Thank you for this song. I have had trouble forgiving someone in my family because of something that happened (nothing traumatic but still bad) and I would have really violent dreams about them (which is not like me) and I never knew why..I think It was because I had unresolved issues with them and never addressed it...I have never found a song that addressed my situation so clearly Thank you dodie❤❤
@Abeer Arif I genuinely appreciate your concern there. It's so easy to just fight with people you disagree with online, but you checked if I was having a bad day, which was nice, thank you.
I actually wasn't having a bad day though, no (well, not any worse than usual lol), I stand by what I said. I don't necessarily think she definitely did this typo on purpose, my comment was indicative of my wider opinion of her "brand" in general.
I've been watching this channel for years and I think it probably did start with a slightly awkward and shy young woman who loved music and wanted to share and connect with like minded people. And it's not a bad thing that that grew into being a more mainstream musical artist. But somewhere along the way, likely when she got her first manager or agent or whatever, I think she was made aware that her awkwardness, shyness, cute little voice and eyebrow movements, "editing style" with the wee words that you have to pause to read, and I might even go as far as to say mental illness (though I hope not), was incredibly trendy and clickable. And I think she continues to play all of that and more up for popularity with young people who identify with those characteristics.
The amount of little mistakes such as tripping over words that are left in her videos is just not natural and I bet that if you spoke to her in a setting in which she was comfortable, she wouldn't trip up so much. If they're mistakes, you largely edit those out, maybe leave a couple in because they were particularly funny. And we know she's not afraid of editing, given how many quirky jump cuts are put in. Not to mention when she edits in her harmonising over herself in the middle of sentences.
I'm a big fan of authenticity and with every video that she puts out, I struggle more and more to find any.
This isn't just me bashing her or trolling. Like I said, I've been watching for years, I'm also mentally ill and in the LGBTQ+ community, so it's not about that at all, and there are still things I admire about her and I love her little sister Hedy too, those old Pop Party mashups were the best. I just have criticisms. Or maybe I'm just a cynical old fart, that's always a possibility too. :)
The lyrics got stuck in my head! i spent most of biology class trying not to sign out loud just like, whISPERING: nananaaaaa you belieeeeeeeeve you're guiltlesss uhhhh :D
Your song really speaks to me. Which sounds so fucking cringey. I have a close family member who has recently did something to me and your lyrics capture it so perfectly. It’s like you ripped out my emotions, examined them and splashed them on paper. It really gets me in my feeling and it makes me want to forgive. Long story short your song is fire.♥️♥️♥️
As someone who grew up (and is still living) with really emotionally abusive parents, Guiltless really hit close to home. Especially when you stared talking about how complex and hard it was to write about. I'm a writer and I've considered writing about it but it's just... so impossible. And so so messy. I don't mean to assume your story but it hit really close to home. Thank you.❤️
Hey Dodie if you see this I love your songs! I heard you are going on tour sadly they are all too far away for me. If there is another tour could you consider coming to Boston? It’s funny you’d think more people would come but I feel like everyone still is busy moving to LA honestly I thought the trend would die down guess I didn’t get the memo. Whenever I go to the airport I always see business men and women who are flying with a brand or something lol it’s so classic.
@ZOD4 she has stated before that things like her instagram (and presumably her youtube) aren't as filtered as people would expect. she doesn't feel comfortable with things like photoshop so its likely that she doesn't like to edit out when she stumbles her words. i get what you saying but i think its more so to do with the fact that she enjoys keeping her flaws instead of editing them out.
I cpuldnt have found this vid at a better time my entire past feels blank
My BPD under control but I wrote out a lot about my past and now it feels like it's on those pages not in my brain
I am sure things might trigger it and it might be better this way
I also might he trying not to think at all because I tend to guilt trip mostly think I am not good enough
I feel like I let to many people down when things arent my fault and what happened vidcon 2019 that mutual decision happened I wish it could have been talked out at vidcon
Some peoples are cowards though and made a video letting me know they are so I prepared
I am okay and i am still here so from what I understand matters
My favorite line is “You opened a door that a kid shouldn’t walk through” just because those words have such a vague yet specific meaning depending on the person.
You can do this with the top four strings of a guitar since they are the same strings the baritone uses. Because of this the fingering and sound is the same.
@rose Concert is a good place to start! Honestly I've always stuck to tenor and tenor, concert and soprano sound relatively the same. Baritone has a deeper sound and different strings apart from a uke! Of course three months later I'm curious what you chose?
0:00 intro and talking about the tour and radio 0:59 editing dodie :) 1:11 why did dodie write guiltless? 1:53 dodie! how did you write guiltless? 6:55 how to play 9:30 karaoke version!
this song reminds me a LOT of my relationship with my mom, who in turn has relationship issues with HER mom, so the line “don’t say it’s genetic” hits pretty hard lmao
i’m american but I’m sure you’ll do great on channel 4 tomorrow!! you’re going to ROCK it
This song literally means so much to me. I have had issues with my father mentally abusing me and this song just embodies how I feel. I broke down in tears the first time I listened to it. I feel like this song was written for me. Thank you.
I've just discovered this song two nights ago and I had the same experience, I cried while showing my mum the music video because she understands how significant this is to me. I've never found a song that expresses my complex layered feelings in such a concise and poignant way
when i saw the lyrics "i'm not bitter, i'm just tired / no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" i literally thought dodie entered my brain cause that's EXACTLY how i was feeling wow dodie how do u do it
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Asia Daye2019-06-08 23:40:06 (edited 2019-06-08 23:40:26 )
*dodie’s back up vocals chime in near the end of guiltless on the karaoke version*
me while singing: I feel honored to sing with the queen
So when you include lines like "ignorant trauma in one afternoon" and "don't say it's genetic" I don't understand how people would even need to question what it's about.
@Rumer Priestly sorry about that, I should have been more direct. This song is about trauma, right there in the lyrics. It's kind of really inappropriate to ask for the details about someone's trauma, it can be really harmful especially if you're a complete stranger. Maybe, don't ask or demand to know the "hidden meanings" of things.
@OcyTaviAh I mean, apology accepted, although you've done nothing to me! I still think what you're saying comes off as pretty unkind though.
Music and lyrics are, always have been, and always will be sources of great interest, intrigue, and fascination with fans. That's why things like 'Genius', and lyric videos exist.
It's not inappropriate at all to ask about the meaning of a song, Dodie has made this public, has spoken about it in interviews, has made a video about it now. We don't know what it was specifically that was said or done when she was younger, so it's hardly as though we're delving into her deepest secrets and laying them bare.
Simply explaining that it's about something traumatic happening to her in her childhood, and the person who did it to her having no idea how badly it affected the rest of her life, is succinct, doesn't expose anything hurtful, and gives Dana her answer.
There's not really anything to be offended over here, my man. Untwist <3
@Rumer Priestly that's fair, but my point still stands that you shouldn't ask people about their trauma, any aspect of it really. Some people don't really understand where the limit is and keep asking for more information, when sometimes even just saying there's been trauma in your life can be a really overwhelming experience. I just don't think it's necessary to understand or relate every part of a song to enjoy it, and paired with the fact that it's inappropriate to ask someone about their trauma or pressure them to reveal more information. You can enjoy stuff without needing to know the definitive answers to all your questions.
@OcyTaviAh Ay man, if you can't see how ridiculous and unreasonable it is to tell a person they're being incredibly inappropriate, berate them, and make them feel like a shit person, for asking to know more about some song lyrics (on an artist uploaded lyric video of that very song), I don't think there's much I can do here.
@OcyTaviAh Ayo! That's mad cool. Respect for admitting fault, that's not common, especially online. Coming from a fellow emotionally sensitive soul, I know it's not always easy, so mad props.
It really did come off as rude and patronizing though. I experienced my fair share of family trauma and thought this was about that -- but I was still looking for answers in the comment section bc I'm autistic and like to know that I'm getting the "correct" reading of things. I've misread things as being about problems like my own in the past when they were about something totally dissimilar and I get so frustrated at the "if you don't get it you don't need to" stuff. One person's obvious is another person's guess and one person's guess is another's question.
Yeah, it took me hearing the first two lines to know exactly what she was talking about, and if someone doesn't know what she means, then that's because they never had to endure something like that. It's not being patronizing, it's just, I think this such a personal, sort of therapeutic song for someone with that sort of baggage to write. That it just seems like something that isn't anyone's to tell.
Because it's okay, either you get it, or you don't.
another_sad_aesthetic I disagree though???? We don’t know what she wrote it about. I heard the first two lines and it reminded me about my trauma, but that doesn’t mean it’s about the same trauma.
Sage Zahnd // I never said it was anything specific. I was just trying to point out that through the lyricism, it's kinda easy to sort out what she's talking about, I never said I knew EXACTLY WHAT HER STORY IS. Just that I knew exactly what she was talking about, in the terms of; Yeah, obviously it's going to mean something different to everyone. All I meant by that is that it relates to childhood trauma. What I've gone through isn't going to look the same to what someone else had. Neither is this song. I quote, "It's not being patronizing, it's just, I think this such a personal, sort of therapeutic song for someone with that sort of baggage to write." The baggage of cHilDhOoD tRaUmA. And all the scars that come with it.
Sometimes the lyrics to songs are just meant to be interpreted. Dodie did mention that this was a really rough and unspoken topic for her. But I guess asking a fellow fan for their interpretation wouldn't hurt. I don't think this comment was meant to be patronizing. From what I've gathered, it came from a place of respect for dodie, and a place of defense, rather than an attack. I guess it's just the way you perceive things. Things aren't offensive until someone takes offense.
I know what this is about according to me personally. And you're right, it's not for us to ask details of someone's trauma. I dont know how else to explain "you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" other than it's a really scary topic that is hard to address directly.
@Rumer Priestly it isnt holier-than-thou, it's a really scary topic for some people (like me) to talk about directly. it isnt up to us to explain where dodie's trauma comes from because it's a very personal thing. We dont mean to be all "you wouldn't get it" but we really mean that it's a hard thing to bring up directly.
@Robin Nickell I understand wanting to make sure you get the correct meaning though. If you wanna know how I interpreted it according to me dm me on instagram @j3ntoons
I remember when I first listened to this song in my first relationship and thought “I don’t really get it but it’s catchy” then recently left my hella controlling, emotionally abusive boyfriend and have never taken refuge in a song so much. I’m so glad someone put it into words
the same thing happened to me! my ex was incredibly manipulative and gaslit me and would do things to me that i didn’t want to do. and so over time i fell out of love with him, honestly it never was love. i broke up with him over text, not my finest moment imo, but i thought it was fine. and yet a year later, he still talks crap about me and is waiting for my current boyfriend and i to break up. “no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” hits pretty hard
@liv I don't think you need to feel bad about having broken up with him over text. If he was manipulative, you didn't owe him a decent in-person breakup, which would have been the right thing to do in a meaningful relationship. And the fact he's still talking shit about you and guilt tripping you is not okay, and it says a lot. It sounds like there are a lot of red flags with this guy. But like I said, you don't owe him anything. I went through something similar with my ex girlfriend. Frankly, I think you need to tell him to stay the fuck away from you, and dont be gentle about it. You shouldn't treat everyone like that, and its understandable if you feel bad about doing that because you're actually a decent person. But you shouldn't take his bullshit another second. You need to make him understand you don't want him bothering you anymore. You deserve better.
@Maggie O thank you so much! i don’t even remember writing this comment but i’m in a much much better place now. a few months ago he mailed me a letter asking for forgiveness and telling me he “wished more than anything that he could give me a hug”. it was really weird but i texted him back and told him there was no way i could forgive him. he used my anxiety against me and ignored me literally the whole time we were together. good news is i don’t have to see him all day and from what I’ve heard he stopped talking about me, which is great
@liv That's so great, I'm proud of you! I'm thrilled to hear you're in a better spot and you didn't let him back in, because he's manipulative and lonely. I just hope you're not feeling guilty about it. I did with my ex, bit it's best to realize when you're ready that you deserve so much better. Remember you are amazing and strong for having cut him off!
@Maggie O thank you! I’m proud of you as well, it’s a hard thing to do! I definitely don’t feel guilty anymore, I think both of us have moved on at this point and if he hasn’t, that’s not on me!
My favorite line is, “not one shred of hope so I built up my own”. My friend drew me a picture of me with that line in it and it literally made me cry. I’ve gone through a lot, and realizing I had the power to change and make myself happy is what got me through. And having someone else see that themselves just really hit hard and made me so happy.
"I'm not bitter, I'm just tired. No use getting angry at the way that you're wired" my ultimate favorite lines. The moment I heard these lines it dropped into my soul. It was almost like a trigger pulling out flashbacks and understanding after all my years. Whew, anyway. Great song dodie 💖 thank you for sharing with us
Watching Dodie go from "I only know how to harmonize guys lawlz" to this musical little genius today is actually SO insanely amazing and I'm so proud of her I wanna cry. It gives me hope to learn literally anything and idk y but it does
aside from: i’m not bitter i’m just tired “i could never let you know, you’d never get it” hit the feelings i had around a very difficult, very sticky situation that never truly ended in a satisfying manner. it gave me the catharsis i never truly got so i appreciate it dodie❤️
I thought the line was "You opened a door that I can't shut or walk through." You know, like a metaphor that kind of means "I can't reach you, but I can't get away from you."
I love "Not one shred of hope so I built up my own". When someone makes everything you do seen wrong or bad and you finally escape that toxicity, you have to work so hard to un-learn it all and re-build mental pathways in terms of how you treat yourself
It’s so hard living with an abuser that you’ve had to forgive and I felt so alone in my feelings until I heard this song. I just feel so seen. Thank you Dodie ❤️
I know that Dodie is like famous now but I really miss hearing her life updates and her little video vlogs but I’ll keep re-reading her books just to get that dose of Dodie
me too, i hadnt realized how long it had been since she uploaded till i was looking for a cover and saw the month breaks. it sucks but i have a feeling it's better for her n her mental health so : //
I went to one and everyone was sO NICE!! like I’m normally so bad at talking to people, but it was easy there because everyone was just like me and shared a love for dodie :)
When I went to one of Dodie's concerts, I was wearing a badge that said 'Hufflepug' and a woman turned around and said to me, "Hey! Hufflepuff! Yass!" And I was like, "Yass!" even though I'm normally socially inept, and we were both like, "YASS!"
Someone driving past yelled at the line outside the concert and you could just hear a chorus of people wearing pride flags shout "same"/ "big mood" I've never felt more connect to people.
Omg they're great. Most of the line had pride flags and it was great. Also in between sets people just started randomly singing weird songs like I want it that way and all star. It was brill
Evie - lmao they played I want it that way before the Panic! At The Disco concert. There’s something beautiful about a bunch people singing meme songs together.
I started therapy this year, but had to take a break because I didn't feel in the right headspace to unpack it all. Thank you, Dodie, for writing such a beautiful song that speaks to such a familiar experience. ALSO! I think Rufus Wainwright uses Bolero as well in his song Oh What a World. One of my favorites :)
I love that you included the karaoke version at the end, it lets us all hear those little details that you talk about in the video and get a better understanding for how you put this together and your creative process and all that jazz :)))
I am not entirely sure if I understand Guiltless, but I relate it to my own experience.
My dad often tells at me for my stupid mistakes (I have no common sense) and we're not very close. I feel like he doesn't really know me. Also, he's really inconsiderate and cares only about himself. So I feel like we're strangers and he doesn't realize that our relationship is bad.
I think Dodie wrote it to be more complex, but I love it and it's beautiful. Dodie, you're awesome.
just saying, when i heard this for the first time i broke out crying. so. no pressure. i'm still a legal child at this point, so dealing with this particular part of my life has just begun, and it helps to know that. idk. it gets better? it happens to other people? anyway, thanks, big fan. <3
one of my favorite parts is “a dark politician will end up alone” because it conveys a message without explicitly stating what it means, and i love that a lot
i LOVE “but i don’t think id feel better if i opened your eyes, i’ll carry your burden till the day that you die” like sis i FELT that shit. the whole song honestly is so real and painful but so beautiful at the same time i LOVE IT
dodie: "There is a wall in my life built by you (mmm) You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through,"
everyone: awww, poor thing, I wonder what this is about..
me: ahh, yes, f i n a l l y, a song to go along with my childhood trauma. the therapist will be pleased. :pp
(dodie is amazing, i have an idea what this song is about because it hits, pretty close to home, but I think the song is beautiful. i'm so grateful someone finally put this into words, she really is an incredible writer)
guiltless hit me hard, it’s so personal and yet i can fit it perfectly into a situation i was in, and it vocalises how i feel in a way i never could 💕💕💕
i like the people going thru and sort of analyzing the lyrics and how they hold value in their life so i think ill do the same- im adopted, just to preface, and my birth mother, from what we know of her, has major depressive disorder and also had worsened post-partum-depression after having me- she ended up keeping me for two and a half years before i was put up for adoption. Its still strange to me how you could do that to your child after raising them. part of what hurts from that is that she now has two kids- anyway this is becoming sidetracked. because of my birth moms mdd, i inherited it from her. so my adoptive mom likes to blame all of whats happening with me purely on genetics (Thus the line im talking about being 'dont say its genetic') rather than the situations she puts me in that stress me or make me feel worse mentally.
I went back and watched some of Dodie's old videos today and it's so nice to see how much more confident she is now than when she first got on youtube.
This has just... Always been a song for me that explains everything. I couldn't say it myself because it's so much detail crammed into a song and it's a whole experience that I'm so glad Dodie could put into words. And this video talking about her writing process just calms me down for some reason. It's even more special after seeing her in Vancouver a few days ago!
My favourite line is "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired." It has an awesome ring to it. I want to make a drawing out of it
Guiltless is exactly how i felt about my friendships growing up and now I'm so happy I've found friendships that have nothing to do with the dark pit in my brain
my fav part is at the end of the 2nd chorus when it’s like guiltlleeeesssssss on an F# and there’s like a C beneath it and it’s dissonantly delicioussss
This song is so accurate to what I'm going through in my life right now with a few people but especially an ex and I just... it came out RIGHT when I needed it. Thank you so much for it. It is perfection.
All of your songs are amazing. What I love is everyone has an emotion or a story or an image fore your songs. It might be something they've gone through, something someone they know has, or something that they imagine. It's incredible and beautiful and you mean so much to so many people thank you
this song really meant a lot. i was like, “oh..so now i have an amazing song to describe EXACTLY how i feel about..things.” thanks for your music dodie 🖤
I had a feeling I knew what this was about when I first heard it, you're so strong and beautiful to be able to create such wonderful music from your pain x
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Deja Martinez2019-06-10 16:46:03 (edited 2019-06-10 16:46:15 )
this song is full of emotion dodie. one of my favorites of yours. i can’t wait to hear it live in september in austin 🥰
i'm not very vocal on youtube, but just so you know: i love you, dodie! keep doing what you're doing because you're helping so, so many people (like me!) and they all care about you very, very much. :)
I’m a cellist therefore know nothing of band, and nearly forgot clarinets exist. Now that I have remembered them I know that one of my characters needs to play it.
IKR IT'S AMAZING IT'S LIKE WOO THERE'S SOMEONE COOL PLAYING CLARINET YAY (I play clarinet, Saxaphone, oboe, flute, trumpet, piano, guitar, ukelele and cello--definitely a music nerd, not cool in the slightest xD my favourite to play is clarinet and I really like Saxaphone but it's heavy and I'm lazy lol)
This song hit hard for me. I have ptsd from trauma when I was 3. And the line “I’m not bitter, I’m just tired. No use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” just describes how I feel so brilliantly. I love you dodie.
I think “there is a wall in my life built by you” is my favourite. it really took me by surprise but it fits me perfectly.
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Gab Gabs2019-06-10 17:46:50 (edited 2019-06-10 17:48:27 )
The song is both painfully relatable and healing. It must have been healing for you to actually put these feelings thoughts questions into words. Thank you for making something so difficult to make for yourself. Also thank you because despite being painful to hear, it's healing for me as well. Just thank you for being you ❤
this song so extremely relatable to me. i had my own little interpretation when i first heard it and now i have a good cry when i hear. that’s all i need, thank you dodie. ❤️
The classical piece is Bolero, by Ravel, which is actually thematically on point for this song, as it’s the same phrase that repeats over and over throughout the 15-17 minutes of the performance. It doesn’t grow or change, just has a new instrument added each time from an incredibly quiet start to a full orchestra. There’s a great RadioLab episode that talks about Ravel, Bolero, art, mental illness and dementia, for anyone interested.
Ok, so I don't 'get' guiltless in the way that you designed it (curse or blessing????) but i can still relate to some parts of it, and overall it is a bop that i put on repeat and also calms me down when my anxiety is high :)
also i'm going to make fanart of karaoke dodie's face some time soon :)
This song is simultaneously so painful and cathartic, but it has helped me learn to heal after my best friend sexually assaulted me. Thank you for helping me heal and know i'm not alone.
The first time I heard this song I was doing homework and then I just had to kind of sit there and think for a few hours bc it hit. Thank you Dodie, this made me feel seen
ooooooooh this is so interesting!! really loved this one! the explanation of how to play it as well was fascinating, im not a musician but it was so nice and cool 😊
This song hit me hard after I connected it, because every. single. word. described it so perfectly. I came here to see it I was right and find it weird that everyone is intentionally not saying what it is? It makes me feel like I misinterpreted? But I don't think so.
Thanks, Dodie, I don't even know why I still bother showing her the things I make.
The thing where you take your finger off and on is called a hammer on just if anyone was struggling wanted to look up videos off good techniques to help learn it, great video love you dodie 🥰❤️
ur song captures ‘that’ feeling so well and it’s hard to explain to people what exactly that feeling is, and it feels really nice to know that you and others know it :) when I listen to guiltless I feel like youve taken a look into my mind for the lyrics lol
This song describes a current friendship of mine and I cried when I heard this song for the first time. I finally had an outlet to connect my feeling to. Thank you🖤
The line that hits me hardest is “I don’t think I’ll feel better if I opened your eyes, I’ll carry your burden till the day that you die” because when I did, I didn’t and I still think about it
Omg. I love this song so much. I had it stuck in my head when I saw this video in my feed so that was perfect. Also I’m a fellow musician (violinist) so I LOVE the explanations of the process of writing it and how it’s in mixolydian mode (I LOVE modes they’re so eerie and cool) and just ahhh, yes. ❤️❤️
dodie, I completely freaking get it. Every time I hear it I end up crying at the different voices. It’s just so weird so put it in words, yknow? My fave thing about it is that it’s so subtly yours but it also belongs to all those traumatised wrong word ik I’m sorry people.
i love guiltless with all my heart, and i believe it shows how much dodie and her music/lyrics have been growing and maturing through the years and i can't wait to see what's in store for the future!
Just now, singing along to the karaoke part... I get it. I really do. Thank you dodie, for putting a song together that puts this in even better words than my therapy. :)
this song really hit me with what I'm going through with my family right now. said everything I've ever thought in my brain. thank you so much for putting this into a song <3
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It felt like you knew exactly what was going on in my life and in my heart when you wrote this and it really touched me. So yeah, I also understand why you had a hard time explaining it in the beginning. It seems so simple at first glance, but is really complicated!
you're such an absolute inspiration to me. Your work helped me through a really hard break up and now even continues to help me through that same feeling of a dark place in me caused by generational issues. I cannot wait to see you when you come to San Diego!
Been watching you for so long and still your music is like therapy to me. This song reminds me of my mom and has allowed me to forgive so much that I’ve hung on to. Thank you so much Dodie. I love you!!
Wow. tysm for sharing. The first time I listening to Guiltless it hit me v hard. I wish I could come see your Nashville show 'cause it's my birthday!I saw you at a Nashville show on my birthday a few years ago and it is honestly one of my best memories!
i just sat throughout the "karaoke version" with my eyes closed and I can't even describe the feelings. thanks dodie, for being awesome and sharing that with us.
My Piano teacher was giving me really hard music to play and I felt like giving up piano and cello altogether but you have made me want to continue because you’ve made music sound fun to me again! So thank you! 😌❤️
This is like one of those GENIUS videos and I am here for it! I saw you play Guiltless on tour and it's so beautiful to see how it has developed through production etc. I'll be sure to tune in to see your interview/ performance tomorrow!
this relates so much to the relationship me and my dad have and it’s so crazy to me that everything i feel and hurt about is perfectly summed up in a single song
The piece is Bolero by Ravel! I love that piece too! Love you Dodie ❤️ I’m glad you shared this song, it was really good for me to listen to- I get it and I feel better about other people also getting it and thank you for being brave and putting this out there I needed it, bless ❤️❤️❤️
this song really reminds me of a certain someone in my life and makes me cry (but in a weirdly good way like everything bad is finally leaving because yes someone gets it)
this song clicked with me !!! it made me think about childhood memories and it was so relieving to know that someone else could relate to how i was feeling
This song came at a time that I really really relate hard to and really helped me process through all of the conflicting emotions I was feeling at the time so, Thank you for writing this.
I play clarinet and I got so excited when you explained the parts for it and I love when you talk about music theory its so amazing! Love you Dodie and the song of course. 🥰
dodie, i really missed u on yt :) seeing that theres a new video just brightens up my day, im also so proud of u, u went from a girk who covers pop songs to a real, cool musician.
When I first heard this song it really struck me. I immediately sent it to my sisters and they felt the same thing because it was like it was written about our perspective. I don't know what you're experience was that lead to writing this but I'm sorry you experienced it. Thank you for being brave enough to talk about it through this song, it is beautifully written and means a lot to me xx
I thank you so much for this song. It means so much to me and the lyrics (as do all your songs) resonate with my life and my feelings. I love you and your music dodie...we all do.
Yes! The kareoke bit is exactly what I needed! I started writing over the intro when you put up the lyric vid, but now I can listen to this instead when I write! <3 <3 <3
I went to your Denver show last night, and it was absolutely amazing -- talk about a fun concert! Everyone in your group is extremely talented and the whole show sounded so great! I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you so much for this song. You kinda hinted at what it's about during the tour, and i really felt this one. I'm still not at the forgiving part of my journey, but hearing all this in a song is really nice. Also "i'm not bitter, i'm just tired" is me everyday
Here's my thought process (that formed itself after 2 years of my own therapy sessions) :
You can forgive people for who they are because of what their life made them to be - but there's is absolutely no need to keep having them in your life as a burden or a responsibility. Or have feelings of guilt. Which I found was a particularly difficult bridge to cross for me since I'm prone to have guilt just hanging off me all the time lol.. or at least I did. Not so much anymore.
Point being - while forgiving is difficult and hurts the most, what really gets you is letting go, not having feelings of guilt or responsibility and moving on. (or coexisting peacefully) which implies best when you're dealing with parent/child situation like I did. You're a fascinating human being, ms. Clark. I can see why Jacob Collier wanted to make a song with you.
My first reaction hearing this song was that you had somehow encapsulated the relationship between me and my mother. Especially the line about carrying their burden until they die. When my mother died, an emotional weight lifted off of my shoulders. I’m still carrying the effects of what she did to me, but that’s a lot lighter and easier to cope with. Therapy is also helping.
I got it honestly. When I listened to Guiltless for the first time I cried because it felt like you took my situation and just molded it into a song
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Tim Bredow2019-06-09 03:52:03 (edited 2019-06-09 03:56:21 )
Dodie, I want you to know I figured it out immediately when I heard it the first time last week, as soon as you sang the second line my heart sank for you. I am so very sorry you had to go through what you did and at the age you had to. Please know it is no reflection of who you are as a person. You are indeed AMAZING!
Guiltless is one of if not my favorite song of yours dodie. I get it, I relate to it and I understand it. I also love how it’s kinda pop-y and upbeat especially for the topic it skits around💖
i love this song. it came out on my mom's birthday and my relationship with her is nonexistent at best and horrible awful devastating at worst. so her birthday is always hard, but this song was like a balm. thank you again dodie.
I havent watched a dodie video for like a year. Shes like, so grown up from then?? So beautiful and herself. Go dodie!! I love your music and your blooming self!! 💕
Your music is incredible :') I LOVE music but yours is touching and speaks on such a personal level! :) Thank you for creating it! Please come to the UK
It's really interesting and informative to see part of your writing process here. I think it makes song writing more accessible for aspiring musicians, who often only see the finished product. I'm sure this will inspire many a bedroom-concerts-only artist, myself included :)
Every part of this freaking song hits me soooo hard. I FEEL it argggg Gosh dodie ilysm! And listening to you trying to explain it and whats behind it just reminds my brain that my personal black hole exists....
My fav part of the song: the little downward run at "you die". I was surprised the first time I heard that; it was a nice little low bit after a consistently high chorus! :) ALSO: the vocal dissonance in the chorussssssss
Pretty sure I don't REALLY get Guiltless because my interpretation doesn't fit all the lines but it reminds me of me, forgiving people far to easily or not even bringing up that they hurt me because I don't feel like it's worth it even though it should be. Especially "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you wired" and "and I could never let you knowWWW, you'd never get it", that lines make me feel so understood 💛
When I first heard the song I was like damn.,.,.,., did I write this.,.,.,. ............ It's verbatim stuff I've written downin my journal in a frenzy of anxiety and angst lolll yeah I get you fam 😔🤘
Hey Dodie. I love how you said those who get it in secret get it... I do. There’s a situation that’s going on that’s been building on my brain, and this song just brought it all down. I love it and I get it, and right now I’m using this song to help me find peace with it 🙃
I understood it dodie and I appreciate it so much. I've also just recently forgiven someone who put me in a black hole and I wrote a diary/book about the whole relationship with this person just to express my emotions about it.
Thank you for everything, dodie. Your music helps us in so many ways.
hi, I am definitely one to 'silently get it' in terms of lyrics but learning the technical sides to it is fascinating!! such a touching, relatable songgggg
It was a wonderful song :). Though I am a bit newer of a fan so been going through a lot of older music you made also I do hope to see you on tour at some point if I can get off work long enough to go to a concert :).
I LOVE YOU AND GUILTLESS IS SO FUCKING FANTASTIC! I can’t wait to see you in September, after listening to your music for nearly four years I finally get to see my favorite artist perform 💕
As someone who's gone through her own...stuff as a kid, I really love this song and how tender it is. There's this undertone of surrendering but also I feel a sense of anger? Idk. Anyway my favorite lyrics are: "you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" and "no use getting angry at the way that you're wired." Love you so much Dodie! ❣
Hi Dodie! I know that you will probably never read this but I had a suggestion for a cover. I was amazed after listening to your Build me up buttercup cover and I thought what else could be sung in an entirely different genre? Still into you by Paramore but into a breakup-song-style would be so amazing with your voice! I love your videos btw!
I have so many interpretations on this song and they all fit, on one hand for me it could be like me getting angry or upset at myself and my brain, which is very accurate. Another is trying to forgive someone for something they have done to you but you still love them anyway and don't wanna bring pain on them. Another is just staying quiet after certain events to protect people
This song hits so close to home and I mean literally home. It really connects to how I feel sometimes with my family, especially parents. These relationships are difficult to navigate and small things can be misinterpreted to be greater than they actually are.
OH MY GOSHHHH I've missed these tutorials Dodie!!! And hearing your thoughts on therapy is cool cause I occasionally have therapy sessions and it's great that you're breaking the stigma around it! (PS, Guiltless is such a bop and I have a lot of other things I wanna say but yeah, don't wanna bug ya so 10/10 video, yeah)
AHHHH DODIE! I'm going to your show in September for my birthday and I'm SO FRICKEN EXCITED!!!!!
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Skye With an E2019-06-11 01:00:55 (edited 2019-06-11 01:04:02 )
This is such an interesting song, and I feel it is something you can never really get but more interpret and connect to situations you have been in. (Maybe?) I feel many people can also relate to the message behined ths song though. I think it's great that you have managed to do this, and it's so powerful the way you have expressed you emotions in this way and so beautiful, I feel so powerful while listening to this song, even though it a song about struggling. If that makes sense. I think it's just so beautiful the way you have put you emotions in this song, and created something beautiful. Thank you.
When I heard this song for the first time I immediately tied it to a very important person in my life. It helped me uncover repressed emotions I didn't even really remember having for this person and also helped me put my feelings into words. Managing my anger, frustration, and confusion with this person through this song really allowed me to kind of begin to forgive their actions and to not worry about why they are the way they are and just know that in the end, it doesn't really matter.
"but I don't think I'll feel better if I open your eyes I'll carry your burden, till the day that you die..." this one is my fav because..it is just so real oh gwad
dodie, you’re a genius for writing such a beautiful simple song that’s both jammable AND capable of explaining something so broad/confusing/traumatic. Thank you for such a cute video 💗 can’t wait to see your LA show in October!
DODIE I didn't get to watch you when you performed live on TV but I found a recording of it, and you did incredible. This was the video before something beautiful, not something awful or wrong. You're so amazingly talented and we all love and support you, even if you had messed up. But you didn't. And we all knew you wouldn't. And now we can come back and appreciate you instead of hassling you like you feared. Cheers. xx ❤
to me this song is how i think about my childhood trauma and it really hit home for me and i love listening to it it’s super cathartic so thank you for that 💕
Dodie, even when I feel that nobody understands what makes music good, you're always there to remind me. Songwriting, among other things, is storytelling. In everything you can I say tell that you just Get It. You are so committed to what you sing and intelligent in your delivery and explanation. Don't think this goes unnoticed <3
okokok but I seriously looooove how everyone has a different interpretation of guiltless. Like who knows what she actually wrote it about, but everyone connects to it in a different way and thats really beautiful. Thank you dodie for this masterpiece <3
@Grace sr yeah! Like I've seen some people say it's about an abusive relationship, disassociation, depression, etc etc but yeah it's a really great song
When you raise your vibrations and heal your bloodline, your ancestors celebrate the work you're doing. Keep doing the work, Dodie. You're inspiring all of us who need to do the same 💖💖 Sat nam 💖💖
This song makes me think a lot about family relationships (especially with my grandmothers) and going from being very hurt as a kid to coming to realize as an adult that they are that way because they are coming from their own places of trauma/ mental illness.
I kept wondering why Dodie looks so familiar when I first saw her, then it just occurred to me that she looks so similar with the girl from Good Will Hunting. Love your videos Dodie! Kudos!
It's funny how you can get this song, yet be almost certain that the underlying reason so quite different. I cried when I heard this on tour because it says what I can't formulate into words. Thanks Dodie!
i find it interesting you say you add more chords in your songs just to fill it up because ive always thought your music sounds so instrumentally complex and beautiful
I understood and took guiltless but in a way where I can't put it into words, it hit me on like a kinda spiritual level that I can't explain but I just genuinely feel
And I could never let you know I relate quite strongly to this song, especially with this line as I have a habit of not wanting to tell people close to me things in fear of worrying them. Thank you for creating this song, it must've been hard for you to do. It lets us know we aren't alone in certain mindframes if that makes sense
This song is so simple and beautiful. I really enjoy all the melodies and beats and feels. I’ve been listing to it at least once a day since it came out! I just love love love the sound of it. Simple but complex and complete.
Dodie, thank you for explaining this. Ik talking about my art is really hard, especially when its so personal or idk how to explain it, that is why i make my art, so i dont have to explain it. When i first heard it, it sorta hit me, i had my own story for it. The song related so much to how i felt and whats going on in my life. Your music has helped me through so much of my life. Thank you, i love you darling❤️
I really relate the song to my relationships with my parents for some reason, and if it's for you anything like that at all then I very much get why it's hard to talk about publicly.
I’m very happy that she’s focusing on music but I MISS DODIE 😢
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B T2019-06-09 11:18:42 (edited 2019-06-09 11:19:37 )
i really struggled the first few times hearing this song because it hit those parts of my brain that are vulnerable and i don't like acknowledging, but i grew to face it fully and it's beautiful and real and true and hard and i've cried and smiled a lot to it, thank you !! the lyrics are deeply relatable
This song resonates with me and my life so much and I am starting to realize that (from your song) I miss writing music and singing out my feelings! I’m going to try to learn to song and make a cover. I love it! You are a wonderful writer and I am SO happy I came across this song today because it is giving me a place to put my feelings rather than bottling them up or crying them out. After a while, the pattern gets redundant and tired and I really needed a reason to begin singing again. I can’t wait until I have the song memorized and I can put it everything I have inside into the lyrics and just get that emotion out in a way that always makes me feel better! 💗 thank you for sharing the background and for making a karaoke version of this song! You are a teacher of art coming from within and sharing it. I wish I felt less self conscious of my own songs and could share them like you do. Keep writing from within and sharing!
It’s been 2 months and I’m only just coping without your videos through your Instagram. I’m so excited for when you post new content again but take your time and post when you feel comfortable! 💗
god I wish I could describe how hard this song is hitting me. it’s so hard to feel so hurt by something someone did and for them to not know how hard it you. ive been holding on to this feeling for just over a year now and man oh man this song really just hit that part of my heart that has been so closed and tired and said hi this is a thing
This quickly became one of my favorite songs of yours! It's catchy but also has a deeper meaning at the same time. Was the version you played on tour slower? I kinda remember it being softer than the final version 🤔
hi i love this song and it makes me cry sometimes but in the best way. the contradiction between your voice and the weight of the lyrics just HIT me omg. also, if you ever have time pls check watch some of my own videos that i finally got myself to do (procrastination be gone!!), your vlogs always are so fun and sweet and inspiring!! . sending love ahh byye ee
This song pretty much explains my relationship with my mother who was raised transphobic and now struggles to accept that I'm trans (btw thanks dodie its beautiful)
There's something about your songs and listening you talk that make me feel like dancing and spinning in the middle of the street and it wouldn't be a problem. I see myself in you but in a good way and this don't usually happens, usually I only feel bad about myself and when I identify with someone or something it's related to something bad. So basically I'm just really thankful for your existing and for the music that you make and the way that you translate me.
i love this song so much dodie, i’ve said this about every song you’ve ever written but i think you’ve really don’t something here. my favorite line is also “but i don’t think i’d feel better if i opened your eyes” because it just reminds me to let people have their own opinions even tho i can definitely disagree with them. this song really opened a portal into memories i forgot i ever had, thank you for that (a lot of them were bad which isn’t your fault, but the nice ones made me feel very safe)
Oh man what a beautiful song. This is extremely meaningful to me in this time in my life and will probably be for the rest of my life. I’m working on forgiveness in therapy too.
I’m still going/just beginning my self care journey and introspection journey, because the phrase “I’m not bitter, I’m just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” feels like the excuse I kept telling myself on why they were acting like that. I guess I am still bitter lol. Hopefully I can find some peace like everyone in the comments
sending so much love your way dodie. had a ‘not sure why i’m crying’ moment when i first heard this song so i saved this vid until i had some time and just - oh my. thank you.
This is a favourite of mine. I bought the album and heard Guiltless for the first time. And just had to keep hearing and singing it. Then I bought the single so that it was selling better and it would come up twice when I did a shuffle of dodie songs….
yeah, i get the whole "it's difficult to talk about" thing. you wrote arms unfolding right when i was gonna try and patch things up with someone. then you wrote guiltless right when that relationship turned sour. i was blamed for the WHOLE thing. Love the song! I feel very connected to it.
“No use getting angry at the way that you’re wired”
It’s a beautiful song, but that single bit gets me choked up every time... there’s a lot of other meanings in this song for me, all mashed together and it’s mostly about other people, but that bit is like it’s suddenly talking TO ME and not at the people I’m upset with.
It’s so hard not to hate yourself for the way that you are, especially when it makes you think, act, feel or see things in a certain way that’s maybe not how you want it. I really love this song because for me, that one little repeated line reminds me that I shouldn’t hate myself as much as I do, for things about me that maybe aren’t really my fault.
watching this made me cry, idk why tho. I had listened to the song so many times before, but you just talking about it just made me go "ha well, fuck" And I started angry crying for a good 10 minutes. ANY W A Y: I love you and your music, please please please keep up the amazing work. but don't forget to let urself rest. Ily <3
shoutout to others with parents with sketchy upbringings that led us to experience that trauma second hand!! you are loved and seen and we will all get through together :) love this song so much!!!
I get it. Get it get it. Your song made me cry so bad, made me feel like my therapy journey is not as freekish and anomalous as I sometimes believe. Someone at the other side of the world just sang my soul. You made me feel the least alone I felt for the last year. I got almost every line. And they won't Probably never. It's frustrating. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I love this song so much but it is just so difficult for me to listen to, it’s written so well and just hits me so hard and reminds me of every single memory and major event I’ve tried to block out. My mother was always pretty abusive and just the lines “you opened a door that a kid shouldn’t walk through” and “ignorant trauma in one afternoon” remind me of those darkest times in my childhood that have entirely shaped my perspective and way of thinking. It hits all my emotional spots and the weakest most vulnerable parts of my mental state. I can’t imagine how difficult it must’ve been for you to write this and then talk about it in such large amounts. Thank you so much for giving us this
Guiltless is one of those songs you need to listen to two or three times to properly take in, the nuances in the lyrics that just subtly suggest are so beautiful but non direct- she BACC
I love this song so much because it perfectly describes what is so hard to describe and whenever I try to explain it to other people they think I'm crazy and I'm like "you don't get it! He's crazy! Not me!" but they just Don't Get It. It's so validating to hear it described.
i’m an aspiring songwriter and this is just so beyond interesting to me (also you’re adorable and i think i’m going to one of your shows out in california (because i’m moving there from pennsylvania which is scary bUt iTs FiNe eVeRytHiNg iS FiNe)) anyways wonderful song wonderful person keep bein wonderful love ur great much love from an anxious teen that loves your music 💛
hey dodie you might not read this but i got “i promise you” tattooed on me secret for the mad is the one song i can always turn to when i feel like im unloveable thank you for writing and singing and just existing
this song captures "that" feeling so well and honestly you kinda opened up some feelings and wounds that i'd forgotten about or didn't realise were there, but I still love this song so much, I've never heard anything as accurate. <3 Love you Dodie, thank you.
Every time you release a song, it always happens to be about like, the same thing I'm working through. And I'm not one big on the idea of fate but I don't think anything you've ever written hit me as hard as Guiltless did for, reasons. It's- almost like closure but more like that silent nod across the room sort of way, you know?
Oof I get it and I don’t envy you having to explain it. But I absolutely adore it, there’s a way you capture things in your music that I’ve never heard before. I love it, thank you for making and sharing things.
i can’t even pick a favourite part of the song tbh this is def one of my favourite songs of yours. i always get ‘i’m not bitter i’m just tired no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired’ stuck in my head just because it sounds so pretty and the lyrics are so cool. but i remember hearing the note you go up to in ‘i could never let you know OOH’ and i lost it i thought it sounded so pretty. this is such a good song it makes me like emotional because i feel like i can relate to it as well as it sounding awesome.
Got so excited when you said you were playing it on tour. My friend and I are making a weekend trip to go up to Portland from Texas (even though you have Texas shows lol) to go to your show!!
Wait I remembered. "Ignorant trauma in one afternoon" is also one of my favorite lines. It just struck a chord in me. Like yea, that is just the sad reality of things... anyway! Love the music <3
I know you will have worried a tonne but I caught you on channel 4 and you did brilliant Dodie was so good to see you on the TV keep going you'll rule the world soon ;)
Btw when's the last time you've had your clarinet checked? It occasionally sounds a bit stuffy when you play and I wonder if the corks are okay or if something is leaking? Might be just the clarinet though I reeeeally adore Guiltless and it hits home in so many ways. Thank you for the wonderful song and this video <3
could be she just needs to suck the spit/change the reed lol but i hear it as well. i used to think my fuzziness was just my mouthpiece but i had so many pads that needed to be replaced
this song travels through my brain and picks out what i can't articulate to the point where I'm not 100% sure that you didn't read my mind to get the lyrics. I don't know if it was written about the same things going on in my life but it really feels like we're in it together so thank you
what ukelele is that? what brand and type? I've been looking for a baritone uke for a while. if anyone has any suggestions please comment, thanks! love your stuff, keep it up Dodie <3
my favorite line is “i’ll carry your burden till the day that you die.” i like this line because i’m the type of person who wants to help others, and i don’t feel like i’m doing enough if i’m not holding everybody else’s weight on my own shoulders. i’m trying to write a song about it right now but i never feel confident in my lyrics and i always trash them
This song sounds like healing. Its almost uncomfortably honest (in the best way). Your song writing always struck a chord with me but this song is so absolutely brilliant. I’m always sending you love Dodie💓
Do you believe that things happens for a reason and everybody has their own journey of lessons where some of us will meet? I believe it has to do with what we really want and what we can do. You are very talented. I really like your voice.
i've always thought of this song as sort of a conversation (??) between me and my parents, like my parents are the ones who are guiltless y'know???? anyway yeah
You should do a video giving tips for how to write songs! I really like to write but it’s never very good and I’m not sure what I’m missing... probably a lot tbh
Guiltless immediately struck a chord with me. Within the first two verses I really felt Dodie could see into my mind and feel the pain I’ve felt. It was surreal. I had never tried to put into words how this particular person has impacted me and Dodie has done it so eloquently
ok I know exactly what this song is about and it means so much to me because I finally feel seen. I'm literally going to cry because I've felt so alone for so long and it's just amazing to see someone who's gone through what I'm going through talk/sing about it (even if it's just skirting around the topic), and especially since it's dodie and she is just so wonderful :')
YES! I've been waiting for this. The chords are so mysterious and i rarely hear this chord change in popular music. The melody is so strange yes really addicting. I can't stop listening. I'd like to know what scale its in if there's a name for it but I love it!!!!!!
i love your videos there has literally never been a video that you have uploaded that i have disliked and i’ve been subscribed for at least 7 years but honestly i wanna say 8 and ugh just love u
Guiltless exposed all my family issues and idk what it’s about for you but for me it perfectly expresses my situation with toxic relations and like on one hand I can’t listen to it loads because it makes me think about everything which isn’t always ideal but when I do it’s so insane how much i can relate to it.
sitting here, two years later, listening to the song, dodies explanations, reading comments and feeling really stupid bc i had always thought this song was about something else and wondered why i related to it so much when my relation seemed to have nothing to do with the actual meaning of the song - but i just realized that it makes perfect sense. what a brilliant song, amazing lyrics.
no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired i spend a lot of time flipping back and forth between whether or not peoples actions are actually their fault and to what extent... see u in houston dodie :) 💕
Yeah I’m definitely one of the people who silently get it. It is way too damn complex. Thank the Lord for your song, giving words and life to how I’ve been feeling and not knowing how to put them into words myself. And yet even better, a lovely tune I’ll sing forever. Love you dodie so much for everything you do and given me. ❤️
I dont know if you'll actually read this dodie, but I've followed you for years. Whenever someone asks whose my favorite artist, it's always you that I answer with. I love all your songs. I'm always thirsty for more dodie songs. But this song. Ugh. I get it. Hard to explain like you said. But I get it.
Well that's pretty different from how I interpreted it but it makes a lot of sense.... Yeah, I still just love this song sooo much and it totally has that Fleetwood Mac vive
my favourite line is 'is it real'. I've found that sometimes you just question if anything is real and if you were looking from someone else's POV you'd be wrong, even when you know that's absolute cowpats.
Hi dodie. Thank you. I just think you need to be thanked every opportunity that I have to give you. Thank you for being there for me when I wasn’t there for myself. I constantly think about how I just want to talk to you! I just want to be your friend<3 I love you❕
ok so um I just started to listen to some of dodie’s music but I only heard her singing voice so I didn’t know she had an accent but it is so freaking adorable
Wow that tour schedule. Take care of yourself. I like that this song leaves just enough unsaid that it's relatable, helpful and identifiable to a lot of people who embrace it for slightly different reasons. Forgiveness can sometimes seem grossly counter-intuitive, but the alternative is an entire life of toxic exhaustion.
You started talking about the black hole in our lives, and I was just kinda glad to hear a good description of how I feel. Like...that was it. That’s how I feel. There are words for that.
I relate so much to this song. You're right, if you get it, you get it. It's way too complicated but it fits my childhood perfectly. I hold a lot of anger towards this person in my life, so it was an interesting way to think of them and maybe they couldn't help it all
it makes me so sad seeing all the people talking about how they get it bc damn if we’re all ‘getting it’ in the same way, I’m so sorry so many of us have gone through it
I love this clarinet representation. I play clarinet, oboe, flute, trumpet, saxaphone, piano, guitar and cello (the highest grades I am are grade five oboe, grade seven piano and grade seven clarinet--definite music nerd xD not cool in the slightest) I love songwriting and ur an inspiration to me ❤️❤️❤️.
Favourite line is definitely "But i don't think i'd feel better if i opened your eyes I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die." Very uh how you say.. relatable.
ok not to presume ANYTHING but when i first heard this song i thought it was about a failed romantic relationship and i was like ! ok cool song. but when i saw someone else relate to it as a song more about making piece with your childhood and upbringing and it was like...................oh. ya. idk how to explain it but it gained a lot of depth immediately. anyways; its a masterpiece lol
I feel like I know what the song is about but I pray that it's not what I think it is, I cant tell you how much this song has helped me cry things out though. It's easy to put my situation into the lyrics and to relate to the lyrics. I love you so much and I'm trying so hard to be able to afford tickets to see you in DC ❤
hey dodie what baritone ukes do you have? :) x This one is gorgeous, I got a dark wood one today from Caramel xD
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Ross Davis2019-06-09 00:09:55 (edited 2019-06-09 00:10:13 )
Your song's lyrical theme is cute, if not philosophically stimulating; you must have been brewing on that theme for some time now~ Also your musical arrangement is spot-on; it is relaxing, yet springy and energetic. Well done, Dodie~
0:44 i was able to come to the show in new york! i know nobody cares lol but i just had a lot of fun and wanted to say it here! i know you definitely won't read this but hello dodie! you were lovely and i'm so glad i got to be there! me and my friends that were there too all bought matching t-shirts at the merch section as well. we plan to wear them together soon! we really enjoyed it, thank you so much to you and the crew for putting on such a lovely show!! :)
idk why but i relate this song to what happened to me 2 years ago. i was almost a r*pe victim and it messed me up. the specific line that made me relate this amazing song to it was “ignorant trauma in one afternoon”. thank you dodie love u💕 i love all your songs
I have no way of thanking you other than through this comment (and going to your concert this october in AZ) for writing this song. I'm still struggling with this person, but this helps me relax, and even if they can't "forgive me" (for whatever I could have done - sarcasm) I'll find it within myself to not let their opinions and comments and beliefs of me let me down. Thank you again.
@Nessa O'Connor yeah but it doesnt sound romantic at any point and usually, its dodie, if it was she probably would have like,,a l i n e abt it is what I figured
Idk bout y'all but I've been trying to deal with something that I'm not even gonna get into and this song puts how I feel into words better than me how is that even possible lmaooo
i remember during the time this song came out, i didn’t really get what i meant although i thought it was catchy. even if i knew it was talking about a traumatic experience i couldn’t really understand it as i wasn’t really good at reading things. but lately as i’ve reflected on sort-of-traumatic (?) family experiences (more like secondhand trauma tbh) that have happened to me in the past and seeing how the ‘resolvement’ of that situation lives on and presents itself in the now just stings me. thank you dodie for writing something so comforting and relatable. please keep doing what you do :]
This is one song by you that I can say I completely and totally understood after the first listen. My life dealing with my parents and how they're actions have affected me is exhausting. I love them dearly, and they have always been there for me, but the mental anguish that has gone on in my house is where I get a lot of my damage. I thank you so much for writing this and knowing I'm not alone. I sing this and the emotions consume me and I just feel like me and you are with each other talking about this and feeling it together so thank you so much, again. I love you Dodie, I will always be on your team ❤️
i mean, this song means so much to me, and I understand it and it's relevant to me, but i dunno whether i understand it in the same way as you do. it means a lot to me, and so many of the lyrics parallel a lot of thoughts I've had in the past and sometimes in the present, but i dunno whether your understanding and your meaning and your intentions surrounding both the lyrics and the song are the same as mine, or rather have similar effects but have different roots and causes.
my fav line is "i don't think i'd feel better if i opened your eyes" because 1) i relate to it, 2) i like the shift from the low note to the high note, it feels like when you're on a swing and you swing back up into the sky really fast, and 3) because all the quick consonant sounds are very pleasing, its like how japanese sounds really soothing sometimes like ASMR
... okay but is nobody going to talk about the gigantic laughing attack from the hilarious picture that made it impossible to sing the karaoke..?
In all seriousness, I think it is so wonderful how you can write a song of this beauty and still maintain a total lack of arrogance and instead you keep your focus on connection, with yourself and your audience. (Or at least that's how I interpret it.) Whether it is through a song about such pain and confusion, or by putting up a ridiculously hilarious picture behind your karaoke.
I had tickets to see dodie a couple years back but I couldn't bring myself to go. She's in DC again and I'm still not in an emotional state to see her. I think I'd cry the whole time. :(
I can’t believe how unbelievably talented you are and how much you know about music theory! Have you ever thought about doing a music Ed type video? Kind of like this, but more??
As someone who silently gets it, I get what you are trying to say about getting the complexity of what there is to get... so yeah... beautiful song. <3
as someone who knows nothing about music other than it sounds Nice, i'm incredibly amazed by how you could make such a beautiful and interesting and just lovely song out of a two chord pattern??like!!!! you're so so talented, i love it, thank you for sharing it with us <3
Uhhhh you are so right about how if people get it then they get it. The words are so perfect, I love how you managed to get the words out for things that’ are sooo hard to talk about. Fantastic 👏🏻
I think I understand what you're saying about the meaning. In therapy one time my therapist pulled out a paper that said Shame, unhelpful guilt, and guilt. The difference we went over was that shame is feeling bad about something you did (ex. tripping over a bump in the sidewalk). Unhelpful guilt is continually being upset with yourself over an incident (ex. forgetting a coworker's name and having to ask). Guilt is thinking that something is morally wrong with you. In the way the song goes, "No use getting angry with the way that you're wired". I feel like that acknowledging that it is the way you are and being upset with it. The actually meaning gets very confusing to explain, but at the same time I get it. Damn it is hard to explain. I hope that makes sense to someone <3
the song you're thinking of at 5:15 is bolero - i'm playing it in a symphony orchestra next week :) (link for anyone curious as to what she's talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZDiaRZy0Ak)
In case anyone was wondering (I’m not sure if someone has already said this or Dodie already said it but here you go), I think the song Dodie was talking about is called Bolero by Maurice Ravel :) I’m playing it in my percussion ensemble and it’s really repetitive, especially the snare part 😅
"you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through." that hits harder every time i listen to it.. "i'll carry your burden till the day that you die" bearing the consequences of someone else's actions toward you..ouch. help, my heart, too raw, too real. only dodie could write words that penetrate through my heart and make me okay with not being okay.
Another perspective, my sister attempted suicide while we were home alone when I was a child, which kicked off my genetic disposition to depression. I’m surprised how so many experiences fit so snugly with the song you’ve written
Hi Dodie your song Guiltless really hit a dark place for me, I connected with it so much like your lyrics " you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" and your song has actually helped me a lot personally and emotionally. So I wanted to thank you for sharing something like this that is obviously deeply personal and meaningful within your music, I'm sure it will mean something to a lot more people.💕
i don't know if i have it right, but this song came at a perfect time where i was having issues with my mom and had to see my therapist more (right after i was told i wouldn't need an appt for 3 months). she grew up in a home where she saw terrible things. she tried to make it so i wouldn't deal with those terrible things, but sure enough my brain is screwy too. it helped me with that aspect of forgiveness. no use getting angry at the way that she's wired. 💗
when I first heard this song, I did not expect it to hit as hard as it did. It just really perfectly fits how I feel about my dad. The line "is it real, you believe you're guiltless" hits hardest, because its true for my situation. He genuinely thinks that somehow, after all he has done, he is a good dad- and it just boggles my mind to the point where I think 'is it real?'. Well, today he messaged me, and I immediately thought of this song. So, I listened to it, watched the video, and now I'm here. and crying lol. I really love this song because of literally everything about it and the emotional impact of it. but every time I hear it I think of my dad, and I don't like that so much.
i know exactly how you're feeling. My dad suffers from Bipolar disorder and has done a lot of damage to my family but literally cant see what he is doing as being wrong. he does feel "guiltless" and at the same time i really feel like i cant get mad at him because its a mental disorder and he is just that way. this song made me cry the first time because of how close to home it hit.
honestly I can't pin point a lyric I love but I feel so connected to all of them, for me it reminds me of dad and his abuse that I've had to experience for pretty much all my life, I could never confront him about how he's affected me because he really just won't understand it. he believes he's guiltless and will continue to because I'll never confront it. damn that's a long comment sorry but yeah:)
i think you did well talking about it without really talking about it in this video. while it's nice to have your fave artist engage with their audience i think your music can speak for itself too. my favourite part of guiltless is the opening - "there is a wall in my life built by you, you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" the wall and door imagery conjure a powerful picture in my mind of being trapped in a house with someone. walls and doors are supposed to come together to create a place where you're safe but that is sometimes not the case... and you feel stuck in a place that was supposed to protect you. Thank you for this song dodie, it's also brilliantly produced and all you've learned about music recently really shows.
What did that person do to you? I think I know. I’m so sorry sweetie. You’re so very talented. It’s amazing how a fractured has so many more shards to call on to create a cacophony of many aspects.I used to be creative like you as well. But my fracture went in the opposite direction. I lost all my creativity and Mojo because of what someone did to me. Now I just exist and white knuckle it till the end
“A dark politician will end up alone.” This describes something incredibly specific that even I can’t really access in my brain. It’s like it’s full of so much meaning but it’s something I can barely describe.
I called it. In "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired. No use getting angry at the way that you're wired," Louise and I said it would be something along the lines of a something mentioned at a therapy session. Bit of a coincidence innit lol
WOWOW I don't know what it is about this video that's so wonderful, but I really do love it. Just because the sentiment of, "If you don't get it, you're never going to get it. There's nothing I can say that will make you understand." That line makes me feel so validated? Because every time I try to explain certain things to my friends. They don't get it. And there's nothing I can say that will make them get it, so hearing someone else express that sentiment was so validating
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Jon Won2019-08-12 11:08:23 (edited 2019-08-12 11:09:14 )
I felt this a lot I can't believe that certain people think that they were such great guardians who did nothing wrong :)))
But I also think that confrontating them wouldn't change a thing. So I let them bask in their blissful ignorance and try and move on
Just so you know, the USA and Canada are two different countries :):) Edit: It’s actually just so cool to see that the lyrics I transcribed months ago from the various live versions out there ended up being correct! I’m like secretly kinda proud of myself.
My favourite part of the song is the little rim hits on the drums (? sounds like very fast lil claps in this karaoke version) that come in at “I’ll never know why you favour that tone” they’re just so cute
you re a bona fide, bloody, genius! that face... that brain, and OH!.. that smile... 3rd mind blowing vid in a row, whistle and wash your hands song included... big fan newly subscribed... well in ms doddlevloggle
Hey dodie. I used the karaoke track you provided at the end for a cover I wanted to post on my channel, but the whole cover got blocked in all countries due to copyright. I just wanted to post a cover of your song :(
I know I'm late but this song really hits me. Crazily when I first heard it I didn't understand/care for it. But I fell out with a friend. She was depressed and anxious and threaten to hurt herself and put me in difficult places. Then I pulled her out and then I was depressed and anxious and she left me for the popular crowd. So basically I jumped in a deep black hole to help her out and then when I needed out she left. And now she doesn't think she's done anything wrong. She says she misses me when she's the one who left. She just doesn't realize what she put me through and half of me is angry she's so dense and the other half of me feels bad. So just wow thanks for embodying this Dodie. Can't wait to see you on tour soon.
I think I get guiltless. From having gone through terrible relationships with friends, family and significant others there's a lot in those lyrics that strikes home.
hi so i dont know if youll see this but I tried to send you an email but your email isnt there anymore so I'll write it here:
Dear Dodie,
The first song I heard of yours was Absolutely Smitten. From there I never looked back. Your lyrics are deep, meaningful, important, and easy to identify with.
I'm going into my freshman year of highschool, and eighth grade I went through a really tough time. I was really depressed and really anxious, and I had crippling thoughts of death and the end of it all. I was scared ALL the time and had awful stomach aches. As you probably know, it takes a lot of effort to not think.
I've gotten a lot better since then, because for a couple of months, I kept what I was thinking a secret. And then one day, I freaked out and told my mom everything. That was a tough night. But the next day and for every day after that (so far) I've felt fine. I'm able to function again and I can sleep at night.
Thats beside the point. What I wanted to tell you is that there was one time during school where I had a bit of a panic attack. And YOU are the way I got through it. I closed my eyes and put on my headphones and listened to She.
Your music gets me through the worst of times and keeps me happy in the best times. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE. And I just wanted you to know that.
Me and my two best friends, Alice and Margo, are coming to your Chicago concert. I'm so excited, I just found out today and my heart is practically jumping out of my chest. I would absolutely cry if I ever met you. You mean sososososso much to me and my friends.
Ik it's not the same classical piece as you were mentioning but the clashy bit sounds a lot like some of the sections in Rimsky-Korzakov's "Scheherazade" - listen to the second movement, you might like it!
I think I get it, though I don’t think I’ve come to actually be the person saying the lyrics and meaning them...yet.
In short..I’ve been hurt, badly..I’ve been on the receiving end of mental abuse, and was recently disposed of and binned by my now ex partner, blocked, given no closure, apart from me being entirely to “blame” he broke so many promises, when I was already exceptionally vulnerable upon meeting him years ago.
I’m yet to be able to forgive, I’m yet to see it’s just how he’s wired, he does however believe he’s absolutely guiltless.
and that’s on having a parent who has BPD and won’t admit it;) literally played this for my dad and he was like “oh my god is that about someone with bpd” and I was like “hm, idk!! But it fits don’t it!!”
Dodie, I've noticed that both in at least one of your songs, and when speaking of yourself, you sometimes think of yourself as disgusting. Where did THAT horrible, destructive and negative idea come from? NOTHING could be further from the truth! The fact is that you're a lovely, talented young woman with a great deal to offer the world, and to your friends. I think you need to get a positive self image ASAP - this might involve therapy, etc - and to start to see yourself as others (such as your close friends, and even your many fans) see you. No-one other than some twisted troll would think of you as disgusting - quite the opposite. I confess that when I hear you say such negative things about yourself, I am concerned for you, and alarm bells ring. As a fellow musician, I can tell you that you're very talented, and as a fellow human being, I can tell you you're a wonderful, lovely person - so now you need to think of yourself as a lovely person too - even if and when you get things wrong (as we all do at times). Maybe ESPECIALLY if things are hard, and/or you get something wrong, you're STILL a lovely, talented, valuable and valued person. I pray that you will come to this deep knowledge that you are are precious person, and that this knowledge will set you free from having such terrible self-hate, and instead set you free to be the incredible lady you are destined to become. All the best, and I look forward to hearing more of you great music and songs as you continue to share your talent with a grateful world.
i was confused as to why people were asking you about the meaning of guiltless, but then it hit me that not everyone goes through things like that and i feel weird now. forever grateful for this song though. even if when i play and sing it it sounds like a very angry song pretending to be a delicate, innocent little tune :D
At first I thought this is not one of dodies strongest songs , but the more I listened to it and connected to the lyrics (sadly) I realised how fucking good it is
the whole song is so personal and overall just perfectly explains the way it feels to be emotionally tormented by someone who doesn't even understand what they've done. I swear this came out at the PERFECT time dodie. I have struggled so much recently with a cold family member who has totally changed me forever. Thank you for this beautiful and impactful artwork.
it is a subject that should be more frequently discussed. the results and thoughts of someone put through so much trauma. god, it hits me so close to home. I have had some of the deepest anxiety and the darkest holes in my being due to this coldness I have been made to endure, and the hardest part of all is that you feel crazy, trapped in this cage where nobody even realizes what you are going through. you normalize it, since nobody seems to notice. you blame yourself for these feelings. nobody should have to go through this. if anyone else feels the same, just remember you are NOT alone and it is NOT your fault. we are here for you.
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Sk Sury2019-07-28 01:41:36 (edited 2019-07-28 01:41:52 )
9:32 Omg Dods just kissed me- Play the timestap if you want to get kissed by Dodie :'3
i think i know/feel what the song is about and i don’t know if i should be happy of sad that i do, but the song really helps me. it makes me feel heard and like it is okay to feel how i feel about it. okay this was a wierd explaination but if u get it u get it
Fuck, I'm such a music nerd sometimes bc I knew exactly which classical song you were talking about in the middle of the video. An excerpt of it was in a show my group did for a competition thing.
I know this video is over a year old but I've been catching up on the build a problem vlogs and this came up in my recommended. I was surprised I hadn't watched it before!. tbh when I first heard the song, I knew exactly what it was about, but I convinced myself I didn't because my situation couldn't possibly be bad enough that I could relate to a song whose meaning couldn't be said out loud. But the more I've listened to it and then watching this video, I realized that I was right. And it kinda hits harder now! Thanks for writing it, it's so hard to put into words how you express so much while being so vague.
hey i just watched your depression video and i am related.. i scroll up to your latest video after 4 years and seeing you better makes feel there is hope for me.. i am 3 years in deep depresion and i try many medications.. i lost my work my girlfriend and noone in my close family knows how is to be depressed.. i cant explain to someone who never feel this way. well.. i wanna ask you have you get any medications? or how you find motivation to make videos ? cause for me is hard to stand up. 32 years old here male. at my 21 i had panic disorted and at my 29 i have first depressed episode which recurring all the time. ( never felt happy all those 3 years) thx and sorry for my spelling. i learn eglish for movies and internet lol.
Dodie, you have such an incredible knack at making really catchy songs about really hard topics. I salute you!!! I can relate to this song but not in the way you do I think. Big hugs and thanks to you - you incredible human 💜
how i managed to get tickets to your tour: -played human for my mom every time she was stressed -played monster every time my mom needed to chill -played would you be so kind every time my mom was having a hard time basically, i only played your songs for my mum and now she bought us tickets even though (for me) your concert will be two hours away and on a school night and i’ll be missing marching band rehearsal. BECAUSE YOUR MUSIC HELPS ME STAY SANE BECAUSE STRESS SUCKSSSSSSSssss
An Nguyen ‘fingering’ is also a term in strings and in german it’s innocently called ‘Fingersatz’ or ‘griffe’ (‘Finger placement’ or ‘grips’), so imagine my face when my British conductor first used the word ‘fingering’ lmao
it’s so unusual because you can turn a song into something that you have been through and that you can relate to even if it’s not what the song is originally about. i relate to these lyrics so much, but i didn’t think much of this song and didn’t start realizing that the lyrics were describing my situation until a week ago. before this this thing happened to me, i had heard this song and it didn’t affect me in any way but after it happened i listened to the song again and it all hit me. it’s amazing.
i like to play a game called ‘at which part of this song would she clap to’ because it seems to be a very common theme now and sure enough i was right that she does
I think it’s about a relationship that ended poorly, but one of them felt they didn’t do anything wrong to end the relationship. On the other hand you’re still a little attached to the person so you won’t tell them
I don’t know what you wrote this song about but I 100% think of my parents when I hear the lyrics and I love that because I’ve never heard a song that I related to in that way so much. No body writes about that shit but it’s so real.
‘I’ll carry your burden til the day that you die’ Girl how do u do this. I’m speechless when I hear that line. It’s perfect. Like... knowing you’ll be taking responsibility for the way another person is/ behaves because they never will. And it can’t just be left. It just can’t so it’s on you. And you’re not ok with it, but you go with it. Just. Ugh I’m rambling but wow, incredible. Thank you for this song!
@Eleanor Chan i mean i kind of want to go to sixth form and uni in the future and i'm not some genius who can remember everything so i kind of have to revise??
my fave bit is the "but i don't think i'd feel better if i opened your eyes, I'll carry your burden to the day that you die" and the "i could never let you know you'd never get it" because they both resonate with me so well and describe so many of my thoughts in the past and sometimes in the present. i also like the "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" bit, because that similarly resonates with me, just not to the same extent as the other two bits
I will be watching tomorrow Dodie :P and yes I totally understand where your coming from P.s. I was one of the silent understanding even though be wrote this aha
this hits because, as a child i was abused by a family member and jesus fucking christ EVERY line relates, it speaks my mind. its a song i wish nobody else could hear but me because its so personal. 😭😭
Your song really hit me. At first i was in disbelief, being a lurker more than an active fan made me just check it out and try to figure out what it was about as i listened. The more i listened the more i went "Is this about what i think it is?" and wow it is. I love it. I don't know many or any songs that talk about the issue so i'm really really happy you do.
I'd like to say the entire song is my favorite because i relate sooo much to a lot of verses but my favorite part has to be:
There is a wall in my life built by you (mmm)
You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through
Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
Ignorant trauma in one afternoon
Like holy shit that paints a vivid and familiar picture in such a cool way. Kinda sad that a lot of people relate you know. aaaaaa anyway i can't wait to listen to more of your songs!!! love u dodie
I didn't even have to listen twice to understand the meaning as I myself resonated very well with the lyrics, as I think I'm stuck in the same situation. Where, to summarise, someone is hurting you but they don't know HOW they're possibly hurting you cause they were raised in a different way than you.
Though I'm bitter right now I think I should (wheN IM IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY DON'T HURT ME AS OFTEN AS COURSE--!!!) try and let go and maybe, possibly, forgive them!!
I know none of your fans can REALLY ever get the full meaning of Guiltless, but for the more dedicated members of your fanbase, it really means a lot to have a sense of where Guiltless is coming from and see how much you have grown from that place.
i saw "i'm not bitter i'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" as like sarcasm it's interesting when there can be two meanings of one lyric like woah
The whole song is beautiful and could not have come out at a more pivotal time for me. I relate in a very painful way to this song and I cant begin to express how well almost everything I've been feeling is illustrated in this song. I think one of my favourite lines is "But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes, I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die" because that one just,,,ouch. In a very healing way it just ouched me Dodie. This is a truly beautiful and vulnerable song and I want to thank you so much for putting it out.
You probably won’t see this but I feel the need to write it out to let you know. This song means soooo much to me. I teared up out of complete relief when I first heard. I was lying in bed and saw you had put this single out and as I listened to the words I sprung up and had tears in my eyes. I held my breath for each line because it described this feeling surrounding this traumatic event/relationship in my life that I’ve only recently gotten out of. That may not make sense but it’s one of those I silently get it but can’t properly explain it. I think I interpreted this song way differently than maybe you meant but Dodie my word it helped me so much. So thank you lovely, thank you for helping put words to some feelings I couldn’t quite properly understand.
sees salt lake on the tour list TAKE MY MONEY also see you in sept im so excited! i remember when i cut my bangs because you had bangs. ah middle school. they looked dope tho i just hAted growing them out
I think I finally get this song now? Honestly its more sarcastic, bitter, and real than sad and emotional. I dedicate this song to my dear dellusional and emotionally abusive father and emotionally abusive best friend for whom I could never tell them how I feel because they would never understand, and will never feel sorry for hurting me ✌
I get it. People don't get it unless they've been there, at least a little bit. There are some things you shouldn't try to explain in a few sentences. Away and onward!
Ah it is so difficult to talk about. It’s all so weird to love someone so much but your like “hey you kinda super fucked me up mentally and you never acknowledged it and I never forgave you and I will forever be bent about it . There’s no point in talking to you about it cause I already know how it’s gonna go . Love you tho”
I'm not bitter, I'm just tired No use in getting angry at the way that you're wired
I think this is one of my favourite songs that you have written and I like that line especially
But the song makes me feel anxious, idk reminds me of stuff I have gone through and what others have gone through and makes me worry - even though thats the complete opposite of what the lyric tells me to do "No use in getting angry at the way that you're wired"
I wish I could learn how to be ok knowing that some people will never be affected by their bad actions or feel guilt about stuff they have done that has traumatised others
Idk hope you're all doing ok, anyone who reads this 🖤🖤
I thought I got what it was about. But then I realized it can have a lot of different layers of just shit that happens to you when you’re a kid that effects you forever. But part of me feels like if I twist it to relate to my own shit then it’s disrespecting her and her song by moving away from what she meant.
The best music is the sort that is a fencing match. It deals with the brutal without being brutal. How to make a heavy thing light enough to sing along with is a challenge of cleverness. It's not just coding language. It's letting the unspeakable peek through the spoken. If you go too easy, you can't taste the agony. If you go to heavy, it becomes more of an open wound and less of a song. The balance that is struck in this song comes with a mesh mask and foil. It is does the job perfectly in tone, words, and the tempo. I can't speak expertly on instrument selection (not being a musician), but I understand a fitting sound and this is a fitting sound.
What I am about to say next is going to sound goofy, pretentious, even mystical, but here goes anyway; the song is so well crafted that it will not permit you under perform it. It's almost created with enough space in it for fumbling or improvisation. I wouldn't say it's playful, but it's malleable. Good job.
I watched Sunday brunch, and I don't know, they all seemed to be taking the piss out of her during the cooking segment. I don't know, it just seemed as though they were making fun of her, I personally thought that they didn't act the best, and their behavior wasn't the normal banter, as it kept going on throughout her whole segment
Okay I’m gonna just overshare Rn. I was sexually assaulted when I was 15 by my boyfriend at the time, I was very drunk and I’d told him no over 3 times but he didn’t listen. When we broke the relationship off the day after I assumed he knew why I was so angry with him. Fast forward 4 months... he dates a 14 year old girl and I fucking freak because WHAT IF HE DID IT TO HER. I went right up to him and confronted him about it and he played the victim. I lost all my friends because no one actually believed me (because I didn’t talk about it for 4 months) and I ended up having to move schools. (I do wanna say the police got involved but where unable to do really anything because of my age at the time I came forward. I’d just turned 16) Anyways. The SECOND I heard guiltless it resonated so damn hard it knocked me over. Thank you dodie. This was truly amazing and idk know I just feel cleansed. This was quite a while ago but it’s still aching somewhere inside me. I’ll carry it till the day he dies. I felt all the damn lyrics in this song. Please know it helped me. Just thank you.
Can someone give a more in depth tutorial of the ukelele I’m a beginner but dodie doesn’t really explain well enough also I’ve searched for more tutorials and but there is only one and that one is confusing too
I don’t know if you will ever see this Dodie, but thank you so much for writing such meaningful songs. This song really spoke to me and reminded me of radical acceptance. I couldn’t get this song out of my head so I started breaking down the lyrics and how they spoke to me and reminded me of my own personal issues. This song really helped me process some personal trauma and help me finally gain peace. Thank you.
To me, this song represents a realisation of over tolerance towards toxic and hurtful behaviours towards other people. I'm genuinely not bitter, just tired and keep making excuses for things that I would find inexcusable if they happened to someone else. The song (in how I think of it) feels like a slight acknowledgement that I may not be the one at fault, but still believe that the people who put me in those situations aren't (or at least mostly aren't) at fault because of the way they were raised and their personality developed. It's a realisation that the people that have hurt me genuinely don't see anything wrong with what they have done and even though it is something they should realise, I don't want to bring that realisation to them.
hey i'm a sucker for everybody's interpretation of this song so if you would be so kind (no pun intended) to put yours down below in the replies i'd love that! :D
I so get it. It hurts to never really have closure for those people who made you cut off (or hide, really) those essential parts of you. Sometimes it’s family, sometimes strangers, but it always hurts the most with people you felt understood you, who really, really don’t (can’t). Guiltless. Always wondering if they know.
It always makes me feel better to express those parts openly. Kind of a balm to those old, aching wounds.
Happy Pride Month Everybody! Remember that Stonewall was a riot! Don’t let homophobic people’s willing blindness hold you back from shining bright!
Dodie help im confused cos i thought i had a baritone ukulele and when i search it up it is called a baritone ukulele but mine is not the same tuning as yours, it’s significantly higher lol, it’s the same size tho im CONFUSED
The thing you said about not blaming people for the way they were raised kind of set with me bc I feel like I’ve inherited the worst things from my parents personalities. I’ve been trying to fix that but it’s hard when you’ve grown up thinking it was normal.
i took this as a song about irrational guilt from a empathetic person and their relationships.
i felt that guiltless resonated with me because i know there’s a reason behind how people are— a reason that makes people depressed or hateful or traumatized or oblivious— and yet, i will always feel guilty.
my brain will make me feel guilty for anything and everything it can, and as a result i give. i give and i give and i give until there’s nothing left, and even when i realize there’s a problem, i have no energy to change anything. i can’t even confront the people in my life about it because the damage has already been done, and it’s not even their fault.
i love guiltless for the relatable message, the inspiring lyricism, and the soothing and charming melody (which, oddly enough, gives me nostalgia from when i lived in florida! the ambient music at epcot sounds very similar to guiltless and i love it so much!).
I like that you said that you let a song for a while. I do that all the time. I call it marinate. That's what you do with food, you put all the good stuff together then let it get right? Idk ahahaha
I was searching for the lyrics in the comments but I found nothing... So here you go
(I know that she puts them in the video but I'm still learning them and I need the lyrics in one place 😂 -------------------
There is a wall in my life built by you (mmm) You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
Ignorant trauma in one afternoon
And I could never let you know (ooh you'd never get it) And now I'm the one who can't let go (ooh don't say it's genetic)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless Oh, I can tell you believe you're guiltless But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die Is it real? You believe you're guiltless (Mmm)
I'll never know why you favour that tone (mmm) Not one shred of hope so I built up my own Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
A dark politician will end up alone
And I could never let you know (ooh you'd never get it) And now I'm the one who can't let go (ooh don't say it's genetic)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless Oh, I can tell you believe you're guiltless But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die Is it real? You believe you're guiltless (Mmm)
I'm not bitter, I'm just tired No use getting angry at the way that you're wired (I'm not bitter, I'm just tired) I could never let you know (ooh) (No use getting angry at the way that you're wired) Is it real? You believe you're guiltless (I'm not bitter, I'm just tired) (No use getting angry at the way that you're wired) Ooh ooh I could never let you know (ooh) (No use getting angry at the way that you're wired) I'm not bitter, I'm just tired No use getting angry at the way that you're wired (I'm not bitter, I'm just tired) (No use getting angry at the way that you're wired) Is it real? You believe you're guiltless (I'm not bitter, I'm just tired) (No use getting angry at the way that you're wired) Is it real? You believe you're guiltless (I'm not bitter, I'm just tired) (No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Now I think I kind of understand what guiltless is about. There are some people in my family that are quite old fashioned and sometimes say things that hurt, but they don’t realize it and it’s hard to explain to them what they said is harmful. Like in the song she talks about how it’s the way they are wired or raised so that’s how they are, but it’s not their fault that they are that way it’s just the way that they see things and don’t know anything else. So some conversations turn into lessons instead of discussions. I think that’s what it is about or at least that’s what I take out of it. Thanks if you read this.
the bLACK HOLE YES where you feel it in your gut and it’s like existential dread of a thing that can never leave you alone because it’s forever a part of you
What are all the lines at the end with the round thingy, cuz im listening really hard and i still dont know where the "till the day that you die" parts comes in or what its attached to
Am I the only one who's kinda frustrated she didn't really explain the song? Like I got some message from it but I want to know what it is about for her. Because «getting it» can be subjective.
This song came out after getting dumped by a Girl who realized she was Aromantic/Asexual after almost 5 months of dating... let's just say it hit pretty close to home.
this song REALLY reminds me of my dad , i think it's the 'you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through' , 'no use getting angry at the way that you're wired' , 'ill never know why you favour that tone' and 'don't say it's genetic' lyrics. me and him have just never had a good relationship so it's nice to have an outlet that i can listen to and feel happy because the song is so upbeat but also relate to the lyrics
Idk i think id have to disagree with dodie just a little on the not getting this song unless youve experienced it. If you have any semblance of empathy and dont live in a bubble its easy to grasp
I feel like folks interviewing know what it's about. They're looking for a juicy crying moment for the camera. Maybe that's cynical of me. Anyway, I hope you feel comfortable saying you don't want to speak about it.
ugh shit this entire song hits so close. i was gonna just silently get this but i don’t want to. I AM VERY LOUDLY GETTING THIS BECAUSE I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO BUT I DO AND IT SUCKS. anyways luv u
I think all of us that immediately Get It wish that we didn't.
To Dodie, I am sorry that you experienced what made you wrote this and I'm glad you got therapy xx it sucks, and I understand not wanting to get into it
Kitty Kat definitely. This song is devastating beautiful for how it portrays such deeply complex and conflicting emotions. I’ve never heard or seen anything else like it. It’s upsetting but it makes me feel much less alone for how it articulates something so complex and scary.
Isaac S2019-06-08 23:27:25 (edited 2019-06-08 23:32:15 )
SUNDAY BRUNCH SDHFUDSSKJDF gotta wake up earlier then.... also yeah i do have a black hole but i have mostly sorted through in multiple rounds of therapy so there's that
Can people please stop saying they are touring canada when they are only doing two cities? Vancouver is over a week away from where I live in car and Toro to is over three days away, please remember that Canada is very big! It's a big false hope every time...
As someone who is dealing with toxic relationships right now, I can totally relate to this song. I can't explain it in greater detail because it is kind of complex, but basically I see it as a song about toxic relationships.
i just LOVE when artists say "north american us/canada tour" but literally play TWO CITIES in canada. do u know how big canada is?? do it properly or don't do it at all :/
Hey! I’m sorry if this is completely off topic but I was wondering if can you have any advice on something that’s been happening to me at school , so basically I have been dealing with a friend since the start of the school year. He’s been saying this really mean things to me like he says your fat or your ugly and tell me to kill myself , he says it’s a joke but it’s really getting to me and I have no clue of what to do cause I feel like nobody is there for me so again sorry for this but the advice would really help... thank you ❤️❤️
my favorite line is “i’m not bitter, i’m just tired.” because while it’s simple and seems straightforward to whoever listens to it, it can be interpreted differently and mean very different things to different people based on what’s going on in their life.
personally, my favorite lyric is the same as yours- “but i dont think i’d feel better if i opened your eyes”. i have struggled with the urge to open someones eyes to how their actions and words affected me for quite a while and this line really validates my feelings. much love
This song really just. It hits home for me so so so much. And the first time i heard it i cried a little bit. There’s some inexplicable feeling in there that sits right in your heart.
I was listening to Avril Lavigne when I got the notification and was like oh shot! Stop everything! Dodie posted, and it's about Guiltless It's literally one of my favorite songs right now along with Xanny and If I'm Being Honest. ❤ love you dodie
Edit: congrats dodie, you've finally updated your "about me" on Spotify. Good on ya.
Sooo excited for the music video to come out. I feel this song more than I've felt for most of them. This speaks so clearly to my past with my abusive ex and I look up to you for getting past everything with yours. I even suffer from pretty sever anxiety/PTSD with on and off dissociation from it so I think I understand a lot of what you've been through. Sending all the love and I appreciate you putting my thoughts into words for this song. Its so perfect. ❤
Thanks for making a tutorial on the ukulele! This is literally one of my favorite songs right now and it has been kinda hard to find chords that sound right
I dabble in art but have never made music and I love how dodie thinks about a song like how I just get an instinct for what a picture needs added or taken out and I can't explain it but dodie gets it (oh and also the thing of knowing that you were mistreated because the person was just like that and you gotta move on with life either way is super nice to have understood as well)
guiltless meant a lot to me when I first heard it and its one of my favs now. it both warms my heart and gives me chills in a way I cannot explain, so thanks
I love this song with all my heart! I also saw an Instagram live of you that popped up in my recommended of a song you were singing called 'boys like you' or something but I absolutely adored it and everything you create is just wonderful ah
i love the little breaths, the little clicks and the line that hits me most is probably “and I could never let you know...and now I’m the one who can’t let go” I don’t think a song has ever made me feel so much before, I really love it <3
guiltless is one of my faves by you. I heard it the first time you played it on tour in Antwerp and immediately fell in love with it, I was super excited when you released it. it's probably the song that most accurately describes how i feel, in a way no other song has ever been able to, so thank you for writing it!
Total banger song, I love the line "is it real? You believe you're guiltless?" Cause it's such a true line. If you get the meaning of the song that line is just such a true line if your thoughts??? Any way thanks for the new vid can't wait to see you in concert!
i love this song so much... there’s something about it that reminds me of the theme from the movie Coraline which is so sweet and spooky at the same time
I love how I can relate to a lot of your songs, or at least see where your coming from. I can’t listen to the songs on the radio anymore because they have no depth and meaning. Keep it up love!
i love guiltless. it is the first song of yours that i've really and truly connected to in a way i don't with like 99.9% of songs. so that's amazing. i don't think my perception of the song is what it's supposed to be about but thank u anways xoxo
Dodie, don't worry, I know you'll do great on Sunday :) Also I love Guiltless
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Star Whale2019-06-08 21:29:31 (edited 2019-06-08 21:31:34 )
Thank you for this song. You captured all my feelings towards my dad in something that sounds just, so much prettier and more put together than anything I could ever put together. The whole idea of knowing that no matter how hard you try, they'll never get it, the way at some point you have to stop fighting because being upset is so exhausting, even though you know it's not something you'll ever completely get over, something that will never be fair, even if you're angry at yourself for not being able to just "get over it". And also the way you can see exactly how they got to be like this because of the rest of their family and desperately hoping you don't end up the same way. Just, all of it. I feel like I could ramble on about it for hours. Thank you <3
i don't know exactly what situations made you write guiltess, but the situations i deal with at home remind me a lot of this song. Especially "no use getting angry at the way that you wired" made me realise that i was in a infinit circle of anger and judgment with my dad and it really helped me realise that he is a human with A LOT of issues and that someone needed to break that circle, or else i would lose all sympathy i had for him... So thank you very much. ily <3
omggg i just finished taking a year of music theory and when you said the word "mixolydian" i got flashbacks to learning how the modes work and oooff they gotta be my least favorite part of music theory lol. but the writing a song and then figuring out that it's in a weird key is super relatable. one time i wrote one in A# harmonic minor on accident. it happens
the lyrics already resonated with me, but it’s difficult for me to focus on the music and the voice separately while listening to songs. the karaoke bit allowed me to focus on each instrument and how CREEPY this song can be and now i relate to it and resonate with it even more. brilliant! also sad!! xx
i love this song and the lyrics hit home for me. i find all of your songs connect to me lyrically for some reason. can’t wait to see u in LA in October. :)
Wow I just got the song, and I can really relate! I don't think my interpretation is the same as yours but heck, that's what music is all about right? :DD Thank you! you are awsm n cool! :ˆ) really like the part between 00.00 and 3.28 :))))
This song really hits so hard for me, because I believe I understand what the song is about. I'm very proud of you, in a way, just because you were able to open up on this topic. Love the song. Love it.
pretty sure i’m unfortunately one who ~gets it~ this song hit different for a myriad of reasons for how my life has been shaped especially this year. whooOOOOO dodie you’ve done it again.
My favorite lines are “ and now I’m the one who can’t let go” and “ I could never let you know, you’d never get it” I may have lied to them, but Dodie this is why I get it. I sugar coated it because they’d never get it, and it was too complicated to try and explain. I don’t even know how to explain it to them. I still cry when people seem to be mad at me. Freak out when texted “okay.” I won’t say people are mad I’ll say their upset because I couldn’t use the word mad. All of it, I’m still effected but I’d never say a word to them about it. The sad part is I still miss them all the time. I was almost dependent on them. I wanted their approval, I wanted their love, when they weren’t mad they could be sweet and things were so good. But so much happened that I’ll always remember. Yet I’m trying to forgive because it’s the only way I can move on, and I don’t like disliking someone.
Hi Dodie My favorite line of your song is “Don’t say its genetic”. I will not go into detail, but there is history of mental health in my family and something else (Very bad) also happened in my family. I am not the person this happened to but I am very close who it did happen to . This person has had a lot of mental health problems because of it. So that part really hits me, in the sense that what caused it might have to do with nature but it was mostly nurture and definitely this person’s fault.
dodie, I just want to thank you. thank you for writing all the songs that you do, thank you for being genuine. you are such an inspiration to me and have helped me feel more confident in my own skin. we have a lot of similar features and they are things I don’t like about myself but I see them on you and I’m like, well if dodie looks cute with those I can’t look that bad!! I don’t know if that makes sense but just, thank you. and good luck tomorrow!
Today I listened to this song for the first time and I was happy for a new dodie song and eating ice cream and it was a great day and (as always) when the song started I payed attention to the lyrics and I can’t express how much it hurt to hear this. This brought back so many emotions as a child of physical and emotion abuse that’s still going throught it. Exactly that feeling of not wanting to do anything about it (guilt that you’re being ungrateful for all of the privilege you have) but also suffering every day at your parents’ hand. This hit me so hard and I felt so much sympathy and compassion knowing that you’ve gone through what I have. Thank you so much for writing this I really needed this and I love you Dodie❤️
I'm graduating next week, and I just bought tickets to the Portland show, I started watching you videos right before I started highschool. It comes full circle lol
"very painful to film" Fuck dodie what did you do Also my intire life is summed up by "ignorant trauma in one afternoon" it just punches my soul everytime
"Oh, I just kissed you!" Well, I sure don't mind 😇
I had a dream the other night in which I had to kidnap Dodie so the real (bad) kidnappers wouldn't be able to kidnap her. I wrote her a letter in case she wouldn't understand why it was so important to let me kidnap her but luckily, she understood right away. When I later told her that I was glad I didn't have to give her the letter, she was like "oh, THAT letter? I actually saw it earlier, it's a pity, I thought it was a love letter for me." (after that there was a little confusion because she thought I was only 14 and I had to convince her that I'm old enough for her but this comment is too long already so) Anyways, a few days later we had a date and knittet gifts for her fans together. Romantic as fuck, yay! xD
guiltless is honestly such a powerful song, and it’s really hard to choose a favorite part but I like the start ‘There is a wall in my life build by you you opened a door a kid shouldn’t walk through’ It just means a lot to me?? (also hi dodie if you’re reading this guiltless is a very good song I love it to bits and it’s helped me a lot I love you <3)
i honestly think you're one of my favourite people on this planet, i've never even met you (unfortunately) but i feel like i know you + i would honestly protect you with my whole life, love you lots + lots + l o t s <3
At first I “didn’t get it” because I felt a little too attacked by it, but then things melted down and I had to accept that I get it and now it’s on repeat lol
i don't know if i get the exact meaning but i do relate to the lyrics immensely, at least in the way that i interpret them, and the experiences that come to mind are extremely juicey as well so i kinda get it 😂
So I still don't know what exactly the song is about bUT it means something in its own way to me and it's something that fits my life so well right now so I just wanted to say thank you dodie! Your music is there for me when I need it the most
i was just hating on myself for texting my friend a positive thing about my own art and then got back to the video i was watching and it was you talking positively about your own art and im like oh well if dodie does it im in the clear
I absolutely love Guiltless. The line 'I'm not bitter, I'm just tired/no use getting angry at the way that you're wired' really strikes a chord (ha) with me. I experience psychosis and hallucinate daily, and I can get so angry that it's happening and I can't control it and it causes me so much distress. But knowing that getting angry at the way I am will just make me feel tired, drained, and stupid helps me to just accept that shit happens. My brain is just trying to deal with the world, and this is the way it does that. Thank you for this song ❤️
If anyone is curious, that little finger thing in the uke line is called a hammer on and is a very common technique in both acoustic and electric guitar!
The song juste makes me think about my boyfriend, i love him unconditionally, he really is the person i love the most in this world but he has flaws, like, i am really emotional and dramatic and i cry a lot because it’s how I express but sometimes he does not get it, he doesn’t always get my feelings and how i perceive certain things and he is really bad at trying to understand, he also says things sometimes that are harsh or can sound rude to some people and he doesn’t mean no harm but me and even other people just.. don’t take it well and he doesn’t realize that he can hurt others with how he says things but he’s trying! even tho he’s not the best, i still love him so much but that’s how he’s wired and i’m kinda tired of it but that doesn’t make him a less amazing person, tha’s just how he is
I stan the Clarinet. Also, I this is the most relatable song dodie has written. Favorite lyrics: “I could never let you know, you’d never get it” and “I don’t think I’d feel better if I opened your eyes”
I felt weird about clicking this video not because the song was bad or I didn’t like it but because I felt like I knew what it was about especially after reading the book and sadly being able to relate to this song and issues in her book. but I’m proud to know there is an amazing role model out there talking or singing about things that should be more often
I felt what you said about those who get it, get it. It’s just so complicated to explain and if it’s personal you feel almost defensive about it. Weird stuff man
Hi! you're not gonna be able to get the same deep sound on a soprano as you would on a baritone unfortunately, but to play the same notes just do the regular d and c chords on soprano, but mute the bottom A string, so essentially when you play the c its just leaving the top 3 strings open. To get that hammer-on (the string press down thing she does lmao) play the second string as it is the deepest and use that at your 'top string' like she does. Hope this helps :)
Do you know what ukulele dodie owns. Does she only have concert and baritone? I want to learn how to play her songs but I don’t know which ukulele to buy.
guiltless is such a nice song! i really wish dodes would stop putting herself down so much though, she’s said repeatedly “i’m not even that good at instruments” which we know isn’t true.
I can’t speak for Dodie so I’ll speak for myself. This song is about abuse and coming to terms with the guilt you feel because you can’t forgive them. I’m currently dealing with the fact that my father is emotionally abusive and this song speaks to me so much. She’s right I can’t explain it. I’ve loved him for all my life but now I’m just sick of being treated this way. And the pressure I feel from around me to forgive him even though I can’t makes me feel so guilty. He wants me to forgive him and thinks he’s done nothing. You’re a fucking genius Dodie Clark. Yo know that you’ve been through something like this makes me feel so much better. I think this is about the relationship you spoke about in Angry. You somehow made something so tragic into something so beautiful and for that I’ll never be able to thank you enough.
Could someone explain the plucking pattern for me? I’m not good at plucking. Is it plucking the first string and then plucking the other three together?
Plucking plucking plucking (Clearly didn’t use the word enough to begin with)
I know you said that writing this song in the round was just an exercise in that song-writing method because you like it, but it adds so much symbolically to the song. As a musician and as someone with... similar life experiences, I immediately thought of the round as a manifestation of the cyclical nature of abuse/neglect/manipulation. Every generation in a family like this has to “sing” this song to cope, but so often it feeds into this never ending cycle of familial pain. Not to mention, each little piece is a different phase of in the process of healing... “is it real” is the questioning and the realization of such soft anger, “I could never let you know” corresponds to the phase we all go through where you just want to ignore the suffering and move on like it never happened. That is arguably the most painful. Finally, “I’m not bitter I’m just tired” feels like a stage of acceptance, even if it isn’t the ultimate healing we hope for. Idk I’m thinking too much about this but yeah... the round ADDDSSSSSS SOOO MUCH. The fact that every phase is happening at the same time implies time existing as a circle, with every generation’s mullification happening at once. Even just one persons emotional timeline is being condensed into one moment. Not to mention, the accidental mixolidian says even more, being a jazz chord with just one note differentials from other scales/modes. UGH I could go on but I won’t just know that I overthink
It is their fault. If your parents were murderers, you should be one too? No. As a grown person, 13 plus, you know if something is wrong or right. I can’t understand people that smash things. You work and save to buy stuff and then smash it in temper? Stupid.
Hey I am a new youtuber and I am having trouble getting comfortable on camera. Can you take a look at my videos and leave any tips you may have??? I would really appreciate your feedback!!!
God bless you Jesus loves you run to him with open arms and he will comfort you repent and trust In him and you shall be saved no matter what you have done. I love you
I’m sorry dodie but your tutorials are IMPOSSIBLE to follow also your uke is weird the d string is so much lower than on mine and when I tried to tune it lower the string was too loose so wtf
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYYAYAYAYAYAY I’m guiltless about watching this instead of doing work. Congrats darling girl!! So proud of you! AHHHH I’m so excited for your tour!!!! See you then!
Also love you Dodie I really relate to this song and the story behind it I knew straight away what it was about I’m in the same situation right now but with my dad except for the sexual stuff.
Len 03962019-06-08 21:19:28 (edited 2019-06-08 21:20:17 )
Hi I’m sorry for this being kind of off topic but I’m working on a song and oh boy is it hard- how did you make all the harmonies and instruments perfectly in time?
i fucking love guiltless. idk if i //get// it but i love it all the same
also wanna add; i am getting “no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” tattooed on me as soon as i can afford it bc that lyric proper resonates with me. okay thanks for writing such open songs and being so great 🥰
Guiltless is one of the only songs that I listened to and immediately understood and related to. It’s also really effective and fun musically, and the layered end part is so cool and interesting to listen to. I think it’s becoming one of my favourites of yours 😁
I relate to Guiltless so much. To have such a heart-wrenching idea behind such a banging tune makes me ugly-cry the lyrics while dancing like a maniac around my room.
Dodie looking amazing (as always) and talking about her amazing song (like all her other songs) am I right?!
(Idk if you care but...) My favourite line in the Guiltless has to be ‘there is a wall in my life built by you’ as I connect with it for some reason. I don’t want to get all sappy of why I think it is but it’s because I had a friend who I used to be very affectionate with (hugs, cuddles, kisses on the cheek) but we fell out and now I don’t feel comfortable with affection with my friends. Thanks for coming to my Tedtalk.
i love this song seeing it live in bristol was bliss nobody knew the words so it was scilent just your voice and a song that everybody was so exited to hear thank you for your music itd helped a lot of people and thank you lots for that xx
Sorry this is unrelated to the video but have you seen the two LGBT women who we're attacked by 4 men on a London bus? Its absolutley horrible and nobody deserves that. Also one of the women looks so similar to Dodie and I freaked out when I saw it
Okay im almost certain I „know“ what topic this is about but uhm also not.. so can you please quietly comment and then I delete it to be (as Dodie says) quiet about it? 💕 thx
hihi sorry to be that one person but does anyone know what her strings are tuned to? i dont have a baritone uke and i dont know what notes to tune my uke to play :((
i think it's mostly about a parental figure, like a father ("don't say it's genetic"), doing something wrong but refusing to own up to it ("you believe you're guiltless", "and I could never let you know, you'd never get it"). the parent shared something awful with their child ("ignorant trauma in one afternoon," "you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through," "i'll carry your burden until the day that you die") and now the child has grown up and is still dealing with the implications, maybe feeling disconnected from certain people because of it but also knowing there's no point trying to open their parent's eyes to it all ("there's a wall in my life built by you," "no use getting angry at the way that you're wired").
the song resonates with me a lot and i don't want to assume anything about dodie's personal life but that's what i got from it, at least!
Dodie, trust me. You'll feel better if you open their eyes. You'll take your soul back and they don't think they're guiltless. They're just waiting to be forgiven.
You'll never know until you try. But you'll steal your soul back
@angel meyer sorry x.x ignorant af is definitely my middle name as of recent years. I wish I could go by something else but I can't. Have a good day, friend.
aw I made a typo in the lyrics lol soz
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Getting your own lyrics wrong is a purely dodie thing 💛
158 likesThank you for this song. I have had trouble forgiving someone in my family because of something that happened (nothing traumatic but still bad) and I would have really violent dreams about them (which is not like me) and I never knew why..I think It was because I had unresolved issues with them and never addressed it...I have never found a song that addressed my situation so clearly Thank you dodie❤❤
75 likesDon't worry we'll get use to it :)
18 likesno useD getting angry at the way that you're wired
31 likesYour my idol, I have no confidence in myself and I feel that even my best friend hates me. Any tips?
9 likesomg I listened to this on the radio & when the round section came in I was so shook & loved it much❤❤❤ also my mum loves guiltless lol
6 likesyez bb
4 likeshey at 5:10 the song u were talking about is Bolero. just fyi, but you've probably already figured that out. :D
6 likesi’m going to see you in my moms birthday in chicago i’m the most excited
3 likesNot counting several lower case "i'm"... tut tut...
1 likeThat’s such a dodie and such a me thing
3 likesdoddlevloggle you’re all good! I’ve been there and done that too haha. I’m a typo queen. Thanks for this vid. I was very excited to watch it!!
2 likesStill laughing from the title on my sex tape. Btw on the way out of your Glasgow concert we where wall singing I want it that way but the b99 version
1 like*you opened a door that a kitchen would walk through
3 likeshi dodie! i think you're cute and awesome and you can do anything you set your mind to! i wish i could be as adorable as youuuuuuuuuu x
2 likes@ZOD4 okay this level of cynicism is amazingly absurd. were you having a bad day?
2 likes@Abeer Arif I genuinely appreciate your concern there. It's so easy to just fight with people you disagree with online, but you checked if I was having a bad day, which was nice, thank you.
2 likesI actually wasn't having a bad day though, no (well, not any worse than usual lol), I stand by what I said. I don't necessarily think she definitely did this typo on purpose, my comment was indicative of my wider opinion of her "brand" in general.
I've been watching this channel for years and I think it probably did start with a slightly awkward and shy young woman who loved music and wanted to share and connect with like minded people. And it's not a bad thing that that grew into being a more mainstream musical artist. But somewhere along the way, likely when she got her first manager or agent or whatever, I think she was made aware that her awkwardness, shyness, cute little voice and eyebrow movements, "editing style" with the wee words that you have to pause to read, and I might even go as far as to say mental illness (though I hope not), was incredibly trendy and clickable. And I think she continues to play all of that and more up for popularity with young people who identify with those characteristics.
The amount of little mistakes such as tripping over words that are left in her videos is just not natural and I bet that if you spoke to her in a setting in which she was comfortable, she wouldn't trip up so much. If they're mistakes, you largely edit those out, maybe leave a couple in because they were particularly funny. And we know she's not afraid of editing, given how many quirky jump cuts are put in. Not to mention when she edits in her harmonising over herself in the middle of sentences.
I'm a big fan of authenticity and with every video that she puts out, I struggle more and more to find any.
This isn't just me bashing her or trolling. Like I said, I've been watching for years, I'm also mentally ill and in the LGBTQ+ community, so it's not about that at all, and there are still things I admire about her and I love her little sister Hedy too, those old Pop Party mashups were the best. I just have criticisms. Or maybe I'm just a cynical old fart, that's always a possibility too. :)
I watched you!!! 😊😊😊😊
0 likesWhat was that long classical music piece you mentioned? You said you'd state it but never did lol. I love you Dodie!
2 likesI know exactly how this song feels. Thank you. 💜🖤
0 likesdoddlevloggle
2 likesThe classical piece is called “bolero”
The lyrics got stuck in my head! i spent most of biology class trying not to sign out loud just like, whISPERING: nananaaaaa you belieeeeeeeeve you're guiltlesss uhhhh :D
1 likeYour song really speaks to me. Which sounds so fucking cringey. I have a close family member who has recently did something to me and your lyrics capture it so perfectly. It’s like you ripped out my emotions, examined them and splashed them on paper. It really gets me in my feeling and it makes me want to forgive. Long story short your song is fire.♥️♥️♥️
0 likesAs someone who grew up (and is still living) with really emotionally abusive parents, Guiltless really hit close to home. Especially when you stared talking about how complex and hard it was to write about. I'm a writer and I've considered writing about it but it's just... so impossible. And so so messy. I don't mean to assume your story but it hit really close to home. Thank you.❤️
2 likesLol
0 likesdodie help I dont understand the tutorial... I failed at the first part
0 likesHey Dodie if you see this I love your songs! I heard you are going on tour sadly they are all too far away for me. If there is another tour could you consider coming to Boston? It’s funny you’d think more people would come but I feel like everyone still is busy moving to LA honestly I thought the trend would die down guess I didn’t get the memo. Whenever I go to the airport I always see business men and women who are flying with a brand or something lol it’s so classic.
0 likesdoddlevloggle it’s oki 👍🏾
0 likes@ZOD4 she has stated before that things like her instagram (and presumably her youtube) aren't as filtered as people would expect. she doesn't feel comfortable with things like photoshop so its likely that she doesn't like to edit out when she stumbles her words. i get what you saying but i think its more so to do with the fact that she enjoys keeping her flaws instead of editing them out.
0 likes“You opened a door that a kid shouldn’t walk through” “I’ll carry your burden till the day that you die”
0 likesnods thank you, Dodie.
You are beautiful 💛 your also my idol!
0 likesMarry me dodie! I love your songs. If you love my comment I will die!
0 likesI wish you still vlogged while on tour (also I hope you have safe travels!)
1 likeI cpuldnt have found this vid at a better time my entire past feels blank
0 likesMy BPD under control but I wrote out a lot about my past and now it feels like it's on those pages not in my brain
I am sure things might trigger it and it might be better this way
I also might he trying not to think at all because I tend to guilt trip mostly think I am not good enough
I feel like I let to many people down when things arent my fault and what happened vidcon 2019 that mutual decision happened I wish it could have been talked out at vidcon
Some peoples are cowards though and made a video letting me know they are so I prepared
I am okay and i am still here so from what I understand matters
Hi Dodie can u please do cover of "I wanna be your girlfriend" by girl in red lysm♥️ oh and I love your glasses u look cute with them♥️
0 likesF in the chat
0 likesMy favorite line is “You opened a door that a kid shouldn’t walk through” just because those words have such a vague yet specific meaning depending on the person.
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Maddie Kate I completely agree!! so cleverly written :)
11 likesWhat a brilliant lyric
9 likesMe too ugh it's so personable and ahhhhhhhhhh
1 likeme: i have a ukelele and a guitar so i'll be able to play it no matter which one she uses!!
1180 likesdodie: take a baritone ukelele
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Just use the first 4 strings of the guitar lol
58 likesher: take a baritone ukulele-
137 likesme, staring at the concert ukulele in my lap: dodie pls
Its just a D and a C
9 likesYou can do this with the top four strings of a guitar since they are the same strings the baritone uses. Because of this the fingering and sound is the same.
30 likesDeegan Winkelman thank you!
2 likesEva Vo me too ahhh
0 likesthe lil thing with she did on the uke is a hammer i think btw
0 likesIngrid Rodríguez it’s the last four not the first four! dgbe
1 like@katy bullerman you're a godsend thank you.
0 likesHey, I’m thinking about learning ukulele. What type should I buy? I was thinking about buying a concert one but would a different one be better?
0 likes@rose Concert is a good place to start! Honestly I've always stuck to tenor and tenor, concert and soprano sound relatively the same. Baritone has a deeper sound and different strings apart from a uke! Of course three months later I'm curious what you chose?
0 likes@Stitch Sterling Concert! I’ve been learning it for a while now and can play a few simple songs on it
1 like@rose Hey that's progress!
1 like"And a clarinet!" 😂
0 likes0:00 intro and talking about the tour and radio
1210 likes0:59 editing dodie :)
1:11 why did dodie write guiltless?
1:53 dodie! how did you write guiltless?
6:55 how to play
9:30 karaoke version!
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2 likes:0 what a coincidence! hello!
ur a gem!
0 likesthis song reminds me a LOT of my relationship with my mom, who in turn has relationship issues with HER mom, so the line “don’t say it’s genetic” hits pretty hard lmao
300 likesi’m american but I’m sure you’ll do great on channel 4 tomorrow!! you’re going to ROCK it
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ooh god that's my situation too :/ when my grandmother is visiting it's like this weird trifecta of iffy mother/daughter relationships
8 likes*like we're
1 likeSaaaame.
1 likeit's really cool to see how lyrics that don't identify as much with my life mean the world to other people :>
1 likeThis song literally means so much to me. I have had issues with my father mentally abusing me and this song just embodies how I feel. I broke down in tears the first time I listened to it. I feel like this song was written for me. Thank you.
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me too, it's such a perfect song. perfect to explain the feelings
13 likeselizabeth kisner I feel this with a father figure in my past, and with my last relationship
10 likesMe too
4 likesI've just discovered this song two nights ago and I had the same experience, I cried while showing my mum the music video because she understands how significant this is to me. I've never found a song that expresses my complex layered feelings in such a concise and poignant way
7 likesHonestly BIG SAME.
3 likesthe relatibility of this is just wow
2 likeswhen i saw the lyrics "i'm not bitter, i'm just tired / no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" i literally thought dodie entered my brain cause that's EXACTLY how i was feeling wow dodie how do u do it
503 likes*dodie’s back up vocals chime in near the end of guiltless on the karaoke version*
514 likesme while singing: I feel honored to sing with the queen
So when you include lines like "ignorant trauma in one afternoon" and "don't say it's genetic"
408 likesI don't understand how people would even need to question what it's about.
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No, please explain? :(
8 likes@Dana Perez it's not for me to explain. If you don't relate to the experience, you probably won't understand. That's fine too.
21 likes@OcyTaviAh that's a very patronising, holier-than-thou approach
131 likes@Rumer Priestly sorry about that, I should have been more direct. This song is about trauma, right there in the lyrics. It's kind of really inappropriate to ask for the details about someone's trauma, it can be really harmful especially if you're a complete stranger. Maybe, don't ask or demand to know the "hidden meanings" of things.
48 likes@OcyTaviAh I mean, apology accepted, although you've done nothing to me! I still think what you're saying comes off as pretty unkind though.
66 likesMusic and lyrics are, always have been, and always will be sources of great interest, intrigue, and fascination with fans. That's why things like 'Genius', and lyric videos exist.
It's not inappropriate at all to ask about the meaning of a song, Dodie has made this public, has spoken about it in interviews, has made a video about it now. We don't know what it was specifically that was said or done when she was younger, so it's hardly as though we're delving into her deepest secrets and laying them bare.
Simply explaining that it's about something traumatic happening to her in her childhood, and the person who did it to her having no idea how badly it affected the rest of her life, is succinct, doesn't expose anything hurtful, and gives Dana her answer.
There's not really anything to be offended over here, my man. Untwist <3
@Rumer Priestly that's fair, but my point still stands that you shouldn't ask people about their trauma, any aspect of it really. Some people don't really understand where the limit is and keep asking for more information, when sometimes even just saying there's been trauma in your life can be a really overwhelming experience. I just don't think it's necessary to understand or relate every part of a song to enjoy it, and paired with the fact that it's inappropriate to ask someone about their trauma or pressure them to reveal more information. You can enjoy stuff without needing to know the definitive answers to all your questions.
19 likes@OcyTaviAh Ay man, if you can't see how ridiculous and unreasonable it is to tell a person they're being incredibly inappropriate, berate them, and make them feel like a shit person, for asking to know more about some song lyrics (on an artist uploaded lyric video of that very song), I don't think there's much I can do here.
54 likes@Rumer Priestly that's fair, I got a bit dramatic
10 likes@OcyTaviAh Ayo! That's mad cool. Respect for admitting fault, that's not common, especially online. Coming from a fellow emotionally sensitive soul, I know it's not always easy, so mad props.
24 likesIt really did come off as rude and patronizing though. I experienced my fair share of family trauma and thought this was about that -- but I was still looking for answers in the comment section bc I'm autistic and like to know that I'm getting the "correct" reading of things. I've misread things as being about problems like my own in the past when they were about something totally dissimilar and I get so frustrated at the "if you don't get it you don't need to" stuff. One person's obvious is another person's guess and one person's guess is another's question.
54 likesYeah, it took me hearing the first two lines
5 likesto know exactly what she was talking about,
and if someone doesn't know what she means,
then that's because they never had to endure something
like that. It's not being patronizing, it's just, I think this such a personal,
sort of therapeutic song for someone with that sort of baggage
to write. That it just seems like something that isn't anyone's to tell.
Because it's okay, either you get it, or you don't.
another_sad_aesthetic I disagree though???? We don’t know what she wrote it about. I heard the first two lines and it reminded me about my trauma, but that doesn’t mean it’s about the same trauma.
14 likesSage Zahnd // I never said it was anything specific. I was just trying to point out that through the lyricism, it's kinda easy to sort out what she's talking about, I never said I knew EXACTLY WHAT HER STORY IS. Just that I knew exactly what she was talking about, in the terms of; Yeah, obviously it's going to mean something different to everyone. All I meant by that is that it relates to childhood trauma. What I've gone through isn't going to look the same to what someone else had. Neither is this song. I quote, "It's not being patronizing, it's just, I think this such a personal, sort of therapeutic song for someone with that sort of baggage to write." The baggage of cHilDhOoD tRaUmA. And all the scars that come with it.
3 likesDespite what others said, I appreciate your direct approach. Nothing wrong with getting straight to the point. :)
4 likesSometimes the lyrics to songs are just meant to be interpreted. Dodie did mention that this was a really rough and unspoken topic for her. But I guess asking a fellow fan for their interpretation wouldn't hurt. I don't think this comment was meant to be patronizing. From what I've gathered, it came from a place of respect for dodie, and a place of defense, rather than an attack. I guess it's just the way you perceive things. Things aren't offensive until someone takes offense.
1 likeI know what this is about according to me personally. And you're right, it's not for us to ask details of someone's trauma. I dont know how else to explain "you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" other than it's a really scary topic that is hard to address directly.
1 like@Rumer Priestly it isnt holier-than-thou, it's a really scary topic for some people (like me) to talk about directly. it isnt up to us to explain where dodie's trauma comes from because it's a very personal thing. We dont mean to be all "you wouldn't get it" but we really mean that it's a hard thing to bring up directly.
3 likes@Robin Nickell I understand wanting to make sure you get the correct meaning though. If you wanna know how I interpreted it according to me dm me on instagram @j3ntoons
0 likesPetition to have dodie teach technical music terms
186 likesHammer-on: "you kind've, take your finger off, and then slap it back on, and it will make a note"
I remember when I first listened to this song in my first relationship and thought “I don’t really get it but it’s catchy” then recently left my hella controlling, emotionally abusive boyfriend and have never taken refuge in a song so much. I’m so glad someone put it into words
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the same thing happened to me! my ex was incredibly manipulative and gaslit me and would do things to me that i didn’t want to do. and so over time i fell out of love with him, honestly it never was love. i broke up with him over text, not my finest moment imo, but i thought it was fine. and yet a year later, he still talks crap about me and is waiting for my current boyfriend and i to break up. “no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” hits pretty hard
1 like@liv I don't think you need to feel bad about having broken up with him over text. If he was manipulative, you didn't owe him a decent in-person breakup, which would have been the right thing to do in a meaningful relationship. And the fact he's still talking shit about you and guilt tripping you is not okay, and it says a lot. It sounds like there are a lot of red flags with this guy. But like I said, you don't owe him anything. I went through something similar with my ex girlfriend. Frankly, I think you need to tell him to stay the fuck away from you, and dont be gentle about it. You shouldn't treat everyone like that, and its understandable if you feel bad about doing that because you're actually a decent person. But you shouldn't take his bullshit another second. You need to make him understand you don't want him bothering you anymore. You deserve better.
0 likes@Maggie O thank you so much! i don’t even remember writing this comment but i’m in a much much better place now. a few months ago he mailed me a letter asking for forgiveness and telling me he “wished more than anything that he could give me a hug”. it was really weird but i texted him back and told him there was no way i could forgive him. he used my anxiety against me and ignored me literally the whole time we were together. good news is i don’t have to see him all day and from what I’ve heard he stopped talking about me, which is great
0 likes@liv That's so great, I'm proud of you! I'm thrilled to hear you're in a better spot and you didn't let him back in, because he's manipulative and lonely. I just hope you're not feeling guilty about it. I did with my ex, bit it's best to realize when you're ready that you deserve so much better. Remember you are amazing and strong for having cut him off!
0 likes@Maggie O thank you! I’m proud of you as well, it’s a hard thing to do! I definitely don’t feel guilty anymore, I think both of us have moved on at this point and if he hasn’t, that’s not on me!
0 likes@liv yes! Thank you, and I wish you all the best with your future relationships ☺️
0 likesis the briefcase you're carrying in your single photo for guiltless the emotional baggage bcs I FEEL YA I FEEL YOUR SONG
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you could say it’s a...
52 likes(whispers) griefcase
She’s out here doing her own Genius interview
60 likesshe protecc
3228 likesshe attacc
but most importantly
she bacc
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8 likesdodie; a genius who can write an incredible song with literally two chords. thank you.
45 likesMy favorite line is, “not one shred of hope so I built up my own”. My friend drew me a picture of me with that line in it and it literally made me cry. I’ve gone through a lot, and realizing I had the power to change and make myself happy is what got me through. And having someone else see that themselves just really hit hard and made me so happy.
44 likes"I'm not bitter, I'm just tired. No use getting angry at the way that you're wired" my ultimate favorite lines. The moment I heard these lines it dropped into my soul. It was almost like a trigger pulling out flashbacks and understanding after all my years. Whew, anyway. Great song dodie 💖 thank you for sharing with us
54 likeslistening to this while my parents scream at eachother is REAL GREAT
48 likesWatching Dodie go from "I only know how to harmonize guys lawlz" to this musical little genius today is actually SO insanely amazing and I'm so proud of her I wanna cry. It gives me hope to learn literally anything and idk y but it does
22 likesyas myxolidian queen!! we love mode-ie clark
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mode-ie clark my inner dodie stan and theory geek is screaming
23 likesliana flores how did i not see you comment on this a month ago hi lili you’re the best okay thanks goodbye
3 likesYes I Iove your videos!!
0 likesIt's scary how someone else can descibe your own feelings so accurately. I relate these lyrics to my father.
22 likesaside from: i’m not bitter i’m just tired
17 likes“i could never let you know, you’d never get it”
hit the feelings i had around a very difficult, very sticky situation that never truly ended in a satisfying manner.
it gave me the catharsis i never truly got so i appreciate it dodie❤️
THIS SONG WAS ON THE RADIO TODAY IM SO PROUD OF U DODIE
24 likesMy favorite line is “you opened a door a kid shouldn’t walk through” really resonated with me and my own personal experiences
12 likesI thought the line was "You opened a door that I can't shut or walk through." You know, like a metaphor that kind of means "I can't reach you, but I can't get away from you."
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wait thats SUCH an interesting picture omg
7 likes"the people that get it, GET IT"
159 likesyeah. yeah haha. my new favorite song.
I’m blessed. Dodie kissed me.
1043 likesWhoops is my gay showing? Happy pride month y’all!
Love you dodie. Love this song. Thanks for making mind-boggling, amazing music!!
I love "Not one shred of hope so I built up my own". When someone makes everything you do seen wrong or bad and you finally escape that toxicity, you have to work so hard to un-learn it all and re-build mental pathways in terms of how you treat yourself
14 likesIt’s so hard living with an abuser that you’ve had to forgive and I felt so alone in my feelings until I heard this song. I just feel so seen. Thank you Dodie ❤️
3 likes“do you ever get it when there’s a dark dark pit in your life-“
10 likesi completely agree dodie.
its called my life
I know that Dodie is like famous now but I really miss hearing her life updates and her little video vlogs but I’ll keep re-reading her books just to get that dose of Dodie
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me too, i hadnt realized how long it had been since she uploaded till i was looking for a cover and saw the month breaks. it sucks but i have a feeling it's better for her n her mental health so : //
1 likeA dodie concert feels definitely like the best place to meet new best friends
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Truuu
2 likesI went to one and everyone was sO NICE!! like I’m normally so bad at talking to people, but it was easy there because everyone was just like me and shared a love for dodie :)
25 likesYo you literally everywhere bro aha
4 likesFadzwa Gandid haha damn I needa shut up 😂
1 likeITS GREAT, EVERYONE LIKES DODIE AND HAS SIMILAR SENSES OF HUMOUR
4 likesWe made a circle of girls and sang songs
4 likesdude i met a friend called liv at a dodie concert it was ace
4 likesWhen I went to one of Dodie's concerts, I was wearing a badge that said 'Hufflepug' and a woman turned around and said to me, "Hey! Hufflepuff! Yass!" And I was like, "Yass!" even though I'm normally socially inept, and we were both like, "YASS!"
7 likesit is!!!! it was so kind bein there
1 likeSomeone driving past yelled at the line outside the concert and you could just hear a chorus of people wearing pride flags shout "same"/ "big mood" I've never felt more connect to people.
0 likesOmg they're great. Most of the line had pride flags and it was great. Also in between sets people just started randomly singing weird songs like I want it that way and all star. It was brill
3 likesEvie - lmao they played I want it that way before the Panic! At The Disco concert. There’s something beautiful about a bunch people singing meme songs together.
0 likes@Bunny Polaris they didn't even play the music! The crowd just decided to sing it at the top of their lungs
0 likesAgreed I just went to a Conan Gray concert and now have some new great friends. So I’m hoping the Dodie concert will be the same
3 likesthey played god is a woman as dodie came on
0 likesI ALSO love the “but I DONT think I’d feel better if I opened your eyes” ❤️ it’s a great line and harmonization
15 likesI started therapy this year, but had to take a break because I didn't feel in the right headspace to unpack it all. Thank you, Dodie, for writing such a beautiful song that speaks to such a familiar experience.
14 likesALSO! I think Rufus Wainwright uses Bolero as well in his song Oh What a World. One of my favorites :)
I love that you included the karaoke version at the end, it lets us all hear those little details that you talk about in the video and get a better understanding for how you put this together and your creative process and all that jazz :)))
2 likesDodie, the "ba dum" part is called a hammer on. Also thank you so much for everything you do, you are my absolute favorite artist!
5 likesI am not entirely sure if I understand Guiltless, but I relate it to my own experience.
26 likesMy dad often tells at me for my stupid mistakes (I have no common sense) and we're not very close. I feel like he doesn't really know me. Also, he's really inconsiderate and cares only about himself. So I feel like we're strangers and he doesn't realize that our relationship is bad.
I think Dodie wrote it to be more complex, but I love it and it's beautiful. Dodie, you're awesome.
Thank you for everyone who worked hard producing Guiltless!!
9 likesjust saying, when i heard this for the first time i broke out crying. so. no pressure.
4 likesi'm still a legal child at this point, so dealing with this particular part of my life has just begun, and it helps to know that. idk. it gets better? it happens to other people? anyway, thanks, big fan. <3
Honestly this song makes me feel seen, it perfectly describes the feeling. Thank you dodie for your music 🥰😭
6 likes4:52 Maurice Ravel’s Bolero, for anyone who’s wondering ☺️
3 likesone of my favorite parts is “a dark politician will end up alone” because it conveys a message without explicitly stating what it means, and i love that a lot
3 likesi LOVE “but i don’t think id feel better if i opened your eyes, i’ll carry your burden till the day that you die” like sis i FELT that shit. the whole song honestly is so real and painful but so beautiful at the same time i LOVE IT
2 likesdodie: "There is a wall in my life built by you (mmm)
6 likesYou opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through,"
everyone: awww, poor thing, I wonder what this is about..
me: ahh, yes, f i n a l l y, a song to go along with my childhood
trauma. the therapist will be pleased. :pp
(dodie is amazing, i have an idea what this song is about because it
hits, pretty close to home, but I think the song is beautiful.
i'm so grateful someone finally put this into words, she really
is an incredible writer)
guiltless hit me hard, it’s so personal and yet i can fit it perfectly into a situation i was in, and it vocalises how i feel in a way i never could 💕💕💕
454 likesi like the people going thru and sort of analyzing the lyrics and how they hold value in their life so i think ill do the same- im adopted, just to preface, and my birth mother, from what we know of her, has major depressive disorder and also had worsened post-partum-depression after having me- she ended up keeping me for two and a half years before i was put up for adoption. Its still strange to me how you could do that to your child after raising them. part of what hurts from that is that she now has two kids- anyway this is becoming sidetracked. because of my birth moms mdd, i inherited it from her. so my adoptive mom likes to blame all of whats happening with me purely on genetics (Thus the line im talking about being 'dont say its genetic') rather than the situations she puts me in that stress me or make me feel worse mentally.
3 likesThis song helped me through a really hard time in my life. Thank you, Dodie. 💜
1 likeI went back and watched some of Dodie's old videos today and it's so nice to see how much more confident she is now than when she first got on youtube.
2 likesThis has just... Always been a song for me that explains everything. I couldn't say it myself because it's so much detail crammed into a song and it's a whole experience that I'm so glad Dodie could put into words. And this video talking about her writing process just calms me down for some reason. It's even more special after seeing her in Vancouver a few days ago!
3 likesI love the whole song, it hits home for me because it almost exactly describes a situation I've been going through for a while. Thank you Dodie.
1 likeMy favourite line is "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired." It has an awesome ring to it. I want to make a drawing out of it
2 likesHey, sweetheart! I had just switched you on, and you spoke of Sunday Brunch so turned it on and heard you talk about DPS! Well done! Proud of you!
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DPS?
0 likesGuiltless is exactly how i felt about my friendships growing up and now I'm so happy I've found friendships that have nothing to do with the dark pit in my brain
1 likei love hearing you geek out about classical music and music theory :) such a beautiful song xx
668 likes"I'm not very good at instruments...I just do what I can so I can write songs"
3 likesI didn't need to be called out like this, Dodie!!
my fav part is at the end of the 2nd chorus when it’s like guiltlleeeesssssss on an F# and there’s like a C beneath it and it’s dissonantly delicioussss
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Ooooo ya
4 likesThis song is so accurate to what I'm going through in my life right now with a few people but especially an ex and I just... it came out RIGHT when I needed it. Thank you so much for it. It is perfection.
1 likeHow am I supposed to sing the karaoke without laughing at the picture hahaha. Love you Dodie! ❤️
8 likesOmg I love her. She is literally how I knew I was bisexual😍❤️
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Mandy G saaaaaaame lol
0 likesAll of your songs are amazing. What I love is everyone has an emotion or a story or an image fore your songs. It might be something they've gone through, something someone they know has, or something that they imagine. It's incredible and beautiful and you mean so much to so many people thank you
1 likethis song really meant a lot. i was like, “oh..so now i have an amazing song to describe EXACTLY how i feel about..things.” thanks for your music dodie 🖤
0 likes"oh ho i just kissed you" DODIE YOU ARE ADORABLE 💕 also bless u for these instrumentals i love u
35 likes“oH i just kissed u” is the most adorable thing oh my
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agreedddd :’)
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2 likesI can't find that part ;-;
5 likesAlexandra Commarmond 9:32
16 likescrying
4 likesI KNOW
2 likestrinityisaloser it really is but it made me smile way too much ^ ^
2 likesAlso guiltless is so beautiful and so raw and honest, and to connect with the lyrics and message makes my heart hurt both in a good and bad way
4 likesI had a feeling I knew what this was about when I first heard it, you're so strong and beautiful to be able to create such wonderful music from your pain x
0 likesthis song is full of emotion dodie. one of my favorites of yours. i can’t wait to hear it live in september in austin 🥰
0 likesi'm not very vocal on youtube, but just so you know: i love you, dodie! keep doing what you're doing because you're helping so, so many people (like me!) and they all care about you very, very much. :)
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thank u Ingrid !! <333
1 like@doddleoddle <3 :)
0 likesWE STAN A CLARINET QUEEN
294 likes(i play clarinet as well and i'm living for this representation lol)
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clarinet gang
9 likesOMG me too!!!!
1 likeOmg sameeeee
1 likeYeeeee
1 likeMeeeee tooooooo! Going into my seventh year of playing ♥️♥️♥️
1 likeYES I PLAY CLARINET TOOOOO!!!
7 likes(i am also in marching band yeet)
I’m a cellist therefore know nothing of band, and nearly forgot clarinets exist. Now that I have remembered them I know that one of my characters needs to play it.
2 likesChloe Baker Lucky! I’m in the class of 2019 and won’t be in marching band anymore ;-; I was a drum major on top of clarinet section leader too.
1 likesofia morehead part of the gang ♥️♥️
0 likesClarinet gang where u at
2 likesLuna Lovegood right here😁
1 likeIKR IT'S AMAZING IT'S LIKE WOO THERE'S SOMEONE COOL PLAYING CLARINET YAY (I play clarinet, Saxaphone, oboe, flute, trumpet, piano, guitar, ukelele and cello--definitely a music nerd, not cool in the slightest xD my favourite to play is clarinet and I really like Saxaphone but it's heavy and I'm lazy lol)
1 likeanother_random_reader finally someone else who plays the oboe!!! I play it too yet I’ve never really met another person who does😂
2 likes@Space Nugget woo oboe buudies. I admit it's very uncommon
1 likeSAME!!
1 likeSameee
1 likeomg hi clarinet players 😌😌
1 likeWrite a great song, talks about ravel's bolero, dodie is just so amazingggg
2 likesThis song is so amazing and I love it! I feel like I can connect with it and I appreciate it so much! ❤️❤️
0 likes"The people who get it get it"
4 likesYes. Yes we do.
"And i don't think i feel better if i open your eyes
104 likesI'll carry your burden, till the day that you die"
No i'm not getting to hard on myself. I swear-
EDIT: That's my fav part i forgot tu put that
Guiltless might just be my fave song of yours
812 likesIntroducing the clarinet parts makes me think of coraline. So moody but so good
12 likesThis song hit hard for me. I have ptsd from trauma when I was 3. And the line “I’m not bitter, I’m just tired. No use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” just describes how I feel so brilliantly. I love you dodie.
1 likeI think “there is a wall in my life built by you” is my favourite. it really took me by surprise but it fits me perfectly.
1 likeThe song is both painfully relatable and healing. It must have been healing for you to actually put these feelings thoughts questions into words. Thank you for making something so difficult to make for yourself. Also thank you because despite being painful to hear, it's healing for me as well. Just thank you for being you ❤
1 likeI think I get it, and I keep thinking about my dad when I hear this.
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Erika Grape me too
0 likesi think about my mom
0 likesthis song so extremely relatable to me. i had my own little interpretation when i first heard it and now i have a good cry when i hear. that’s all i need, thank you dodie. ❤️
0 likesThe classical piece is Bolero, by Ravel, which is actually thematically on point for this song, as it’s the same phrase that repeats over and over throughout the 15-17 minutes of the performance. It doesn’t grow or change, just has a new instrument added each time from an incredibly quiet start to a full orchestra. There’s a great RadioLab episode that talks about Ravel, Bolero, art, mental illness and dementia, for anyone interested.
3 likesThis song came at the perfect time for me. Its helped me in alot of ways. I love that your music does that. I love that music can do that.
0 likesI live for that pic slowly coming closer while the song progresses
640 likesDodie plsplsplsplsplsplspls could you do a karaoke version of you?? Ily soo much and can’t wait to hopefully see you next year x
3 likesLove this song! Have had it on repeat since it came out. You write beautiful lyrics 🙌
0 likesdodie, u r so gorgeous and i love the way u think! never stop being you, ur such a fantastic person <3
1 likejust wanted u to know that :)
this song relates to my life like no other. i'm so thankful for you & your music. you speak to my soul. xoxoxo
0 likesOk, so I don't 'get' guiltless in the way that you designed it (curse or blessing????) but i can still relate to some parts of it, and overall it is a bop that i put on repeat and also calms me down when my anxiety is high :)
242 likesalso i'm going to make fanart of karaoke dodie's face some time soon :)
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It’s a blessing, be glad 😊
8 likesBut I agree, heckin bop!
Yeah me Tooooooooo
0 likesI love this song. You did an amazing job! See you in the US on your tour! ❤
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0 likesdodie: i'm not very good at instruments
also dodie: plays the piano, guitar, uke, cello, and clarinet
Honestly this song hit me in a deep place and i feel the lyrics so much! It will help me explain my situation so much easier. Thank you dodie. ♡
0 likesThe unpredictable chord from this song that you talked about.
2 likesWas the piece it pays homage to “Bolero”?
It sounds a bit like that and I just wanna satisfy my curiosity.
This song is simultaneously so painful and cathartic, but it has helped me learn to heal after my best friend sexually assaulted me. Thank you for helping me heal and know i'm not alone.
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I related to this song for a very similar reason. Every line hit home for me in this song. I hope you're doing okay
0 likesI never found a song so perfect for my situation until I found this 🖤 Dunno if we have the same meaning for it but it’s an amazing song
0 likesThe first time I heard this song I was doing homework and then I just had to kind of sit there and think for a few hours bc it hit. Thank you Dodie, this made me feel seen
0 likesooooo now I can hear the clarinet part among the instruments, I hadn't caught it before
4 likesIt's such a beautiful song <3
ooooooooh this is so interesting!! really loved this one! the explanation of how to play it as well was fascinating, im not a musician but it was so nice and cool 😊
0 likesi really really love how both self aware and honest this song is! thank you thank you!
0 likesThis song hit me hard after I connected it, because every. single. word. described it so perfectly. I came here to see it I was right and find it weird that everyone is intentionally not saying what it is? It makes me feel like I misinterpreted? But I don't think so.
1 likeThanks, Dodie, I don't even know why I still bother showing her the things I make.
that new mouthpiece for your clarinet is hella good and also I really appreciate an artist using clarinet -a rare lovely thing
1 likeI love guiltless because it describes exactly what I’m going through right now and exactly how I feel in perfect words
0 likesThe thing where you take your finger off and on is called a hammer on just if anyone was struggling wanted to look up videos off good techniques to help learn it, great video love you dodie 🥰❤️
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thank you!
0 likesLiterally came here to say the same, good on you
0 likesRavel's Boléro is my favorite classical piece and has been since i was like 12years old i love it so much and i'm glad you do too!!
5 likesI love guiltless. It made me very emotional in all the ways, but helped me understand that others also have trauma.
0 likesur song captures ‘that’ feeling so well and it’s hard to explain to people what exactly that feeling is, and it feels really nice to know that you and others know it :) when I listen to guiltless I feel like youve taken a look into my mind for the lyrics lol
1 likeThe instrumental version at the end was so calming I need someone to make an hour long edit of it or something wow.
0 likesThis song describes a current friendship of mine and I cried when I heard this song for the first time. I finally had an outlet to connect my feeling to. Thank you🖤
157 likesThis song is so important for my coping with this type of situation. Thank you so much for creating this <3
0 likesThe line that hits me hardest is “I don’t think I’ll feel better if I opened your eyes, I’ll carry your burden till the day that you die” because when I did, I didn’t and I still think about it
1 likei heard this song when she played the demo on her concert in warsaw. i cried so hard.
0 likesthank you dodie for your music
ugh i totally “get” guiltless and relate to it on an astronomical level.. i love it
0 likesI really appreciate this song, like yes. I silently get it. Thank you thank you! You articulate it in a way I can't, you're truly an artist <3
0 likesThis song put into words a lot of complicated things that I’ve felt, and I thank you for that, Dodie :D
0 likesListening to Guiltless felt like having my own thoughts explained to me it’s one of my favorite songs of yours
0 likesI love you dodie you’ve helped me so much I wish I could meet you one day at like a tour or something!! You’re amazing thank you
0 likesLoved the music breakdown of this, and the fact that it's in mixolydian is really cool!
1 likeAww all of your music makes me feel so at peace. I’m deathly afraid of needles but your music helps me calm down so I can give blood.
0 likesI love this!! Being shown how to play your songs is super helpful!!!
0 likesOmg. I love this song so much. I had it stuck in my head when I saw this video in my feed so that was perfect. Also I’m a fellow musician (violinist) so I LOVE the explanations of the process of writing it and how it’s in mixolydian mode (I LOVE modes they’re so eerie and cool) and just ahhh, yes. ❤️❤️
0 likesdodie, I completely freaking get it. Every time I hear it I end up crying at the different voices. It’s just so weird so put it in words, yknow? My fave thing about it is that it’s so subtly yours but it also belongs to all those traumatised wrong word ik I’m sorry people.
1 likei love guiltless with all my heart, and i believe it shows how much dodie and her music/lyrics have been growing and maturing through the years and i can't wait to see what's in store for the future!
0 likesJust now, singing along to the karaoke part... I get it. I really do. Thank you dodie, for putting a song together that puts this in even better words than my therapy. :)
0 likesthis song really hit me with what I'm going through with my family right now. said everything I've ever thought in my brain. thank you so much for putting this into a song <3
0 likesi was literally just stargazing while listening to the Moon Song and Freckles And Constellations, this interrupted it but it was hella worth it
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4 likessame but i was high as fuck on mdma
1 likeYou have your priorities right
1 likeThis song resonates so deeply with me. Thanks Dodie. I hope your taking care of your mental health! Much love from your Enby friend 💖
0 likesGuiltless really hits very close to home for me so, yes, thank you for your beautiful music, love ya!
0 likesThank you so much for this tutorial! It felt like you knew exactly what was going on in my life and in my heart when you wrote this and it really touched me. So yeah, I also understand why you had a hard time explaining it in the beginning. It seems so simple at first glance, but is really complicated!
0 likesThis song structure is so simple yet so complex, especially in terms of meaning. How!? You're amazing. A literal metaphor for life.
0 likesthe chorus hits me so hard, thanks for writing this, truly, it's cathartic to sing along to
0 likesGuiltless makes me cry every single time. It relates so much to my life and expresses all the things I can't put into words myself.
0 likesyou're such an absolute inspiration to me. Your work helped me through a really hard break up and now even continues to help me through that same feeling of a dark place in me caused by generational issues.
0 likesI cannot wait to see you when you come to San Diego!
I have heard Dodie talk a million times and I'm still shocked at how adorable and soft her voice is
0 likesBeen watching you for so long and still your music is like therapy to me. This song reminds me of my mom and has allowed me to forgive so much that I’ve hung on to. Thank you so much Dodie. I love you!!
0 likesWow. tysm for sharing. The first time I listening to Guiltless it hit me v hard. I wish I could come see your Nashville show 'cause it's my birthday!I saw you at a Nashville show on my birthday a few years ago and it is honestly one of my best memories!
1 likethis song fits soo perfectly with my situation with my dad thanks for putting my feelings into words (you do that with almost every song tbh)
0 likesi just sat throughout the "karaoke version" with my eyes closed
0 likesand I can't even describe the feelings. thanks dodie, for being awesome and sharing that with us.
4:21 "goes to itch nose" "yeets glasses across face"
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Hahah that was so cute
4 likesThat was adorable lol
3 likesMy Piano teacher was giving me really hard music to play and I felt like giving up piano and cello altogether but you have made me want to continue because you’ve made music sound fun to me again! So thank you! 😌❤️
1 likeA beautiful song that many people appreciate including me thanks dodie
0 likesThe way you write is so amazing ! It makes me want to try
0 likesThis is like one of those GENIUS videos and I am here for it! I saw you play Guiltless on tour and it's so beautiful to see how it has developed through production etc. I'll be sure to tune in to see your interview/ performance tomorrow!
100 likesthis relates so much to the relationship me and my dad have and it’s so crazy to me that everything i feel and hurt about is perfectly summed up in a single song
0 likesThe piece is Bolero by Ravel! I love that piece too! Love you Dodie ❤️ I’m glad you shared this song, it was really good for me to listen to- I get it and I feel better about other people also getting it and thank you for being brave and putting this out there I needed it, bless ❤️❤️❤️
0 likesI get it my dear. thank you dodie, I needed this 💖
0 likesI'm stuck inside a hurricane of Dodie binging, I can't stop watching her videos...She is amazing. Thank you and goodbye.
0 likesHi, thank you for speaking about your disassociation, you’ve saved me. Thank you so much
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Honestly same, if she hadn't spoken about it I would've just thought I was going crazy
6 likessame
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1 likeSame!!
1 likethis song really reminds me of a certain someone in my life and makes me cry (but in a weirdly good way like everything bad is finally leaving because yes someone gets it)
0 likesAm really interested in the [somewhat dark / mysterious] deep 'cello' sections - what instruments where used to build them into that atmosphere?
0 likesdodie not knowing/forgetting what a hammer on is is so sweet
5 likesI love this song so so much(and also unfortunately get the meaning) and I'm so excited to hear there will be a music video!
0 likesEvery time time I see her remember how much she inspires me... Aghhh :')
0 likesI think the classical song is Bolero, which is one of my absolute favourites.
2 likesthis song clicked with me !!! it made me think about childhood memories and it was so relieving to know that someone else could relate to how i was feeling
0 likesThis song came at a time that I really really relate hard to and really helped me process through all of the conflicting emotions I was feeling at the time so, Thank you for writing this.
0 likesguiltless really hit. it was such a beautiful song, and it felt like all my feelings were in lyrics.
0 likesthanks for sharing it with us 💜💜
I play clarinet and I got so excited when you explained the parts for it and I love when you talk about music theory its so amazing! Love you Dodie and the song of course. 🥰
0 likesdodie, i really missed u on yt :) seeing that theres a new video just brightens up my day, im also so proud of u, u went from a girk who covers pop songs to a real, cool musician.
0 likesi get it dodie, i really do. thank you for writing it ❤️
0 likesWhen I first heard this song it really struck me. I immediately sent it to my sisters and they felt the same thing because it was like it was written about our perspective. I don't know what you're experience was that lead to writing this but I'm sorry you experienced it. Thank you for being brave enough to talk about it through this song, it is beautifully written and means a lot to me xx
0 likesI thank you so much for this song. It means so much to me and the lyrics (as do all your songs) resonate with my life and my feelings. I love you and your music dodie...we all do.
0 likesI heard it for the first time in class and i cried silently in my corner. Thank you
1 likeYes! The kareoke bit is exactly what I needed! I started writing over the intro when you put up the lyric vid, but now I can listen to this instead when I write! <3 <3 <3
0 likesI went to your Denver show last night, and it was absolutely amazing -- talk about a fun concert! Everyone in your group is extremely talented and the whole show sounded so great! I hope you feel better soon!
0 likesThank you so much for this song. You kinda hinted at what it's about during the tour, and i really felt this one. I'm still not at the forgiving part of my journey, but hearing all this in a song is really nice. Also "i'm not bitter, i'm just tired" is me everyday
0 likesthese emotions have never been put into words before and I am so grateful that you have managed it
0 likesHere's my thought process (that formed itself after 2 years of my own therapy sessions) :
1 likeYou can forgive people for who they are because of what their life made them to be - but there's is absolutely no need to keep having them in your life as a burden or a responsibility. Or have feelings of guilt. Which I found was a particularly difficult bridge to cross for me since I'm prone to have guilt just hanging off me all the time lol.. or at least I did. Not so much anymore.
Point being - while forgiving is difficult and hurts the most, what really gets you is letting go, not having feelings of guilt or responsibility and moving on. (or coexisting peacefully) which implies best when you're dealing with parent/child situation like I did. You're a fascinating human being, ms. Clark. I can see why Jacob Collier wanted to make a song with you.
The picture at the end,
46 likesThe little hum imitating of the sound you made
The “i kissed u”
Everything-
About this-
I love it lol
Yessss how good is the new clarinet mouthpiece feeling when everything works nicely 😍
0 likesMy first reaction hearing this song was that you had somehow encapsulated the relationship between me and my mother. Especially the line about carrying their burden until they die. When my mother died, an emotional weight lifted off of my shoulders. I’m still carrying the effects of what she did to me, but that’s a lot lighter and easier to cope with. Therapy is also helping.
0 likesGuiltless is a really personal song for me, it sums up my feelings completely and perfectly and I just adore it, helped me get through a lot
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3 likesCoool!!!
Btw, can you do a ukulele tutorial on “you”? Your original song?
Btw SO COOL
I relate to this song so much. It moved me to tears when i first heard it. 10/10
0 likesHow can someone say the words 'dark dark pit' so beautifully
5 likesI got it honestly. When I listened to Guiltless for the first time I cried because it felt like you took my situation and just molded it into a song
0 likesDodie, I want you to know I figured it out immediately when I heard it the first time last week, as soon as you sang the second line my heart sank for you. I am so very sorry you had to go through what you did and at the age you had to. Please know it is no reflection of who you are as a person. You are indeed AMAZING!
0 likesMy favorite part in the song is the “I’m not bitter I’m just tired,” because I can feel how untruthful it is and I get it
0 likesIt's a really good song, thanks dodie. I'm really glad I was getting the meaning right, that's satisfying I guess is the word I'm looking for haha
0 likesGuiltless is one of if not my favorite song of yours dodie. I get it, I relate to it and I understand it. I also love how it’s kinda pop-y and upbeat especially for the topic it skits around💖
0 likesi love this song. it came out on my mom's birthday and my relationship with her is nonexistent at best and horrible awful devastating at worst. so her birthday is always hard, but this song was like a balm. thank you again dodie.
0 likesI havent watched a dodie video for like a year. Shes like, so grown up from then?? So beautiful and herself. Go dodie!! I love your music and your blooming self!! 💕
0 likesThe ending of this vid is killing me. Awesome song, awesome vid Dodie!
0 likesYour music is incredible :') I LOVE music but yours is touching and speaks on such a personal level! :) Thank you for creating it! Please come to the UK
0 likesguiltless is one of my favorites❤️
0 likesIt's really interesting and informative to see part of your writing process here. I think it makes song writing more accessible for aspiring musicians, who often only see the finished product. I'm sure this will inspire many a bedroom-concerts-only artist, myself included :)
0 likesMy God do I get this song. I can't stop listening to it. You've captured it perfectly and I'm so grateful that you've created this art x
0 likesIf you get it, you get it. Love it :) Thanks for putting it into words! Best of luck with the tour
0 likesEvery part of this freaking song hits me soooo hard. I FEEL it argggg Gosh dodie ilysm!
0 likesAnd listening to you trying to explain it and whats behind it just reminds my brain that my personal black hole exists....
My favorite line hmmm honestly there are so many lyrics in this I relate to so hard
0 likes“There is a wall in my life built by you”
I really connect with (which is amusing considering it is the first line).
The end bit where all of the lines overlap in harmony is definitely my favorite part of the song though. It’s so satisfying!!
My fav part of the song: the little downward run at "you die". I was surprised the first time I heard that; it was a nice little low bit after a consistently high chorus! :)
0 likesALSO: the vocal dissonance in the chorussssssss
@ 4:45 That is my favourite part of your song too♥️♥️♥️ Still love it! Wonderful 💕
0 likesWow I feel this song in my soul rn. Also my life goal is to be as cute and talented as Dodie
0 likesPretty sure I don't REALLY get Guiltless because my interpretation doesn't fit all the lines but it reminds me of me, forgiving people far to easily or not even bringing up that they hurt me because I don't feel like it's worth it even though it should be.
23 likesEspecially "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you wired" and "and I could never let you knowWWW, you'd never get it", that lines make me feel so understood 💛
When I first heard the song I was like damn.,.,.,., did I write this.,.,.,. ............ It's verbatim stuff I've written downin my journal in a frenzy of anxiety and angst lolll yeah I get you fam 😔🤘
9 likesHey Dodie. I love how you said those who get it in secret get it... I do. There’s a situation that’s going on that’s been building on my brain, and this song just brought it all down. I love it and I get it, and right now I’m using this song to help me find peace with it 🙃
0 likesI understood it dodie and I appreciate it so much. I've also just recently forgiven someone who put me in a black hole and I wrote a diary/book about the whole relationship with this person just to express my emotions about it.
0 likesThank you for everything, dodie. Your music helps us in so many ways.
I WAS LITERALLY LOOKING FOR A TUTORIAL TODAY OMG THANK YOU DODIE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER
3 likesDODIE!!! I neeeed to know what baritone ukulele you are playing. Because it’s BEAUTIFUL.
1 likeI love everything about you Dodie. Please stay authentic, cheeky, and real. Hoping I can see you in September when you're in Chicago. Love you!❤
0 likesIt's a hard thing to experience at any age let alone as a child. My heart is with you Dodie.
0 likeshi, I am definitely one to 'silently get it' in terms of lyrics but learning the technical sides to it is fascinating!!
0 likessuch a touching, relatable songgggg
how do you get prettier in every video you make
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0 likes4:30 ooo yess Fleetwood Mac!!
0 likesAnd aww dodie your songs literally never get boring!! I could listen to them all year long and year after year after
It was a wonderful song :). Though I am a bit newer of a fan so been going through a lot of older music you made also I do hope to see you on tour at some point if I can get off work long enough to go to a concert :).
0 likesThank you for existing and creating so much quality content for us ♥️♥️♥️
0 likesI Love you so much! Your songs speak to my soul in a way that I cannot verbalize
0 likesI LOVE YOU AND GUILTLESS IS SO FUCKING FANTASTIC! I can’t wait to see you in September, after listening to your music for nearly four years I finally get to see my favorite artist perform 💕
0 likesAs someone who's gone through her own...stuff as a kid, I really love this song and how tender it is. There's this undertone of surrendering but also I feel a sense of anger? Idk. Anyway my favorite lyrics are: "you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" and "no use getting angry at the way that you're wired." Love you so much Dodie! ❣
0 likesI love how “No use getting angry at the way that she wired” sums up forgiving in one line😍
0 likesHi Dodie! I know that you will probably never read this but I had a suggestion for a cover. I was amazed after listening to your Build me up buttercup cover and I thought what else could be sung in an entirely different genre? Still into you by Paramore but into a breakup-song-style would be so amazing with your voice! I love your videos btw!
1 likeI have so many interpretations on this song and they all fit, on one hand for me it could be like me getting angry or upset at myself and my brain, which is very accurate. Another is trying to forgive someone for something they have done to you but you still love them anyway and don't wanna bring pain on them. Another is just staying quiet after certain events to protect people
0 likesMy favourite part probably because it hit me so hard was the part that says “I’ll carry your burden till the day that you die”... just wow
0 likesShe was amazing live when I saw her
0 likesThe-"I'm not bitter, i'm just tired
0 likesNo use getting angry at the way that you're wired"- part really hits me
Dodie, this came out at such a perfect time. It explained my feelings PERFECTLY about my ex and our situation. I finally blocked him yay
0 likesI absolutely lovvveeee this song <33 Are you going to be putting it on Spotify?
0 likesThis song hits so close to home and I mean literally home. It really connects to how I feel sometimes with my family, especially parents. These relationships are difficult to navigate and small things can be misinterpreted to be greater than they actually are.
0 likesdodie, YOU BRING PEACE TO MY LIFE. 🌻🌈
0 likesOH MY GOSHHHH I've missed these tutorials Dodie!!! And hearing your thoughts on therapy is cool cause I occasionally have therapy sessions and it's great that you're breaking the stigma around it! (PS, Guiltless is such a bop and I have a lot of other things I wanna say but yeah, don't wanna bug ya so 10/10 video, yeah)
9 likesAHHHH DODIE! I'm going to your show in September for my birthday and I'm SO FRICKEN EXCITED!!!!!
4 likesThis is such an interesting song, and I feel it is something you can never really get but more interpret and connect to situations you have been in. (Maybe?) I feel many people can also relate to the message behined ths song though. I think it's great that you have managed to do this, and it's so powerful the way you have expressed you emotions in this way and so beautiful, I feel so powerful while listening to this song, even though it a song about struggling. If that makes sense. I think it's just so beautiful the way you have put you emotions in this song, and created something beautiful. Thank you.
0 likesAaaaahhh I love this smmmm!!! Also I understood the song immediately because I’ve been in that situation 😅
0 likesI love you.
0 likesThe song hits hard and at the same time soothes.
Thank you <3
your song is so good that i actually came out of my room to listen to it on the radio! 🌿💕
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Omg same I ran downstairs XD
0 likesI'm someone who "gets it." ♥️♥️♥️ Love ya Dodes.
2 likesMyghaooodd you're so talented 😍😍 I want to sing-a-long to it
0 likesI would like to thank you because I was looking for a song that would help me in my current situation and you released this song and it’s perfect
0 likesDefinitively one of the best songs this year! 👍
0 likesI watched everything like lyric vid, mv and this in that order. The mv was so cool! Totally love love it!
0 likesWhen I heard this song for the first time I immediately tied it to a very important person in my life. It helped me uncover repressed emotions I didn't even really remember having for this person and also helped me put my feelings into words. Managing my anger, frustration, and confusion with this person through this song really allowed me to kind of begin to forgive their actions and to not worry about why they are the way they are and just know that in the end, it doesn't really matter.
0 likes"but I don't think I'll feel better if I open your eyes
4 likesI'll carry your burden, till the day that you die..."
this one is my fav because..it is just so real oh gwad
I love your music so much! ❤️
0 likesthis song is so important. such a specific experience that is not talked about often. thank you for writing this and making me feel less alone ❤️
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0 likesyou don't owe anyone an explanation for you music/lyrics/feelings/experiences <3
0 likesdodie, you’re a genius for writing such a beautiful simple song that’s both jammable AND capable of explaining something so broad/confusing/traumatic. Thank you for such a cute video 💗 can’t wait to see your LA show in October!
0 likesDODIE I didn't get to watch you when you performed live on TV but I found a recording of it, and you did incredible. This was the video before something beautiful, not something awful or wrong. You're so amazingly talented and we all love and support you, even if you had messed up. But you didn't. And we all knew you wouldn't. And now we can come back and appreciate you instead of hassling you like you feared. Cheers. xx ❤
1 likeOmg I got to see her at Belladrum owo
0 likesYou're amazing Dodie I love you!!! I loved your performance of 'She' it was gorgeous! And I can rlly relate since I'm a huge lesbian lol
Keep up what you're doing! We all love you x
to me this song is how i think about my childhood trauma and it really hit home for me and i love listening to it it’s super cathartic so thank you for that 💕
0 likesI'm excited to see you September! And thanks for sharing about this song :) I love it
0 likesI always hear one of my relationship in that song. It really makes me feel better after an inevitable fight
0 likesmy favorite line is "Ignorant trauma in one afternoon" cos it just resonates and speaks how easy it is to hurt someone quickly
0 likesImagine looking for a tutorial and finding one by the woman herself!! This is amazing :) Also titleofyoursextape LOL
0 likesI can’t believe I was waiting for Dodie to come to Utah for so long and now she finally does and I live in Brazil😭😭Dodie is so amazing!!!💗
0 likesi think guiltless is my fave song of you, it definitely hit the hardest and deepest for me
0 likesMy fav dodie! Got super excited when I saw you posted! Miss your videos hope all is well
2 likesThese sounds reminds me of s movie soundtrack. Can’t quite remember now, but sounds amazing. Love the song!
0 likesDodie, even when I feel that nobody understands what makes music good, you're always there to remind me. Songwriting, among other things, is storytelling. In everything you can I say tell that you just Get It. You are so committed to what you sing and intelligent in your delivery and explanation. Don't think this goes unnoticed <3
0 likesokokok but I seriously looooove how everyone has a different interpretation of guiltless. Like who knows what she actually wrote it about, but everyone connects to it in a different way and thats really beautiful. Thank you dodie for this masterpiece <3
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Asher Ring Quite a lot of people do know by now by I see your point it can definitely relate to a lot of things
0 likes@Grace sr yeah! Like I've seen some people say it's about an abusive relationship, disassociation, depression, etc etc but yeah it's a really great song
0 likesWhen you raise your vibrations and heal your bloodline, your ancestors celebrate the work you're doing.
0 likesKeep doing the work, Dodie. You're inspiring all of us who need to do the same 💖💖 Sat nam 💖💖
This song makes me think a lot about family relationships (especially with my grandmothers) and going from being very hurt as a kid to coming to realize as an adult that they are that way because they are coming from their own places of trauma/ mental illness.
0 likesI kept wondering why Dodie looks so familiar when I first saw her, then it just occurred to me that she looks so similar with the girl from Good Will Hunting. Love your videos Dodie! Kudos!
0 likesIt's funny how you can get this song, yet be almost certain that the underlying reason so quite different. I cried when I heard this on tour because it says what I can't formulate into words. Thanks Dodie!
0 likesi find it interesting you say you add more chords in your songs just to fill it up because ive always thought your music sounds so instrumentally complex and beautiful
0 likesim so happy that this is thing, I tried to learn how to play this on my own and failed miserably
0 likes4:49 It's the bolero by Maurice Ravel!
0 likesEdit: I just noticed she already wrote it in the video. Anyway, it's a great piece of music and I love it.
For normal (concert) ukelele, I use D and C chords but the strings don't go low enough to do the strumming pattern. I hope this helps
1 likeI enjoyed this look into your creative methods. I also liked seeing you at Disney Paris with Rose & Rosie.
0 likesI understood and took guiltless but in a way where I can't put it into words, it hit me on like a kinda spiritual level that I can't explain but I just genuinely feel
0 likesAnd I could never let you know
0 likesI relate quite strongly to this song, especially with this line as I have a habit of not wanting to tell people close to me things in fear of worrying them. Thank you for creating this song, it must've been hard for you to do. It lets us know we aren't alone in certain mindframes if that makes sense
This song is so simple and beautiful. I really enjoy all the melodies and beats and feels. I’ve been listing to it at least once a day since it came out! I just love love love the sound of it. Simple but complex and complete.
0 likesDodie, thank you for explaining this. Ik talking about my art is really hard, especially when its so personal or idk how to explain it, that is why i make my art, so i dont have to explain it. When i first heard it, it sorta hit me, i had my own story for it. The song related so much to how i felt and whats going on in my life. Your music has helped me through so much of my life. Thank you, i love you darling❤️
0 likesI'm watching Dodie on Sunday Brunch and I kind of want to try banana and pesto now
3 likesI really relate the song to my relationships with my parents for some reason, and if it's for you anything like that at all then I very much get why it's hard to talk about publicly.
0 likesI’m very happy that she’s focusing on music but I MISS DODIE 😢
0 likesi really struggled the first few times hearing this song because it hit those parts of my brain that are vulnerable and i don't like acknowledging, but i grew to face it fully and it's beautiful and real and true and hard and i've cried and smiled a lot to it, thank you !! the lyrics are deeply relatable
0 likesThis song resonates with me and my life so much and I am starting to realize that (from your song) I miss writing music and singing out my feelings! I’m going to try to learn to song and make a cover. I love it! You are a wonderful writer and I am SO happy I came across this song today because it is giving me a place to put my feelings rather than bottling them up or crying them out. After a while, the pattern gets redundant and tired and I really needed a reason to begin singing again. I can’t wait until I have the song memorized and I can put it everything I have inside into the lyrics and just get that emotion out in a way that always makes me feel better! 💗 thank you for sharing the background and for making a karaoke version of this song! You are a teacher of art coming from within and sharing it. I wish I felt less self conscious of my own songs and could share them like you do. Keep writing from within and sharing!
0 likesIt’s been 2 months and I’m only just coping without your videos through your Instagram. I’m so excited for when you post new content again but take your time and post when you feel comfortable! 💗
0 likesYo! Your self awareness, vulnerability, and creativity is super super attractive. So inspiring. Please keep sharing if it feels right. ✌
0 likesgod I wish I could describe how hard this song is hitting me. it’s so hard to feel so hurt by something someone did and for them to not know how hard it you. ive been holding on to this feeling for just over a year now and man oh man this song really just hit that part of my heart that has been so closed and tired and said hi this is a thing
0 likesThis quickly became one of my favorite songs of yours! It's catchy but also has a deeper meaning at the same time. Was the version you played on tour slower? I kinda remember it being softer than the final version 🤔
7 likesthis song is soooooo insaneeeelyyy goooood, and by 1:43 of this video I was like yeah "I got it" it was relatable AS FUCK for me
0 likeshearing you say you don't realLY know how to play instruments, you just do what you can to write the song is so good
0 likeshi i love this song and it makes me cry sometimes but in the best way. the contradiction between your voice and the weight of the lyrics just HIT me omg. also, if you ever have time pls check watch some of my own videos that i finally got myself to do (procrastination be gone!!), your vlogs always are so fun and sweet and inspiring!! . sending love ahh byye ee
0 likes“there will be a music video coming soon” : ooooo I’m so excited
1 like“it was a little painful to film” : oh no dodie you okay? <3
This song pretty much explains my relationship with my mother who was raised transphobic and now struggles to accept that I'm trans (btw thanks dodie its beautiful)
0 likesThere's something about your songs and listening you talk that make me feel like dancing and spinning in the middle of the street and it wouldn't be a problem. I see myself in you but in a good way and this don't usually happens, usually I only feel bad about myself and when I identify with someone or something it's related to something bad. So basically I'm just really thankful for your existing and for the music that you make and the way that you translate me.
0 likesThank you ❤️.
Dodieeee eu te amoooo❤♡.♡
0 likesSo excited to see you in concert in September in the US!!! I’m going to the Houston Texas one!!
0 likesBeautiful song ❤️ best of luck on channel 4!
61 likesThank you for writing such an important song!
the piece you’re talking about is ravel’s bolero! loved the song and love YOU so much!!!
0 likesI burst into tears, then showed my therapist.
0 likesMy favorite parts are both in the first 30 seconds:
"There is a wall in my life built by you"
"Ignorant trauma in one afternoon"
i love this song so much dodie, i’ve said this about every song you’ve ever written but i think you’ve really don’t something here. my favorite line is also “but i don’t think i’d feel better if i opened your eyes” because it just reminds me to let people have their own opinions even tho i can definitely disagree with them. this song really opened a portal into memories i forgot i ever had, thank you for that (a lot of them were bad which isn’t your fault, but the nice ones made me feel very safe)
0 likesOh man what a beautiful song. This is extremely meaningful to me in this time in my life and will probably be for the rest of my life. I’m working on forgiveness in therapy too.
0 likesIm so glad you did a lil vid about guiltless ☺ it's definitely grown on me! We love an analysis from dodie 😍
22 likesI’m still going/just beginning my self care journey and introspection journey, because the phrase “I’m not bitter, I’m just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” feels like the excuse I kept telling myself on why they were acting like that. I guess I am still bitter lol. Hopefully I can find some peace like everyone in the comments
1 likesending so much love your way dodie. had a ‘not sure why i’m crying’ moment when i first heard this song so i saved this vid until i had some time and just - oh my. thank you.
0 likesI wish i had a little minucious piece of talent that Dodie has omg, ughhhh she's so talented me wisheeees
0 likesThis is a favourite of mine. I bought the album and heard Guiltless for the first time. And just had to keep hearing and singing it. Then I bought the single so that it was selling better and it would come up twice when I did a shuffle of dodie songs….
0 likesyeah, i get the whole "it's difficult to talk about" thing. you wrote arms unfolding right when i was gonna try and patch things up with someone. then you wrote guiltless right when that relationship turned sour. i was blamed for the WHOLE thing. Love the song! I feel very connected to it.
0 likes“No use getting angry at the way that you’re wired”
0 likesIt’s a beautiful song, but that single bit gets me choked up every time... there’s a lot of other meanings in this song for me, all mashed together and it’s mostly about other people, but that bit is like it’s suddenly talking TO ME and not at the people I’m upset with.
It’s so hard not to hate yourself for the way that you are, especially when it makes you think, act, feel or see things in a certain way that’s maybe not how you want it. I really love this song because for me, that one little repeated line reminds me that I shouldn’t hate myself as much as I do, for things about me that maybe aren’t really my fault.
Thank you for another awesome song Dodie!
watching this made me cry, idk why tho. I had listened to the song so many times before, but you just talking about it just made me go "ha well, fuck" And I started angry crying for a good 10 minutes. ANY W A Y: I love you and your music, please please please keep up the amazing work. but don't forget to let urself rest. Ily <3
0 likesshoutout to others with parents with sketchy upbringings that led us to experience that trauma second hand!! you are loved and seen and we will all get through together :) love this song so much!!!
0 likesI get it. Get it get it. Your song made me cry so bad, made me feel like my therapy journey is not as freekish and anomalous as I sometimes believe. Someone at the other side of the world just sang my soul. You made me feel the least alone I felt for the last year.
0 likesI got almost every line. And they won't
Probably never. It's frustrating.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Yay! I’m so exited! I’m going to go to the Nashville one! It’s the day before my Birthday 😊 Can’t wait to see you Dodie!!!
0 likesKaraoke bit starts at 9:35 if ya need a time stamp :) have fun ya little buns!
0 likesI love this song so much but it is just so difficult for me to listen to, it’s written so well and just hits me so hard and reminds me of every single memory and major event I’ve tried to block out. My mother was always pretty abusive and just the lines “you opened a door that a kid shouldn’t walk through” and “ignorant trauma in one afternoon” remind me of those darkest times in my childhood that have entirely shaped my perspective and way of thinking. It hits all my emotional spots and the weakest most vulnerable parts of my mental state. I can’t imagine how difficult it must’ve been for you to write this and then talk about it in such large amounts. Thank you so much for giving us this
0 likesthank you so much for writing this song. i relate to it so hard. so hard.
0 likesthese are my favorite types of videos from you :)
0 likesGuiltless is one of those songs you need to listen to two or three times to properly take in, the nuances in the lyrics that just subtly suggest are so beautiful but non direct- she BACC
0 likesI love this song so much because it perfectly describes what is so hard to describe and whenever I try to explain it to other people they think I'm crazy and I'm like "you don't get it! He's crazy! Not me!" but they just Don't Get It. It's so validating to hear it described.
0 likesi’m an aspiring songwriter and this is just so beyond interesting to me (also you’re adorable and i think i’m going to one of your shows out in california (because i’m moving there from pennsylvania which is scary bUt iTs FiNe eVeRytHiNg iS FiNe)) anyways
4 likeswonderful song wonderful person keep bein wonderful love ur great
much love from an anxious teen that loves your music 💛
hey dodie you might not read this but i got “i promise you” tattooed on me
0 likessecret for the mad is the one song i can always turn to when i feel like im unloveable
thank you for writing and singing and just existing
this song captures "that" feeling so well and honestly you kinda opened up some feelings and wounds that i'd forgotten about or didn't realise were there, but I still love this song so much, I've never heard anything as accurate. <3 Love you Dodie, thank you.
0 likesYou ate so talented! Also, i have a clarinet as well!!!
0 likesEvery time you release a song, it always happens to be about like, the same thing I'm working through. And I'm not one big on the idea of fate but I don't think anything you've ever written hit me as hard as Guiltless did for, reasons. It's- almost like closure but more like that silent nod across the room sort of way, you know?
0 likesOof I get it and I don’t envy you having to explain it. But I absolutely adore it, there’s a way you capture things in your music that I’ve never heard before. I love it, thank you for making and sharing things.
0 likes"I'll carry your burden till the day that you die" is such a raw line
0 likesi can’t even pick a favourite part of the song tbh this is def one of my favourite songs of yours. i always get ‘i’m not bitter i’m just tired no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired’ stuck in my head just because it sounds so pretty and the lyrics are so cool. but i remember hearing the note you go up to in ‘i could never let you know OOH’ and i lost it i thought it sounded so pretty. this is such a good song it makes me like emotional because i feel like i can relate to it as well as it sounding awesome.
0 likesGot so excited when you said you were playing it on tour. My friend and I are making a weekend trip to go up to Portland from Texas (even though you have Texas shows lol) to go to your show!!
0 likesThis song actually kills me every time I listen to it. AHH 2015 DODES!
25 likesWait I remembered. "Ignorant trauma in one afternoon" is also one of my favorite lines. It just struck a chord in me. Like yea, that is just the sad reality of things... anyway! Love the music <3
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Ya in my case my ignorant trauma is from when I dissociated
0 likesI cant remember anything from that trauma sometimes I try to but it comes up mostly blank
Or things that I already remembered from that time
So for me its literal
I dont know what exactly she was going for with that line but for me that's how I feel when I dissociate
Luckily it happened once and since then at worst semi times but those I tend to remember
I know you will have worried a tonne but I caught you on channel 4 and you did brilliant Dodie was so good to see you on the TV keep going you'll rule the world soon ;)
0 likesBtw when's the last time you've had your clarinet checked? It occasionally sounds a bit stuffy when you play and I wonder if the corks are okay or if something is leaking? Might be just the clarinet though
1 likeI reeeeally adore Guiltless and it hits home in so many ways. Thank you for the wonderful song and this video <3
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could be she just needs to suck the spit/change the reed lol but i hear it as well. i used to think my fuzziness was just my mouthpiece but i had so many pads that needed to be replaced
0 likes@AnAverageAnna i was thinking about switching the reed too, maybe to a thicker one
1 likethis song travels through my brain and picks out what i can't articulate to the point where I'm not 100% sure that you didn't read my mind to get the lyrics. I don't know if it was written about the same things going on in my life but it really feels like we're in it together so thank you
0 likesThis was so interesting to hear about! 👏👏👏
0 likesIt sounds so lush. Fun edit ol’ bean, keep going x
0 likesThose syncopated claps and clicks that start in verse 2 are so cool!!!
0 likesYou were soooo good on Sunday Brunch! <3
0 likesi know it’s just two chords but you know i’ll watch this till the end
63 likesthe tune of "i'm not bitter, i'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" is so satisfying and my favorite part to sing
0 likesDoes anyone else need a vocal cover of a classical piece by dodie in their life? Because I do ❤
0 likesi love when you have clarinet parts in songssssss
1 like(also i understood a lot less of the musical-y terms you used than i want to cndskkas)
what ukelele is that? what brand and type? I've been looking for a baritone uke for a while. if anyone has any suggestions please comment, thanks! love your stuff, keep it up Dodie <3
0 likesDODIE YOU PLAYING THE CLARINET WARMS MY LITTLE CLARINETIST HEART!!!!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖
10 likesimagine if dodie made a video about the evolution of her hairstyles bc they’re so iconic lol
0 likesI love you so much dodie and I will love you forever!!!!! Happy pride month everyone!!!🏳️🌈❤️
0 likesmy favorite line is “i’ll carry your burden till the day that you die.” i like this line because i’m the type of person who wants to help others, and i don’t feel like i’m doing enough if i’m not holding everybody else’s weight on my own shoulders. i’m trying to write a song about it right now but i never feel confident in my lyrics and i always trash them
0 likesThis song sounds like healing. Its almost uncomfortably honest (in the best way). Your song writing always struck a chord with me but this song is so absolutely brilliant. I’m always sending you love Dodie💓
0 likesI relate to this song so hard man. It’s mostly about a friend i used to have, not my parents, but still. Ouch
0 likesGenerational trauma is a big issue in my family and this song is something I didn’t know I needed to hear ❤️ tytytyty for your artistry
1 likeDo you believe that things happens for a reason and everybody has their own journey of lessons where some of us will meet? I believe it has to do with what we really want and what we can do. You are very talented. I really like your voice.
0 likesi've always thought of this song as sort of a conversation (??) between me and my parents, like my parents are the ones who are guiltless y'know???? anyway yeah
0 likesThis song honest has be crying everytime. Even if it isnt what I think It is my heart feels it. Beauty
0 likesI saw you on Sunday Brunch! You were amazing, my mum loves you lol
0 likesaw thank you so much for this! i lllllooooveee the song <3
0 likesYOU HAVEN’T BEEN ON CHANNEL 4 YET SO GOOD LUCK DODDLE WE KNOW YOU’RE GONNA BE GREAT
0 likesi love the whole song and i love you; also go eat something yummy, you deserve it, dear dodie!💛🌻💞
0 likesYou should do a video giving tips for how to write songs! I really like to write but it’s never very good and I’m not sure what I’m missing... probably a lot tbh
0 likesGuiltless immediately struck a chord with me. Within the first two verses I really felt Dodie could see into my mind and feel the pain I’ve felt. It was surreal. I had never tried to put into words how this particular person has impacted me and Dodie has done it so eloquently
0 likesis it weird if i get “coraline” vibes from the entire song because of the harmonies???? and the instruments????
0 likesThe lyrics really hit me where I can't even explain how to reach
0 likesok I know exactly what this song is about and it means so much to me because I finally feel seen. I'm literally going to cry because I've felt so alone for so long and it's just amazing to see someone who's gone through what I'm going through talk/sing about it (even if it's just skirting around the topic), and especially since it's dodie and she is just so wonderful :')
0 likesmy favorite part is (no surprise) the round at the end 😍
0 likesYES! I've been waiting for this. The chords are so mysterious and i rarely hear this chord change in popular music. The melody is so strange yes really addicting. I can't stop listening. I'd like to know what scale its in if there's a name for it but I love it!!!!!!
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and the concept in the lyrics. i get it. it's crazy specific topic that I think about but I never THNINK about how I think about it. Weird.
0 likesITS IN MYXOLYDIAN i didn't watch to that bit how COOL
0 likesi love your videos there has literally never been a video that you have uploaded that i have disliked and i’ve been subscribed for at least 7 years but honestly i wanna say 8 and ugh just love u
0 likesIs the classical piece you're thinking of Bolero by Ravel? If so I love it too! And I see the similarity xx
0 likesWow, I love how the word 'forgiveness' can strike so many emotions in me. I'm bitter and tired.
0 likesAlso- my fav line is “I don’t think I’d feel better if I opened your eyes / I’ll carry your burden til the day that you die” mmmm. That hits deep, man
0 likesGuiltless exposed all my family issues and idk what it’s about for you but for me it perfectly expresses my situation with toxic relations and like on one hand I can’t listen to it loads because it makes me think about everything which isn’t always ideal but when I do it’s so insane how much i can relate to it.
0 likesCan you please do a cover of 'Creep' by Radiohead I think you would sound lovely ❤
2 likesSo stoked to see you in Dallas! HOW CAN I MEET YOU AND COMPLIMENT YOUR BRILLIANCE, LADY?
0 likesI just wanna support her she’s so vulnerable with the people watching this video, thank you your music and words are really impacting lives
0 likesSomeone make a compilation of the number times dodies said she can't explain guiltless lmao
4 likessitting here, two years later, listening to the song, dodies explanations, reading comments and feeling really stupid bc i had always thought this song was about something else and wondered why i related to it so much when my relation seemed to have nothing to do with the actual meaning of the song - but i just realized that it makes perfect sense. what a brilliant song, amazing lyrics.
0 likesno use getting angry at the way that you’re wired
0 likesi spend a lot of time flipping back and forth between whether or not peoples actions are actually their fault and to what extent... see u in houston dodie :) 💕
Yeah I’m definitely one of the people who silently get it. It is way too damn complex. Thank the Lord for your song, giving words and life to how I’ve been feeling and not knowing how to put them into words myself. And yet even better, a lovely tune I’ll sing forever. Love you dodie so much for everything you do and given me. ❤️
0 likeseeeee dodie i watched u on sunday brunch, you were amazing!! <3
0 likesI’m seeing you in Minneapolis and I really can’t wait to hear this and She live ❤️❤️❤️
0 likesi think this is one of the best songs you’ve written
0 likesI dont know if you'll actually read this dodie, but I've followed you for years. Whenever someone asks whose my favorite artist, it's always you that I answer with. I love all your songs. I'm always thirsty for more dodie songs. But this song. Ugh. I get it. Hard to explain like you said. But I get it.
0 likesWell that's pretty different from how I interpreted it but it makes a lot of sense.... Yeah, I still just love this song sooo much and it totally has that Fleetwood Mac vive
0 likesmy favourite line is 'is it real'. I've found that sometimes you just question if anything is real and if you were looking from someone else's POV you'd be wrong, even when you know that's absolute cowpats.
0 likesis no one really gonna talk about the amazing b99 reference at 6:00 ?😂😂 also amazing song dodie, I love it so much ❤❤
0 likesI'm sure your going to do great on the morning show! thanks for the video.
0 likesi needed that how to play so much! thank you dodes!
0 likesThat black hole analogy hit me in ways I didn’t know was possible 👌🏻
1 likeComing from someone who took ap music theory this year I’d love to have dodie to teach it her way because I’m sure it’ll be easier to learn kchjdbf
0 likesHi dodie. Thank you. I just think you need to be thanked every opportunity that I have to give you. Thank you for being there for me when I wasn’t there for myself. I constantly think about how I just want to talk to you! I just want to be your friend<3 I love you❕
0 likesok so um I just started to listen to some of dodie’s music but I only heard her singing voice so I didn’t know she had an accent but it is so freaking adorable
0 likesWow that tour schedule. Take care of yourself. I like that this song leaves just enough unsaid that it's relatable, helpful and identifiable to a lot of people who embrace it for slightly different reasons. Forgiveness can sometimes seem grossly counter-intuitive, but the alternative is an entire life of toxic exhaustion.
0 likescan’t wait to see you for the 3rd time at truck lovely dodie x
0 likes7:41 My new favorite thing in the world is Dodie over-explaining a hammer on.
0 likesYou started talking about the black hole in our lives, and I was just kinda glad to hear a good description of how I feel. Like...that was it. That’s how I feel. There are words for that.
0 likesI am so proud having watched you reach the recognition you deserve
3 likesI relate so much to this song. You're right, if you get it, you get it. It's way too complicated but it fits my childhood perfectly. I hold a lot of anger towards this person in my life, so it was an interesting way to think of them and maybe they couldn't help it all
0 likesi love the photo for the karaoke version of guiltless!!😂🙌🏻
0 likesit makes me so sad seeing all the people talking about how they get it bc damn if we’re all ‘getting it’ in the same way, I’m so sorry so many of us have gone through it
0 likesLovely as always!
0 likesThis is so important. Thank you for baring your soul.
0 likesI’m sad I didn’t know that Dodie performed in Vancouver in October ugh I wish I got to see her (I live in BC)
0 likesI love this clarinet representation. I play clarinet, oboe, flute, trumpet, saxaphone, piano, guitar and cello (the highest grades I am are grade five oboe, grade seven piano and grade seven clarinet--definite music nerd xD not cool in the slightest) I love songwriting and ur an inspiration to me ❤️❤️❤️.
0 likesDodie you were so good on channel 4 good job 🤩👏👏
0 likesThank you for writing this and thank you.
1 likeFavourite line is definitely "But i don't think i'd feel better if i opened your eyes I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die." Very uh how you say.. relatable.
1 likeok not to presume ANYTHING but when i first heard this song i thought it was about a failed romantic relationship and i was like ! ok cool song. but when i saw someone else relate to it as a song more about making piece with your childhood and upbringing and it was like...................oh. ya. idk how to explain it but it gained a lot of depth immediately. anyways; its a masterpiece lol
0 likesI feel like I know what the song is about but I pray that it's not what I think it is, I cant tell you how much this song has helped me cry things out though. It's easy to put my situation into the lyrics and to relate to the lyrics. I love you so much and I'm trying so hard to be able to afford tickets to see you in DC ❤
0 likesyou've got to have a lot of hate in your heart to dislike one of dodie's videos
3 likesI get it. We get it. This song is a gift. Thank you.
0 likeshey dodie what baritone ukes do you have? :) x This one is gorgeous, I got a dark wood one today from Caramel xD
0 likesYour song's lyrical theme is cute, if not philosophically stimulating; you must have been brewing on that theme for some time now~
0 likesAlso your musical arrangement is spot-on; it is relaxing, yet springy and energetic.
Well done, Dodie~
I learnt the uke part (badly, my sop doesn't sound that great with it) and the clarinet part!
3 likes0:44 i was able to come to the show in new york! i know nobody cares lol but i just had a lot of fun and wanted to say it here! i know you definitely won't read this but hello dodie! you were lovely and i'm so glad i got to be there! me and my friends that were there too all bought matching t-shirts at the merch section as well. we plan to wear them together soon! we really enjoyed it, thank you so much to you and the crew for putting on such a lovely show!! :)
1 likeI bloody love Bolero by Ravel !!! And your video ❤️
0 likesidk why but i relate this song to what happened to me 2 years ago. i was almost a r*pe victim and it messed me up. the specific line that made me relate this amazing song to it was “ignorant trauma in one afternoon”. thank you dodie love u💕 i love all your songs
0 likesno one:
0 likesdodie: here's how to play it on the clarinet!
god what a cute human being
I know what you mean with Bolero!! I played it in my orchestra and it was really fun
0 likesDODIE!!! Oh wonder released a new song! Can we get a cover pleeeeeaase? 😩
0 likesI have no way of thanking you other than through this comment (and going to your concert this october in AZ) for writing this song. I'm still struggling with this person, but this helps me relax, and even if they can't "forgive me" (for whatever I could have done - sarcasm) I'll find it within myself to not let their opinions and comments and beliefs of me let me down. Thank you again.
0 likesI love how Dodie's face just keeps getting larger and larger during the instrumental as if to signify some deep existential dread.
0 likesI low key think about my dad when I hear it ngl
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I high-key think of my dad. Dads, man.
47 likessame here
9 likesme too whoops
9 likesme to lol
4 likesYuh that’s what the song is about
2 likes@Amy D is it?
1 likeRainbowSocks yep look at her dad’s twitter
2 likes@Amy D damn
1 likesAME
1 likeRainbowSocks me @ my mom
3 likesI think of my parents and their lack of acceptance of my queerness due to the way they were raised in a different culture.
8 likesAmy D who is her dad
0 likesRainbowSocks
2 likesand I oop — same same
same
0 likesI get the vibe it's about her parents
1 likegreat now i am too. not my favorite thing to think about tbh
0 likes@ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ mood :/
0 likes@Nessa O'Connor yeah but it doesnt sound romantic at any point and usually, its dodie, if it was she probably would have like,,a l i n e abt it is what I figured
0 likesMe too oops....
0 likesi literally feel that way so much
1 like@Nessa O'Connor in her book it talks about the goings on of her childhood and how her parents broke up so could be that
1 likeSame
0 likesSame
0 likesme too man, im pretty sure thats what its about
0 likesI’m seeing you September 25th and I’m so excited 😤I’ve been a fan since I was 10 and I’m gonna be 16 in December and I’m so freaking excited 💖💖💖
1 likeIdk bout y'all but I've been trying to deal with something that I'm not even gonna get into and this song puts how I feel into words better than me how is that even possible lmaooo
0 likesi remember during the time this song came out, i didn’t really get what i meant although i thought it was catchy. even if i knew it was talking about a traumatic experience i couldn’t really understand it as i wasn’t really good at reading things. but lately as i’ve reflected on sort-of-traumatic (?) family experiences (more like secondhand trauma tbh) that have happened to me in the past and seeing how the ‘resolvement’ of that situation lives on and presents itself in the now just stings me. thank you dodie for writing something so comforting and relatable. please keep doing what you do :]
0 likesI think guiltless may just be my favourite Dodie song because I think I relate to it and it's so beautiful and interesting hekshsd
0 likesI LOVE it it’s sooo soft and bubbly
0 likescould you make a video about songs writing and tips? you're bloody good at it
0 likesThis is one song by you that I can say I completely and totally understood after the first listen. My life dealing with my parents and how they're actions have affected me is exhausting. I love them dearly, and they have always been there for me, but the mental anguish that has gone on in my house is where I get a lot of my damage. I thank you so much for writing this and knowing I'm not alone. I sing this and the emotions consume me and I just feel like me and you are with each other talking about this and feeling it together so thank you so much, again. I love you Dodie, I will always be on your team ❤️
0 likesTengo un trabajo para mí universidad, sobre un artículo de revista y ¡Sin duda tengo que hablar de ti! Por que eres genial !!😍
0 likesThe second time I listened to this I was in my car with my mom and I just UNDERSTOOD. Thank you, truly.
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Also yes that is you in my pfp, I went to your show in Belgium a year ago!!
0 likesi mean, this song means so much to me, and I understand it and it's relevant to me, but i dunno whether i understand it in the same way as you do. it means a lot to me, and so many of the lyrics parallel a lot of thoughts I've had in the past and sometimes in the present, but i dunno whether your understanding and your meaning and your intentions surrounding both the lyrics and the song are the same as mine, or rather have similar effects but have different roots and causes.
0 likesthank you for this song, I needed it:)
0 likesmy fav line is "i don't think i'd feel better if i opened your eyes" because 1) i relate to it, 2) i like the shift from the low note to the high note, it feels like when you're on a swing and you swing back up into the sky really fast, and 3) because all the quick consonant sounds are very pleasing, its like how japanese sounds really soothing sometimes like ASMR
0 likesI want to do an analysis video on your use of modal mixture in your music, because you actually do it quite a lot.
3 likes"you believe you're guiltless" is the line that fucks me up the most, cause yeah. he probably does believe he's guiltless
1 likeCan you do a collab with cavetown? He’s super awesome and I think a song together would be great 👍
0 likes... okay but is nobody going to talk about the gigantic laughing attack from the hilarious picture that made it impossible to sing the karaoke..?
1 likeIn all seriousness, I think it is so wonderful how you can write a song of this beauty and still maintain a total lack of arrogance and instead you keep your focus on connection, with yourself and your audience. (Or at least that's how I interpret it.) Whether it is through a song about such pain and confusion, or by putting up a ridiculously hilarious picture behind your karaoke.
I had tickets to see dodie a couple years back but I couldn't bring myself to go. She's in DC again and I'm still not in an emotional state to see her. I think I'd cry the whole time. :(
0 likesi love these types of videos so so so so much <33
3 likesOMG IM SO EXCITED TO HEAR THIS SONG IN CONCERT OMG
I can’t believe how unbelievably talented you are and how much you know about music theory! Have you ever thought about doing a music Ed type video? Kind of like this, but more??
0 likesAs someone who silently gets it, I get what you are trying to say about getting the complexity of what there is to get... so yeah... beautiful song. <3
0 likesyou're such a gift for humanity <3
0 likesas someone who knows nothing about music other than it sounds Nice, i'm incredibly amazed by how you could make such a beautiful and interesting and just lovely song out of a two chord pattern??like!!!! you're so so talented, i love it, thank you for sharing it with us <3
0 likesUhhhh you are so right about how if people get it then they get it. The words are so perfect, I love how you managed to get the words out for things that’ are sooo hard to talk about. Fantastic 👏🏻
0 likesI think I understand what you're saying about the meaning. In therapy one time my therapist pulled out a paper that said Shame, unhelpful guilt, and guilt. The difference we went over was that shame is feeling bad about something you did (ex. tripping over a bump in the sidewalk). Unhelpful guilt is continually being upset with yourself over an incident (ex. forgetting a coworker's name and having to ask). Guilt is thinking that something is morally wrong with you. In the way the song goes, "No use getting angry with the way that you're wired". I feel like that acknowledging that it is the way you are and being upset with it. The actually meaning gets very confusing to explain, but at the same time I get it. Damn it is hard to explain. I hope that makes sense to someone <3
0 likesthe song you're thinking of at 5:15 is bolero - i'm playing it in a symphony orchestra next week :)
0 likes(link for anyone curious as to what she's talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZDiaRZy0Ak)
In case anyone was wondering (I’m not sure if someone has already said this or Dodie already said it but here you go), I think the song Dodie was talking about is called Bolero by Maurice Ravel :) I’m playing it in my percussion ensemble and it’s really repetitive, especially the snare part 😅
0 likesYayy another song to attempt (but probably fail). Is it possible to do one of these on Ready Now too?
6 likesme being able to understand dodie when she says the song is in mixolydian makes all my 8 years of choir and music theory thus far worth it
0 likes"you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through." that hits harder every time i listen to it..
0 likes"i'll carry your burden till the day that you die" bearing the consequences of someone else's actions toward you..ouch. help, my heart, too raw, too real. only dodie could write words that penetrate through my heart and make me okay with not being okay.
Dodie, do you know how hard it is to sing the lyrics with your face getting progressively bigger at me? I can't lol
0 likesAnother perspective, my sister attempted suicide while we were home alone when I was a child, which kicked off my genetic disposition to depression. I’m surprised how so many experiences fit so snugly with the song you’ve written
0 likesI’m dying guiltless is the best thing that’s happened to me ever
4 likesSo beautiful!
0 likesSo beautiful!
0 likesgoing through some spicy shit and guiltless really fucking came in at a good time the song is beautiful and the lyrics hurt my chest
0 likesHi Dodie your song Guiltless really hit a dark place for me, I connected with it so much like your lyrics " you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" and your song has actually helped me a lot personally and emotionally. So I wanted to thank you for sharing something like this that is obviously deeply personal and meaningful within your music, I'm sure it will mean something to a lot more people.💕
0 likesMmm a why and how I fell madly in love with Dodie video. Neat!
0 likeswhen you said it's in mixolydian i had a war flashback to my AP music theory class
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C natural does that to people. Oh, the things we have seen, sister. :(
1 likeDid anyone else attempt (and fail) to sing the song alone in their room lol
2 likesJust watched you sing on channel 4, why was your ear piece out? but was really good. My favourite line is "I'm not bitter I'm just tired"
0 likesIt's called a hammer-on at 7:30. This song's amazing!
0 likesi don't know if i have it right, but this song came at a perfect time where i was having issues with my mom and had to see my therapist more (right after i was told i wouldn't need an appt for 3 months). she grew up in a home where she saw terrible things. she tried to make it so i wouldn't deal with those terrible things, but sure enough my brain is screwy too. it helped me with that aspect of forgiveness. no use getting angry at the way that she's wired. 💗
0 likes4:34 but you wrote a song with just one note girl this is where you an expertt
0 likeswhen I first heard this song, I did not expect it to hit as hard as it did. It just really perfectly fits how I feel about my dad. The line "is it real, you believe you're guiltless" hits hardest, because its true for my situation. He genuinely thinks that somehow, after all he has done, he is a good dad- and it just boggles my mind to the point where I think 'is it real?'.
1 likeWell, today he messaged me, and I immediately thought of this song. So, I listened to it, watched the video, and now I'm here. and crying lol.
I really love this song because of literally everything about it and the emotional impact of it. but every time I hear it I think of my dad, and I don't like that so much.
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i know exactly how you're feeling. My dad suffers from Bipolar disorder and has done a lot of damage to my family but literally cant see what he is doing as being wrong. he does feel "guiltless" and at the same time i really feel like i cant get mad at him because its a mental disorder and he is just that way. this song made me cry the first time because of how close to home it hit.
0 likesBut my love, you are gonna do amazing on the sunday brunch!!!
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yeah!
0 likesOH MEE GEEE! I found you by accident and you're just so lovely!
1 likehonestly I can't pin point a lyric I love but I feel so connected to all of them, for me it reminds me of dad and his abuse that I've had to experience for pretty much all my life, I could never confront him about how he's affected me because he really just won't understand it. he believes he's guiltless and will continue to because I'll never confront it. damn that's a long comment sorry but yeah:)
0 likesi think you did well talking about it without really talking about it in this video. while it's nice to have your fave artist engage with their audience i think your music can speak for itself too. my favourite part of guiltless is the opening - "there is a wall in my life built by you, you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through" the wall and door imagery conjure a powerful picture in my mind of being trapped in a house with someone. walls and doors are supposed to come together to create a place where you're safe but that is sometimes not the case... and you feel stuck in a place that was supposed to protect you. Thank you for this song dodie, it's also brilliantly produced and all you've learned about music recently really shows.
0 likesWhat did that person do to you? I think I know. I’m so sorry sweetie. You’re so very talented. It’s amazing how a fractured has so many more shards to call on to create a cacophony of many aspects.I used to be creative like you as well. But my fracture went in the opposite direction. I lost all my creativity and Mojo because of what someone did to me. Now I just exist and white knuckle it till the end
0 likesnot sure if im crying because of the explanation or because ive had too much wine ???? probably a combination of both
73 likesIt feels like in this video she’s trying less hard to be cutesy and settling more into being herself and I’m so here for it
0 likesYou’re so sweet. Thanks for the tutorial 😊
0 likesyou dont know how much i GET this song. it just hits different then anything like ugh wow. i love it
0 likesI ALREADY BOUGHT MY TICKETS FOR SEPTEMBER 22nd!!! I'm so hyped!
0 likesHow am I this hyped that you're gonna be on Sunday Brunch??
6 likesi really love the song <3
0 likesChallenge: drink a shot every time Dodie touches her hair, lets see who ends up alive
0 likesI want a behind the scenes for the music video 😍
0 likesThis will be my second concert I’m so excited!
0 likesLeft my toxic friend group last summer...
8 likesI GET IT. 💛💛💛
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It’s about toxic people! They get it!
6 likes“A dark politician will end up alone.” This describes something incredibly specific that even I can’t really access in my brain. It’s like it’s full of so much meaning but it’s something I can barely describe.
0 likesI can really see this going with one of orla’s songs. Like inevitable or something. Idk, I’m just obsessed with that idea lmao
0 likesI'm planning on filming a cover of this song and i'm practicing but i can't sing this song without crying right now
0 likesi loved when u played it live
0 likesI called it. In "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired. No use getting angry at the way that you're wired," Louise and I said it would be something along the lines of a something mentioned at a therapy session. Bit of a coincidence innit lol
0 likesDodie is so talented
0 likesWhy and How Much I love Dodie, YES.
0 likesim so in love with her creative mind
0 likesTHANK YOU for adding a second DC day! I'll see you then I'm so excited!
1 likei'm learning this on a tenor uke this is impOSSIBLE
1 likeWOWOW I don't know what it is about this video that's so wonderful, but I really do love it. Just because the sentiment of, "If you don't get it, you're never going to get it. There's nothing I can say that will make you understand." That line makes me feel so validated? Because every time I try to explain certain things to my friends. They don't get it. And there's nothing I can say that will make them get it, so hearing someone else express that sentiment was so validating
0 likesI felt this a lot
0 likesI can't believe that certain people think that they were such great guardians who did nothing wrong :)))
But I also think that confrontating them wouldn't change a thing. So I let them bask in their blissful ignorance and try and move on
Yes Dodie with that vandoren mouthpiece and rovner ligature 👌👌 and what looks like a buffet like okay flex
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Rachel Krueger yess I fuck with rovner ligature, but I recently replaced my old buffet with a Backun 😂
0 likesI think Social Dance and Not What I Meant are in mixolydian too!! ☺️❤
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I guess I like going to that flat 7th chord thing
1 likeJust so you know, the USA and Canada are two different countries :):)
0 likesEdit:
It’s actually just so cool to see that the lyrics I transcribed months ago from the various live versions out there ended up being correct! I’m like secretly kinda proud of myself.
I LOVE guitless thank so muchhhh i was gonna post a cover :))
0 likesguiltless was soo good live omg
0 likesi was just listening to guiltless and having a dodie binge marathon. how-
4 likesI wrote this on the music video, but Dodie, this hit so close to home. Thank you for this.
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9 months later, and I still get it. Still, my favorite song. It hits just as hard. Maybe even harder.
0 likesI can't wait to see you in chicago! I already bought my ticket!
0 likesMy favourite part of the song is the little rim hits on the drums (? sounds like very fast lil claps in this karaoke version) that come in at “I’ll never know why you favour that tone” they’re just so cute
0 likesyou re a bona fide, bloody, genius! that face... that brain, and OH!.. that smile... 3rd mind blowing vid in a row, whistle and wash your hands song included... big fan newly subscribed... well in ms doddlevloggle
0 likesdodie playing a festival with Elbow. I bet manager Josh is happy.
4 likes7:48 is when u can hear her play the ukelele part
0 likesHey dodie. I used the karaoke track you provided at the end for a cover I wanted to post on my channel, but the whole cover got blocked in all countries due to copyright. I just wanted to post a cover of your song :(
0 likesi love the clarinet in the chalemeau register, it's so warm
0 likesI know I'm late but this song really hits me. Crazily when I first heard it I didn't understand/care for it. But I fell out with a friend. She was depressed and anxious and threaten to hurt herself and put me in difficult places. Then I pulled her out and then I was depressed and anxious and she left me for the popular crowd. So basically I jumped in a deep black hole to help her out and then when I needed out she left. And now she doesn't think she's done anything wrong. She says she misses me when she's the one who left. She just doesn't realize what she put me through and half of me is angry she's so dense and the other half of me feels bad. So just wow thanks for embodying this Dodie. Can't wait to see you on tour soon.
0 likesThis is a genius video without genius. And without all that yellow.
6 likesTbh I think Guiltless might be my favourite song of yours. Which is weird, ‘cause it’s very triggering for me 😂
0 likesThese lyrics hit me so soooo hard
0 likesI think it shows how British I am that I recognised Bolero because I've heard it so many times on Dancing on Ice 🙈
0 likesDang dodie please make more tutorials
0 likesPls someone upload today's Sunday Brunch episode to youtube bc it wasn't available in my country and that's just unfair😂
4 likesAfter the context you provided “i could never let you know - you’d never get it” is so relatable it hurts my little heart
0 likesNo use getting angry at the way that you’re wired is for sure my favourite lyric
0 likesmy fav line is "not one shred of hope, so I built up my own"
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thank u I like that line too!!!
1 likeI thought this song only applied to my dad but turns out it also applies to my mum yaaaay no healthy parents! Ow...
0 likes(Moved out this year so was able to gain an outside perspective and ye they were both abusive/neglecting)
I think the classical piece you're thinking of might be Bolero by Ravel?
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Yes I thought that too!
0 likesi'm learning how to play clarinet specifically for this reason and holy god my lips fucking hurt oh my god
0 likesI think I get guiltless. From having gone through terrible relationships with friends, family and significant others there's a lot in those lyrics that strikes home.
0 likesI'm going to truck this year and I'm so excited to see youuuuu 😂♥️
0 likesI'm pretty sure the classical tune she's talking about is Bolero by Maurice Ravel!
0 likesThe outro reminds me of the outro of Jacob Colliers saviour
4 likesAlso I love your colab with him
dodie gushing about bolero was so relatable its just... a good song my dudes
0 likeshi so i dont know if youll see this but I tried to send you an email but your email isnt there anymore so I'll write it here:
1 likeDear Dodie,
The first song I heard of yours was Absolutely Smitten. From there I never looked back. Your lyrics are deep, meaningful, important, and easy to identify with.
I'm going into my freshman year of highschool, and eighth grade I went through a really tough time. I was really depressed and really anxious, and I had crippling thoughts of death and the end of it all. I was scared ALL the time and had awful stomach aches. As you probably know, it takes a lot of effort to not think.
I've gotten a lot better since then, because for a couple of months, I kept what I was thinking a secret. And then one day, I freaked out and told my mom everything. That was a tough night. But the next day and for every day after that (so far) I've felt fine. I'm able to function again and I can sleep at night.
Thats beside the point. What I wanted to tell you is that there was one time during school where I had a bit of a panic attack. And YOU are the way I got through it. I closed my eyes and put on my headphones and listened to She.
Your music gets me through the worst of times and keeps me happy in the best times. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE. And I just wanted you to know that.
Me and my two best friends, Alice and Margo, are coming to your Chicago concert. I'm so excited, I just found out today and my heart is practically jumping out of my chest. I would absolutely cry if I ever met you. You mean sososososso much to me and my friends.
Love,
Macy :)
everything about her is so beautiful
0 likesIk it's not the same classical piece as you were mentioning but the clashy bit sounds a lot like some of the sections in Rimsky-Korzakov's "Scheherazade" - listen to the second movement, you might like it!
0 likesI think I get it, though I don’t think I’ve come to actually be the person saying the lyrics and meaning them...yet.
6 likesIn short..I’ve been hurt, badly..I’ve been on the receiving end of mental abuse, and was recently disposed of and binned by my now ex partner, blocked, given no closure, apart from me being entirely to “blame” he broke so many promises, when I was already exceptionally vulnerable upon meeting him years ago.
I’m yet to be able to forgive, I’m yet to see it’s just how he’s wired, he does however believe he’s absolutely guiltless.
i love how dody looks like a doctor sues character in the karaoke bit
0 likesand that’s on having a parent who has BPD and won’t admit it;) literally played this for my dad and he was like “oh my god is that about someone with bpd” and I was like “hm, idk!! But it fits don’t it!!”
0 likesAhh dodie talking about music theory makes me so happy
0 likesgosh this song is so interesting after seeing this!!! i liked it already but now its another level aa
0 likesIdk what to comment.....Hey!
4 likesI really loved the new song!!💖
dodie do you know how hard it is to sing along to that karaoke track without laUGHING AT THAT FUCKING PHOTO
0 likesyou were so good on there <3 so proud
0 likesI get it. Trauma is a thing and it's hard to talk about. Also radical acceptance is hard so I get that too
1 likeDodie, I've noticed that both in at least one of your songs, and when speaking of yourself, you sometimes think of yourself as disgusting. Where did THAT horrible, destructive and negative idea come from? NOTHING could be further from the truth! The fact is that you're a lovely, talented young woman with a great deal to offer the world, and to your friends. I think you need to get a positive self image ASAP - this might involve therapy, etc - and to start to see yourself as others (such as your close friends, and even your many fans) see you. No-one other than some twisted troll would think of you as disgusting - quite the opposite. I confess that when I hear you say such negative things about yourself, I am concerned for you, and alarm bells ring. As a fellow musician, I can tell you that you're very talented, and as a fellow human being, I can tell you you're a wonderful, lovely person - so now you need to think of yourself as a lovely person too - even if and when you get things wrong (as we all do at times). Maybe ESPECIALLY if things are hard, and/or you get something wrong, you're STILL a lovely, talented, valuable and valued person. I pray that you will come to this deep knowledge that you are are precious person, and that this knowledge will set you free from having such terrible self-hate, and instead set you free to be the incredible lady you are destined to become. All the best, and I look forward to hearing more of you great music and songs as you continue to share your talent with a grateful world.
0 likes5:56 I see that Brooklyn reference
113 likesI SEE YOU DODIE
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what did she say? i can't figure it out!
0 likesi was confused as to why people were asking you about the meaning of guiltless, but then it hit me that not everyone goes through things like that and i feel weird now. forever grateful for this song though. even if when i play and sing it it sounds like a very angry song pretending to be a delicate, innocent little tune :D
0 likesAt first I thought this is not one of dodies strongest songs , but the more I listened to it and connected to the lyrics (sadly) I realised how fucking good it is
0 likesi just watched the music video it was amazing!!!
0 likesthe whole song is so personal and overall just perfectly explains the way it feels to be emotionally tormented by someone who doesn't even understand what they've done. I swear this came out at the PERFECT time dodie. I have struggled so much recently with a cold family member who has totally changed me forever. Thank you for this beautiful and impactful artwork.
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it is a subject that should be more frequently discussed. the results and thoughts of someone put through so much trauma. god, it hits me so close to home. I have had some of the deepest anxiety and the darkest holes in my being due to this coldness I have been made to endure, and the hardest part of all is that you feel crazy, trapped in this cage where nobody even realizes what you are going through. you normalize it, since nobody seems to notice. you blame yourself for these feelings. nobody should have to go through this. if anyone else feels the same, just remember you are NOT alone and it is NOT your fault. we are here for you.
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6 likesOmg Dods just kissed me-
Play the timestap if you want to get kissed by Dodie :'3
just bought tickets for your show in phoenix, can’t wait to see you!! <3
0 likesI want her to do a cover of "prom dress" by mxmtoon
0 likesThe piece you were singing was Ravel's Bolero I think!
0 likesi think i know/feel what the song is about and i don’t know if i should be happy of sad that i do, but the song really helps me. it makes me feel heard and like it is okay to feel how i feel about it. okay this was a wierd explaination but if u get it u get it
0 likesDODDIE!!! This is nothing to do with the video but...I LOVE YOU SO MUCHHHH!!! (your my female crush >///< )
9 likesFuck, I'm such a music nerd sometimes bc I knew exactly which classical song you were talking about in the middle of the video. An excerpt of it was in a show my group did for a competition thing.
0 likesPlease do a a uke tutorial for party tattoos!!!!
0 likesI know this video is over a year old but I've been catching up on the build a problem vlogs and this came up in my recommended. I was surprised I hadn't watched it before!. tbh when I first heard the song, I knew exactly what it was about, but I convinced myself I didn't because my situation couldn't possibly be bad enough that I could relate to a song whose meaning couldn't be said out loud. But the more I've listened to it and then watching this video, I realized that I was right. And it kinda hits harder now! Thanks for writing it, it's so hard to put into words how you express so much while being so vague.
0 likesGuiltless is a brilliant song dodie, you clever clever clever one!
0 likesIf anyone doesn't understand the song, watch dodie's video 'angry'
An upload from Dodie Clark! Today is a good day :)
3 likeshey i just watched your depression video and i am related.. i scroll up to your latest video after 4 years and seeing you better makes feel there is hope for me.. i am 3 years in deep depresion and i try many medications.. i lost my work my girlfriend and noone in my close family knows how is to be depressed.. i cant explain to someone who never feel this way. well.. i wanna ask you have you get any medications? or how you find motivation to make videos ? cause for me is hard to stand up. 32 years old here male. at my 21 i had panic disorted and at my 29 i have first depressed episode which recurring all the time. ( never felt happy all those 3 years) thx and sorry for my spelling. i learn eglish for movies and internet lol.
0 likesYou remind me of my history/music teacher 😭💕x
0 likesCan someone PLEASE make karaoke sing-alongs to all of dodie's songs? All of them pleeeaasseeeee I need it in my liiiifffeeee
0 likesThank you so much for sharing. I don't really know how to say it without saying it. I get it. xx
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I can't think which is my favourite part. It all resonates so much. x
0 likesClarinet:
10 likesE B A E
E B E D
Me: Bae....Bed hahaha
9:35 just a time stamp for myself (it’s the karaoke part cause i don’t have enough musical talent to play instruments and sing lol)
1 likeDodie, you have such an incredible knack at making really catchy songs about really hard topics. I salute you!!! I can relate to this song but not in the way you do I think. Big hugs and thanks to you - you incredible human 💜
0 likeshow i managed to get tickets to your tour:
0 likes-played human for my mom every time she was stressed
-played monster every time my mom needed to chill
-played would you be so kind every time my mom was having a hard time
basically, i only played your songs for my mum and now she bought us tickets even though (for me) your concert will be two hours away and on a school night and i’ll be missing marching band rehearsal. BECAUSE YOUR MUSIC HELPS ME STAY SANE BECAUSE STRESS SUCKSSSSSSSssss
the look after you said "fingering" LMAO and wow that new mouthpiece feel huh??? #justwoodwindplayerthings
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An Nguyen ‘fingering’ is also a term in strings and in german it’s innocently called ‘Fingersatz’ or ‘griffe’ (‘Finger placement’ or ‘grips’), so imagine my face when my British conductor first used the word ‘fingering’ lmao
1 like@sabrina joanne hahaahahAHAH, that's so funny
0 likes@sabrina joanne if you don't mind me asking, what string instrument do you play?
0 likesthiên an I play the violin :)
1 like@sabrina joanne that's really cool! the violin is such a beautiful instrument ♡
0 likesit’s so unusual because you can turn a song into something that you have been through and that you can relate to even if it’s not what the song is originally about. i relate to these lyrics so much, but i didn’t think much of this song and didn’t start realizing that the lyrics were describing my situation until a week ago. before this this thing happened to me, i had heard this song and it didn’t affect me in any way but after it happened i listened to the song again and it all hit me. it’s amazing.
0 likesWhen dodie is coming at us with Ravel's Bolero 🎵🎵
0 likesI'm coming to your show on October 8th! I'm so excited!
0 likesI miss 2015 Dodie's make-up so much. So cute! Maybe if we wish hard enough it will make a comeback.
0 likesthat picture of you at the end looks like Katie from Horton Hears a Who
6 likesi watch dodie to hear her voice
0 likesseeing you in phx was soo good!!! thank u for bein u doddddieeeeee
1 likei like to play a game called ‘at which part of this song would she clap to’ because it seems to be a very common theme now and sure enough i was right that she does
0 likesthat cptsd feeling i get it. it strikes to close to home. thank you.
0 likesOwoooww
21 likes(Edit; how original. But I guess it's the genuine first reaction when I see dodie's *face*)
Guiltless is amazing. Just thought you should know
0 likesI think it’s about a relationship that ended poorly, but one of them felt they didn’t do anything wrong to end the relationship. On the other hand you’re still a little attached to the person so you won’t tell them
0 likesI love your editing style
0 likesI don’t know what you wrote this song about but I 100% think of my parents when I hear the lyrics and I love that because I’ve never heard a song that I related to in that way so much. No body writes about that shit but it’s so real.
0 likesTITLE OF MY SEX TAPE IM SCREAMING
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YES
0 likessAME AHHA
0 likesthis is not even a joke you'd probably be really good at asmr you should make it more oftenn!
0 likesomg i play ukulele and my friend plays clarinet
0 likesnow all we need is to be decent at singing
watching dodie try to explain a hammer on was my favorite
0 likesstrong coraline vibes in the instrumental/karaoke !
0 likesDODIIIIIE
31 likes(I love your jumper)
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Another point to me!
0 likesone question for your marketing team,,,why wasn't the music video released first before the lyric video? wouldn't it get more views that way
0 likesYes!!!! The Good and Bad in our Life make us who we are if we want it to or not!!!!
0 likes‘I’ll carry your burden til the day that you die’
0 likesGirl how do u do this. I’m speechless when I hear that line. It’s perfect. Like... knowing you’ll be taking responsibility for the way another person is/ behaves because they never will. And it can’t just be left. It just can’t so it’s on you. And you’re not ok with it, but you go with it. Just. Ugh I’m rambling but wow, incredible. Thank you for this song!
Dodie is fucking coming to Dallas! This is very awesome blossom!
1 likeOMGGG You’re sooo pretty I cannot deal. Veryyyy jealous
3 likesIF DODIE'S GLASSES ARE ALSO DIRTY NO ONE CAN JUDGE ME ANYMORE
0 likestip for those with a soprano ukelele: follow it just use the second fret instead of the seventh thank u goobye
0 likesseriously I was just watching this and I can't believe how beautiful you are and I thought you deserved to know
0 likesDodie literally can’t not be adorable lol
0 likesGCSE revision can wait...
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Ofunne Is your final exam on Friday?
0 likesYup...gcse revison...who's she
2 likesMeeeeee!!!!
1 likeI’ve never seen anything truer
1 likeha SAME
1 likeI still have 7 exams lmaoo
Charlotte Deacon A level revision can wait too oops
2 likesThis feels like a personal attack 😂
0 likesI just realised I replied to Charlotte instead of Ofunne oops
0 likesugh me,,,, i still have 9 exams rip
1 likeliterally same, dodie comes first
0 likesShook that people have actually revised
0 likes@Eleanor Chan i mean i kind of want to go to sixth form and uni in the future and i'm not some genius who can remember everything so i kind of have to revise??
0 likesi am currently in this situation right now. thank you for this song.
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lol still in this situation
0 likesI LOVE BOLÉRO the trombone part is my favorite since i was 10
1 likethank you dodie!!!
0 likesMy favorite part is definitely the "whoo" so fun
0 likesNo views: 69 likes
6 likeswHAt?!??!?
I was literally listening to your music when you uploaded this
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Same. 💕
0 likes69 likes ÙwÚ
0 likesi am literally in love with you ❤️
0 likesYou are amazingly beautiful and I hope that you have a wonderful day. Take a day to yourself!! 🌼
1 likeQuestion for you dodie, Are you going to be hiding another song in your videos?
0 likesyou’re doing your own Genius episode i love it
0 likes"I just kissed you" I'm dyiiiiing you're TOO CUTE
3 likesno one:
0 likesliterally no one:
dodie: g i v e m e a d!!!!
Why am i obsessed and in virtual love with this girl. Wtf.
0 likeshaha this was the video before she KILLED IT on sunday brunch
0 likesMe: sees the notification <internally screams>
3 likesSunday brunch get it girl!
0 likesmy fave bit is the "but i don't think i'd feel better if i opened your eyes, I'll carry your burden to the day that you die" and the "i could never let you know you'd never get it" because they both resonate with me so well and describe so many of my thoughts in the past and sometimes in the present. i also like the "I'm not bitter, I'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" bit, because that similarly resonates with me, just not to the same extent as the other two bits
0 likesWoah I never clicked so fast on a video
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Saaameee
1 likeI will be watching tomorrow Dodie :P and yes I totally understand where your coming from
0 likesP.s.
I was one of the silent understanding even though be wrote this aha
this hits because, as a child i was abused by a family member and jesus fucking christ EVERY line relates, it speaks my mind. its a song i wish nobody else could hear but me because its so personal. 😭😭
0 likesI LOVE THIS SONG
0 likesI get it !!! 💚
0 likesIM SCREAMING AHHAHAA TITLE OF MY SEX TAPE SAME TBH IM CRYING OMG
13 likesYep those who get it definitely get it 🙌
0 likesHer voice is so soft
0 likesI love it so much
Your song really hit me. At first i was in disbelief, being a lurker more than an active fan made me just check it out and try to figure out what it was about as i listened. The more i listened the more i went "Is this about what i think it is?" and wow it is. I love it. I don't know many or any songs that talk about the issue so i'm really really happy you do.
0 likesI'd like to say the entire song is my favorite because i relate sooo much to a lot of verses but my favorite part has to be:
There is a wall in my life built by you (mmm)
You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through
Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
Ignorant trauma in one afternoon
Like holy shit that paints a vivid and familiar picture in such a cool way. Kinda sad that a lot of people relate you know. aaaaaa anyway i can't wait to listen to more of your songs!!! love u dodie
I love you so much and you inspire me so much
0 likesIM GOING YOUR PHEONIX SHOW WITH MY BEST FRIEND
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makenzi jordan Can’t wait! 🙋🏽♀️
0 likesGood luck tomorrow!! You’ve got this!! :)
0 likesi take those lyrics as it was about parents... who happened to be not the nicest parents. and if that's it, i relate to it in some ways.
0 likesI didn't even have to listen twice to understand the meaning as I myself resonated very well with the lyrics, as I think I'm stuck in the same situation. Where, to summarise, someone is hurting you but they don't know HOW they're possibly hurting you cause they were raised in a different way than you.
0 likesThough I'm bitter right now I think I should (wheN IM IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY DON'T HURT ME AS OFTEN AS COURSE--!!!) try and let go and maybe, possibly, forgive them!!
what ukulele do you play??
0 likesi looove your music
I silently got it. I could never talk about it publicly. I get you.
0 likesAhhhhh I've got friends playing at Truck omg I wish I was going!!!
0 likesAm I the only clarinet player who got really excited when ya Aw the thumbnail? 😂
0 likesI know none of your fans can REALLY ever get the full meaning of Guiltless, but for the more dedicated members of your fanbase, it really means a lot to have a sense of where Guiltless is coming from and see how much you have grown from that place.
0 likeshere after boys like you :D I love your music please never stop making and i love you
0 likesWhen you said u kissed me i screamd it trough the room and my sister tought i was about to go crazy ... I am ❤
0 likesWait so for Belladrum when will she perform? I’ve not been to a lot of festivals so I’m not sure if singers play every day of not?
0 likesjust bought tickets to your seattle show; im so excited, hoping to sneak in a balloon.
0 likesi saw "i'm not bitter i'm just tired, no use getting angry at the way that you're wired" as like sarcasm
0 likesit's interesting when there can be two meanings of one lyric like woah
The whole song is beautiful and could not have come out at a more pivotal time for me. I relate in a very painful way to this song and I cant begin to express how well almost everything I've been feeling is illustrated in this song. I think one of my favourite lines is "But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes, I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die" because that one just,,,ouch. In a very healing way it just ouched me Dodie. This is a truly beautiful and vulnerable song and I want to thank you so much for putting it out.
0 likesI was really getting The Sims vibes with the clarinet
3 likesI am dancing to bolero (the classical song you were talking about) this year. You can look up my school doing it -> Sas school of dance Bolero
0 likesGonna miss these group of girls who lived on the way to the beach that plays your music out loud.
0 likesYou probably won’t see this but I feel the need to write it out to let you know. This song means soooo much to me. I teared up out of complete relief when I first heard. I was lying in bed and saw you had put this single out and as I listened to the words I sprung up and had tears in my eyes. I held my breath for each line because it described this feeling surrounding this traumatic event/relationship in my life that I’ve only recently gotten out of. That may not make sense but it’s one of those I silently get it but can’t properly explain it. I think I interpreted this song way differently than maybe you meant but Dodie my word it helped me so much. So thank you lovely, thank you for helping put words to some feelings I couldn’t quite properly understand.
0 likessees salt lake on the tour list TAKE MY MONEY also see you in sept im so excited! i remember when i cut my bangs because you had bangs. ah middle school. they looked dope tho i just hAted growing them out
1 like9:36 that face tho lol Great song
1 likeI think I finally get this song now? Honestly its more sarcastic, bitter, and real than sad and emotional. I dedicate this song to my dear dellusional and emotionally abusive father and emotionally abusive best friend for whom I could never tell them how I feel because they would never understand, and will never feel sorry for hurting me ✌
0 likes"is it real? you believe you're guiltless" like. i get it
0 likesYAY THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL
0 likesI get it. People don't get it unless they've been there, at least a little bit. There are some things you shouldn't try to explain in a few sentences. Away and onward!
1 likeAh it is so difficult to talk about. It’s all so weird to love someone so much but your like “hey you kinda super fucked me up mentally and you never acknowledged it and I never forgave you and I will forever be bent about it . There’s no point in talking to you about it cause I already know how it’s gonna go . Love you tho”
0 likesIdk why but I suddenly felt the urge to go to dodies latest yt video and comment that i love her
0 likesI'm not bitter, I'm just tired
0 likesNo use in getting angry at the way that you're wired
I think this is one of my favourite songs that you have written and I like that line especially
But the song makes me feel anxious, idk reminds me of stuff I have gone through and what others have gone through and makes me worry - even though thats the complete opposite of what the lyric tells me to do
"No use in getting angry at the way that you're wired"
I wish I could learn how to be ok knowing that some people will never be affected by their bad actions or feel guilt about stuff they have done that has traumatised others
Idk hope you're all doing ok, anyone who reads this 🖤🖤
I thought I got what it was about. But then I realized it can have a lot of different layers of just shit that happens to you when you’re a kid that effects you forever. But part of me feels like if I twist it to relate to my own shit then it’s disrespecting her and her song by moving away from what she meant.
0 likesi put the playback speed to .5 to see the strumming pattern and after it, i kept it on for a while just bc dodie sounded drunk lmao
0 likesLove that pic of dodie at the end 😄
0 likesThe best music is the sort that is a fencing match. It deals with the brutal without being brutal. How to make a heavy thing light enough to sing along with is a challenge of cleverness. It's not just coding language. It's letting the unspeakable peek through the spoken. If you go too easy, you can't taste the agony. If you go to heavy, it becomes more of an open wound and less of a song. The balance that is struck in this song comes with a mesh mask and foil. It is does the job perfectly in tone, words, and the tempo. I can't speak expertly on instrument selection (not being a musician), but I understand a fitting sound and this is a fitting sound.
0 likesWhat I am about to say next is going to sound goofy, pretentious, even mystical, but here goes anyway; the song is so well crafted that it will not permit you under perform it. It's almost created with enough space in it for fumbling or improvisation. I wouldn't say it's playful, but it's malleable. Good job.
for everyone that gets it;
0 likesyou aren’t alone. i love you
@ everyone trying to learn it on the uke or guitar, here’s the strumming pattern !!
0 likesD U X U U X U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
I loved this. Who else desperately wants a step by step guide by Dodie on how to make songs (coming up with chords, melodies, harmonies etc.)
0 likesWhen you silently get it✌️
1 likeI wanna meet you and sing with youuuu, you seem so nice!!!!! :3
0 likesi was so focused on the lyrics during the karaoke i didn’t see the picture was getting bigger until i saw it
0 likesi just bought tickets for the chicago show and i’m fucking crying ive been waiting for this for 3 years dude
0 likesI said it on the premiere video, but this hits me so personally.
0 likesDodie literally can’t not be adorable
0 likesI watched Sunday brunch, and I don't know, they all seemed to be taking the piss out of her during the cooking segment. I don't know, it just seemed as though they were making fun of her, I personally thought that they didn't act the best, and their behavior wasn't the normal banter, as it kept going on throughout her whole segment
0 likesMy favorite part of this song is the pic in the karaoke part
0 likeswhat is the top string on her uke tuned to? mine sounds too high, but the other strings are okay
0 likesdoes anyone know what ukulele shes playing in this video? ik its a baritone but like a specific brand/model?
0 likes7:30 IF DODIE’S BEING HONEST!!! 😱😱😱
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Okay I’m gonna just overshare Rn. I was sexually assaulted when I was 15 by my boyfriend at the time, I was very drunk and I’d told him no over 3 times but he didn’t listen. When we broke the relationship off the day after I assumed he knew why I was so angry with him. Fast forward 4 months... he dates a 14 year old girl and I fucking freak because WHAT IF HE DID IT TO HER. I went right up to him and confronted him about it and he played the victim. I lost all my friends because no one actually believed me (because I didn’t talk about it for 4 months) and I ended up having to move schools. (I do wanna say the police got involved but where unable to do really anything because of my age at the time I came forward. I’d just turned 16) Anyways. The SECOND I heard guiltless it resonated so damn hard it knocked me over. Thank you dodie. This was truly amazing and idk know I just feel cleansed. This was quite a while ago but it’s still aching somewhere inside me. I’ll carry it till the day he dies. I felt all the damn lyrics in this song. Please know it helped me. Just thank you.
0 likesIt's a 13 minute video by dodie. Life is good.
0 likesI get it dodie. I reaaaaallllyyyy get it
1 likeFun Fact: ukulele the buh dum thing is called hammering!!
1 likethat "im not bitter im just tired" is,, it just hits different
0 likesdodie: “oH I just kissed you”
1 likeme: thank you
Of course she's going to my hometown now that I'm in London. Dang it!
0 likesCan someone give a more in depth tutorial of the ukelele I’m a beginner but dodie doesn’t really explain well enough also I’ve searched for more tutorials and but there is only one and that one is confusing too
0 likesomg i love guiltless thank you bby <3
0 likesLOVE GUILTLESS
0 likesi watched you teaching how to play it like 3 times and i am still clueless pls send help
0 likesgod this song hits me right in the childhood trauma
0 likesOoh that gentle slapping sound in the karaoke part is a bit ASMR
1 likeI don’t know if you will ever see this Dodie, but thank you so much for writing such meaningful songs. This song really spoke to me and reminded me of radical acceptance. I couldn’t get this song out of my head so I started breaking down the lyrics and how they spoke to me and reminded me of my own personal issues. This song really helped me process some personal trauma and help me finally gain peace. Thank you.
0 likesDodie you’re precious and I miss you
0 likesBeautiful!!!!! Song...
0 likesTo me, this song represents a realisation of over tolerance towards toxic and hurtful behaviours towards other people. I'm genuinely not bitter, just tired and keep making excuses for things that I would find inexcusable if they happened to someone else. The song (in how I think of it) feels like a slight acknowledgement that I may not be the one at fault, but still believe that the people who put me in those situations aren't (or at least mostly aren't) at fault because of the way they were raised and their personality developed. It's a realisation that the people that have hurt me genuinely don't see anything wrong with what they have done and even though it is something they should realise, I don't want to bring that realisation to them.
0 likesYES LOW E UGH GETS ME EVERYTIME I PLAY IT
0 likesyou are BEAUTIFUL btw dodie you are srsly a fairy princess
0 likesYeah, I do get it wink
0 likesUgh I'm so mad that I got a bad cold and can't sing along with the karaoke
Waking up early to tune in to radio 4 at 9:30 am on a Sunday xx
0 likesHold up Dodie plays the clarinet :0
0 likeshey i'm a sucker for everybody's interpretation of this song so if you would be so kind (no pun intended) to put yours down below in the replies i'd love that! :D
0 likesMy dads been storming around the house slamming doors cause my sister asked him a question so I thought I’d put this on and cry HAHAHAHAHAHA trauma
0 likesI cried a little at 9:34
0 likesIt's all I want for christmas.
I so get it. It hurts to never really have closure for those people who made you cut off (or hide, really) those essential parts of you. Sometimes it’s family, sometimes strangers, but it always hurts the most with people you felt understood you, who really, really don’t (can’t). Guiltless. Always wondering if they know.
0 likesIt always makes me feel better to express those parts openly. Kind of a balm to those old, aching wounds.
Happy Pride Month Everybody! Remember that Stonewall was a riot! Don’t let homophobic people’s willing blindness hold you back from shining bright!
The classical song she's talking about is Bolero by Ravel
0 likesGenius: exists
0 likesDodie: I'm boutta end this mans whole career
i didnt know u were gunna be on the tv and i walked in and my mum pointed to u and said "shes really cute" im very proud of my mum lamo :)
0 likesDodie help im confused cos i thought i had a baritone ukulele and when i search it up it is called a baritone ukulele but mine is not the same tuning as yours, it’s significantly higher lol, it’s the same size tho im CONFUSED
0 likesi'm so happy that to be seeing you live after so looooooooooooong aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
0 likesOoh that gentle slapping sound in the karaoke part is a bit ASMR
0 likesis it just me or does dodie have less of an accent compared to her older videos?
0 likesGuiltless really is a song that I just immediately got, which is kinda sucky, but I find listening to it is very therapeutic. Also Monster! <3
0 likes1:05 Isn’t “elbow” Manger Josh’s favorite band from that vid a while back 😂
0 likesmay you please cover sanctuary by joji I believe you will perform it fantastically
1 likeIs there any possible way to play this on a regular ukulele and not a baritone? I only have a soprano :(
0 likesI CANT SING ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENTAL BC I CANT STOP LAUGHING FFS
1 likeAh, que linda!
0 likesQual o seu formato de óculos?
this song hits me so hard
0 likesEVERYTHING ELSE ASIDE THE MOOMIN FONE CASE IS SICK
0 likesIs there any chance to have a Dodie concert in France ??
0 likesSecond largest country in the world and only one of our cities gets visited, just makes me sad. Love all your music.
0 likesyou should try a song with bass clarinet!
0 likesI know that classical sonng. :))) I heard it in a orchestra <3
0 likesThe thing you said about not blaming people for the way they were raised kind of set with me bc I feel like I’ve inherited the worst things from my parents personalities. I’ve been trying to fix that but it’s hard when you’ve grown up thinking it was normal.
0 likesTotally unrelated but- I recently took up the BASS ukulele and you NEED to get one!
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Is that the same as baritone or different?
0 likesIt is just like a smaller acoustic bass guitar but with thick rubber strings
0 likesShe protecc
0 likesShe attacc
But mostly importantly
She play a nice tracc
i took this as a song about irrational guilt from a empathetic person and their relationships.
0 likesi felt that guiltless resonated with me because i know there’s a reason behind how people are— a reason that makes people depressed or hateful or traumatized or oblivious— and yet, i will always feel guilty.
my brain will make me feel guilty for anything and everything it can, and as a result i give. i give and i give and i give until there’s nothing left, and even when i realize there’s a problem, i have no energy to change anything. i can’t even confront the people in my life about it because the damage has already been done, and it’s not even their fault.
i love guiltless for the relatable message, the inspiring lyricism, and the soothing and charming melody (which, oddly enough, gives me nostalgia from when i lived in florida! the ambient music at epcot sounds very similar to guiltless and i love it so much!).
love u dodie 💞💞
i heard this on tour when you came to Dublin :)
0 likesKinda sucks when you wanna play it like dodie but you have,,, a tenor ukulele
0 likesOh my gosh I missed Sunday brunch 😭
0 likesDodie says shes bad at instruments but she just is so excellent with them and her voice and im jelly
0 likesGod I've never related more to a song
1 likeI like that you said that you let a song for a while. I do that all the time. I call it marinate. That's what you do with food, you put all the good stuff together then let it get right? Idk ahahaha
0 likesI might see you in Houston and breathing has somehow become harder😭❤️
0 likesits called a hammer-on when u slap the note back on but omg ur actually so gud!!!
1 likeI was searching for the lyrics in the comments but I found nothing... So here you go
0 likes(I know that she puts them in the video but I'm still learning them and I need the lyrics in one place 😂
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There is a wall in my life built by you (mmm)
You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through
but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
Ignorant trauma in one afternoon
And I could never let you know (ooh you'd never get it)
And now I'm the one who can't let go (ooh don't say it's genetic)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
Oh, I can tell you believe you're guiltless
But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes
I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(Mmm)
I'll never know why you favour that tone (mmm)
Not one shred of hope so I built up my own
Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
A dark politician will end up alone
And I could never let you know (ooh you'd never get it)
And now I'm the one who can't let go (ooh don't say it's genetic)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
Oh, I can tell you believe you're guiltless
But I don't think I'd feel better if I opened your eyes
I'll carry your burden 'til the day that you die
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(Mmm)
I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
I could never let you know (ooh)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Ooh ooh
I could never let you know (ooh)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
I'm not bitter, I'm just tired
No use getting angry at the way that you're wired
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
Is it real? You believe you're guiltless
(I'm not bitter, I'm just tired)
(No use getting angry at the way that you're wired)
i’m going to see you on tour!!! whoop whoop i’m so excited
0 likesit kinda reminds me of a ben folds song! love love love
0 likes9:35 for the karaoke bit :)
0 likesthe part at the end when they are all overlapping and then they all break and its like ba ba ba ba u know
0 likesi get it, and it said everything i needed to say
0 likesMate i freaking love the pic in the karaoke part
0 likesdodie i've never liked bolero but i will give it a second chance for u
0 likesI RELATE SO MUCH TO THIS SONG!!!!!
0 likes7:45 in case you were wondering, that is called a hammer on
0 likesNow I think I kind of understand what guiltless is about. There are some people in my family that are quite old fashioned and sometimes say things that hurt, but they don’t realize it and it’s hard to explain to them what they said is harmful. Like in the song she talks about how it’s the way they are wired or raised so that’s how they are, but it’s not their fault that they are that way it’s just the way that they see things and don’t know anything else. So some conversations turn into lessons instead of discussions. I think that’s what it is about or at least that’s what I take out of it. Thanks if you read this.
0 likesso unlikely that you’ll see this but it would be absolutely STELLAR if u did a sweet little cover of elton john’s ‘mellow’
0 likesi am so so so so so so sooooooooo pumped to see you live in nashville!!
0 likesAaaaaa this is very late and idk if anyone already mentioned this, but the piece i think youre talking about at 4:52 is called Bolero
0 likesYou are the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen in my life with the most beautiful personality
0 likesI had that moment of understanding the moment i heard it
0 likesdoes someone know which exact baritone ukulele she is using? :(
0 likesAlso my favourite bit is the rounds because that's exactly what my thoughts are like when my ptsd acts up idk about you
0 likesI silently get it Dodie... I silently get it ,'<
0 likesI was convinced the selfie at the end was a video of you being very still
0 likesthe bLACK HOLE YES where you feel it in your gut and it’s like existential dread of a thing that can never leave you alone because it’s forever a part of you
0 likesYeah, I love myxolidian, too. Good song
0 likesahh i recently got my first tattoo for my 18th birthday and its a sprig of lavender and it reminds me of your tattoo :,)) x
0 likesOmg, I just love you! 💖
0 likesFave part of the song when she goes all like peace out
0 likesHa, yup. I clicked on this vid after watching the music video to see, "How on earth is she going to talk about this?!"
0 likesThe song just reminds me of my dad.
0 likesthe clarinet is haunting while her face gets closer tbh
1 likeyour uke is so pretty i would die for her
0 likesFuckin love goblin dodie:)))
1 likeI think the classical piece you were thinking of is bolero by ravel?
0 likesIf you get it, you get it, and you almost wish you didn't :)
1 likeLoool I knew what song she was talking about around 5:00 just by the percussion line she sang.
0 likes😂 5:58 “first we just kinda like shoved everything in there,,,,, ᵗᶦᵗˡᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ˢᵉˣ ᵗᵃᵖᵉ”
0 likesWhere did she get her glasses?? I dreamed for those frames 😭
0 likessooo excited to see you in Dallas!!
0 likesi know the emotions and feelings that shes talking about and it fUcKs me up
0 likesWhat are all the lines at the end with the round thingy, cuz im listening really hard and i still dont know where the "till the day that you die" parts comes in or what its attached to
0 likesyesyesyes i needed a song with like this meaning so much
0 likesDoes anyone know what baritone she is using????
1 likeYou're playing in my city on my birthday! Whaaat?! <3
0 likesI JUST BOUGHT MY TICKET, IM SEEING HER ON MY BIRTHDAYYYY
0 likesYou're so sweet ♥️
0 likesI HAVE to ask because I just adore them SO much but where are your glasses from?
0 likesIf you are an alto like me, you really I have to breathe a lot and focus on it too. 🥵
0 likesthis is my favorite son of yours rn
0 likesOMG I PLAY CLARINET IVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY EVER 😆
0 likesThis song is an ode to tap dancing around narcissists
0 likesYou're thinking of ravel's bolero!
0 likesGod Dodie, I get it, girl. I get it.
0 likesAm I the only one who's kinda frustrated she didn't really explain the song? Like I got some message from it but I want to know what it is about for her. Because «getting it» can be subjective.
0 likesWhen this song first came out i had no idea what it meant but now i know exactly what it’s about lolololololololololololollol lmao hahahhahahahaha
0 likesI’M COMING TO YOUR TOUR BEECH I’M SO EXCITED
0 likescan someone who gets-it gets it explain the song to me, please. I've watched the video but I still do not understand completely. thanks!
0 likesI can't wait for you to come to Nashville, TN!!! 💚💜
0 likesThe ukelele plucking pattern sped up kinda sounds like the undertale MTT resort when
0 likes“oh i just kissed you” AAAHHHH HOW ADORABLE OML
0 likesWahoo! You'll love Austin 💚
0 likesHi Dodie,
0 likesI get it..... trust me.... i get it.... i get it
me with a baritone and a concert uke:
1 likeheHehEhe
This song came out after getting dumped by a Girl who realized she was Aromantic/Asexual after almost 5 months of dating... let's just say it hit pretty close to home.
0 likesWait, what week was Saturday.. the one coming or the one we just had! Oh no... did I just miss it :(
0 likesI’m SO upset that your Atlanta show is sold out 🤧🤧 guess I’ll have to go to nashville🤷♀️
0 likesI get it. It’s never happened to me, but I get it.
0 likesneeeeeed the strings part please xx
0 likesI believe you can be the soundtrack of many many films.
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Even the karaoke/instrumental version can be played on its own be called a true form of art. 😍
0 likesIM so excited to see you in Chicago!!,!!!!
0 likes9:31
1 likeMe:
Dodie: ooo I just kissed you
Me: ❤💛😖😀💜💘💘💗💙🦋🦋🦋
That innocent "ohh hihi I just kissed you" LMAO
0 likesI got it immediately. Yay childhood trauma.
0 likesI care about that clarinet part :O
0 likeso this compared to oversharing dodie 2016?/17? the growth! the maturity! we stan!
0 likesim living for this thumbnail ✊️✊️
1 likeBolero! By Maurice Ravel 😊
0 likesOh my dodie i love you
0 likesif you play the chords, whats the strumming pattern...?
0 likesim so bad at uke hahahahah
I love this
0 likeseeeee cant wait to learn it
0 likesok brb ill learn it after watching brunchhhh
pls come to the philippines, or go more places on your tour if you want to i just love you
0 likeskaraoke bit at 9:35
1 likeyou’re episode of sunday brunch hasnt been uploaded to 4od yet and im aaaaahhhh
0 likesJUST BOUGHT TICKETS TO SEE YOU IN A TOWN I DON'T LIVE IN. If you can't tell by the caps... I'm thrilled
0 likesIM GOING TO YOUR TOUR ITS MY FIRST IM SO EXCITED
0 likesguys im new here and i have a question...
0 likeswhat is with the intro? Its so unique i luv it
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I think the clapping was originally to sync the audio or something but now she does it for every video 😂
0 likesum i fell in love with you all over again what the bloody hell
0 likes“Shoved everything in there (title of my sex tape)” lmao i died
0 likesI’ve been kissed! I feel blessed thanks :)
0 likesLove the brooklyn nine nine reference ("title of my sex tape"(
0 likesshes grown so much :)))
0 likesI'm gonna see you in Nashville!! I'm so excited aaaaa
0 likesoh look its dodie’s monthly video!
0 likesI think of my mom’s relationship with her mom- and my relationship with my mom and OOF 😅
0 likesYou need to play in Wrexham soon :))
0 likesGuiltless reminds me of my abusive dad...
0 likesTherapy sessions inspire my poems too
0 likesDpes anyone know where the line 'a dark politician will end up alone' comes from? Is this like a saying or something?
0 likes"no use getting angry at the way that you're wired"
0 likesim coming to your philly show and i couldn't be more excited
0 likesdoes anyone know where her glasses are from :)
0 likesThis song is such a mode
0 likesAny chance you're coming to Pittsburgh anytime soon on tour?
0 likesthis song REALLY reminds me of my dad , i think it's the 'you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through' , 'no use getting angry at the way that you're wired' , 'ill never know why you favour that tone' and 'don't say it's genetic' lyrics. me and him have just never had a good relationship so it's nice to have an outlet that i can listen to and feel happy because the song is so upbeat but also relate to the lyrics
1 likeOml this is adorable. Also Guiltless is my jammm!
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Also I silently get it, you were right ;)
0 likesguys here's something important.. don't forgive people who literally wanna kill ya. happy pride month!
0 likesDODIE PLEASE COME TO OHIO FOR YOUR TOUR <3
0 likes9:33 highlight of the video
0 likesoh my god I think I'm in love with you
0 likesalso im a little sad cause my mom wont let me go to your cause its in a different state on a thursday but eh
a bit of madness IS key;)
0 likesguiltless is now my religion.
0 likesOMG i saw you on sunday brunch!!!!!!!!!!!!
0 likesOh fuck, i have to be carefull to not fall in love with her
0 likesPLEASE DO A TOUR WHERE YOU COME TO FLORIDA!!!
0 likesI👏GET👏IT👏
1 likeIdk i think id have to disagree with dodie just a little on the not getting this song unless youve experienced it. If you have any semblance of empathy and dont live in a bubble its easy to grasp
0 likesomg i was wearing headphones and you said 'Doing a d' and i thought someone was next to me
0 likes0:54 dodie this word was sung wHy was this WoRd SuNg 👀👀
0 likesTHE BROOKLYN 99 REFERNCE AROUND 6 MINUTES IN I LAUGHED
0 likes9:34 for karaoke version
0 likesI missed the video becuase i was facetiming my gf while reading your book lol and im watching sunday brunch rn
0 likesnobody:
0 likesdodie: GREEN REFLECTIONS HI
It's called bolero!
0 likesPlease come to Perth , Western Australia <3 Love you so much x
0 likeswhere did she get those glasses omg
0 likesDodie shouted me out on twitter...omfg
0 likesI cant wait to see you in Chicago!!!!!!
0 likesSomeone has been watching Brooklyn 99 with your "Title of your sex tape" moment
0 likesI’m going to beledrome YEY I can’t wait to see you
0 likeshi hello where did you get your glasses??? I'm desperate and I LOVE them
0 likesDODIE DO YOU HAVE A CLARINET??? I WAS A CLARINETIST FOR YEARS AND I NEVER KNEW
0 likesI swear to god, I thought it was "you opened a door, did a kitchen walkthrough"
0 likesNice!✌️
0 likesI miss her videos ):
1 likeLifelong dream:dodie kissed me
0 likeshey dodie can you write a screamo song
0 likesI feel like folks interviewing know what it's about. They're looking for a juicy crying moment for the camera. Maybe that's cynical of me. Anyway, I hope you feel comfortable saying you don't want to speak about it.
0 likesWHERE’D YOU GET UR GLASSES AHHHHSJD they’re so cute what
0 likesur song gives me asmr!!!
1 likeClarinet!!
1 like“Title of my sex tape” lmao i love you 😂
0 likespfffhfhf WHAT? Your touring in Seattle now?! When I first checked it seemed CA was the closest. Well shit, I gotta buy a Seattle ticket!
0 likesYour face slowly getting bigger at the end is a whole mood.
0 likesAre you planning on coming to Australia? Or have you been and I missed it?
0 likesHere after the Toronto concert :')
0 likesCAN SOMEONE PLEASE THE DARK POLITICIAN LINE
0 likesme: gets it
0 likesYou forgot to say that you would be in fancy dress (wurzel gummidge)
0 likesugh shit this entire song hits so close. i was gonna just silently get this but i don’t want to. I AM VERY LOUDLY GETTING THIS BECAUSE I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO BUT I DO AND IT SUCKS. anyways luv u
0 likesIs that the m30 or the m30 lyre? I couldnt see clearly
0 likes8:33 when your crush decides to talk to you
0 likesWhy do you remind me of Matt Damon’s girlfriend in “Good Will Hunting”
0 likesTHE WAY YOUR CELLO IS HUNG 😍
0 likesI’m watching u on Sunday brunch right now! How was the Palmer violets and pork?
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Gross lol
0 likesHsgffasds I swear everything about her just gives me a smile
0 likesSomeone please enlighten me I wanna “get” it :(
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Be happy with the ignorance in this case
0 likesYou seem to be lucky
I missed you so much!
0 likesApropos of nothing, you look a little bit like Gaby Dunn in those glasses
1 likei have a theory about what this song is about
0 likesa music theory
Shout out to the fellow UK peeps, let's drink tea together!
0 likesi’m just trying to watch our lord and savior Dodie Clark and instead i get a Trump ad. i want to DIE
0 likes120k views 45 dislikes 💜💜
0 likesyaaaaaas i luv playing the clarinet
0 likesCan someone tell me what microphone/recorder does she use?
0 likesBolero is the piece you are thinking of
0 likesdodie oh how i love u
0 likesdodie i HATE bolero but i love u i’m so conflicted >:(
0 likesWere you thinking of Revels Bolero?
0 likesNOOOOOO NONONNONOONO GIRL PLEASE GET A BIGGER VENUE FOR TORONTO PLEAAASEEEE IVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR YEARS I NEED TO SEE YOUJJ
0 likesI wish this song didn’t resonate with me so well.
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I think all of us that immediately Get It wish that we didn't.
0 likesTo Dodie, I am sorry that you experienced what made you wrote this and I'm glad you got therapy xx it sucks, and I understand not wanting to get into it
Kitty Kat definitely. This song is devastating beautiful for how it portrays such deeply complex and conflicting emotions. I’ve never heard or seen anything else like it. It’s upsetting but it makes me feel much less alone for how it articulates something so complex and scary.
1 likezamn, bolero slaps fam i felt that
0 likesLol why did I geek out over Mixolydian ?
0 likesWhy am I child and I completely understand the song? That’s not a good thing... I CAN RELATEEE TO THE SONG
0 likesEach of your videos is asmr lol
0 likesminnesota actually has tix on ticketmaster!
0 likesI have a soprano ukulele should I change anything?
0 likesL o v e l y B u b b l y D o d i e
0 likesBOLERO BY RAVEL YES I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN
0 likesI connect to this song so much that I kind of hate it
0 likesDodie clean your glasses lol 💖💖💖
1 likemy god we’ve missed u
0 likesI’m seeing you in Chicago 😭💖💖💖
0 likesI miss this channel :(
0 likesi am like 87% sure i know what it’s about
0 likesthis is the daddy issues song™
0 likesi really skipped the entire video for the minute and a half of clarinet lmao
0 likesDodie's thumbnail for this video looks like someone just farted and she smelled it.
4 likesthank you.
0 likesOOF if you don’t /get/ this song, then how do you explain it
0 likesthis song makes me think about my dad lol i love him but he has fucked me up a bit, just because he’s a bit fucked himself
0 likesI could hear you talking forever
0 likesNO THE CANADA SHOW IS SOLD OUTTTTT. IM SO MADDDD
0 likespleaaaase come in Moscow, love u ❤
0 likesYour skin is glown damn
0 likesyou're in my town when im in yours this summer omfg T_T
0 likesThis song reminds me of CORALINE
0 likesdoes anyone know what glasses she is wearing??
0 likesDodie I miss u
0 likes9:32 To get a kiss from dodie :) <3
0 likesPretty sure it’s Bolero
0 likeswill you ever come to switzerland? u have quite a few fans here aswell to not say a lot
0 likesSold out in Utah 😭😭
0 likesHi what Do u think about three phased current, Electric Lady?
0 likesooooh mixolidian ive been studying up on modes
0 likesITS FLIPPIN SOLD OUT IN ATL KMS
0 likesthe asmr at the end omg
0 likesYou remind me of this lady from a new zealand after school show called sticky tv
0 likesi get it. god fucking damn i get it.
0 likesFUCK I MISSED SUNDAY BRUNCH
0 likesI haven’t watched your videos in so long and I missed you?????
0 likesgood luck ln the telly. ill be sleeping so hopefully I can catch up later
0 likes4:21 relatable
0 likesSUNDAY BRUNCH SDHFUDSSKJDF gotta wake up earlier then.... also yeah i do have a black hole but i have mostly sorted through in multiple rounds of therapy so there's that
0 likesWas that a b99 reference..?
0 likesPls more ASMR
0 likeswhere did u get ur glasses from ?? uwu
0 likesThe music she is talking about is Boléro
0 likesI’m really hoping to see you live, but I live in Mexico and.. you know... that’s not close to UK. So, hope to go to US if I’m lucky :)
0 likesyou are low key fucking ace
0 likes@doddlevloggle is vancouver your only stop in Canada? Would love to see you live but that is literally the opposite side of the country from me 😭
0 likesHaha almost knocking over the light
0 likes4:03 mood lol
0 likeswait on the website for belladrum it said you're playing on the second not third?
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That might be right! Sorry!
1 likedoddlevloggle that’s okay! just thought i’d check x
0 likesGetting a crush on this girl. But don’t worry
0 likesNot a creepy stalker. Lol
OML CLARINET PARTS I HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON
0 likesahhh yesssss seattle!!!
0 likesNext time you tour PLEASE come to Spokane not Seattle
0 likes<3
0 likesI LOV THE CLAPPY THINGS
1 likeGimme a D
0 likesSlams d
That is a phat piano mood
I wrote a song about the black holes... grey shining
0 likesPlay in Pittsburgh damn it
0 likesART
0 likesMore Asmr please
0 likeswhere are u???? we missed you sooo much 😍
1 likeWoot woot ♥️
0 likesCan people please stop saying they are touring canada when they are only doing two cities? Vancouver is over a week away from where I live in car and Toro to is over three days away, please remember that Canada is very big! It's a big false hope every time...
0 likesI wish detroit didnt sell out in march
0 likesi get it i really get it
0 likes💜🏳️🌈
0 likesdodie's Florida fans are like 😢
0 likesWhy hasn’t she be uploading?
0 likescAnaDiAn n uK were so lucky ㅠㅠ
0 likes'oo I jus kissd u' mY HEART she's so cuteee
0 likesI love you💛
0 likesshes so incredibly cute oh my
0 likesI silently get it. HARD
0 likesim so sad you’re coming to my hometown and i cANT GO also its already sold out i guess ill go die
0 likesthis is all a bit ironic now lol
1 likeYou look a lot more healthy
0 likesIn the thumbnail you oddly look like Charlie McDonnell...just me? K
0 likesbut how do the pluck dodie?
0 likesThe selecter next to Dodie. My brain hurts
0 likesI GET IT
0 likesRavel's Bolero
1 likeI want to go to the tour but I have such bad anxiety and I’ll have a derealization episode it sucks
0 likesI think I know what is the song about, if it is what I think it is I relate a lot
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Either way I love the song
0 likesMan I wish I could go to thearpy
0 likesi legit thought it was hedy in the karaoke thingy
0 likesI miss you so so so so much please come back around here
0 likesMe on a date 2:15
0 likesI can’t sing along to that photo HAHSHSJHSJDD
0 likesrather catchy
0 likesur hair is so nice dodIE ACK
0 likesMega Crush 💯😍
0 likeswhy does the picture at the end look like the lorax lol
0 likesDo you do meet-and-greets?
0 likesur make up is soo cute i love it ur nose looks so cute omggg
0 likesI just love you
0 likesi thiiiiink i silently get it
0 likesAs someone who is dealing with toxic relationships right now, I can totally relate to this song. I can't explain it in greater detail because it is kind of complex, but basically I see it as a song about toxic relationships.
0 likesscuse me was that a brooklyn nine nine reference because yeS (like 5:59)
0 likesDodie discovers poliphony
0 likesi lOVE YOUUU.
0 likesi love the image of u gradually getting bigger throughout HSJDJ
0 likesI literally turned on the TV and u were sitting there XD
0 likesWow!!! What can't you play!!!!
0 likesI understand it. wish I didn’t though lol
0 likesWhat camera do u useeee
0 likesi GET it.
0 likesDanny gonzalez's wife looks a lot like you!
0 likeswill! you! come! to! australia!
0 likesPleasssseee come back to Australia at some point
0 likesI came to this channel just to say she is the quintessential white girl. K bye
0 likesCome to Australia :(
1 likeAaaaaa I saw u on Sunday brunch
0 likesyou are the cutest person ever ?
0 likesis this god?
0 likesis there tissue on your head or a white rose? :')
0 likesYou look like Lily Collins
0 likesOnly one stop in Canada? :(
0 likesravel's bolero
0 likesOmgg the classical song was my beep test song and I just got war flashbacks wtff ....
0 likesI get it
0 likesI get it
0 likesI get it
0 likesI get it
0 likesI love u sm
0 likesCOME TO THE NEW YORK ONE YOU CAN MEET MEEEEE
0 likesI HAVE THE SAME GLASSES BUT MINES ARE BLACK WHAT THE HECK THIS IS SUCK A COINCIDENCE I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHAT?!????
0 likesi just LOVE when artists say "north american us/canada tour" but literally play TWO CITIES in canada. do u know how big canada is?? do it properly or don't do it at all :/
1 likethank u for the kiss ily
0 likesHey! I’m sorry if this is completely off topic but I was wondering if can you have any advice on something that’s been happening to me at school , so basically I have been dealing with a friend since the start of the school year. He’s been saying this really mean things to me like he says your fat or your ugly and tell me to kill myself , he says it’s a joke but it’s really getting to me and I have no clue of what to do cause I feel like nobody is there for me so again sorry for this but the advice would really help... thank you ❤️❤️
0 likesmy favorite line is
2 likes“i’m not bitter, i’m just tired.”
because while it’s simple and seems straightforward to whoever listens to it, it can be interpreted differently and mean very different things to different people based on what’s going on in their life.
personally, my favorite lyric is the same as yours- “but i dont think i’d feel better if i opened your eyes”. i have struggled with the urge to open someones eyes to how their actions and words affected me for quite a while and this line really validates my feelings. much love
2 likesI’m getting up early just to watch you on Sunday brunch
1 likeI was around the radio when guiltless aired and I’m obsessed, it’s a beautiful bop!!
also I stan that the last word of the song is “die”
I’m also in love with the little “ba da dap” after “not one shred of hope so I built up my own”
This song really just. It hits home for me so so so much. And the first time i heard it i cried a little bit. There’s some inexplicable feeling in there that sits right in your heart.
1 likeI was listening to Avril Lavigne when I got the notification and was like oh shot! Stop everything! Dodie posted, and it's about Guiltless
2 likesIt's literally one of my favorite songs right now along with Xanny and If I'm Being Honest. ❤ love you dodie
Edit: congrats dodie, you've finally updated your "about me" on Spotify. Good on ya.
Sooo excited for the music video to come out. I feel this song more than I've felt for most of them. This speaks so clearly to my past with my abusive ex and I look up to you for getting past everything with yours. I even suffer from pretty sever anxiety/PTSD with on and off dissociation from it so I think I understand a lot of what you've been through. Sending all the love and I appreciate you putting my thoughts into words for this song. Its so perfect. ❤
1 likeI really love this song. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS JUST SO PERFCET AND AMAZING SQUEEEEEE
0 likesThanks for making a tutorial on the ukulele! This is literally one of my favorite songs right now and it has been kinda hard to find chords that sound right
0 likesI dabble in art but have never made music and I love how dodie thinks about a song like how I just get an instinct for what a picture needs added or taken out and I can't explain it but dodie gets it (oh and also the thing of knowing that you were mistreated because the person was just like that and you gotta move on with life either way is super nice to have understood as well)
1 likeguiltless meant a lot to me when I first heard it and its one of my favs now. it both warms my heart and gives me chills in a way I cannot explain, so thanks
0 likesI love this song with all my heart! I also saw an Instagram live of you that popped up in my recommended of a song you were singing called 'boys like you' or something but I absolutely adored it and everything you create is just wonderful ah
0 likesi love the little breaths, the little clicks and the line that hits me most is probably “and I could never let you know...and now I’m the one who can’t let go” I don’t think a song has ever made me feel so much before, I really love it <3
1 likeThis song resonated with me on a different level, friend! Amazing!
2 likesguiltless is one of my faves by you. I heard it the first time you played it on tour in Antwerp and immediately fell in love with it, I was super excited when you released it. it's probably the song that most accurately describes how i feel, in a way no other song has ever been able to, so thank you for writing it!
0 likesI first heard the song when you sang it on tour and believe me when I tell you that i cried <3 It was so sad but also so beautiful...
0 likesTotal banger song, I love the line "is it real? You believe you're guiltless?" Cause it's such a true line. If you get the meaning of the song that line is just such a true line if your thoughts??? Any way thanks for the new vid can't wait to see you in concert!
0 likesi love this song so much... there’s something about it that reminds me of the theme from the movie Coraline which is so sweet and spooky at the same time
0 likesthank you for sharing this to us dodie 💙
0 likesI love how I can relate to a lot of your songs, or at least see where your coming from. I can’t listen to the songs on the radio anymore because they have no depth and meaning. Keep it up love!
0 likesLove you dodie and so excited for all your new stuff!
0 likesWish I had your guide on how to play it or the karaoke when I was covering it! Lmao. This is my favorite song of yours, EVER!
0 likesi love guiltless. it is the first song of yours that i've really and truly connected to in a way i don't with like 99.9% of songs. so that's amazing. i don't think my perception of the song is what it's supposed to be about but thank u anways xoxo
0 likesYou’re amazing and I love you- you are so creatively gifted!!!!!!!
2 likesDodie, don't worry, I know you'll do great on Sunday :) Also I love Guiltless
0 likesThank you for this song. You captured all my feelings towards my dad in something that sounds just, so much prettier and more put together than anything I could ever put together. The whole idea of knowing that no matter how hard you try, they'll never get it, the way at some point you have to stop fighting because being upset is so exhausting, even though you know it's not something you'll ever completely get over, something that will never be fair, even if you're angry at yourself for not being able to just "get over it". And also the way you can see exactly how they got to be like this because of the rest of their family and desperately hoping you don't end up the same way. Just, all of it. I feel like I could ramble on about it for hours. Thank you <3
0 likesi don't know exactly what situations made you write guiltess, but the situations i deal with at home remind me a lot of this song. Especially "no use getting angry at the way that you wired" made me realise that i was in a infinit circle of anger and judgment with my dad and it really helped me realise that he is a human with A LOT of issues and that someone needed to break that circle, or else i would lose all sympathy i had for him... So thank you very much. ily <3
2 likesGuiltless basically describes how I’m feeling towards a really important person in my life so I really appreciate it thank u <3
0 likesI'm so excited for Sunday Brunch, my mum and I watch it every weekend and I can't believe you're going to be on itttttt!
1 likeomggg i just finished taking a year of music theory and when you said the word "mixolydian" i got flashbacks to learning how the modes work and oooff they gotta be my least favorite part of music theory lol. but the writing a song and then figuring out that it's in a weird key is super relatable. one time i wrote one in A# harmonic minor on accident. it happens
0 likesYou are helping me to come out to my family and friends. You are one of my biggest inspirations😘
0 likesi think my fav part of the entire song is the very end. everything mixing with each other. i find it relaxing to listen to.
0 likesthe lyrics already resonated with me, but it’s difficult for me to focus on the music and the voice separately while listening to songs. the karaoke bit allowed me to focus on each instrument and how CREEPY this song can be and now i relate to it and resonate with it even more. brilliant! also sad!! xx
0 likesi love this song and the lyrics hit home for me. i find all of your songs connect to me lyrically for some reason. can’t wait to see u in LA in October. :)
0 likeswe love a music queen😭💘
0 likesWow I just got the song, and I can really relate! I don't think my interpretation is the same as yours but heck, that's what music is all about right? :DD Thank you! you are awsm n cool! :ˆ) really like the part between 00.00 and 3.28 :))))
0 likesi love this song. so much. and good luck for tomorrow, it'll be brilliant, but even if it's not, you're still so freakin awesome and i luv you 💜🧡
0 likesThis song really hits so hard for me, because I believe I understand what the song is about. I'm very proud of you, in a way, just because you were able to open up on this topic. Love the song. Love it.
0 likesI don't know how you do it but everytime you release a song a lil while after something happens that just makes the song make soooooo much sense
1 likepretty sure i’m unfortunately one who ~gets it~ this song hit different for a myriad of reasons for how my life has been shaped especially this year. whooOOOOO dodie you’ve done it again.
0 likesMy favorite lines are “ and now I’m the one who can’t let go” and “ I could never let you know, you’d never get it”
0 likesI may have lied to them, but Dodie this is why I get it.
I sugar coated it because they’d never get it, and it was too complicated to try and explain. I don’t even know how to explain it to them. I still cry when people seem to be mad at me. Freak out when texted “okay.” I won’t say people are mad I’ll say their upset because I couldn’t use the word mad. All of it, I’m still effected but I’d never say a word to them about it. The sad part is I still miss them all the time. I was almost dependent on them. I wanted their approval, I wanted their love, when they weren’t mad they could be sweet and things were so good. But so much happened that I’ll always remember. Yet I’m trying to forgive because it’s the only way I can move on, and I don’t like disliking someone.
i love you and i love your song a lot! you inspire my own music a lot
0 likesHi Dodie My favorite line of your song is “Don’t say its genetic”. I will not go into detail, but there is history of mental health in my family and something else (Very bad) also happened in my family. I am not the person this happened to but I am very close who it did happen to . This person has had a lot of mental health problems because of it. So that part really hits me, in the sense that what caused it might have to do with nature but it was mostly nurture and definitely this person’s fault.
0 likesdodie, I just want to thank you. thank you for writing all the songs that you do, thank you for being genuine. you are such an inspiration to me and have helped me feel more confident in my own skin. we have a lot of similar features and they are things I don’t like about myself but I see them on you and I’m like, well if dodie looks cute with those I can’t look that bad!! I don’t know if that makes sense but just, thank you. and good luck tomorrow!
0 likesToday I listened to this song for the first time and I was happy for a new dodie song and eating ice cream and it was a great day and (as always) when the song started I payed attention to the lyrics and I can’t express how much it hurt to hear this. This brought back so many emotions as a child of physical and emotion abuse that’s still going throught it. Exactly that feeling of not wanting to do anything about it (guilt that you’re being ungrateful for all of the privilege you have) but also suffering every day at your parents’ hand. This hit me so hard and I felt so much sympathy and compassion knowing that you’ve gone through what I have. Thank you so much for writing this I really needed this and I love you Dodie❤️
0 likesi relate to the lyrics so hard and ur right its WAY too damn complex (so ty for actually writing it in words <3)
0 likesreally hits home for all of that get it, knew what it was and cried the very first time I listened
0 likesI love you so much! And if I’m actually awake (Seeing as it’s the weekend) I’ll try to tune in 💚😍💚
2 likesI'm graduating next week, and I just bought tickets to the Portland show, I started watching you videos right before I started highschool. It comes full circle lol
0 likes"very painful to film"
0 likesFuck dodie what did you do
Also my intire life is summed up by "ignorant trauma in one afternoon" it just punches my soul everytime
"Oh, I just kissed you!"
0 likesWell, I sure don't mind 😇
I had a dream the other night in which I had to kidnap Dodie so the real (bad) kidnappers wouldn't be able to kidnap her. I wrote her a letter in case she wouldn't understand why it was so important to let me kidnap her but luckily, she understood right away. When I later told her that I was glad I didn't have to give her the letter, she was like "oh, THAT letter? I actually saw it earlier, it's a pity, I thought it was a love letter for me."
(after that there was a little confusion because she thought I was only 14 and I had to convince her that I'm old enough for her but this comment is too long already so)
Anyways, a few days later we had a date and knittet gifts for her fans together. Romantic as fuck, yay! xD
guiltless is honestly such a powerful song, and it’s really hard to choose a favorite part but I like the start ‘There is a wall in my life build by you you opened a door a kid shouldn’t walk through’ It just means a lot to me?? (also hi dodie if you’re reading this guiltless is a very good song I love it to bits and it’s helped me a lot I love you <3)
0 likesi honestly think you're one of my favourite people on this planet, i've never even met you (unfortunately) but i feel like i know you + i would honestly protect you with my whole life, love you lots + lots + l o t s <3
0 likesAt first I “didn’t get it” because I felt a little too attacked by it, but then things melted down and I had to accept that I get it and now it’s on repeat lol
0 likesI get it and I wish I didn’t, I wish I wasn’t in the position to, but I promise I do and I totally get why this is so hard to dig into ❤️
0 likesi say this about nearly all of your songs but Guiltless is just so pretty and well written :( it makes me feel a lot
0 likesDodie playing clarinet in a jam with her band would be awesome in my opinion
0 likesI hope this means she's gonna post more on YouTube!!
0 likesi don't know if i get the exact meaning but i do relate to the lyrics immensely, at least in the way that i interpret them, and the experiences that come to mind are extremely juicey as well so i kinda get it 😂
0 likesSo I still don't know what exactly the song is about bUT it means something in its own way to me and it's something that fits my life so well right now so I just wanted to say thank you dodie! Your music is there for me when I need it the most
0 likesCan we please also have the slow “boring” version at some point?🥰💐
0 likesI'm going to your show on Sep 30 in Salt Lake City and AAAH I'M SO READY!! 💛
0 likesI love this song so so dearly.
0 likeswhat a lovely little video 😊 also that uke is very pretty
0 likesi was just hating on myself for texting my friend a positive thing about my own art and then got back to the video i was watching and it was you talking positively about your own art and im like oh well if dodie does it im in the clear
0 likesI absolutely love Guiltless. The line 'I'm not bitter, I'm just tired/no use getting angry at the way that you're wired' really strikes a chord (ha) with me. I experience psychosis and hallucinate daily, and I can get so angry that it's happening and I can't control it and it causes me so much distress. But knowing that getting angry at the way I am will just make me feel tired, drained, and stupid helps me to just accept that shit happens. My brain is just trying to deal with the world, and this is the way it does that. Thank you for this song ❤️
0 likesI really love the end, it just feels right
0 likesi don’t understand any of your “music” talk but i still love hearing it. i love you
0 likesLike a genius interview, but 10x better 😁💛
1 likeIf anyone is curious, that little finger thing in the uke line is called a hammer on and is a very common technique in both acoustic and electric guitar!
0 likesThe song juste makes me think about my boyfriend, i love him unconditionally, he really is the person i love the most in this world but he has flaws, like, i am really emotional and dramatic and i cry a lot because it’s how I express but sometimes he does not get it, he doesn’t always get my feelings and how i perceive certain things and he is really bad at trying to understand, he also says things sometimes that are harsh or can sound rude to some people and he doesn’t mean no harm but me and even other people just.. don’t take it well and he doesn’t realize that he can hurt others with how he says things but he’s trying! even tho he’s not the best, i still love him so much but that’s how he’s wired and i’m kinda tired of it but that doesn’t make him a less amazing person, tha’s just how he is
0 likesJust wanted to say how much I love and appreciate you!
1 likeso I watched this video before I listened to the song.... holy crap I instantly understood what your meant. Xx
0 likesI stan the Clarinet. Also, I this is the most relatable song dodie has written. Favorite lyrics: “I could never let you know, you’d never get it” and “I don’t think I’d feel better if I opened your eyes”
0 likesi covered this the day it came out🥴 but this would’ve been helpful🥵
0 likesBe interesting to know if you have a classical background. If not, it's cool that you've picked up so much through interest alone.
0 likessetting my alarm for 9:15 on a sunday i must love you xoxoxo
1 likeI can’t wait! I got my tickets for the tour a while ago. It’s my birthday present. Best birthday present!
1 likeI felt weird about clicking this video not because the song was bad or I didn’t like it but because I felt like I knew what it was about especially after reading the book and sadly being able to relate to this song and issues in her book. but I’m proud to know there is an amazing role model out there talking or singing about things that should be more often
1 likeI felt what you said about those who get it, get it. It’s just so complicated to explain and if it’s personal you feel almost defensive about it. Weird stuff man
0 likesI actually burst out laughing when that picture of you popped up at the start of the karaoke part
0 likesThanks so much for the little baritone tutorial
0 likesdodie pls do more theory in your videos aaaaah love you
0 likes‘I’m not bitter I’m just tired no use of getting angry at the way that your wired’. The line ‘I’m just tired’ really speaks to me 😂 ha lol
0 likesOH MY GOD I BLOODY LOVE SUNDAY BRUNCH WILL BE WATCHING YES
0 likesmy fave bit of the song has to be the woodblock drummy bit in the background 'dadadada scsh dadadada scsh dadadada scsh dA dA dA dA' love it <3
0 likesWhat if I'm playing on a soprano uke? How do I get it to sound right? (New player, teaching myself)
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Hi! you're not gonna be able to get the same deep sound on a soprano as you would on a baritone unfortunately, but to play the same notes just do the regular d and c chords on soprano, but mute the bottom A string, so essentially when you play the c its just leaving the top 3 strings open. To get that hammer-on (the string press down thing she does lmao) play the second string as it is the deepest and use that at your 'top string' like she does. Hope this helps :)
1 likethat very subtle “title of my sex tape”
0 likesdodie’s inner jake peralta really leaped out
Omg ur gonna be on sunday brunch ?? Very excited to see you!!
1 likeMy favourite part is the ending aha is so satisfying
0 likesthank u for being so awesome. :)
0 likesi love it so much im thankful
0 likesI think I know what you’re talking about in the song and I’m so sorry. On a brighter note, can’t wait to see the music video!
0 likesDo you know what ukulele dodie owns. Does she only have concert and baritone? I want to learn how to play her songs but I don’t know which ukulele to buy.
1 likeYayyy dodie on Sunday brunch!!
0 likesyo I've been paying guitar for a while and like usually I'm fine but this song is SO HARD to sing and play at the same time WHY
0 likesguiltless is such a nice song! i really wish dodes would stop putting herself down so much though, she’s said repeatedly “i’m not even that good at instruments” which we know isn’t true.
0 likesshe's gonna be half a mile from my house 2 weeks after i move halfway across the country for college i-
0 likesits dodieeeee and editing dodie, its been a while (and ill be here when you smile COUGh)
0 likesi love the song and i can relateeeeeeee, ok bye
This is 'This Be The Verse ' by Phillip Larkin but in incredibly catchy pop song form, with added emotional weight & cool Dodie vocals...
0 likesI can’t speak for Dodie so I’ll speak for myself. This song is about abuse and coming to terms with the guilt you feel because you can’t forgive them. I’m currently dealing with the fact that my father is emotionally abusive and this song speaks to me so much. She’s right I can’t explain it. I’ve loved him for all my life but now I’m just sick of being treated this way. And the pressure I feel from around me to forgive him even though I can’t makes me feel so guilty. He wants me to forgive him and thinks he’s done nothing. You’re a fucking genius Dodie Clark. Yo know that you’ve been through something like this makes me feel so much better. I think this is about the relationship you spoke about in Angry. You somehow made something so tragic into something so beautiful and for that I’ll never be able to thank you enough.
1 likeI'm sure sunday brunch will be fine as long as you don't have a bird's nest on your head
0 likesCould someone explain the plucking pattern for me? I’m not good at plucking. Is it plucking the first string and then plucking the other three together?
0 likesPlucking plucking plucking
(Clearly didn’t use the word enough to begin with)
Journalists asking you what guiltless is a about is a symptom that should be outlawed.
0 likesi absolutely adore your glasses!!
0 likesI know you said that writing this song in the round was just an exercise in that song-writing method because you like it, but it adds so much symbolically to the song. As a musician and as someone with... similar life experiences, I immediately thought of the round as a manifestation of the cyclical nature of abuse/neglect/manipulation. Every generation in a family like this has to “sing” this song to cope, but so often it feeds into this never ending cycle of familial pain. Not to mention, each little piece is a different phase of in the process of healing... “is it real” is the questioning and the realization of such soft anger, “I could never let you know” corresponds to the phase we all go through where you just want to ignore the suffering and move on like it never happened. That is arguably the most painful. Finally, “I’m not bitter I’m just tired” feels like a stage of acceptance, even if it isn’t the ultimate healing we hope for. Idk I’m thinking too much about this but yeah... the round ADDDSSSSSS SOOO MUCH. The fact that every phase is happening at the same time implies time existing as a circle, with every generation’s mullification happening at once. Even just one persons emotional timeline is being condensed into one moment. Not to mention, the accidental mixolidian says even more, being a jazz chord with just one note differentials from other scales/modes. UGH I could go on but I won’t just know that I overthink
0 likesI’m guiltlessly in love with you 🙈
0 likesI entirely an absolutely get it in every single way.
0 likesI just watced dodie and now i have been blessed with a new video
0 likesYAY I WAS JUST ABOUT TO REQUEST A TUTORIAL
0 likeswhat baritone ukelele do you have? im looking to get one and not sure what one to get x
0 likes"it was so juicy to write about" she says as i'm eating an orange
0 likesJust lovely
0 likesSHES BACK OMG
0 likesThe brooklyn 99 reference gives me life
0 likes(hey dodie what’re the string parts?)
0 likesCan we pause and appreciate that last photo
1 likeIt really freaked me out when I realised your face was moving in the karaoke 😂
0 likes“ill carry your burden till the day that you die”
0 likesAAAA DODIE!!!!
0 likesThe cool thing is i got this video notification when i was recording this song omg
0 likesI'm not bitter I'm just tired - BECAUSE I'M WATCHING THIS AT 11.09 PM
0 likesI love those glasses sm 🥰
0 likesHere for the B99 reference. But also everything else. :)
0 likesHope i can stream from Ireland tomorrow 😅😅💕💕
0 likesguiltless is such a freakin bop but unfortunately stops me from thinking because it's in my head ALL THE DAMN TIME
2 likesYES ILY DODIE
0 likesSo so good
0 likes"oh i just kissed you" dodie ur too cute
0 likesOmggggg absolutely smitten whooo
1 like6:01 b99 vibessss
1 like💛💛💛
0 likesi wish she would come to florida :(((((
0 likeswhere are the glasses from PLEASEEEE
0 likesthe picture at the end has me dead.
0 likesI play clarinet....😊😂❤xx
0 likes❤
0 likesMIXOLYDIAN !! IK I WASNT CRAZY
0 likesPls come to Florida 🖤🖤🖤❤️❤️❤️❤️
0 likes❤❤❤❤
0 likesOH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS
0 likesis anyone else wondering whats reflecting in her glasses?
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Unsociable Meerkat Looks like a window
0 likesI MISSED YOU :((
0 likesi feel so in the know cus i know
0 likescries in violinist
0 likesits too bad that im so brookkee (i hope you come to montana at some point!)
0 likesI get it 😔😅
0 likes0.27 she says Sunday brench 😅
0 likesSee you in Vancouver!!!
0 likesNice specs 👌
0 likesTeAcH mE sEnSeI
0 likesIM GOING TO YOUR OAKLAND SHOOWWWWW
0 likeswish that kiss was real,, 😔👊
0 likesI get it but I kind of wish I didn’t
1 likeLove that picture thoo
1 likeHahahaha ‘ Haha I just kissed you’
0 likesMeeeee
so cute :3 4:21
0 likes"ooh i just kissed you"
1 likesee you in oakland♥︎♥︎
0 likesIs that Dodie grey tho
0 likesHi off topic but I'm pretty sure we have the same glasses but yours is clear and mime are black and gold
0 likesDodie, marry me.
0 likesPlease come to Australia
0 likesi get it
0 likesWE HAVE THE SAME LIGATURE
0 likesiM nOt VeRy GoOd At InStRuMeNtS🙄🙄
0 likesI miss you!!
0 likes9:32 OHh, I just kissed you...
1 likeThe lamp on the background in the pic looks like she put whipped cream on her hair
0 likeshttps://youtu.be/aKhNsUSHQfc
0 likes@DoddleVloggle es a geeft, for ju 🥰😂
It is their fault. If your parents were murderers, you should be one too? No. As a grown person, 13 plus, you know if something is wrong or right. I can’t understand people that smash things. You work and save to buy stuff and then smash it in temper? Stupid.
0 likes12:52 Lord Chungus
0 likesOof yeah I...get it.
0 likesam i the only one that doesn’t get what the meaning of the song is???
0 likesMy black hole is my parents divorce and my mom being manipulative as fuck
0 likesdodie where have u been
1 likeHey I am a new youtuber and I am having trouble getting comfortable on camera. Can you take a look at my videos and leave any tips you may have??? I would really appreciate your feedback!!!
0 likesBOLERO!!!!!!
0 likeshey anyone going to the detroit dodie show on september 14 and wanna be friends :))
0 likesCome back to boston sooooon.
0 likesGood luck
0 likesi kinda get it.
0 likes9:34 karaoke
0 likesI feel so stupid cuz I thought I understood and now I don’t. Help
0 likesIm seeing u at truck and im gassed im ngl
0 likesMars by Holst
0 likeshe probably has ocpd but that doesn't excuse his behaviour
0 likes6:00
1 likeSmort, noice
you're so cute <з
0 likesTHE ONE DISLIKE WHO ON EARTH
0 likesi like the ration between likes and dislikes under this vid
0 likesShhh we get it
0 likesGod bless you Jesus loves you run to him with open arms and he will comfort you repent and trust In him and you shall be saved no matter what you have done. I love you
0 likesCOME BACKKKK 😪
1 likeYOU'RE COMING TO SLC!!! AHHHHHHHH
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Also this song also hit me hard. Cried cathartic tears.
0 likesOh I get it. Wish I didn't...
0 likes“oooh hahahahah i just kissed u”
0 likesI’m sorry dodie but your tutorials are IMPOSSIBLE to follow also your uke is weird the d string is so much lower than on mine and when I tried to tune it lower the string was too loose so wtf
0 likesBolero?
1 likeBOLEROOOO
0 likesmoog (M-OH-GUH)
0 likesEvery new song you release becomes my favourite i can never choose they’re all so g o o d
1 likeYou’re such an inspirational and I love you so much! You’re amazing! Thanks for all of your amazing music and words :)
0 likesThank you for writing this song. I’m in love ❤️
0 likesi'm so proud of you for how open + honest you are with us all <33 i literally love you so so much <333
2 likesHi dodieee ❤️❤️❤️ love the new song
0 likesI can’t wait to see you when you come to Salt Lake!!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYYAYAYAYAYAY I’m guiltless about watching this instead of doing work. Congrats darling girl!! So proud of you! AHHHH I’m so excited for your tour!!!! See you then!
1 likeI love your videos and your music so amazing and talented ❤️❤️❤️
0 likesI relate to the song so much it helped me so so so much recently and I still listen to it multiple times a day xi
0 likesLove a 13 minute dodie video ❤️
0 likesAlso love you Dodie I really relate to this song and the story behind it I knew straight away what it was about I’m in the same situation right now but with my dad except for the sexual stuff.
0 likesSuch a beautiful song!
0 likesguiltless is not the song I thought I wanted but the song I needed
1 likeI love guiltless so so so much!
0 likesI’m literally in love with this song
1 likeYour awesome dodie I would love to go to one of your shows and meet you you have such a warm comforting love you so so much
0 likesI love all this dodie content!
0 likesCan’t wait to watch Sunday brunch tomorrow 💛💛
0 likesHi I’m sorry for this being kind of off topic but I’m working on a song and oh boy is it hard- how did you make all the harmonies and instruments perfectly in time?
1 likeYour videos just make me so happy ☺️
1 likei fucking love guiltless. idk if i //get// it but i love it all the same
0 likesalso wanna add; i am getting “no use getting angry at the way that you’re wired” tattooed on me as soon as i can afford it bc that lyric proper resonates with me. okay thanks for writing such open songs and being so great 🥰
Guiltless is one of the only songs that I listened to and immediately understood and related to. It’s also really effective and fun musically, and the layered end part is so cool and interesting to listen to. I think it’s becoming one of my favourites of yours 😁
0 likesShe is just a total sweetheart💗
0 likesmy mum ALWAYS watches sunday brunch and now she’s gonna watch me dance and sing to guiltless which will be on sunday brunch. woah. that’s amAZING.
0 likesI relate to Guiltless so much. To have such a heart-wrenching idea behind such a banging tune makes me ugly-cry the lyrics while dancing like a maniac around my room.
0 likesDodie looking amazing (as always) and talking about her amazing song (like all her other songs) am I right?!
0 likes(Idk if you care but...)
My favourite line in the Guiltless has to be ‘there is a wall in my life built by you’ as I connect with it for some reason. I don’t want to get all sappy of why I think it is but it’s because I had a friend who I used to be very affectionate with (hugs, cuddles, kisses on the cheek) but we fell out and now I don’t feel comfortable with affection with my friends. Thanks for coming to my Tedtalk.
Love the song so much 😍😍
0 likesI’m so excited to see you perform
0 likesthank you, Dodie! <3
1 likeI already love it and haven't even started the video yet 😂💞
2 likesi have had tickets for the tour for a very long time and i am SO EXCITED TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE!! ps i’m going to the houston show)
0 likesthis reminds me of old school dodie!!!
0 likesAbsolutely low guiltless it’s a bop!!!
0 likesLove the song and love you x
0 likesNew dodie vid🥰 perfect ending to my day.
0 likesAAAAAAA YES I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!
0 likesi love this song seeing it live in bristol was bliss nobody knew the words so it was scilent just your voice and a song that everybody was so exited to hear thank you for your music itd helped a lot of people and thank you lots for that xx
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I saw dodie in Bristol too!
0 likes@Mia Bond yeahhhhh it was so amazing she got so into it dancing especially in monster
0 likesGood luck for tomorrow :) you’ll do awesome!!!
0 likesI love you so so much. so proud of you
0 likesYO THE NOSTALGIA THE THROWBACK TO WHEN YOU DID THIS WITH OTHER SONGS WOW
0 likesReady for some Guiltless dodie tea
1 likedodie has such a beautiful mind
1 likei love you. you warm my heart <3
0 likesYour music only gets better and better can’t wait for new songs
1 likestill love your intros👏🏻
0 likesYAY! i love the song!!!!!!
1 likeLove the songg :)
0 likesThe most amazingest girl!
0 likesI’ve missed you so much! love you ❤️❤️
0 likesAaah you look so cute! I wish I could watch the show tomorrow! 💞
0 likesStg I'm gonna move to Vancouver as soon as I graduate so I can actually go to all the concerts I want to
1 likeWhat a queen
0 likesGuess I’m watching Sunday Brunch tomorrow for the first time since I was 8 years old?
0 likesYessssss you make me so bloomin happy! Aaahhhhh
0 likesBEAUTIFUL
0 likesI apparently am one of the few who understood the song’s meaning... ok.
0 likesgreat thumbnail
0 likestrue beauty i love it
Aaaahhh i love knowing how to play clarinet
0 likeshappy pride my fello bi gal!! love ya 🥰🥰🥰
0 likesCan't wait to see ya in Houston🤗
0 likesThank you!
0 likesWow I literally just watched your last video wondering when you’ll post again
1 likebeen missing your face dodes!
0 likesLOVE YOU ❤️
0 likesI will DEFINITELY be watching
0 likescries because i only have a soprano uke and I BROKE A STRING SO I COULDNT EVEN PLAY IT
0 likesTHERE U ARE MY LOVE 😭😭😭😭
0 likesYESSSS GAH I'VE MISSED YOU
1 likewho's that single dislike, how dare u
2 likesCUTEST LITTLE PRINCESS 💗💗💗💗
0 likesHello beautiful Dodie!
1 likeokay your glasses look SO good on you tho
1 likeSorry this is unrelated to the video but have you seen the two LGBT women who we're attacked by 4 men on a London bus? Its absolutley horrible and nobody deserves that. Also one of the women looks so similar to Dodie and I freaked out when I saw it
1 likeWoo Dodie!
0 likesDefinitely get it......yay for that
1 likeYAY YES PLEASE!!
0 likesI always forget the thing that your hair is soooo long again
2 likesPlease do a favorites video
0 likesOh my god she uploaded!
0 likesholy shit i'm early!!! WOO!!! who tf spends their time being this early just to dislike??
0 likesHi Dodie! how are you today?
0 likesI be excited for life. (*this isn't normal)
1 like❤️
0 likesOH H E L L YES
1 likeMy love 🥰🥰
0 likesthe saddest jam out there
1 like❤️❤️
0 likesOh nooooooo, you mean you won't be at SITC this year? 😦
0 likesthe love of my life
0 likes“Kind of like a sex tape”
0 likesahh!!!!💜💜💜
0 likesNOT FIRST BUT LOVE U DODIE
2 likes"title of my sex tape" FSJSKSKJ D O D I E
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(like i got the reference but d o d i e ! !)
0 likesHEY QUEEN
0 likesI get it.
0 likes💕💕💕
0 likesqueen ily
0 likesMY CLARINET IS IN MY LOCKER AT SCHOOL WTF
0 likesOoo music theory, makes me happy☺️☺️☺️☺️
0 likesQueen
0 likesLuh u dodiieie
1 likeyou are the cutest human
0 likesfinally some good fucking food
0 likesBrazil is waiting for you, just sayin
0 likesit is in south america btw
this bugs me a bit tho, dodie please clean your glasses lol
0 likeschannel 4 let's go
0 likesI love (love) u
0 likesSHE IS BACK
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BACC
1 like@AshSucks 05 BACC AGAIN
0 likesyassss
1 likeI am currwblt tryibg to fit mkre tyat 6 owns ij ny mouth to prive a poibt. This made me revaluate my life choixee
0 likeswhere you go :(( <3
0 likesahhh peng x
0 likesOkay im almost certain I „know“ what topic this is about but uhm also not.. so can you please quietly comment and then I delete it to be (as Dodie says) quiet about it? 💕 thx
0 likesYes my friend. yes. Ur bacccc! I'm ded.
0 likesHave you dyed your hair or am I just seeing things
0 likesyou are so intelligent
0 likesQueeeen
0 likesYay!
0 likesDodie did u go to leventhorpe secondary school in Sawbridgeworth because I go to that school
0 likesfuckn siCk dude
0 likesI’ve never been this early wow
0 likesIs this about hedy?
0 likesthe bun's gone :o
0 likesUnfortunately I get it... 😔
0 likesHow muxh longwr til you voice a disney princess(or act as one)
0 likesBROOKLYN 99
1 likeHELLUUU
1 likeI DONT HAVE A BARITONE UKEEE
0 likesur hair is so long omg
0 likes5:59 :o
0 likesI would very much like to me you, Dodie.
0 likes9:31
0 likesYYYYAAAAYYY DDDOOODDDIIIEES BBBAAACCCKKK
1 likeWHY AM I SO EARLYYYY???!
0 likesi love you
0 likesTHE PHOTO GOT BIGGER SJAHAH
0 likesYeeees guuurl
0 likesYES
0 likeslove u
0 likeshihi sorry to be that one person but does anyone know what her strings are tuned to? i dont have a baritone uke and i dont know what notes to tune my uke to play :((
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D G B E !
0 likes@doddlevloggle thankyou!!!
0 likesoh wait what the fuck thats dodie
0 likesCome Australia ples?
0 likesI have a human rights final tomorrow..
0 likesSee you in September :)
0 likesMODES ARE THE BEST AND WORST FUCKIN THING
0 likesdodiedodieoddiedodie
0 likesPourtant je suis gentil avec toi
0 likesQUEEEEEN
0 likesFuck yeah
0 likesWhy don't you post anymore? :'((
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She busy 😔
1 likeI think it’s aboht her mom
0 likesYEESS
0 likesSo I don't GET it. Is anybody comfortable explaining it?
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i think it's mostly about a parental figure, like a father ("don't say it's genetic"), doing something wrong but refusing to own up to it ("you believe you're guiltless", "and I could never let you know, you'd never get it"). the parent shared something awful with their child ("ignorant trauma in one afternoon," "you opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through," "i'll carry your burden until the day that you die") and now the child has grown up and is still dealing with the implications, maybe feeling disconnected from certain people because of it but also knowing there's no point trying to open their parent's eyes to it all ("there's a wall in my life built by you," "no use getting angry at the way that you're wired").
1 likethe song resonates with me a lot and i don't want to assume anything about dodie's personal life but that's what i got from it, at least!
@rachel why Thankyou so much!!!
0 likesCLARINET GANG RREEEEEEE
0 likesI still have no idea
0 likesppl whu get it.. just get quietly
0 likesThis picture of dodie is throwing me off
0 likesugh go off lgbtq icon
0 likesi love you ok bye...
1 likelive. fucking. television.
0 likesaah! I'm early!! yay!!
0 likesBolero
0 likesBolero
0 likespretty girl
0 likesSo.. I'm sorry... Uhmmm why did she write it? Sorry i know but i don't get it get it.
0 likesmove
0 likesim gay
Hi doddlevloggle
1 likeGUYS GUYSSASS
0 likesSarah’s Spark, are you here?
0 likesIs Dodie jewish
0 likesQueeen
0 likesYeet actually got frist comment let’s go.
0 likesDodies great btw.
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Just Another Person yeet
0 likesI feel like the song is political
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or about emotional abuse
0 likesily
0 likesily
0 likeschopchopchop
0 likesyay
0 likesyes
0 likesOH MY GOD NO VIEWS WOOOAH
0 likesHELLO THERE
0 likesbruh
1 likeBad guy who
0 likesDodie, trust me. You'll feel better if you open their eyes. You'll take your soul back and they don't think they're guiltless. They're just waiting to be forgiven.
1 likeYou'll never know until you try. But you'll steal your soul back
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@angel meyer sorry x.x ignorant af is definitely my middle name as of recent years. I wish I could go by something else but I can't. Have a good day, friend.
0 likesWtf is on your head? Is it a scrunchy? Whipped cream? Tissue, perhaps? Help! with every lyric it was becoming bigger and yet more unclear 😩
1 likefirst! ❤️
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sara09 nope
0 likesHockeygirl 05 lol ok
0 likesWhat's good
0 likesYay I’m first
1 likeHowdy
0 likesN'importe quoi
0 likeshello
0 likesoioi (L)
0 likesHi
0 likesFirst!
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