Nothing Left to Say

"Who knows how long I've been awake now?
The shadows on my wall don't sleep
They keep calling me
Beckoning"

These lyrics from the song Nothing Left to Say by Imagine Dragons reflect Esther Greenwood's depression, especially during the time she spent staying with her mother.  Esther often mentions that she hasn't been sleeping, such as when she says "I hadn't slept for twenty-one nights," and "I must be just about the only person who had stayed awake for a solid month without dropping dead of exhaustion," (147, 157).  The shadows referred to in the song can be compared to Esther's suicidal thoughts.  They plague her frequently, as shown by her asking Cal "If you were going to kill yourself how would you do it?" (156)  Esther's suicide attempts are the result of her following the shadows when they beckon, since she is succumbing to her thoughts and trying to kill herself, first by drowning, then rope, then sleeping pills.  The four lines of this song reflect the climax of Esther's downward spiral by representing her sleep deprivation, suicidal thoughts, and eventual attempts at suicide.