So I'm making my way through Dream Theater's catalog and I realized something. They do NOT get vulgar. Which is totes fine. I don't need every band to cuss me out. In fact it makes me appreciate them more. Their spiritual and mental health themes don't really need them to be. It makes their message rather gentle. Which, for mental health/songs I need to relate to, I need them to be more gentle. I mean Linkin Park can get away with being vulgar in their relatable songs but usually some mental health songs just feel like sandpaper against my soul, no matter how great they are. They just come on too strong.

And I know this is a terrible example because he's also not vulgar, but Beartooth, while an AMAZING guy for mental health songs and relatable content is just too rough on the senses. Flickie loves him. Beartooth is his favorite band now, and I also like him, but I need him in small doses.