Zombie
Breathin' but I've been dyin' inside
Nothin' new and nothin' feels right
Dejavu so I close my eyes
Let the demon sing me a lullaby
Year 2020 will soon come to an end. A new chapter will begin as this year ends but then, this year gave us an extraordinary roller-coaster ride of emotions.
We experienced a lot of things in just a span of a year. We struggled through the tough times but at the same time, collected all the lessons that life gave as we stand again from being down, much stronger and better than before.
Zombie, a song from the Korean band Day6 expressed what a lot of people have been through this year. As it was released, it was as if it's the year's anthem. It was indeed 2020's anthem as it struck in the hearts and minds of people.
Even the very first line in verse one is something. A very brief line but has a lot to tell. "Breathin' but I've been dyin' inside" is such a mood.
Like we are still living but we doesn't feel alive anymore. Like those zombies, still walking but are dead already.
We are dead, not feeling anything. Feeling all the emptiness but still continues to live because of different reasons.
There are people that doesn't know how to cope up with it and as the song says "you'll see me wishing to stop and close my eyes."
It can refer to permanent closing of the eyes because that's what other people think as a solution. They doesn't want to bother anyone regarding what they are feeling or their situation.
And that's sad because you just wish to shut down. But shutting down forever is not a solution and should not be considered as an option.
Maybe, crying can help.
Crying is not a sign of weakness. Crying can be a sign of bravery for it takes courage to let your tears fall when everything is just too much.
No more of this I wanna cry
Dried out but feel like I should cry
In some situations, we cannot assure that it will have a solution immediately. All we can do is to wish for it to stop already and just cry it all out 'til our heart' s content.
Even though your tears are all dried out and you can't cry anymore, the sting of pain just won't go away. But you will be at ease somehow after crying.
Just let it all out. After all, you're not a zombie nor a robot.
You are a human and your feelings are valid.
Let it all out. You don't have to think about what other people might think about you. And people also have different levels of capacity so you will never be like them so they don't have the right to compare themselves to you.
