Stellar Sounds - Day-by-Day, Belmont

A new song that I've been listening to is, “Day-by-Day” by Belmont. It reminds me of Dance Gavin Dance because of all of the bright guitar riffs. I like how the song is constructed. It's presented in a way that lets the guitars breathe and drums to stand out. I think it's a different sound to what I'm used to, but it's so catchy. I listen to pop-punk, which has less finesse. The guitar riffs in pop punk are less bright and follow more of a rhythm. While the sounds in “Day-by-Day” tend to be quick, sporadic and have a djent sound. Due to the emotional and powerful vocals, and blistering chorus, this song manages bursts of energy throughout the song. The burst of energy makes me feel so happy when I am running on the treadmill. The song knows how to control the energy in the times that are needed, in the chorus.

I can really relate to the song title, “Day-by-Day.” Everyday life does feel like a slog. People are living desperately trying to find things that give them solace, only to have them fall back on maladaptive coping styles. "I'm losing control again," is a warning to one’s world, that they are slipping down the rabbit hole of destruction.

In the video clip, the band is shown to be stealing alcohol. This suggests that people's desperation of living day-by-day is manifested in being dependent on alcohol. Thankfully I haven't slipped down the rabbit hole of destruction, in terms of alcohol. But there was a time in my life where I did lose focus and lost my thoughts. In times like these, I would classify these times as ill mental health. 

The line, "I'm losing control again," could also describe losing control of one's thoughts. As this is what happened to me. I had thoughts on what it was like to die, being invincible, calling someone too many times to count, thinking that I was the next manifestation of God. In it all, these were not good memories at all.

The song makes “Good memories never last” into an anthem. The good memories that we have, do not sustain us to continue slogging on with this life, or do not outweigh the bad memories. It could also suggest that because our good memories never last, we could be constantly chasing these temporary forms of happiness that always fade away and never last. The lyrics also share this form of temporary happiness as, “I hate this cycle built upon my discontent.” 

I know I have grown from my bad memories as I have made active steps to better myself. I’ve decided to read at least 12 books in a year. I have completed my goal in the past 2 years. I reflect on the books by writing reviews on them on Good Reads.

I have embraced my love for music. I used to be embarrassed about liking the music that I like because it can be seen as songs for adolescents who are going through a phase. I also thought that the music that I listen to is for reckless delinquents who cause disruption. As I think about how I have shown my appreciation for music, whether it being through my art, haikus, Stellar Sounds, has made me worship the music that I listen to. In that I find a sense of nourishment.

I think the song suggests that we are all "guilty" of living through the monotonous cycle of life. To continue the cycle of nourishment, I believe that sharing my thoughts on music, my haikus and art will be a source of good memories for me, that will continue my journey of healing from ill-mental health.

Lyrics

Guilty

I didn't know this was inside of me

But here I am a broken shell again

From picking pieces off the floor

I feel like I've been here before

I keep on living day by day

I'm losing all of my friends

I'm losing control again

I'm living

Desperately

I'm holding on to the past

Good memories never last

Why won't they last

Back and forth

Inside my head

You ran around

And built your walls too tall again

I tried to let myself back in

I made the same mistake of

Caring to begin

Take a look around

Cuz you can't seem to read the room too well

But that's okay cuz I'll just tell you how it felt

To lose myself like everyone else

But I can't help but still just feeling

Guilty

I didn't know this was inside of me

But here I am a broken shell again

From picking pieces off the floor

I feel like I've been here before

I keep on living day by day

I'm losing all of my friends

I'm losing control again

I'm living

Desperately

I'm holding on to the past

Good memories never last

Round and round when will this end

I hate this cycle built upon my discontent

I'm pushing past the hope I live without this mess

Cuz I can tell the damage done just can't be fixed

I fucked it up

Now I'm feeling stuck

And you hate my guts

But I get it

It's not black or white

But that's half the fight

And I get if you're just not with it

I'm holding on

To what I know is wrong

And it's always gone when I get it

I don't want to hurt no more

But I just can't help feeling

Guilty

I didn't know this was inside of me

But here I am a broken shell again

From picking pieces off the floor

I feel like I've been here before

I keep on living day by day

I'm losing all of my friends

I'm losing control again

I'm living

Desperately

I'm holding on to the past

Good memories never last

And I don't want to hurt no more

But I just can't help feeling

Guilty

I keep on living day by day

I'm losing all of my friends

I'm losing control again

I'm living

Desperately

I'm holding on to the past

Good memories never last

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Source: Musixmatch