Boy, as much as I love listening to synthwave/chillwave/retrowave, I have to be careful not to read the comments for each video. There are a lot that make me cringe, like whoever wrote the comment is either baring their soul in the most embarrassing way possible, stoned out of their mind, or trying to write something that sounds touching and beautiful that will get a ton of likes. Like this:
One day it will be 10,000 years from now and no one will remember this. So keep it close, close for now. Right now it’s unforgettable.
Barf. Or this:
Strangely beautiful, like a dream I had once forgotten.
Or all of these:
Life is short but nights are long.
it’s pretty sad we’re only here for such a short time
Have you guys ever thought about how fast life passes by? One moment I’m in elementary school sitting in time out, now I’m graduated, 20 years old, everyone around my age who i used to see as “the big kids” are here but I’m now one of them… Its like it all ended so quickly and i never appreciated living in the moment. You live your life out, marry someone, have kids, make something of yourself, cause if you don’t, all of life will feel like school did. Gone in the blink of an eye.
But I like this sarcastic comment one person left that touches on exactly what I’m talking about:
Edgy deep comment about life,death and the universe.
I think the most embarrassing part of those comments for me is that I understand what they’re getting at, and I actually feel the same way — this music is heavily nostalgic in the most painful, beautiful way. I don’t mind admitting that or talking about it but I hate feeling like I have something in common with people who would publicly make such trite comments about it. I guess I have to come to terms with it: I’m just as typical and pathetic as every other synthwave-lovin’ jerk out there. Better soothe my frayed nerves with some more of the shit. I just have to remember not to scroll down to the comments this time.
crimson highway 