It seems to me that the irony here is that the song appears (from comments from the lyric writer) to be a sincere claim to want to keep things simple and to avoid deep thought, yet in keeping things simple it opens up all sorts of questions. When I heard the bit about being put in the shallow water, at first thought I thought it was supposed to be a criticism of people who like to imagine the world is simple and that the self is also simple. It seems all too easy to interpret this as being blissfully ignorant, which may be appealing, but hardly seems to be something to beat about.
The fact that she uses the tautology 'What I am is what I am', also suggests an awareness that there is far more to the self than there is at first glance, otherwise there might be something more meaningful that could be said about it. It could also be interpreted in all sorts of ways (identity politics come to mind).
Also, knowing that one is ignorant of so much, it seems unfortunate to them claim that the thoughts of those who do pay an interest offer nothing of more value than the words on a cereal box, except perhaps just to oneself. Ultimately, a song which sounds like it might be saying something seems in the end to be standing up for a dominant ideology I associate with the 80s - i.e. consume and don't worry about the consequences of your hedonistic lifestyle.
@andread so I am a Pisces; my waters run deep. So “choke me in the shallow water” may refer to her not enjoying small talk or meaningless conversation….and also that if shes getting too deep w her thinking her friends have her permission to help her choke off all that feeling. I am what I am; I make no excuses for who I am.
@andread so I am a Pisces; my waters run deep. So “choke me in the shallow water” may refer to her not enjoying small talk or meaningless conversation….and also that if shes getting too deep w her thinking her friends have her permission to help her choke off all that feeling. I am what I am; I make no excuses for who I am.
It seems to me that the irony here is that the song appears (from comments from the lyric writer) to be a sincere claim to want to keep things simple and to avoid deep thought, yet in keeping things simple it opens up all sorts of questions. When I heard the bit about being put in the shallow water, at first thought I thought it was supposed to be a criticism of people who like to imagine the world is simple and that the self is also simple. It seems all too easy to interpret this as being blissfully ignorant, which may be appealing, but hardly seems to be something to beat about.
The fact that she uses the tautology 'What I am is what I am', also suggests an awareness that there is far more to the self than there is at first glance, otherwise there might be something more meaningful that could be said about it. It could also be interpreted in all sorts of ways (identity politics come to mind).
Also, knowing that one is ignorant of so much, it seems unfortunate to them claim that the thoughts of those who do pay an interest offer nothing of more value than the words on a cereal box, except perhaps just to oneself. Ultimately, a song which sounds like it might be saying something seems in the end to be standing up for a dominant ideology I associate with the 80s - i.e. consume and don't worry about the consequences of your hedonistic lifestyle.
Musically - good song!
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@andread so I am a Pisces; my waters run deep. So “choke me in the shallow water” may refer to her not enjoying small talk or meaningless conversation….and also that if shes getting too deep w her thinking her friends have her permission to help her choke off all that feeling. I am what I am; I make no excuses for who I am.
@andread so I am a Pisces; my waters run deep. So “choke me in the shallow water” may refer to her not enjoying small talk or meaningless conversation….and also that if shes getting too deep w her thinking her friends have her permission to help her choke off all that feeling. I am what I am; I make no excuses for who I am.