Girl Anachronism Lyrics
The word anachronism refers to being out of sync w/ the times, not to be confused w/ anarchist & anarchy. My guess is that the character in the song feels out of place & doesn't fit in, so she must be ahead or behind the times( most likely the latter, considering the many of the costumes she wears are from the past).
this is about a girl who is deeply misunderstood and does everything in her might to be accepted but yet people assume she thinks that she is better than everyone so no one likes her but shes trying all of her might to be loved but yet everything she attempts to do just makes thinks worse which is driving her into insanity. the reason she is the girl anachronism is because she in lost in time and there are missed connections. such as the connections of people understanding her and her trying to be loved but no one loves her because everyone is assuming things that are not true. she is harmless and just wants to be loved and people are assuming she is trying to prove her intelligence when shes just trying to be loved. and is taking on different appearances to find which one can be loved.
If the Dresden Dolls ever produced a musical... it'd be the most fucking brilliant thing ever.
This song is amazing. The music is just so frantic that you can practically see Amanda pounding away at the keys while singing it, and the emotion in her voice never sounds forced, despite the turmoil of the song -- it's good stuff, kids.
This song is one of my favourites ever... i can totally identify myself with it, which... i'm not sure it's good..... but hey, still an amazing, insane, great song
I don't think this song is as much about mental issues as people are saying.I mean,clearly it is an issue, but it doesn't stop at that.I would have to say the whole anachronism part relates to her feeling like she's either ahead of her time or behind it.This would mean she doesn't find herself insane,she just thinks the people that currently surround her wouldn't accept her as part of the zeitgeist.It sounds like more of an issue with her surroundings than with herself, but of course the opinion of those around you will always hurt you to at least some degree.It seems to be more about people thinking she's insane than her worrying about her own sanity.I suppose it's just in the way that she sings those parts where points to her issues that make it sound satirical to some extent.
The premise is that the narrator, who is somewhat mentally disturbed, believes that her problems, (the "anachronism"), are tied to her being a C-section baby. Technically, being delivered by C-section implies not being born on time ("before the labor pains set in"), being an anachronism in the most literal of senses.
What an insane song. The disorder in it is amazing, especially when offset by rare snippets of recognizable melody. This song is what really got me into The Dresden Dolls. I bet they're amazing live.
This song is fantastic, I love the way the piano seems to be violated in this song with the crazy chords, it's absolutely insane.
girl whos very aware of herself ..
Heard this song and video on mtv2 one boring day and i just remembered it today and tried looking it up and i watched it. I LOVE it i think ill check out their other songs. I have only heard this one and coin operated boy. I love the way amanda sings and the way she expresses what shes feelings its great