Ball Cap

this is honestly the cutest song out there

First song I ever heard by Mother Mother, which became my favorite band.

I really love this song and Mother Mother as a whole and while some of their lyrics at times just seem like they were put there because they sound good, I believe most parts of their songs are trying hard to say something.

This one was short on lyrics, yet there's a pattern of comparison. At the beginning the speaker speaks about what they are like: the tree tops, brambles, weeds, rooster, people in the street. Then there are the lines:

I wear my ball cap to hide my big eyes You wear your black dress to hide your big thighs Oh, baby, baby, I'll lose my ball cap Well, only if you expose your lose fat

This part seems to be talking about vulnerability. Why be vulnerable if the other person isn't willing to be as well? With the lines, "You know that beauty's only skin deep/ Well, baby, baby, come on and skin me" there's more discussion of insecurity, saying in a way, make me ugly. Do it. Skinning someone is also another way of laying someone bare, vulnerable. The last bit there where it says, "I like the biggins only cuz they make me look real thin" is followed by the impactful "yeah" which is sang much deeper suddenly than the rest of the song, bringing it from whimsy to melancholic reality. He basically says he likes fat people because they make him feel skinny. An acknowledgment of superficiality and another indication of insecurity.

Anyway, that's how I always saw it. Feel free to discuss~

This is defilnty my favourite song from this band. I believe it describes a couple (a skinny boy and bigger girl) The boy is too scared to fall into a real relationship with the girl on the fear of being judged "I'm tied up in knots". He says "I like the biggins only cause they make me look real thin" hinting that he loves the girl even though she is bigger but still can't over come the fact that he will be judged