11/22/2011

"Being lonely's only fun in a group"


I haven't been here for a long time because it's been a while since I last read anything in relation to insanity. But I thought this video would fit the concept of my blog, so it would be a mistake not to write a post about it. Apart from the fact I love the band, the voice of the singer, her style (extreme hair ftw), the energy, and the video of the song, the lyrics are amazing too. Not only because I can connect it to my own life, but also because it describes something that our society is most permeated with: superficiality. A lot of (btw lucky) people have no idea about what insanity is like, but they label themselves with eating/personality/psychiatric disorders, not knowing from where the serious issue starts, not knowing how sad it is that they resort to diagnosing themselves as being bipolar and alike because they crave attention. (Of course I'm not saying that everyone who says he is sick does this, but it has certainly become a trend on the internet for instance.) It is sad that they blame their weaknesses on their health, that they feel they have to search for some kind of excuse because of which they can't function properly, because of which they can't fit society. 

And the saddest part is that they don't know how empty their sickness is. It's all about being catered for, felt sorry for, seeking attention and pity love. It has lost its meaning, just like everything nowadays. They don't feel the horror. The loss of floor from under their feet. The never-ending darkness.

There might have been a time when I made the same mistake. But you know what? It's not me who is sick, abnormal, borderline, or whatever. Not you. Not us. It's 

*narrator getting dragged away*