Hey, Doctor Doctor meaning
I made a song called Hey, Doctor Doctor, and it's blown up recently. Thing is, hundreds of people have left me comments confused about what the song means, so I decided to finally put the basic meaning in a text post.
Here's a really good animation of the song!! So u can listen :)
Hey, Doctor Doctor!
Could you tell me what's wrong?
I know you're very busy so I won't make this too long
I got a question 'bout the rain
The fog that just won't go away
And something quite absurd
That I just learned the other day
I asked my friend a simple question 'bout the rain
But then they all went quiet and looked at me in a funny way
They asked me what I meant
So I described the time I spent
Avoiding all the puddles
Though I still got wet
They said that morning had been a sunny day
I asked the folks around us and they all said the same
I sat confused, in my wet socks and shoes
I shrugged and said
"That's right! The sky wasn't gray, it was blue!"
But doctor doctor
It's been so very long
Since I've last seen the sun
It seems they must just all be wrong
Unless it's me who's been confused
Then why've my blue skies been refused?
And hidden from me by my rainy days?
So... what does it mean????????????????????????
Hey, Doctor Doctor is a simple metaphor about depression. People have also interpreted it as being about the neurodivergent experience and a bunch of other things, and those fit too. But I intended it to be about depression.
It's about finding out the things you're struggling with aren't just something everyone deals with. The protagonist (I'll call 'em Pot) has to actively dodge puddles to get anywhere and lives in soggy clothes. When Pot goes "man, that rain's insane right?" to their friend, the friend has no clue what they're talking about. To everyone else, it's sunny outside. They don't have to think twice about where they step. At this point, Pot looks insane to everyone else, like they're hallucinating rain. So, even though their clothes are still dripping wet, they go "yeah haha my bad. you're right, it's sunny outside". In the end, Pot goes to see Doctor Doctor about it.
You know in cartoons or that one Ronald McDonald ad where the sad person has the little rain cloud over them? That's the idea. It was raining outside one day and I thought "lmao what if only I could see this, that would be insane". Then I wrote a song about it.
I totally see the neurodivergent spin on it, because the part where everyone looks at Pot weird definitely accidentally came from my experiences with diagnosed autism.
Sometimes my relatable comedy landed:
me: "you ever wake up and your brain feels like sludge?"
friend: "yeah bro, all the time"
But sometimes my relatable comedy didn't land:
me: "you ever walk across the street without looking when you're having a bad day, like gambling?"
friend: "...no???"
me: "you don't???"
friend: "no?? are you okay??"
me:
friend:
me: "I mean I haven't done that in a long time-" (literally did it last week)
Ah, the joys of being neurodivergent. Never knowing what's appropriate to say. "Horrified looks from everyone in the room".
If this explanation seems too detailed, I really thought this song was a simple metaphor, so I'm REALLY trying to be clear. Most people get it, but there's still hundreds that have been taking it literally.
If you read this far, I'm shocked. Nobody ever uses comments on tumblr, but I'd love it if you commented "umbrella" and let me know you read down here. Thank u immensely for reading this far.
So, even though I have literally never talked about it on Tumblr before, and don't expect anyone to see this, that's what my song "Hey, Doctor Doctor" means.