It's about Lights' anxiety about being a mother, since she still feels like she is a kid herself.
Much of Little Machines was written and recorded while Lights was pregnant, and actually was recording vocals when she went into labor. I was actually surprised that there ended up being less references to motherhood, save for this song.
Anyway, I think the biggest giveaway to the meaning is "What do I know, I’m a child/Just trying to talk like a mother does" because here, Lights mentions "mother" as a subject, which in less geeky terms, simply means she is talking about herself as a mother.
Lights is concerned that, up to this point in her life, she has been the child -- innocent, naive, and looked after (in a mental extent -- she's in her late twenties and can most likely take care of herself physically). But now, carrying another human being, she realizes that she must mature mentally in order for her daughter to be safe, healthy, and most importantly, a child. It's scary, but Lights realizes she doesn't have to grow up; she just has to be mature.
I think she's done a great job -- Lights is a wonderful mother to her nearly two year old girl Rocket. What I wouldn't give to hang out with the Bokans, honestly.
It's about Lights' anxiety about being a mother, since she still feels like she is a kid herself.
Much of Little Machines was written and recorded while Lights was pregnant, and actually was recording vocals when she went into labor. I was actually surprised that there ended up being less references to motherhood, save for this song.
Anyway, I think the biggest giveaway to the meaning is "What do I know, I’m a child/Just trying to talk like a mother does" because here, Lights mentions "mother" as a subject, which in less geeky terms, simply means she is talking about herself as a mother.
Lights is concerned that, up to this point in her life, she has been the child -- innocent, naive, and looked after (in a mental extent -- she's in her late twenties and can most likely take care of herself physically). But now, carrying another human being, she realizes that she must mature mentally in order for her daughter to be safe, healthy, and most importantly, a child. It's scary, but Lights realizes she doesn't have to grow up; she just has to be mature.
I think she's done a great job -- Lights is a wonderful mother to her nearly two year old girl Rocket. What I wouldn't give to hang out with the Bokans, honestly.