The 'Every Day I Wake Up' meme originates from an emotionally charged scene in the 2019 film 'Marriage Story,' starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. During a climactic argument, Driver’s character, Charlie, screams the line 'Every day I wake up and I hope you're dead!' to express his profound frustration and pain. While the original context is quite heavy, the internet quickly adapted the phrase—often stopping after 'wake up' or pairing it with 'and I start to break up' from the song 'Then He Kissed Me'—to humorously depict feelings of existential exhaustion or annoyance at minor daily inconveniences. It has since become a versatile template for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the repetitive nature of modern life.