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Rose Elinor Dougall “Find Me Out”

Though the sound of “Find Me Out” is poised and calm, its lyrics are paranoid and insecure, sung from the perspective of a woman totally convinced that her partner will eventually shift his attention from her best qualities to her worst flaws. Dougall sings with a cool, composed tone, underplaying the anxiety and self-loathing in the lyrics while playing up the feeling of quiet dread. It’s all muted fear, extended into this seemingly never-ending lull as she waits and waits for her worst case scenario to come true. It probably won’t, of course. It’s always a bit mystifying when someone loves you when you don’t fully love yourself, but just because you don’t get it, it doesn’t mean they’re wrong.

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