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Song of the Day 003

Unwell

Matchbox Twenty

[More Than You Think You Are, © WMG, 2002]

Artist Attractive Traits =
casual pop rock would encapsulate their musical inclination and Rob Thomas' vocal certainly stands out.

What came to my mind the first mention of the song is usually the mind-bending music video but since I always have the song in my playlist, I always sing along to the lyrics every time I came across it and I chose to highlight the acoustic version because I want to focus on the lyrics themselves rather than the accompanying arrangements which is fittingly country and playful in its own rights. Even though I do not really suffer from any mental illness in the schizophrenia spectrum or social anxiety and depression, my inclination to keep to myself and away from the society somewhat makes the subject in question by the writer relatable to me. There's a perfect observation made in the Youtube page of the video that "51% of this people came because they heard it since they're little and 49% of this people came because they can relate to the song. I belong to both groups actually but what about you guys?

Chance of Mainstream Success =

well ... they may not be as successful as other much more well known bands but they certainly make their own mark and carve their own audience.

"Unwell"

All day staring at the ceiling

Making friends with shadows on my wall

All night hearing voices telling me

That I should get some sleep

Because tomorrow might be good for something

Hold on

Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown

And I don't know why

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be, me

I'm talking to myself in public

Dodging glances on the train

And I know, I know they've all been talking about me

I can hear them whisper

And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me

Out of all the hours thinking

Somehow I've lost my mind

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be

I've been talking in my sleep

Pretty soon they'll come to get me

Yeah, they're taking me away

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be

Hey, how I used to be

How I used to be

Well, I'm just a little unwell

How I used to be

How I used to be

I'm just a little unwell.

Songwriter: Rob Thomas

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a case for the rather upbeat song on a serious topic:

+ Highlights +

It's even nominated for Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals showing just how good the song is,

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The upbeat strumming of the guitar is a wonderful dichotomy (yes, I will keep on using it from now on) with the heavy topic it is focusing on while the lead singer's voices conveys the emotion behind the lyrics wonderfully well.

? Main contention ?

No matter what the original composer intended when he wrote the song, the beauty of the medium is it can be interpreted in any way by the listeners ... it would be a positive influence to anyone who would listen.

- Lowlights -

It's unfortunate that not many more songs would have this particular subject as the main theme as to bring more attention to this condition of mind and urge them who suffer from it to come out and know that there are people who would support them.

{ Underlying themes and/or on the surface }

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P.S. Oh, do watch the original music video for a little sweet throwback!

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