Song Analysis

Daydream by Smashing Pumpkins
Daydream is a song about a person going into a worsening state of mind, to the point that they consider their own self as crazy. I feel that this song is mainly about the fact that what's in a person's head is theirs, and they don't need feelings from anyone else. "I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy. I don't want feelings. Your feelings." This describes Charlie's situation perfectly - he doesn't want anyone else to pity him, or feel bad for him, or to pretend they care. He doesn't need their forced emotions and fake feelings of empathy. He would rather suffer with what he has locked in his head, because that, at least, is completely his.

Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues
Nights in White Satin is about someone who is going through life, seeing everything around them, and wishing for things they don't have. They talk about love, they talk about aging, children, hope... and these seem to be things they don't have. "Nights in white satin, never reaching the end. Letters I've written, never meaning to send. Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before. Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore." This shows Charlie's confusion with life; he doesn't know what is real and what isn't anymore - he can't seem to differentiate between the two. He has locked away feelings that are trying to bubble up, but he still won't let out. "Gazing at people, some hand in hand. Just what I'm going through they can't understand. Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend. Just what you want to be, you will be in the end." This is the most important part of the song. This is a cry for help, on Charlie's behalf. Nobody understands him, or what he is dealing with. He needs to believe that where he goes and who he becomes is his own decision to make.