People suffer from severe depression and mental disease every day. It is so hard to cope with depression, and some people end up feeling totally lost and infatuated with trying to make everyone believe they are actually happy. The poem “Not Waving But Drowning” by Stevie Smith' s overall theme is that the dead man was lost his entire life. As he waved his arms around, struggling between life and death, death was ultimately what he chose as long as people still believed that the reason he died was not because he was depressed, he simply drowned. He was never waving to the people the people that passed in and out of his life, but crying for help all along. 30 Seconds To Mars's song, Revolve, also portrays a similar theme.
"To find yourself just look inside the wreckage of your past
To lose it all you have to do is lie
The policy is set and we are never turning back
It’s time for execution; time to execute
Time for execution; time to execute!"
To lose it all you have to do is lie
The policy is set and we are never turning back
It’s time for execution; time to execute
Time for execution; time to execute!"
These lyrics could explain just how the person in the poem was feeling. People sometimes overlook suffering, and this poem and song emphasize the fact that many people may seem cheerful on the outside, but on the inside they are truly depressed.
Revolve - 30 Seconds to Mars
Revolve - 30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds To Mars is to music what Stevie Smith is to poetry--somewhat on the outskirts, making incredibily insightful observations of the world.
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