YOU'RE NOT IN THIS ALONE, LET ME BREAK THIS AWKWARD SILENCE //
✋microfloam x multiglue blend
👃wool sweater, london fog (earl grey tea, cream, vanilla, lavender), soft rain, paper & ink, nutmeg
*NOTE: There is a subtle blue iridescent shimmer on top of this slime!
Skylines & Turnstiles was the first My Chemical Romance song ever written, back in 2001 after frontman Gerard Way witnessed the collapse of the twin towers on 9/11. This event was a shock to their system, causing them to re-evaluate their purpose in life. Prior to the formation of the band, Way worked in the art industry. However, after the event, they decided to leave the path of commercial art, which felt meaningless, & start a band with the goal of making more of a difference.
“And in this moment, we can't close the lids on burning eyes
Our memories blanket us, with friends we know, like fallout vapors
Steel corpses stretch out towards an ending sun”
While the lyrics clearly reference this context, they also broadly speak to the experience of going through a shocking rupture to one’s status quo, something that permanently changes how we see the world, & about what we do after.
The title of this slime comes from the opening line of the song. When someone has lived through horrific things, there can be a sense of detachment & disconnect from those who haven’t experienced it. How do you begin to talk about it; what do you say? This line makes me think of someone reaching out to connect & be present with their loved one even if they can’t find the right words.
The rest of the song touches on that sense of awakening to something bigger & more purposeful in the aftermath of horror.
“This broken city sky, like butane on my skin” – even one’s mundane environment, meant to be a stable constant, has split open & is forever changed
Ultimately, it asks the question: “Tell me where we go from here” & “After seeing what we saw, can we still reclaim our innocence?”
And the answer is, well, no. When our worldview or sense of safety has been shattered, it deeply changes us. All we can do is try to find meaning & connection in it:
“And if the world needs something better
Let's give them one more reason, now”
We can’t take away what happened, but we can find a reason to keep going.
