Oswald Slain’s Happiness Is Overrated hits like a late-night confession—raw, honest, and unapologetic. Born from a dark time in Charlie Fitzgerald’s life, the song channels the frustration of feeling stuck in a world obsessed with pretending everything’s fine. The lyrics unfold like a bar-crawl through a rainy city, full of bittersweet reflections and moments of clarity.
There’s something both liberating and heavy in its groove, a kind of beautiful defiance that makes you want to raise a glass and shout along. This is a rebellion against the pressure to smile through the storm, and it leaves you feeling seen, understood, and oddly comforted. Happiness Is Overrated is about embracing the lows and finding strength in the honesty of it all.
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