I can't help but feel like this is somehow, even inadvertently, connected to Dissociative Identity Disorder or even just regular dissociation. I have a friend with DID and it just seems like a mirror to them. Black out days are days they don't remember. When the alter takes over, they often have no memory of what has happened, and when they come back, it's like having had a black out. A thousand voices, while being a huge number, reminds me of how sometimes even when that person is themselves, the alter can still echo in their head. Even the mirror on the wall, there's a disconnect between who you are and what you're seeing. I don't know, this is the vibe I'm getting.
@Aniform I know this is an old comment. Sorry.
I just wanted to add, 9 years later, that as being someone who is seeing a professional to try and figure out some sort of diagnosis with this (or differential diagnosis), I agree with this. I am not diagnosed and I can’t be so sure, but to me this song was an awakening. The chaos, the confusion, the disorganized lyrics and references of ‘change’, that background ambient chant that just represents the “noise” or feeling of such to where it’s numb, the dream-like everything, it just… it hits a million different points...
@Aniform I know this is an old comment. Sorry.
I just wanted to add, 9 years later, that as being someone who is seeing a professional to try and figure out some sort of diagnosis with this (or differential diagnosis), I agree with this. I am not diagnosed and I can’t be so sure, but to me this song was an awakening. The chaos, the confusion, the disorganized lyrics and references of ‘change’, that background ambient chant that just represents the “noise” or feeling of such to where it’s numb, the dream-like everything, it just… it hits a million different points at once… and I can see how for some confirmed with the condition It’d even hit more than just these, such as “speaking in tongues” can not only represent tone but also literal languages depending on the cultural background and amnesia and etc.
So… yeah. I’ll be on my way now. I agree with this interpretation, whether intentional by phantogram or not.
@Aniform@Eirxnos This is the comment I was looking for, as someone diagnosed with DID I can confirm this. Today was a very confusing day for me so I was trying to explain it to ourselves with a song, and this song came instantly to my mind. I feel that the lyrics express perfectly how dissociation may look from the inside
@Aniform@Eirxnos This is the comment I was looking for, as someone diagnosed with DID I can confirm this. Today was a very confusing day for me so I was trying to explain it to ourselves with a song, and this song came instantly to my mind. I feel that the lyrics express perfectly how dissociation may look from the inside
@Aniform bingo! Phantogram says their inspiration for this song is “from their personal struggles with mental health and the desire to express their inner turmoil through their music. The song represents their cathartic journey and their attempt to make sense of the complexities of the human experience.”
@Aniform bingo! Phantogram says their inspiration for this song is “from their personal struggles with mental health and the desire to express their inner turmoil through their music. The song represents their cathartic journey and their attempt to make sense of the complexities of the human experience.”
As someone with dissociative amnesia, I connected with this song intuitively on all levels and cried like a baby hearing someone finally putting words to what it’s like to miss your memories. There’s forgetting, and then there’s blacking out. I can tell when I’ve dissociated because there is literally a void in my...
As someone with dissociative amnesia, I connected with this song intuitively on all levels and cried like a baby hearing someone finally putting words to what it’s like to miss your memories. There’s forgetting, and then there’s blacking out. I can tell when I’ve dissociated because there is literally a void in my memory that I wouldn’t have noticed if not for friends and family pointing out holes in my memory. When overwhelmed, I simply retreat into my mind.
To be fair, I do also get a bad breakup vibe. After I finally accepted my ex as essentially a con artist, I realized I had no clue who he was and just wanted him to stay away.
The hallmark of a beautiful piece of art is how it can move people in completely different ways. Although there is a general consensus that this song is about bad stuff, stuff we don’t like, I enjoy seeing new perspectives. Kudos to all of you!
I can't help but feel like this is somehow, even inadvertently, connected to Dissociative Identity Disorder or even just regular dissociation. I have a friend with DID and it just seems like a mirror to them. Black out days are days they don't remember. When the alter takes over, they often have no memory of what has happened, and when they come back, it's like having had a black out. A thousand voices, while being a huge number, reminds me of how sometimes even when that person is themselves, the alter can still echo in their head. Even the mirror on the wall, there's a disconnect between who you are and what you're seeing. I don't know, this is the vibe I'm getting.
@Aniform I know this is an old comment. Sorry. I just wanted to add, 9 years later, that as being someone who is seeing a professional to try and figure out some sort of diagnosis with this (or differential diagnosis), I agree with this. I am not diagnosed and I can’t be so sure, but to me this song was an awakening. The chaos, the confusion, the disorganized lyrics and references of ‘change’, that background ambient chant that just represents the “noise” or feeling of such to where it’s numb, the dream-like everything, it just… it hits a million different points...
@Aniform I know this is an old comment. Sorry. I just wanted to add, 9 years later, that as being someone who is seeing a professional to try and figure out some sort of diagnosis with this (or differential diagnosis), I agree with this. I am not diagnosed and I can’t be so sure, but to me this song was an awakening. The chaos, the confusion, the disorganized lyrics and references of ‘change’, that background ambient chant that just represents the “noise” or feeling of such to where it’s numb, the dream-like everything, it just… it hits a million different points at once… and I can see how for some confirmed with the condition It’d even hit more than just these, such as “speaking in tongues” can not only represent tone but also literal languages depending on the cultural background and amnesia and etc. So… yeah. I’ll be on my way now. I agree with this interpretation, whether intentional by phantogram or not.
@Aniform @Eirxnos This is the comment I was looking for, as someone diagnosed with DID I can confirm this. Today was a very confusing day for me so I was trying to explain it to ourselves with a song, and this song came instantly to my mind. I feel that the lyrics express perfectly how dissociation may look from the inside
@Aniform @Eirxnos This is the comment I was looking for, as someone diagnosed with DID I can confirm this. Today was a very confusing day for me so I was trying to explain it to ourselves with a song, and this song came instantly to my mind. I feel that the lyrics express perfectly how dissociation may look from the inside
@Aniform bingo! Phantogram says their inspiration for this song is “from their personal struggles with mental health and the desire to express their inner turmoil through their music. The song represents their cathartic journey and their attempt to make sense of the complexities of the human experience.”
@Aniform bingo! Phantogram says their inspiration for this song is “from their personal struggles with mental health and the desire to express their inner turmoil through their music. The song represents their cathartic journey and their attempt to make sense of the complexities of the human experience.”
As someone with dissociative amnesia, I connected with this song intuitively on all levels and cried like a baby hearing someone finally putting words to what it’s like to miss your memories. There’s forgetting, and then there’s blacking out. I can tell when I’ve dissociated because there is literally a void in my...
As someone with dissociative amnesia, I connected with this song intuitively on all levels and cried like a baby hearing someone finally putting words to what it’s like to miss your memories. There’s forgetting, and then there’s blacking out. I can tell when I’ve dissociated because there is literally a void in my memory that I wouldn’t have noticed if not for friends and family pointing out holes in my memory. When overwhelmed, I simply retreat into my mind.
To be fair, I do also get a bad breakup vibe. After I finally accepted my ex as essentially a con artist, I realized I had no clue who he was and just wanted him to stay away.
The hallmark of a beautiful piece of art is how it can move people in completely different ways. Although there is a general consensus that this song is about bad stuff, stuff we don’t like, I enjoy seeing new perspectives. Kudos to all of you!