So I should start off with saying that I think the whole song is all about her, that the "you" she speaks is actually herself.
You've been acting awful tough lately
Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately
But inside, you're just a little baby
It's okay to say you've got a weak spot
You don't always have to be on top
Better to be hated than love, love, loved for what you're not
So basically she's saying that she's well "acting tough lately" and she realizes that sometimes this tough act sometimes doesn't work/is tiring and admits that it's okay to show some emotion or be "weak". I was going through some stuff when I started listening to this song and tried to pass things off that should of hurt me, I was trying to pull off my own tough act.
You're vulnerable, you're vulnerable
You are not a robot
You're lovable, so lovable
But you're just trouble
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
This is where I think it really shows that this song is about her. I mean, she might of actually been talking about her friend and how s/he was avoiding her so she's saying that s/he's hurting her. But I think why else would she say "I" if the song wasn't about her. Here I think she's admitting she's just human.
You've been hanging with the unloved kids
Who you never really liked and you never trusted
But you are so magnetic, you pick up all the pins
Never committing to anything
You don't pick up the phone when it ring, ring, rings
Don't be so pathetic, just open up and sing
This part of the song I really connect with. During that time, I kind of made friends with the wrong sort of people, people that before then, I would of tried my hardest to get away from. I still had friends from before that time but I was so deep into the emotions I was holding up, I never talked to anyone outside of school, I resented commitments. I think Marina might have gone through the same thing, maybe her problem was that she got depressed and got mixed up with the wrong people? And all her other friends were worried but she never picked up the phone? I think she later realizes that she was pathetic and should just be happy with who she is.
I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable
I am not a robot
You're lovable, so lovable
But you're just trouble
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Can you teach me how to feel real?
Can you turn my power on?
Well, let the drum beat drop
She might be directing this towards someone she has romantic feelings for, someone she has let in. Basically asking the other person to make them feel again. I don't really know about the drum beat though, it could refer to her heart "beating" so it shows that she acknowledges that she feels love?
Guess what? I'm not a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
So I should start off with saying that I think the whole song is all about her, that the "you" she speaks is actually herself.
You've been acting awful tough lately Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately But inside, you're just a little baby It's okay to say you've got a weak spot You don't always have to be on top Better to be hated than love, love, loved for what you're not
So basically she's saying that she's well "acting tough lately" and she realizes that sometimes this tough act sometimes doesn't work/is tiring and admits that it's okay to show some emotion or be "weak". I was going through some stuff when I started listening to this song and tried to pass things off that should of hurt me, I was trying to pull off my own tough act.
You're vulnerable, you're vulnerable You are not a robot You're lovable, so lovable But you're just trouble
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
This is where I think it really shows that this song is about her. I mean, she might of actually been talking about her friend and how s/he was avoiding her so she's saying that s/he's hurting her. But I think why else would she say "I" if the song wasn't about her. Here I think she's admitting she's just human.
You've been hanging with the unloved kids Who you never really liked and you never trusted But you are so magnetic, you pick up all the pins Never committing to anything You don't pick up the phone when it ring, ring, rings Don't be so pathetic, just open up and sing
This part of the song I really connect with. During that time, I kind of made friends with the wrong sort of people, people that before then, I would of tried my hardest to get away from. I still had friends from before that time but I was so deep into the emotions I was holding up, I never talked to anyone outside of school, I resented commitments. I think Marina might have gone through the same thing, maybe her problem was that she got depressed and got mixed up with the wrong people? And all her other friends were worried but she never picked up the phone? I think she later realizes that she was pathetic and should just be happy with who she is.
I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable I am not a robot You're lovable, so lovable But you're just trouble
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Can you teach me how to feel real? Can you turn my power on? Well, let the drum beat drop
She might be directing this towards someone she has romantic feelings for, someone she has let in. Basically asking the other person to make them feel again. I don't really know about the drum beat though, it could refer to her heart "beating" so it shows that she acknowledges that she feels love?
Guess what? I'm not a robot Guess what? I'm not a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot