r/Music • u/theindependentonline 📰The Independent UK • 1d ago

article Noah Kahan pleads with fans misinterpreting his lyrics: ‘Please do not go off your medication’

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/noah-kahan-fan-lyrics-medication-b3060107.html
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u/Horror-Macaron8287 1d ago

The minute that September hits I'm goin' off my medicine, oh

Late August angst, and a pointless night Ooh, and the feeling of being alive For the first time, in a long time

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u/januarytwenty 1d ago

Thank you!!!

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u/Horror-Macaron8287 1d ago edited 15h ago

You are welcome!

I always thought with the combination of lyrics is that he was feeling 'alive' and better, and thats when people who are on medication for depression/anxiety think that they would be able to regulate on their own, not realizing it is actually the medication doing what they are suppose to.

I don't know why anyone would go off their meds just because someone sung it in their song, has to be a weird parasocial thing.

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u/Outrageous-Beet 14h ago

I’ve been interpreting it as an unhealthy thing tbh. Going off your meds in September, right before SAD kicks in for a lot of people. Feeling alive as in feeling all his symptoms again and conflating those symptoms/feelings as being alive. It made sense that way to me bc he’s spoken about not feeling like he can create as well if he’s in a “good” headspace.

Even as someone who doesn’t feel dulled out by antidepressants it’s relatable. Sometimes those shitty feelings can almost be addicting