Suicide Song Meaning

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“1-800-273-8255“ Released on April 28 2017 By Logic is a Song dedicated to suicide prevention. This song has been socially relevant to the youth. The purpose of this song was to show that suicide is not the answer to anyone’s problems, that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
With the song title being the number to the American suicide hotline , according to CNN[https://www-m.cnn.com/2017/08/25/health/logic-suicide-hotline-vma-18002738255/index.html] the amount of calls made to the hotline has spiked after Logics VMA performance. Meaning that this song has influenced many to reach out for help. According to John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, "The impact has been pretty extraordinary. On the day the song was released, we had the second-highest …show more content…

In the beginning of the video The boys father (Don Cheadle) finds male pornography hidden in his room and is later found in bed with another boy (Nolan Gould) by that young man's father. When watching the video, one can clearly see that his father does not approve of his sons sexuality and is also targeted at school by his fellow classmates. This makes him lose interest in his school activities and leads to suicidal thoughts and even puts a gun to his head. Towards the end of the video he is comforted by his track coach who realizes that he has been slacking in school and has not been himself lately. The couch contacts the young boys father and at the end of the video we see that the boy calls the suicide hotline and did not kill himself but instead got married and even had a son with his father by his side.This video has helped many of the youth that struggle with their sexulity and feel like they are alone. The video portrays a realistic situation where someone may be experiencing the same- if not similar- feelings that Coy Stewarts character has

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