were you surprised by any lyric meaning something different to what you thought? is there one i missed? lemme knooooo :D x

were you surprised by any lyric meaning something different to what you thought? is there one i missed? lemme knooooo :D x

@tobefrankie I think it means, that he says the way he act towards her is genetic so he can't do anything about it, like he was born to be a person like this (in the same way some people say, that alcoholism or stuff like that would be genetic, because the children of people who have it, often get it aswell, when it's just a way to escape your feelings and as a child of someone with alcoholism you might haven't learned other ways that work for you, so you end up like your parents). She blames him for what he did and says that he can't just give the blame away because he was the one who did it. If that makes sense to you

i’ve always wondered about “don’t say it’s genetic” from guiltless. it has such a particular meaning for me and i’m so curious as to what it originally meant

i’ve always wondered about “don’t say it’s genetic” from guiltless. it has such a particular meaning for me and i’m so curious as to what it originally meant

Dodie could you please consider doing a cover of Love Everybodys gotta live

Dodie could you please consider doing a cover of Love Everybodys gotta live

“ I have a question. It might seem strange. How are your lungs? Are they in pain?” ~Would you be so kind

“ I have a question. It might seem strange. How are your lungs? Are they in pain?” ~Would you be so kind

@Cael Jameson I actually think she doesn’t really like that one!

@Cael Jameson I actually think she doesn’t really like that one!

Also, Human is one of my top favorite songs of yours! Human reminds me of falling in love with someone, and being vulnerable in front of them for the first time. Its Beautiful!

Also, Human is one of my top favorite songs of yours! Human reminds me of falling in love with someone, and being vulnerable in front of them for the first time. Its Beautiful!

"We won't eat our words, they don't taste so good" from Monster was a lyric I have always wondered about!

"We won't eat our words, they don't taste so good" from Monster was a lyric I have always wondered about!

i've always been confused about "cause we both know a break does exactly what it says on the tin"

i've always been confused about "cause we both know a break does exactly what it says on the tin"

when i was in seventh grade me and my newly found best friend were sitting on the front desk waiting to get our graded papers handed to us. we were incredibly nervous so i suggested that we both cross our index finger and middle finger for good luck but that didn't calm us down so we both crossed all the fingers of both of our hands that weren't crossed and we crossed our toes too ( sounds so stupid omg) ,it was so comforting because no one but us could see that we both had our toes crossed, silently praying to get good grades and laughing at our own stupid selves because we knew that wasn't going to do anything and the "i look idiotic with my limbs all knotted it don't feel right" reminds me of that moment, we were so incredibly just happy and ourselves back then and i don't know if i will ever feel like that again so that lyric holds so much importance and happiness for me. i haven't felt like i did back then in a while. i love your music Dodie, thank you.

i understood red pushing down on the green as anger (red) overpowering jealousy/envy (green). love ur explanation tho!!

i understood red pushing down on the green as anger (red) overpowering jealousy/envy (green). love ur explanation tho!!

paha this was so funny having my suspicions of your lyrics confirmed. Love them and u!!

paha this was so funny having my suspicions of your lyrics confirmed. Love them and u!!

@isabelbm for me I picture someone walking around and being able to see inside my brain. And they gasp when they see the fact that I'm rainbow ( lgbtq) but now that they can see inside, they can actually understand. The narrorator like to think that it helped, and that you would miss thier brain at the end because so would the narrorater.

All the lyrics were exactly what I thought, I always feel like they're very straight-forward but on point. Before the line is my favourite, it broke me

All the lyrics were exactly what I thought, I always feel like they're very straight-forward but on point. Before the line is my favourite, it broke me

I thought the „something“ in „something in me says that this is okay“ was the tequila 😂

I thought the „something“ in „something in me says that this is okay“ was the tequila 😂

@Chael Rose this is EXACTLY how I perceived Hate Myself too!! I get anxious in social situations & overthink a lot as well 😬😌

@Chael Rose this is EXACTLY how I perceived Hate Myself too!! I get anxious in social situations & overthink a lot as well 😬😌

I was definitely surprised by Hate Myself! I’ve always listened to it through the ears of someone who has social anxiety, dreading conversations where the other person “goes quiet” because then I feel as though I’ve done something wrong in not keeping the conversation going. It was definitely interesting to see the different perspective that you wrote the song in and meant for it to be perceived as :)

i was surprised by "it seeps through her cracks and so i start to choke" because at first i had absolutely no idea what the lyric meant but now i think it really makes sense

i was surprised by "it seeps through her cracks and so i start to choke" because at first i had absolutely no idea what the lyric meant but now i think it really makes sense

what does “you saw my number and my number wasn’t good enough” mean?

what does “you saw my number and my number wasn’t good enough” mean?

I was a bit surprised by Hate Myself being specifically about being around people who won't open up! when I sing it to myself, it feels like such an accurate expression of how I can spiral into anxious overthinking and assuming people are mad at me when they're just quiet or there's a lull in conversation.

I'm working on calming that anxious voice, though 💜 she just wants to keep me safe, but she works too hard sometimes! as an autistic enby transfemme from suburban Texas, I grew up pretty much constantly confused why everyone else seemed to have read a manual & gone to an orientation on "how to be 'Normal' (terrible)" that I had missed entirely 🙃 thank you for songs like Rainbow that feel as if my own heart wrote them, and help me feel less alone and alien 🌈❤🩹 your art makes such a difference

@Eleanor Lamb I think that line is about fans at meet-and-greets

@Eleanor Lamb I think that line is about fans at meet-and-greets

on the color spectrum the opposite of red is green. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, but the oppositional energy/force that was captured by this line added a whole lot :)

on the color spectrum the opposite of red is green. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, but the oppositional energy/force that was captured by this line added a whole lot :)

"Once I saw fire and all I know is something happened-- did I let it go?" grrrahhra that lyric is so cool and i want to know ur reasoning behind that lyric :D I imagine you're watching a building burn or something and you don't actually realize it's burning its just kinda happening like it isn't connecting for some reason

@AmyLouise I see it as its her group of friends all growing old together until thy die

@AmyLouise I see it as its her group of friends all growing old together until thy die

@A D I always thought it meant lets swap chests as in if you feel the feelings I feel then maybe you'll fall in love

@A D I always thought it meant lets swap chests as in if you feel the feelings I feel then maybe you'll fall in love

@A D I always assumed that it meant "if we swap chests, you'll know how in love i am with you (because that's an emotion often felt a lot in your chest) and that might make it easier for you to decide to date me because you'll get a taste of what it feels like"

@A D I always assumed that it meant "if we swap chests, you'll know how in love i am with you (because that's an emotion often felt a lot in your chest) and that might make it easier for you to decide to date me because you'll get a taste of what it feels like"

PLEASE DODIE PLEASE WHAT'S "I KNEW YOU ONCE" ABOUT like what kind of a relationship? I've applied it to so many situations and had so many different "you" people but I always always wonder what it's about. My tippy top favourite song of yours. Also..... BLESS YOU FFS

PLEASE DODIE PLEASE WHAT'S "I KNEW YOU ONCE" ABOUT like what kind of a relationship? I've applied it to so many situations and had so many different "you" people but I always always wonder what it's about. My tippy top favourite song of yours. Also..... BLESS YOU FFS

I perceive the line “I am not cartoon” like this: you know when cartoon characters get hurt constantly but always seem to be fine? Always survive, bruises and bumps leaving when the camera cuts and comes back five seconds after. I feel like saying, “I am not cartoon,” basically states that I may withstand some damage, but in the end, I’ll always break. I’m-not-as-strong-as-a-cartoon-character kind of thing, yk?

i thought rainbow was about being nerodivergent

i thought rainbow was about being nerodivergent

Love these! Pas De Deux has been one of my favorite songs of yours for a while, can you talk about what inspired that song? Also do you think you'll ever record that one professionally/put it on Spotify?

Love these! Pas De Deux has been one of my favorite songs of yours for a while, can you talk about what inspired that song? Also do you think you'll ever record that one professionally/put it on Spotify?

Thank you dodie, for being vulnerable for us

Thank you dodie, for being vulnerable for us

In Before the Line, I think the beauty of the promise is that everyone’s self promise can be different, but the feeling of breaking it is universal.

In Before the Line, I think the beauty of the promise is that everyone’s self promise can be different, but the feeling of breaking it is universal.

At first I thought "if I'm being honest" was about a crush but then I thought it was a way of asking your younger self if they would love you for the way you turned out and reassuring yourself the path you took is okay and that it isn't that bad at all

At first I thought "if I'm being honest" was about a crush but then I thought it was a way of asking your younger self if they would love you for the way you turned out and reassuring yourself the path you took is okay and that it isn't that bad at all

in special girl i had it in my head that "talk and tap to find a crack, prise open till my nails turn black" was referring to yourself, like that urge when your in a bad place to find flaws and bad things within yourself and make them as big as they possibly can be, so that you get that pity or support from people and they reaffirm what you're thinking; that you're such a special, unique little snowflake with all your problems

@Adeana Baer I always thought it was about puberty tbh

@Adeana Baer I always thought it was about puberty tbh

Dodie, I actually wanted to know what "superglued human of proof" meant. I hope you get better soon~

Dodie, I actually wanted to know what "superglued human of proof" meant. I hope you get better soon~

@justyourlocalrat_ omg yes thats so cool

@justyourlocalrat_ omg yes thats so cool

@doddlevloggle ohhhh my gosh, I seeee! You and you're music are so clever!

@doddlevloggle ohhhh my gosh, I seeee! You and you're music are so clever!

I’m talking to my younger self! She wanted this and was excited about it but it hurtssas

I’m talking to my younger self! She wanted this and was excited about it but it hurtssas

Mostly surprised by how much I had understood (I am a 72 year old man, so that just shows the power of well crafted songs to communicate across genders and generations). Thought the whirring machine was a vibrator, though :-) Looking forward to coming with my partner to hear you in London in September. I guess we will be among the oldest people there.

@glitterwitch  omg omg omg !!!! i’m also aro and YES i interpret it so similarly, pretty sure that song is literally on my aro playlist lol

@glitterwitch  omg omg omg !!!! i’m also aro and YES i interpret it so similarly, pretty sure that song is literally on my aro playlist lol

i know this is probably not how you meant it, but as an aromantic person i always imagined human to be about someone longing for the ideal of romance but not necessarily enjoying the actual thing, the repetition of "i'm so human" makes me feel like they feel as though loving someone else is what makes them human, so they have to, even if they don't enjoy it, and the way the song borrows from the minor key whenever the line is said makes it feel this way too, because it's a darker sound. this is probably just me projecting though :P. what does the line "i'm so human" actually mean?

idk why but i always thought of monster as specifically a post breakup song but u described it more generally and now i can relate to it so much more strongly (from the perspective of finally standing up to a toxic / abusive family member). like i didnt even realize it could apply to that

@Arwyn Hager I think it's for when your partner's come home late without letting you know, you should just chill out to be a cool girl because if you sigh and make a big deal of it they will leave you

@Arwyn Hager I think it's for when your partner's come home late without letting you know, you should just chill out to be a cool girl because if you sigh and make a big deal of it they will leave you

@Professor Quinsonsnib me too and I love them both!

@Professor Quinsonsnib me too and I love them both!

@Lauren Carver that's such a good interpretation

@Lauren Carver that's such a good interpretation

@doddlevloggle totally get that, made me think of those in our lives that scheme and manipulate like politicians and that those actions always come out leaving them alone in the mess they made

@doddlevloggle totally get that, made me think of those in our lives that scheme and manipulate like politicians and that those actions always come out leaving them alone in the mess they made

@isabelbm i think it’s referring to the line beforehand imploring people who deny or erase bisexuality to “step inside [her] soul” and realise that she actually is attracted to who she says she is, and once they leave they’d miss it. Kind of a little hopeful twist on the song as she talks about all the cons of her sexuality during the verses but then says she’d miss it if it was gone which is quite lovely. hope that helped! :))

@Holly Gardiner did your parents bicker a lot? or some trauma/maybe bad coping habit someone introduced you to? it resonates w me because of my parents divorce at such a young age

@Holly Gardiner did your parents bicker a lot? or some trauma/maybe bad coping habit someone introduced you to? it resonates w me because of my parents divorce at such a young age

@Gabriel Kamiesz pretty much all of guiltless is addressing parental trauma iirc. Opening the door to adulthood and other problems at such a young age as a result of fighting, yelling, etc.

@Gabriel Kamiesz pretty much all of guiltless is addressing parental trauma iirc. Opening the door to adulthood and other problems at such a young age as a result of fighting, yelling, etc.

What is "You waited smiling for this" about? I always thought the song was just about being overworked and wanting to quit, so I wanted to know who this other person is, are they causing the person's pain or just enjoying it and why?

What is "You waited smiling for this" about? I always thought the song was just about being overworked and wanting to quit, so I wanted to know who this other person is, are they causing the person's pain or just enjoying it and why?

@avrilsakura05 whoa cool connection I love that

@avrilsakura05 whoa cool connection I love that

in cool girl "rolling your eyes to the back of you heads surely you know to close them instead". i always thought this was about everyone else (like friends) being so annoyed and rolling their eyes bc youre trying so hard to be cool and different for this guy but you are saying surely you can just close your eyes and "look away" rather than making a fuss like ohh here we go again she has one of those crushes again ehh

So clever Dodie! Thanks for doing this !<br>What does « chill out if it’s late or every heavy sigh will seal a fate » mean ?

So clever Dodie! Thanks for doing this !
What does « chill out if it’s late or every heavy sigh will seal a fate » mean ?

I always thought the promise you broke was in reference to secret for the mad where you promise "it'll all make sense again" and I was surprised it wasn't lol

I always thought the promise you broke was in reference to secret for the mad where you promise "it'll all make sense again" and I was surprised it wasn't lol

I always pictured "If I'm being honest" as me talking to the younger version of myself (or smth) idk why :/

I always pictured "If I'm being honest" as me talking to the younger version of myself (or smth) idk why :/

I always thought ‘red pushing down on the green’ meant some contrast between being embarrassed and feeling sick which both occur during a crush I guess

I always thought ‘red pushing down on the green’ meant some contrast between being embarrassed and feeling sick which both occur during a crush I guess

The whole of Special Girl made me immediately think of the Enneagram type 4, I've been learning about the enneagram all this year and these lyrics were so clearly illustrative of the 4 who literally 'tries to prove their self-worth by being special and unique"

The whole of Special Girl made me immediately think of the Enneagram type 4, I've been learning about the enneagram all this year and these lyrics were so clearly illustrative of the 4 who literally 'tries to prove their self-worth by being special and unique"

@Lavender Del Real Yep I brooookeee down after listening to Guiltless for the first time, fuck me it hit so deep, showed it to my psych

@Lavender Del Real Yep I brooookeee down after listening to Guiltless for the first time, fuck me it hit so deep, showed it to my psych

@Joannu lol I had a slightly grosser idea--that the red is anxiety and the green is vom 😬

@Joannu lol I had a slightly grosser idea--that the red is anxiety and the green is vom 😬

@isabelbm the first part of the verse is about people not believing she’s bi, so she’s saying to them if you could feel how I feel, you’d understand how real it is. And it’s a beautiful thing to have the potential to love anyone, so anyone who experiences that feeling might miss it if it was gone :)

@Martha Godivala I’ve always interpreted that to mean someone who’s manipulative and calculated

@Martha Godivala I’ve always interpreted that to mean someone who’s manipulative and calculated

I always really like the lyrics "you opened a door a kid shouldnt walk through" "I'll carry your burden, till the day that you die" and "no use at getting angry at the way that you're wired" in guiltless. I love the entire song but those speak to me a lot so, thank you for being vulnerable so I can be vulnerable 😊

I thought red pushing down on the green was more of like a stoplight metaphor. You’re really wanting to go forward in the relationship snd continue with that idea (green light) but something is making you feel like you need to stop (red light)  aka overwhelming anxiety or something to that extent so the red is pushing down on that green

@doddlevloggle WOWW I very much heard that as pornographic…or just being sexualized in an emotional/vulnerable state

@doddlevloggle WOWW I very much heard that as pornographic…or just being sexualized in an emotional/vulnerable state

I was really specting "ill find your secrets that youre secrets havent found" its like my favorite favorite one :(

I was really specting "ill find your secrets that youre secrets havent found" its like my favorite favorite one :(

Why will the stereotypes gonna help me get through this one night?

Why will the stereotypes gonna help me get through this one night?

I always thought of all my daughters being about you feeling responsible for the care of your younger selves, like knowing you’re unable to shield them from the pain that will inevitably reach them

I always thought of all my daughters being about you feeling responsible for the care of your younger selves, like knowing you’re unable to shield them from the pain that will inevitably reach them

@avrilsakura05 no stop it why would u say that ouch😭

@avrilsakura05 no stop it why would u say that ouch😭

I love all my daughters, though I always felt the "mother/father" role less like parental ( cuz I'm a teen) and more like family and peers and always feeling like I have to take care if everyone and always be there even when I'm broken myself. Like a broken glue bottle. All of the glue leaks out.

i love bored like me and the line where you say "and talk like we've been married for 40 years" and then "and not talk like we're married fifty years", i think is very clever. i have always think you say it in a way of "i would love to have the amount of trust in each other as if we have been together for years but at the same time i want to be excited about you like i was when we first met. is that the meaning behind those two lines or is another thing? <3 also hate myself is probably the song i relate to the most in the whole world so i was so happy to hear you talk about it! everything you said was like "omg that's me" fff it was really funny

@Adeana Baer sameeee I thought the same thing but it makes more sense and I still relate to it ahaha

@Adeana Baer sameeee I thought the same thing but it makes more sense and I still relate to it ahaha

"I used to smile at every star and thank the sky", Before the line <br>or "I opened the door that a kid shouldn't walk through" Guiltless

"I used to smile at every star and thank the sky", Before the line
or "I opened the door that a kid shouldn't walk through" Guiltless

i experience derealization and maladaptive daydreaming, and when you started talking about before the line, specifically when you broke down the idea of there being a line between where you started experiencing derealization verses before, i started tearing up. because that’s the first time i’ve ever heard someone else explain how it feels. and when you talked about grasping at the strings? that really got to me. that song already meant a lot to me, but now it just hits so close to home. thank you.

One of my favourites lyrics ever is "I was raised by open mouths and teary eyes<br>Passive wistful lullabies" just!!!! Amazing!!!! And I think I understand but if you want to elaborate on that? When I first heard it it was like a punch to the gut

One of my favourites lyrics ever is "I was raised by open mouths and teary eyes
Passive wistful lullabies" just!!!! Amazing!!!! And I think I understand but if you want to elaborate on that? When I first heard it it was like a punch to the gut

Lol I thought the "whirring machine" was referencing a vibrator HAHA

Lol I thought the "whirring machine" was referencing a vibrator HAHA

@A D one of the other lines in the song ‘how are your lungs/are they in pain/cause mine are aching’ when you have a crush on someone it physically hurts! Like your heart hurts or as dodie says her lungs are aching it’s just so much longing that it actually hurts lol so she’s asking can you swap chests can you just experience all this unrequited love I feel like once you feel all the love I feel maybe it would help you make the decision to date me

@Sophia Rojas it’s like… all the pain is worth it and you still wouldn’t give up being lgbt despite all the negatives? Like the whole song she sings about being different and isolated and longing but like begrudgingly at first maybe she still loves that little bi part of her like it’s caused pain but she still loves it
And she’d love for someone homophobic or straight to step inside her soul and feel that little part thats bi because it’s so powerful and wonderful they’d understand why she identified as bi so clearly and they would miss it if they then lost that part
and so would she

There is a wall in my life built by you
You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through - guiltless

This song has always resonated with me and I can never pin point why

There is a wall in my life built by you
You opened a door that a kid shouldn't walk through - guiltless

This song has always resonated with me and I can never pin point why

the only thing i was surprised by was how it felt like you were in my head when you wrote build a problem lmao

the only thing i was surprised by was how it felt like you were in my head when you wrote build a problem lmao

Not exactly from this video, but when you first explained the lyrics to human, the lyric "you'll for so nicely, you'll keep me intact". I always read it more in a "I have been hurt before, and now I have these cracks, but you won't hurt me, you'll be comfortable and warm" than how you described it, which was more along the lines of "I have been hurt before, and I have these cracks, but it's okay because you'll be the glue that will hold me together". I always read it more like one person saying to the other "I trust you, you won't hurt me" and not "I trust you, you will keep me from breaking apart"<br>Anyway, I have been your fan for 4 years now, you sharing your experiences helped me realize I am bi, and that sometimes I disassociate. Thanks for that

Not exactly from this video, but when you first explained the lyrics to human, the lyric "you'll for so nicely, you'll keep me intact". I always read it more in a "I have been hurt before, and now I have these cracks, but you won't hurt me, you'll be comfortable and warm" than how you described it, which was more along the lines of "I have been hurt before, and I have these cracks, but it's okay because you'll be the glue that will hold me together". I always read it more like one person saying to the other "I trust you, you won't hurt me" and not "I trust you, you will keep me from breaking apart"
Anyway, I have been your fan for 4 years now, you sharing your experiences helped me realize I am bi, and that sometimes I disassociate. Thanks for that

not surprised, but special girl means SO much to me and it’s my favorite song on the album (and maybe from your whole discography, along with when) so thank u for writing it :)

not surprised, but special girl means SO much to me and it’s my favorite song on the album (and maybe from your whole discography, along with when) so thank u for writing it :)

the promise lyric in before the line connecting to secret for the mad is even cooler knowing it wasn’t on purpose!

the promise lyric in before the line connecting to secret for the mad is even cooler knowing it wasn’t on purpose!

i always felt like "what in the world do we have at a quarter to four" was like losing track of time and not caring about whatever you're suppossed to be doing in your daily routine bc you're too hooked on what you're doing. also "disconnected but beautifully raw" made me think of how you're disconnected from the person you're thinking about but you're still doing a "beautifully raw" thing hehe

@AmyLouise the grey haired circle line is explained in her sick of losing soulmates tutorial from a couple years ago!! :) she talks about the whole song it’s really cool

@AmyLouise the grey haired circle line is explained in her sick of losing soulmates tutorial from a couple years ago!! :) she talks about the whole song it’s really cool

all my doughters  , i thought it was about like , the person you are to different people, like you may like this version of me but you dont entirely know me?? idk if it makes sense , also srry for my broken english

all my doughters  , i thought it was about like , the person you are to different people, like you may like this version of me but you dont entirely know me?? idk if it makes sense , also srry for my broken english

@A D For me, it felt like she was referring to how fast her heart was beating compared to the crushes heart cause she likes them.

@A D For me, it felt like she was referring to how fast her heart was beating compared to the crushes heart cause she likes them.

I forgot to ask about “chill out if it’s late, or every heavy sigh will seal a fate” darn opportunity missed

I forgot to ask about “chill out if it’s late, or every heavy sigh will seal a fate” darn opportunity missed

@Sophia Rojas i think that part is like her talking to the people who’ve made her feel so negatively about her sexuality, and if they could see her soul the way she sees it, they wouldn’t be so hateful about it anymore and they might actually miss that part of her if it wasn’t there anymore!!

@val barquero i have always interpreted that as- dodie wants them, they don’t want dodie, so “let’s swap chests”  like- i’ll have your heart and change it to make you want me, and you can take my heart which wants you and we’ll both like each other :)

@val barquero i have always interpreted that as- dodie wants them, they don’t want dodie, so “let’s swap chests”  like- i’ll have your heart and change it to make you want me, and you can take my heart which wants you and we’ll both like each other :)

@A D I always interpreted that as saying " if you knew how i felt, you might make a different decision"

@A D I always interpreted that as saying " if you knew how i felt, you might make a different decision"

@Nashiha Ahmed Yes I also associated it with traffic lights and that idea of trying something with that person you like vs your head telling you to stop (the red light) like it made a ton of sense to me but I liked her explanation a lot

@Nashiha Ahmed Yes I also associated it with traffic lights and that idea of trying something with that person you like vs your head telling you to stop (the red light) like it made a ton of sense to me but I liked her explanation a lot

“ So please step inside my soul
I'd love to watch you gasp
You'd understand in minutes
And I'd like to think you'd miss it
'Cause so would I” in rainbow. everything else in rainbow feels like we’re sharing a secret, but that part i can’t figure out

“ So please step inside my soul
I'd love to watch you gasp
You'd understand in minutes
And I'd like to think you'd miss it
'Cause so would I” in rainbow. everything else in rainbow feels like we’re sharing a secret, but that part i can’t figure out

can you put freckles & constellations and also adored by him on spotify

can you put freckles & constellations and also adored by him on spotify

I don't know if you specifically meant  "how can I be proud of what a million people shout to me I'm not" to talk about bi erasure but as a bi woman dating a cis man I've been told so many times that "I'm basically straight" that it instantly had that specific meaning to me, as in that "should I really participate in pride/be vocal about being queer when I'm actually passing as straight?" kind of self-doubt. But that song gives me so much strength so thanks for making it

Red pushing down on the green made me think of when you're driving and it suddenly turns red at a traffic light, like when you have a crush and you're like going as if the traffic light is green and suddenly you realize oh CRAP is it all in my head?! and it feels like you hit the brakes hard.

The one specifically that surprised me kinda was "I'm walking if it doesn't sting" because I always took it like "I'm [still] walking if it doesn't sting" instead "I'm walking [away]-"
So instead of it being like "I'll leave if the thing doesn't hurt," it's like the ~thing~ causes a dull pain but hey it doesn't sting (like a sharper pain you can't ignore) so I'll keep walking, or it'll hurt later and hey yeah maybe I KNOW it'll sting later but fuck it I'm going to keep walking until it makes me stop.
Like ~metaphorically~ spraining your ankle and pretending it doesn't hurt so you don't have to admit you need to slow down/stop the thing and you can just keep walking like it's fine? If that makes sense??
(sorry to ramble lol)

i also think ‘human’ feels like a continuation of ‘intertwined.’ intertwined was the idea of falling in love while in a bad mental space, and i think human feels like that person actually going through with it. even if they don’t realize it.

i also think ‘human’ feels like a continuation of ‘intertwined.’ intertwined was the idea of falling in love while in a bad mental space, and i think human feels like that person actually going through with it. even if they don’t realize it.

I really love bite back - to me it feels like trying to help a friend who’s drowning out their sorrow with unhealthy coping mechanisms - while they dismiss you. The “my dear” feels so delicate because in my mind it’s met with disregard.

I really love bite back - to me it feels like trying to help a friend who’s drowning out their sorrow with unhealthy coping mechanisms - while they dismiss you. The “my dear” feels so delicate because in my mind it’s met with disregard.

i always grouped ‘all my daughters’ together with ‘burned out’ because it feels like that shared idea of feeling an audience that idealizes you and loves you so much, but it can sometimes feel undeserved

i always grouped ‘all my daughters’ together with ‘burned out’ because it feels like that shared idea of feeling an audience that idealizes you and loves you so much, but it can sometimes feel undeserved

@avrilsakura05 I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THIS ONE TOO bc people were connecting it to secret for the mad and I was like omg wait did it mean that promise?? 😭😭

@avrilsakura05 I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THIS ONE TOO bc people were connecting it to secret for the mad and I was like omg wait did it mean that promise?? 😭😭

I’ve wondered if there was more meaning behind “I’ve pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don’t bleed with me” than initially presented?

I’ve wondered if there was more meaning behind “I’ve pinned each and every hope on you, I hope that you don’t bleed with me” than initially presented?

Ive always wanted to know what

"a grey haired circle waiting till the end" is AND

The song four tequilas down is soll intriguing to me. The "she'll never know" IS THE NARRATOR FEELING GUILTY OR HAPPY SHE WILL GET AWAY WITH IT

Ive always wanted to know what

"a grey haired circle waiting till the end" is AND

The song four tequilas down is soll intriguing to me. The "she'll never know" IS THE NARRATOR FEELING GUILTY OR HAPPY SHE WILL GET AWAY WITH IT

@A D i always thought that meant that they’d be swapping hearts and the love interest would feel how much dodie likes them with heart flutters and stuff

@A D i always thought that meant that they’d be swapping hearts and the love interest would feel how much dodie likes them with heart flutters and stuff

what about "toe a line between sexy and sick" in In The Bed? sorry if u have already done this and i missed it!

what about "toe a line between sexy and sick" in In The Bed? sorry if u have already done this and i missed it!

@Yasmin I might be wrong but my interpretation of it was that she was praised a for everything as a child and now hasn't really got any critical thinking skills i.e. she can't distinguish between good and bad ideas (at least romantically?) so she doesn't really know how to show love/appreciation in an appropriate/correct(?) way. Edit: lol Dodie replied, i was way off but it's cool that different people can have totally different interpretations haha

I always wondered what the lines
" I'd love to watch you gasp
You'd understand in minutes
And I'd like to think you'd miss it
'Cause so would I"
Meant in rainbow

I always wondered what the lines
" I'd love to watch you gasp
You'd understand in minutes
And I'd like to think you'd miss it
'Cause so would I"
Meant in rainbow

Special girl always makes me think of this poem think and it starts with “we are the girls with anxiety disorders …” and there’s a line in there that says something to the effect pf we are the daughters of feminists that raised us saying you can be anything and we heard you have to be everything. I’ll just the idea that you walk around having to prove that you’re special and worthy resonates with me rn

I love the meaning behind the title “before the line”. It makes be love the song even more than I already did!

I love the meaning behind the title “before the line”. It makes be love the song even more than I already did!

@A D I think maybe that line means take on my anxiety about the situation? I’m not sure either haha 😊

@A D I think maybe that line means take on my anxiety about the situation? I’m not sure either haha 😊

I thought that the promise was the same as the one in Secret For The Mad 👻

I thought that the promise was the same as the one in Secret For The Mad 👻

also on "i carry the time we don't talk in a backpack" i interpreted it like holding precious a relationship you have with someone and all they've taught you after not talking to them for a while. So like, they're always present with you in the backpack even if they're not there with you at the present time

I was always a bot confused on the line in Would You Be So Kind, "lets swap chests today, that might help you decide."

I was always a bot confused on the line in Would You Be So Kind, "lets swap chests today, that might help you decide."

“I look idiotic with my limbs all knotted” - I thought it was like when you cross your fingers for luck 😂

“I look idiotic with my limbs all knotted” - I thought it was like when you cross your fingers for luck 😂

I always wanted to know the meaning behind 'Oh, I think I was doomed before I began' My favorite lyrics of yours. I relate to it so much but i can't pinpoint exactly why.

I always wanted to know the meaning behind 'Oh, I think I was doomed before I began' My favorite lyrics of yours. I relate to it so much but i can't pinpoint exactly why.

I thought carry the time we don’t talk in a backpack from cool girl meant specifically carrying those times where you wanted to talk to your partner but they chose to ignore you, lie to you, etc. but you chose to just carry that instead of open the backpack because you didn’t want to disrupt and be called a “psycho partner” 😂 I do think it’s similar to what you were saying but I love that line nonetheless ❤

genuinely so suprised If im Being Honest is about a crush lol I always interpreted it as battleing mental health and wanting to get better but just feeling defenceless

genuinely so suprised If im Being Honest is about a crush lol I always interpreted it as battleing mental health and wanting to get better but just feeling defenceless

@Yasmin my parents were both depressed and anxious when they raised me and it affected me! (my mum's doing so much better now! she went through like a reckoning lol it's been wonderful to see)

@Yasmin my parents were both depressed and anxious when they raised me and it affected me! (my mum's doing so much better now! she went through like a reckoning lol it's been wonderful to see)

hi dodie! this one might be too personal to explain, but I was always curious about “toe a line between sexy and sick” from in the bed.

hi dodie! this one might be too personal to explain, but I was always curious about “toe a line between sexy and sick” from in the bed.

i thought the promise was "it will all make sense again"

i thought the promise was "it will all make sense again"

Always wondered what ‘it’s not my fault, I was raised by open mouths and teary eyes’ meant in special girl - I love the fire of that song so much!!

Always wondered what ‘it’s not my fault, I was raised by open mouths and teary eyes’ meant in special girl - I love the fire of that song so much!!

Surprised isn't exactly the word. I love what you do with your music. It's all abou exploring feelings like you said, and that's how it can be so relatable but for each person it comes in different contexts. I'm very grateful for your music, and you. I'm also proud to see how you've been improving on the arts of not oversharing when it's so easy to do so in social media. Thank you for the breakdown of the lyrics luv.<br>I think the "all my daughters" one was the one I hadn't been able to understand. Now I get it and I love it. If I could say something, I would tellyou to just encourage and remember your younger fans that it's their own path in life. You are you and we are we. We can all learn and relate to anyone, but we still have to explore our own essence.

Surprised isn't exactly the word. I love what you do with your music. It's all abou exploring feelings like you said, and that's how it can be so relatable but for each person it comes in different contexts. I'm very grateful for your music, and you. I'm also proud to see how you've been improving on the arts of not oversharing when it's so easy to do so in social media. Thank you for the breakdown of the lyrics luv.
I think the "all my daughters" one was the one I hadn't been able to understand. Now I get it and I love it. If I could say something, I would tellyou to just encourage and remember your younger fans that it's their own path in life. You are you and we are we. We can all learn and relate to anyone, but we still have to explore our own essence.

@Martha Godivala i think i wrote it like - politicians always change their answers to suit them and leave you feeling gaslit!

@Martha Godivala i think i wrote it like - politicians always change their answers to suit them and leave you feeling gaslit!

'red pushing down on the green' !! I thought that was the love/crush making you hide the fact that you 'feel sick' in the previous line!!!!

'red pushing down on the green' !! I thought that was the love/crush making you hide the fact that you 'feel sick' in the previous line!!!!

I always thought cool girl was about having a crush but now that I know what  it's actually about it's so so much better

I always thought cool girl was about having a crush but now that I know what  it's actually about it's so so much better

Some of them I think I understood but it was nice to hear you explain it when I couldn't fully? If that makes any sense at all lol

Some of them I think I understood but it was nice to hear you explain it when I couldn't fully? If that makes any sense at all lol

It hurts so much how short how Air So Sweet is so short yet so soothing to hear in the album!! Love u dodes pls get weell! 💕

It hurts so much how short how Air So Sweet is so short yet so soothing to hear in the album!! Love u dodes pls get weell! 💕

“what in the world do we have a quarter to four” is different for me because at that hour in the afternoon I find myself bored and sad because my mind wanders to a person I love(d) and I wonder what we have anymore 🙃

“what in the world do we have a quarter to four” is different for me because at that hour in the afternoon I find myself bored and sad because my mind wanders to a person I love(d) and I wonder what we have anymore 🙃


In the song “the flat’s a mess” I’d like to know the meaning behind the line “I borrowed your toothbrush the other day”

it means you need to get a new toothbrush evan


dodie said “i’ll make my own genius interview” and i stan

I believe Captain Sparlez did it too - like, factually actually... 😂

A better interview than  ‘flossin’ will ever be

She did two though. She explained party tattoos and human. Those videos are so satisfying she really breaks down almost every metaphor


dodie's hair is sooo beautiful. whichever length, she always makes it work


i love the shift from rlly desaturated videos to rlly warm ones like this. it just makes everything feel so cozy :))

@doddlevloggle omg yes please! This vibe is so so lovely. And I feel validated cause I guessed a lot of these meanings myself lmao

YES i'm watching at 3am cuz i can't sleep and... let me tell u, it's the perfect thing to watch at 3am

i actually lit this video lol i should just try more<br>thank u :') ♥

i actually lit this video lol i should just try more
thank u :') ♥


I know you skipped it, but the lyric “a dark politician will end up alone” is one of my favorites, so I wanted to say what it means to me. Someone who twists words and scenarios and does everything with the intent of getting something in return, at the end of the day, has no one. They spend time lying and bargaining and it amounts to nothing, never knowing love.

Yesssss 100% agree with this. Just like all the manipulative mean girls in movies who end up isolated at the end because of their actions


i’ve always felt that “when you go quiet, i hate myself” was a representation of the overthinking and self deprecating thoughts that come to play when you’re beside someone that doesn’t seem to give you what you need or talk to you and let you in; therefore, causing you to overthink and feel as though you’re the problem. it brings out a feeling of self blame and unworthiness, incapable of being the person someone you love could confide in since they are just beside you dealing with their issues but not letting you in and leaving you detached from the narrative in a way

Yes! I have felt this a lot. You put it so well wow


The lyric “I’ll never be sixteen again” in “When” made me WEEP. I understand that you probably wrote that lyric when you were wishing to relive one of the best years of your life (possibly???, I could be very wrong sorry), but for me hearing that lyric now that I’m seventeen made me realise how much I missed out on when I was sixteen. I fell out with close friends, plummeted into a really bad mental state, and I just felt so lonely all the time, obviously this was all happening during the pandemic (and i got the virus in winter wuhay I guess we’re twinning, Dodie lmao). I feel so dumb writing this cause I know it could’ve been so much worse, but I just feel like I missed out on what was supposed to be one of the best years of my life. Hopefully the rest of the year is gonna be a bit more exciting than last.

@Brooke Cavanagh same with me the last two years, but this one is finally getting awesome. Yesterday, I was at dodies concert in Cologne, in august I'll go on vacation with friends for the first time and also I'm at university now! There's so much good to come!

@Natalieawee love you too! and thank you - that’s true :D it only means that the world opens up more and there are even more exiting things to come ☺

@Amita Krich omgg i love uu haha <br>i'm not scared, i think being scared of growing up is overrated

@Amita Krich omgg i love uu haha
i'm not scared, i think being scared of growing up is overrated

@Natalie we are actually the same 🥺 I’m also currently 17 and was 15 at the start of 2020 - it’s insane and surreal and gah! growing up is scary :,)

I'm 32 and that line gets me too, every time. I've made a lot of amazing memories so far but I also regret a lot of decisions I've made and that line always reminds me that I can't change those things no matter how much I want to. it's hard to get through that song without crying.

Hey! I'm 19 now, but 16 was possibly the worst year of my life (I felt so terrible), so I also always cry at that lyric. But it gets better! It really really does! It required therapy for me and I'm so glad I went. I haven't felt this good in so many years.

It always feels like "oh i'm young i should be happy NOW". But you don't! Age and happiness are not necessarily related, don't worry :)

My teen years were ruined because of my abusive stepdad and lemme tell ya, that line cuts DEEP

Oh boy, same! I'm seventeen now and sixteen was a hot mess. But that being said, I've listened to dodie for a LONG time now and 'when' has always broken my heart because when i was younger i was so desperately hoping that sixteen was going to be my year though i doubted it and then it came and it wasn't haha. but i mean, there's still the future! (also i'm sorry you got the virus, that really sucks, i'm glad you're okay!!)

aye pandemic teenager crew whats good!

i just turned 19 so i guess i still have one more chance, but for me 16 was probably the best year of my teenage years and at the time i didn't know it. i was unhappy for most of my teenage years and there's not much i can do about that because it's in the past now, and i wanted my life to be so much better and fun and interesting. but 15 or 16 is probably the best of them and i wish i was happier with it when it was still happening.

also as an added bonus, the first version of When was released in 2016 when i was 14 years old. i was listening to the song and i was like "damn i kinda have a lame life, i relate to this "waiting to live" thing and i'm still young so i should just do it now" and that feeling that i would be missing out is why i put so much pressure on myself to have fun when i was 16, whole time that pressure (and my bad mental health lol) was the reason why i wasn't enjoying myself!

i'm not gonna be young forever, but now i know not to pressure myself to live the way that i think i'm supposed to, and instead just live now. and hopefully i'll be satisfied with that.

For me it feels very weird because when "when" came out and i first sang that line i was still 15, now im 19 and it just shows me how much time has passed and how much i hoped would happen in this time and just didnt...

@Maisie Lynch oh dear! Happy birthday though😭

@Brooke Cavanagh

Oh my, so I'm currently sixteen. And this is actually one of the best years I've had so far. Covid sucked yes, but it also made me learn a lot about myself through being away from society.

I think something that you should take comfort in, is things are only as good as we make them to be.

I decided on my last days of being 15 that I expected nothing. And then that nothing became everything. it 'bloomed for me' (haha see what I did there? Skdjjfkd) Happiness is only what we make of it. Your sixteen will never come if you expect it to only enter your life at a certain point. think: when I'm more mentally stable (I'm still not) when I move out (still haven't) when I am making money from what I love (also not doing that lol) but nonetheless, there is so much joy to be had in life eh?

It's all just about perspective. But don't beat yourself up about your current perspective. it's okay to grow. And growing takes time.

This was a ramble-y mess but I hope that helped in any way😭😭

Yeah I turn seventeen tomorrow and that lyric has been haunting me these past few weeks.

Wow we have such similar experiences Haha, if it helps at all, practically every adult tells me your teenage years truly arent the best years of your life. Life gets so much better once you figure out who you are and arent a teenager anymore so dont worry about "wasting the best years of your life" or anything.

ugh i love all you sixteen/seventeen yr olds in this comment section
it's just kinda comforting that i'm not alone
came into the pandemic at 15, leaving it at SEVENTEEN
damnnnn

all is well

oml i turned 17 right before the pandemic, so 16 was my last pre-pandemic year and the line hits different now

I had a fall out with friends my junior year while I was going through some things that made me feel alone. I am so strong now and happy in my life at 27 and have been for a while. Life isn't perfect and that is true for everyone. But llife keeps moving and there's always going to be more time to do these things. It sucks that you had to go through a hard year. But you haven't peaked. There will be amazing years to come when you least expect them.

I’m sixteen right now. On the one hand, this year has been super difficult for me and the idea that I won’t experience it again is comforting. On the other hand, it’s a whole year of my life that I’ll never get back— a year in which I’m supposed to have fun and feel <i>alive.</i> This line is so bittersweet to me and it always resonates so strongly with me, but not always in the same way!

I’m sixteen right now. On the one hand, this year has been super difficult for me and the idea that I won’t experience it again is comforting. On the other hand, it’s a whole year of my life that I’ll never get back— a year in which I’m supposed to have fun and feel _alive._ This line is so bittersweet to me and it always resonates so strongly with me, but not always in the same way!

@Kris thank you, :,) I’ll keep going so I can get the “sixteen” I’ve always dreamed of

I'm a few years past sixteen, and I can tell you that there's no timeline for any teenage experiences. Your "sixteen" could be this year, or maybe it'll be a few years of your life. Sometimes we get the rough parts first, then the time of our lives follows. No matter the age, you never lose the opportunity to have fun and enjoy life like you're sixteen. I'm wishing that you have a better seventeen.

Yup, 16 for me was taken by the pandemic so that line hits different now

That line is so bitterly ironic to me when I sing it because sixteen was one of the worst years of my life and also one of the most spacey


I never fully appreciated She until I had it bad for a girl who couldn’t love me back. It does feel oddly good to hurt…. As a supposed “daughter” personally I love listening to your music and watching your videos because I know you aren’t perfect. You have a transparency that most others wouldn’t be brave enough to have


I have "Paint me in trust, I'll be your best friend" tattooed on my back and I'd be really curious to hear how you wrote it

@doddlevloggle grammatical intervention can almost reverse the meaning from companionship to a hostage situation: "paint me in. trust, i'll be your best friend."

just sayin

awwwww<br>i think i probably wanted to say like - coat me in trust! I just wanted to be everything for someone and those were the words that came up :)

awwwww
i think i probably wanted to say like - coat me in trust! I just wanted to be everything for someone and those were the words that came up :)


my senior quote this year was “i promise you, it’ll all make sense again” - i attempted suicide twice my senior year of high school and this lyric has extreme significance in my life. for my 17th birthday, my sister took me to a dodie concert in oakland, california. while dodie was singing, my sister held me close while i wept through the song “secret for the mad” - i plan on getting it tattooed on my foot when shops open up more. that lyric changed my life, it’s something i tell myself everyday.

i sobbed while listening to that song

because i was going through such a rough time

its nice to know that others feel that way

dodie's lyrics are just so relatable and they make me feel safe

Extending all the support and love in the world to you!! You are more adored and loved than words could say, and only deserve the greatest in the world❤❤❤❤

Such a sweet comment. Glad you're still here, hope you were able to get your awesome tat!

You are so incredible, that tattoo is going to look so lovely on you and your beautiful self ❤ I am so glad you are here and I hope you have a great day

that one has been great help for me too. there’s been so many times where i feel like im going to loose myself and this is it.. and that lyric among many others of dodies had just been so lovely.

This comment made me cry. I hope you're doing okay.💛💛


dodie mentioned it more than once, maybe regretting an unhealthy narrative in a lyric, but it’s very lovely that music lets you show all your worst thoughts and feelings w benevolence. some lyrics seem unhealthy, but you hold you hold the feeling’s hand and give that feeling a place

thissss. i really appreciate whenever artists put their raw emotion no matter how unhealthy or silly it is. a lot of times there are people who have similar feelings. and if not then it allows others to understand it a little better.

i like the imagery of holding a feeling in your hand and then letting it fly away, almost like a bird. i personify or objectify my feelings as a coping tool from therapy so that i can examine them, and i might try this. thank you kind stranger <3


Timecodes:
1:04 - If i'm Being Honest

1:47 - in the bed

3:46 - Burned Out

5:43 - Before The Line

7:30 - Four Tequilas Down

8:40 - Special Girl

9:32 - Cool Girl

10:06 - In The Middle

10:54 - Monster

11:19 - Human

11:34 - Sorry

12:23 - All My Daughters

14:46 - Hate Myself

15:36 - She


I just feel so peaceful listening to dodie talk, it's like chilling with a friend

i know!! i absolutely love dodies videos. they’re so nice :)

i feel the same way!!!! makes me so happy


it has nothing to do with the original meaning of the song, but All My Daughters holds a special place in my heart, cause at a time where i was feeling a TON of dysphoria and dealing with transphobia at home, being called someone’s “daughter” really meant a lot.

p.s. love ya dodie! thank you for everything you do!

@Caitlyn Salter thank you!! that really means the world to me <3

@Glyn RH thank you so much, i'm definitely doing a lot better now!

hey sister! i hope you're feeling better now and i'm glad that the song was able to help you during a tough time. i hope you've got heaps of friends and loved ones to give you so much love and support <3

Sorry to hear you’re going through that, I hope you’re getting the support you deserve from friends and hopefully other family too


My Grandma was listening to In The Middle with me a year or two ago and asked "is this about a threesome?" And I was like "noooo,  there's no way that's what it's about"... I guess I owe her an apology

Omg I would die if my grandma heard in the middle 😭

lmao dodie mentioned it at her concert and my mum looked at me like 😶


I feel like All My Daughters is the sequel to Burned Out...which begins a meta...because Burned Out could be the new daughter...where am I

@bluuebye omg yesss I'd like your comment but I wanted to keep it at 69😂


i always felt really seen by "special girl" but for a totally different read than what was intended, i think? the line "hate me first, yeah, make me work, that's perfect" and "i found my worth in this world by proving i'm a special girl" struck me as musings from the inside of a gifted kid complex? like, if you did well in school as a kid, you feel this compulsion to be promising and special from every point of view. and when someone doesn't happen to think you're marvelous, you're like, "ah, yes. that means i must demonstrate my talent and *make you*." every time i listen to the song, it reminds me of feeling like, great! i'm going to get a good grade in being a person. something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve,

@really-quite-exhausted Really feeling this too! (🥴)

Exactly!!! And then that whole crisis of how do you define yourself if you're not "special" anymore?


“So just hold me like you mean it, we’ll pretend because we need it” i think is one of your most beautiful lyrics, it’s been stuck in my head ever since I heard it. And the way the music pauses before it continues really gives it that emotional pull, perfection.

@Grace Nelson it’s from four tequilas down :)

YES AH. this song is so raw and like truthful.

Which song is this in? I can't seem to remember 😅😅😅

That pause is EVERYTHING. It's like the whole world fades away and you're left in the solitary space with the two protagonists and their feelings bubble.


me and my best friend bonded over your music, over our summer holidays we're both going to print out the song lyrics of build a problem and each listen to the album and annotate along with what specific lyrics mean to us and then exchange annotations and re-listen taking them in mind, to try and <b>understand</b> each other better u know, does this make any sense? This is so interesting to me, the lyrics on this album are so special and beautiful :)

me and my best friend bonded over your music, over our summer holidays we're both going to print out the song lyrics of build a problem and each listen to the album and annotate along with what specific lyrics mean to us and then exchange annotations and re-listen taking them in mind, to try and *understand* each other better u know, does this make any sense? This is so interesting to me, the lyrics on this album are so special and beautiful :)

@leo and @Rose Lalonde <br>You two should figure something out together lol

@leo and @Rose Lalonde
You two should figure something out together lol

that's so sweet, i wish i had someone to do this with youre so cool

That's so beautiful, I wanna do this with someone now


I love it whenever artists break down their lyrics ☺


it wasn't mentioned, but arms unfolding is probably my favorite song of yours and the reasons why have changed over the years. every time i go back and listen to arms unfolding it has a different meaning to me, and i just hold that song so close to my heart. i saw you perform live a few years ago and the show opened with arms unfolding and i was just bawling in the middle of the concert floor it was very classy :)))

I cried so hard when I saw her preform it and I sometimes cry when I hear it in general but I remember it starting and I was just crying so much and I was like “and this is only the first song” it was the best

YES! I cry every time I hear it. It came out right as I was working on mending my own relationship and it was exactly what I needed in that moment.

It's my favorite too! It's so underappreciated


"take the energy of anxiety and turn it into....horniness lol" -dodie <br> Me: 👁👄👁 🧐 🤔🤯 I don't know why this is so revolutionary to me lol it makes a whole lotta sense

"take the energy of anxiety and turn it into....horniness lol" -dodie
 Me: 👁👄👁 🧐 🤔🤯 I don't know why this is so revolutionary to me lol it makes a whole lotta sense

I always thought that song was so romantic just wanting to be with someone who comforts you to sleep but now-


Hey dodie, I don’t know if you’ll see this but I’ve been a fan of yours for so long and I want you to know how much the song guiltless means to me. I’ve never held a song so close and I completely understand not wanting to go into it just because I know the feelings that go into writing those types of lyrics. I cried so hard when I heard guiltless just because I understood, and It hurt that you understood too. I have always felt this deep connection to your music but guiltless really got me. I couldn’t believe the absolute strength it took to make that song, I still get strung out any time I listen to it. Just because it makes me remember I’m not alone In my pain. Thank you dodie. I understand the whole “this YouTuber that I barely know saved me” mentality but your music genuinely got me through so much. I remember listening to your music in the hardest moments in my life and it making me feel like there was a light at the end of the darkness, and even if I haven’t necessarily reached it just yet, there’ll be something beautiful to come out of it. I don’t ever mind the things you will do in life, and I never want you to feel pressured by my respect, but since guiltless, I’ve never felt closer to someone I’ve never even spoken to. I can’t wait till I get to meet you if you come to Australia again, just so I can properly let you know how much that song meant. Thank you for that song. I’ve never felt so seen, and I just really admire you.
I understand why you took a step back and drew a line years ago, I myself have a problem with oversharing so sorry for this long comment, but I just really wanted a chance for you to see me, even if it’s only through a screen. Thank you so much. I really appreciate your beautiful songwriting and your ability to make a song that relates to so many people.
I know I only see a tiny portion of you from YouTube, but I genuinely love you so much, thank you for being you.
Thank you dodie
Elizabeth


I've always loved your lyric "they say they like my eyes but I've only ever seen them in the dark" from when. Something about it hits me so deeply, the idea of someone saying they love you but there's no way of them knowing you because you haven't shown them. Or if you interpret "them" in the lyric as your own eyes it gets interesting as well because it's saying that you don't even know yourself, you can't see what they love about you. The lyric just has always meant so much to me and your lyrics are so powerful and beautiful thank you 💗


When has been my lifeline in some of my darkest moments. Stay safe, Dodie! And thank you. From another dreamy girl who'll never be sixteen again x

You'll become bigger and better than you ever were x


“Seeps through the cracks and so I start to choke” actually inspired a painting I made about a year ago, and it looks a lot like the image you described!!

@Kendra Durham It’s on my Instagram (@isaniart), although you’d have to scroll back a bit.

I felt such strong artistic inspiration listening to her talk about it!! Is there anywhere I can see your painting because I'd love to


I wanna draw venn diagrams of dodie song themes.... Sorry & Monster, Burned Out & All My Daughters, Before The Line & When.... There are crossovers between some of these songs that would be really interesting to explore.

I always felt like Would You Be So Kind & If I'm Being Honest were related too

Oh my god I feel like you’d see into my subconscious Lmao

Thats a fantastic idea!!! You totally should!!


Guiltless to me is about certain family members of mine witnessing my abusive childhood and not putting a stop to it despite their situational power. It’s a way for me to push all my resentment into that song, and then allow myself to forgive.

The dark politician is a specific person, and there could not be a better description.

Thank you for this song


god I love the second verse of before the line. especially "when can I come home." the most relatable thing ever to me.


hope you’re feeling better and covid isn’t getting you down too much!

also sorry for asking about the dark politician lyric 😬

@OcyTaviAh Couldn’t agree more. This song is obviously very personal to dodie and she deserves to have her privacy without people prying

@Isani Art as someone with an unapologetically abusive mother, every line in Guiltless resonates with my personal experiences. It's very obviously a song about trauma, but I do think it's one of those things that very personal and isn't owed a deeper explanation unless the person who experienced it wants to provide it. People even hear the word "trauma" or "abuse" and they start assuming and stigmatising. And a lot of the time it takes personal growth to not feel the need to pry into everyone's personal bag of traumas and experiences that shaped them. And unfortunately the majority of people don't do that work. Which is why tabloids sell so well.

@Isani Art I take it as that too but again, projecting my own experiences lol

To me that lyric screams gaslighting by a parental figure - someone that’s supposed to take care of you is twisting your words for their own gain. But that’s also me projecting my own experiences and doesn’t say anything about what dodie’s intent was

@doddlevloggle I asked about the same lyric too. Hope it wasn't too triggering. I was thinking it might have been about Donald Trumpet. 🤣

@doddleoddle didn’t want to bring back any bad mems that’s all lol. i’ve found my own meaning for it and can relate to the song from my own interpretation so that’s good enough for me!

lOLolOll no worries i was thinking about answering it! tbh i dont even know if i'm able to understand what i meant lol


as one of your “daughters” that literally grew up with you and have seen you blossom since i was 10, you are a huge role model to me. you were a big sister for me growing up. your younger audience knows you have flaws and behind closed doors have made bad decisions. you are not perfect. you are dodie and we love you for who you are, not just how you present yourself online. love the album, so proud of how far you’ve come from the bedroom recording of “she” :) <br>-a now 18 year old fan

as one of your “daughters” that literally grew up with you and have seen you blossom since i was 10, you are a huge role model to me. you were a big sister for me growing up. your younger audience knows you have flaws and behind closed doors have made bad decisions. you are not perfect. you are dodie and we love you for who you are, not just how you present yourself online. love the album, so proud of how far you’ve come from the bedroom recording of “she” :)
-a now 18 year old fan


6/10 holds a very special place in my heart- i first heard it when i was beginning to go through the self discovery reckoning that all young mentally ill teens go through and it's carried me through it all. it just helped me feel less alone and a little more normal when i felt like i couldn't stand out more. especially the bridge at the end of all the voices overlapping, feels like the epitome of a brain with social anxiety


I noticed that you changed it from "I wail aloud/I need it back" to "Oh my god/I need it back" in all my daughters (I listened to the demo way too much lmao)... what spawned that change for you? was it just an aesthetic change or did you change your meaning/intent there?

yes yes yes this!! biggest question about the whole album. i wail aloud felt so much more personal. so curious.


idk if others feel the same, but “Don’t Quite Belong” seems like a neurodivergent/autism anthem tbh

@Nicklas yes that's what it's about but you can read into things with different meanings even if that's not what they're meant for

i feel like rainbow could also be about realising you're neurodivergent

omg this is how I feel about hate myself, it reminds me a lot of rejection sensitive dysphoria

I feel like special girl applies to my experience as an autistic woman but i agree with everyone’s answer

Hell yes!! Rainbow for me is about my adhd as well as my bisexuality and it makes me cry because of how perfectly its metaphors describe both GAH!

As someone who always feels their stomach in knots when having to be in a social situation, it's my personal anthem.

Like...the heck do you mean that I'll feel better if I drink? I'll just get tipsy, my brain will still go a million thoughts a second and I'll feel annoyed that my senses are mildly impaired, lol

i 100% agree!! i think about that everytime I hear the song

@katie Yesssss, I totally feel Rainbow as an autism song!!

So glad I’m not the only one who applied Rainbow to my feelings of autistic neurodivergence ☺

@katie I feel like this with rainbow too! Obvs makes sense to me being bi ✨ but it also makes me feel the same way about my adhd ❤

Yessss, as someone on the spectrum i heavily agree, and its funny cause she made it about waking up in this alien world but thatd exactly what being neirodivergent feels like. I've also felt I was an alien to this world and never knew why until my recent late diagnosis

@eykyra same!!

There are quite a lot of dodies songs that I relate to my autism (probably because I listened to the new album while waiting for the results of my diagnosis) and it's so nice to see others here do too

i felt this way about both don’t quite belong and rainbow !!!

@Random Artist Yeah it's what's so cool about Dodie's songs, they seem to be very specific but they are actually fitting to each one in a very different way

@eykyra Yes!! so glad someone gets it! and it’s so neat that so many people are finding their own ways in which they relate to the song :)

@Random Artist Yeah exactly like when she says "is there a code" like "why does everyone know how to act except me?" And also the line about how alcohol makes you a bit disinhibited and therefore more able to socialize, everything makes so much sense to me

@eykyra I have social anxiety too and it resonated with me a lot! For some reason I thought of it as like “oh all these people are good at talking and are able to be social but I’m kinda not and so I feel like I don’t belong”

i feel this in the way my derealization and autism sometimes speak the same language

@katie For me Rainbow has always been more about being or feeling different and taking pride in that then particularly about being queer. Especially “So please step inside my soul. I'd love to watch you gasp. You'd understand in minutes. And I'd like to think you'd miss it. 'Cause so would I.” makes me cry very often cause…it’s true. I often say or feel like I hate my brain but in actuality I’d probably miss it.

I have social anxiety and I relate to it a lot as well. I guess each of us have our different reasons to feel like that on some situations

Omg exactly. I was obsessed with that song before I was diagnosed and then I found out I was autistic and I was like welp lol

i feel this about ‘hate myself’ and even ‘rainbow’ a bit (considering the autism symbol of the rainbow infinity)


as a literature student this is like my crack


i always interpreted "hate myself" as the aftermath of an abusive relationship....like being punished with silence, never knowing what's right, the immense anxiety that comes with that


this past year i’ve gone on a bit of journey embracing my (possibly) being autistic, and ‘hate myself’ just perfectly expresses the difficulties i had with communication growing up <br>honestly thank you for that song, cause it’s put into words something i struggled for years to

this past year i’ve gone on a bit of journey embracing my (possibly) being autistic, and ‘hate myself’ just perfectly expresses the difficulties i had with communication growing up
honestly thank you for that song, cause it’s put into words something i struggled for years to

me too!! it feels good to see that others feel the same way about that song!

I'm going through the same thing and dodies music has helped me loads ;)


“hate myself” to me is about anxiety and overthinking about the people you caring about liking you. seeing a shift in their expression and worrying you said something wrong, constantly trying to explain their behaviors by something you could have possibly done

ahh me too!!! like anything even just a split second of silence or a specific word they say i’ll get stuck on. this song always reminded me of that.

YES this is exactly what I thought when I heard this song.. not me being like this every day to come up with this interpretation haha


I interpreted "when you go quiet, I hate myself" as the end of a conversation in which I am revealing something abt myself to you, I secret I've kept. & you go quiet & I hate myself for ruining our relationship by telling the truth. I read your quiet as disappointment or horror or fear or hate abt the secret I've shared. Your opinion of me is changed forever & I hate myself for just not saying anything.<br>I interpret it as this kind of anxiety-reaction to sharing your soul w/ someone & not getting an immediate reaction. My brain goes into overdrive & I have so much doubt. When really, the person I've shared with probably just needs a moment to process, to collect themselves, to think through a response. But, in that one moment of quiet, my mind becomes a storm.

I interpreted "when you go quiet, I hate myself" as the end of a conversation in which I am revealing something abt myself to you, I secret I've kept. & you go quiet & I hate myself for ruining our relationship by telling the truth. I read your quiet as disappointment or horror or fear or hate abt the secret I've shared. Your opinion of me is changed forever & I hate myself for just not saying anything.
I interpret it as this kind of anxiety-reaction to sharing your soul w/ someone & not getting an immediate reaction. My brain goes into overdrive & I have so much doubt. When really, the person I've shared with probably just needs a moment to process, to collect themselves, to think through a response. But, in that one moment of quiet, my mind becomes a storm.

@Rhyme Melodies yess i recently realized how much i’m dependent on my best friend. it’s so annoying and i hate myself for it. and i try to do things on my own but i need her input about everything lol. and if she doesn’t talk to me for more than a few days i’m like what happeneddd. i get scared that people don’t care as much as i do lol. constantly asking her if i’m annoying or if she wants me to stop talking.

this is exactly what i thought of ah! also as whenever i keep noticing tiny things like a pause or a word someone uses. and i get worried trying to analyze every little detail and what they meant.

@Kieran Yes! That's also part of how I meant it. Anxiety brain takes over

Oh that’s interesting! I interpreted it as the end of a fight, you’ve said something that stuns them, in a bad way, and you hate yourself for not thinking before talking.

@jax i am people pleaser and in a lot of occasions i have felt like i need to have my friends and my loved ones very close to me all the time to make sure they like me. When they go under the radar for a bit i question if they forgot or dont care about me / dont like me and then hate myself because of that emotional dependence on others. I also hate myself because i feel like i drive people away, good old fear of abandonment

I feel that. I just told one of my best friends that I might have a crush on them and now I wish I just never told them because it makes everything so... different

i interpret it similarly, except that (partially because i’m neurodivergent) i have a hard time keeping conversation with people i don’t know well, so whenever even people closest to me go quiet, peacefully or otherwise, mid-conversation or -interaction, i end up blaming myself and plotting out a worst case scenario contingency plan.


Human in particular has lyrics that to me are grotesque in a beautiful manner, like a bunch of beautiful blood and guts

You could almost say they’re… beautifully raw:)

human always remains that one song where I just listen to it and bawl... lol 😭

i feel that way too! to me its like being so open to someone that ur just completely laid bare almost like ur naked or bloody like you said yaknow?


I replayed this like 10 times while clearing out my room and it’s now 3:30am. Something about the chill talks, singing, and explanations kept me from worrying about getting rid of things (I have a hoarders tendency). I can only say thank you 🥺❤


I've always massively related to Guiltless, it hits so close to home. The themes of a parent lacking in maturity and responsibility, resulting in petty arguments over nothing was something I'd never heard discussed in a song before but I so deeply related to it. For me, it helped me understand the process of learning to accept my life and family for what it is and who they are, and learning to that sometimes you just have to put up with people - eventually it's not worth having the same pointless argument over and over.


Four tequila’s down was painfully and beautifully relatable and caused a lot of reflection on why we make the choices we make and weather it’s valid to do so sometimes.

@mayonessa oooooh
Never saw it that way.

I saw it as the pov of being a rebound. Cause that's what i felt like at that moment. I felt like he was only with me so that he can forget the one he actually liked or bcs he can't get her in the first place. Thus "Something in me says, that this is okay" means
"I know you're using but it's alright cause your "love" feels good"  for me.

But i can see why it can be a song abt cheating.


“It feels oddly good to hurt” us one of my favorite lines! I totally understand what you mean, I’ve always said to my long distance girlfriend that I love her with a deep ache in my bones. She’s wonderful we’re wonderful but our love has an achy heaviness to it too.

“But love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz, in 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' is a line that has hit me over and over again since the first time I read it, because love IS heavy, isn't it? So "it feels oddly good to hurt" matches up beautifully with that


‘build a problem’ came out during the lowest point of my life so far. ‘before the line’ specifically explained a lot of things i was feeling, and it helped me realize i was not alone in my feelings. that album was such a blessing, and was instrumental (pun intended) in helping me get better. so thank you!


To me, the lyrics from Monster "I craft my words to fit your head/'Cause no one listens to the dead" remind me of being in an abusive relationship, where you have to carefully speak your abuser to make them happy/appeal to them otherwise they could seriously hurt or kill you.  Kinda morbid...


I was struck by the fact that "When" was back and on this new album, it was my favorite song for a long time and it had for me a very special meaning (probably not exactly the one intended) and to hear it again (plus the videeeeeo of it in the car you guyys so good) after a while - after new experiences and life changing me - blew my mind ! everything sounded more right... the line "begging the past to stay, memories painted in much brighter ink, they told me i loved, teach me how to think" used to be the one i didn't relate so much to or the sentence i couldn't really "make mine" in the song but then, years after, i finally f*<b>*</b> get it !! I know that feeling now, so well ! and man to realize that broke me... Crazy how a song you know by heart can still surprise you....

I was struck by the fact that "When" was back and on this new album, it was my favorite song for a long time and it had for me a very special meaning (probably not exactly the one intended) and to hear it again (plus the videeeeeo of it in the car you guyys so good) after a while - after new experiences and life changing me - blew my mind ! everything sounded more right... the line "begging the past to stay, memories painted in much brighter ink, they told me i loved, teach me how to think" used to be the one i didn't relate so much to or the sentence i couldn't really "make mine" in the song but then, years after, i finally f**** get it !! I know that feeling now, so well ! and man to realize that broke me... Crazy how a song you know by heart can still surprise you....


sorry is my favorite song atm, the lyrics are lovely and a bit sad but it’s honestly the instrumentals that make it my favorite. the way they build up can make me a little less spacey for a minute. a friend of mine described the build up as “like taking a breath” and yeah. i just love it sm ahhh that song


“black lipstick will never be a sin”!!!
also just wanted to pop in and say that “when” means so much to me in its entirety. its such a lovely beautiful song and i loved hearing it when i was much younger and it came out but now that im older (and actually older than 16 lol) i can really Fully feel all the feelings its talking about and it holds a very special place in my heart :’)
sick of losing soulmates will also always be a favorite of mine. idk how to explain it but the whole song just feels so beautifully delicate which is how i view the relationships it makes me think about in my own life. that being said all your lyrics are gorgeous!! ive been a fan since 2016 and its been such a pleasure seeing u grow in ur songwriting abilities

for meeee "black lipstick will never be a sin" means like you might wear things that others think are ugly/unsightly like black lipstick, "too much" eyeshadow, certain clothing styles that you'll cringe at later, but it'll never be a sin, it'll never be wrong, you were happy and having so much fun

I second this!! I plan on getting a tattoo themed around those lyrics :)


Burned out hit me so hard when you released it on YouTube for the first time. Like that I might just leave soon felt like you were speaking my thoughts. It obviously means something different to me as someone who doesn't have a platform. But thank you for making this music. It does more than you know!


When I listen to cool girl I think of the relationship I have with my dad. It’s so interesting to me that we all apply our own meanings to Dodies songs and I’m so happy she lets people interpret her art 🥰


Although I know that "Rainbow" is actually about being bisexual, I've really related to it recently as I've found out that I'm on the autism spectrum! Its funny how songs can take on a life of their own.

Also- cant wait to see you live in February!!


I've always felt connected with "burned out" and listening to you, I now understand why. Thank you for this video and all you do. You matter.


My personal meaning of the lyric "A dark politician will end up alone". I imagine someone (like a parent or family member) sharing their "dark" almost threatening opinions on sensitive subjects, leaving everyone around them feeling uneasy and threatened. And everyone eventually leaves the "dark politician" and he is now left alone.

For me it had that meaning of being a very manipulative person that's trying to convince her that it wasn't really that important or they're not to blame or she's just making it too big of a deal idk. But I think it plays on the idea of politicians being convincing and deceitful sometimes


Fun fact I used to think the line in when was “kissing sickly sweet LIES cause they say they like my eyes” and as much as I love the actual lyric I still like to sing my version sometimes hehe


after watching this i just want to write an essay on your songs they are incredible

ikr?? i feel like i could go on forever talking about her lyrics

I'd be happy to read it if it ever happened! I feel like i'm always learning new things in dodie's songs. Love the eternal feeling of new discoveries <3


dodie, literally every song of yours is a freaking masterpiece and i cannot wait to hear them in person for the first time at your europe tour!! you don’t have to feel responsible at all(for me at least), but i am glad to be your daughter and love you and your music as much as i do!!


I've never related to Burned Out more than I do right now but not in the 'I have a public responsibility/platform,' it's more of an interpersonal relationship type of way and how my own mental health affects all of that. like the "I can just talk about it..." bit is SO GOOD cause it's so true, it's fucking hard to talk about it, even and sometimes especially to close friends. needless to say, it's my favorite song of yours. and Rainbow omfg!!!! I fucking love music!! especially yours because it's so,,,, RAW and charming and beautifully sad ;.;


my personal favorite line from any of your music is “and there will be a day when you can say you’re okay and mean it.” this line (and entire song) has helped me through a lot of low points in my life, and i know that i’m still nowhere near as happy as i know i can be, and this line has given me hope through many of those moments. i plan on getting it tattooed on my left inner forearm styled like this:

; and there will be a day when you can say you’re okay and mean it

thank you so much dodie for all that you do for your community, you are by far my favorite artist, and i hope to see you live in concert in 2022!


i think my favorite song from the album is "bored like me" and i def have my own meaning constructed (basically indulging in the mystery of another person and wishing to stop dancing around the idea of being together and just going for it) and i think i've accepted it as fact; i'd love to know if there's anything deeper to the song beyond the more "easily interpreted" surface-level. whenever i listen i always tend to envision two very sexually frusturated people doing the tango lol


I'm proud of you for setting boundaries for us and for yourself! Love and Respect 💗


'sorry' really makes me feel some type of way like when it BUILDS ahhh dodie you musical mastermind


i always thought of all my daughters as addressing the younger versions of yourself, talking to your inner child <3


This video feels so comforting! The lighting, the softness of the mic and the calmness of the notes being played. It just feels like a warm hug. I had to start self isolating the same day as dodie and ah it just feels nice to know someone is going through the exact same thing as me and lots of others xx


hey dodie !! thanks for talking about your derealisation so openly. i am also one who has the floaties and dissociates A Lot so it's really nice to just. hear it said. bc it's not often noticed by people which makes it feel not real, which makes it worse lmao. so thanks !! very rad of u :) <3 also covid-wise, i hope you feel better soon !!!!


i actually can't believe it's taken me THIS long to put a compressor on my audio


I love learning what artists meant when they wrote their songs!! I feel like there should be room for people to explain how they meant the line AND for the audience to have their own interpretations in their head :-)


To me 'Cool Girl' feels quietly and subtly feminist. It feels like the story of someone who feels pressured to conform, not speak out and be 'cool' by the men/man in her life but the way the music swells and get progressively louder and more intense makes me feel like she's resisting against this and feeling frustrated by it all. But by the end of it she still feels trapped and unable to really be herself. I just love it.


" How much of a tongue can I bite
Until we notice blood
Spit to the left, carry on
Just smile and say you're good "

This line in particular has always not stumped me but made me question and wonder if it truly means what I think it means.

And im curious if its a simple as is or if it has a slightly deeper meaning

the way I interpreted this line is that when one bites their tongue, they're keeping silent/stopping themselves from speaking up about something they know is wrong. So the lyric is kind of like "how much longer can I keep being quiet and cool until it becomes noticeable that it's hurting me/affecting me?" and then the following line of "spit to the left, carry on, just smile and say you're good" is her spitting out the blood before they notice (brushing off their hurt/confusion/pain) and putting on a smile and continuing to be the "cool girl" who agrees to everything and stays quiet and placid. That's my interpretation of it, I loveee those couple of lines in cool girl and think they're so smart so I wonder how dodie would explain those lines!


my favorite song of yours is "She" because it describes precisely what I felt when I fell in love with my teacher at uni. it was part of my "shit, I think I'm gay" moment and it's very close to my heart but everytime I listen to it it makes me bawl my eyes out..."but to her, I taste of nothing at all"...💔 so I refrain from doing it often. still what a beautiful song, I'll be forever thankful for it <3


I find her lyrics so human sounding. She explains feelings in these roundabout ways that make SO much sense to me


dodieeee you seem so joyful when you talk about your music!! it makes me so happy to see your passion and enjoy those lyrics with youuuuu


you singing the song along side honestly adds so much!!


absolutely love the line “when you go quiet i hate myself” bc boY DO I EVER #socialanxietythings


I’m interested to know what the lyric “Ignoring the danger just to feel you in my head” in let go means ?

Oh dear. For some reason this lyric always makes me think of that time in twilight when Bella did a bunch of crazy stuff just so that she could imagine Edward there being condescending 😓

Thanks dodie😭😭only you would make twilight rerun in my head years after watching it.

@doddlevloggle jajssjlsjs Oh No I Know That One

doddlevloggle that concept reminds me so much of stop making this hurt by bleachers. the lyric that repeats in the chorus is “stop making this hurt, just say goodbye like you mean it” and i totally think of it as trying not to hold on to the memories of someone when you know it’s only causing you pain (that’s not what the song is Actually about, but it still works)

fantasizing about a person when you know you should be trying to get over them. then "comfort and pain" reminds me of "it feels oddly good to hurt" in she - the pain that comes with love, especially when its over and thinking back is comforting yet painful

it means like - when you think about someone you're trying to let go of it hurts badly and can hurt you long term but you do it anyway!


I love “rainbow” because although i can see where you wrote it from, i see it as not needing to label yourself in any context, and the worry of being judged before you get to put a word in purely for that 1 label, and so you remain a bright and vivid but non-specific rainbow of your identity and expression.


I love how you vocalize taboo universal truths. Especially ones deep-rooted in trauma and mental health.  i love it I love it.


one thing i love about dodie songs is that so many of the times the real meaning behind lyrics is so …vague? that the listener can apply their own meaning based off of their own experiences. hearing you explain the meanings behind them don’t change that perspective at all.


Love hearing your thoughts behind the lyrics! My personal favorite from the album is Bite Back because it really describes to me that feeling of wanting to help someone you care for but they are too caught up in their own emotions so they shut you out and hurt you on purpose to make you stop.


“you blew me up like a big balloon, far to soon, im left a stuttering teen.” that line honestly cuts so closely to my heart because i feel the weight of it. being a child and dealing with things larger than yourself is terrifying


I just love "She". Just the softness and, eh, wonder, the intrigue and just amazement over another person, "She smelled like lemongrass and sleep", my god that hits me in the heartroots.


I went to one of your concerts here in New York. I am about your age and everyone seemed to be a young teenager and I just looked around and saw so many girls that wanted to be like the version of you that you are open to sharing with us. I remember going to the rafters in that concert to make space for all those young fans and during the concert I couldn’t help but feel how hard that must be to have so many young people watching you, and in many ways feeling mentored by you in a one sided way.  I really am very impressed with how you have managed that and learned from your mistakes over the years and when I heard that line “all my daughters” my heart broke a bit because I can totally see how in many ways it truly is an impossible task. As you have said you are human and all I can say for myself is that is all I expect you to be. Nothing more.


one of my favourite examples of taking your lyrics and reinterpreting them is that before the line is my absolute favourite bap song because it makes me think about my pdd (persistent depressive disorder) which basically means there's a line in my life before which i just had regular depression in waves but now i am near constantly at least a little bit depressed. that entire second verse just gets me every time.


love hearing these so much :,) one of my favorite lines is “memories painted with much brighter ink” from when, i have a whole playlist based on it! (which includes “why do memories glow the way real moments don’t” from first thing to go by hayley williams, “i’m dreaming of another time, a time i never lived in” from maybe i’ll go nowhere by ethan gruska, and a million more!!) it’s my fav playlist i have so thank u for the inspiration for it :D


Guiltless always hits me so hard with my own feelings I have towards my dad, I have no idea about the true meaning of the song (and that's totally okay) but AH it's helped me pull together the way I feel so much and I thank you for that <3


This kinda feels like someone explaining a joke after everyone already laughed. I feel like the intuitive understanding is already there. This music is so good. It’s almost magic. It was nice to be reminded of all the color that Dodie packaged in music. If I was her I’d brag about my genius too. She’s brilliant.


Watching you grow as a lyricist has been so lovely, you’re brilliant. thank you for putting words to such specific emotions we all feel <3


just wanted to say im absolutely mindblown by your lyrics (and their meanings), your songs are honestly like poetry dodie. thank you so much for sharing them with us


I always thought the lyrics were “I am not <b>carton</b> ” and I always interpreted that as sort of I’m human you can’t just keep building me up like like an object or a building project

I always thought the lyrics were “I am not *carton* ” and I always interpreted that as sort of I’m human you can’t just keep building me up like like an object or a building project

Don't pour milk on someone's breakfast<br>I am not carton

Don't pour milk on someone's breakfast
I am not carton


Rainbow is definitely in my top 5 favorite songs of all time ... I have never listened to a song and felt like I was truly understood before and to know that someone else knows what it's like makes me want to cry :') that being said, I've never quite understood what these lyrics mean:
"I'd love to watch you gasp

You'd understand in minutes

And I'd like to think you'd miss it

'Cause so would I"

Thank u for creating a space for me to feel loved <3


For some reason I just adore “All my daughters” <br>When it came out when the whole world was on quarantine I was dancing to it in my room and it helped me to process all the feelings I was going through

For some reason I just adore “All my daughters”
When it came out when the whole world was on quarantine I was dancing to it in my room and it helped me to process all the feelings I was going through


For me, "All my daughters" means my "inner child" parts, who are traumatised, and who need me for guidance, but I, as my adult functioning self, keep pushing them down most of the time.
I'm not who they think I am (I try to keep a facade for other people but I really feel broken)
I try too hard not to give a damn (I try hard not to listen to the horrible parts of my past and just be cheerful)
But I feel it/ How they love me/ All my daughters (but the sad and scared parts of me keep poking me, needing me, because they really want to be healthy and to be loved and heard)
capable


I'm absolutely in love with the way you craft your lyrics, there's something so physical and raw in almost every line, be it the egg analogy or the trying to grow bones by yourself, etc. Love it! :)


when i listened to cool girl the first time literal MONTHS ago, it was a darker time in my life- so hearing it between these new bops was very odd. so it has two meanings to me, living in two moments on my timeline at the same time.


Gracias Dodie por compartir tus pensamientos y sentimientos en tus canciones con nosotrxs♡


whenever I hear "surely you know to close them instead" it reminds me of the imagery of closing your eyes when you kiss someone, like, stop worrying, just throw yourself into it, just kiss them - that line in particular reminds me a lot of I kissed someone (it wasn't you).


This was so interesting! Thanks for sharing Dodie. You’re one of my fave lyricists 😍🙌