“SugarCrash!” by ElyOtto
Honestly the main theme of this song centers on the singer’s dependency on illegal substances, as well as we can say the aftereffects of him partaking of such. So with that understanding in mind, the titular “sugar” would be the intoxicants themselves, whereas the “crash” would be the hangover he experiences after having at them.
And in terms of said intoxicants, based on the track’s singular verse it would appear ElyOtto has a special affinity for grass. He also makes mentions of “meds”, which is usually a metaphor for pills.
And concerning why he likes to get high, mentally he possesses two characteristics which apparently lead to such. First is that he seems to have a very active, perhaps even hyper imagination, i.e. being caught up in the allure of the modern world and ‘indulging in the luxuries’ which it affords. And secondly, he appears to have some self-esteem issues which he is trying to suppress. Or as the vocalist puts it, he “don’t wanna hate (him)self” but rather just “wanna feel good”.
But after the laughter comes the tears, so to speak. So for instance, upon ‘crashing’, he realizes that he’s broke. He also comes to the realization that “maybe (he) should take a bath”, with the implication being that he has pushed his personal upkeep to the wayside. And most importantly he still finds himself in a less-than-ideal state as far as his self-image is concerned. Or stated otherwise, he is still dealing with what can be classified as a mild form of depression.
In Conclusion
And as the song concludes, we see that ElyOtto also has a lack of direction in life. But all of the above observations are not to imply that “SugarCrash!” is all doom and gloom. Indeed in terms of its acoustics, it actually sounds quite upbeat and jovial. And the vocalist himself concludes by basically celebrating the fact that he’s slacking off. Or put otherwise, he’s young and accordingly looking forward to experiencing more misadventures as he grows older.
Facts about “SugarCrash!”
At the time of the release of this song, which transpired on 18 August 2020, ElyOtto is a 16 year-old, more or less hobbyist musician. In addition to “SugarCrash!” he has a couple of other tracks – “Teeth” (2020) and “Let Go :(” (2020) – listed on his Genius page. And as of early-2021, none of these tracks, with the exception of “SugarCrash!”, have attracted a notable amount of views.
As with the other songs mentioned, “SugarCrash!” is a tune which ElyOtto wrote and produced himself. In terms of its origins he attributes it to “a short soundfont test (he) made”. In other words, the track was derived from a small MIDI file he put together. And its instrumental is said to be reminiscent of the type of music one would hear on a videogame.
As of mid-February 2021, SugarCrash! is a ‘popular song on TikTok’.
Concurrently according to his unreviewed artist bio on Genius, ElyOtto hails from Calgary, a popular city in Canada.
Fight it find your way
Yea fight it! You got this!!!
Hi Everyone, I’m ElyOtto’s Mom. While I’m super grateful that you all like my sons’ song enough to try to understand each lyric this is not an accurate representation of what the song is about. Please wait for an watch the soon to be out Genius interview for the real story. Check your facts kids! Be skeptical always! (Can you tell I’m a teacher?)
no duh your a teacherr
elyotto’s mom died
this is great…..it is just great…
i feel depressed and wanna end my life sometimes
but i find a way to find light in the darkness.
i love this song so much good job
I think the meaning of this song is just to express what the singer/ellyotto is going through.
Thats not the meaning of the song, that’s the reason why he made the song.
tbh that how i feel so if it makes any one feel good ,is that tmi
me too but i hate myself and wanna die most the time and this song makes me feel warm inside but Im still unstable
same man, but have you ever c*t? it feels awesome :D!
i need help..
hey dm on insta @lilo__xx_
Yeah I have, It feels numb most the time but I feel bad about It because my arms are always covered In them. It feels wrong… I need help too, I hope we can both find it.
Hey, I struggle with this behavior too but I don’t recommend saying it “feels awesome”, especially to others who are clearly struggling. The last thing we want to do is encourage others to try it.
yeah 😁 next time keep it to yourself 💖
Bro shut up
I tried it yesterday. i need help as well…
don’t encourage that. that’s really messed up to intentionally hurt someone like that. if they were to die from them doing it, that would be because of you. it doesn’t matter if you’re trying to joke around, vent, or anything of the such. it’s messed up. don’t do that again, and please get help❤️
yes you do
i scratch and punch myself
Can you not talk about S.H like that? Not everybody needs to know how it makes you feel and if you need help then get help dont tell the internet about it
i recommend a song called ‘priceless’ since it definitely made me feel better. hope everyone gets out of that darkness!
damn
Is the first part of the track sampled, or inspired by some other song? It seems familiar but I can’t place it
I’m pretty sure its a jingle that plays in the Tokyo subway.
i luv this song. keep fighting
yep
keep fighting man really
You can get through this
I love this song! exespchly slowed down! (spelt wrong)
I think this is why I always hated folks who thought they knew what an artist was saying.
This song is lit
ik its talking about a depressed stress drug addict person 😀
i need help
This song is FIRE
since i have 1 day left just wanted to say this song was made because of how i felt during highschool, there was a lot of pressure on me and my family at the time and i was very deperessed, and wanted to make this song to express myself.
You did not make the song, and if you truly have one day left, I hope you enjoyed it or are enjoying it.
I am a suger crash
u cant even spell it
i need serious help
i recently found this song and i love it
is elyooto transgender? i think he is going on through his periods
uhh i think we would all appreciate it if you kept your depression stuff to yourself, no one needs to know that you like sli**ing your god dam wrists bro ok.
Holy sh*t this song is good but idk the meaning
Uhh you got the meaning of the lyrics wrong you thought to deeply into it sugar crash literally means elyotto is on a sugarcrash as in he ate to much sugar
Wow i love this song and i relate to it so much!
to me I think it is a little bit about adhd an depression because of the ‘everything you do is wrong’ part and I have adhd and it really feels like that when you don’t take you adhd meds.
its a great song
i love that song it helps me get through my family passed away.