Analysis of Lithium Lyrics and how they relate to our video
The Lyrics of Lithium are very interesting to analyse as every line has contradictory emotions of sadness and depression contradicting those of happiness. These opposing emotions are perfect for our video as we show a man who is clearly trapped and struggling in a mental asylum portraying he is trapped in his mind and emotions, while also showing the man running through London free of his thoughts and releasing his emotions.
An Example of this is the lyrics in the first verse:
'I'm so happy cause today
I found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly
That's okay cause so are you
We broke our mirrors'
These lyrics highlight his contrasting and confused emotions claiming he has found friends but they are in his head portraying his loneliness and mental battle he is facing. Also saying he is ugly but so are you which shows his depression and self-doubt but getting joy that other people are ugly as well and that he isn't alone in his thoughts.
Verse two follows a similar trend to that of the first verse.
'I,m so lonely
That's okay, I shave my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe
I'm to blame for all I've heard
'm not sure'
Again this is very contrasting he highlights his loneliness again but states that is ok maybe he has come to terms with it or he has something else that is keeping him going. For example maybe religion as there are lots of religious connotations throughout the song and that could be his comfort or his friend. The line 'I'm not sure' questioning if he himsel isto blame cleary demonstartes his self doubt and confusion why he is the way he is and who is at fault.
The Chorus is the only part in the song where there really isn't any analysis to be had as the words go:
'Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah'
Reading in to this chorus it could that theses lines are a release from his depression and confusion and he is just letting himslef go during this part of the song. This is why during the chorus we wont see much of the man in the stray jacket but of the man running around London releasing his emotions and him in the band doing a similar thing.
The bridge in the song could be the most telling part of the whole song:
'I like it i'm not gonna crack
I miss you, i'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, i'm not gonna crack
I like it i'm not gonna crack
I miss you, i'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, i'm not gonna crack'
This suggests a mental breakdown and that his struggle has reached a climax. He has to repeat 'I'm not gonna crack every line' he has to remind himslef constanly as he feels as if he has no other option.
An Example of this is the lyrics in the first verse:
'I'm so happy cause today
I found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly
That's okay cause so are you
We broke our mirrors'
These lyrics highlight his contrasting and confused emotions claiming he has found friends but they are in his head portraying his loneliness and mental battle he is facing. Also saying he is ugly but so are you which shows his depression and self-doubt but getting joy that other people are ugly as well and that he isn't alone in his thoughts.
Verse two follows a similar trend to that of the first verse.
'I,m so lonely
That's okay, I shave my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe
I'm to blame for all I've heard
'm not sure'
Again this is very contrasting he highlights his loneliness again but states that is ok maybe he has come to terms with it or he has something else that is keeping him going. For example maybe religion as there are lots of religious connotations throughout the song and that could be his comfort or his friend. The line 'I'm not sure' questioning if he himsel isto blame cleary demonstartes his self doubt and confusion why he is the way he is and who is at fault.
The Chorus is the only part in the song where there really isn't any analysis to be had as the words go:
'Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah'
Reading in to this chorus it could that theses lines are a release from his depression and confusion and he is just letting himslef go during this part of the song. This is why during the chorus we wont see much of the man in the stray jacket but of the man running around London releasing his emotions and him in the band doing a similar thing.
The bridge in the song could be the most telling part of the whole song:
'I like it i'm not gonna crack
I miss you, i'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, i'm not gonna crack
I like it i'm not gonna crack
I miss you, i'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, i'm not gonna crack'
This suggests a mental breakdown and that his struggle has reached a climax. He has to repeat 'I'm not gonna crack every line' he has to remind himslef constanly as he feels as if he has no other option.
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