Howl
Walter Mitty And His Makeshift Orchestra Lyrics

I saw the best minds of my generation popsicle
I've witnessed the brightest and most talented people I know being reduced to the same mundane and frozen state, slowly melting away under the heavy burden of our society's expectations and pill-popping ways.

Frozen all the same and slowly melting from the adderall
These brilliant minds are all stuck in a homogeneous state, blending into each other and slowly disintegrating due to the excessive use of performance-enhancing drugs like Adderall.

And always getting dragged around by gender roles, and zombie pharmaceuticals, the cubicle, the pay.
These talented people are constantly being dragged down by society's expectations of gender norms, the mind-numbing effects of prescription drugs, the monotony of office work, and the obsession with monetary gain.

She crossed her heart and clicked her heels, then got her stomach pumped.
She made a solemn promise and wished for a better life, but ended up in the hospital getting her stomach pumped after making a regrettable decision.

Before the misdemeanor should've seen her pretty face.
She made a mistake that landed her in trouble before she had a chance to show her true beauty to the world.

And all the good vibrations are only making hollow hedonistic hours til the next giant earthquake.
Even though we try to cherish good times and positive vibes, they ultimately feel empty and meaningless when we know that they will only lead to more chaos and destruction.

I'm sayin
I want to emphasize or express my opinion.

Oh I'm here to tell you that the roofs about to break
I am warning you that our society is on the verge of collapse and we need to start addressing more important issues than our own petty problems.

So we can think of better problems to base our petty lives on, like how to get the gas so we can fill this fucking tank,
We need to start thinking about more pressing issues that affect us all instead of obsessing over trivial things like how to fill our gas tanks.

I'm taking off.
I'm leaving behind my old ways and moving on to something new.

I blame my free will, I blame my fate of course
I acknowledge that both my own choices and external circumstances beyond my control have led me to where I am now.

I am hardly a man but still dreading my future divorce
I feel like I am not yet fully grown or mature, yet I still fear the possibility of a future separation from my spouse.

Yes I understand I'm only who I think they think I am, but god it gets confusing with my pendulum moods
I know that my identity is shaped by my perception of what others think of me, but I struggle with my constantly shifting moods and emotions.

And all this thinking gets lonely, so i trick myself into love and lie in heaps with my lovely
Constantly thinking about my insecurities and loneliness can be unbearable, so I try to distract myself by pretending to be in love and indulging in physical intimacy with my partner.

Cause somewhere in the mess I swear it all becomes so meaningless,
Amidst all the chaos and confusion, everything starts to feel pointless and insignificant.

Bohemians in beamers, every rebel's wearing Vans
This line highlights the irony of how even those who claim to be nonconformists or rebels end up conforming to certain trends or lifestyles.

And if I get too mellow I'll ripen and rot, then grab the city by the neck tie and pull myself back up.
If I become too comfortable or complacent, I will start to decay and wither away; but I will always have the desire to fight back and reclaim my power and agency.

I swear theres nothing I'm truly against, just overwhelmed and underdressed, cause all our gums will bleed regardless of what we believe,
I don't have any specific oppositions or enemies, I am just feeling extremely overwhelmed and unprepared for the challenges ahead; and even if we disagree on certain beliefs or values, we are all bound to suffer and struggle in some way.