i think this song really connects to the electra heart era; if i'm not mistaken it was released after it.
During the electra heart era, the theme was dealing with identity crisis and depression and not giving love a chance. There were many references to living in the "dark" during the electra heart album/era:
"Take advantage of my heart, and i'll go back into the dark" -Lonely Hearts Club
"I'm electra heart, only living in the dark" -Electra Heart
also in the Electra Heart song, there was a line that went "Lights they blind me" where as Miss Y is the complete opposite "And the lights make me stronger"
so i think this song may be about finally finishing through most of your identity crisis and basically getting over depression, but then still not being able to find love.
"I walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here."
And i also think that although she may be mostly over with the identity crisis, she still feels it sometimes, questioning herself, and maybe why she came out of the dark "only to feel like nobody i'm Miss why am i here"
She sounds as if she's waiting for love in the first verse saying "I feel like a substitute waiting for the right time"
Also in the second verse, again referring to finally being herself again but maybe not completely: "I feel like i'm stuck inside a race, feel like i'm catching up. Oh marina what a shame, you didn't make the upper cut"
and finally, back to the first verse, she says "I'm about to play the game cause im running out of time"
marina has referred to love as a game in her song power and control, singing "Love will always be a game"
and although she is giving it a chance, she may still believe that it's all a game, just another part of life practically required by mainstream society. And now that she realizes it's been three years, and that she's almost going to reach an age where finding love is more difficult, she really needs to find somebody to try and settle down with.
But although she may have escaped the darkest parts of her life, the feelings always somehow manage to find their way back to her, leaving her questioning everything about herself. She may not be electra, completely consumed by sadness. Maybe she realized there's no point to it, so you might as well move on. But nevertheless, she still lost a lot of time, not making the "upper cut" becoming the great Miss Y.
You can get rid of the sadness, but you'll never get rid of the questions. There will always be a source of energy feeding her, darkness or light. So maybe you can't escape the lonely hearts club after all.
i think this song really connects to the electra heart era; if i'm not mistaken it was released after it.
During the electra heart era, the theme was dealing with identity crisis and depression and not giving love a chance. There were many references to living in the "dark" during the electra heart album/era:
"Take advantage of my heart, and i'll go back into the dark" -Lonely Hearts Club "I'm electra heart, only living in the dark" -Electra Heart
also in the Electra Heart song, there was a line that went "Lights they blind me" where as Miss Y is the complete opposite "And the lights make me stronger"
so i think this song may be about finally finishing through most of your identity crisis and basically getting over depression, but then still not being able to find love.
"I walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here." And i also think that although she may be mostly over with the identity crisis, she still feels it sometimes, questioning herself, and maybe why she came out of the dark "only to feel like nobody i'm Miss why am i here" She sounds as if she's waiting for love in the first verse saying "I feel like a substitute waiting for the right time"
Also in the second verse, again referring to finally being herself again but maybe not completely: "I feel like i'm stuck inside a race, feel like i'm catching up. Oh marina what a shame, you didn't make the upper cut"
and finally, back to the first verse, she says "I'm about to play the game cause im running out of time" marina has referred to love as a game in her song power and control, singing "Love will always be a game" and although she is giving it a chance, she may still believe that it's all a game, just another part of life practically required by mainstream society. And now that she realizes it's been three years, and that she's almost going to reach an age where finding love is more difficult, she really needs to find somebody to try and settle down with.
But although she may have escaped the darkest parts of her life, the feelings always somehow manage to find their way back to her, leaving her questioning everything about herself. She may not be electra, completely consumed by sadness. Maybe she realized there's no point to it, so you might as well move on. But nevertheless, she still lost a lot of time, not making the "upper cut" becoming the great Miss Y.
You can get rid of the sadness, but you'll never get rid of the questions. There will always be a source of energy feeding her, darkness or light. So maybe you can't escape the lonely hearts club after all.