Olivia Rodrigo has mentioned the inspiration behind a few of the “emo” lyrics in her current songs ‘Lacy’ and ‘All-American Bitch’.
Each tracks seem on the singer’s current second album ‘Guts‘, which was launched in September.
Talking on the Kelly Clarkson Present, Rodrigo gave perception into how she conceived the lyrics for the outro of ‘Lacy’ – “And I despise my jealous eyes and how onerous they fell for you / Yeah, I despise my rotten thoughts and how a lot it worships you.”
“Very emo of me, writing that,” Rodrigo informed Clarkson, laughing. “I took a poetry class at USC,” she continued. “I wrote a poem referred to as ‘Lacy’ for one of many assignments, and I actually appreciated it. I’m like, ‘I’m gonna flip it right into a music!’”
Followers have speculated that Lacy might be quite a few public figures, together with Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams or Sabrina Carpenter. Nevertheless, Rodrigo has kept away from ever revealing the themes of her songs, telling the Los Angeles Occasions earlier this month that she enjoys when followers craft “extra inventive solutions to who Lacy is,” equivalent to her previous self.
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“I simply assume it’s not elegant to return out and say it’s about this particular person,” she added on the time. “I additionally assume that may set a bizarre precedent the place I’d need to clear the air with each music I write.”
In the meantime, as regards to ‘All-American Bitch’, Rodrigo defined the that means of its opening strains “I’m gentle as a feather, I’m as stiff as a board.”
“I at all times thought it was a very attention-grabbing phrase, I’ve been that means to suit it right into a music for a very long time,” Rodrigo mentioned. “[The game] appears type of unattainable. So I assumed it was a great way to explain the unattainable requirements which might be set for us as ladies.”
NME praised ‘GUTS’ in a five-star assessment, saying: “Within the orbit of her pressing and riotous second album, the 20-year-old turns her personal vulnerabilities right into a rallying cry: right here, she’s a songwriter of management, diving headfirst into the collective feminine expertise whereas additionally pursuing journey, need and aid.”
The album additionally landed in the quantity two spot of our Greatest 50 Albums of 2023 – see the total listing right here.