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Welcome to My Life
If no one gets it, this song does. 🎧
Who it's for
The song speaks from inside the head of someone who feels out of place and invisible while everyone assumes they're fine.
Misunderstood, alone→Recognised, less alone
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Welcome to My Life" is by the Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was the lead single from their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any... (2004). The song expresses teenage frustration at feeling misunderstood, ignored and pushed around, with the sense that no one else grasps how hard things feel.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: Suggested 13+
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—Paul Laurence Dunbar, “We Wear the Mask”
