It reminds me of someone who is so obsessed with trying to become what society expects them to be- perfect and succesful- that they wind up loosing track of reality and becomming fake. The girl in the song sounds like she is trying to convince herself that she is happy and that her life is perfect.
Don't do love, don't do friends
I'm only after success
Don't need a relationship
I'll never soften my grip
-It sounds like she is denying that she needs anyone but herself and her success. Maybe it was just the way she sand it but she almost sounded sarcastic.-
Don't want cash, don't want car
Want it fast, want it hard
Don't need money, don't need fame
I just want to make a change
I just wanna change (x4)
-I almost got the impression here that she was sort of bored with her life ("wanting a chance"), so in order to cure her boredom, she changed her personality. She pretends that she doesnt care about relationships with people and only cares about success.-
CHORUS:
I know exactly what I want and who I want to be
I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine
I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy
Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no
-I feel like this describes her trying to acheive her changed personality (acheiving whatever success she is hoping for). By becmoming a self-fulfilled prophecy, she is becomming what she expected herself to be by forcing herself to change-
One track mind, one track heart
If I fail, I'll fall apart
Maybe it is all a test
Cause I feel like I'm the worst
So I always act like I'm the best
-She has now become obsessed with acting this way, and she has put so much effort into it that she knows that she will fall apart if she fails. She has doubts about herself, despite what she said in the first section, because she is not being herself. Consequently, she asks even faker trying to prove that she is confident and doesnt care what people thing-
If you are not very careful
Your possessions will possess you
TV taught me how to feel
Now real life has no appeal
It has no appeal (x4)
-This made me think of how she tried to mirror herself based on societies expectations of her, but knows that this is not herself. However, she feels as if her actual personality wouldnt be as good as others' expectations of her-
@secretlyinsane Bingo. From someone who's been right there I can feel your words are right behind the lyrics. Essentially, the song describes a fake personality that was probably triggered by her environment (like a bad break up, society, or high expectations). Now she's forcing herself to act in a way she is not. Even though the song is uplifting, it foreshadows an unhappy ending.
@secretlyinsane Bingo. From someone who's been right there I can feel your words are right behind the lyrics. Essentially, the song describes a fake personality that was probably triggered by her environment (like a bad break up, society, or high expectations). Now she's forcing herself to act in a way she is not. Even though the song is uplifting, it foreshadows an unhappy ending.
It reminds me of someone who is so obsessed with trying to become what society expects them to be- perfect and succesful- that they wind up loosing track of reality and becomming fake. The girl in the song sounds like she is trying to convince herself that she is happy and that her life is perfect.
Don't do love, don't do friends I'm only after success Don't need a relationship I'll never soften my grip
-It sounds like she is denying that she needs anyone but herself and her success. Maybe it was just the way she sand it but she almost sounded sarcastic.-
Don't want cash, don't want car Want it fast, want it hard Don't need money, don't need fame I just want to make a change I just wanna change (x4)
-I almost got the impression here that she was sort of bored with her life ("wanting a chance"), so in order to cure her boredom, she changed her personality. She pretends that she doesnt care about relationships with people and only cares about success.-
CHORUS: I know exactly what I want and who I want to be I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no
-I feel like this describes her trying to acheive her changed personality (acheiving whatever success she is hoping for). By becmoming a self-fulfilled prophecy, she is becomming what she expected herself to be by forcing herself to change-
One track mind, one track heart If I fail, I'll fall apart Maybe it is all a test Cause I feel like I'm the worst So I always act like I'm the best
-She has now become obsessed with acting this way, and she has put so much effort into it that she knows that she will fall apart if she fails. She has doubts about herself, despite what she said in the first section, because she is not being herself. Consequently, she asks even faker trying to prove that she is confident and doesnt care what people thing-
If you are not very careful Your possessions will possess you TV taught me how to feel Now real life has no appeal It has no appeal (x4)
-This made me think of how she tried to mirror herself based on societies expectations of her, but knows that this is not herself. However, she feels as if her actual personality wouldnt be as good as others' expectations of her-
CHORUS (x2)
I'm gonna live, I'm gonna fly, I'm gonna fail, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna fly I'm gonna fail, gonna die, die, die, die
CHORUS (x2)
Da-da-dum... Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no
Idk if this is the legit meaning, this is just my personal interpretation.
@secretlyinsane Bingo. From someone who's been right there I can feel your words are right behind the lyrics. Essentially, the song describes a fake personality that was probably triggered by her environment (like a bad break up, society, or high expectations). Now she's forcing herself to act in a way she is not. Even though the song is uplifting, it foreshadows an unhappy ending.
@secretlyinsane Bingo. From someone who's been right there I can feel your words are right behind the lyrics. Essentially, the song describes a fake personality that was probably triggered by her environment (like a bad break up, society, or high expectations). Now she's forcing herself to act in a way she is not. Even though the song is uplifting, it foreshadows an unhappy ending.
Agreed with both of you thanks for great explanations
Agreed with both of you thanks for great explanations