What was therapy by all time low written about

The song is basically about this kid, who's really depressed. Everyone around him is saying he needs therapy. He's a mess and he needs to be fixed. The second verse is about how truly broken he is. He can't tell anyone because he literally can't.

He knows it could hurt him in the end but he can't "my lungs gave out, as a faced the crowd I think that keeping this up could be dangerous. I'm flesh and bone, I'm a rolling stone, and the experts say I'm delirious" basically, I think, he is so wasted with life, he's stretched thin.

There's not much left of him. Everyone around him is saying he's crazy, which is probably hard for him. I don't really understand the "arrogant boy" part. Maybe they mean, no one else will be able to love who you are so you should start loving yourself. People are telling him he is worthless.

I really love this song. I think it's amazing and it's so true. I cry every time I listen to it. I think the arrogant boy part is Alex talking about himself. He's saying that he feels like everyone is better off without him and they wouldn't notice if he was gone. This song is about needing therapy, but not wanting it. His ship went down, he wanted someone to help him back up again. When he woke up alone he had everything, that could mean that he was happy no one saw him vulnerable the night before.

He didn't want to be drunk and scared in front of somebody without knowing it. He had a handful of moments he wants to change.

I can only translate this as self-harm, he wants to go back and force his mind to go to other things that don't involve him hurting himself to feel something. Whether this be physical or mental self-harm. A tongue like a nightmare that cut like a blade. Somebody said something to him that was so awful it was like a nightmare that pierced his skin with a blade.

This line is about someone telling him something, and all he could resort to was self harm. These nightmares keep coming back, again and again. He was finally carried away to therapy, for being a walking travesty. He was sad and anxious all the time, not knowing what to do. He needed to get better, but he didn't want therapy. It was never good enough to get him through with all of it.

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More by this author. View profile. The author's comments:. Therapy is truly a song that has so much meaning to me. I can't even describe the feelings I get when listening to it.

I wanted to take this writing assignment, as a chance to fully dig through and interpret the meaning of this song. It's a beautiful and tragic tale, but that's what makes it so much more special.

All Time Low is my favorite band for the reasons relate to the pain that we didn't even know we suffered. I like this 0. Vote this 0. Post a comment. Add to favorites. Submit your own. Similar Articles. Previous Next. Gavin Degraw - Chariot. What is Wrong with Rap Artist. I Kissed a Girl. Warped Tour. Prima J. This article has 2 comments. Post comment. I really really really love atl and therapy is my favorite song. Hit me up my twitter is bellow.

Share this on. Your name. General Comment This song is definitely my favorite of their new album. The lyrics are amazinggg. General Comment Alex says it's about people telling you need Therapy when all you need is a hug: youtube.

I saw this interview just now, he was obviously not serious, and it did not seem to me he wanted to reveal what it's really about, it is possible that there was something. It would not make sense if he says it's about how people telling you need therapy when all you need is a hug laughs in the interview , if you look at those lyrics. The reason why i say it can't be that, because i read an article or interview where he was asked what lullabies is about, when all he said it's about a girl who left him without anything, whilst he said years ago on their first full length self titled, it was about his brother.

It's likely to be about someone close to him, also if you look at the lyrics. You're lucky if your memory remains, sounds very likely about somebody who might be remembered for something. So i would think Alex just had to say something and sort of changed the meaning to it, when it really could be about something else.

I just say that, because he gave a lame answer like that on lullabies in an interview i read. Haha, yeah I know he's not serious. I thought it was just nice to post so people could watch : xxmodernlove on August 05, General Comment i love this song. Song Meaning First off.. I just want to say I really love this song. It's beautiful and I think it has a beautiful meaning as well. I think it's more of s story about how far life can take you through ups and downs.

We often lose track of the days and walk around like fools, "I'm a walking travesty, but i'm smiling at everything. I think what Alex as trying to say is that we often find ourself in a bad spot in life, but we can always fake a smile to seem happy, even though nothing is right.

I could be totally wrong.. General Comment I think maybe this song is a little more angry than I had originaly believed. I suppose it may be about how he's upset with his brother for leaving him to deal with the consequences of his brother's suicide. They'll fall asleep without you, You're lucky if your memory remains katiecat18 on September 06, Link. Artists - A. Rate These Lyrics.