one of the most powerful moments in cinema is in the royal tenembaums. it's when luke wilson tries to committ suicide.

"i'm going to kill myself tomorrow," he says, and we all feel it. we all feel it deep down inside. we feel it cause we have friends who are like luke wilson, or we are like him ourselves. he led a life most people would be envious of. success, riches, etc. the world said he should be happy. his friends were probably saying he should be happy. but he wasn't. so to solve that, he disappears from the life he knew. he leaves thinking that he will find happiness in other places. but when that doesn't work, he comes back and tries to embrace his life. the one he knew. the life that made him suffer in the first place. he does that only to realize that it didn't do much good either. he then slits his wrists. it is the only thing that will stop the suffering and sadness he has endured.

your hand on his arm
the hay stack charm around your neck
strung out and thin
calling some friend trying to cash some check
he�s acting dumb
that�s what you�ve come to expect
needle in the hay
he�s wearing your clothes
head down to toes a reaction to you
you say you know what he did
but you idiot kid
you don�t have a clue
sometimes they just get caught in the eye
you�re pulling him through
needle in the hay
now on the bus
nearly touching this dirty retreat
falling out 6th and powell a dead sweat in my teeth
gonna walk walk walk
four more blocks plus one in my break
down downstairs to the man
he�s gonna make it all ok
i can�t beat myself
and I don�t want to talk
i�m taking the cure so I can be quiet
whenever I want
so leave me alone
you ought to be proud that I�m getting good marks
needle in the hay

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