| Matchbox Twenty – Unwell Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The assumption that this is about drugs is preposterous. It is so clearly about a mental illness, most likely depression. You clearly have no idea what it is like to have such an affliction because if you did, you would see through the words to the obvious metaphors about feeling like you're crazy or unwell. The line "I'm feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown and I don't know why" also explains this perfectly. People suffering from depression or other afflictions don't know why they feel the way they do; often times they have no "reason" to feel down all the time. And "I know right now you can't tell" also describes how many suffer silently and keep it to themselves, which eats through them until it is unbearable and people start to notice a change. "Soon enough you're gonna think of me and how I used to be" show when this finally happens and the people around you wonder what happened and remember how "stable" you used to be. I'm definitely not trying to start a super lame cyber-fight, I just get really upset when people are ignorant of things like this and try to chalk things up to drugs or a sad, but managable, event (like a lost or unrequited love) because it furthers the stigma that biological mental health disorders have. Which is a terrible thing because it keeps people from seeking help, because they might be afraid of being labeled as crazy or wimpy or overdramatic. End rant. |
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