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bricksasuke002 — You saved yourself from that suicide not them

Published: 2014-05-26 16:08:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 1834; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 4
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Description Let me just admit one thing. I used to say all the time that Slipknot "saved" (yes, I am using that term loosely) my life because their music helped me live on through my rough times with chronicle depression and certain personal events dealing with my *cough*asshole*cough* father. Then, I grew up.

I might as well use Black Veil Brides as a background since I see the whole "saves lives" thing the most from their fans other than My Chemical Romance (who are a shit band that aren't even together anymore).

What made me want to make this stamp is when I finished watching this documentary about Mitch Lucker ( drunk driver) after Mitch's sister said something along the lines of "all the lives he saved", I couldn't resist but to roll my eyes, and at the near end, his mother and some dude were talking about how many lives Mitch "saved" and all that shit with his music is when I can't really take this documentary all that seriously.  How in the living fuck do songs with lyrics such as this and this managed to save lives is my question. Hell I even seen people saying that Blood On The Dance Floor, of all people, "saves" lives . You people can't be fucking serious now, are you?

I mean, I can understand if a band's music help you motivate into moving on with your life, and not resort to something as in self harm or suicide, but there is a difference between motivation to make a right choice, and saving someone's life. If bands actually do save lives then where were they when I'm going through a self harm addiction that I'm trying to quit like forever now? Where were they during my two suicide attempts? I can tell you where. They weren't anywhere near my presence at all. Slipknot wasn't there when these things happened to me, and never was Korn, Sevendust, etc. They were either touring, or in studio making a new album. Them saving my life would be something as in trying to grab the razor blade or container of pills out of my hands before I take action, but they didn't do any of that.

So call me when that band actually saved your life as I explained. If not, then I'm going to call bullshit and not take you seriously at all. In other words, you saved yourself by making the decision to move on with your life and not resort to the bad decision as in suicide, etc. By the way, didn't Chris Motionless wrote a blog ranting about this whole "bands saves lives" bullshit on Tumblr? Oh yeah, right fucking here . I don't really care for Motionless In White, but goddamn I gained so much respect for Chris after that, because that was needed to be said for YEARS.

PS: Suicide Silence sucks
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Licca-ChanFTW [2024-03-02 05:48:38 +0000 UTC]

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That-Damn-Fox [2019-01-24 00:36:04 +0000 UTC]

in that case neither does prayer or god 

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iClubBabySeals [2018-05-17 22:08:29 +0000 UTC]

Even if they don't save lives, they do sometimes write songs, or even play concerts in honor and condolence of the fallen. Like Adam's Song, by Blink-182, was written in condolence of Adam Krieger, or possibly most famously The Concert for New York City, following 9/11.

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Profgeoderock69 [2017-05-17 22:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Well, music can help some people get shit off their mind, but yet the whole "OMG THEY SAVED MY LIFE" thing is just over exaggerating it.. plus! It is cringey as all hell in my opinion. 

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Maenow [2016-12-30 12:22:25 +0000 UTC]

bvb saved my life rawr xddddd

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Randomstuff-Stuff [2016-07-18 21:58:37 +0000 UTC]

Bands motivate you to live longer till you get help, not save lives. 

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eherreranavarro [2015-10-23 22:15:45 +0000 UTC]

 

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DoctorDremora678 [2015-08-21 16:41:33 +0000 UTC]

Preach!

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PrinceCheezburger [2015-05-18 22:57:28 +0000 UTC]

They just serve as inspiration for the person to keep living, a small motive to keep going. I'll sound a little morbid here, but the only band that saves lives is a tourniquet.

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Tokiogirl21 [2014-12-26 03:32:57 +0000 UTC]

I see the same thing out of Tokio Hotel fans (I'm one of the sane ones who actually enjoys other bands besides them) who say songs like "Don't Jump" saved them from a suicide attempt. BILL KAULITZ WROTE THAT FROM A POETIC SENSE! I DON'T THINK HE MEANT THAT LITERALLY!! Only the Music video portrays such things!

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gourgeists [2014-11-18 07:46:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you for this omg. it drives me so insane when people say music saved their lives. i almost drowned once. how was my life saved? oh, someone put on "scream for my ice cream" and it magically transported me out of the water. yeah, no.

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XMonochrome-NimbusX [2014-10-26 07:09:23 +0000 UTC]

Tell me more about how "S my D" stopped your suicide attempt.

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Nicobik In reply to XMonochrome-NimbusX [2015-01-16 01:06:28 +0000 UTC]

it's sad because I actually used to like that shitty excuse of a band

and I still regret it

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GodCyclops In reply to Nicobik [2015-11-23 03:12:44 +0000 UTC]

You grew up? Shit, i'm sorry.

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Nicobik In reply to GodCyclops [2015-11-23 05:32:36 +0000 UTC]

yeah sadly I became an adult

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XMonochrome-NimbusX In reply to Nicobik [2015-01-16 01:08:02 +0000 UTC]

I feel so sorry for you. Have a cupcake.

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Nicobik In reply to XMonochrome-NimbusX [2015-01-16 01:09:21 +0000 UTC]

 thanks

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XMonochrome-NimbusX In reply to Nicobik [2015-01-16 01:10:19 +0000 UTC]

 np

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Nicobik In reply to XMonochrome-NimbusX [2015-01-16 01:11:38 +0000 UTC]

 

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XMonochrome-NimbusX In reply to Nicobik [2015-01-16 01:15:14 +0000 UTC]

   

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Nicobik In reply to XMonochrome-NimbusX [2015-01-16 01:16:53 +0000 UTC]

I don't know what's happening but I enjoy it

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XMonochrome-NimbusX In reply to Nicobik [2015-01-16 01:18:14 +0000 UTC]

lol

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ARTwerkkOfficial [2014-10-23 12:58:27 +0000 UTC]

it's not like the band walks in and stops you from it LOL people these days...

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XEXCHEMlCAlXEX [2014-09-06 13:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Agreed. It's about time someone else has the same thoughts as me.

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ID10TS [2014-08-22 18:28:14 +0000 UTC]

yeah. it's the music that motivate them. the bands didn't physically do anything

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StitchFanPL [2014-05-30 15:55:54 +0000 UTC]

True I'm agree. This is what I think about it.

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Zetsu-0-Sakura [2014-05-27 01:34:18 +0000 UTC]

Fans saying that Black Veil Brides saved their lives has become a pet peeve of mine ever since I watched this interview because the members of Black Veil Brides actually hated it when people say that.

And another thing...

" The whole ‘My Chemical Romance saves lives’ thing is a misrepresentation. We are grateful that you got something out of our music. But, ultimately, it was you who worked through your reality. That’s my message to the world: Get in the clear, we’ll take care of this." ~ Gerard Way

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XMonochrome-NimbusX In reply to Zetsu-0-Sakura [2015-04-24 00:31:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

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bricksasuke002 In reply to Zetsu-0-Sakura [2014-05-27 06:45:48 +0000 UTC]

So it looks like that both BVB and MCR get annoyed with that kind of bullshit as well. I don't blame them one bit.

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Zetsu-0-Sakura In reply to bricksasuke002 [2014-05-28 02:52:30 +0000 UTC]

When they're being credited for something they didn't do, of course they'll get annoyed.

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Greedy-Catapultist [2014-05-26 23:56:56 +0000 UTC]

i've not really seen this before, but i don't listen to this sort of music.

it does, however, remind me of this growing trend i see on my tumblr dash when people reblog these .gif sets giving thanks to fictional Disney &Dreamworks characters (Hiccup [HTTYD], Elsa [Frozen], Rapunzel [Tangled], etc.) for "saving their life" and whatnot.

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bricksasuke002 In reply to Greedy-Catapultist [2014-05-27 06:44:31 +0000 UTC]

Wait, there are people actually saying that fictional characters saves lives now? Da fuq.

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UsurperBobO [2014-05-26 18:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Replace "band" with "music".

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bricksasuke002 In reply to UsurperBobO [2014-05-26 22:27:54 +0000 UTC]

Come to think of it, you got a point.

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marshmallowcookiwolf [2014-05-26 17:03:09 +0000 UTC]

Okay yeah when someone said "they save lives" I thought they meant their music motivated them to get better and I didn't know.........they were two different things... .___.
how the fuck will BOTDF ever save lives, I mean their only "motivational" songs are fake as fuck.

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bricksasuke002 In reply to marshmallowcookiwolf [2014-05-26 17:07:46 +0000 UTC]

Their motivational songs proved that the band are obviously hoping on the "inspirational" bandwagon.

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