (to fight their disorder).
This is my opinion! Let me know if you disagree with anything :)
@MashedPE i agree with everything you said, EXCEPT for the rap verse part. in my opinion, hes saying that he wants the suicidal kids/ people to stop harming themselves and that he rathers that they hurt him, instead of themselves (simply sugest my chest in this confused music) but, hey, this is only my opinion and im just a 7th grader, so i dont know everything, and this is just my opinion/ theory. Hope i helped, though
@MashedPE i agree with everything you said, EXCEPT for the rap verse part. in my opinion, hes saying that he wants the suicidal kids/ people to stop harming themselves and that he rathers that they hurt him, instead of themselves (simply sugest my chest in this confused music) but, hey, this is only my opinion and im just a 7th grader, so i dont know everything, and this is just my opinion/ theory. Hope i helped, though
@MashedPE, I also agree but I also think the rap verse is about how society doesn't help suicidal kids either. They push them around like "mutant kids" and show them the direction to suicide. This speaks to me as bullying or the Laramie Project, in the story of the Laramie Project a boy who is openly gay gets beaten to death by some kids at school. "It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist" see what I mean? The guns are their anger that get transformed into their hands as weapons.
@MashedPE, I also agree but I also think the rap verse is about how society doesn't help suicidal kids either. They push them around like "mutant kids" and show them the direction to suicide. This speaks to me as bullying or the Laramie Project, in the story of the Laramie Project a boy who is openly gay gets beaten to death by some kids at school. "It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist" see what I mean? The guns are their anger that get transformed into their hands as weapons.
@MashedPE I agree with everything you’ve said. My girlfriend struggled with with depression while I was dating her, and I didn’t know that the heck to do to help, and of course I’m not just going to ask her. This song really helped me understand, and help her through it.
@MashedPE I agree with everything you’ve said. My girlfriend struggled with with depression while I was dating her, and I didn’t know that the heck to do to help, and of course I’m not just going to ask her. This song really helped me understand, and help her through it.
@MashedPE "When the sun sets it upsets what's left of my invested interest, interested in putting my fingers to my head" he is more depressed at night, when the sun sets, and he loses interest with the world. His fingers are the barrel of the gun, and putting them to his head would kill him, which he is interested in doing. "The solution is I see a whole room of these mutant kids" When he's playing a concert, he's looking down on a whole room of depressed teens. "Fused at the wrists" they are holding on so tightly to the...
@MashedPE "When the sun sets it upsets what's left of my invested interest, interested in putting my fingers to my head" he is more depressed at night, when the sun sets, and he loses interest with the world. His fingers are the barrel of the gun, and putting them to his head would kill him, which he is interested in doing. "The solution is I see a whole room of these mutant kids" When he's playing a concert, he's looking down on a whole room of depressed teens. "Fused at the wrists" they are holding on so tightly to the guns in their hands, a metaphor for their suicidal habits and thoughts. "I simply tell them they should shoot at this. Simply suggest my chest and this confused music" When he sings this lyrics he is literally telling them this. He'd rather them kill him, he'd rather it be him, or at least it's to prove the point that they would never do it to him, and should never do it to themselves. You can't shoot at the music, but it's an extension of him. It's a bit hard to explain. "It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist" to put their guns away, and to rally together in strength.
This is my semi-detailed breakdown:
An interesting thing to note is the happy music with the lyrics about depression. I believe when analyzing the lyrics, he does this because people that carelessly listen to the song will not understand it. It requires deep thought. Depression also requires non depressed people to understand the disorder before they can help. The beginning of the song has to do with depression and self harm and the thoughts of suicide most depressed people constantly have. The 1st part talks about the morning after a night of cutting, and the common lie to loved ones to stop. The 2nd part is obvious. Constant suicidal idealization and going back and forward on the idea of suicide. The 3rd part explains that he is concerned about not just his own depression and suicide, but every one else that's depressed. Now the song becomes more about the lack of help/aid depressed people get. The 5th part is an attempt to let this song be the stepping stone into coming together and start helping this epidemic. It also says that depression wont get better if you become a recluse (you have to take action).
The 8th part (the rap verse) is confusing. I think the first half is specifically aimed at non depressed people and trying to explain to them what the deal is with depression (showing that he also deals with it). In the other half he explains that his lyrics are trying to turn the guns (suicidal thoughts) into fists (to fight their disorder).
This is my opinion! Let me know if you disagree with anything :)
@MashedPE i agree with everything you said, EXCEPT for the rap verse part. in my opinion, hes saying that he wants the suicidal kids/ people to stop harming themselves and that he rathers that they hurt him, instead of themselves (simply sugest my chest in this confused music) but, hey, this is only my opinion and im just a 7th grader, so i dont know everything, and this is just my opinion/ theory. Hope i helped, though
@MashedPE i agree with everything you said, EXCEPT for the rap verse part. in my opinion, hes saying that he wants the suicidal kids/ people to stop harming themselves and that he rathers that they hurt him, instead of themselves (simply sugest my chest in this confused music) but, hey, this is only my opinion and im just a 7th grader, so i dont know everything, and this is just my opinion/ theory. Hope i helped, though
@MashedPE, I also agree but I also think the rap verse is about how society doesn't help suicidal kids either. They push them around like "mutant kids" and show them the direction to suicide. This speaks to me as bullying or the Laramie Project, in the story of the Laramie Project a boy who is openly gay gets beaten to death by some kids at school. "It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist" see what I mean? The guns are their anger that get transformed into their hands as weapons.
@MashedPE, I also agree but I also think the rap verse is about how society doesn't help suicidal kids either. They push them around like "mutant kids" and show them the direction to suicide. This speaks to me as bullying or the Laramie Project, in the story of the Laramie Project a boy who is openly gay gets beaten to death by some kids at school. "It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist" see what I mean? The guns are their anger that get transformed into their hands as weapons.
@MashedPE That sounds right, but I think it's also kind of about how much people's actions and words can affect others.
@MashedPE That sounds right, but I think it's also kind of about how much people's actions and words can affect others.
@MashedPE I agree with everything you’ve said. My girlfriend struggled with with depression while I was dating her, and I didn’t know that the heck to do to help, and of course I’m not just going to ask her. This song really helped me understand, and help her through it.
@MashedPE I agree with everything you’ve said. My girlfriend struggled with with depression while I was dating her, and I didn’t know that the heck to do to help, and of course I’m not just going to ask her. This song really helped me understand, and help her through it.
@MashedPE "When the sun sets it upsets what's left of my invested interest, interested in putting my fingers to my head" he is more depressed at night, when the sun sets, and he loses interest with the world. His fingers are the barrel of the gun, and putting them to his head would kill him, which he is interested in doing. "The solution is I see a whole room of these mutant kids" When he's playing a concert, he's looking down on a whole room of depressed teens. "Fused at the wrists" they are holding on so tightly to the...
@MashedPE "When the sun sets it upsets what's left of my invested interest, interested in putting my fingers to my head" he is more depressed at night, when the sun sets, and he loses interest with the world. His fingers are the barrel of the gun, and putting them to his head would kill him, which he is interested in doing. "The solution is I see a whole room of these mutant kids" When he's playing a concert, he's looking down on a whole room of depressed teens. "Fused at the wrists" they are holding on so tightly to the guns in their hands, a metaphor for their suicidal habits and thoughts. "I simply tell them they should shoot at this. Simply suggest my chest and this confused music" When he sings this lyrics he is literally telling them this. He'd rather them kill him, he'd rather it be him, or at least it's to prove the point that they would never do it to him, and should never do it to themselves. You can't shoot at the music, but it's an extension of him. It's a bit hard to explain. "It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist" to put their guns away, and to rally together in strength.
@MashedPE I like ur explanation LONG LIVE THE PILOTS
@MashedPE I like ur explanation LONG LIVE THE PILOTS
@MashedPE The eighth part is (I believe) also trying to express that we aren't alone. "I see a whole room of these mutant kids
@MashedPE The eighth part is (I believe) also trying to express that we aren't alone. "I see a whole room of these mutant kids