Hollywood Undead And Assisted Suicide

Imagine if someone’s loved one or a friend has died. Later this person has discovered that their friend has committed suicide. To most people, the word suicide frightens them. When they hear the word, they go into a different state of mind and try their best to ignore the fact that the word has been said. “Four out of five teens who attempt suicide have given clear warning signs,” yet people are committing it mainly because of abuse, bullying, low self-esteem, and much more. Teenagers and adults are dying rapidly each year due to suicide attempts simply because society is not open about this topic. Some may even find humor in it and say “I want to kill myself” because they have a test tomorrow or jokingly saying to their friends. Suicide …show more content…
Right from the opening, Hollywood Undead reveals these devastating words “I think I’ll slit my wrist again and I’m gone, gone, gone” and somehow he manages to sing it in the most cheerful way giving a different set of mood almost as if they are motivated and empowered to contribute to this unhealthy lifestyle. The tone provides a mask for what the lyrics are actually saying in this case, the tone sounds upbeat in convincing the audience that there is always a good solution to the problem, but in fact, it’s much more sinister than that. “I’ll put a bullet in my head, when i'm gone, gone, gone” does not sound delightful, yet just like someone who is suffering from depression they mask their struggle and offer no hint of their problem outside of the world. They often will have a happy family, a full-time job and/or have good grades in school. With their mask on, everything is great, but underneath the mask, they are suffering from sadness, low self-esteem, and suicidal thoughts. Hollywood Undead continues to use this tone throughout the song making it seem relieved that it is okay to have these thoughts. Instead, of going against suicide he connects the audience emotionally by expressing similar interests of the same topic. As the audience feel included and are engaged with the best interest at heart, this can help them to see that they are not the only ones facing this problem and to come to terms that they should not hide or push it aside. Instead, they will actually accept and retain this message in taking responsibility for their