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Originally posted by Great Username
She was 2/2 with Nobody Love and Should've Been Us, so I just forced myself to listen to the title track.  It is so bad, whyyyy. Such insipid lyrics, twee melody, that horrifying Ed Sheeran-esque rap-singing. Who signed off on this girl writing a song by herself.
You see me hanging with my fam, but that don’t mean I’m living in a bubble
You’ll find me at church, but that don’t mean I can’t cause trouble
Stir up a little scene 'cause isn't that what you want?
For me to mess up, so you can dress up
Some story saying, Tori this’ll sell more records
But I’d rather make ’em yawn than be a pawn on your chessboard
So call me boring, call me cookie cutter
Call me what you want
A matter of fact
Just say it loud and don’t st-stutter
'Cause I know who I am, yeah I’m still the same
Just a California girl with big dreams
Thinking maybe they’ll let me sing songs about real things
And baby who knows maybe I can sell out shows without taking off my clothes
God made me sexy I don't care if only I know
Why girl. |
It's called being more creative. Being an artist. Not being commercial and writing the same **** the same way over and over again. Creating and delivering new concepts and ideas. Adapting and learning and experiencing new things. Finding out more about yourself and the way you create music.
I really think this is an ignorant way of you looking at it. I consider Unbreakable Smile to be a pretty damn good song because it's so different and interesting sonically. It isn't the same-old-same generic thing so many others are doing. It's something that came from her.
And at least all those lyrics actually worked with the melody of which she created herself too. Takes skills to do that, you know. Not have it done for you.
What an album! 
I love "Nobody Love," of course, & I must say that "Expensive" would make a KILLER third single. 