First of all, thanks to JubyPhonic (in Youtube) for the great cover song. It's one of my favorites songs--And if you like English anime/Vocaloid songs, she has great covers of a number of them.

Next, I would like to say a few things regarding the things which I feel the song itself is trying to say. (Note though, if you do not like random ramblings, you can now leave because this is going to be pretty long. But I highly encourage you to stay.)

It speaks more to students, I feel. And being a highschool student myself, I can relate to it a bit, regarding the stress and what not.

But I cannot, and will not, say that I relate FULLY to the song. And to those who do fully relate to it--to those who are depressed, are currently going through hard times... I just want to share a few words to all those people.

Depression is a serious issue. And it sooms to be a major problem in the world's youth population today. That much, I can understand. It leads to self-harming, which include acts like cutting, which then may become a dangerous addiction.

What's more, most often then not, they leave scars which can never be erased. Scars are most of the time, irreversible.

I have friends who did it before, and most of the cut lines are still visible. And sometimes, it really is hard to comfort those kinds of people... Epecially if you cannot sympathize with them, if you cannot fully understand the situation they are going through.

And people don't like to be pitied.

Sometimes, an attempt of showing comfort is mistaken as pity, since one cannot understand her cicumstances. While an attempt of not comforting is viewed as indifference, or having no concern at all. The human mind is often negative. It shuns most of the good, only seeing all the dark sides of things, the wrongs. We usually do not stop to think of the positive side.

And understanding something you've never experienced is impossible. I know that first-hand. You can do all the research in the world--The Internet, books, but it will be just that. Head knowledge. You can never fully understand the feeling of hopelessness, fear, sadness, and all feelings in general through research.

And of course, school. Many people question the importance of school. I do to, sometimes.
Why study this and that... The typical questions.

'Gosh, Why in hell do we need history? Past is past, we don't need to learn that!'

'I ONLY NEED ENGLISH, TO HECK WITH OTHER LANGUAGES!'

Typical questions, and others.

But I think the main problem is, not many students like school. And I don't either. Learning is hard when you don't like it. And the homework, the lesson to study for quizzes, assessments, projects, all that... Sometimes it may not look much. But it still becomes stressful.

We're forced to do it, because of the grades. Just because of the grades. I often wonder just why I had to try so hard for a letter in a damn piece of paper--I mean, paper is not expensive to begin with. (LoL.)

Grades become something we need to live. High grades, better future. Yay. But I wonder sometimes--Do we really need them? If you're not happy, it affects your mental and physical health too. If you're going to suffer to live... What's the use?

Grades are important--Yes. But they became too important that it rules some of our lives, it becomes the very definition of someone's existence. We all have flaws, something we are good at, something we're not. We shouldn't force ourselves for straight A+s in every single subject in our report card.

It's also easier to be more diligent when you like what you're doing, like me with my art. But with school, it becomes hard because I don't like it. I know that very well--I spent so much time in fair production back in my school, and I honestly just grew lazy with my quizzes. (Not proud of what I did, but it was really hard to control. And meh, past is past.)

Okay, I might have gone too far there. (I did say I was going to ramble. Sorry, got carried away.) The point is, try to spend a bit more time doing the things you love. But don't completely neglect your studies either, because like it or not, they are important. (very much sadly.)

Being happy is also very important. No one who is happy is depressed--Because, that's just impossible.

And when you feel down, find someone to talk to. Someone supportive. The internet is home to many kinds of people, and there are a number who are sure to be willing to lend an ear. And there are many different kinds of people--some may not know how to respond, but they have good intentions. (Me. I never know how to react in real life.) Some have a way with words--Others, just plain awkward.

And yeah, of course, some people are downright assholes, just, try not to mind those ones.

There's probably still so much I can say... But I've gotten too off track with my rant, that I guess I'll stop here. But anyone who want a private discussion is free to PM me here in Wattpad.
... Or if you want to have a light chat, some words of comfort, no problem.

That's all. Thanks so much for reading, and see you next time.

-Revanyx ♤