Six Degrees Of Inner Turbuluence
Oh yeah, this post is going to feature a metal song. You're welcome.
Normally when I'm looking for something to listen to, metal is not my first choice. It's not even in my top 10.
But yesterday, I had a lovely experience and was introduced to a metal band that captures some really interesting concepts and executes their message in a surprising and successful manner.
This post is mostly going to focus on the experience I had yesterday and less on the actual music.
So yesterday I was swirling in a dark, depressing, exhausting vortex. I hadn't gotten to bed til 4 am because I was seeking validation and physical comfort from another person and needed human contact to keep myself sane. The next morning, I made it to my 9 am class and normally I can bounce back after late nights (I have gotten stuck in a cycle of not going to bed til around 2 or 3 every night), but yesterday was different.
After I got back from my first class, I laid down and slept through the rest of my classes. I felt exhausted both physically and mentally and had zero motivation to leave my bed. Then I got a text from the person I had spent the previous night with and we started talking about our craving for a BLT. Then he asked if I wanted to go get one with him in a town about 15 minutes away from our school. I immediately accepted his offer and we both made the effort of getting out of bed and getting ready for the common goal of getting delicious food. I was ready before him (and I took a while) so I went over to his apartment and then we headed out in his blue Rodeo and got our BLT's at the drive-thru and drove around the town a little bit.
Side note: I love driving around little towns because they have some of the most interesting architecture and it comes in the most eclectic mix.
Anyway, we parked in some random-ass neighborhood in this tiny town and ate our food and talked about music. Then he pulled out all of his CD's and said I had to listen to Dream Theater. He put in "Six Degrees Of Turbulence" and explained the album concept to me. I was genuinely intrigued and found myself zoning out and listening to the lyrics, which were incredible by the way.
We listened to the album for a little while and occasionally he would tell me something about the song or the band and it seriously felt so college oh my goodness. Sitting in a random town, eating local drive-thru food, listening to a metal band CD in the guy's car, fall leaves blowing in the wind while the sun shines through the trees. So freaking college it hurts, me oh my.
But the point is that whenever I am stuck in a funk, simply being around people helps me. It forces me to focus on someone else and try and help them with whatever they may need. Also close proximity with other humans helps me remember I'm not all by myself and other people care about me.
So yeah, this is a song by Dream Theater. It's "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" which is the sixth track on the album and is 42 minutes long. It highlights different mental disorders including: Bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, postpartum depression, Asperger's syndrome, schizophrenia and dis-associative identity disorder.
Normally when I'm looking for something to listen to, metal is not my first choice. It's not even in my top 10.
But yesterday, I had a lovely experience and was introduced to a metal band that captures some really interesting concepts and executes their message in a surprising and successful manner.
This post is mostly going to focus on the experience I had yesterday and less on the actual music.
So yesterday I was swirling in a dark, depressing, exhausting vortex. I hadn't gotten to bed til 4 am because I was seeking validation and physical comfort from another person and needed human contact to keep myself sane. The next morning, I made it to my 9 am class and normally I can bounce back after late nights (I have gotten stuck in a cycle of not going to bed til around 2 or 3 every night), but yesterday was different.
After I got back from my first class, I laid down and slept through the rest of my classes. I felt exhausted both physically and mentally and had zero motivation to leave my bed. Then I got a text from the person I had spent the previous night with and we started talking about our craving for a BLT. Then he asked if I wanted to go get one with him in a town about 15 minutes away from our school. I immediately accepted his offer and we both made the effort of getting out of bed and getting ready for the common goal of getting delicious food. I was ready before him (and I took a while) so I went over to his apartment and then we headed out in his blue Rodeo and got our BLT's at the drive-thru and drove around the town a little bit.
Side note: I love driving around little towns because they have some of the most interesting architecture and it comes in the most eclectic mix.
Anyway, we parked in some random-ass neighborhood in this tiny town and ate our food and talked about music. Then he pulled out all of his CD's and said I had to listen to Dream Theater. He put in "Six Degrees Of Turbulence" and explained the album concept to me. I was genuinely intrigued and found myself zoning out and listening to the lyrics, which were incredible by the way.
We listened to the album for a little while and occasionally he would tell me something about the song or the band and it seriously felt so college oh my goodness. Sitting in a random town, eating local drive-thru food, listening to a metal band CD in the guy's car, fall leaves blowing in the wind while the sun shines through the trees. So freaking college it hurts, me oh my.
But the point is that whenever I am stuck in a funk, simply being around people helps me. It forces me to focus on someone else and try and help them with whatever they may need. Also close proximity with other humans helps me remember I'm not all by myself and other people care about me.
So yeah, this is a song by Dream Theater. It's "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" which is the sixth track on the album and is 42 minutes long. It highlights different mental disorders including: Bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, postpartum depression, Asperger's syndrome, schizophrenia and dis-associative identity disorder.
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