May 20th, 2010 8:31am
My Cerebral Faculties
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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