Hi there, welcome to Radio Headspace.

My name is K-Songer and it's a wonderful Wednesday.

Today, I continue on with my segment called Mindful Music, where I choose lyrics from

a song that reminds me of living mindfully.

And as always, I'll reveal the song at the end of the episode.

And I have to thank my lovely teenage daughters for introducing me to this song.

I think they thought I wouldn't like it because it's by a group of two young, gen-zers,

but it's really one of those songs that sticks right away.

Here are the lyrics.

When I wake up, I can't even stay up.

I slept through the day.

When the artist goes on to say, when I'm older, I'll be so much stronger.

Now let's break all of this down.

The singer first states that they can't stay awake and that they slept through the day,

implying that this is a repeated behavior that all points to a certain level of depression

that's present as excessive sleeping is a common sign and symptom of depression.

There's a later part of the song that I also wanted to mention because it shows us a

different side to what the artist is going through.

Essentially, it states that when they go to sleep, they can't fall asleep because something

has a hold of them and is taking over.

I interpret this as pointing to a state of anxiety.

A common symptom of anxiety is insomnia.

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