- This song tells about how the actions of others can lead to depression, suicide, and school shootings. It also touches on the subjects of cutting (self-harm), and bullying. It tells multiple different perspectives, all with different stories, but all are high-school students who are suffering in silence. Superchick says in the chorus that “you could be a hero, you might save a life”. This is very true, and throughout the song, multiple times of a missed opportunity to do so are pointed out. As well, it mentioned about how we overlook these struggling people in our lives due to being self-absorbed and distracted with ourselves.
- The perspective of this song seems to be a student observing other students at their school that they don't really know, but are able to see something is clearly wrong with them (depression, self-harm, suicidal). The first verse is about a student who is being bullied by others so that they can become popular. I would think that perhaps the person whom we are seeing the perspective from has suffered from bullying and depression, because they say, “It's not like you hate him or want him to die, but maybe he goes home and thinks suicide.”
- The verses are organized into miniature stories. Each of the 4 verses tells a different story of a teenager who is suffering from bullying as seen in the lyrics“no one sits with him, he doesn’t fit in… when we make fun of him) and “Little Mikey D was the one in class, who everyday got bullied and harassed”, depression, self-harm as written in “The hurt she can’t handle overflows to a knife, she writes on her arm, wants to give up her life” and suicidal thoughts such as “he lives on the edge, he’s old enough to decide…” and “(he) said I can’t take life no more, and like that, life is lost”. I think the way the verses are laid out is effective because it allows more than one story to be expressed. Not everyone’s circumstance is the same, so to be able to connect multiple stories and perspectives and share them all is effective in raising awareness for depression and suicide.
- The verses are written in AABBCCDD rhyme scheme, with an octave verse form. There is rhyming, and imagery within the storytelling. By writing a song, Superchick is appealing auditorily to the audience, and it is attractive to the ear. The fourth verse is written as a rap, and I find it very appealing to the ear. This verse speaks about how we all just “sat back, watched it happen. Thinking it’s not my responsibility to solve a problem that isn’t about me”. This is very true in today’s society, where we do not to involve ourselves with others, more worried about our own problems.
- I really like this song, as it is one with a powerful message related to a real life topic. It is auditorily appealing, yet talks about a serious topic in an upbeat song, not a slow one. Being a faster song makes it more powerful, because as a slow song it might be taken as a passive stance, when this is truly a powerful song with a powerful message to spread. I recommend this song for someone struggling looking for motivation to continue on or reassurance that you are not suffering alone, or someone looking to understand a bit more about some of these sensitive issues.