But you know that I do talk frequently about mental health.
I might be late to the party on this one, since it's been out for like two years now. But I just stumbled upon Ren, specifically this song.
I haven't been able to stop listening for these last three days since I discovered it. I didn't know what to expect, but I'm so glad I gave it a chance. The lyrics are amazing. The fight between the inner demon and himself was perfectly done, and incredibly relatable. And the mental health struggles that he sings/raps about hit home for me. I've teared up a few times listening to the rest of his work.
Funny thing is, maybe as close as two years ago, I was the negative voice. I was the one who shot down every positive occurrence in my life. But now I'm the voice of hope in my mind, trying to bring that positivity in. The other me isn't dead. We didn't fight it out and kill each other. Instead, I'm learning to understand him, to accept him.
And since I'm on the subject of mental health related music, have you heard Lydia the Bard? She has a song that perfectly encapsulates what anxiety feels like.
Any other songs you know know of that capture feelings like these as well these do? I'd love to hear them.
And of course... The Ones Left Behind is available on Amazon if you need to get that reader in your life a Christmas gift. Or yourself, just saying.
