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“The Ballad of Me and My Brain” revolves around Matty Healy’s mental state, as it cleverly follows “Lostmyhead.” This song captures the moments in which he “searches” for his lost brain. All the while, he’s dodging autograph hunters, shown by the way that what would be a simple Sainsbury’s trip (a local convenience store) is no longer simple due to his image. This narrative gives us a look into his mind and the side effects of the fame that he’s encountered with the popularity of his band.
In “She’s American,” Healy brings up how he endured an emotional concert breakdown in December of 2014. When preparing to sing “Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You,” he recounted the band’s 2-year long tour, and then expressed his deeply buried emotions near the end of performing “Sex.”
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