This song is partially about feminism as well as our Generation and how they are they are corrupted and given early hints about sex at a way to early age. Also Gender role and bias but I think more of the first two ideas than anything else. My break down intepretation of Sex Yeah.
Nothing is provocative anymore
Even for kids
No room for imagining
'Cause everyone's seen everything (I think this speaks for itself of how children in a regular movie find a sex scene or hinted sex scene appear somewhere and it's nothing for them anymore but if we would go back a couple years/decades this would be greatly frowned upon as well as with some 12-15 year olds already watching pornographic movies on their computers)
Question what the tv tells you
Question what a pop star sells you (this part always left me a bit confused, I think what Marina meant is that don't think that it's a one time thing and then nothing happens, because there are consequences and don't think that the average popstar spends there whole day having sex and partying)
Question mom and question dad
Question good and question bad
(I think the 'question mom and question dad' part means to ask your parents about sex and not to rely on society to tell you about what sex is, This part 'Question good/bad' I am actually pretty stumped here but maybe she meant to question the good and bad influences.)
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be) ((Here she means that history has pinned and degraded a woman and has forced them to be objectified by men and how we really aren't allowed to be ourselves, plus our pasts we weren't allowed to be superior of men today it's socially unacceptable but we are trying to change that)
If sex in our society (didn't tell a girl who she would be)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me
(Sex in our society tells girls to be that perfect mom/housewife and to always be tidy and appealing to the males eyes, and girls are buying it and no I'm not saying that women should be looking homeless but they shouldn't be looking like street whores either, and feminist are trying to fight against the harsh history of women to make all beings equal)
If women were religiously
Recognized sexually
We wouldn't have to feel the need to show our ass,
It's to feel free ( I think here she means if religion/or society were already recognizing the gender sexual they didn't need to show their a*s but I might get this wrong but I think they do this to feel free? I am pretty sure thats wrong so someone correct me on that.)
Been there, done that
Got the t-shirt
Sold my soul
And yeah the truth hurts (I am also pretty stumped here but if I think it means that they done this and that and have sold their soul to society though the truth hurts, Correct me if I'm wrong)
Tired image of a star
Acting naughtier than we really are (She's tired of the act stars pull of living the sexual life and always being naughtier than what they really are)
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be) ((Already explained))
If sex in our society (didn't tell a guy who he should be) (A man never experiences the same objectification as women and if a women tries to stand up for herself and self worth she is instantly a bit*h)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me (Already explained)
All my life I've felt it deep inside of me (I think she means the feeling against the thoughts of society and how she knew it was wrong or... of something else which is totally unrelated.)
All this time was fighting for what I believe (She has always been fighting for her rights and for her beliefs and not going along with society)
All my life I've tried to hide what history has given me ( I think she means ignore what history has given her and all the objectification women receive already.)
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be)
If sex in our society (didn't tell a guy who he should be)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me (Already explained)
Then I could be totally wrong I like to voice me thoughts every now and then.
This song is partially about feminism as well as our Generation and how they are they are corrupted and given early hints about sex at a way to early age. Also Gender role and bias but I think more of the first two ideas than anything else. My break down intepretation of Sex Yeah.
Nothing is provocative anymore Even for kids No room for imagining 'Cause everyone's seen everything (I think this speaks for itself of how children in a regular movie find a sex scene or hinted sex scene appear somewhere and it's nothing for them anymore but if we would go back a couple years/decades this would be greatly frowned upon as well as with some 12-15 year olds already watching pornographic movies on their computers)
Question what the tv tells you Question what a pop star sells you (this part always left me a bit confused, I think what Marina meant is that don't think that it's a one time thing and then nothing happens, because there are consequences and don't think that the average popstar spends there whole day having sex and partying)
Question mom and question dad Question good and question bad (I think the 'question mom and question dad' part means to ask your parents about sex and not to rely on society to tell you about what sex is, This part 'Question good/bad' I am actually pretty stumped here but maybe she meant to question the good and bad influences.)
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be) ((Here she means that history has pinned and degraded a woman and has forced them to be objectified by men and how we really aren't allowed to be ourselves, plus our pasts we weren't allowed to be superior of men today it's socially unacceptable but we are trying to change that)
If sex in our society (didn't tell a girl who she would be) 'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me (Sex in our society tells girls to be that perfect mom/housewife and to always be tidy and appealing to the males eyes, and girls are buying it and no I'm not saying that women should be looking homeless but they shouldn't be looking like street whores either, and feminist are trying to fight against the harsh history of women to make all beings equal)
If women were religiously Recognized sexually We wouldn't have to feel the need to show our ass, It's to feel free ( I think here she means if religion/or society were already recognizing the gender sexual they didn't need to show their a*s but I might get this wrong but I think they do this to feel free? I am pretty sure thats wrong so someone correct me on that.)
Been there, done that Got the t-shirt Sold my soul And yeah the truth hurts (I am also pretty stumped here but if I think it means that they done this and that and have sold their soul to society though the truth hurts, Correct me if I'm wrong)
Tired image of a star Acting naughtier than we really are (She's tired of the act stars pull of living the sexual life and always being naughtier than what they really are)
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be) ((Already explained))
If sex in our society (didn't tell a guy who he should be) (A man never experiences the same objectification as women and if a women tries to stand up for herself and self worth she is instantly a bit*h)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me (Already explained)
All my life I've felt it deep inside of me (I think she means the feeling against the thoughts of society and how she knew it was wrong or... of something else which is totally unrelated.)
All this time was fighting for what I believe (She has always been fighting for her rights and for her beliefs and not going along with society)
All my life I've tried to hide what history has given me ( I think she means ignore what history has given her and all the objectification women receive already.)
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be) If sex in our society (didn't tell a guy who he should be) 'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me (Already explained)
Then I could be totally wrong I like to voice me thoughts every now and then.