First published in PsychTalk, The University of Huddersfield’s Department of Psychology Newsletter- https://psytalkhud.wordpress.com/
“6/10” by Dodie focuses on anxiety, depression, and the feeling of being average. The singer herself suffers with depersonalisation disorder, and recently participated in a trial for a new form of electromagnet treatment to help further treatment for the disorder. Dodie uses a light piano and violins to emphasise the presence of low mood around her everyday life. She also highlights in her lyrics how mental illness is hidden lines such as “what goes on behind the words?” To read more about depersonalisation and her treatment click here.
I feel like a six out of ten
I’ve gotta get up early tomorrow again
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
Can you see the panic inside?
I’m making you uneasy, aren’t I?
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
I’ll close my mouth, I won’t say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl
I know that you don’t want me here
I know that you don’t want me here
I know that you don’t want me here
I know that you don’t want me here
I know that you don’t want me here
Oh I’ll just call a taxi, I gotta get up early tomorrow again
Oh I’ll just call a taxi, I gotta get up early tomorrow again
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
I’ll close my mouth, I won’t say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl