| Metric – On the Sly Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| ...oh and she also wants to be hated, which all but confirms the idea of her sacrificing fame for us (her fans). | |
| Metric – On the Sly Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is about the repercussions of an artist becoming popular. Here are a few themes that stand out in particular. Lenny Bruce is a counter-culturist from the 60's and is specifically mentioned at the beginning of the song to set the tone of the theme. Her friend that broke the 12 bar blues and now pays the airline DJs can be interpreted as a sellout artist. The sugar factory that should smell sweet refers to the idea of corporations trying to manufacture musicians and her opinion on that idea. Finally, throughout the whole song she says she wants you to love her on the sly. So it's almost fan-appreciation and a promise to us she'll never sell out and more specifically intentionally focus on not becoming popular. |
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