This is late but I wrote this when it came out and wanted to share it.

At first I didn’t get it, I didn’t understand what she was trying to say but after listening to it a few times it suddenly hit me. Originally I thought she was taking the perspective of herself talking to her fans but as I listened to the lyrics it became clearer that she was talking to herself. In her lyrics she refers to her younger self's eagerness to pursue YouTube, continually “wishing harder” for her dreams to come true and then later questioning her decisions repeatedly asking herself why she “waited smiling for this?”. Then the chorus starts, focusing on the praise she receives from her fans putting her on a pedestal and “thousands of eyes” just like hers thinking that she’s more important and successful than them. It might sound like she’s really ungrateful from what I’ve said but I think it’s extremely realistic. Youtube is the “go to” career that almost everyone wants to do now, including Dodie when she was younger, and no one thinks about how difficult it must be. After all, these people make videos in their rooms, they’re normal people who have been put in a position where they’re idolised. I think Dodie put it into words so well, she made a song to her younger self about her present self while also telling her fans how she feels. She portrays self doubt and confusion and uncertainness in a truly beautiful art form. She isn’t saying she hates her career, just that its misleading and quite overwhelming. I imagine it must be, and although I’ve listened and understood the song I still don’t think I or anyone else will ever truly understand her point unless we experience it.

Your comment gave me goosebumps.. This song is so damn good..

I really wanted to like this comment because I think you are interpreting the lyrics in a beautiful and meaningful way. But it’s at 666 and ya kno Satan’s waitin’

I think its related to elle mills because it is called burned out and Dodie when she said smilling for this it meant for all the videos elle mill made which all have a all happy ending. If you didn;t know Elle mill is Dodie's friend and also Elle mill has recently taken a break from youtube and her most recent video is called burnt out at 19.

e a r t h y the way I interpret that part is that she's talking to her fans here. She's telling them not to look up to her as much as they do when she's also flawed and 'broken' as she's put it here. She's saying how she's not cartoon, she's a real person, and that if they are in need of help(in terms of mental illness i think) they should ask for help around them. And then the 'i might just leave soon' is her saying that she might not always be here putting herself on the internet so she doesn't want to be their only source of hope/comfort because she won't always be there.

That was what it sounded like to me anyway, obviously it's all up for interpretation.

_e a r t h y_ the way I interpret that part is that she's talking to her fans here. She's telling them not to look up to her as much as they do when she's also flawed and 'broken' as she's put it here. She's saying how she's not cartoon, she's a real person, and that if they are in need of help(in terms of mental illness i think) they should ask for help around them. And then the 'i might just leave soon' is her saying that she might not always be here putting herself on the internet so she doesn't want to be their only source of hope/comfort because she won't always be there.

That was what it sounded like to me anyway, obviously it's all up for interpretation.

this is a really interesting interpretation of this song wow

I don't think anyone can be 100% sure what she means in every lyric, as i'm sure a whole lot of them refer to personal situations that we wouldn't understand, however I interpret those final lyrics as a switch from talking to herself to now talking to the audience. She refers to herself as broken and asks us, her fans not to build hope around her putting out more and more music as she's 'not cartoon' and can't just put out video after video. In that case the 'cry for help' and the 'i might just leave soon' represent the pressure she feels she is under.

omg that is so true. you just opened my eyes. holy crap. well if you enjoy this video you may also like to watch my videos. it would be awesome if you gave my channel a little look.

Steph Amber Id Dodie gathering up all of the perceptive fans or what??? I LOVE IT


when is this going to be on spotify???? love it so much


THIS SONG HELPS MY CAT SLEEP THANK YOU OH MY GOSH


WHY DID SO MANY PEOPLE DISLIKE IT UGH THIS IS BEAUTIFUL


You are lying to me if you say you didnt like this cause I LOVED IT almost cried just cause piano plus #doddldoddle equals emotio


Wow dodie... chills down my spine. Almost crying. I really love this song and yeah i just, it hard to describe how much your songs and vlogs and stuff have affected me. Thank you and i hope youre doing alraight, and i hope coping with all the mental stuff in addition to the stressors of life dont get too crushing as i understand they sometimes do. So i wish you strength in life and good days to come because you are so talented,   a beautiful soul and your music means a lot to me :) ♡ Thank you


YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL I CANNOT HANDLE IT!! the hair flip at the end makes me swoon literally


< 3 I have too much love for you dodie it is sometimes uncomfortable : c


I love this song, because it sheds a light on what being a YouTube celebrity is like. You tubers aren't professionals, they usually start off as just teenagers doing whatever they want, until they gain a following and lose that freedom. You can't be yourself if it's different from who you used to be, and you can't change your content because that's not what your following desires. YouTube personalities are highly idolized- especially by young fans, who see dodie as a role model on dealing with emotions, when she says so herself; she's still young. She isn't a "cartoon", she needs to fix herself and focus on herself, and when you have hundreds and thousands of teens messaging you constantly about how you've helped them with their mental help/ it started to become an obligation to focus on helping them instead of yourself.

lukaatthetime  and of course the “they love you” is like people saying you tubers have no reason to be depressed because they hundreds of fans who love them


You may never see this and I guess that’s okay. But, I wanted to say I really love your song ‘burned out’. I just wish I knew the meaning behind it? I know why I like it, but I wanted to know the story behind it.


Dodie I love you because you’re so real. You feel really human and honest and I love that about you. There aren’t enough human people in this world, but you’re one of them.


I rlly wanted her to play this on tour :(


You have no idea how much this means to me


"We love you!" Over and over:"WE LOVE YOU!" And we mean it Dodie. We mean it.


the chord progressions and dissonance make me so emotional... add the lyrics on top of it and im a crying mess lmao


Please write a musical in this style Dodie! It would be stunning.


DODES PLEASE PUT THIS ON YOUR NEXT EP SO I CAN LISTEN TO IT EVERY DAY ON SPOTIFY

Forget another EP. WHERE DA ALBUM AT THOUGH!


I’m crying my eyes out “ maybe I’ll talk about, I’ll never talk about it”..


The piano has a very Agnes Obel vibe. Im diggin it


Hi can you put this on Spotify please??????? It's so pretty!!!!


This song is so beautiful, you should put it on iTunes


how in the HELL can a person come up with lyrics as beautiful and painful as these? i’ve never experienced the things you have, but you make me feel everything all at once through your music. it’s an amazing talent to have. bless your soul, dodie.

and yes this is probably the fifth time i’ve sat and listened and cried to this. i feel like such a mess.


Could you please please please do a tutorial on how to play this? 💛


5 months past. This is still my fav song.


i mean you sang about it, which is the first step to talking about it :)<br>beautiful song, such a haunting melody and lyrics. this truly is something to be proud of

i mean you sang about it, which is the first step to talking about it :)
beautiful song, such a haunting melody and lyrics. this truly is something to be proud of


But we love you!
Over, and over,
We love you!
Thousands and thousands
of eyes, with smiles,
aching to find ourselves too.
❤

Rizal Razali I’ll post them when I finish them ^^

Rizal Razali yes! I’ve started writing more lyrics to it! ❤

That actually sounds like an interesting idea a song in the point of view of us the viewers kind of like the love/non love song


I just watched Nooderella's vid and both of you are equally amazing. No one can isng or be as talented as both of you. I love you guys. And just like Connie's vid... I totally didn't cry (tears of joy)


The line "Oh they love you! Over and over they love you!" makes me think about how my family compliments my long wavy hair and only my hair. I've wanted to cut it all off for quite some time because I'm so self conscious about it. However, the reason I want to cut it all off is I'm so anxious all the time about how it looks and if people like how it looks because my family make it sound like my hair is my only redeeming quality. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if I have no hair to make me anxious I can be at peace. Plus, this line (more like the entire song) inspires me to do what I think is best for me.

Thank you dodie.


i CANNOT WAIT to hear this after production on the new EP


you should know that when I (at least) listen to your songs on yt I have no expectation towards it sounding like it will when it's officially released. To me, your music on spotify and yt are two different outputs and I enjoy them equally - but in different circumstances

hahaha omg just reached the chorus.. and that's when I realized that this video is not exactly from 2021.. oops.


remember, in the end the only one you need approval from is yourself. recognize when you need to help yourself and do so, even if you worry about what everyone else needs. do what YOU want w/ your channel, for it is yours and yours only. you don't owe us anything, regardless of what we like and don't like out of your content. what you create is genuine and true to yourself, and it does matter. love u dodes

well it's obvious that she feels that way right now- but i feel like she'll be better in the future, and i know there is no simple way to achieve that contentment w/ the stuff she makes. i guess i forgot about that aspect!

morgan neville you do realize that’s the issue, right? She can’t get approval from herself because she feels as though nothing is ever truly ready to be shared


omg these lyrics are pure genius. you're a pure genius. your voice and the melody is genius. your music is genius and beautiful


This song is finally on Spotify yessssssss


I wish you could put this on Spotify, the version on there isn’t the same


you said a few uploads ago that you want to write musicals, and i immediately see a character in this song. this song is perfect for a musical oh my goodness.


But I love you,
Over and over, I LOVE YOU
Thousands and thousands of times I'm for you
Watching how awesome you are.


“Words only get through when they’re sharp”

Me: *screeches* I FRICKING LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Words only get through when they’re sharp”

Me: **screeches** I FRICKING LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!


I can say with almost 100% certainty that this is my favourite song by Dodie. It's raw and beautiful and simple. It conveys a feeling that so many people feel at one point or another but don't know how to place.

Thank you, Dodie, for sharing these emotions with us; for letting us express our own emotions through your music; for being someone that we can look up to and understand <3


Okay this is literally the greatest song I’ve ever heard and it has the greatest feel, it’s just I feel weird singing I cause I can’t relate at all, you know?


This song feels(to me) as if you’ve written a poem inside a story and then turn it into a song. I can (in the most posible way) FEEL the lyrics, as if every world (as I will asume) were silent detonations carefully place throughout the melody, leaving you soaked with thoughts and emotions that leave just as fast as they came.This, I consider Art.


This one makes me cry every time. When she looks at the camera at the end.


Hey. I love you so much dodie and i wanted you to know that. I know that i dont know you personally but there is so much in your songs that are relatable to me. Your songs make me cry and laugh and want to sing along. Every time you post a video or release a new song i immediately listen to it and it always amazes me how amazing your voice is and how sweet and great you are. I literally listen to all of your songs for about 3 hours straight. And NEVER listen to the people who hate on you because they are all WRONG!


Just waiting here for this song to be on spotify


I will never get sick of this. I am so excited for this to be released.


Your songs always have such careful thought put into them. Thank you for making these videos.


My God the way her hair flows is so perfect


literally 33 seconds to the video and I click subscribe I can just tell your amazing!


excited to sing along (and cry) to this song with you and my fellow dodie supporters tomorrow.<br>thank you so much, dodie.

excited to sing along (and cry) to this song with you and my fellow dodie supporters tomorrow.
thank you so much, dodie.

update: i sang along (and cried) with my fellow dodie supporters yesterday and i am so happy.


I feel like there's about a billion things I want to say about this but I don't know what or how...

Isn't that the same feeling we have when we're in love ?... That says a lot :)


I really need to stop coming back here to cry


I can 100% imagine this song in a musical


I just don't know where I would be if I never found this.


BABY WHO HURT YOU TO MAKE THIS MASTERPIECE

According to my opinion, the song is about YouTube and us so I'm gonna assume we did


Can you do a 'burned out - my meaning' video?!


you're so beautiful dodie. your music is so beautiful too, all the songs are magical.


Early afternoon, lying in bed. Tap this video and turn my screen off; close my eyes.

The places in my mind I traverse as her voice pulls me through. I feel a heaviness in my mind but a lifting of my heart. My eyes relax shut and my breathing fills sweeter- how air has a taste I do not know.

Her singing and playing- her sharing- pairs my thoughts with another’s whom I didn’t know understood. A subconscious holding of hands. A moment which affords me a sigh, and a settling of intrusiveness.

I smile inside, and the moment fades. I smile still.

Thanks.

"Tap this video turn my screen off" we get it, you have youtube red and your better than us 😤

I dont know who you are... but I want you to keep writing beautiful things like this

This song and you sir are INCREDIBLE. I want to buy a book from you now!


Please put this on iTunes and far away!!


I saw this video the day it came out and that’s the day I wrote one of my saddest journal entries
Looking back is weird
Everything feels so far away
But it was only 5 months


I feel like this would go along with a fantasy book like the Inkspell trilogy.


No joke every time I listen to this song I get the chills


"words only get through if they're sharp"

i cried

Justin Zickefoose <br>Wow, I can’t believe I found somebody who is actually kind and respectful in the YouTube comments. I salute you, good sir. Carry on.

Justin Zickefoose
Wow, I can’t believe I found somebody who is actually kind and respectful in the YouTube comments. I salute you, good sir. Carry on.

Thank you for your opinion. I disagree with it but I respect you for telling me how you feel. I have seen plenty of other people who made entire videos about bigger youtubers to pull in views and subs. I think that there are worse things out there than little me. Once again I still respect you and your opinion. I would also like to say that I don't comment on videos like this anymore. I figured that I could get subs by just being myself and posting regularly.

Justin, you are everywhere on Dodie's videos. It is absolutely awful to use somebody else's channel to promote your own. Find another way to self advertise.


y'all have no idea how happy i am that this is on the ep


it has been 3 months since you uploaded this but im still obsessed


dodie this is beautiful. Absolutely stunning. The lyrics and everything are just UGH. How does one live with such talent?! Great, great, wonderful, magnificent work!!! I love ya so much!

Crafter Bros - Well yes, dodie does work hard and we can see that show through what she puts out, and how amazing it is! With her hard work, and many talents, she goes way beyond.

Jes TheRavenclaw is it talent? Or hard work, with a lot of hours put into it, that go under appreciated by people calling it “talent”?

Jes TheRavenclaw sorry byt raven claw bros


I got chills... they're multiplying<br>THIS SONG, MAN

I got chills... they're multiplying
THIS SONG, MAN


Okay I’m not gonna lie I have been looking for an artist that really hits home with me. I do believe I  definitely found them.  amazing song keep up the good work definitely subscribing and liking!!!


I'm getting strong beauty and the beast vibes from this
Not the words, just the way it all sounds and comes together
I love it

I'm getting strong beauty and the beast vibes from this
Not the words, just the way it all sounds and comes together
_I love it_


Dodie, please don’t feel like you need to apologize for changing pieces of your art before it’s released. It’s part of the process. And for me, personally, one of my favorite things to do is listen to both, a draft of a song, and a more professional version because I like seeing how the idea or concept has grown. I hope that makes sense to someone other than me :)


the look she give in the beginning of the video broke my heart into a zillion peices
dont worry
youll be sunny again


How does writing songs come so naturally to you?!!? I've been trying all day and mine are all so cringy


We love you. Over and over, we love you. And we will continue. You are never alone, just know that. You have inspired me to find help for my eating disorder, to push through depression, to do things i thought i were never possible. I love you. Over and over, I love you.

congratulations buddy on getting through. I'm sure dodie is so proud of you and hope she sees your comment x


i love you so much dodie<br>please be safe, always.

i love you so much dodie
please be safe, always.


i almost sang this song for my first talent show. but i got a sore throat :(


LIKE THREE NOTES IN AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL I'm glad you're back dodie we've missed you

edit: so i may or may not have now listened to this around 4 times


Please please please put this on iTunes Spotify anywhere where we can help support you on another way so we can listen to this more


“Words only get through if they’re sharp.” Yes


I know it's selfish, but I don't want to share this song with my friends, it's grown too personal


why do I feel like crying this touched me deep so beautiful yet bittersweet song somehow I can relate to lyrics this is very very pure & real


you are truly a beautiful talented amazing person and ily


I LOVE U AND UR MUSIC SO MUCH!!!! you inspire me not only musically but also as a human being! thank you for being so vulnerable and just YOU 💛


How is someone possible to make so many people feel like this with just a song? You never fail to touch us with your music. You truly are an amazing artist and human being Dodie. I feel so much emotions in my body when I am listening to this.


In the middle of writing urgent A Level coursework but WHO CARES ANYMORE HELLO MOTHER SING TO ME

omg i'm writing a level coursework too lol but obvs this is so much more important

milo Stewart's eyebrows awh ok that's adorable thankyou so much x


Wowowowowowow incredible your voice the lyrics every thing


how has it been almost a year since you released this song??? where has the time gone


i would point out a certain time that was the best for me but we’d be here forever if i tried to decide, your writing and your voice (and your face what even ur perfect) blows my mind


I feel as if the they in the song is us (her fans) and that she sees herself as broken and burnt out and she is over whelmed because us the fans love her stuff because we are broken to but she worries she can’t support us because she sees her self as broken and she is saying “don’t build hope on something broken” which is us building hope onto her. But dodie we don’t just love you we understand some of the pain and problems you have come through
Like feeling your a 6/10
And having unwanted hate and jealousy at someone for no reason other than you want to be them.
It probably scary and overwhelming to have all these people have hope on you but don’t worry because we are human and you are human and in the end we love you and we want you to be you! Or what every you want to be because you are enough and you are unique and so is everyone else.

In the end I just wanted to say that I have never connected so much to someone I have never even met so don’t worry I’ll never leave this dodie yellow fandom because I care and love and worry for you!

Loaf with all my heart 💛
-A teenage girl on her period

Emerald Kelsi 🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞LOAF LOAF LOAF 🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞


Came to this from a radio request and I- 😍😭💖


I watched this 5 times today and I waited rly long to listen cause I was waiting for the perfect moment...I think I missed it though..... I built hope on something broken and nothing has changed someone help


So, I'm here again and I just wanted to put something out there...

Anyone watching this who feels lonely or depressed or anxious or suicidal, I love you. You are strong. You are brave. You are incredible. You are more than enough. You are worth it. You are the sun and the moon and the world. The person in the mirror or in your head or online saying you're worthless or ugly or stupid or better off dead, they're a liar. I promise.

The world is not better off without you. The world is only complete because of you. You have a purpose and you are a gem.

I love you and one day you'll love you, too. I know, because I once was you. And sometimes I still am.

Keep living. Keep breathing. Keep being. You are extraordinary.

Thanks for reaching out to the people who need it. You are gr8 m8.

Love Changes Everything! This is beautiful. Thank you love

Katie Lou ❤ please reach out to us via message if you need to talk! I know it sounds so cliche to say talking about it helps but it does. And sometimes it’s better to do it with someone who doesn’t know you and can’t judge you based on things of your past. We’re here. You are a gem and don’t let anyone steal your priceless sparkle!

i know its small but small things like this really mean something, something amazing
i was already emotional from hearing the song, and then i read your comment and my eyes just filled with tears
thank you <3 <3 <3

That makes two of us. I love you all too. So yeah I can’t possibly be as good as Life on a Positive Note is with words, but please keep going. You have so much to live for.

Love Changes Everything! You’re welcome ❤

Life on a Positive Note you just made me cry

Thank you. It is comments like these that mean so much to people like me. Thank you.


Your songsmithing is insane. You have such a talent for lyrics


if any of you has read the book I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman, you’ll know that this song is perfect for the plot omg-


I wait smiling for all your music.

  I know there are plenty of youtubers (especially music makers, it seems) who feel like they're being treated as more than they are, but even if you're human like the rest of us, you were given this amazing gift: the ability to take your thoughts and feelings and turn them into something beautiful.

 I remember a song by another musician I love on youtube, all about how afraid they are of all these people treating them like practically a god, and I remember it came with self-doubt, thinking they weren't as good as these people thought they were.

 I guess my point is you don't have to be some mythical being. We love you because you're human, because you put being human into words the rest of us understand.

 Thank you so much.


Here I am. Back watching this on repeat again and again. Holy guacamole dodie woah.


This is incredible, every word you sing is laced with feeling and honestly I love listening to you - this may only be the first draft and bare bones of this song but you don't need to be nervous about putting it out, we love it and I'm sure if you choose to refine or change it if you record it we'll love it even more


Hearing this live was a surreal experience


So I can add it to my favorites playlist


After watching your “I’m angry” (can’t remember the right title ksks) video this song makes so much sense


Whenever I hear this song I feel so existential and silent tears always fall. I just stare at whatever's in front of me with a blank expression and just cry. No noise just tears. It's awful and everything I need at the same time. Time simply pauses and I finally get a chance to think.


I find it really interesting  that she leaves the song somewhat "unfinished"  like you expect her to keep singing to the chorus but she dosnt what to end it as if the problem is resolved now and leave it on a happy note which really puts this song into perspective, very impressed


Do you write out sheet music for these songs? Or do you just listen to what sounds good and memorize it? Love all ur songs btw. <3


I find your songs very beautiful. You inspired me to write songs again (and now that i am learning piano it is easier). Thank you very much. I especially love to listen to your music when it is late and i am walking through streets. It makes time feel infinite.

-Yours truly, El

And short question. The last few lines. When you repeated them I immediatly thought  of suicide- i mean the I might just leave soon, cry for help... Is that what you meant or is it just what i heard because sometimes thats exactly what my brain thinks?


I feel like this song spoke directly to me. The first time I listened to it I couldn’t find the meaning but after I read a few comments I started to understand what this song probably means coming from Dodie. Then after that, I started to think about what this meant to me and as I look deeper into the meaning I’m almost shocked by how well it fits in the situation I am at this very moment.

I kind of need to rant and if anybody reads this essay like comment than thank you.

I haven’t found meaning in the first line so I’m going to skip it. So I’m really suicidal and I’m constantly trying to reassure my loved ones since I know this is hurting them too so the line “there was comfort in her sighs” relates to me trying to reassure the people around me. The line “dreams and ideas should not be the same thing” is my family hoping and “dreaming” for me to be safe and happy which I feel like is giving them false hope and their once dreams are turning into solid “ideas” (if that makes sense) instead of something that isn’t real which leads to the next line “you waited smiling for this” which is me not being able to fulfill their hopes of being happy and instead I’m only getting worse.

“Oh she’d want it if she knew she could take it, I thought too" To me the “she” is my mind and depression talking saying how death is just there waiting for me to take it and I feel like I can’t because everyone else is stopping me but it’s saying that I really could just die and that would be it. The “ be careful be cautious but you just wished harder” is me trying to say be careful about getting your hopes too high because you’ll just be disappointed but they again just keep thinking I’ll just magically get better.

And then the chorus to me is just the reminder that there are so many people in my life that love me and that I need to accept their help.

“oh how fitting for one so fake make me a fairy whatever it takes” is me just wanting to meet their wishes and just be happy for them instead of faking it. “her dream was a scam” this means how I’ve been saying all these things I want to do in the future even though I have no desire to actually do them so it’s “just a scam”. And again people just continuing to pile all this treatment for me to get “better” but it’s still not working.

“I am burnt out I smell of smoke it seeps through her cracks and so I start to choke” is me not being able to hold back all of these emotions and it’s starting to show. “sentences sit in her mouth that are templated” is me just saying things that make me seem ok. And now that my emotions are starting to show I can just feel how disappointed everyone is knowing that despite everything I’m still not happy.

Then, of course, the reminder that they still love me despite everything.

“I can just talk about it” this is me knowing that there is so much support for me and if I ever need it I can reach out. “Maybe I’ll talk about it” I was with my therapist when I started to talk about what I was feeling and I am now on the edge of being sent back to residential which leads to “I’ll never talk about it” which is, this time, regretting opening up since I’m seeing how shaken up my friends and family are about it then “I cannot talk about it” which is me understanding how every time I say how I'm truly feeling I am hurting people so I know that I can’t do that.

“Don’t build hope on something broken I am not cartoon” this is me thinking to my family that everytime they hope I get better is just digging themselves in a hole and that I’m not some cartoon that just suddenly gets better. “Cry for help I am not joking" and now, crying for help in my mind, telling self-deprecating jokes (especially about death and suicide) even though I wish people could know that it isn't a joke at all. " I might just leave soon” and finally, knowing that if I do reach out it won’t end well so I just contemplate ending it all because the longer I'm alive, the more their hopes will continue to rise and I don't think I can handle their disappointment.

If you read all this first, I applaud you for actually bothering to read all that. And secondly, I want to thank you because it actually felt really nice to say all this. This song is so nice because it has put all my feelings into words, something I’ve been trying to do. Thank you.

AHHHHHHHHH I RELATE FEELINGSS RUN AWAYYY

Hi there. I don't usually make comments on anything, but I saw this, read it through, and felt the need to respond. I relate to what you said so much. I've been struggling with depression for almost 7 years now and have recently been teetering on the edge of being suicidal. I realize that there are people who love me and that is my reason for not leaving. I have had the times where I think things like, "Well, why is their happiness my responsibility?" and I almost go over the edge. I'm still here though, and even with all this pain and anxiety, I intend to keep it that way. It's hard, I know, I want to give up so often but I know that things could get better. I live for those around me and the thought that maybe things will get better. Even if it's a very slim chance, it's not one I want to miss. I hope that you can keep a thought like that with you so that you can stay as well. Even if it's a future you don't want to live in, there's still a future for you. There will be moments you won't want to miss. Even if you can't find happiness right now, there are probably still those things that you have always wanted to do and you shouldn't just give that up. I know that you feel that your life is a disaster and you most likely don't believe that your younger self would be okay with where you are at all, but try to live up to what that version of you would have wanted. Try to achieve the dreams you've had since you were that version of yourself. And beside that, try celebrating even the little victories. Even if you barely managed to get out of bed one morning, you still are beating it. You're stepping in the right direction. Celebrate it. Remember that it's okay to cry, as well. Just hang on. I know it's hard, but believe me, there is a place for you in this world. I know you probably don't see it, but you're important. And now you've touched even more people by posting your comment. Many people who feel the same way have seen it and because of you, they might not feel so alone. Because of you, some others who don't know how it feels, might understand depression a little better because they have seen your point of view. It might not mean much from a random stranger like me, but I'm proud of you for hanging on this long and for being able to talk about how you feel. I'm proud of you still being here. Just that shows that you're strong. I hope you stay :)

I’m so sorry that so many of you are going through this. stay strong friends, and remember if you ever need to talk or vent I’m here❤

being someone who has gone through the issues you guys have talked about having, i can tell you that STAYING ALIVE is the one thing I don’t regret

Thank you for sharing this❤ you are amazing! Don’t forget that!

Kat Ruthanne you just took the words out of my mouth. you can always dm me at me instagram if you need to talk w someone, i promise i’ll listen. things will get better, you can do this. my instagram is @ginalikesjoshdun, sending love💘

Three cheers for you, because read all of it and your view on the lyrics related to me as well. I'm suffering from anxiety and let's just say I'm not in very good place right now. I have support I need (and for the first time in forever I'm staying home because my doctor {a she...so...a nurse? Sorry English ain't my birth language😅}) saw how bad my anxiety has affected my health (my muscles are so badly tense). <br>Anyway, before I get into it deeper....I just wanna say - thank you for writing this. Thank you for sharing your story. (And i related to it as well)

Three cheers for you, because read all of it and your view on the lyrics related to me as well. I'm suffering from anxiety and let's just say I'm not in very good place right now. I have support I need (and for the first time in forever I'm staying home because my doctor {a she...so...a nurse? Sorry English ain't my birth language😅}) saw how bad my anxiety has affected my health (my muscles are so badly tense).
Anyway, before I get into it deeper....I just wanna say - thank you for writing this. Thank you for sharing your story. (And i related to it as well)

Kat Ruthanne now everything makes sense! Thank you!

How much I relate to you is so shocking.. I wish I could say it'll all be good, but I don't know myself.

OnceUponATime, life is not a wish granting factory, it's not that easy...but thank you for believing....<3

Honestly, I did stop for a while, and thank you for supporting. My family is honestly so messed up, my sisters were both adopted, and they were abused as children so my oldest sister (who is now 20) would fight with my parents so much when i was little. I didn't understand, i wanted it to stop, but now I know it's not as easy as just stopping...I started cutting again, yes it is an addiction. I didn't kill myself, but I don't know anymore...My sister ended up having to go to an insane asylum, I visited her and was mentally scared...Depression is a demon that can be killed, I just can't hold up this fight...My mothers brother killed himself and I don't want to put her through that again, but I'm a freak to the rest of the world, I doubt anyone else would care. I have ADD and ADHD, wear glasses, have allergies, I have depression,  I'm bisexual, I take multiple pills a day.... I hate lying saying, "I'll fight it". I can't, I'm weak. I hate myself for being so weak. But I've survived this long, so you can too. Love your way <3 <3 <3

I’m so sorry to hear you feel this way. I know that life is hard and I’ll never understand the amount of pain you’re in but please stay strong. Life will get better, I promise. Opening up seems impossible and with time I believe you’ll get there! Always remember that you are significant and can never be replaced. Just know that a random person on the internet believes in you along with everyone around you. Please stay strong xx

Kat Ruthanne it's nice to know there is at least one person out there who feels the same as me🖤🖤

Makenna Marcy When I wrote this I honestly didn’t believe people would bother reading so thank you for that. I’ve been through so much treatment (one month in a hospital and four in residential) so I just want to tell you that cutting is an addiction in a sense and it isn’t as simple as “just stopping” as some say. Although, even if you stopped yourself even once you are strong. Stronger than most, so please stay as strong as I know you can be <3. As for me, I’m not going to say “I won’t kill myself” because I’ve lied enough but what I will say is that there are people in my life right now that I care about a lot about and they might just get me through.

wow. this is so heavy. my heart broke for you reading this. i hope you keep fighting, friend. please don’t leave soon <3

(Ps I read the whole thing. Thanks for sharing!)


I really relate to this song right now. I've committed to something that I kind of regret and it's burnt me out.


This hit me like a train. It's like looking into a mirror at all my thoughts and everything I've done because of them. It's like seeing me through someone else's eyes, someone who really loves me, seeing what I'll never see. I'm going through some pretty tough shit right now so this hits so close to home that it makes me overwhelmed. My depression is entirely fucking me over. The one who's trying so hard to help me right now knows what he says will never be enough, and it hurts. But I'm trying.

Dodie, you're incredible 💜


This song hits home too much. I am impressed and I feel like I'm not so alone. Thanks


<b>SO THIS WAS THE SONG MY FRIEND WAS PLAYING I NEED TO LEARN THIS I COULD LEARN THE PIANO PART IN AN HOUR POSSIBLY GIVE OR TAKE TEN MINUTES</b>

*SO THIS WAS THE SONG MY FRIEND WAS PLAYING I NEED TO LEARN THIS I COULD LEARN THE PIANO PART IN AN HOUR POSSIBLY GIVE OR TAKE TEN MINUTES*


I just alerted my entire bus that you made a new song. Im so ready for this

savannah is not cool Lmaooo.my friend blew up my phone as soon as it was posted.


it's been over 2 years and i'm still crying over this song


There should be a one hour version of this


at the end of the song I was waiting for it to resolve and soar in a final chorus but it ended with sadness and realness. and that was so much more powerful. I've already listened to this so many times and I'll continue repeating it as I wait, smiling, for your next raw and wonderful creation. thank you, dodie. and take care of yourself <3


BACK AGAIN AND IT STILL MAKES ME CRY THIS SONG WILL NEVER NOT BE BEAUTIFUL


I heard ur song on the radio yesterday and even though you’ve had to work extremely hard for that to be possible, your music has been heard by hundreds of thousands of young people and unlike many artists now a days your music is so authentic and you!! Don’t feel u need to change urself or Channel for us because what makes your music and you SO special is that you are so genuine to who you are!! My mum also downloaded ur song after hearing it (:

Dorothy The Procrasinator intertwined (:

M D holy frick. I’m so proud of dodes for getting on the radio! What song was it?


PUT THIS ON AN EP DOROTHY MIRANDA CLARK THIS IS <i>INCREDIBLE</i>

PUT THIS ON AN EP DOROTHY MIRANDA CLARK THIS IS _INCREDIBLE_


Wow wow wow. I will never know what it’s like to have so many eyes on me


Me: I’m not gonna cry to this song.
Me after burned out: well sh-t.

Me: I’m not gonna cry to this song.
Me after burned out: *well sh-t.*


In the last "don't build hope" bit, it reminds me of trying to talk about the fact that you aren't okay and then retracting your words. The words pop up on the screen and she's singing softly like you're trying to tell someone how you feel and then you just trail off and take back what you said cause you feel like no one is listening until bit by bit, the screen is just Dodie with the words "I might just leave soon" on it. That part just hit me hard after watching this so many times


You are a forced to be reckoned with, dear Dodie. Don't allow yourself to feel second-rate or anything less than perfection. There is beauty in your struggles and though you feel burnt out, stars trail in your wake.


Would love this song on spotify, or is it already on spotify?


I'm a beginner, and I'm trying to learn this song on the piano.... I have so much respect for Dodie, even more so than usual. I'm finding the chorus extremely difficult.


please release this on spotify PLS IM BEGGING YOU PLS


😭😭❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭 so  Beautiful I love it so much


Absolutely gorgeous dodie. I've only listened once but there are so many meanings already in my head. You never dissapoint


Whenever I feel depressed or anxious I either write the lyrics to this song on a piece of paper and draw something to go with it, I’ll play the song or I’ll sing it. It just helps me express what I’m feeling and get it out.


I'm just revisiting this song on a whim and wowie wow am I mad at myself for not loving it sooner. It hit me hard. When ever I'm in times of need I find a dodie song. God I love her.


PLEASE RELEASE THIS ON SPOTIFY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE


Please, please, please do not continue to create content if you think you will only continue to be burned out. Yes, there are so many fans that love you, but the ones that truly care about you will understand if you need to take a break from all the stress and pressure! Please don't feel obligated to continue if you feel that continuing to create content of any kind will only be detrimental towards yourself!


Idk why but this song makes me cry every time I listen to it


This will get lost, but I'll post anyway. I'm not exactly well right now, mentally, physically, whatever and this song, well I'm not sure exactly what it is about it, but it encapsulates feelings I don't understand. I've had it on repeat for about an hour and all I can think is Yes. So I want to thank you, Dodie. For writing music. For sharing it. For being so Goddamn lovely. I want to thank you for the space your music has given me from my thoughts. I want to thank you for making me feel not alone. I want to thank you for being you. Please keep writing, singing, sharing, doing your thing. Maybe someday when I'm published I can say Hi and thank you in person, but until then... Thank You, Dodie.


I think this is about depersonalisation. She refers to a “her” making us think it’s maybe about a relationship but in reality she’s talking about herself. “Oh they love you!” Is meant to be us, her audience and the outside her is telling her real self that we love her but it doesn’t matter because her telling herself that we love her is only somehow working as a blanket “coated and warm but that’s all they can do” it’s just a temporary feeling of happiness but when it says “words only get through if they’re sharp” like only harsh words are really affecting her inner self no kind words are really making an impact. “You waited smiling for this?” Is again addressing the audience (the fans) showing that she doesn’t feel worth it like we are wasting our times queuing up for meet and greets and concerts because she isn’t worth it. “My dream was a scam” i think this means that now she’s finally got what she’s wanting (being a famous musician) its not what she expected and what she wanted and now she wants to step down from the pedestal that she’s been placed on.  The “ i cant just talk about it, maybe ill talk about it, ill never talk about it, no i cannot talk about it” with The corresponding harmony is her inner and outer self thinking about just talking to her audience about what is going on with herself but the more she thinks about it she realises that no she can’t talk about it and has been convinced otherwise. The final “i cannot talk about it” doesn’t have a harmony as if she has silenced her inner self by not talking about it like her inner self wants.  “I might just leave soon” is a very harsh ending to the song as if she just might walk away from it all, the fame and everything because its easy and we are to not “build hope on something broken” we shouldn’t expect her to stay forever because she might not.

I hope that makes sense that’s just my take on this song but everyone has their own opinion 😊😊

k. Lynnn I’m glad you have the same idea 😊❤

Liv C thanks for helping me understand it better💗


this relates a lot to my break up right now with my girlfriend in so many ways and it hurts and physically hurts


This made me cry. I don't understand the lyrics entirely becuase english is not my first language but still, it made me cry.

Headless Gorilla I’ve always learned it as big elephants always understand small elephants 🤷♀

Headless Gorilla pretty sure you can still understand what theyre saying so calm down lmao

Ruby Dunn only yesterday I understood this song, but just because I googled it...

Ruby Dunn I can understand all the words in this song, but the metaphors are hard. I think I'm quite good at English, but the ways you use metaphors are different in every country.

I know this is kind of a late reply, but I was just wondering - is it the words in themselves (ie you don't know the translation) or the *connotations/meanings*? (I hope I'm not being rude - it's just I have a friend who speaks English as a second language and she says that she finds it difficult to work out what someone means by certain phrases, as opposed to just what the translation is) :)

you're good at english! you spelt because wrong but to remember that it's
Big
Elephants
Can
Always
Understand
Small
Elephants

:)

Angie ahh cool dass hier mehrere dodie fans aus der schweiz sind! 💞

isabxllara mine is German (to be more concrete: Swiss German :))

solpuella if you don’t mind me asking, what is your first language? x

Julie :b exactly me!!!! I heard it again and again and every time I cried, sometimes more, sometimes less, but I didn't even knew always WHY I had to.. but it is beautiful and touched my heart, I will defenitely translate the text to a later point


I try to write about songs that turn to be shit cuz I feel like I’m not experienced enough but your songs are pure genius and everything I’ve ever wanted to make. This song made me cry it’s so fucking beautiful 😭😻


a 'something' broken can always be repaired <3


For someone who is experiencing abuse and suicidal thoughts, this helps me feel like I'm not alone. Sharp words are what I need right now. Sharp words from someone who cares enough to help me shake through this. Sharp words from someone who has dulled the blade with kindness.


Have you ever related to lyrics so much in your life


my boyfriend sings that to me so often.i had no idea you wrote it<3


petition for this to be put on itunes/spotify


It’s weird I know how you feel I know how it feels to be alone it’s the most worst feeling you can have it feels like there’s no purpose and that’s wut I am no purpose


perfect theme song for a top class animation film

yes it definitely would be. if you enjoy this video you may also like to watch my videos. it would be awesome if you gave my channel a little look.


I used to listen to this song when I was feeling so bad at some time last year, and it’s been a few months now that I haven’t listened to it... It feels so strange and makes me kinda nostalgic and sad to be back here. I guess we all know this weird feeling.


I never thought a song about burnt out youtubers could be so deep and beautiful ... oh yeah dodie wrote it... plfff Duh!


i fucking love this song. i dont even know how to put it into words.


<b>I feel like this song is Dodie trying to tell us what it feels like to be who she is and it makes me want to give her a hug and just say sweet things to her</b>

*I feel like this song is Dodie trying to tell us what it feels like to be who she is and it makes me want to give her a hug and just say sweet things to her*


I feel like if Throne of Glass had a movie series this could be a perfect song for the soundtrack of one of the later films


I came back to this song today and have been listening to it on repeat for hours. Some of the lyrics even inspired me to write poetry, and that is a truly beautiful thing. The only complaint I have is that it is not on Spotify and I cannot listen to it over and over again! Dodie, you're wonderful, and your music and lyricism is some of the best I have heard in a while.


Hi Dodie,  please can you do an analysis for Burned Out?   It would be so interesting to see your ideas and thoughts behind the song! Like if you agree so she can see this

Watch elle Mills burned out at 19 and you will get it

I'm guessing it's her talking to us and saying she doesn't really want to be a youtube anymore. I believe she's talking to a younger version of herself about reaching for her dreams and then regretting her decision, hence the "you waited smiling for this?" She's become this outlet for mental health and so many people look up to her and towards her for advice, hence the "thousands of eyes, just like mine, looking for who they are" looking at her. And then other people are associating her as this person romanticizing mental health and leading people away from actually getting help. And she doesn't want that, she wanted to be a musician. So the last lyric "I might be leaving soon" might be a reference to her eventually ;having youtube in order to further her career in music, rather than continuing her career as a youtuber... that's my guess. And from her more recent videos on her blog channel, I'm guessing what this song is referring to.


Please for my sanity,put this in your next EP


Dodie writes the kind of music that makes me want to write more music. Most artists don't, but her music reminds me that music is where magic lives.


please do more lyric analysis songs like you did for intertwined  i fine them so interesting  lots of love


I literally have listened to this over and over all day and into the night. This song is mesmerizing. The first time I listened to it I don't think I even took a breath. I have found a new love. Dodie, your lyrics are captivating and I cannot get enough! <3


I have no words. This song is beautiful.


I paused the video at a point where the screen was filled with words and it reminded me of my brain atm where everything is going on at once , but overwhelming . Dodie’s a massive inspiration to me as how she expresses her mind through music , I’m trying but not doing to great at that 😅

randomized amy keep going :) good luck 🍀 tip: I think jus writing anything, words on paper is fine and then refine into something bigger is the best way. Perhaps writing poetry...etc


Parts of this song sound so familiar, and obviously not all songs can be completely different because there's only so many different cords and notes you can play, but it sounds so familiar but so different. This is one of my favorite songs of yours. I'm so glad I found your channel.


Can you please upload this to iTunes? I want to buy it, but all I have is an IPhone. I love your songs so much!


Oh my god this is a year old 😥 I remember when it just barely came out


i love this song wayyyyyyyyyyy to much ;) :) :0


I don't idolize u I just feel like your art is very relatable.


After listening to this song so many times, I can't stop thinking that the entire thing is literally her inner dialogue. It seems like she keeps going back and forth, actually fighting herself in her mind. She goes in and out with different perspectives but it all really ties into the doubts and worries and feelings of a singer/youtuber/someone with fame. <br>although the one line "you waited, smiling, for this?" is what really doesn't feel fitting for me. I can't help but wonder if in that one line she is talking about her fans, waiting eagerly to hear her sing or talk again when she isn't even feeling it, or when so much more is going on that we don't know about.

After listening to this song so many times, I can't stop thinking that the entire thing is literally her inner dialogue. It seems like she keeps going back and forth, actually fighting herself in her mind. She goes in and out with different perspectives but it all really ties into the doubts and worries and feelings of a singer/youtuber/someone with fame.
although the one line "you waited, smiling, for this?" is what really doesn't feel fitting for me. I can't help but wonder if in that one line she is talking about her fans, waiting eagerly to hear her sing or talk again when she isn't even feeling it, or when so much more is going on that we don't know about.


"i am burnt out
i smell of smoke
it seeps through her cracks and so i start to choke"

Alyssa Maria Thompson these lyrics definitely jumped out at me too! This whole song is so beautifully written and honest <3 I really hope dodie keeps posting these types of videos along with silly and honest ones like she used to.


I’d love to hear a song like this from you but somethings that builds a bit more? Like a Grinning Man Song?


I want to cover this so bad to shy though it's so good


fuck me I love the flip between minor to major on the chorus, it really took me by surprise but in a nice way damn


It kinda makes me want to cry, but I love it


I just got an ad for LGBTQ+ rights and I was like yes dodie would be happy


haven’t listened to this song in forever and i’m happy im back


<b>I keep coming back to this video and it’s preventing me from functioning as a human in society</b>

*I keep coming back to this video and it’s preventing me from functioning as a human in society*

Angry Dorito 10/10 profile picture

Also

Same lol

I liked it for your profile picture. I just might steal it.


very beautiful and original song. You should do a video and better recording. It would be amazing and succesful.


Dodie, this is such a beautiful song because it’s the type of song that feels like you wrote it just for me. It probably makes everyone feel that way but you are such an inspiration. Your songs are meaningful and some day I hope I get good enough at the piano and ukulele to make songs like yours ❤


okay, does the piano remind anyone else of "the chain" at the beginning? like, when she was singing with hazel??? bc it sounds so freaking similar, almost exactly the same


I always thought this song was about a YouTuber who receives a lot of love, but only the hate gets through


These raw, unedited "drafts" of the songs are amazing. They feel so..."genuine" and down-to-earth. The post-production songs are great, of course, but these are definitely uploading-material as well. You may feel like they aren't good enough, but I always listen to both versions of your songs, since they each have their own charms.

Keep it up, Dodie!


I don't know why, but I relate to this song so much?


Hi I came across this video and I...I Have been going though a lot lately and you have helped me get some of the thing that I have been holding up for a long time on paper so thank you so much for inspiring me to do something instead of holding it in.Thank You.


I sang this song last night in front of my whole school.


This is how I feel "Burnt out" I juggling so many things.


So after listening, A LOT, I just wanted to say that it's okay to take a break if you have to, if you like to.  You're not a robot, and we don't expect you to be :) just listen to your body and your heart please. Ly!


Omg I think I'm in love

With this song!!


not me crying and listening to all of her songs at 2am again


It amazes me how you can deliver so much emotion in so little music. You don't have a huge band (at least not all the time), you just sit there in your room and sing while playing the piano and you touch me every single time.
Your music is so unique and as a musician myself I know how tricky that can be without feeling like losing your grip.
I love how you put your soul into chords and words and I adore you for sharing all of it with us. Thank you.


I was like being normal, until she said “aching to find who they are.” I stopped abruptly and went into deep space mode. Damn.


dodie, baby, I missed you. thank you for this song :')


I found this when i ask to my self what im doing in this life.<br>No i cannot talk about it 😔

I found this when i ask to my self what im doing in this life.
No i cannot talk about it 😔


i've come back here every month for my monthly mental breakdown since this was uploaded in 2017


Why isnt dodie making musicals for the rest of her life


HOW HAS IT BEEN TWO YEARS. TIME IS WACK.


Her voice gave me the chills, it's THAT good.

• Alicecutie7 • are you new here? she blesses us with her breathtaking voice all the time :)


She needs her own Disney princess movie OMG, oh and it needs all her songs.


Cutest freaking voice ever and GREAT SINGER


on sc Dodie said that she was pressured into writing the next big hit and not writing for herself. dodie this song is so amazing and I love that it reminds me of myself I related to every word. you know how to write so well, a skill I wish someday to perfect as well.


You must have been in a bad place when you wrote this, hope you are feeling better. Your voice, your lyrics the simple piano chords, simply stunning I really hope you get the recognition and success you so rightly deserve, again simply stunning.


I needed this today. And yesterday. And tomorrow.


This is absolutely amazing but makes me sad if this is about you. We really do love you, but if you're burned out you don't have to do whatever is burning you out anymore... But maybe that's what you mean by "I might just leave soon"...  Maybe I'm over-analyzing and it's just a pretty song or you wrote this in a situation where you felt this way and it's better and it's not constant but ahh I just hope it's the last one and you're okie dokie dodie 💕😊 EDIT: Since writing this comment, I noticed the description box and realize my comment is not completely relevant but, I still stand by what I said <3


It’s gotta be difficult playing 4 chords the entire song


I fought DPDR for most my life and have had social success to the point where this song is my anthem pre reality. Since I've found reality again I want to share my tweak to the last lines of the song

"Don't build hope in something broken,
I am not cartoon.
Cry for help I am not joking
I might just leave soon.

But I hope I won't stay broken,
I will conquer
I will fight I am not joking,
This is not over."

Thank you for creating this song 🌟


I know the words of your fans can't mean that much to you since you're bombarded with "I love you"'s constantly, but you are loved, and you should always feel safe on this platform. You needn't feel anxious about uploading songs: this is your channel, and you aren't obligated to please anybody except yourself. I guess the point that I'm trying to make is that you may not take it to heart, but you are cared for and loved, and any content that you put out will be appreciated by your audience.


I’ve never wanted to hug someone more. As a visual artist... burnout is real.


Violet Wade Sorry to whoever’s Quad Venti Caramel Brulee Latte I just dropped! 🤤


This explain how I’ve been the past few relationships it’s like I don’t wanna hurt them and when I’m with them I always end up hurting them which leads to another song by you sick of loosing soul mates they always hate me in the end it’s easy to relate to this


Can you make a karaoke version. I really want to remix or sing it for a talent show.

It describes all the bullying I am going through....😥

For me to sing it in a talent show! <br>I get why the bully me. I am so dumb and ugly. I wish I was like you...

For me to sing it in a talent show!
I get why the bully me. I am so dumb and ugly. I wish I was like you...

Wait I meant for a talent show. That came up wrong


“Words only get through if they are sharp”<br>Omg

“Words only get through if they are sharp”
Omg


Anyone know where I can find the sheet music for this song


I can't put into words how much I love this song, I feel like I need to listen to it over and over again and analyze every part of it.
What really got to me was "don't put hope on something broken", that is something I tend to do a lot.

Also, I think it's great that you put your songs up on youtube even if you think they could be improved because then when you realease them on your EPs or albums there's two different versions of the song to listen to and I love that!


Doodie you are perfect just the way that you are and dot let anyone else tell you other wise. i know that it is hard to listen to the kind words sometimes because the cold and cutting ones feel so much more real, but it helps sometimes, it truly does


I feel like this is the hesitation to talk about how you aren't okay, especially on youtube.


words only get through if they're sharp

i felt that


Can someone just tell me the piano chords so I can attempt to unattractively sing and play this at home? 😭


I am absolutely infatuated with this song 💛

AIM sure thing! I'll listen to it right now.

Jill Stephenson OMG I was thinking that.


all your songs make me cry IM SO DEPRESSED


dodie needs to collaborate on a musical someday


Honestly the end is me i don’t know why but I always end up leaving the people who love me the most


Dodie this song is beautiful! Nobody expects from you to write number one songs on here! This is your channel, this is your heart and these beautiful things on here are your songs! You're doing really great, I am so proud!

Also I was SO HAPPY when this came out, I saw it in your Snapchat and rushhhed over here and OMG it's just heartbreakingly pretty! :)


YouTube thinks this song belongs in a mix to Broadway musicals! I think that's a compliment to your song!


You are the most aesthetic person I've seen.


I didn't sneeze but thanks for blessing me


Her voice sounds so...dark blue with a little bit of salmon. This makes sense right? I saw another comment talking about how it sounds like a color. <br>You should try thinking of music that way! It’s cool

Her voice sounds so...dark blue with a little bit of salmon. This makes sense right? I saw another comment talking about how it sounds like a color.
You should try thinking of music that way! It’s cool


this song makes me feel uneasy and i dont know why


The rhythm and composition are so addicting I can’t stop replaying this


I can’t figure out if this song or she is my favorite..


One of my best friends were saying that I acted depressed when I wasn’t, and all I felt like doing was screaming half the time, and after that I’ve been just playing happy, and they’ve just gone to telling everyone that I don’t like them. What I am for them will never be enough, and that really hurts.


Oh how many times I have cried listening to her songs


You said you’re ignoring those feelings.. you know its ok to take a break because you need be ready to write songs and have confidence. We’ll always support you !!! But seriously your song are getting so fucking good!


Yes, Dodie, they do love you.  What they see is a kind, generous, tender, beautiful, wildly talented young woman of the finest character.  They love it.  We love it.  I love it.  Keep blessing us with it.


Can someone make an hour loop of this song?


‘you waited smiling for this’<br>aka dodies best lyric

‘you waited smiling for this’
aka dodies best lyric


Oh, I'm such an idiot :) Thank you for enlightening my dark and deep forest of ignorance and carelessness with your wisdom :) By the way I love your nickname !

could you please tellthe name of the film?


this takes me to a whole other place holy shit


This song makes me cry because it is so sadly relatable.


I really wonder what a music video would look like...


Dodie, dodie, dodie...

This song is beyond words. You have done some amazing things, your songs are fabulous and have helped so many people! You should be so proud of yourself💛

YouTube has always been your platform. You started bringing out songs that were amazing but some you didn’t publish. This doesn’t bother anyone who loves you, we know you do everything in your power to bring us the most amazing content!

Never bring yourself down for not publishing songs, you have so much to be more happy about!

WE LOVE YOU DODIE💛😭


Would love to know what inspired this song... it speaks to me buy I dont know why...


Dear Dodie.<br>Do not look at me like that again. It gives me chills. Actually, no, scratch that. PLEASE DO.

Dear Dodie.
Do not look at me like that again. It gives me chills. Actually, no, scratch that. PLEASE DO.


I have too many favourite parts of this song.
The melody of "you waited, smiling for this" then going into the melody of "but they love you". I love it so muuuch.
The uncomfortable truth of "words only get through if they're sharp"
"don't build hope on something broken" LYRICS AHhh


I just totally pictures a slow-mo black and white video of you strolling through a dark abandoned looking house only to reach a room with a small tv, and on the tv is It's A Wonderful Life, the shouting parts of George Bailey talking to Bert and Ernie, and it's fuzzy.


why am i coming here like three times a day shiT

Lika this is LITERALLY my 10th time listening to this

I’ve listened to this like 5 times today already 👏🏻👏🏻

Lika I came to listen this song again too 'cause it describes my life perfectly at the moment. It just lets me think, cry, smile and laugh so much

My strange addiction. But is it really strange?

same. Literally can't get enough of this beautiful melancholy song <3

Omygod me too and I cry every single time. I don't know if this is good for my mental health but I love this song so much

I’ve listened to this too many times I’m crying again fUcK

Avery :D oh jeez i’m not even mad that was great

okay but i feel personally attacked by this comment, actually me

eve schwacke I’m sorry to be that person but if you were to watch it three times, and each time watching it 387 times, that would take 6,598 minutes. A day has 1,440 minutes.

and those three times have 387 replays included


For some reason, the first time I heard this song I immediately thought it was about Marilyn Monroe without a shadow of a doubt


this is my <b>favorite</b> thing e v e r


i am still coming back and listening to this over and over again


goosebumps. and for that creative crisis, i get you. but be certain that your audience loves everything you do and especially when you change things up for a recorded version, its just like hearing a new song and falling in love with it just like we do with the first draft you post. its like 2 songs for 1, i can't complain. please stay calm and healthy and know that you got support all over the world


OMG SHE IS SO TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!!!😮 NOTICE ME SENPAI😍


Ah, my favorite broadway musical!

“Hey Siri, define perfect”

Siri answers:

“The person who made this video :)”


I regret not finding you, an amazing and beautiful person, sooner.


"words only get through if they're sharp" :'(


Is there sheet music for any of dodie's songs?


I know this isn’t the actual meaning however I always read this as a broken worn out relationship<br>Edit - or a woman talking to her ex’s new girlfriend knowing that she’ll end up with the same fate as her

I know this isn’t the actual meaning however I always read this as a broken worn out relationship
Edit - or a woman talking to her ex’s new girlfriend knowing that she’ll end up with the same fate as her


"Oh how fitting
for one so fake
Make me a fairy
Whatever it takes
And just like her tale
my dream was a scam

You waited, smiling for this?

Damn. Me too.


Omg why are you not on spotify? I can listen to your voice all day

She IS on spotify, this song however isn't. The description explains why.


I really want... Nay need the sheet music for this.


SHEET MUSIC? PIANO TUTORIAL? I NEED to be able to play this.


I like to listen to your music when I am either super stressed or when my anxiety is acting up because it calms me down. Like it slows my breathing down and allows me to just sit back and take my mind off of everything going on around me. Thank you for making beautiful music Dodie.

same here. my entire body went from being awfully tensed up to relaxed. i love her so much

hannie . same i have so much stress and anxiety at the moment dodie makes me calm


It’s like midnight and I’m feeling awful and idk y but I’m just watching this on repeat and silently crying


brilliant.

I write original songs too! would love for you to check them out:)


It's so interesting to come back to these comments and read people's interpretations of this don't vegause I thought it was about Dodie trying to support Elle while she was having such a tough time, but so many people have such lovely other interpretations which relate to their own experiences. A sign of good song writing.


“i am not cartoon”

someone makes animation of her

“i am not cartoon”

*someone makes animation of her*

@sylvia tulumello that's awesome thank you 😂😊

someone made a really cool one a while ago, I think it comes up if you search burned out animation

That could... actually be so good though... like an animated music video and on those lyrics it fades out of animation and to a clip from one of her music videos or something??? Ahhhhh

Ik, I was joking, I understand the confusion tho

Sh4pe Shifter it was an animated video dw it’s really cool

That seems a bit spiteful, why would they do that???


sound issue on Burned Out (new release).  Dodie, unless its my equipment, I have noticed a droning noise about 2/3 of the way through the song that I think interferes with the melody and makes it sound muddy.


i can really really relate to this song right now this past week has been one of the worst of my life and i need this song and honestly all of dodie’s music have been like my saving grace throughout my week

also id like to note that, as im listening, im also sitting in the middle of the kitchen eating cake that I just dropped on the floor like that’s my life at the moment


Hello it is me an American who can only sing dodie's songs in a British accent because I feel fake if I dont.

also this is amazing and beautiful and heartfelt and i love it


Aching to find who they are

You speak to everyone about being alone
DEEP


This should be the soundtrack of a musical.


you should listen to @zozaleenie ‘s cover it’s absolutely breathtaking


I don't know if you'll see this, but it would be lovely to perform with you.


You are a tree. You've beared fruit, and the fruits got picked off of you. Of course you would take time to get your flowers to bloom and turn into fruits again. And it's fine to take long. All good things come to those who wait. A good long break may just mean good fruit. Or not. It doesn't matter, what matters is you've breathed.

Art is just a cycle like that. We're just trees, taking a long time to grow tall, and strong, or we may not even grow like that at all. Then we take more time to make fruits happen. We all need time and care, love is our fertilizer and whatnot. But the point is it's cyclical, and rest is part of that cycle.

Guess what I'm getting at is that it's okay. Rest. We'd rather have a happy little tree bearing cool unique fruits whenever the hell it wants than a sad tree constantly supplemented to give out fruits that the tree doesn't even care for.

(and no i don't know about all trees i just know a calamansi tree and those stop blooming when you pluck off too much fruit at once and never give it a break. but just saying 'tree' in my analogy and leaving the calamansi part of it out as a surprise sounded cooler.)

(wow i love dodie so much)

(aaaa)


I am a big strong girl, but i have to cry to something thats worth it


i just remembered this existed and I am glad i did


This would sound great as a violin guitar duet

Duelistone haha well on violin it doesn't sound AS happy 😂

I've already been working on this on a classical guitar. Not much of a guitar player yet, unfortunately, but I agree that it would fit nicely. The "but they love you" melody sounds so so happy on the guitar.

nor3xp np I was actually looking for guitar and violin duets because my friend plays violin and I play guitar and we were going to go perform something and I saw that notification so that's why I heard it that way

As soon as you said that I literally heard this song with those instruments and it was great -thank you for that


Hey Dodie, will you be coming to The Netherlands anytime? You're my fave artist and would love to hear you live....


This is honestly me. Feel as if I hurt everyone


My stomach dropped at the end, take a brake if you need but remember, <b>You're a beautiful and talented and you mean everything to so many people, we need you</b>

My stomach dropped at the end, take a brake if you need but remember, *You're a beautiful and talented and you mean everything to so many people, we need you*

Ugh thank goodness...thank you for replying to clarify ♡

I ment we need you as in we need her alive not necessarily on YouTube/social media.

Faith Funk ...Doesn't that make a break sound rushed?


Really wish I could write songs sadly I feel like I was born only to be a performer.


This song could be Dodie asking her listeners, almost begging them, not to invest themselves too deeply in her. The first set of lyrics detail her emotional state during her rise to fame. She was certain - certain of her desire to become a song artist, to write poignant and impactful music to better the lives of those who listened. Someone - maybe someone in her life, or perhaps an apprehensive component of her own conscience (she's only referred to as "her" or "she") - warns her that perhaps this isn't all she wanted. That "Dreams and ideas are not the same thing" and that she should be "careful " and "cautious". But, of course, Dodie didn't listen. Whoever this reluctant compatriot of her's might be, "she could take it" and "she'd want it if she knew" - that is, she'd want all the baggage associated with becoming a musician. Perhaps the knowledge that she was positively influencing the lives of "thousands and thousands."

But, alas, "she" was right. By the time Dodie finds herself in the position of her dreams, she sees herself as "fake." Her fans only know her by way of the music she creates, and so construct  flawless, idealistic images of who she is and what she means to them. They "make her a fairy" - a mythical granter of wishes, not a person, who gifts them with beautiful music to nourish their beleaguered souls. She realizes just what she says - "her dream was a scam." Despite what she once thought, her fame wasn't all it was cracked up to be, and she's starting to see that it might not have been worth it. Undoubtedly, feeling responsible for the emotional sustenance of so many people must be absolutely overwhelming. She's "burnt out". Smoke is seeping through "her cracks" - in this case, "she" is the idealized image of Dodie built by her fans, the cracks suggesting wear. She's having difficulty keeping up the image.

She wants to talk about it - to tell her fans that this idealized vision of her is fake, and unworthy of being venerated or admired. And yet she can't - it's already gone too far, and there's no turning back. "Thousands and thousands" listen to her, and there's no way she can convince them to abandon the notions of her which they've constructed. She'll "never talk about it."

And so we arrive at her desperate final warning. "Don't build hope on something that's broken." Referring to herself, of course. In constructing this flawless notion of Dodie as someone who perfectly speaks to their feelings, her fans have invested a large part of their emotional well-being in her music. In her. But, as we've already discussed, she isn't that idyllic effigy. She's merely human, just as flawed and broken as the rest of us, and may not always be able to adequately supply the emotional nourishment these people need. Already she's suggesting that it's burned her out, and that all she has to offer are "templated" sentences which "sit in her mouth," to be recited but not felt. She isn't this "cartoon" - the totally fictitious fabrication constructed by her hopeful fans - and so she begs her listeners to "cry for help". To seek emotional fulfillment from those actually present in their lives. When she says "I might just leave soon," a number of possible meanings could be entertained. Of course, it could be taken literally - of course, she'll eventually stop writing music, and so won't always be around to provide for her fans. However, I'm more inclined to think that she means that, just as all artists do, she will evolve. Her style of music will invariably change, and may well fall out of emotional resonance with large portions of her followers. Her "leaving" is just her ceasing to make the kind of music some of her fans so powerfully identify with.

And, finally, the chorus. Despite all this, all of these doubts and insecurities, she realizes that her fans love her. Thousands of broken, searching people, just like her, looking to discover themselves - in this case, through her music. The only part I can't clearly understand through this lens is the final line in the chorus - "words only get through if they're sharp". I suppose she could be referring to this very song - how her fans will understand her concerns only if she clearly and explicitly points them out, as I think she tries to do in this piece.


Remember ‘ they love you’<br>We all love you so much!!

Remember ‘ they love you’
We all love you so much!!


0:34 is the spot for me.
I could watch this bit over and over again and never be satiated.
Praise be to you, dodie, and the depth of emotion you awakened in me with this gracious piece of art of yours. You’ve torn out my heart, kissed it, and placed it back in my chest with no proof of incision. 💚

Justin Zickefoose omg Justin lol. (by the way, I only know you because you know lauren, I’ve never met you but you’re a good singer)

Meghan Dvorak 1:39 is the spot for me. 💕


This song sounds so epic but I don't know what the symbolism is 😫


When guys get to close hey realize how fictional I have been the whole time. They need an outgoing girl to go to a party with? Then that’s me. Someone to fight their demons? Give me a sword. A mysterious girl in red that says “yes” to everything? Why not?  A good girl to balance them out? I’ll be there. A messed up girl that everyone thinks is “easy”? Sure, I’ll wear the winged eyeliner with pride. Its become an impulse for me, like I have this need to help by being anyone. Saying no to things I want to do and yes to the things I don’t. And I dont know how to stop.


I’m not exaggerating when I say this is my favorite song.

It struck such a cord in me that I cried the first three times I listened to it and I instantly knew that I would never find a song that describes how I feel with my positivity on top of anxiety.

I love you so much for doing this Dodie. Thank you.


i listened to it so many times and only now realized it's a waltz. Maybe it's a perfect fit for the lyrics. Thinking of waltz , i always think of professional dancers with forcefully fake smiles on their faces. it fits the fear of feeling like a fake and others noticing.


… He was certain
So was I
There was comfort in her sighs
Dreams and ideas should not be the same thing
You waited smiling for this
Oh, she'd wanted if she knew
She could take it
I thought too
Be careful, be cautious but you just wished harder
You waited smiling for this

… But they love you
Over and over
They love you
Thousands and thousands of eyes
Just like mine
Aching to find who they are
Oh, they love you
Oh, You can feel how they love you
Coated and warm
But that's all they can do
Words only get through if they're sharp


I didn’t understand what it was about this specific song you wrote Dodie. When I found myself in the midst of a horrible year last year I realized it. Now I come back to it and I just cry because you, a person who feels the same tingly way towards music as I do, created something so mesmerizing that captured me and so many others 💓 Thank you.


just saying that billie eilish should see this and make a cover or she could even feature in a single dude her voice is perfect for this song


This is my crying song.. like if I’m sad I listen to it and feel an odd combination of awe, sadness and just general emotion. It’s just so beautiful and lovely and wow I really don’t know what to say  it’s so good. I mean this is one of the best written songs I have heard in a long time.

someone finally said it. you just did it. you described exactly how i feel about this. thank you.


Elle made a video "burnt out at 19" and Dodie just seems to have a song with the title 'burned out" :))))))


It's how depression works. Sometimes you feel like you're ugly or not loved enough and that your friends or family members just pretend to love you. But in the other hand we have a good mood that tells you that you can make your dreams come true, that you loved, take cared of.
Your mood just falls and you think you're not worth.
Maybe Dodie has something different, but I think that that is the meaning of the song.


I need an explanation of where she came from writing this song because the creativity and ability to form over any story and become personal is astonishing, I think I know what it’s about but I want to hear what she made it about first

In case you want to know, here's an interpretation I wrote once:

So, the whole thing is both a message to her audience and a conversation with her younger self about fame.

He was certain - someone, like her father or manager, encouraging her to go for being a musician, she could make it big.

So was I - dodie looking forward to a future career as a musician

There was comfort in her sighs - at first, being a YouTuber helped her mental health. She has often mentioned that making videos about her problems is therapeutic. Making "her" (her online personality doddleoddle) sigh (share problems) was comforting

Dreams and ideas should NOT be the same thing - the dream of being famous is great and exciting, but it's not the whole truth. There are high expectations and you put on a fake personality as soon as you sit in front of the camera, thus her dream should not have been an actual plan and idea.

You waited, smiling, for this? - Dodie looking at how broken she is and being angry at her younger self for wanting fame and YouTube ("you" being her younger self)

Oh she'd want it - her younger self would have wanted the life Dodie now has

If she knew - her past self did not know how hard it is to be famous, this kind of says "if only she had known, I would not be here right now, I'd be better"

She could take it, I thought too - dodie thought she could take the fame, but couldn't

Be careful, be cautious - of course people hear that fame is not easy

But you just wished harder - but dodie ignored it. Again, she is angry at, and talks to, her younger self

You waited smiling for this - like I said, she is unhappy with the decisions her past self has made, and asks if this life was what young Dodie would have wanted

"But they love you", over and over "they love you" - dodie is told, maybe by a friend, maybe by subscribers, that her fans love her and she should be happy about the fame. This person does not really get it, the fans' love is what builds up pressure in the first place

Thousands and thousands of eyes just like mine, aching to find who they are - the eyes are her fans, thousands and thousands of people, human beings just like she is a human being. Aching to find who they are could either mean that the fans themselves struggle in life or that Dodie wants to meet and know them, but there are just too many and everyone stays an anonymous stranger.

"But they love you", oh you can feel how they love you -same as the first line of the chorus

Coated and warm, but that's all they can do, words only get through if their sharp - her followers keep telling her they love her, but the words by anonymous strangers on the Internet don't help, however mean comments do get through and in the end, she feels worse. Sharp might also mean extraordinary, so random comments saying "I like your music" don't mean anything and only the really really bad stories are even remembered, which makes sense considering just how many comments she gets every single day

Oh how fitting for one so fake - Dodie realises she is not the same as doddleoddle, and is faking in front of cameras

Make me a fairy, whatever it takes - Dodie tries so hard to be perfect like a fairy for her audience, and is willing to sacrifice her own well-being

And just like her tale my dream was a scam - her dream of fame did not come true, it was a fairy tale. The "her" refers to the fairy Dodie pretends to be, the life of her online self is not real and a fairy tale, a scam

You waited smiling for this - like in the first verse

I am burnt out, I smell of smoke - not very hard to explain, dodie feels broken

It seeps through her cracks and so I start to choke - so the low energy seeps through the cracks in her online personality - either she shares too much personal information with her audience, oversharing etc, or what happens online is starting to affect her real life negatively, as in worsening her mental state for example, or making it harder to connect to people, to get to know people or something like this

Sentences sit in her mouth that are templated - what doddleoddle says is scripted, it is not real, not the actual dodie

You waited smiling for this - like the first verse

The chorus again, the same meaning

The "talk about it" bit means that she feels like she can't tell anyone how she feels, probably because nobody would understand

Don't build hope on something broken - her fans should not build hope on her, she is broken

I am not cartoon - she is so much more complex than YouTube videos allow her to show, there is so much more to her than doddleoddle

Cry for help, I am not joking - she is crying for help, over and over, but she can't believe we actually get what she is trying to tell us. And it is hard to realise that what she talks about is actually happening, even though we watch from a distance

I might just leave soon - my first thought was actually that she is suicidal, but I suppose it refers to leaving YouTube as she said she's not suicidal in the description and YouTube fits the song better

So, basically the song describes how she wished for being a YouTuber, but it turned out to tear her apart between online and real. So now she is a bit mad at her younger self for making these decisions and underestimating the pressure.

Do you agree with my interpretation or have any other ideas?


what you think is mediocre is perfect to us. i literally have no other words. we love you, over and over, we love you.<br>edit: this is already my favourite song ever.

what you think is mediocre is perfect to us. i literally have no other words. we love you, over and over, we love you.
edit: this is already my favourite song ever.


<b>Totally doesn't have this on repeat for hours</b>

*Totally doesn't have this on repeat for hours*


please make a video about how you write songs


Last night I told my mom I that I want to be buried in a field of sunflowers 🌻


is it just me or did there used to be an animated video of hearts floating into the sky w just the audio ?? i can't find it anymore but i'm so sure it exists


I know this is not the meaning of this song however i interpret this to be about a bestfriends suicide caused by one person
“You waited,smiling for this” could mean you waited and laughed for her to kill herself

She would want it if she knew she could take it
She would want life if she knew she could get past this period of bullying

Oh but they love you could mean everyone else loved her or thats what people said to her and the bestfriend is repeating them to show they didnt help thousands and thousands just like mine waiting to find who they are is someone else telling the sucidal girl that shes not the only one, which from my experience doesnt help

This is just my interpretation, someones bestfriend comitted suicide and this is the bestfriend song about the death


This is really beautiful. What's the song about?


dodie, this is truly beautiful. Would you be able to do a piano tutorial on this?

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝐭𝐭 ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝐭𝐭 ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝐭𝐭 ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

Internet- Chan omg ur profile picture is my phone background 😂


Dodie should get this on iTunes, it’s one of my favourite songs of hers but I can’t listen to it on iTunes


I have never quite felt a song like I felt this. It was such a quiet song but brought through so much emotion and was so powerful. Absolutely stunning. Entirely beautiful.


This song reminds me so much of Ingrid Michaelson I keep double checking to make sure I'm not listening to her


this song reminds me of Agnes Obel's the curse


I love that “You waited, smiling, for this?” feels cut short from the rest of the lines. It kind of adds to the disappointment of ‘this’


I imagine her talking about being broken and sad and human but there are so many fans who love her so she have to be kinda there for us on meet & greets and concerts but really she’s just overwhelmed of all the attention she get from us, but she’s grateful anyway.. she’s just burned out


This is even more special after hearing  my it on build a problem


I find this song interesting because I can’t interpret it. I get bits and pieces but I can never quite piece that together. I kind of find it comforting that I can’t find meaning. Life is messy and sometimes undistinguishable and the confusion of this song both irritates and soothes me.


Please please PLEASE tell me this will go on Spotify


I took like eight screenshots of Dodie cause she's just that cute


I can't stop thinking about this song and how much it resonates with me...

i do dance and acting and singing with my dance school/school/drama thing and have done so many performances, solo, group, ensemble whatever... and still. i have anxiety attacks whenever i'm about to perform/get off stage. and its always over and over 'they love you' and 'whats happened, they loved it!' and other variations of that... and 'words only get through if they're sharp' is so so so sO TRUE. You hear all these compliments and your mind is just screaming 'they're lying' and sometimes even the softest of whispers of doubt in your mind can make this apparent. and then the negativity that always follows publicly performing just hits you right in the gut, and confirms that small voice/silent shout in your mind.. gosh. it's just. so amazing. I am so thankful to this song.
also; 'sentences sit in her mouth that are templated' - one of the most meaningful lines in the whole song to me at least. because i feel so separated from the me that is onstage and the one that's offstage. When i get up to act i am living someone else's life, pursuing someone else's dreams, when i get off i have no script to run by, i'm just me, with plans so small they make me feel like an ant in comparison to the me who just sang and danced and acted her soul away on stage.


Didn’t understand these songs until I got popular on social media I am so honestly broken


dodie please please please put this up on spotify

Sariah Noel It's gonna be on her new EP! It's out January 18th 😊💕


Hold on are u ok tho? The ending- I rlly hope ur ok


these lyrics (like all of yours) are so simply deep. they’re astonishing.. I actually can’t handle how beautiful this song is.. also, i loveeee the contrast of the minor chords in the verses and then the gentle major chords in the chorus. then the contrast in the bridge..  idk what to do with myself<br>that was beautiful

these lyrics (like all of yours) are so simply deep. they’re astonishing.. I actually can’t handle how beautiful this song is.. also, i loveeee the contrast of the minor chords in the verses and then the gentle major chords in the chorus. then the contrast in the bridge..  idk what to do with myself
that was beautiful


I want an explanation video, I'm curious what was going through your head while writing this


And bitter content,,,,,,,,,,,,that’s a bop


All of the people who disliked had cats that accidentally walked all over their device <br>Btw it’s beautiful 😍

All of the people who disliked had cats that accidentally walked all over their device
Btw it’s beautiful 😍


This is u talking about it..... expressing out loud is needed sometimes


"He was certain" - The past is the wrong tense here.

"So was I" - It's not that bad.

"There was comfort in her sighs," - For me these are memories ... it doesn't happen for the first time.

"Dreams and ideas should not be the same thing" - It is obvious! But ideas can grow from dreams, just as dreams can be formed from ideas.

"You waited smiling for this" - No. I smile mostly for joy. Without ulterior motives. I'm getting tired of these stupid insinuations.

"Oh, she'd want it" - What?

"If she knew" - Same! What??? You must only ask. But problem... most people cant handle the answer. Nobody wants to know the bare truth.

"She could take it, I thought too" - What? Hints are not a statement!

"Be careful be cautious, but you just wished harder" - Naturally. More and more wishes and never one redeemed. Because actually I was perfectly happy until you left.

"You waited smiling for this" - Insinuation!?

"But they love you, over and over" - Love actually meant once WITHOUT expectations. You screwed that up!

"They love you" - Partly based on reciprocity. Just a strange approach on your part.

"Thousands and thousands of eyes just like mine" - Who needs a thousand eyes? Self-promoter maybe. Who can't even cope with themselves alone.

"Aching to find who they are" - Why don't you know? It's completely simple. You are you! What kind of artificial problems do you always have with you?

"Oh they love you" - Like everyone else. So much so that one is lied to and left alone? Strange way of showing love.

"Oh you can feel how they love you" - With the great thumbs up? Boring!

"Coated and warm, but that's all they can do" - Exactly. Pretty easy to knit. Because if you look at how they are trained and manipulated in a big, shitty style. Often the biggest liars are in the immediate vicinity. We still know from earlier.

"Words only get through if they're sharp" - Clickbait is ridiculous and only works one thing -> stupid.

"Oh how fitting for one so fake" - Oh again, just insinuations. It doesn't work like this on an equal footing!

"Make me a fairy whatever it takes" - All you have to do is say hello and mean it honestly. But there was something about expectations, right?

"And just like her tale my dream was a scam" - What was your dream? Generate a scapegoat? We already know.

"You waited smiling for this" - Dorothea ... you make wrong judgments.

"I am burnt out I smell of smoke it seeps through her cracks and so I start to choke" - I know that too.

"Sentences sit in her mouth that are templated" - Sometimes I have to smile because I often know the origin.

"You waited smiling for this" - with shaking head

"But they love you, over and over" - That's not bad. You can also understand.

"They love you" - Why? Because of the rough edges that you keep to yourself.

"Thousands and thousands of eyes just like mine" - Voyeurs! Don't they have television? Like you've already sung. You just have big, pretty, round, googly eyes. Unfortunately, I don't understand the DodieDots. In jail it means that you killed 2 people. Did you destroy hearts?

"Aching to find who they are" - Why don't they know? Has the advertising and the magazines and all the dummies who write in them already washed your brain out?

"Oh they love you" - Well sung two three times, then I think slowly *laughs.

"Oh you can feel how they love you" - I try so hard to be an asshole *smile. OK. Not so much a proletarian. But every now and then it's just fun. Prejudice and pigeonhole thinking is so funny.

"Coated and warm, but that's all they can do" - Is that much? Is that little? I don't know what you mean by that.

"Words only get through if they're sharp" - It's nice when they make you think.

"Maybe I'll talk about it" - I could listen for hours. Even though my English is not the best.

"I can just talk about it" - Yeah ... the theory ... is correct, they know their way around ... but that's it. And often the theories are so beautifully wrong.

"I'll never talk about it" - Not even in private?

"No, I cannot talk about it" - Cannot or don't want to?

"Don't build hope on something broken" - Ey ... what is the glue for? Which is not great, I have so much hope. Why? Because it has to work one day. The paths that have been used so far have not worked. Oh, you've come this far. And those who are for the status quo are in far fewer numbers than they want to convey to you. They have had their day and have to shut up! Otherwise I'll start - to demand! Your rules!

"I am not cartoon" - No. More like a dream in watercolor. But you should know that I got to know Mona Lisa personally. And it's not just a painting, either. It is difficult to convey personality. Usually only small excerpts.

"Cry for help, I am not joking" - OK. What do you need help with?

"I might just leave soon." - Wouldn't be the first time. And I never stopped you It's your decision! I could wish it ... I still have wishes. Although I didn't even want to use it for myself.

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Words cant explain how much i fucking love this woman


I really want to say thank you for your music, it really help me when I'm don't feel OK, and I'm sure it's the case for a lot of people listening to you. Thank you so much.


Every time she sings " I might just leave soon." I always think she's going to say " I might just kill myself." I know its dark but I just keep thinking that's what she's going to say.


PUT THIS ON SPOTIFY OR ITUNES OR SOMETHING IM STILL PISSED ITS TAKING SO LONG


Dodie, Dodie, Dodie... Once again you have me in tears with your voice and lyrics. I want to thank you for touching my heart again and again and making me feel understood. I am sending you the biggest fucking hug from Germany!!


Ok I’m back again. It’s even more beautiful.


i wish you could see yourself through my eyes...


I love how this has he same kinda message as idle worship- paramore