"We're all prairie children brought up on the lies of the past"- so true, I think she's saying how our opinions and the way we see the world is influenced by the things we are told in our childhood. Perhaps, in this context, it means how we are told of fame (and it being good) and famous people and, therefore, want to be like them- like Billie did.
Some of the lyrics seem to be applicable to more than the perils or the pursuit of fame. Like, "we get fed something, but we don't want", I feel that this is very honest, how people always seem to want what they cannot have and when they are offered something, which is may be good, they turn it down in the hope of something better ("own heaven").
Whilst the song hosts some good ideas, it doesn't have quite such a good sound. Although I suppose the poppiness is fitting, it's a little false cheery, pointing out that fame might seem enticing but it's not as easy as it looks. This song, in my opinion, is so much more subtle than another song with the same theme- "When I Grow Up" by the Pussycat Dolls.
"We're all prairie children brought up on the lies of the past"- so true, I think she's saying how our opinions and the way we see the world is influenced by the things we are told in our childhood. Perhaps, in this context, it means how we are told of fame (and it being good) and famous people and, therefore, want to be like them- like Billie did.
Some of the lyrics seem to be applicable to more than the perils or the pursuit of fame. Like, "we get fed something, but we don't want", I feel that this is very honest, how people always seem to want what they cannot have and when they are offered something, which is may be good, they turn it down in the hope of something better ("own heaven").
Whilst the song hosts some good ideas, it doesn't have quite such a good sound. Although I suppose the poppiness is fitting, it's a little false cheery, pointing out that fame might seem enticing but it's not as easy as it looks. This song, in my opinion, is so much more subtle than another song with the same theme- "When I Grow Up" by the Pussycat Dolls.