Girl Anachronism
The Dresden Dolls
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You can tell From the scars on my arms And the cracks in my hips And the dents in my car And the blisters on my lips That I'm not the carefullest of girls You can tell From the glass on the floor And the strings that're breaking And I keep on breaking more And it looks like I am shaking But it's just the temperature And then again If it were any colder I could disengage If I were any older I could act my age But I don't think that you'd believe me It's not the way I'm meant to be It's just the way The operation made me And you can tell From the state of my room That they let me out too soon And the pills that I ate Came a couple years too late And I've got some issues to work through There I go again Pretending to be you Make believing That I have a soul beneath the surface Trying to convince you It was accidentally on purpose I am not so serious This passion is a plagiarism I might join your century But only on a rare occasion I was taken out Before the labor pains set in and now Behold the world's worst accident I am the girl anachronism And you can tell By the red in my eyes And the bruises on my thighs And the knots in my hair And the bathtub full of flies That I'm not right now at all There I go again Pretending that I'll fall Don't call the doctors 'Cause they've seen it all before They'll say just Let her crash And burn She'll learn The attention just encourages her And you can tell From the full-body cast That you're sorry that you asked Though you did everything you could Like any decent person would But I might be catching so don't touch You'll start believing You're immune to gravity and stuff Don't get me wet Because the bandages will all come off And you can tell From the smoke at the stake That the current state is critical Well it is the little things, for instance In the time it takes to break it She can make up ten excuses Please excuse her for the day It's just the way the medication makes her I don't necessarily believe there is a cure for this So I might join your century but only as a doubtful guest I was too precarious removed as a caesarian Behold the worlds worst accident I am the girl anachronism I am the girl anachronism I am the girl anachronism I am the girl anachronism I am the girl I am the girl I am the girl I am the girl anachronism
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Written by: Amanda Palmer
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11 facts about this song
Band Background"The Dresden Dolls" was formed in 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of singer, songwriter, and pianist Amanda Palmer and drummer Brian Viglione. They describe their work as "Brechtian Punk Cabaret."
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Song Release"Girl Anachronism" is the second track from their self-titled debut studio album, "The Dresden Dolls." The album was released on September 26, 2003.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Girl Anachronism" was released in 2003. This high-energy video features Amanda Palmer playing the piano and Brian Viglione operating a hand-operated elevator, both at a frantic pace matching the song's tempos.
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SongwritingAmanda Palmer wrote "Girl Anachronism" and the song's lyrics provide insight into Palmer's struggles with battling stress and identity issues throughout her life.
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Live Performances"Girl Anachronism" is one of their most memorable songs due to its high-energy live performances. Palmer often becomes physically enthralled and invested in the song during live performances, adding to the raw emotion of the piece.
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Single InfoThis song wasn't released as a single, but it became one of the band's best-known songs, landing it a place in their "best of" collection.
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Song ThemeThe song suggests themes of mental illness, medication use, and feeling out of place in the modern world, hence the title referring to someone who seems to belong to another time period (an anachronism).
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Musical Style"Girl Anachronism" is a blend of punk, cabaret, gothic, and alternative rock music styles, featuring the unconventional combination of piano and drums.
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Song LengthThe song is one of the longest in the album, running at almost 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
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Popular CultureThe song was featured in the second season of the TV series "Life on Mars." The intense, fast-paced rhythm of the track distinctly set the mood for the episode it was featured in.
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Reviews"Girl Anachronism" has been praised by critics for its emotionally raw and confessional lyrics, as well as for its unique combination of musical styles.
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