Thread by @crvwolf, Lemme talk about Use Me real quick (jk it's an essay). Because [...]

Lemme talk about Use Me real quick (jk it& #39;s an essay). Because I haven& #39;t yet, and circumstances got me feeling down, but this album deserves some Real Recognition.

Gimme A Minute: if this isn& #39;t a great starter, the song that makes you wanna SMASH SHIT, then honestly i don& #39;t know. This song hits close to home, yo. This one really speaks to my trauma and me realizing I never really processed a lot of things, just pushed them away.

I& #39;m now trying to come to terms with a lot of those experiences and emotions, but it& #39;s hard and overwhelming.
"Gimme a minute
Thought I got through it, maybe I didn& #39;t
Thought it was over, maybe it isn& #39;t
Just gimme a minute"
I also really thought I managed to give things a place

When in reality, I was running around in circles and the confrontation caught up to me from behind. I was so mad about that, too. I now know I need to confront it myself.
"You& #39;ll never know how much it takes for all the pain to fade away"

"A year of lows spent so high, feeling like I& #39;m out of time
Inner peace is hard to find
They& #39;re asking why
I think I& #39;m losing my mind!"
I relate with this cause like... I& #39;m 24 and still haven& #39;t gotten anywhere in life bc of this crippling trauma and mental illness.

I feel like I& #39;m running out of time and I just can& #39;t seem to get that inner peace after a long battle of 5 yrs since I got diagnosed. All of this thrown together, these lyrics make perfect sense to describe me losing my damn mind.
Idk what made Lynn lose it but girl.. i feel u

Speaking of the lyrics, there& #39;s something about "told me to sing while I was choked" that is really powerful. I feel like this might& #39;ve been how Lynn felt on stage during AWKOHAWNOH era. As she& #39;s been talking about her autoimmune disease, and has said she got diagnosed around...

That time, her body really must& #39;ve protested in all kinda ways on stage. It must& #39;ve been really shitty to come to terms with that situation. When she pushed herself too much and even got vocal issues, that must& #39;ve truly felt like having your throat ripped out in front of a crowd

Expecting you to sing flawlessly. I know she felt super insecure about all this and I honestly just wanted to hug her so badly and tell her it& #39;s okay and to rest well *protective mom mode*
(I still think she killed it at my show though. She was amazing even if all the odds...

Were trying to work against her. Like I& #39;m not saying this out of sympathy, my friends and I really were like & #39;hot damn she was great tonight I barely noticed she& #39;s having vocal problems& #39;.)

Dead Weight is my FAVORITE. Fuck. The danceability and the & #39;fuck off& #39; vibes of this one? I just never, ever get bored of it. Also the MV is FANTASTIC. Lynn& #39;s metaphorical lyrics are once again on point. I swear this song is my anthem. This one screams confidence.

"So sick of being your giver, throwing my soul away. All give, no take." I& #39;m glad with this song Lynn recognized her self worth and simultaneously made me realize mine, cause & #39;hahaha, I do that& #39;.
The raw aggression and roar in Lynn& #39;s voice when...

She sings "My back is cracking from taking all of this dead weight" is SO. damn powerful. When I see Lynn on stage or during meet and greets she& #39;s such a smol and soft person. But when she starts singing, she& #39;s about to shred you to pieces. I love that and this song just...

Amplifies that.
"I& #39;m staying numb to my feelings, dodge & #39;em like Novocaine"
Idk how she does it but it& #39;s lyrics like these, relatable and poetic, that got me SOLD.

"Do you even notice how easy you got this?
Taking wings off a goddess if I& #39;m being honest"
It seems to me ppl...

Have been using her or taking her for granted and she& #39;s addressing that. I also feel like this is a line I need to personally get confident with. This song makes me feel confident and this part is like, allowing myself to see my self worth. It& #39;s difficult, but also empowering.

Stay Gold:
"Wish I could keep you in amber, safe from the outside. Hope that you always stay gold."
I just.... Holy shit. To keep someone in amber - prehistoric creatures were found in those - eternally, healthy, safe... To have someone you love, staying gold. God.

This one basically describes my biggest desire. To keep my loved ones safe. During this pandemic, during everything. Very close in meaning to Separate& #39;s & #39;as long as they don& #39;t separate you from me I& #39;ll be fine& #39;.
I feel so connected with it. The intense, crippling fear to...

Lose the ones dear to me. The way I almost lost my grandma and dad. The wish to bring back Christina and put her in a glass cage. The fear of losing my pets. The way I want to protect my dearest friends. All of it is in that one sentence. And the use of amber...

Is so incredibly damn clever.

I also love this part:
"Don& #39;t wanna trap you in a song like all the others
& #39;Cause they& #39;re dying off every night next to each other
Leave them on a stage & #39;til they fade and I don& #39;t love them
Anymore"
Jesus, Lynn, can I borrow your writing skills?

Like just how powerful is saying something like that about a loved one? She writes songs and performs them all year round. Love songs, songs about other people... But at some point what happens if a song no longer feels special? Or you& #39;re no longer connected with a person and...

The song becomes meaningless? This entire song is such a power move to say & #39;I don& #39;t want this to ever turn into a bittersweet melody. I don& #39;t want to sing you in front of all of these people. I just want to be grateful for you, even if our paths split in the future.& #39;

"Don& #39;t wanna sing you to a sea of blurry strangers"; "even if you break my heart I won& #39;t let them taint you".

Even if things go wrong, I want our memories to stay gold.

This song has so much depth.

Good To Be Alive: HI HELLO. THIS SONG SHARES FIRST PLACE WITH DEAD WEIGHT. If I tell you I cried when I first heard it... Yeah you& #39;ll probably believe me.
This one hit so close to home. Every part of it. I can relate to it in terms of depression and feeling lonely, but also...

In terms of possibly having a chronical disease. Let& #39;s break this one down as well cause fuck I& #39;ve been wanting to talk about it.

Starting w/ the tune... Idk how she managed to make that sad ass guitar and upbeat drumbeat harmonize so perfectly. But shit, suddenly my eyes r wet.

This is the last tweet i can add to this thread and i need to go to sleep so

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht"> awkward break time but I& #39;m gonna continue this tomorrow! This is incredibly long! Idk if anyone& #39;ll read it tbh but it& #39;s ok it& #39;s fun to do!

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