“I do not have writers block; my writer just hates the clock”
twenty one pilots-“Migraine”
It seems like I have gotten into the habit of having a big, thought out article and the next week I just have a random rambling session due to not knowing what to write. I have been given suggestions to what I can write about but I think I am going to stick to what my last thought and go with song lyrics, and this one is dealing with the opening lyric by twenty one pilots. This lyric, of thought about artistically enough makes sense, especially if you have writer's block.
You remember that Spongebob episode where Spongebob had to know all things fine dining for Squidward's restaurant to impress Squilliam? It involved a look into Spongebob's head with little Spongebobs working everything. Yeah, that’s how I feel; my head is like this just about every day, and when it doesn’t work right, I feel like I have to talk to it, saying, “come on, do something.” When I get writer's block, I just try to figure out what’s going on in my head, because one moment I will have an idea that flows, and then BAM-- nothing. It’s ironic because I’m using the idea of writer's block to write this article; what a twist.
Back to this lyric; I can say this lyric is something that explains having writer's block, or when your brain stops working. The song itself has a deeper, sadder underline to it (link it at the end), but this lyric is something I picked out because it is so relatable, mainly because I try to write something that flows, but then something happens, and then the flow stops, and I start to actually have to think about what the next word or phrase is. This happens mostly when I write lyrics. I like to write song lyrics, and when I get inspired, I write what comes to my head. Most of the time, I start with a simple phrase that turns into the chorus or a certain line that works, and then build the rest around that idea. Most of the time, my brain flows and I just sit there and write and write and the next thing I know, I have a song. Most of the time that’s how I wrote some of the best lyrics I’ve written.
The lyric mainly relates to assignments, or now, these articles. I know I have a time frame in order to write an assignment or article, but I am a HUGE procrastinator. Most of the time, it's not that I have writer’s block; it’s the fact that my writer just hates the clock, meaning that I know I have to write, but my brain, and myself, keep pushing it off. The part of the brain that helps me write decides to fall asleep on me. That’s where the Spongebobs come in, and I see a little me at a computer asleep, while another me tries to wake him up.
Again, this seems to be an ironic article, writing about having writer's block and procrastinating about writing when I need to be. This moment, my brain is starting to shut down and stop working. It seems like my writer is hating the clock again at this moment.
The song itself is talking about the battle we have against our own head. It's a depression in life and how we try to carry on as if everything is okay. We can’t function right, causing us to act out, or not act out at all. Most of twenty one pilots' songs are about our own battles against ourselves and our heads, and how we are constantly on teeter-totter-esque motions with our heads, that drive us insane. The song is more about how we fight ourselves, but still have a way of having control in life. "Migraine" and the rest of twenty one pilots' catalogue is about our own one-on-one battles that we can overcome, but know it's just the way life and our heads work. If you haven’t listened to twenty on pilots, I highly recommend it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs92ejAGLdw- Migraine by twenty one pilots
