Darren Hayes gets candid about his struggles with depression in his single titled “Poison Blood.” Below are some lyrics from that song that will just tug at your heartstrings and bring tears to your eyes.
“And it’s not that I don’t want to live, it’s the pain that I wish I could kill. All the times that I wanted to die, I made a choice I was gonna survive.”
This is what Darren Hayes had to say about his raw and emotional song, “Poison Blood” and the meaning behind it:
“‘Poison Blood’ is a song about choosing to stay when everything else in your life is telling you to leave. I have a family history of depression and suicide and I talk openly about my own diagnosis in the hope that I might inspire someone who is struggling to seek help, as I have proudly done many times throughout my life.
I describe my depression as a blessing, a gift and a curse all at once. I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy and yet I’m aware I am a deeply sensitive person, and that my unique brain allows me to feel depths of emotions that many people don’t experience.
So I have learned to use those moments to channel melodies and stories that I hope are so real and so relatable they might reach someone else who is in pain, like me, and remind them to stay, like I choose to, every single day.”
Source: Darren Hayes shares vulnerable new single ‘Poison Blood’
Kristin’s thoughts: Like Darren, I too suffer from depression from my painful upbringing; I have done so ever since I was a young child. I also struggle with immense and often debilitating anxiety, having to rely on anti-anxiety medication just to survive. So, I can completely empathize with what he has gone through. I wish life had been easier for him, but I do hope his future days are full of joy.