Therapist analyzes the lyrics of The Dying Song off of Slipknot’s album The End, So Far to discuss the ways in which people often try to solve others’ problems instead of listening. It is easy to shout solutions but until a person feels understood those “solutions” will just push them further into the victim mentality. A better approach is to empathically listen to the individual until they feel understood. Once a person feels validated and understood they will naturally seek and move toward the