This post is a little late, but i really wanted to finish this piece and post it. Suddenly all weekends are full because there is hardly any covid restrictions, birthdays are finally celebrated again, rescheduled events are happening… Busy, busy.
Today’s post is about Lonely by Imagine Dragons, a track on the album Mercury – Act 1. As the title suggests it’s a song about feeling lonely, but what really stood out to me is the line about feeling lonely even when there’s other people around.
Some nights I get a little lonely
It’s even when there’s people all around me
Imagine Dragons – Lonely
The main character of the painting is the singer of the song, hanging from the ceiling when everyone else makes being the right way up look so easy. He tries to blend into the background (wearing a blue shirt even) but stands out – something is wrong, somehow he’s not doing this standing thing like the other people are doing it.
He feels out of place, and it’s a feeling I know all too well. Apparently, no one really gets his perspective. Depending on what social groups I’m with I feel like I have to cut parts of my personality because people simply will not understand. Maybe it’s because their view on the world is so different, not in terms of morals but personal goals or opinions. Maybe I overthink too much, overcomplicate things. I’m not really sure.
It’s not that I can’t have fun around other people, even if I do feel like I experience the world a little differently. It can be overwhelming, but I’ve gotten a lot better at being around other people. Still, it felt so nice to hear someone share my experience, I wanted to put it into art.
jenyoyo 