LOVED THE SONG TO BIIITTTSS!!
Had it on Repeat ALL DAY today lol. Thank you so much for the breakdown if the song.
Please also do one for Sick of Losing Soulmates. It is, by far, my favourite song EVER (emoji). Thank you.
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LOVED THE SONG TO BIIITTTSS!!
Had it on Repeat *ALL DAY* today lol. Thank you so much for the breakdown if the song.
Please also do one for Sick of Losing Soulmates. It is, by far, my favourite song EVER (emoji). Thank you.
Hugs

Mossa Meme She has done a video of an explanation and tutorial about the song - it isn't line by line like this one but it is similar. If you just search 'Dodie Clark sick of losing soulmates' and scroll done a little you'll see it x


this was the most amazing thing. the play on words completely flew over my head while listening to the song. this gave me such a greater appreciation for the song o wow thanks dodie


This is so deep and well thought out I love it


When I first watched it I was confused, but when I watched it again I started to get it and now I completely get what you were trying to say. Thanks Dodie xx also loved this video, it's so interesting to see how u view your own songs and what the meaning is behind them! 💛


aww thanks for making this video. I'm really happy to see the thought behind one of my favorite songs


the video definitely fit with the song perfectly in my opinion. maybe it's just my love for gore and slightly demented things with a sweet and beautiful undertone, but this was executed so well. i definitely got the feel of an unhealthy relationship where both people involved are fronting (the unchanging, permanent faces of the dolls really helped that). i love dodie and her work so much as well as sammy's; i'm looking forward to the beautiful things that will come.

also i didnt mean to make this such a long comment i got carried away by how much i love art


Oh my god yay you're on spotify! I hope we'll all be fine at the end of it all, dodie :)


so, basically, the meaning behind the lyrics is "haha yay.....aaaaAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!"


I absolutely loved loved loved this. It's always so interesting to see the thought process that goes into someone's artistic work and you were so eloquent and lovely in your explanation. The song is amazing, and the meaning is amazing. Thank you for not shying away from discussion about mental health issues in relationships. You're incredible.


This is so interesting to watch, can't wait to watch more of your videos ♥♥


My interpretation was that the world was in a chaotic state and the things around them were terrifying. The lovers were haunted with horrible memories but chose to block it all out to spend their last moments together in a state of ignorant bliss.

Sarah Studios this reminded me of that titanic scene where the ?? this mother put her children to sleep while the titanic was sinking


WOW.  I love this.  I love it so so much.  I want dodie to do explanations of her songs more.  It was just enjoyable.


My interpretation of the song was about someone being in love and then getting a mental health issue like anxiety or depression and then their partner left them because they couldn't understand them.


When you break apart the lyrics it's just wow the amount of thought u put into it is impressive


this was SO interesting goddamn, i would love to see more of these videos, analysing the art and the lyrics and music. wowwww!! <3


This song is a perfect interpretation of me being in love, or my love life. I always feel my mental state puts me in an unlovable position. One thing from the video itself, and I don't know if anyone else has said this (if so, I'm sorry!) but I loved that Barbie dolls were used. Dolls, especially Barbies, are thought of as perfect; flawless and beautiful. You wouldn't expect a person who appears to be beautiful or perfect on the outside to have a completely contrasting inside, because mental illness isn't beautiful. I just really liked that touch, if that was intended.


Omg, I loved this. You should do this more often!


I'm so pleased that I can listen to this song and know it's more than a love song and has a deeper meaning to it. The fact that it's able to to interpreted to so many in different ways is so cool to me. I had only ever heard it as a love song until the video and then the darker themes and lyrics made so much more sense to me


It's brilliant and I love it and the music video was perfection💕


this is so interesting! to me, the song was about desperate dependability on the partner, but also deep love. it was about the narrator praying that the partner would be able to support them without being dragged down too. but in my head, it wasn't dark and twisted, but just loving and desperate. like an internal battle in the narrators head about whether to maintain this potentially toxic relationship, for the partner's sake. now that I've heard your explanation, I can definitely see where you're coming from with the music video.


that's literally my favorite thing in the world bc intertwined is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard and makes me feel lots of things I can't really explain


I thought the video went really well with the song. I understood it. I do love the different interpretations as well. Art is beautiful


I love the 'laugh away the fear' part. It genuinely made me feel something..


Every time I have writers block (like now), I watch this and it does something that pushes my gears back in motion. Thank you Dodie!


I always interpreted as a song about the struggles of being in a relationship when you are mentally ill. Also the line "I've pinned eache and every hope on you  hope that you don't bleed with me" goddamn I relate to that shit so much. THE WHOLE SONG GODDAMN I RELATE

goddamn I adore my boyfriend so much but it's incredibly hard not to get too attached and not to feel like I can't live without him or to get so so insecure that it drives me crazy. It really is a constant struggle and something that you absolutely have to actively work on as to not harm eachother.


I wish I could write songs like this with hidden meanings and different interpretations and a pretty melody


This song and secret for the mad are my favorite songs by her❤


The first time I ever heard this song was when my girlfriend showed me it, I took it as her being scared that our combined mental health issues would destroy us, or that I would leave her because it was too much to handle (even though I never would) It's still one of my favourite songs, mainly because it fits out situation so well. We're both scared, but we're still trying.


i interpreted intertwined very similarly to your meaning! the style of the lyrics and music are a bit reminiscent of my writing style, where i mask dark themes with contrasting language. it tends to confuse the person reading it but gives them an "ah-hah!" moment when it all comes together. i think because i too struggle with mental health issues, this specific meaning was almost immediate for me, especially paired with that phenomenal music video! congrats on your ep love 💖

yes! I think that's why so many people are confused - because it sounds quite sweet and melodic.


The fact you put so much thought into the lyrics is truly amazing and I love the dark and twisty feelings underneath the pretty sounding song and I did definitely get the theme of mental health and the damaging effects. Honestly I thought the pretty sounding song with such dark sounding lyrics kind of demonstrates how people with mental health issues might seem fine but it's not till you look closer you see things aren't what they seem. As well as the idea of dependancy on the partner did anyone get a small feeling like the partner was abusing that?


When the song first came out, I kind of just imagined my own story in my head as a huge nice flashback in a way. Then the reality is that it wasn't great. It also reminded me of a toxic relationship my mom was in at the time


Hello dear Dodie, Im a very anxious person and dependant in love... when I heard your song for the first time it was like honey in my ears and sunshine in my eyes <br>Thank you 💜

Hello dear Dodie, Im a very anxious person and dependant in love... when I heard your song for the first time it was like honey in my ears and sunshine in my eyes
Thank you 💜


I kind of thought of it in the same way, and it reminded me of two people in a relationship who are depending on eachother but also being overwhelmed with their mental health issues? amazing art, Dodie, the chords and lyrics seemed so raw it made my heart ache and I love it a lot. <3


This was so interesting! Thank you for explaining <3


I'm glad to know that I wasn't too "off" from what your personal interpretation was. Honestly every time I hear the "pinned/bleed" lyric I get chills, as it's just so well thought out and scary and meaningful and wow. I've always known your writing is stellar, but it's so intriguing and special to hear you explain it! xx


every dodie video that i watch makes me fall in love with her( in a distant, healthy way, of course)
a little more.
like ahhh
her voice
her presence
ahhh


I am surprised how close I got with my thoughts to your thoughts. I loved the little details you added that no one else might not get. I love to use that in my art too. I love the dark theme under a seemingly lovely song. In conclusion, I love the whole concept and music and the theme. Thank you for your art!


i always thought of the song as a person with mental health in love with someone. they rely on the other to listen to them & help them work through extreme situations (like breakdowns). it's a love song to me, but a live built on pain. i guess i kinda relate to that. ps: i personally view the singer & the (singee?) person being sung about as girls


This was so interesting to listen to. Intertwined is one of my favorite songs from your ep, the one that connected most to my life and love life. Though I would have never expected that this is the meaning you were thinking of while writing the song. It opened my mind to new possibilities and that now the song could relate to me even more with mental health in a relationships Thanks dodie! ;)


yessss it fits my interptetation and i LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH BECAUSE I RELATE AND IT'S BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND ALSO YOU'RE A GENIUS.


As a fellow songwriter who really values lyrics, I would love to see more videos like this for your other songs or even some of your favorite songs by other artists!


I wish all musicians would do stuff like this. It's amazing.


Dodie, I had previously had a mind-movie of a romance that was dissaproved of by "the outside," maybe friends, parents, or just generally a not excepting society.  At the beginning, the unspeakable thought of the world taking them apart causes the lyric, "try-" to be cut off, they need each other as they truly have no one else:
Oh you
And I
Safe from the world
Though the world will try-

 The couple was overcoming it by spending time with only one another thus causing them to become rejects in the eyes of everyone else.  Gradually, this decided need for only each other becomes restlessness of being stuck together and fear of what would happen if the relationship were to come apart, "I've pinned each and every hope on you

I hope that you don't bleed with me."
 As one falls slowly out of love with the other, he/she realizes that they want to move on, yet is unable to because there is nothing left for them in the society that pushed them away, "I'm afraid of the things in my brain
But we can stay here
And laugh away the fear."
They are only free when they are intertwined.

That's actually sort of similar to what I thought. I sort of interpreted it as sort of the lovers finding peace with each other amidst the chaos and anxiety from "the outside" in a similar way.

S Smith wow so far this is the best theory i've read in the comment section


Now that you've explained everything, I have realized that this song is very relatible a fits in alot of situation. thank you for this blessing of a song


This is so great! When I first heard this song, my thoughts immediately went to a friend of my who I'm constantly worrying is overwhelmed and bothered by my mental health issues. Since he's the only person I trust with that stuff, it pops up in conversation a lot and I was worried he would think it's the only reason I talk to him (I talk about it much less now because I've realized its a problem so we're all good). He kind of became my go to person when  I had breakdowns because he made me happier than anyone I know and it felt so nice to trust someone. The line 'you create a rarity of my genuine smiles" really stuck with me because of this and him telling me to breathe every time I got panicked. Hearing you explain unhealthy feelings of codependency also reminded me of this friendship (at that time, like I said its better now). At one point I even pretended to have a crush on him to try and distract myself from my mental health issues, and that was just really unhealthy. I did not meant to write an essay I'm sorry but thank you for sharing this; I love your music!


The mv totally changed my whole perspective.  like many others, I too thought it was more romantic and lovey but the mv opened my eyes to the deeper meanings. and now it's hard seeing it any other way. like it all makes sense now


first heard the song in the short film "Warmish" and I instantly fell in love with it. I was so dumb as to I didn't really give attention to the artist which is dodie. This is my first time watching her vids and actually listening to all of her works. I'm already in love. She's such a wonderful artist and she blew me away. Feels good to stay away from mainstream music rn haha


Honestly, just the thought that went into the song is just fantastic. The details and breaking down what each part meant was just so interesting.


i LOVE this SO much wow i miss english lit. your explanations are so clear and mind-opening. love the double meanings. love the song.


I WANT MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS I really love seeing how each lyric was written. If you put out more videos like this I would really REALLY appreciate it❤


I'm so glad I didn't underestimate how fucking amazing you are, this is brilliant I love English lit and art


When first listening to this song when it was first released it thought nothing of the lyrics and chose to focus on the beautiful harmonies and music. After a while of listening I started to imagine the song as a mental battle between a person's logical and truthful feelings and the sweet denial of "everything is going to be fine". I personally think the music video was perfect for the song and truly represented the incredible harmonies and strumming are a mask of happiness to cover the pain behind the lyrics. I absolutely love all of Dodie's music however this song along with She are my favorites since I can so closely relate to the interpretation I have of both songs.


I always interpreted this song as the many stages of a relationship, accompanied by the insecurities and worries that hunt the mind of one of the partners, while kind of going through the posible consequences of one's dependence on the relationship.


YES THIS VIDEO IS SO WELL MADE, YOU'RE SO WELL SPOKEN I LOVE IT


The moment I heard this song, I cried. Because I knew exactly what the lyrics described. I relate to this song on such a deep level. It should make me sad ... and it does ... painting such a scary thing with such beautiful words and chords. But it also calms me and reassures me. I am not alone. <3 thank you dodie


This is exactly how I interpreted the lyrics. The video couldn't have been more perfect for them. I can't listen to nor sing this song without tears running down my cheeks.


I thought basically the same thing? I imagined a couple, one of which has an unstable mental health, but convinces themselves that they're "fine", that the partner will help them to block out those thoughts. Over time, the thoughts start to build up, and the main character starts to doubt their capability of containing them, but they try to keep a happy front. Soon enough, the main character bursts out ("I can't stand them!") , dragging down the partner with them. But when the partner recovers from the ordeal, the main character is left to suffer in silence and again wait for the break down to happen, while being "intertwined" with their clueless partner.

doddlevloggle Dodie~ Ily <3 Even though I understand all this (quite deeply, actually), I'm still not a very big fan of the video. Sorry! :c


Ok so I had almost the exact same interpretation than you, and I completely relate to your (beautiful) english-literature-teacher-like explanation but I don't know if that means I should be happy to have had the same feelings about your writing than you or be concerned that that connection is that I deeply relate to your mental health issues...


AAAAAh intertwined is a FAV of mine and i reeeeeaally appreciate your analysis of this. definitely something to think about and made me become attached to the song even more. thank you. THANK YOU ❤


This song and lyrics hit me so hard. You, and the song share my exact experience, thoughts, fears. I love the ability art has to express what I myself can't express, or maybe even put my finger on in my own head. It feels good, and frankly validating, to listen to your song.


beautiful, dodie. this is an amazing song.


I APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH HEARING ARTISTS TALK ABOUT THEIR ART IS THE BEST


I needed to analyze a song for my english class so of course I chose this amazing song! It even has a video showing how you interpret it! I did change some things to match my own views, but for the most part this is what I wrote about


DOOODIIIEEEEEE. I'm a songwriter too. I've never really written a song like this before. You've opened up a WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR ME. THANKS!!!!!


It matched my interpretation absolutely perfect!


This matched up to my interpretation. I also love that it was using barbies because that is the IMAGE of perfection. And then you just destroy those barbies basically saying that PERFECTION DOES NOT EXIST! (I love stuff like this and loved that it was a bit of a juxtaposition with love and instability and dependence and perfection.)


When I first watched it I got kind of an unhealthy relationship vibe. Like the kind where one is too obsessed with the other. But sitting down with the actual lyrics and paying attention to them more I can definitely see your meaning. And I absolutely love it.


This is an amazing interpretation and I share it almost entirely. What I really like about the song is the subtlety of the scary and toxic parts. The first few times I heard the song it was just a really sweet song about a mentally ill person in a relationship, but the more I listened to it the more some parts stood out to me as unsettling. The fact that it is so subtle is amazing to me, because in my opinion, it's the same with toxic relationships. You need to take a closer look to see the issue, whether you're a bystander or a part of the relationship. So when I saw the music video, the dimensions of the song became really clear to me, where it was just a feeling before. And now with the explanation I feel like I understand it even better, so thank you Dodie! I'd love to hear your interpretations of your other songs as well, even though you said you didn't like to do it. I don't think it's going to stop us as your audience from forming our own interpretations of it ;)


I think the first time I heard to the song, I wasn't really paying attention to the lyrics so I thought it was a sweet little ballad, but as I started listening to them, I was really jarred by the ominous sort of tone the song was really trying to convey. The contrast between the calm and the severity is absolutely brilliant.


when you got to the part "intertwined ; free" and talked about how the ep is called 'intertwined' i thought you should name the next one (or album ???) 'free'. idk it just sounded like a cute idea it my head, especially if they're very contrasting with their content

60ShadesOfKiera it'll be a bit confusing if "free" isn't free

that could work too, or possibly when feels as though she's free (???)

60ShadesOfKiera I HOPE SHE NOTICES THIS COMMENT OMG. It could also contrast with her mental illnesses too. I'm not saying she's completely free from her mental illness but she has mentioned on her snapchat that things are getting better with therapy and stuff


THIS WAS AWESOME! YOU SHOULD DO THIS WITH MORE OF YOUR SONGS! =D


I've always seen this as a beautiful love song, as it's portrayed. It's a moment, a couple in love, together. They're safe together in their own little bubble, for a few moments, from this awful world we're living in. This person, who the singer loves, is able to take away their fears and keep them safe. In this moment, their love protects them from every negative thing. It doesn't last long, but it's there. I have people who can wash away all my fears, while still keeping me in the real world, and I'm imagining a person like that in this relationship.


I'm crying. This makes me so scared of falling in love whilst still having mental health issues, fearing that it will destroy us both.


After watching all three videos, (this being one of them), I think that there's a entirely new mindset around the song, and truly, the message that dodie implements throughout the EP. Since I first originally heard the song before the music video came out, it was definitely expected. A soft, yet beautiful song about lovers and the hardships that they sometimes face. But paired with the flawlessly pulled off music video, it goes full circle to emerge the listener in a new mindset about the meaning of the song. And like she said, of course it's interpreted differently by every person who hears and watches it. The music video opens up a whole other message about unhealthy relationships and brings out a side of dodie that's not fairly seen throughout her music. The message about mental health and how it affects relationships is very realistic, and to what I believe, is a beautiful message that dodie fabulously implemented into this song. It takes a couple of listens to fully grasp the meaning of the song, and the lyrics are so perfectly chosen. Oh and the music video, I think that the barbies were an amazing choice of characters because they are what is seen as kind of 'normal'. But the way that throughout the song they morph into these 'unnatural' looking versions of themselves represents how mental health can affect the way you look and feel physically. The song and music video portrays her message beautifully, and adds, what I think to be, a new level of depth into the EP. Welp, that's my dumb analogy at least.


Thank you, dodie for this! I really enjoy your interpretation. As someone who is diagnosed with depression and bipolar 2, I can very much relate with this song and your experiences. I've lost a few special people in my life due to my struggles and it's hard to know what to do and how to deal with it. It is comforting to know that I'm not the only one and that if you (one of the sweetest, kindest human beings alive) can go through something like this, I can too. Great job, Dodie! Looking forward to hearing new work :)


I loved it. And I got it. Since the first time I saw the video, I thought the song and the visuals were both masterpieces. The video is sooo accurate to the music and lyrics. Loved everything. I really paid attention to the harmony and it says so much. As you said, it gives a confusing feeling between love and illness, just in the middle, like every element in the video. Every part makes honor to the title and the title is so accurate itself. This piece is sooo perfect. I really loved it. I can't even describe what I feel. Everytime I watched the video, I noticed new details and meanings. I thought it was soooo brilliant, but now that you explained it, I just realised the dimention it has. Dodie, you are great, you are a genius, you are sooo brilliant. Wow. We don't deserve you. I'm sure our capacity of interpretation is sooo small compared to yours. You thought about every detail. I love it. It's so precious. It is art. My narive language is spanish, so my writing skills are bad, but I hope you know I really liked it. This is a masterpiece.


I have to say, I loved this. Now I have to go re-listen to the song and rewatch the video


The "you create a rarity of my genuine smiles" line always caused me so much dilemma because I kept switching between 'This relationship is taking away her ability to be genuinely happy!' and 'she doesn't smile often but she does with this person!'
Glad to have an answer 😅
p.s knowing the insane amount of detail that went into this song makes me love it even more! You're amazing xx


I listened to Intertwined the first time when I was in the midst of being in love. As I continued to listen to this song throughout my relationship, I began to hear it more as a song about a dysfunctional or abusive relationship. Soon I became aware that my relationship was also dysfunctional and this song still means so much to me even though the way I saw it and my relationship had changed.


I honestly feel like my relationship is as exact as this song. Your analysis summed up why I loved the song so much, and I really do relate with the song as well as the video, and it is truly my favorite song at the moment.. It's bittersweet for me to listen to it, but yeah, I love it..


I could watch this over and over again for the rest of my life and still be impressed at this analysis. Like wow


Dodie...you are just amazing. I love Intertwined so much


After watching this, I went back and watched the music video, and it is so cool to see how now that I'm thinking about this meaning of the song, the video seems so different to me


Can you be my teacher ?? <br>Oh well anyways I really love your interpretation and I actually thought the same when I heard the song and I can tell that it's so relatable, you're simply amazing dodie !!! 💛

Can you be my teacher ??
Oh well anyways I really love your interpretation and I actually thought the same when I heard the song and I can tell that it's so relatable, you're simply amazing dodie !!! 💛


I love the meaning. I love the song's complexity.


The amount of thought you put into matching the music to your lyrics is incredible. I love how passionate you are about your music, a lot of artists don't put in much thought and just create music for money. Literally how many artists change the sound, key/chord they're playing in to match their lyrics?!


dodie this is amazing! im going to watch the music video with a completely different mindset now. my original interpretation of the song doesnt dwell too deep, but i must admit that the harsh contrasting words like "numb," "fine," "pin," "bleed," etc, stuck out to me in an odd way that didnt quite sit 'well' with me the first couple listens through, but after that i just got used to it. seeing the music video for the first time then was a really odd experience, and i questioned what the true meaning of the song was (since you were so happy with how it turned out) but i couldnt figure it out. i guess i'm not a deeply analytical person, but i'm so glad this video was made. now that it's been explained it makes SO much sense! and gives me a greater appreciation of the music as well :-)


well, english isn't my first language and I heard that song a while ago, so I didn't really understand everything that was said. But to me, it feels like a very cold winter day where two lovers just stay cuddled together in bed. I definitely got, that mental illness or at least "normal" anxiety (the one that everybody experiences once in a while) played a part in this. I love this song so much oh god


I love, love, LOVE the amount of effort you put into this song, and how you intertwined (hehe) the themes of darkness with the chord progressions and the climax of the song with the highest note being sung. It's very clever and I love it. But here's my view:

I tend to be an optimist, so I thought of this as a cutesy love song with the hints of mental health issues.
A girl is in a relationship with her lover, but she also has mental health problems.
The line 'you create a rarity of my genuine smile' is how I determined the theme of the song. The lover brings so much happiness in her dark thoughts that he brings to life, or creates, a genuine smile that is so rare for her.


OKAY i know you want to leave the writing to the interpretation of the listener but i enjoy seeing your thought process and i absolutely love the way you connect your chord progression choices with the text. AHHH! i cant get over it. i would definitely watch if you did this again


I really liked this!! You should do this more often!


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I enjoyed the song from the first time I heard it, but seeing the music video gave me that odd feeling of catharsis, which relatively short songs don't manage to do very often. I love the balance between happy, lovely lyrics and tones and the added twists and darker themes. and then the added emphasis on mental health made me really fall in love with it.
as a psychology geek who loves music and art and sad/dark things, especially those with hidden meanings, Intertwined reached into my heart in a way that a song hasn't been able to do in quite a while, and it's such a nice feeling.


this is easily one of my favorite videos dodie has ever made; it seems to bare more venerability than even some of her more blatant mental health videos while also providing a lovely clapback to all those assuming they know exactly what she means by everything she writes. there's a certain beauty in songwriting and writing in general that allows the author to convey thoughts in a way that is either more glamorous or more metaphorical and causes the audience/listener to feel their own interpretations of the writer's emotions or experiences. i feel like the video for intertwined perfectly represents all the discordant word choices and the very obvious desperation dodie seems to sing with in the recording and every live performance i've heard, though i'll admit i totally misinterpreted it until the video was released. the song and the video are truly works of art and i commend dodie, sammy and all the others involved for bringing the words to life.

OH MY GOD WHAT A COMMENT. Thank you so so so much!


oh my goodness I love this analysis, please do more!


I absolutely love everything about this song, lyrics, video ALL OF IT
and guys,
04:32


I sometimes watch this video frequently and it actually makes me want to analyse texts and stuff.


I always viewed this song as romantic but your meaning makes so much more sense to me. I love that you used metaphors to talk about mental health problems and yet make it sound so peaceful. A beautifully crafted song <br>(also I would love a tutorial on this song! It one of my absolute favourites and I'm dying to learn it)

I always viewed this song as romantic but your meaning makes so much more sense to me. I love that you used metaphors to talk about mental health problems and yet make it sound so peaceful. A beautifully crafted song
(also I would love a tutorial on this song! It one of my absolute favourites and I'm dying to learn it)


See, I am in love with the 3 dimensionality of it all. Your drawing out of all the thread used in this song has put even more concepts into perspective. But, for me, as it is art, I had a different point of view, also it can be confusing and I'm pulling out what going on in my brain. Sooo, this may be a BIT long. Sorry.

The beginning of the song; "Skin, Heat, Hair in your mouth, feet, touching feet," gives me a warm and comforting feeling of cuddling, not necessarily romantic, maybe platonic, or even the little cuddles you would have with your mum as a child. The warm, kinda drowsy blanket was draped over me through the the entirety of the song, the whole thing could be interpreted quite literally or metaphorically. "Oh you, and I, safe from the world, though the world will try," this part, for me, really sealed the sense of an intimate moment under a blanket. Two individuals being 1, them ignoring the rest of the world, and its tribulations. "Oh, I'm afraid, of the things in my brain," This one, yes, does give me a sense of mental illness, but also, (again, for me, specifically) not completely, as everyone's a bit mad {a bit of madness is key lol} and that sort of wrapped (I'm not speaking for anyone else) us in sort of a sense of relativity, how down inside, there's a storm constantly brewing. "but we can stay here, and laugh away the fear." This is a comforting thing of nervous laughter and how the 2 of them are sort of held together by laughter and underlying pain. "Numb, fine" This is sort of a road block in the relationship, where one of them is distancing themselves due to internal turmoil. "You create a rarity of my genuine smile," This definitely means a lot to me, as a fake smile to satisfy others is so prevalent in my life. Showing that the main focus character is getting quite attached to the person, almost seeing them the main source of fleeting happiness and doesn't want them to leave. "Breathe, breathe with me" Basically saying that they want the partner to not panic as they pour themselves out to them. "Can you drink all my thoughts, cause I can't stand them," This is definitely the breaking point of the song, where you breakdown and are kind of begging that source of happy to stay, to understand, and to take in everything they're saying, because the things happening inside of the brain is too much for them to handle.  "Intertwined, free. I've pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don't bleed with me" This is where it's one of them fearing that they haven't shared too much of the darker pits of their soul, and hoping that it won't overwhelm the partner.
And then the warm blanket is placed again on our heads and lulled to sleep with the repeated verse of being afraid of the things in their brain.
ART
ART
ART
Thank you for creating such a beautiful piece of art.

same! i was reading through all the comments/explanations and this is the only one that describes exactly what it felt like to me. i couldn't put it into words myself.

This is how I interpreted it too yes I love music ahhh

doddlevloggle thank you so much, wow. Just, wow. Thank you.

your comment interested me so much I just watched ur veda 07 and uM you neED to make MORE


When I first saw the music video I was taken aback a little bit because I wasn't expecting the violent looking visuals at first, but I still loved it sooo much. The music video for Intertwined is easily my favorite music video of all time and I hope to make something that awesome one day


I love this it lets me appreciate it so much more


I really love seeing this kind of video analyzing your songs!


I absolutely loved this breakdown<br> However, I originally interpreted it with a bit more optimism. As someone who struggles with mental illness, I related to the lyrics, but where you saw toxic behavior I saw a support system and growth

I absolutely loved this breakdown
 However, I originally interpreted it with a bit more optimism. As someone who struggles with mental illness, I related to the lyrics, but where you saw toxic behavior I saw a support system and growth


Before seeing the video, I had regarded the song as mostly just romantic and sweet, and I'm not particularly sure why, because I tend to read everything as having dark undertones...maybe I just wasn't paying any attention.  After the video though this more distorted angle just seemed so completely obvious!  I very much believe in the idea of the 'death of the author'; in any art, a writer's personal intention does not really matter, since a piece of art means something different to everyone who consumes it, however this was fantastic and you explained it so precisely!  It makes sense if you wouldn't want to do this kind of thing for your other songs, (you did say 'just this once') but I would love to see more things like this if you wanted, because this definitely gave me new appreciation for Intertwined :-)


Though I can imagine people find this song sweet and endearing, I did sense the darker tone in the song, but in a slightly other way then you wrote it. It gave me the feeling of feeling isolated by your own life and habits. You are together with someone you were madly in love with, but you never came to actually loving each other. And now you just feel stuck. You can't make yourself feel happy anymore, you can't remember how it felt to be happy and that is why you stay in this situation: you assume that it can't get better then this and that you are just over thinking and overreacting, cause there are good moments with your partner and with family that could and should make you a very happy person, but it doesn't. So you just laugh away the pain and wait for something to save you.

This all sounds very sad. But remember: eventually, the only thing that can save you is you. You have to realise you are allowed to feel happy and you will feel genuinely happy again.

Love your songs, dodie.❤ You are a very wise, talented and creative person. Love from Julie-Anne from the Netherlands💝


the video did fit, I did catch a similar meaning to watch you describe here. although the video isn't particularly original I think it was executed really well. <br>and honestly you are one of my favourite songwriters at the moment, you bring something so refreshing and original to your style of music. I can't wait for more.

the video did fit, I did catch a similar meaning to watch you describe here. although the video isn't particularly original I think it was executed really well.
and honestly you are one of my favourite songwriters at the moment, you bring something so refreshing and original to your style of music. I can't wait for more.


I love this and from my thought I saw a very different song. I saw a song of pain pushed down and a girl who needed her partner to help. the skin,brain,numb along with other words show the way she felt and the free,fine and other words show how she is freeing herself from the struggle with the help of her partner. I love the true meaning of the song as well and think Dodie showed the struggle of the pain in a very cool way. love the video and the song, I have been playing it on repeat for so long.


When I first listened to it, it was cute and fuzzy. Now realizing who wrote it again and reading the lyrics I see your point I love it


Lmao you said English lit and I'm like ayye okay a lit video and then I realized it was short for literature and that's how downhill my life is going

Marwa Katir why did I laugh so hard at this


Please do something similar to this again I really enjoyed it!!!


dodie, I adore how intelligent and honest you are! this analysis is absolutely wonderful. I think it's so interesting to see how other people view your song and how you, the writer, view the same song. thank you so much for this video, I really loved it! 💖


I love it. It's perfect for the song. What's your next project!? You're awesome.


Wow. That's... Amazing. Woah. My interpretation was waaay off. When I first heard Intertwined, I imagined two lovers sitting by a campfire at a beach on a hot summer night. The first two lines(?) gave me the impression that, even though the weather makes them feel mildly uncomfortable, it doesn't matter to them. They're happy to just be having that moment. The writer finds comfort in their lover and feels like, in that moment, they get to have a break from worrying about their darkest thoughts all the time. It jusy felt like a song about that moment, y'know?


I actually imagined sort of a hopeless love that is intoxicated my sadness or depression, but throughout the song I see "intertwined" as a couple holding onto one another, and actually saw it as a healthy dependency, as they helped each other


i could listen to you dissect your songs forever, you have such an incredible creative and wonderful mind


I mean I always knew, kind of on the surface, that dodie's job was a lot of work. Learning how much effort she puts into them though, so much thought and intention into each word and note, is so eye-opening and really helps me more fully understand HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO EACH SONG. dodie is such an artist. her music has ~lAyErS~ much like an onion. or shrek.


i was one of those peeps who, despite loving the creativity behind the video, still feels it doesn't match up to how i felt about the song - and i honestly think that's so interesting that the way i listened to and what i felt about the song was so far from what the creator had intended like WOOAAHH ART MAN
tho ofc i do really see sammy and guy and the team really did match up to how you wanted the song to feel and what you wanted to portray - but it's still so different to how i see it and that 👏 is 👏 so 👏 interesting

i was one of those peeps who, despite loving the creativity behind the video, still feels it doesn't match up to how i felt about the song - and i honestly think that's so interesting that the way i listened to and what i felt about the song was so far from what the creator had intended like *WOOAAHH ART MAN*
tho ofc i do really see sammy and guy and the team really did match up to how you wanted the song to feel and what you wanted to portray - but it's still so different to how i see it and that 👏 is 👏 so 👏 interesting

and that, kids, is what you call the "peer review" critical theory - Assessment Objective 5 on the English Lit A Level <b>dabs</b>

and that, kids, is what you call the "peer review" critical theory - Assessment Objective 5 on the English Lit A Level *dabs*

i listened to the song and thought of all those horrible mornings i didnt want to get out of bed and wanted not to be here, and thought of the times people had said kind words to me or told me i deserved love and it had made me hold on a little tighter - in a way i guess that that IS unhealthy to depend on others and so has that darker undertone - but for me it was a sleepy and gentle reminder that even if you're sad af there will be people, maybe also even sad af, to hold yout hand and open your curtains and help you make breakfast

dodie's version is about romance masking the true festerimg disturbing realities of mental illness underneath, whereas mine was about acknoledging the issues and confronting them with someone else to stand by you? i guess?

and despite that's that's very removed from your intentions, it's still what it means to me and i like to listen to it thinking of that


oh my god. i love this song 100% more now, because i always loved your stuff, but i thought intertwined was way too mushy for me. but with a different analysis and what your intent behind the words was, it's so much better and i can appreciate it a lot more, probably cus it's darker than i thought


The song makes me cry every time, because it's so accurate of what I would be like :(


in other thoughts, I now understand why I fell weird and uncomfortable when I listen to this song! you've made it so the lyrics are unsettling and makes us uneasy to create the atmosphere that the couple is going trough 😱 brilliant Dodie 😁 ❤


The video definitely fit the theme. Having mental illness and being in love is ABSOLUTELY terrifying. You always need to be reassured and tell them your problems. It is a toxic relationship in the end. It can effect them and make everything feel worse. I completely understand this.


this means so much to me because when I initially heard the song when it was released, I heard it as the sweet love song that it's perhaps masquerading as. over the past few months as my mental health has declined,  I started shutting myself off from people and began to wonder if I could form stable relationships while I was in such a dark and precarious place, and when I revisited this song as the music video was released I heard a new meaning in it.

it's amazing to me that you've created a piece that not only touches on a more serious topic than typically talked about in the media, but also one that changes along with the listeners perspective. thank you so much for finding the words to describe something I'm unable to, this song has really touched me <3


When I listen to this song all I can picture in my mind is two people slow dancing as the first dance at their wedding, it's so nice and the rhythm of the song is perfect for it. Can't you just imagine that professional type of slow dancing with all the little flicks and twirls InTeRtWiNeD throughout.<br>I can't wait until I get married.

When I listen to this song all I can picture in my mind is two people slow dancing as the first dance at their wedding, it's so nice and the rhythm of the song is perfect for it. Can't you just imagine that professional type of slow dancing with all the little flicks and twirls InTeRtWiNeD throughout.
I can't wait until I get married.


It's such a beautiful song! The theme of dependability and relying on someone to make you happy is so bittersweet. The way I thought of it is that you find someone that makes you so happy when nothing else can, but when things go downhill you refuse to leave that person because at one point you felt genuinely happy. They helped you with your mental health but it starts to make you feel guilty because you feel like your using them. That's just what I think because I can relate to the theme of agnapesis, but Dodie's interpretation totally makes sense to me.


i always thought of the song as a representation of a great relationship going downhill. when you're realizing that you like this person but you know being with them won't last. as soon as you put out the video i was thinking it confirmed my theory with the "blood" and the guts, it was just a more severe way to show the pain and heartbreak of a relationship that's ending but was so great while it lasted. so things were going amazing with this person but then you seem to come to terms with the fact that it can't be forever, that you're not with your soulmate.


I love Dodie because she thinks of music in the same way I do. And she's awesome at what she does.


the video gave me so many feels and so many emotions and i felt so much love for you and your work and you're my inspiration and ugh i'm just so proud of you and i'm sorry i'll stop rambling... <3


holy heck how do you write this deep this is amazing!!


I love this song very much and I appreciate it even more after watching this video
to me it's about that happy little butterfly feeling that melts into a very cozy warm numb feeling when you're cuddled up with a person you love
and it's funny because you fell in love with them because of their kind, intelligent words they share with you and you love talking with them for hours
but your most favorite moments with them are when you exchange very few words at all (which kinda matches the short one word phrases in the verses of the song)
and it's all just physical touch and for the first time in a very long time
your thoughts are wordless
and your mind is quiet
and everything is just safe and warm and alive and real with them (a rarity of my genuine smile)
and the rest of the world is blurry and unimportant (safe from the world outside)
and they're so good at quieting your thoughts (im afraid of the things in my head but we can stay here and laugh away the fears/can you drink all my thoughts)
but as soon as you're away from them your heart aches for that warm numb feeling and your mind is filled with more thoughts and worries and anxiety than it was before and you just have an endlessly unsatisfied craving for them and this constant need for their help becomes a burden on them (I've pinned each and every hope on you)
that was long sorry basically it makes me think of how love is a drug in the way it temporarily cures anxiety and becomes addictive and dangerous but is also the thing keeping you alive


You  are a brilliant human being. I really enjoyed listening to you explain this and going so deep oh my lord it was amazing I love arT


Thank you dodie! I understand the song/video now 😊


I first thought of the song as a sweet cute love song, but the lyrics to me suggested dependability on a certain level.  I thought of two lovers, one with mental health issues with a neurotypical partner.  Although they're not in the best mental place, they still appreciate their partner's efforts to be supportive.  Perhaps they haven't been able to open up to others or trust others before so this one neurotypical person that lets them in is highly depended on.  They depend on the touch and warmth of skin, the freedom they feel with the other.  They open themselves up to them, pinning their hopes on them like their hopes of getting to a better place.

I didn't view it as a song about a toxic relationship, but more something from a place of vulnerability.  Your skin is bare, you bleed, you can't trust your own thoughts.  But you've found someone that helps you hope, that can ease the burden of your thoughts, and helps you through the rough spots.  So it's a little bit of a sweet love song, but a bit darker too.


My interpretation of the song was love pure love and when the creepy bits were played it was highliting the strength that the relationship has. I love this song and in my head it still makes me happy even though I now know the true meaning of the so g


when i first heard this song, i mostly just hummed along to the beautiful melody and didn’t think much about the lyrics considering how the first verse sounds very much like a sweet piece, a love story between two people. later, however, i began to perceive relationships in a toxic manner and i remember listening to this song again and deeply resonating with the  song towards the end, realizing the song is a dark piece about a toxic relationships. i kind of molded it into my experience with a sort of first time crush. because of my vulnerability and some old childhood trauma, i became obsessed with an image of a perfect relationship and used that crush as a face for the concept. it was a dangerous thing to have done, and quickly became my reassurance that i will not end up in the same situation as my mother (as in there are still good boys left for me to love). i began to obsess over it and cling to the toxic relationship i had built with this person in my head as a way to cope with my mental issues. i resonated with “i am afraid of the things in my brain but we can stay here and laugh away the fear.” very much because it became very difficult to stop becoming lost in this fictional world. the lyrics “you create a rarity of my genuine smiles” also struck a chord in me because the habit i had to cope was driving me apart and ruining me as i realized i can never have the person i created in my head. “can you drink all my thoughts and i pinned each and every hope on you” added to belief the song was about using another person to cope with trauma, anxiety, insecurities, etc. as i was doing.


I love so much how this is about! And my goodness. The last relationship I was in..this describes how I was COMPLETELY. It wasn't till it was over I realized how depended I was and how not okay it is. I keep telling myself if i get into a relationship again, I will never let it get like that..but i think a part of me knows I might still be that way. Love is hard. And loving yourself should be your first priority. Great song! And  loved the music video!!


I've thought of it simply as a love song written by someone who is very much in love, but knows how they love each other is unhealthy.  I was actually very happy that your video reflected that. This song is what so many young people think is romantic.


I interpreted it as a mixture of a person dealing with mental illness, and an unhealthy/abusive relationship. Possibly both simultaneously. I love both the video and the song.


i... interpreted it almost exactly the same way. it's probably because i, myself, have mental health issues, and that at one point, it took a toll in my relationships (both romantic and platonic, but especially romantic). so, when i first heard the lyrics i started crying because it just... made sense?

kidney function is not a right it's a privilege


"Don't tell me why I wrote my own song" BEST LINE EVER


This song is so complex yet so simple; I love it


Omg DODie YoU Got DIagNoSEd!!! THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, I actually can't wait for you to be free of pain YOU DESERVE IT 💛💛💛💛💛

Wow I was feeling these thugs whilst listening to the music but now I know why, this delicately crafted work is so much deeper than Once thought thank you 💛


Okay I totally adored this meaning, I'm so happy you explained it all - it matches how I interpreted the music video! However, by listening to the song alone I personally imagined it with the much more innocent meaning. To me it still definitely has all the signals of struggling with mental illness, but feeling like you can truly be yourself when with your S/O. E.g. "You and I, safe from the world, though the world will try" - you know that sometimes your world comes crumbling down but you feel protected from that part of your life when with that person.

I love that it can be reinterpreted in all these different ways, that is what I love so much about clever lyricism such as yours. Considering doing a little cover of this song, even more now I know your true meaning.


When I first heard this song(without the music video), it spoke to me and I found it relatable in a different way. to me it brought up a very familiar feeling of having so much love for someone and wanting to be intertwined with them, almost blended into them, but that feeling being induced by the pure fear of losing them. Basically holding onto someone and pouring yourself into them while being utterly terrified that they are going to be taken away from you (again)


Oddly enough this is pretty close to how I interpreted the song.. I love it!


I love the music video and the song, I think they fit so nicely. I actually found the lyrics very true to my own circumstances. To me the song portrayed a girl suffering from anxiety and depression who had found love with someone who tries to help her through it. Talking to herself and to her partner (either  talking to him in person or her wondering what it would be like to be with him), ultimately conflicted. Not necessarily a toxic relationship but one where they fight and struggle. However I am unsure of my own understanding of the end of the song, i think its nice to have a little ambiguity.


When I first heard it I was with a person I love very much, and we both have mental health issues so I felt like it was a romantic song about being together without anxiety or bad thoughts. Now that I've seen the music video I see how much darker it could've been, and I love that so much!! It has so many different dualities and meanings and it's so so gooooodd ahh!

Also touching on the "numb/fine" lyric I felt like that could mean like even if one person in the relationship was going through a depression/anxiety attack the other person is always there to comfort them through hard times


Your analysis of this was amazing cause I was one of those people who was like "this isn't dodie" I love love love this


I just thought it was about how wonderful love can be an how another person can help a mentally ill person by being an escape/safe space, and I related very much to it, but now that I've heard your meaning, I'm questioning whether my relationship is healthy or not..


Hi dodie Great music video 👍 You're such an adorable,multitalented,genius! Your honest and humble way of sharing yourself and your talents with the world is wonderful. As a songwriter my self I stumbled upon your songs in a "uke songs" Google search. I am an artistic person who is not officially but most likely has ADD, which can be annoying for my family to put up with, but I feel like it's part of why I'm so creative with singing,songwriting,and drawing. Even though I'm much older than you, I'm a fan because you seem to be able to relate to your audience so well. Great job on all your channels 👍 I wish you all the best in life! Thanks for being you🙏🏻✨ ...@briantsings /Allihoopa.com


This is basically how I saw Intertwine, but for me the music video still doesn't fit because I feel it doesn't show the mental illness as well as it could. It confused me but I still love the song (and the EP) and the music video so keep up the good work ❤


Can we please have more of Ms. Clark? This video was so great!


The overall theme definitely lined up with what I thought when I first heard it. I always just felt the song was safe and comfortable, but obviously only very temporarily. The best way to describe it is when I'm doing something I love tremendously but only to avoid/distract myself from something I am fearing. That overwhelming feeling of anxiety of knowing it's coming and you can't fix or delay it, and it makes the thing you love only falsely sweet as you spend the whole time dreading the future.


this is so clever, i aspire to write songs as full of meanings as this


I definitely interpreted it as like, trying to make a relationship work but ultimately not being able to work through the emotional and mental baggage the singer has. So I really liked the music video, the visuals were really stunning and powerful.


AAH--how I love your little teacher-like analysis (x<br>Thanks for sharing this, by the way! :)

AAH--how I love your little teacher-like analysis (x
Thanks for sharing this, by the way! :)


holy fuck dodes, youre a genius! i played this song for my church talent show (heehee rebel) and it was one of the best things ive ever done, and performing your songs makes me feel so happy and confident! luv ya!


When i first heard the song i thought it started as a love song between two people. It was a new/young relationship that was a happy one.and as time progressed one of the people was becoming more and more mentally ill and soon the other partner starts to notice it and tries to help a little, but they end up just hurting her more. So she relizes she needs to take matters into her own hands after it gets really bad, so she looks for comfort in other people and as she does this she puts all her trust in people hoping that they dont have the same thing she does, but then she still has the illness, but now with the new friends she is getting better. (and on the EP if you listen close enough dodie says a little "um hum" at then end and i think that is the cutest thing)


I love this song and I love your hair!! 💙💙


I've always related to this song for the exact same reasons. My mental health issues making relationships unhealthy with depending so much on the other person and also, the 'unhealthy reassurance.' <br>I am in a relationship currently and I can already see all these things happening and it scares me to tears.

I've always related to this song for the exact same reasons. My mental health issues making relationships unhealthy with depending so much on the other person and also, the 'unhealthy reassurance.'
I am in a relationship currently and I can already see all these things happening and it scares me to tears.


From another bad  mental health sufferer, this is exactly how i interpreted the song


I interpret this song as a fantasy, where the ‘writer’ is in love with one of their close friends. I imagined it as the quiet moments when they’re alone together and the writer wanting so badly to be close to the friend, but not wanting to ruin the bond they have. The first verse being a scenario the writer has built up in their head of them being together. The main part of the chorus ‘I’m afraid of the things in my brain’ being that the writer is afraid that if they let their feelings out, it will ruin their friendship. ‘But we can stay here’ implying that their relationship will probably remain a close friendship, and ‘laugh away the fear’ being that the writer will try to neglect their feelings by being joyful with the friend. ‘Breathe, breathe with me’ could be when the writer is talking to another friend, and the writer is panicking because they’re about to tell another person about their feelings and the other person is trying to calm the writer down. ‘Can you drink all my thoughts cause I can’t stand them’ the writer is confiding in the other friend to help alleviate the pain of being in love with someone that can’t love them back. ‘I’ve pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don’t bleed with me’ the writer is putting trust in the other friend that they won’t share their secret. The closing lines, followed by the harmonies depict the writer carrying on with their life, still in love with the friend.

It’s dumb, I know, but that’s what I think of when I hear it.


i definitely identify with this song in the way that relationships whilst having mental health issues are difficult but rather than viewing it as a negative type of relationship i associate it with having a "rock" as you will, someone there to help you cope. a bit different to your meaning but as you say art is always made for interpretation <3

p.s i hope you find your rock xox


(TW: self harm)
For me I thought this was a romantic song with a bright side, maybe because I'm a hopeless romantic and I look for love and beauty anywhere I can.

For my the first part of the song "skin, heat, hair in your mouth, feet touching feet" came to me very nicely since my love language is 'touch'. Skin being the nice warm feeling (this also plays into heat) of human contact and the feel of your lovers chest against your during intercourse, the feeling of holding hands, the feeling of their body against yours while you cuddle/sleep. Heat also comes along with skin and touch. The warm hot feeling (inside and out) while you have intercourse with you s/o, the sweaty palms after holding hands for a long time, the heat from each other's bodies connected together creating a warm feeling.

 "Hair in your mouth" just reminds me off the pure akwardness and mess that sex really is, unlike it is depicted in pornography. Real sex is messy and in perfect and that (at least to me) is what makes it so fun and enjoyable. Sex if seen as very serious and is only meant for pleasure, and I know that there are people who only want pleasure, but sex can also be a way to show love. "Feet touching feet" reminds me of the post-sex cuddle you have after sex. Being close to one another after a big spiral of touching everywhere and feeling the warm and fast feelings of intercourse. A post-sex cuddle is a way to cool down and maybe even talk about the amazing experience you had.

" Oh, I'm afraid of the things in my brain,
But we can stay here
And laugh away the fear" this is a line about mental illness (like Dodie said) and in some relationships mental illness can be a real struggle and hardship on the relationship. I struggle with some depression, anxiety, and I even self harm (which my boyfriend knows about). My struggle with self harm has hurt my s/o before because he doesn't want to see me hurt and in pain, and I do try to stop but there are days where it's really hard for me. Thankfully I have him but that where my anxiety kicks in because I don't want to bother him or anything but I know o can always count on him.

"Numb, fine, you create a rarity of my genuine smile" numb and fine could be ways of saying that they are trying to numb the feeling from mental illness and fine being the face they put on, the fake smile for the rest of the world but showing their true real smile and happiness to their s/o.

"Can you drink all my thoughts
Cause I can't stand them" to me this says can you swallow and drown out my dark thoughts and fears from my mind and remind me of the love you give me.

"Intertwined, Free, I've pinned each and every hope on you, I hope you don't bleed with me" the words 'intertwined' and 'free' most definitely do not mix together but I can also see how they do. You can be intertwined with you s/o but also having a free feeling from you dark thoughts. "I've pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don't bleed with me" speaks to me on a different level because of my struggle with self harm. This could be pinning the hope of sanity and sanctuary on your s/o, which could be a lot for both parties ending up in either resolution or disaster. "I hope that you don't bleed with me" could be meaning "I don't want you to feel my hurt" when telling them about your past and your struggle.

I know this may not be a very good analysis of the song and I know it's not what her interpretation was but it's just how I saw the song. Kind of a song of a new love.


Dodie put and continues to put enormous amounts of effort into her songs, making me love her even more! ❤😊


Your voice is fantastic while singing!!!


I know this is late but I LOVE this song. My first interpretation of the song was a love song. But the more and more I listened the more jarring it got. Example: "I've pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don't bleed with me"<br>When I first heard that I knew it sounded a little off but ignored it. But now I realize how toxic and reliant it is. There are many more but I won't go into them all. Love your writing and love you Dodie!

I know this is late but I LOVE this song. My first interpretation of the song was a love song. But the more and more I listened the more jarring it got. Example: "I've pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don't bleed with me"
When I first heard that I knew it sounded a little off but ignored it. But now I realize how toxic and reliant it is. There are many more but I won't go into them all. Love your writing and love you Dodie!


i am getting ready to go on a camping trip to explore the night sky with my astronomy class. This music makes me want to breathe in the universe. thanks dodie.


can you do a cover of the song give me one reason by tracy chapman?? i think your voice would sound amazing on it!! also, i love this video <3 the meaning is much more deep than i thought. beautiful!


Teacher!Dodie fics need to be written...


you guys are saying you can’t listen to this the same anymore because it now has a different meaning but listen.
If it had meaning to you, and that meaning was important, that’s still valid. Art is an expression of who you are, it’s what you make of it that is yours.
Please like this so people can see. I feel like this is important to know.


this is fascinating! at first i wasn't sure about the music video, but it fits perfectly


Unrelated to the video but-- Dodie, I love you so much. I've watched your videos since 2013 and you inspired me a lot. You helped me to be more creative when writing songs and to branch out and try the uke rather than guitar (I even came to know that I PERFER the uke.) Your creativity inspires me and keeps me going. I've always felt refreshed by watching your videos. And hearing things you say about your anxiety, depression, and even depersonalization...I feel for you, but it comforts me. I thought I was alone and weird and messed up, but you go through it too. I love all of the same things you love and you have a confidence that I long for. You are a BEAUTIFUL person and I admire you deeply. I wish we could somehow be friends because I always fail to find friends that get along with me well and you seem like you'd be such an amazing one. <3 Love you Dodie, I'll always support you.


oh my gosh dodie this was so interesting, you've made me love this song on so many levels 💛 I totally saw this as just a sweet and simle love song but I'm so impressed by the depth and detail and how the chords add to it as well aahhhhh I'm so excited I love your lyrics 💕💕💕


I'm so glad you posted this.  When I first heard the song I got the impression of a strained relationship, but the music video and now this explanation helps make it even more powerful.  I think the video might be a little surprising at first to those who aren't super familiar with your work or the themes involved, but in that way it can work to fill new listeners in on your deeper meanings and the feelings that may have gone into it.  The contrast between the "scary" video and the calming music is very effective and the video matches the song on a deeper level and in a more interesting way than a lot of other music videos I've seen.  I am currently writing some stuff concerning my mental state and struggles and this definitely inspired me.  Thank you :)


I aspire to be as amazing and artistic as you one day. Seriously wow.


I first used this song to describe my previous relationship, thinking it sweet and romantic. Following the relationship's end, in which in retrospect I realized the truth in all those who said my relationship was unhealthy, I interpreted the song much differently. From visualizing the lyrics' dependency as romantic to visualizing the dependency as dangerous, my interpretation has vastly changed since my first hearing it. Rather interesting, I think.


I always thought it was about a person who finds comfort or an escape in love despite their anxiety and/or depression and is helped by their significant other in their struggles with mental health. I also always felt some undertones of the person worrying that their significant other that their problems may rub off on them even though they subconsciously know that they need their support even if that was happening. Now that I've heard your interpretation, my mind has completely changed about it haha.


At first i was shocked and confused by the video and now i understand. This is beautiful thank you. I don't think i could have ever done the song justice when singing it without knowing this. The creators have done a wonderful job and your lyrics are beautifully thought out XX


I really like your interpretation and thoughts Dodie, here are mine! I think to me the ukelele sounds Parisian and sweet, all the imagery is light and lovely. The singers mental illness is apparent but I read into it as their partner comforting them as best they can, for example 'breathe, breathe with me' being told to the singer as calming advice. I always try to help my ill friends by telling them to follow the 2,8 breathing technique. I know this isn't as detailed and wonderful as your analysis but here are my ideas! X


I love the depth of your lyrics. I understood your original meaning when I first listened to the song and I love the imagery and implications. I personally choose to interpret the song as someone who is in a relationship that does have a mental illness, and their significant other helping them on their journey to become healthy again. I relate to the song completely when I interpret it this way. I love the dynamic of lyrics and all of the versions that people can and have come up with.


damn i did not realize how deep this song was until the music video came out, and even more now that dodie made this video! props to you dodie, the amount of meaning you can put not only into a song but into each individual word is incredibly impressive and shows a lot of talent and intelligence.


i loved this so much. hilarious/ brilliant idea to analyse your own work in the way an english teacher would, while still somehow leaving me feeling like any personal interpretation was totally valid.


the first time i herd the full song i started crying because its so beautiful no joke


oh my gosh you look so cute! also, thank you for explaining your song, I really wanted to know your interpretation of Intertwined!


i'm super late but i love love love your meaning!! i interpreted as some sort of sickeningly sweet dream world, where love reigns over all and everything is okay. as the song goes on, i feel like the person who is in love realizes that they have to face reality and all the bad things that come with a relationship (ex: mental health problems not completely disappearing because of said relationship, arguments, etc.) sometime soon. no one can live in a dream world forever.


I swear i remember you saying it was your interpretation of a 'steamy' moment but I adore this interpretation.


Teacher Dodie crushed it!!!
That was absolutely a proper English class on one song and several different topics; great job!
Also, nice to hear what you intended with the song, Dodie


Similarly to how you described it, to me this song is about a good relationship (not necessarily romantic) that suddenly turned very sour over night but they can't/don't want to split. Although this might because when I first heard the song I had come out to my sister and her negative reaction forced us to live in the same house but avoid eachother.


When I first heard the song I knew straight away that it was a more dark themed song (also didn't think it was out of character) and it never crossed my mind that anyone would think it wasn't cause the lyrics are so obvious


recently seen the film "6 years" and I think this song matches up with their storyline so well !!


Wow I loved this so much! Honestly I just saw the song as a romantic, sweet song and the twistedness of it went completely over my head. I was very surprised when I saw the music video and it was pretty disturbing, especially that scene where the ken doll has all of those pins in it 😦 but after watching it a couple more times I could appreciate it a bit more and listen to the lyrics. But I still find it pretty creepy. And I think that after watching this I'll be able to enjoy it more. It was SO well done and I'm so glad that you are so happy with it. Was your first reaction to seeing it filmed? Because I would love to see that. Love you lots 💗

Also I would love to know the reason behind the choice to use Barbie dolls. I'm guessing it's to symbolize how the couple presents themselves as perfect and is in denial about their problems and to make the darkness in the video even more jarring. Also, maybe to represent innocence?


Dodie!!!! I love the video so much. I adore the idea of all of those things happening to Barbie dolls because they have that plastered smile on just like we do when we have mental health issues. The plastered smile is a part of our daily routine just like a doll. And too, I loved how they both were struggling, but together. Burning-but together. It's an accurate representation of how extremely hard it is to not only love yourself, but someone else when your brain is refusing to do anything of the sort. Great work dodie, I absolutely love it. Thank you for writing life in its most raw form because it's refreshing and true. Hope you all have a wonderful day!!!


okay, i had similar thoughts as you and was confused when people called it a love song because of the panicked words. Love the music video and song!


This is almost exactly how I always interrepted the song. and as much as I know art is there for conversation, debate, and people will always feel different about it, it kinda concerned me to see all the people on the music video who were upset about this "sweet innocent romance song" to be turned so dark. as a person who has dealt with a lot of mental health issues and unhealthy relationships, romantic and not, its scary to know some people arent seeing all the warning signs in the lyrics. like the most obvious one "Im afraid of the thoughts in my head" is clearly showcasing mental health and the line following can be taken as abusing the relationship and not dealing with the mental problems. I guess it just kind of scares me that there are people overlooking these signs and interpretting it as romantic and sweet because this happens a lot in real life too. there are many people who dont accept mental illness as a real issue or people who push aside their mental illness and try to hide from it. its a lot like the people who are watching 13 reasons why on netflix right now and calling it a romance. its ignoring the main issue. and maybe yes it is just a song or a tv show or whatever, but those things do trickle down into real life


The most interesting part of this song is how incredibly complex it is. It does have an intended meaning, but, as, Dodie has said, it can be interpreted in a million ways. I've seen loads of comments explaining what each lyric meant to them specifically and it still works in that context. The lyrics are ingenious, with so much meaning behind them that each individual can still view differently. Truly a masterpiece.


If my teachers explained their subject like Dodie describes lyrics, I would be a fuckin genius


i didn't realise how much thought went into your songs. this is talent. this is commitment. this is amazing.


it was really interesting seeing how you spoke about what the song meant to you personally, it's now given me and entirely different view on the song itself!! like, damn, it's amazing how much thought brilliant songwriters like you put into their work :^)


I found this video very interesting for the reason of how differently people really see art.  Hearing this song for the first time even inspired me to write a short story based on my interpretation. I imagined it as the background to a silent film where a couple meets at a train stop and engages in goofy/flirty incidents. Aah yes I love the contrast.


My interpretation was someone who struggled with mental illness, more specifically, anxiety, and the coexisting of love and the anxieties that the person struggles with everyday. But the relationship sort of helps them cope.


I would highly recommend Spike Jonze's film Her! I don't know if you've seen it but it seems your style, and it has a similar theme. It's a larger story hiding underneath/blending with a love story.

Jack Perez yeh dodie said in the original intertwined vid that she based this song off of the 'semi-steamy' scene in that film!!

I have this vague memory that she said Her partially inspired the song... or something about the song... But either way I agree! Its such a good movie

Jack Perez she actually wrote the song after having seen the movie! 😁


I didn't even notice the contrasting words at the start of each verse but now I have I love them!! It's so clever! Brilliant song about mental health and relationships, Dodie.


I always interpreted it pretty darkly. At first, with I found it not so much romantic but just intense, with the solid description of skin and heat, instead of a detailed and romantic description. Then with 'we can stay here and laugh away the fear' I thought maybe this person was sharing their thoughts but that it was going to be okay, but by the end with 'ive pinned each and every hope on you I hope that you don't bleed with me' it seemed as though they were suffocating with the fear that they would drag their partner down with them if they shared too much, that they already had dragged their partner down in fact, as I'm sure many sufferers of mental illness feel. But overall, to me, the tone and the intent and panic that I heard in the song got worse and worse and i think I saw the relationship as one that would be helpful in the long run, but that the song was taking all of the terrifying moments and pushing them together


I'm so impressed right now, if I wasn't already. With my songs, it's just like, oh, these words sound kind of good together<br>... Let's write a song!

I'm so impressed right now, if I wasn't already. With my songs, it's just like, oh, these words sound kind of good together
... Let's write a song!


I listened to this song while going through a rough patch in my relationship and family. So i totally connected to this song in a different way, "though the world will try" are the issues hurting my relationship. Being intertwined with my lover, skin touching skin and just forgetting about the world and its issues, it made the bed my safe place, where i could pour my thoughts and pains out to him. it was just a place of comfort and a place i wanted to stay in until hopefully the world calmed down or stopped. its a very dreamy lustful state of mind to be in...but i had to leave the safe place eventually


wow, i never thought this song was more than a cute lil love song but now that you explain it, its so much more and more interesting. I love the contrasting and how you played with the idea 'pouring' out your thoughts and the recipient drinking them. When I first saw the music video I was confused and didn't think it fit the song, thank you for helping me to understand it from another point of view :)  Love everything about this and you x


I love Dodie's interpretation, it's so interesting to hear how the writer hears her own song :). i'd allways associated this song with the relationship between me and my closest friend. she is like a sister to me, but is allways there when I am struggling, beit emotionally, physically, mentally or a mixture of the three. when i first listened to it, it made me think of the security I have in that friendship, as i also do everything i can to help her when she needs it in return for her helping me. I often am 'afraid of the things in my brain' but when i've told her whats going on, or i see her, i feel very definitely 'safe from the world' also, i'm very scared of hurting her in the process of her helping me. luckily this hasn't happened, but this is my absolute favourite song, for me it captures something nothing else can.


At the start of the song, the audience believes the two lovers to be in a happy, healthy relationship. "I'm afraid of the things in my brain" are her second thoughts on the relationship. Then she combats that uncertainty with reassuring herself that everything's ok. "Numb, fine" are her thoughts that are mostly being planted in her brain by her partner. To say that this is about an abusive relationship is not understatement in my mind. The only thing that is keeping her with this man, is his constant reassurance that everything's fine even though she feels like it isn't.


i know this is a little older but this was MY EXACT MEANING OF THE SONG !!! I remember thinking this but seeing people pin it as a sweet slow love song made me feel so uneasy because of the personal ties i put into the song


I absolutely loved this. I didn't have any real thoughts I was mainly confused. but this makes more sense now that you broke it down. I love the thought in this idk why but hearing you go straight into a deep analysis made me so happy???


OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS MY INNER ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENT FOUND SO MUCH JOY LISTENING TO YOU DISCUSS ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL LYRICS I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW


the song was so sweet to me!! it was like two lovers were willing to ignore the fear as long as they got each other, i even thought the way the song ended in "laugh away the fear" was so sweet and that the humming at the end implied a sense of safety in each other's company. i didn't expect it to be written as a kind of dark love song 👌 amazing


Ok, I always loved this song and always will.
First time I heard it I fell in love with it musically, then I could understand the lyrics (I am French this took me a while lol) and it just meant so much to me. It did because I knew to be fragile and dependent, but I was (and am still) in a healthy relationship now : he could drink all the thoughts I could not stand. (And now they almost got away :) )
But when I saw the clip I was so disturbed, moreover that I was listening to it again and again this week! I was shocked.
I then saw this video, and accepted this new sense. And now it is EVEN MORE meaningful to me : I had been this person drinking in a very unhealthy relationship (destroying me at the time that have changed myself for ever) but I still was dependent. And I now understand him... (I hope)
Thank you so much Dodie ♡ love you ♡ I will love this song now with the two approaches I have, because well, there are the two interpretations, neither are wrong, only that one happens to be the writer's


at first I thought Intertwined was a cute little love song, but t when I really listened to the lyrics, specifically the "you create a rarity of my genuine smiles". When I paid attention to this line, I could hear that depending on the other person like you said. From then on, the song was very different for me and I grew to love it so much more. As I have been in such a damaging, dependant relationship for a very long time, my heart just leapt and drank up those lyrics as soon as they made sense in this way.


Now that I've seen this the video definitely fits with this song and it's meaning


It may be a bit  dark, but I played this once for my boyfriend and it has evolved into "our song". I suffer from a lot of mental health issues, as does he. He's definitely become a safe haven for me. We've been through a lot together, and this song just fits. Even if is a bit depressing. Probably a bit too dark to play for a first dance at our wedding, but we love it anyway. <3


honestly, i first thought of it as someone with such a toxic state of mind and they're just doing horribly, but then they meet someone who helps ease the pain at least a little. cool analysis and amazing song!


Ohhh as a music/english lit student I absolutely adooreeeddd this video!! More of this EVERY DAY <3 if you can lol


"you create a rarity of my genuine smile" is such an intriguing line for me -- because people take it that the person's smiles were always rare but their lover makes them smile regardless, but i've always taken it as the person "creates the rarity" of the smiles. in that -- the smiles the person gives their lover aren't genuine - these genuine smiles have become few and rare.


Excellent work by creators and the whole team. It is good to have a place to explore our feelings, the inner selves. You are an artist and you are meant to live out loud and I thank you for sharing your mind with us. You are still a very pretty woman in my eyes. It would probably take a full criminal conviction to change that.


i'm no joke supposed to be in class (i'm online schooled) and when my mom said to go work on language arts i was like "no, i'm already doing that"
to which she replied "no you're just watching dodie again"
and i tell her "it's pretty damn close to language arts at this point, guess when this video is over i can just move on to algebra"
so long story still pretty long
if you believe hard enough that your favorite youtuber will somehow be your substitute teacher or some shit, it will happen eventually

Dude I highkey wanna just do the entire song but just switch intertwined free with your name wow I'm not okay

Yeah it is a thing (in fact, it's been a thing since 1995, when my online school started). It's actually pretty great, but it's not for everyone :)

Who needs school when you have a Dodie

(Also I read your username like the lyrics in intertwined "Intertwined, free" but "intertwined, Blake," MOVE I AM TRASH)

I'm online schooled too and I felt like I was just doing a lesson for AP Lang, no joke. She used a lot of the same language I do when analyzing pieces (hey College Board, it'd be great if you could have us analyze a dodie song please and thank you)

oh hello there i'm internally screaming k cool
can't wait to meet you at playlist live i hope
ahh okay bye


i've never related to song this much in my entire life this is wonderful


Personally, i interpreted this song to be very romantic and sweet. I pictured two lovers cuddling in bed in the morning where its cold outside of the sheets but inside its very warm and safe, its a beautiful song and it makes me feel cosy ❤


It would've been interesting if my interpretation had been completely different from your original one, but it was actually surprisingly identical. I commented on the original music video when I first saw it, describing my interpretation, but I had no idea that it was so much deeper than that. You out so much effort into each and every single one of the lines and words in this song, and now, I love this song even more than when I had previously stated that I love it even more. When I first heard this song, I didn't look into the words that much, so I only saw it as a nice, cute sounding love song with some creepy dark undertones, which I LOVED. Now, when I listen to it, I listen to and hear every single one of those conscious efforts you made to make this song as perfect as possible. Not a lot of singers and musicians nowadays put this much effort into matching the lyrics and the meaning of the song to the music itself. Congrats on being my favorite musical artist.


I think the video was what helped me interpret the song, and it kinda lines up to what you said it's about.  To me, the narrator in the relationship has some sort of mental health problem, and they feel guilty about bringing that side of them to their partner. I really actually relate to this song, becuase I have the same hesitant feeling when talking to my partner about my illnesses.


my gcse english lit and music brain is LIVING for this


This definitely is what I imagined the meaning to be, how mental health can break down a relationship and become toxic if not handled properly by getting real help rather than putting it on your partner.


I think your intended meaning comes through in the recording perfectly. The tone of your voice paired with the contrasting lyrics made me immediately picture a woman with mental health problems who is scared to drag her partner down that hole, while desperately hoping that he will be able to resist and lift the burden of her instead ...... Maybe I can just relate a bit too well, I don't know. This is so clear to me (and btw, I love love love this song! Just discovered it yesterday and I think it's my favourite from you right now <3)


I love this song so much. For me it really depicted loving someone so much that you can't see the damage you're doing to each other. It's like you focus on these loving and beautiful things in the relationship when in actuality there's all this chaos and calamity happening all around the relationship. However, both of you continue on because everything is pinned on this person and you're totally dependent on them because you feel as though they ease the anxiety and depression you feel. But in truth they're making it worse and it all boils down to; do you face this and lose them and feel your whole world crumble around you, or do you continue to live in ignorance and continue making each other worse?


Curious!! Do you find you put this much intense thought into the lyrics as you wrote them, or do you find you wrote mostly from the heart and looked back on the lyrics and put meaning to them then? Or maybe a mix of both?

For me when I'm writing lyrics I find it's a mix of both, I put a lot of thought into the feelings or emotions I want to get across, but most of the double meanings or symbolism comes from altering the lyrics later on, or moreso, I find I wrote things that didn't necessarily have a meaning at the time but developed one later on?? If that makes sense??

Also my first reaction to the video was that I was a bit uncomfortable and weirded out because I didn't expect it but I think that's a good thing, I think that comes with the reaction to mental health and mental issues and it comes with the fact that they're not things like physical disabilities or colds that you can evidently notice right away, they can be unexpected, they're not supposed to be soft and gentle, they can be violent and unpredictable and consume people and ultimately, relationships too.

Looking back I LOVE LOVE LOVE your meaning and all the clever language you used, this is by far one of my favourite videos of yours because it's cool to see how my interpretation of the song and video can be completely different than intended by you (or any other artist) but it still isn't wrong, it just reflects me as a person instead of you, which is by far one of my most favourite things about music.


Totally saw this as someone singing to their mental illness, that it is a love-hate relationship balanced between wanting to be free and relying on the illness to make choices in your life. Personally I fear so much that it becomes who I am and something that I need to feel like myself and feel like I can go on, mainly because it is something that is so constant. The song is beautiful in showing the inner gore of mental illness and how it can make the world seem like a gruesome place, especially when you feel like it could tear you in half. Just another thought bubble, absolutely love the song!! <3


First of all, I loved the song and the video and listening to your analysis! I definitely got the subject of mental health, but understood the relationship to be helpful, like a relief, such as with "laugh away the fears", "numb, fine", " you create a rarity of my genuine smiles" and "breathe, breathe with me". And the line "I hope you don't bleed with me" seemed like an apology. Like: I love you but don't want you to suffer with me - as if learning to share your feelings/thought/mental health with someone but not wanting to upset them, like you do with someone you love. You said "skin" to be jarring, but for me it added to the intimacy of the first few lines. And the "intertwined, free" I took as a definition of a healthy relationship: that you are one with each other but able to still lead your own lives/follow your own aspirations.


I really loved the music video, but I didn't really get it until this. Now I love it even more!


To be honest, my interpretation of the song relates to my situation perfectly, but isn't quite what you wrote it to be. The narrative of the song for me was about the person singing (in this case me), for the first time in a long time, feeling completely at ease with someone, but they feel guilty because of the things in their brain, and how it affects their mood, the way the partner has to deal with that person, but they seem to be strong even though the narrator feels incessantly guilty. My boyfriend at the beginning of this relationship was happy, and I honestly feel that the deterioration of my own mental health (I think. Something just isn't right and I think it's getting bad but I'm not one for self diagnosis or anything. Idk how to quite describe it) these past few months has weathered him, to say the least. He says he is strong, and for now he is one of the few things which make me genuinely happy, but I do feel an immense guilt due to the fact he has to deal with me. "I hope that you don't bleed with me" is particularly poignant due to the fact he has always been this strong, happy figure in my life, and whilst I know it hasn't always been like that, I don't want him ending up in the same situation I am in or worse, whether it be because of me or otherwise. It's honestly horrible, and indescribable and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I always thought there were dark implications to both the song and my situation, but I didn't realise quite how much until I saw the music video, and it made me cry because it showed everything I'm scared of happening. This song is incredibly powerful and meaningful to me and I'm so grateful you made something that (coincidentally) fits, because I'm a terrible lyricist, and nothing so far has made quite an impact such as this. Now I have just confessed to a bunch of strangers who don't care about my story. I hope you see it at least.


I love the song and I kinda got the meaning the first time, but it was nice to delve deeper and really know every bit of the song. Despite absolutly loving the song, I didn't really like the video. Not becouse the video didn't portray my inperpretation, but becouse I dislike dolls and melting of faces and such. I get why they chose dolls (something happy, euphoric and childlike) and wrecked them, but those kinds of things really don't do my brain any favors. I get intense nighmares and all it does is bring me back to the weird gorey dreams. - On a lighter note, I bought a ukelele today and I'm currently learning to play Adored by him (Intertwined is next on the list). So that made me happy and bouncy and i feel content with life.

This is exactly why the video is such a good one to me. They transform something naive and childish to an weird and uncomfortable moment. The oppositions joy/fear , good health/ mental illness and love / hate are pictured just so right ! The discomfort you experienced watching it is wanted (I think). That was the point.
I understand why you can be disturbed by the message of the content they've made but when you direct a film/music clip or any type of art you want people to react to it. In my opinion this video is not here to please people's eyes but to show them a fuck*d up interpretation (which fits really good with the song btw).
I hope you'll learn many things with your uke,
peace.
(English is not my native language and I hope you understand what I wanted to say).

April Castle Try Intertwined, I just learned it and the chords are super easy!


The way I hear the song is that it's learning to love and share burdens when it's difficult. I, too, am afraid of the things in my brain, but spending time with people I care about calms and distracts me. The song seems to be in the context of an existing relationship where the writer is happy, but is having trouble trusting the other person. She wants to share her struggle with mental health, but she doesn't want to damage the other person. The writer is happy with the other person and pushes away the things she's struggling with instead of actually dealing with them. I see the song as romantic and sweet, but incomplete. The songwriter and significant other don't have a constructive relationship; rather, they have a fairytale love that is shallow.


When i listened to intertwined for the first time i thought it was a cute and lovey dovey kind of song. I listened to it on repeat and found myself humming the beutiful tune. I was singing the lyrics (I've pinned all my thoughts) and i realized that that seemed a bit toxic/unhealthy for a relationship. Refusing to believe that my new favourite song was about something much deeper (because for once i liked something that seemed airy fairy) i went to google for the lyrics. I read them over and over and came to the conclusion that while the lyrics were right there, dodie fooled me and other people that it was something that wasn't a big deal with a light waltz like tune. That it was light and happy just like most people do with mental illness. It blows my mind the amount of thought that goes into the lyrics and chords, each one representing something with such power. I honestly am still in love with this song, perhaps even more because of it's eerily symbolic simple looking tune with deep and meaningful lyrics.


I learnt more from this than from any of my English teachers 😂❤


I still like to interpret the song as a more romantic one (when i listen to it i get a very dreamy, lovey vibe) and something i find funny is that watching this video and you pointing out the codependency only made me add the song to another romantic-themed playlist for one of my books, lol (the book is called Fears and is heavily based on the main characters - romantic and otherwise - depending on each other to survive because of their mental illness)


Damn....that went deep Dodie 😄 but I love the song and i love the music video for it