Day 27: A Song That Breaks Your Heart

DAY 27: A SONG THAT BREAKS YOUR HEART

Young The Giant "Mr. Know-It-All"

Ever since I've heard this song, I've felt like it kind of describes my generation fairly well. So many of us are glued to our phones these days, or any other type of media outlet in general. We live our lives through social media and the images we've created of ourselves on there. I mean, there's a whole TV show about finding people who create fake profiles and live vicariously through them. I've seen plenty of examples where someone forgets how to actually interact with other people when there isn't some sort of screen in front of them. The lyrics of this Young The Giant song describe this scenario perfectly. The characters in the song are too distracted by their phone to generate any sort of serious connection. The line, "Even though we sit together, you feel so alone," feels like an accurate description of a lot of human interaction tends to be now. That, quite frankly, does break my heart that society has become this way, because I believe there's a lot of value in having a genuine conversation with someone. It's a lot of work to talk and get to know someone, but it's also extremely rewarding. "It's such a tragedy when people hardly speak," but I hope maybe this song will change your mind.