This quote is majorly important to me and should be to everybody else. Just like ” the sun will come out tomorrow” Are so damn important. Today the rates of suicide and self harming have gone way too high have gone too far. To suicide we have lost a lot of great people. Robin Williams especially. Growing up as a kid I loved movies with him in it and i believe that anybody any age adored him. One of my favorite movies with Robin Williams has to be Aladdin and the Night At The Museum movies for sure.
” The Second Day is Always Better” I believe should be on everybody’s wall and should be everyones modo. I understand that people are depressed and just want their lives to be over. Trust me I know because I was that person once too. Id always suffer through a day. It could be a terrible day to the next day being ok. The second day may not be perfect but does get better eventually. No matter what happens in our life we need to know that something will change and it will help you in your life. Suicide is NEVER the path to go down. NEVER. I was once suicidal along with depressed and self harmed. But I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I was watching Green Day’s Bullet in A Bible DVD and Billie said That quote. I look up to him as one of my biggest idols. Ive been listening to them for 11 years. Always listen to your main idols.
Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance once said “no kid should ever feel like they deserve the cuts on their wrists” I can agree with this and and disagree with this quote.
Agree: I agree with this quote because everyone who has a cut on their wrist or anywhere else on their body caused by themselves should never feel like they deserved that cut. They did that because they were in a tough spot in their life and cutting felt like the only right thing to do. Cutting is never the right path to go down but we all do it one time or another if we have been depressed before.
Disagree: I disagree with this because I went through a time where I felt like I deserved every single cut I have. Because it was my fault to give in to that certain thing. Or its my fault I gave my hopes up to know that the same thing was going to happen again. I failed something so to punish myself I would cut myself and give myself negative self talk. I thought I deserverd everything. I was in a rough spot. I had a whole bunch of stress on me. Boys, school and my grades, college applications and my parents. My parents are a big part of my stress and were a big part of why I want to be invisible and just be alone and just break down. I couldn’t take my parents or my ex bothering me I just broke down and cut. Because of my selfishness and drama and everything I did. And now because of that I am mad at my self for doing it. Im now insecure about my body image and I now have to make excuses about why I don’t want to go swimming.
How many of us have been cheated on in our life time? Or have we been the one that has done the cheating? In the song CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater by Never Shout Never, frontman Christopher Drew tells a comical story about being cheated on. Your dating someone and everything is going all great but then one day you send a message to your significant other and you get no response. You call them and get no answer? If you have had a good relationship in your mind you have nothing to worry about and just assume they are busy. But after 3 text messages and 4 missed calls you know something must be up. The way he or she starts acting around one of your best friends you know something must be up. This situation happened to me my sophomore year of high school. One of my best friends started getting a little too close with the boyfriend I had at the time and in the long run he started ignoring my texts and calls and eventually I broke up with him and a week later he was dating her. This song is good humor to help people who have been cheated on and also lets people see that it isn’t the end of the world. If you have cheated before shame on you.! If you have been the one getting cheated on Im sorry. What we learn from experience like this is that It makes us a better person but if you are the one doing the cheating ” Once a cheater always a cheater” So shape up your ways.
“CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater”
Yeah, you sure broke my heart last week, When you said you had slept with him. I know you called, I got them all. La da da da da da
Girl, you better love what you got, Before you go and give it away But don’t say that I don’t know you
‘Cause, oh, I know all about your type You’re the type of girl that texts all day and talks all night. And, oh, I know, that you are feeling sad. I don’t feel bad, ’cause even after 3 text messages, 4 missed calls, You still slept with my best friend.
Yeah, you sure got a lot of nerve, To say that this was all my fault. I know you called, I got them all. La da da da da da
Girl, you better love what you got, Before you go and give it away But don’t say that I don’t know you
‘Cause, oh, I know all about your type You’re the type of girl that texts all day and talks all night. And, oh, I know that you are feeling sad. I don’t feel bad, ’cause even after 3 text messages, 4 missed calls, You still slept with my best friend.
[2x] So I sing rain, rain go away, come again another day, When I say it’s okay to give a little hell to pay. And every single time you make your way into my sheets, The hours move to minutes, the days turn into weeks. And I know you’re so cool, but I must be a fool, For taking you in and letting you win control of my heart. And every single time you make your way into my sheets, The hours move to minutes, the days turn into weeks.
Oh, I know all about your type You’re the type of girl that texts all day and talks all night. And, oh, I know, that you are feeling sad. I don’t feel bad, ’cause even after 3 text messages, 4 missed calls, You still slept with my best friend.
I heard this song for the first time yesterday and said to myself “why hasn’t this song been in my life yet?” Im going to be real honest with this post because I have found my new anthem.
First chunk
In my life I feel like breaking down almost everyday. I feel out of place everyday because no matter who I try to become friends with I just feel like a body because the group felt bad saying no to you. I was that one girl that wasn’t obsessed with justin bieber or taylor swift. I was that girl that was being a loyal fan girl to Punk Rock Metal bands. No one ever understood my taste in music at all. I got called emo. I didn’t care I was an outcast, whatever. I thought about running away all the time thinking no one would ever miss me. I lock myself in my room every night as soon as I get home from school. I keep my music loud so nobody hears me screaming. When you feel like cutting, when you cut you hold back your screams and just start crying. No you have no idea what it is like to be in my head. Nothing is ever right when you are me. If you could see into my head you would be crying with me. Nobody has a clue what it is like to be me.
Chorus
Yes Im hurt Yes I feel lost. I feel like Im left in the dark all the time. Hell my managers at work forget Im there so they forget to send me home. I get kicked when Im down all the time. Majority of the time I am down. My boyfriend has helped me so much and is continuing to be my biggest supporter. Depression sucks like a bitch. Before I found him I was a complete wreck. I was always breaking down and cutting almost everyday. No one was ever there to save me because I never opened up to anybody.
Verse 2
Have I ever wanted to be someone else?Of course I have. But in reality none of us want to be who we actually are. We wish we could be famous or rich or have everything we want. But nobody would want to be me I guarantee that. If you were me you would be living with memories of my depression past, seeing scars all over your body and saying to yourself why the fuck did I do that. In my life right now it is hard to think that I am beautiful with scars Im insecure about my body image, Im still holding a lot in because Im scared to tell my parents about the dark years I went through. I wanted my life to be over I just wanted to end it because I didn’t think I had anything left for me. I was that low in my self esteem and at the lowest part in my life. I was desperate for help but was too scared to go get it. I used music instead of medication. Music was my therapy. I was sick of my ” so called friends” pretending to wanting to hang out only for me to be bored to tears. Did any of them come to my grad party nope not at all. Who cares I don’t need friends right now. When nobody cares when everybody is in their own world they don’t care about you. Even though you lie and say your fine you wish someone would decipher your call for help. Your bleeding on the inside you are hurt from all your flaws.
3rd verse
“You might think Im happy but Im not gonna be okay. ” I played this card so well I still do… I do well at faking a smile and good at lying. I can be in the most depressing mood and make it look like I am in the best mood ever. I could have cut myself two hours earlier and act like Im the happiest girl in the world. I have my days where Im up and down. I know that Im never going to be OK and I have given to accept that. My boyfriend is the one who has really picked me up off the ground and he is the most understanding guy in the world. He tells me not to dwell in the past, but talking about my past and relate things to music helps everything.
So welcome to my life.
Do you ever feel like breaking down? Do you ever feel out of place, Like somehow you just don’t belong And no one understands you? Do you ever wanna run away? Do you lock yourself in your room With the radio on turned up so loud That no one hears you’re screaming?
No, you don’t know what it’s like When nothing feels all right You don’t know what it’s like To be like me
To be hurt To feel lost To be left out in the dark To be kicked when you’re down To feel like you’ve been pushed around To be on the edge of breaking down And no one’s there to save you No, you don’t know what it’s like Welcome to my life
Do you wanna be somebody else? Are you sick of feeling so left out? Are you desperate to find something more Before your life is over? Are you stuck inside a world you hate? Are you sick of everyone around? With their big fake smiles and stupid lies While deep inside you’re bleeding
No, you don’t know what it’s like When nothing feels all right You don’t know what it’s like To be like me
To be hurt To feel lost To be left out in the dark To be kicked when you’re down To feel like you’ve been pushed around To be on the edge of breaking down And no one’s there to save you No you don’t know what it’s like Welcome to my life
No one ever lied straight to your face And no one ever stabbed you in the back You might think I’m happy but I’m not gonna be okay Everybody always gave you what you wanted You never had to work it was always there You don’t know what it’s like, what it’s like
To be hurt To feel lost To be left out in the dark To be kicked when you’re down To feel like you’ve been pushed around To be on the edge of breaking down And no one’s there to save you No, you don’t know what it’s like (What it’s like)
To be hurt To feel lost To be left out in the dark To be kicked when you’re down To feel like you’ve been pushed around To be on the edge of breaking down And no one’s there to save you No, you don’t know what it’s like Welcome to my life Welcome to my life Welcome to my life
When you see my friends by Mayday Parade is a really deep song. The very first verse gets to me every single time.
I’m burned out like a bright light I wasn’t ready for this you’re adorable as hell, but I’m glancing at your wrist oh please have faith I can be so cavalier and when they start to ask questions I’ll make sure to be clear
This is a clear example of this girl is just coming out of a depression and has a history of self harm. The person who says isn’t ready is….kind of was not expecting this out of the girl. But he wants to be supportive of her and when people start noticing or asking questions he will be there to back her up.
When you deal with someone who has depression or you were/are dealing with depression you know how hard it is to keep on going. I have been that girl that thought she wasn’t ready for new relationships or know that people are staring at my scars. I went through a depression and like the character in the song I went through a self harm phase too. I was scared to talk to people especially boys. I was scared to open up and even to start dating because my last relationship is what messed me up. I met someone who found the best in me and didn’t acknowledge my flaws. He saw my scars and is sill standing by my side. He stands up for me and is the best. When the time is right to tell my parents about my depression history he will be there to help me be clear when my parents ask me why.
And give it up for the long nights and all those terrible fights were you honest with yourself, every version of yourself? did you get lost on the side of the road? if you keep acting this way I swear I’ll never come home
Going through depression and self harm you go through a lot of struggles.You fight with yourself constantly. You say oh just one cut….but then it turns into 10 then 20. You argue with yourself telling yourself you deserved it but then you say why did I do that? I was lost I was scared my only friend at the time abandoned me instead of being there for me. My parents thought I was fine because I acted like I was fine. But I was lying to them but more importantly I was lying to myself. I wasn’t being honest with anybody. But it was because I didn’t want anybody to know what I was doing to myself. I didn’t want to get thrown into a crazy house or be on depressant drugs. There were times where I just thought about not coming home or running away from home thinking it would solve all of my problems. But as I got thinking, by doing that it would just make everything worse. So I held on longer and using music as my help. Yeah I still have my days where Im just stuck under a cloud. Yes I have days when I just want to cut but I don’t. Today I am a stronger person that wants to share my story to help and inspire other people who are or have gone through this same struggle.
In life we all go down the depression path one time or another. To many but not all this could be our theme song. I know in my situation this was my National Anthem. In this song I feel we are on a journey of what it is like to feel alone and how hard things could be in life. When we are depressed, wherever we go even if we are surrounded by people we feel alone. When I went through my depression my room, my music library, piano, and guitar were my only friends. I was home but I literally just stayed in my room all the time. I would be awake in the midnight hours while everyone would be asleep. I had friends but I felt like I was just a blob. “My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me ‘Til then I walk alone”
These words were the words I was living by. My shadow was my only friend. And my shallow heart was still beating. I was tempted to end the beating but I never gave up. I knew there was hope for me and I just had to wait a little bit longer because I knew giving up wasn’t the answer. I wished for someone to find me and piece me back together. 3 years later I eventually did. I did walk alone. I had friends but they acted like I was never there or I was left out all the time.
“Check my vital signs To know I’m still alive and I walk alone”
There were days in my life where I cut too deep and scared that the worst would happen. I never got help because I wanted to get better on my own and do it on my own. While reading this you might be thinking what is wrong with this chick? She won’t stop being depressed until some dude comes and plays prince charming? Well people this is not the case. Yes I was suffering from a broken heart and had trust issues with everyone. I had also lost my grandmother during that time and that added on more depression. I was struggling with a few of my classes and I was trying to take care of it on my own because my parents kept telling me they wouldn’t be there to sit and hold my hand through college. There was a lot of stress on me. My senior year came and there was pressure on college. Even though I was just going to the local community college there was still pressure on me to do everything on my own. I found good and bad ways to cope with my depression and stress. The bad way was obviously going for the blade and cutting myself.
Eventually I found comfort with music and started college and eventually found my prince charming. Im sure many people have a similar story and have had this song as an anthem or a song to get them by.
“Boulevard Of Broken Dreams”
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don’t know where it goes
But it’s home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I’m the only one and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a…
My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
‘Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah,
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
I’m walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Of the edge and where I walk alone
Read between the lines
Of what’s fucked up and everything’s alright
Check my vital signs
To know I’m still alive and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a…
My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
‘Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah
I walk alone
I walk a…
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I’m the only one and I walk a…
My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
‘Til then I walk alone…
In Sleeping With Sirens song A Trophy Father’s Trophy Son, frontman Kellin Quinn delivers a strong message to teens across the world. This song speaks to people who have had a loved one or a parent walk out of their lives and maybe or never hear from them ever again. Even if you have never experienced anything like this in your life, you can still feel the emotion in the song through the lyrics. Kellin Quinn himself came from a broken family so this song came from the heart and his past experiences. Some of the main lyrics in the song are
Why are you walking away? Was it something I did? Did I make a mistake cause I’m trying to deal with the pain I don’t understand this, is this how it ends? I will try to understand
The question anyone asks when someone walks out of their life. Why are you walking away? We all want to know why that person walks away whether it is a family member or even a significant other. Was it something I did? Did I make a mistake? When someone leaves or something goes wrong we can automatically think it could have been something we have done or we are the reason that person wants to leave. If we made a mistake can’t you just tell us what we did instead of just leaving? WHY WHY WHY? Why is the main question we want to understand why that person has to leave or just why that person is leaving. Im trying to deal with the pain Dealing with that type of pain has to be the most unbearable pain. You feel lost and confused you don’t understand but you try to understand. When Kellin Quinn sings this song live you can really see his passion in this song you can still feel his hurt inside. You see people in the crowd with tears streaming down their face because you can tell that they have someone in their life who has walked out on them. This song hits home to many people. The last line in the song is very important too Is this what you call a family? This line delivers so much. Do you really call this a family when you are missing who you thought was one of the most important people in your life? Or do you call this a family because things are so much better now that, that person is gone? No, your life is never going to be the same because you are missing someone you love, but it could make you a stronger person in the end like Kellin Quinn himself.
“A Trophy Father’s Trophy Son”
Father, father, tell me where have you been?
It’s been hell not having you here
I’ve been missing you so bad
And you don’t seem to care
When I go to sleep at night, you’re not there
When I go to sleep at night, do you care?
Do you even miss us?
Your bottle’s your mistress
I need to know, I need to know
Why are you walking away?
Was it something I did?
Did I make a mistake cause
I’m trying to deal with the pain
I don’t understand this, is this how it ends?
I will try to understand
Father, father, tell me where are you now?
It’s been hell not having you
Last thing I heard, you were fed up, you’re skipping town
With no note telling where
When I go to sleep at night, you’re not there
When I go to sleep at night, do you care?
I need to know, I need to know
Why are you walking away?
Was it something I did?
Did I make a mistake cause
I’m trying to deal with the pain
I don’t understand this, is this how it ends?
Why are you running away?
I don’t understand this, is this how it ends?
Why are you running away?
Tell me please, tell me please, I need to know
Is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Spent seven years wishing that you’d drop the line
But I carry the thought along with you in my mind
But is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Family!
Why are you walking away?
Was it something I did?
Did I make a mistake cause
I’m trying to deal with the pain
I don’t understand this, is this how it ends?
Why are you running away?
I don’t understand this, is this how it ends?
Why are you running away?
Tell me please, tell me please, I need to know
Is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Is this what you call a family?
Everyone doesn’t have the perfect day or night and sometimes the whole weekend can suck too. There are days where we just want them to be over with or days we don’t want to come. Today a lot of teens live with their parents and this song just makes everybody want to say screw the rules! Teenagers are stuck in a rut and they want to get out in the real world and actually get to discover who they really are. If they had a day they could just go out and be crazy and forget about the troubles. Maybe it isn’t your weekend but make it your year. Go out and try new things and do something you’d never see yourself doing. Being a teenager right now is hard. Yes i am 18 but i go to community college and live at home because my parents said go to this school and commute and we will buy you a car… So i was sucked into that. The thing that sucks is Im not getting the college experience of living in the dorms or even the experience of living on my own. So this song seems like my anthem because I just want to get out of the house go travel and go on crazy adventures with my friends or boyfriend. I want to go see All Time Low on May 19th and have the best time of my life. But I seriously don’t want to waste another minute here is my key phrase. Im so sick of this Rochester weather, snow, cold temps. I wanna go to sunny LA or go to disney in florida. Go to the nascar race or see another one of my favorite bands. This song is the anthem of YOLO and being a little Rebel. Thats what teens should do some time. Go out and Rebel. Act like you are weightless and have a ball.
“I wanna feel weightless And that should be enough
But I’m stuck in this fucking rut Waiting on a second hand pick me up And I’m over, getting older
If I could just find the time Then I would never let another day go by I’m over, getting old
Maybe it’s not my weekend But it’s gonna be my year And I’m so sick of watching while the minutes pass as I go nowhere And this is my reaction To everything I fear Cause I’ve been going crazy I don’t want to waste another minute here”
Have you ever wanted to go out and be crazy but could never do it because of strict parents or because of rules you have to follow? Are you ever afraid to just do it even though you know the consequences? But as soon as you find out your parents are going away for a few days you say ” YES”! and call all your friends or do you just text your bf/gf to sneak over for a few days, even though your parents said no party or having your significant other there when your parents are not home?! That is somewhat being a REBEL because you don’t care and you finally going to do what you want to do and nobody is going to be there to stop you. Dictionary.com’s definition of a rebel is this:” When you rebel against your parents by dying your hair green and staying out without calling, you are acting in a way that questions both their authority and their rules about what is right and acceptable.”
Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack has another definition of a REBEL that you can’t find in a dictionary. Biersack says
“A rebel is a person who stands up for their own personal opinions despite what anyone els says. A true rebel stands up for what they believe is right, not against what is right. It’s not about smoking crack, drinking till you’re rendered unconscious, or beating the crap out of anyone that crosses your path. It’s all about being an individual and refusing to follow a crowd that forces you to think the same way they do even if it means becoming an outcast to society. True rebels know who they are and do not compromise their individuality or personal opinion for anyone. They’re straight forward and honest, and they will sure as hell tell it like it is.”
The song Rebel Love song is a clear example of being a rebel. It basically says that the singer doesn’t care that people don’t like who he is seeing. It shows that he is gonna do what he is gonna do and that nobody can stop him anymore. The only person he needs is the person he is in love with. This shows teenagers that who cares if your parents hate the person you are dating or hate your friends. It tells you to just keep pushing forward to keep your happiness alive. We aren’t gonna change our minds no one is going to change our minds for us. If this is what makes us happy then leave us alone.
“Rebel Love Song”
I cannot hide what’s on my mind
I feel it burning deep inside
A passion crime to take what’s mine
Let us start living for today
Never gonna’ change my mind
We can leave it all behind
Nothin’s gonna’ stop us
No not this time
So take your hand in mine
It’s ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It’s do or die
This is a rebel love song
My outlaw eyes have seen their lies
I choke on all they had to say
When worlds collide what’s left inside
I hold on tight and hear you pray
Never gonna’ change my mind
We can leave it all behind
Nothin’s gonna’ stop us
No not this time
So take your hand in mine
It’s ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It’s do or die
This is a rebel love song
Wild and running for one reason
They can’t stop us from our freedom
(Wild and running for one reason
They can’t stop us from our freedom)
Never gonna’ change my mind
We can leave it all behind
Nothin’s gonna’ stop us
No not this time
So take your hand in mine
It’s ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It’s do or die
This is a rebel love song
So take your hand in mine
It’s ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It’s do or die
This is a rebel love song
” A cut can not heal unless you leave it alone. I’ll open mine daily leaving bones exposed.” Are lyrics delivered by Of Mice & Mens frontman Austin Carlile. The meaning to this main quote is that picking at a cut is hard to leave alone because it itches or burns. It doesn’t have to be a cut it can be a feeling that you have. A fire burning deep inside because you are so angry. Seeing someone you absolutely hate and having to deal with them by acting completely happy. ” If we say that were all just a little bit broken tell me who is to blame?” None of us are perfect. Everyone has a dark side admit it or not. We both know what it is like to be the one being betrayed and being the one doing the betrayal. The only person you have to blame is yourself basically. It was your fault that you let things happen to you. Some you couldn’t stop but the thing is your dwelling in the past. The lyrics to the song are below and the link to the song.
“Bones Exposed”
It’s like loving a lion that cannot be tamed,
I snap at the thought or the sound of your name.
Pulling teeth from my stomach,
you’ve been eaten alive.
My blood fills your lungs,
my soul, you’re inside.
My feet they stand on ashes from the fires that you’ve made.
Burning bridges just to save your face.
If I say I wouldn’t be hostile,
could you say you would do the same?
If we’re all made just a little bit broken,
tell me who is to blame?
tell me who is to blame?
I’m sensing a feeling picking wounds of regret,
That left alone there’s no scarring I’ll dig and I’ll dig,
Scratching and itching I’ll keep biting my lip,
from this pain that I’m feeling,
picking wounds of regret.
A cut cannot heal,
unless you leave it alone.
I’ll open mine daily,
leaving bones exposed.
If I say I wouldn’t be hostile,
could you say you would do the same?
If we’re all made just a little bit broken,
tell me who is to blame?
tell me who is to blame?
Standing on ashes from the fires you’ve made,
burning your bridges just to save your face.
Wounds of regret.
If I say I wouldn’t be hostile,
could you say you would do the same?
If we’re all made just a little bit broken,
tell me who is to blame?
tell me who is to blame?
We’re broken, imperfect,
we were all made the same.
We’re broken, we’re broken, imperfect,
we are all to blame.
Elizabeth 10.12.14<3 