were you surprised by any lyric meaning something different to what you thought? is there one i missed? lemme knooooo :D x

In the song “the flat’s a mess” I’d like to know the meaning behind the line “I borrowed your toothbrush the other day”

dodie said “i’ll make my own genius interview” and i stan

dodie's hair is sooo beautiful. whichever length, she always makes it work

i love the shift from rlly desaturated videos to rlly warm ones like this. it just makes everything feel so cozy :))

I feel like All My Daughters is the sequel to Burned Out...which begins a meta...because Burned Out could be the new daughter...where am I

i’ve always felt that “when you go quiet, i hate myself” was a representation of the overthinking and self deprecating thoughts that come to play when you’re beside someone that doesn’t seem to give you what you need or talk to you and let you in; therefore, causing you to overthink and feel as though you’re the problem. it brings out a feeling of self blame and unworthiness, incapable of being the person someone you love could confide in since they are just beside you dealing with their issues but not letting you in and leaving you detached from the narrative in a way

I have "Paint me in trust, I'll be your best friend" tattooed on my back and I'd be really curious to hear how you wrote it

My Grandma was listening to In The Middle with me a year or two ago and asked "is this about a threesome?" And I was like "noooo, there's no way that's what it's about"... I guess I owe her an apology

I know you skipped it, but the lyric “a dark politician will end up alone” is one of my favorites, so I wanted to say what it means to me. Someone who twists words and scenarios and does everything with the intent of getting something in return, at the end of the day, has no one. They spend time lying and bargaining and it amounts to nothing, never knowing love.

my senior quote this year was “i promise you, it’ll all make sense again” - i attempted suicide twice my senior year of high school and this lyric has extreme significance in my life. for my 17th birthday, my sister took me to a dodie concert in oakland, california. while dodie was singing, my sister held me close while i wept through the song “secret for the mad” - i plan on getting it tattooed on my foot when shops open up more. that lyric changed my life, it’s something i tell myself everyday.

dodie mentioned it more than once, maybe regretting an unhealthy narrative in a lyric, but it’s very lovely that music lets you show all your worst thoughts and feelings w benevolence. some lyrics seem unhealthy, but you hold you hold the feeling’s hand and give that feeling a place

as a literature student this is like my crack

"take the energy of anxiety and turn it into....horniness lol" -dodie Me: 👁️👄👁️ 🧐 🤔🤯 I don't know why this is so revolutionary to me lol it makes a whole lotta sense

The lyric “I’ll never be sixteen again” in “When” made me WEEP. I understand that you probably wrote that lyric when you were wishing to relive one of the best years of your life (possibly???, I could be very wrong sorry), but for me hearing that lyric now that I’m seventeen made me realise how much I missed out on when I was sixteen. I fell out with close friends, plummeted into a really bad mental state, and I just felt so lonely all the time, obviously this was all happening during the pandemic (and i got the virus in winter wuhay I guess we’re twinning, Dodie lmao). I feel so dumb writing this cause I know it could’ve been so much worse, but I just feel like I missed out on what was supposed to be one of the best years of my life. Hopefully the rest of the year is gonna be a bit more exciting than last.

god I love the second verse of before the line. especially "when can I come home." the most relatable thing ever to me.

THAT CRISP CLEAR AUDIO QUALITY

i always felt really seen by "special girl" but for a totally different read than what was intended, i think? the line "hate me first, yeah, make me work, that's perfect" and "i found my worth in this world by proving i'm a special girl" struck me as musings from the inside of a gifted kid complex? like, if you did well in school as a kid, you feel this compulsion to be promising and special from every point of view. and when someone doesn't happen to think you're marvelous, you're like, "ah, yes. that means i must demonstrate my talent and *make you*." every time i listen to the song, it reminds me of feeling like, great! i'm going to get a good grade in being a person. something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve,

Timecodes: 1:04 - If i'm Being Honest 1:47 - in the bed 3:46 - Burned Out 5:43 - Before The Line 7:30 - Four Tequilas Down 8:40 - Special Girl 9:32 - Cool Girl 10:06 - In The Middle 10:54 - Monster 11:19 - Human 11:34 - Sorry 12:23 - All My Daughters 14:46 - Hate Myself 15:36 - She

I just feel so peaceful listening to dodie talk, it's like chilling with a friend

“So just hold me like you mean it, we’ll pretend because we need it” i think is one of your most beautiful lyrics, it’s been stuck in my head ever since I heard it. And the way the music pauses before it continues really gives it that emotional pull, perfection.

it has nothing to do with the original meaning of the song, but All My Daughters holds a special place in my heart, cause at a time where i was feeling a TON of dysphoria and dealing with transphobia at home, being called someone’s “daughter” really meant a lot. p.s. love ya dodie! thank you for everything you do!

I've been listening to your music since I was 13... I'm 19 now and one line that has ALWAYS managed to make me tear up is "I'll never be sixteen again" I remember singing it over and over under my breath when I WAS sixteen and just starting to space completely out of my life. I wanted to enjoy it as much as I could, but failed miserably, and then it was over.

I never fully appreciated She until I had it bad for a girl who couldn’t love me back. It does feel oddly good to hurt…. As a supposed “daughter” personally I love listening to your music and watching your videos because I know you aren’t perfect. You have a transparency that most others wouldn’t be brave enough to have

always wondered ab “ignorant trauma in one afternoon”, feels like you experienced a traumatic event in a day when u were younger that u didn’t realize was traumatic until much later in life

I love it whenever artists break down their lyrics ☺️

Human in particular has lyrics that to me are grotesque in a beautiful manner, like a bunch of beautiful blood and guts

I wanna draw venn diagrams of dodie song themes.... Sorry & Monster, Burned Out & All My Daughters, Before The Line & When.... There are crossovers between some of these songs that would be really interesting to explore.

“Seeps through the cracks and so I start to choke” actually inspired a painting I made about a year ago, and it looks a lot like the image you described!!

When has been my lifeline in some of my darkest moments. Stay safe, Dodie! And thank you. From another dreamy girl who'll never be sixteen again x

Guiltless to me is about certain family members of mine witnessing my abusive childhood and not putting a stop to it despite their situational power. It’s a way for me to push all my resentment into that song, and then allow myself to forgive. The dark politician is a specific person, and there could not be a better description. Thank you for this song

whenever I hear "surely you know to close them instead" it reminds me of the imagery of closing your eyes when you kiss someone, like, stop worrying, just throw yourself into it, just kiss them - that line in particular reminds me a lot of I kissed someone (it wasn't you).

I interpreted "when you go quiet, I hate myself" as the end of a conversation in which I am revealing something abt myself to you, I secret I've kept. & you go quiet & I hate myself for ruining our relationship by telling the truth. I read your quiet as disappointment or horror or fear or hate abt the secret I've shared. Your opinion of me is changed forever & I hate myself for just not saying anything. I interpret it as this kind of anxiety-reaction to sharing your soul w/ someone & not getting an immediate reaction. My brain goes into overdrive & I have so much doubt. When really, the person I've shared with probably just needs a moment to process, to collect themselves, to think through a response. But, in that one moment of quiet, my mind becomes a storm.

i always interpreted "hate myself" as the aftermath of an abusive relationship....like being punished with silence, never knowing what's right, the immense anxiety that comes with that

me and my best friend bonded over your music, over our summer holidays we're both going to print out the song lyrics of build a problem and each listen to the album and annotate along with what specific lyrics mean to us and then exchange annotations and re-listen taking them in mind, to try and *understand* each other better u know, does this make any sense? This is so interesting to me, the lyrics on this album are so special and beautiful :)

6/10 holds a very special place in my heart- i first heard it when i was beginning to go through the self discovery reckoning that all young mentally ill teens go through and it's carried me through it all. it just helped me feel less alone and a little more normal when i felt like i couldn't stand out more. especially the bridge at the end of all the voices overlapping, feels like the epitome of a brain with social anxiety

“hate myself” to me is about anxiety and overthinking about the people you caring about liking you. seeing a shift in their expression and worrying you said something wrong, constantly trying to explain their behaviors by something you could have possibly done

it wasn't mentioned, but arms unfolding is probably my favorite song of yours and the reasons why have changed over the years. every time i go back and listen to arms unfolding it has a different meaning to me, and i just hold that song so close to my heart. i saw you perform live a few years ago and the show opened with arms unfolding and i was just bawling in the middle of the concert floor it was very classy :)))

idk if others feel the same, but “Don’t Quite Belong” seems like a neurodivergent/autism anthem tbh

“It feels oddly good to hurt” us one of my favorite lines! I totally understand what you mean, I’ve always said to my long distance girlfriend that I love her with a deep ache in my bones. She’s wonderful we’re wonderful but our love has an achy heaviness to it too.

absolutely love the line “when you go quiet i hate myself” bc boY DO I EVER #socialanxietythings

I’m interested to know what the lyric “Ignoring the danger just to feel you in my head” in let go means ?

PLEASE I DEFINITELY ASKED ABOUT “A dark politician will end up alone “ CUZ IT WAS THE FIRST THING I COULD THINK OF AND SHE WENT “Nah” AND THIS IS SO FUNNY

My personal meaning of the lyric "A dark politician will end up alone". I imagine someone (like a parent or family member) sharing their "dark" almost threatening opinions on sensitive subjects, leaving everyone around them feeling uneasy and threatened. And everyone eventually leaves the "dark politician" and he is now left alone.

hope you’re feeling better and covid isn’t getting you down too much! also sorry for asking about the dark politician lyric 😬

this past year i’ve gone on a bit of journey embracing my (possibly) being autistic, and ‘hate myself’ just perfectly expresses the difficulties i had with communication growing up honestly thank you for that song, cause it’s put into words something i struggled for years to

I've always loved your lyric "they say they like my eyes but I've only ever seen them in the dark" from when. Something about it hits me so deeply, the idea of someone saying they love you but there's no way of them knowing you because you haven't shown them. Or if you interpret "them" in the lyric as your own eyes it gets interesting as well because it's saying that you don't even know yourself, you can't see what they love about you. The lyric just has always meant so much to me and your lyrics are so powerful and beautiful thank you 💗

Four tequila’s down was painfully and beautifully relatable and caused a lot of reflection on why we make the choices we make and weather it’s valid to do so sometimes.

I've always massively related to Guiltless, it hits so close to home. The themes of a parent lacking in maturity and responsibility, resulting in petty arguments over nothing was something I'd never heard discussed in a song before but I so deeply related to it. For me, it helped me understand the process of learning to accept my life and family for what it is and who they are, and learning to that sometimes you just have to put up with people - eventually it's not worth having the same pointless argument over and over.

I got derealization at such a young age I literally don't remember a time before it. I know it exists, and exactly when it was, but it's so blurry.

I thought “if I was being honest” was about growing up and thinking you’d be in love with life- like the relationship of maturity you have with life

"I hate the world and it doesn't care, we just sit there" is the best description of my depression I've ever heard, thanks Dodie, gonna go have a cry now

'sorry' really makes me feel some type of way like when it BUILDS ahhh dodie you musical mastermind

I always thought the lyrics were “I am not *carton* ” and I always interpreted that as sort of I’m human you can’t just keep building me up like like an object or a building project

‘before the line’ makes me relate to the grieving of my mother’s death. ‘I’m still clawing for the strings, oh I’d do any fcking thing’, ‘and I am lying when I say it’s time to let her float away’, ‘I made a promise but I break it everyday’, and practically most of the song. it makes me feel the grief all over again, the same feeling I get when I listen to ‘sorry’.

I noticed that you changed it from "I wail aloud/I need it back" to "Oh my god/I need it back" in all my daughters (I listened to the demo way too much lmao)... what spawned that change for you? was it just an aesthetic change or did you change your meaning/intent there?

‘build a problem’ came out during the lowest point of my life so far. ‘before the line’ specifically explained a lot of things i was feeling, and it helped me realize i was not alone in my feelings. that album was such a blessing, and was instrumental (pun intended) in helping me get better. so thank you!

i always thought of all my daughters as addressing the younger versions of yourself, talking to your inner child

Fun fact I used to think the line in when was “kissing sickly sweet LIES cause they say they like my eyes” and as much as I love the actual lyric I still like to sing my version sometimes hehe

this takes me back to analysis in english lit in high school but this feels so much nicer

i was wondering what “flirting’s delicious,proved to be beneficial for mental health” means in if i’m being honest

LOVE coming it to immediately hear WANKING it’s like a welcome home

Burned out for me is a representation of me wanting to leave my own life not in a suicidal way but more of leaving my current life cuz I feel so tired and the 'I am not cartoon' line feels like I'm not perfect and that people perceive me as a cartoon 'happy, approachable' all that

"I made a promise but i break it everyday" hits differently for me because i once promised someone that i'd stay but then i left. So im breaking it.

I think Arms Unfolding is one of your best songs. That lyric is so beautiful. I’m so happy for your success, my friend. I can’t wait to hear how you progress as a songwriter.

“black lipstick will never be a sin”!!! also just wanted to pop in and say that “when” means so much to me in its entirety. its such a lovely beautiful song and i loved hearing it when i was much younger and it came out but now that im older (and actually older than 16 lol) i can really Fully feel all the feelings its talking about and it holds a very special place in my heart :’) sick of losing soulmates will also always be a favorite of mine. idk how to explain it but the whole song just feels so beautifully delicate which is how i view the relationships it makes me think about in my own life. that being said all your lyrics are gorgeous!! ive been a fan since 2016 and its been such a pleasure seeing u grow in ur songwriting abilities

I love how you vocalize taboo universal truths. Especially ones deep-rooted in trauma and mental health. i love it I love it.

To me, the lyrics from Monster "I craft my words to fit your head/'Cause no one listens to the dead" remind me of being in an abusive relationship, where you have to carefully speak your abuser to make them happy/appeal to them otherwise they could seriously hurt or kill you. Kinda morbid...

you singing the song along side honestly adds so much!!

sorry is my favorite song atm, the lyrics are lovely and a bit sad but it’s honestly the instrumentals that make it my favorite. the way they build up can make me a little less spacey for a minute. a friend of mine described the build up as “like taking a breath” and yeah. i just love it sm ahhh that song

I had been reading the line "when you go quiet I hate myself" to be about the burst of anxiety when you're texting someone and there's a pause in the conversation and you start to overthink and worry like "oh no I said something stupid and they're upset"

I just love "She". Just the softness and, eh, wonder, the intrigue and just amazement over another person, "She smelled like lemongrass and sleep", my god that hits me in the heartroots.

as one of your “daughters” that literally grew up with you and have seen you blossom since i was 10, you are a huge role model to me. you were a big sister for me growing up. your younger audience knows you have flaws and behind closed doors have made bad decisions. you are not perfect. you are dodie and we love you for who you are, not just how you present yourself online. love the album, so proud of how far you’ve come from the bedroom recording of “she” :) -a now 18 year old fan

I love “rainbow” because although i can see where you wrote it from, i see it as not needing to label yourself in any context, and the worry of being judged before you get to put a word in purely for that 1 label, and so you remain a bright and vivid but non-specific rainbow of your identity and expression.

To me Hate Myself is about being very anxious and overanalyzing a relationship with someone you care about. "When you go quiet I hate myself" really hit home for me because I'm often afraid of silence during a conversation. I start to overthink it like "Did I say something wrong?", "What if we're not right for each other?" etc. even when it's just...silence. Like, it's normal and completely fine. The verse "build a problem that neither of us needs, something wrong with me" to me means that, sometimes, my anxiety blows things out of propotion and builds problems for myself that aren't even real. I know that this interpretation might not match the entire lyrics but most of it reminds me of my inner monologue when I get anxious. Listening to it soothes me because it makes me realize that these thoughts sound irrational.

You emphatically saying “I’m really smart!” Is great to see!! I’m so glad you know your own genius capabilities

I've never related to Burned Out more than I do right now but not in the 'I have a public responsibility/platform,' it's more of an interpersonal relationship type of way and how my own mental health affects all of that. like the "I can just talk about it..." bit is SO GOOD cause it's so true, it's fucking hard to talk about it, even and sometimes especially to close friends. needless to say, it's my favorite song of yours. and Rainbow omfg!!!! I fucking love music!! especially yours because it's so,,,, RAW and charming and beautifully sad ;.;

“you blew me up like a big balloon, far to soon, im left a stuttering teen.” that line honestly cuts so closely to my heart because i feel the weight of it. being a child and dealing with things larger than yourself is terrifying

"It feels oddly good to hurt...well doesn't it?" I WASN'T READY FOR THAT DOROTHY

after watching this i just want to write an essay on your songs they are incredible

When I listen to cool girl I think of the relationship I have with my dad. It’s so interesting to me that we all apply our own meanings to Dodies songs and I’m so happy she lets people interpret her art 🥰

I was struck by the fact that "When" was back and on this new album, it was my favorite song for a long time and it had for me a very special meaning (probably not exactly the one intended) and to hear it again (plus the videeeeeo of it in the car you guyys so good) after a while - after new experiences and life changing me - blew my mind ! everything sounded more right... the line "begging the past to stay, memories painted in much brighter ink, they told me i loved, teach me how to think" used to be the one i didn't relate so much to or the sentence i couldn't really "make mine" in the song but then, years after, i finally f**** get it !! I know that feeling now, so well ! and man to realize that broke me... Crazy how a song you know by heart can still surprise you....

I definitely relate to feeling like the friend who is open and vulnerable and ready to communicate. It's frustrating that some people feel the need to build walls to develop a mysterious personality. Granted, some people do it for protection. I love it and hate it at the same time.

Now I know that monster isn't supposed to be about parents and kids falling out because of mood swings and hormones and stuff, but that's the only way I'll ever hear it

I find her lyrics so human sounding. She explains feelings in these roundabout ways that make SO much sense to me

ughhh i’ve been waiting for a vid like this from you because i LOVE your lyricism at so intrigued to see how you came to them

“im walking if it doesnt sting” 💕💕 i love that line so much because its like… youre so used to being hurt and living with pain that you feel like you need it to live, and romanticizing it as a way to deal, treating it as if it makes you special. you begin to see yourself as a character in a soap opera instead of a real human. truth is, you dont have to feel like shit all the time in order to be special. but it makes you feel happier in the moment GOD THAT SONGS SO GOOD

dodie when publishing burned out "I didnt mean leave life!!!1!" , dodie now " someeee suicidal ideationnnn"

i been excited for this all evening :)

Ahh Dodie!! I always love to hear people break down their lyrics and it’s just so neat to hear your thought process when you wrote these lyrics and finally be able to understand some of them better, thank you for this video

For me, "All my daughters" means my "inner child" parts, who are traumatised, and who need me for guidance, but I, as my adult functioning self, keep pushing them down most of the time. I'm not who they think I am (I try to keep a facade for other people but I really feel broken) I try too hard not to give a damn (I try hard not to listen to the horrible parts of my past and just be cheerful) But I feel it/ How they love me/ All my daughters (but the sad and scared parts of me keep poking me, needing me, because they really want to be healthy and to be loved and heard) capable

The line in "Sick of Losing Soulmates": "which part will you take cus we both know a break does exactly what it says on the tin", help? Like it can't be repaired?

I never really considered "before the line" to about derealization since I listened to it very often I thought it was more, of a suicide of a person, with the lines "I'm still clawing for a string, oh I'd do any fucking thing" and "I think that this really is it, I'll have to take what I can get."

I'm proud of you for setting boundaries for us and for yourself! Love and Respect 💗

love you and your music dodie!!

i love your more vulnerable moments!

dodieeee you seem so joyful when you talk about your music!! it makes me so happy to see your passion and enjoy those lyrics with youuuuu

This kinda feels like someone explaining a joke after everyone already laughed. I feel like the intuitive understanding is already there. This music is so good. It’s almost magic. It was nice to be reminded of all the color that Dodie packaged in music. If I was her I’d brag about my genius too. She’s brilliant.

Loved this video so much. Thank you and please do more if you're open to it! I love the way you write and to understand something (to a certain degree) straight from the artist.

I adore "Baby I'm a funny thing/I'm walking if it doesn't sting" because to me it's about carrying on and being hopeful even if you're sort of broken. It's got a sort of self-acceptance to it which feels very optimistic