Lyrics
It's not like everyday you don't try to wake up
Expressing the regular struggle to wake up and face the day.
The only thing that keeps you sane is your make up
Suggesting that applying makeup is a coping mechanism for maintaining sanity.
Long sleeve shirt to cover blood stained cuts
Describing the use of a long-sleeve shirt to conceal visible signs of self-harm.
Wear a mask on your face and you don't say much
Referring to the wearing of a metaphorical mask, indicating a reserved or secretive nature.
But I know how you feel
Acknowledging an understanding of the emotional state of the person being addressed.
So I hope you can heal
Expressing a hope for the healing of emotional pain.
I wrote this song for you to hear
Indicating that the song is a form of communication to the person it's written for.
They say you're a strange girl cause they don't really understand
Highlighting a perception of the person as 'strange' due to a lack of understanding from others.
All the pain and the trauma makes it hard to love again
Connecting the strangeness to past pain and trauma, making it difficult to open up to love.
You always felt like an option like a problem it's a shame
Expressing a sense of being undervalued and treated as a problem or option rather than a priority.
No consequence for those who caused it
Observing a lack of consequences for those who have caused pain.
I guess to me that's kinda strange
Perceiving the absence of consequences as strange or unusual.
Strange girl, strange girl, strange girl
Reiteration of the description of the person as a 'strange girl.'
Strange, strange, strange girl
-Strange girl, strange girl, strange girl
-It's not like everyday you don't try to wake up
Repetition of earlier themes, emphasizing the struggles and the hope for healing.
The only thing that keeps you sane is your make up
-Long sleeve shirt to cover blood stained cuts
-Wear a mask on your face and you don't say much
-But I know how you feel
-So I hope you can heal
-I wrote this song for you to hear
-They say you're a strange girl cause they don't really understand
Reiteration of the perception of the person as 'strange' and the lack of consequences for those who caused pain.
All the pain and the trauma makes it hard to love again
-You always felt like an option like a problem it's a shame
-No consequence for those who caused it
-I guess to me that's kinda strange
-Strange girl, strange girl, strange girl
Continued repetition and emphasis on the descriptor 'strange girl.'
Strange, strange, strange girl
-Strange girl, strange girl, strange girl
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