The truth is none of us are alone. Most of us are stuck in the gray area. Why do we feel so alone if we're all in this gray area together? We live in a society where one group of people think that having suicidal thoughts means a person wants to die, while another group thinks that these people are just going through a phase. We feel alone in this gray area, because we live in a divided closed-minded world. No one wants to talk about it, no one wants to admit it, and no one wants to face the truth that they have been in this gray area.
Suicidal ideation, also known as suicidal thoughts, is thinking about or an unusual preoccupation with suicide. Most people who have suicidal thoughts do not go on to make suicide attempts. This is the gray area. The gray area is having these thoughts of not wanting to be around, because life is hard sometimes, but we still want to live. We just don't want to hurt anymore. We've all been there; the gray area.
Logic's powerful suicide anthem "1-800-273-8255" delivers a message of hope for everyone in this gray area. He talks about how we have all felt before, but puts it into better words than we even can. How did he know how you were feeling, even though he doesn't even know you? Because you're not alone.
In the pre-chorus, he says, "I've been on the low, I been taking my time, I feel like I'm out of my mind, it feel like my life ain't mine." We've all had low points in our life. We feel like we have no control and have lost our sanity.
In verse 1, he says "I know I'm hurting deep down but can't show it." We all feel like we have to wear this mask of a brave face.
In verse 2, he delivers the message of hope by saying "It's holding on, though the road's long and seeing light in the darkest things." The ironic beauty of this gray area is knowing we want to live, because yes life is hard, but it's only temporary. Some of us have longer roads than others of facing hardships, but all roads end eventually. There will be a new road coming your way and you will find it with the light guiding you.
The truth is none of us are alone. Someone somewhere is feeling the same way as you. Someone somewhere has been where you are and has conquered this battle. Someone somewhere has been on the same road as you and found a new path. Someone somewhere has found hope through all of this, and so can you. Someone somewhere is happy that you are alive.
"You don’t gotta die, I want you to be alive.”
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