Three Hundred and Sixtieth Three Straight Into the Hearts of the People

"Wish I could find a good voice no one heard, wish I had a natural voice, wish I found a new chord no one had heard, wish I could write songs that weren't just flashy Rhyme." (Note 1)

Frank and true.

This should be the true voice of countless independent musicians who embrace their music dreams but are trapped in the rut. After being lost in the dark for too long, they can't help but start to have self-doubt: Am I not good enough? Is it because I have no talent? Am I thinking wrong? Am I not suitable?

More importantly, even if you don't hear the lyrics clearly, you can still taste a kind of self-deprecating banter from Ronan's rap. The helplessness afterwards coincided with Ronan's interview on the red carpet and his acceptance speech just now, which once again made people feel differently about the situation of the king for a day.

"I remember when I was a child, people always said that when I grow up, my anxiety will become less and less, but now I feel insecure and care about other people's eyes. I am just a blurryface but I care about your eyes. I am just a nobody and I care about your eyes. .”

"Blurryface", the words used in the lyrics, blurry face, aka nobodies, although kings for a day are completely nobodies, even with seven Grammy nominations turned out, people are still asking the same questions : Who is the king for a day? They are just unknown pawns popping out from the crevices of the rocks, no one cares about them, and no one cares about them.

However, even so, they still start to worry about the eyes of others, they still start to worry about gossip, and they have begun to be swallowed up by anxiety before they have achieved success—back to the first rap at the beginning, those self-doubts and self-denials are actually a kind of self-question.

When the Grammy announced the nomination list, people only saw the glamor of success, and the vicious eyes of jealousy and hatred vented towards the band. In the gorgeous light and shadow, the face of King One Day could not even be seen clearly. Can't wait to start speculating with a negative eye.

But people did not see that even the King One Day himself was not able to adapt to the sudden attention, and the long unknown years before the attention came, doubting whether he should give up time and time again, between giving up and persisting again and again Struggling, no one cares.

Those attacks and curses, the speaker was unintentional, maybe it was just a casual sentence to vent, but to the king of the day, they were arrows and blades piercing the heart, hurting them time and time again. The soul with hundreds of holes and scars was so confused that he was at a loss.

The only thought is to go back to the past and listen to my mother's songs again.

obviously,

The song "Falling Apart" was not written for the Grammys, and it was included in the album early, which also proves that the king of the day has felt the pressure of chasing his dreams long ago; and tonight, at Grammy Choosing to perform this piece on the Les Mills stage is an act of facing oneself and doubts calmly, which once again makes people marvel at the courage of the king for a day.

And, empathetic.

Because of truth and sincerity, the fragility shown by King One Day in the melody, especially the bitterness that no one knows behind the laughter and banter, successfully impressed the guests on the scene-not only the nominees for the newcomer of the year, but also those who have achieved fame. The same is true for the top superstars and rising popularity stars.

First, I experienced the destructive strength of "My Demon", completely breaking down the psychological defense line; then I experienced the real and delicate touch of "Falling Apart", and the softness deep in my heart was hit hard like this. The emotions contained in the lyrics and hidden in the melody The agitation lingered in my mind for a long time.

"I want to travel back in time and go back to the good old days. My mother hummed nursery rhymes to lull me to sleep, but now my life is falling apart."

"Want to go back in time, back to the good old days, my mother hummed nursery rhymes to lull me to sleep, but now life is falling apart. Everything is falling apart."

I see.

The story of the lyrics forms a loop, and then everything becomes clear. Involuntarily, the audience's thoughts follow the one-day king's memory of the past and childhood——

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When I was a child, I always wanted to grow up, and I always thought that was the only way to control my own destiny; when I grew up, I began to miss my childhood. Those carefree days are gone forever, never to return.

"Occasionally a certain smell can awaken similar childhood memories, but why I can't always trace it back to the original source. If it can be confirmed one day, I will make it into a candle and try to do some business, even if it can't be sold."

Light and playful.

Joking, mocking.

Between words, Ronan's rap is joking about the trend of "entertainment to death". Even childhood memories can become a commodity for sale. Under the grand proposition of "profit first", their memories, their talents It's no longer important, it's just a bargaining chip.

If you explore it more deeply, you can even say that King One Day is reflecting on the contemporary pop music market. It cannot be said that the criticism is so serious, but ridicule and ridicule are inevitable.

Many guests at the scene were able to taste the deep meaning, and the smiles on the corners of their mouths rose.

"Maybe I'll be able to sell a pack, and the buyer must be Fa Xiao, because we share the same memories and smells. Some clothes, childhood memories, and the river just across the door, it's a reminder of what we used to be without. The dreaded days of paying off our student loans or living in a treehouse, we didn’t hesitate to choose the latter.”

dream. Reality.

It is not opposite but it is better than opposite, because it is difficult to have both, everyone always needs to make a choice, and every choice requires sacrifice, when the reality shines into the dream, the colorful and colorful colors will often slowly begin to fade , even if you do your best, it will eventually become black and white.

In the end choose a dream, or choose reality?

This is not only the dilemma of the king for a day, but also the dilemma of countless guests present, and even the dilemma of thousands of ordinary viewers in front of the TV.

When they were children, they firmly believed that their dreams were invincible, and they enjoyed it even if they lived and slept in the open air. They chose their dreams without hesitation, and firmly believed that they could change the world, as if they firmly believed that as long as they had a long enough lever, they could move the earth. .

Growing up, they finally understand that theory is just theory after all, and they still haven't been able to find such a long lever. The same is true for dreams. In the face of cruel reality, dreams are more like obsessions, destroying their pride and strength. dignity.

In the light, Ronan was still smiling, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, and the blurred eye makeup revealed a bleak confusion, like a clown laughing with only his body left; The sadder it is, the brighter the lights, the lonelier it is—the world outside the spotlight is still endless darkness.

Note 1: Falling apart (Stressed-Out - Twenty-One-Pilots)