This song means so much to me. For me, it is about depression and how you want to hide inside and everything seems meaningless. But Le Tigre tells us to keep on living, and try and enjoy the little things like that cool breeze or the buzzing of the bumble bees, and so on. I think the line "you don't need to scratch inside" etc. means that you don't need to hate yourself or self-harm because you are valuable and beautiful. This song means a lot to me, because I've been suffering from depression for over 20 years. It all started out when I was a kid and I still haven't recovered. Bikini Kill was my favourite band when I was 20, and this song by Le Tigre gives me hope and is about the essential things that you need to do when your depression tries to take the best of you. Keeping on living. Taking joy in the small things. Remembering that life has meaning and that you are worthy of love, and that your existence is good. No matter what horrible things you've experienced, there is a reason to go on. I recommend Team Dresch's "Remember who you are" on that note.
This song means so much to me. For me, it is about depression and how you want to hide inside and everything seems meaningless. But Le Tigre tells us to keep on living, and try and enjoy the little things like that cool breeze or the buzzing of the bumble bees, and so on. I think the line "you don't need to scratch inside" etc. means that you don't need to hate yourself or self-harm because you are valuable and beautiful. This song means a lot to me, because I've been suffering from depression for over 20 years. It all started out when I was a kid and I still haven't recovered. Bikini Kill was my favourite band when I was 20, and this song by Le Tigre gives me hope and is about the essential things that you need to do when your depression tries to take the best of you. Keeping on living. Taking joy in the small things. Remembering that life has meaning and that you are worthy of love, and that your existence is good. No matter what horrible things you've experienced, there is a reason to go on. I recommend Team Dresch's "Remember who you are" on that note.