Have you tried squats? My highest record for one rep is 120kg. When I carry 120 kg on my two legs and hold on, nothing comes to mind except two thoughts. Firstly, if you fall backwards, you will be seriously injured. Second, you have to hold on. If I lift the device once and put it down, I don’t really think about anything. My head becomes empty.
We feel bored when life is heavy. When it’s hard to achieve what you want no matter how hard you try, when you’re dying but there’s no one to confide in, and furthermore, whenever there’s no obvious way to change the current situation, our thoughts add weight to our lives. A life that has become so heavy leaves us with emptiness. And I don’t want to do anything. In that sense, I would like to introduce an album that sings about empty youth. This is [Let Down by the World] from Norman.
The sound that [Let Down by the World] makes is like cotton soaked in water. Norman’s vocal performance is impressive, with a somewhat heavy and dull sound and a sense of boredom. This, combined with the relaxed mood maintained throughout and the lyrics about the end of empty relationships, reminds me of a person carrying life on his shoulders and somehow walking forward.
Are you feeling that all human affairs are futile? In that case, the best thing to do is to find out if there is someone similar to you. How about getting some comfort by listening to Norman’s [Let Down by the World]?