Being Bipolar

Since it is Friday and my husband is dragging me to an AC/DC concert tonight, I thought I would try to get in the mood for music. I am not an AC/DC fan, so I am going to share some lyrics from other artists that I can relate to. Can you guess the song title and artist of each one?

No one knows what it’s like
to feel these feelings
like I do
and I blame you.
No one bites back as hard
on their anger.
None of my pain and woe
can show through.
This song is truly a classic. There are a lot of times when I feel like no one knows how I feel or how I suffer. I also get carried away by anger. Do you know the name of the song and who sings it?

Bonus question: Which band recently did a cover of this song?

I’ve become so numb.
I can’t feel you there.
I’ve become so tired.
So much more aware.
I’m becoming less.
All I want to do
is be more like me
and be less like you.

This one is a few years old. I see it as describing the me now and the person I used to be long before my diagnosis with bipolar disorder. I want to be less like the person I have become and be more like the old me. I feel too much and try to block it all out and have become “numb” to all of it.

Bonus question: What was the name of the album this song is on?

What I really meant to say
is I’m sorry for the way I am.
I never meant to be so cold.
Never meant to be so cold.
What I really meant to say
is I’m sorry for the way I am.
I never meant to be so cold.
Never meant to be so cold.

Sometimes after I have an episode, I’ll realize how terrible I acted. I will be sorry for what I have done and often times I can’t believe how cold I was. It’s how I am. I try hard not to be and I am sorry but this is how I am at times.

Oh now feel it coming back again
Like a rolling thunder chasing the wind.
Forces pulling from the center of the earth again
I can feel it.

The chorus alone would describe how I feel when I know an episode is coming on. The whole song is just a beautiful story of life, death and rebirth. It’s moving.

Bonus Question: What is the name of the album?

I’ve been living so long with my pictures of you
That I almost believe that they’re real.
I’ve been living so long with these pictures of you
That I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel.

This song is all about loss and the memories that inevitably fill your mind until it consumes you. This band is one of my absolute faves and I could have used dozens of their songs, but I figured this one would be more recognizable.

Bonus Question: What product used this song in their commercial?

I’m sorry I’m bad
I’m sorry your blue
I’m sorry about all the things I said to you
And I know I can’t take it back.

It’s pretty self explanatory. Whenever I have had an episode and hurt the person I love most, this is how I feel.

Hey.
Wait.
I got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice.

I don’t know why. I just like the song.

Bonus Question: In the video, what is the elderly man carrying on his back?

I’m so happy
cause today I found my friends.
They’re in my head.

Hey! That’s where my friends are, too! It’s nice to know I am not alone.

If tonight’s the night I leave this earth,
don’t cry at my funeral. You didn’t cry at my birth.
The worst thing that ever happened was my arrival on this earth.
Just pull me out the hearse and drop me in the dirt.

I am sure that there are others out there who sometimes feel this way, too.

That wraps up music trivia. If you enjoy it, leave me a comment and let me know and I’ll do it each week.

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