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When I feel sad, I like to listen sad songs. It can sounds strange but listening to sad songs makes me feel better. I am sure you know the feeling. So I was in this mood to listen to sad songs, and my streaming platform played Logic’s song “1-800-273-8255”.Did you know this number was the suicide prevention hotline?This song was released two years ago already so I guess if you are an American citizen, or if you speak fluent English you knew about the topic a long time ago. .. . As a non American citizen, learning English for real for a few years, I am used to listening to American songs that I like even without understanding them. Or should I precise without fully understanding the lyrics. By the beat, the tone of voice, and the few words I would catch, I understand what a song is about. In the case of “1-800-273-8255”, I knew it was about a guy so depressed that he wanted to die at the beginning of the song and fortunately changed his mind at the end. I literally thought like that, but did not think for one second about the key word “suicide”. I guess I did not think of this situation as a suicidal attempt/prevention because where I grew up this issue is rarely publicly addressed, especially in rap songs. Yet, even if I did not get the suicide prevention topic, I felt what it was about. I just did not put a word on it. For me, music is this universal language that can be understood beyond words. I listened to American singers as Sean Paul and Michael Jackson when I was a kid. I was doing what I call “yogurt”, that is to say noises that sounds like the words I hear or interpretations of the words I hear with one of my own language.Then, I would go on the Internet to look at the translation of the lyrics. I never got disappointed. Understanding what is said in a song would just reinforce the pleasure, because I did not understand but I knew. Now, luckily, I am to the point where I do not need to go on the Internet to understand the lyrics of a song. I just need to pay attention to understand it, which I do not always do because when listening to sad song when I am sad, I am not looking for a meaning, I just want to feel. Take care,The Wild Kid. Next, we will keep going with Logic but focusing more on his album cover Everybody, which “1-800-273-8255” is part of. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildkidapproach.substack.com