Those three words
Are said too much
They’re not enough

This line is similar to Michael Stipe’s line:

Oh no I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough.

Amy Lee has been quoted saying the song is about losing the comfort of sorrow. Lithium is a mood stabilizer that would take away the sorrow that the writer holds inside and she is not ready to let go of it. She has lived with sorrow so long that losing it now would be like losing a part of herself. That is what the whole refrain is about: “Lithium, Don’t want to lock myself up inside, Lithium, Don’t want to forget what it feels without, Lithium, I want to stay in love with my sorrow.” Lee’s lyrics are often metaphorical and the words consist of double meanings. It’s about her inner feelings toward herself.

One thing that fascinates me about very arty and successful people is how much they suffer in terms of their mental health. It appears to be part and parcel often with a strong gift in a particular area.

Boy have we been taken around the houses today with a Rose Garden “Prime Ministerial/Dominic Cummings” press briefing. I think I feel more anxious than angry as I see the norms of British government operation dismantled in front of my eyes. The more they try to justify Cummings actions, the more holes that appear in his alibis. It truly feels like Johnson and Co are trying to gaslight the whole nation at a time when many people have lost love ones in the horrible circumstances of Covid-19 isolation. Very sad indeed.