Insecure
Unveiling Hidden Struggles: Emma Murdock's 'Insecure' Chronicles the Masks We Wear
Lyrics
When I make eye contact with people various kinds
Reflecting on making eye contact with people of different types.
There's the boy who may look tough but is broken on the inside
Observing a boy who appears tough externally but is emotionally broken.
And there's that girl, the one that hides behind her hair
Noticing a girl who hides behind her hair, avoiding attention.
And doesn't want people to notice that she's there
Describing a girl who doesn't want to be noticed and prefers to stay hidden.
And then there's me, the fakest of them all
Admitting personal feelings of being fake or insincere.
Who tells people to love themselves when I don't even know how
Acknowledging the contradiction of promoting self-love while struggling with it personally.
So we, we cover up our faces
Referring to the collective tendency to hide behind facades.
And try to erase our footprints on this Earth
Expressing a desire to erase the impact one leaves on the world.
And maybe once we're pretty or maybe once we're stronger
Suggesting that achieving beauty or strength might alleviate insecurity.
We'll feel less insecure
Hopeful anticipation that becoming pretty or stronger will reduce insecurity.
Hide me in a crowd and let me sink and drown
Desiring to be lost in a crowd to escape self-awareness and vulnerability.
Cause as long as i'm around
Expressing that personal insecurities persist as long as the individual is present.
I'll be insecure
Emphasizing a continuous struggle with insecurity.
All these waves of doubts
Referring to persistent waves of self-doubt.
Come flooding in and out
Describing the cyclical nature of doubts flowing in and out of the mind.
Of my mind
Expressing the inability to escape these persistent thoughts.
And I can't leave them behind
Recognizing the challenge of leaving insecurities behind.
Cause i'm insecure
Reiterating the central theme of personal insecurity.
Oh I'm insecure
Reaffirming the personal experience of insecurity.
Everybody knows that girl or boy the one that just wants to be
Introducing the common experience of individuals who desire recognition.
The proudest kid in the school even if it takes being mean
Describing someone who seeks pride even if it involves being mean.
But behind the scenes turns out the grass isn't so green
Revealing the hidden struggles behind the facade of pride.
Their families have been torn apart and their last hope is to look pretty
Highlighting the difficult family situations that contribute to their desire for external validation.
So they, they cover up their faces
Similar to lines 7-9, addressing the tendency to hide behind masks.
And try to erase their footprints on this Earth
Reiterating the desire to erase one's impact on the world through concealment.
And maybe once they're pretty or maybe once they're stronger
Similar to lines 9-10, expressing hope that external changes will reduce insecurity.
They'll feel less insecure
Repeating the theme of anticipating reduced insecurity with external changes.
Hide us in a crowd and let us sink and drown
Desiring to be lost in a crowd as a collective escape from vulnerability.
Cause as long as we're around
Emphasizing the collective persistence of insecurities as long as the group is present.
We'll be insecure
Reaffirming the ongoing collective struggle with insecurity.
All these waves of doubts
Repeating the imagery of waves of doubts flooding in and out.
Come flooding in and out
Reiterating the cyclical nature of doubts affecting the collective mindset.
Of our minds
Expressing the challenge of escaping these persistent collective thoughts.
And we can't leave them behind
Acknowledging the collective struggle to leave insecurities behind.
Cause we're insecure
Reaffirming the collective experience of insecurity.
Oooh
Adding an emotional and melodic expression of insecurity.
Insecure
Repeating the emotional declaration of insecurity.
Insecure
Concluding with the reiterated theme of collective insecurity.
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