I think it's really cool Hunter debuted this song at the Grammy's, not only is it a huge risk, it takes a lot of guts. According to Hunter, this song is incredibly personal, and tells the story of him being a "dorky musician." However, the message of this song extends farther than his experiences.
To me, this song speaks to people who have been bullied and didn't fit in. The overall message is positive, and encourages people who just don't fit in or feel alone to hang on, because it gets so much better.
People who are bullied, as Hunter says, feel invisible, and the crowded hallways are the lonliest places because you see everyone talking to their friends, and you just stick out like a sore thumb.
In the first stanza of the song, Hunter gives the image of someone walking through the hallways and just feeling totally invisible, and although you try to fit in, you can't. The feeling of frustration and hoplessness are shown through the lines of: "you've been trying for so long to find what your place is." And he points to the fact that it's not YOUR fault, and it's theirs through the line: "in their narrow minds there's no room for anyone who dares to do something different."
In the chorus, he reminds the listener that it does get better, and people's minds do change and differences should be celebrated. That the words hurt, but it does get better. He reminds the listener that someday all of the pain they feel and bad days will just be memories, and they won't hurt as bad and you will find happiness and acceptance as long as you hold on.
In the second verse, the mood changes. All that the person feels is terrible because of feeling alone, really isn't. Being different isn't a curse, and it's okay to stick out and you don't have to hide. Because one day you will find acceptance, and people who find the things that everyone else around you finds as a curse as a blessing and they'll find your bravery for sticking through the bad times.
In the bridge, Hunter looks to the future. He describes all the "labels they give you just cause they don't understand if you just look past this moment, you'll see you've got a friend." Labels are cruel and awful, but if you hold on, you'll find the people who've been where you are and are rooting for you.
That was really in depth and maybe didn't make sense, but oh well. This song means so much to me, as a person who has been bullied all throughout their life for having a disability. I promise, to anyone out there who feels alone because of what they say, or that you stick out, you'll find that as you get older, it gets so much better. As Hunter says, "there's so much more to life than what you're feeling now."
I think it's really cool Hunter debuted this song at the Grammy's, not only is it a huge risk, it takes a lot of guts. According to Hunter, this song is incredibly personal, and tells the story of him being a "dorky musician." However, the message of this song extends farther than his experiences.
To me, this song speaks to people who have been bullied and didn't fit in. The overall message is positive, and encourages people who just don't fit in or feel alone to hang on, because it gets so much better.
People who are bullied, as Hunter says, feel invisible, and the crowded hallways are the lonliest places because you see everyone talking to their friends, and you just stick out like a sore thumb.
In the first stanza of the song, Hunter gives the image of someone walking through the hallways and just feeling totally invisible, and although you try to fit in, you can't. The feeling of frustration and hoplessness are shown through the lines of: "you've been trying for so long to find what your place is." And he points to the fact that it's not YOUR fault, and it's theirs through the line: "in their narrow minds there's no room for anyone who dares to do something different."
In the chorus, he reminds the listener that it does get better, and people's minds do change and differences should be celebrated. That the words hurt, but it does get better. He reminds the listener that someday all of the pain they feel and bad days will just be memories, and they won't hurt as bad and you will find happiness and acceptance as long as you hold on.
In the second verse, the mood changes. All that the person feels is terrible because of feeling alone, really isn't. Being different isn't a curse, and it's okay to stick out and you don't have to hide. Because one day you will find acceptance, and people who find the things that everyone else around you finds as a curse as a blessing and they'll find your bravery for sticking through the bad times.
In the bridge, Hunter looks to the future. He describes all the "labels they give you just cause they don't understand if you just look past this moment, you'll see you've got a friend." Labels are cruel and awful, but if you hold on, you'll find the people who've been where you are and are rooting for you.
That was really in depth and maybe didn't make sense, but oh well. This song means so much to me, as a person who has been bullied all throughout their life for having a disability. I promise, to anyone out there who feels alone because of what they say, or that you stick out, you'll find that as you get older, it gets so much better. As Hunter says, "there's so much more to life than what you're feeling now."