Ms. Guided
Will Connolly Lyrics


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i'm just a down & out so-and-so
i'm out of luck, halfway out the door
till you come through
you say "how you doing?
you're broken, i'm broken too"
i should go home now but i dunno
this corner booth is so comfortable
you say
"this solitude is a coward's move
lemme show you how we do
i can change
into whatever you want me to be
all the pain
goes away in a wave of ecstatic release
whatcha say, baby?
you wanna play with me?"

uh huh, uh huh
ms. guided
uh huh, uh huh
ms. guided

so tell me
how do you really feel?
are you even sure this real?
tell me
how you do you really feel?
tell me how you really feel

providing me with "expertise"
telling me it's my "masterpiece"
and you got me believing
it might be worth repeating
yeah you got me believing
it might be worth the beating
yeah you got me believing
that there's a deeper meaning
even my sister warned me about you
said you were bad news
but i gotta know the truth

if i could change
into whatever you want me to be
would all the pain
go away in a wave of ecstatic release?
whatcha say, baby?
you wanna play?
you wanna play with me?

tell me
how do you really feel
are you even sure this is real?
tell me




how you do really feel
tell me how you really feel

Overall Meaning

The main theme of the song Ms. Guided by Will Connolly is the idea of being lost and confused, and seeking someone for guidance and acceptance. The opening lines of the song establish a sense of disillusionment and hopelessness, "i'm just a down & out so-and-so / i'm out of luck, halfway out the door" until the singer finds solace in another person. This is expressed through the line, "till you come through / you say 'how you doing? / you're broken, i'm broken too'".


The chorus of the song is a repetition of "Ms. Guided", which is reminiscent of the phrase "misguided". It suggests that the singer is following someone who may not be leading them in the right direction, or they are following someone blindly. The second verse seems to indicate that the singer is aware of this but chooses to continue the relationship or association anyway. They are aware that their "sister warned" them about the person they are with, but they "gotta know the truth".


The song has a haunting melody and a slow tempo which gives the impression of a dreamlike state. This could symbolize the singer's state of mind where they are not completely in control of their actions or decisions. The bridge, "if I could change / into whatever you want me to be / would all the pain / go away in a wave of ecstatic release?" indicates the singer's willingness to change themselves for the other person's acceptance.


Line by Line Meaning

i'm just a down & out so-and-so
I am a person who is experiencing difficulties and hardships in life.


i'm out of luck, halfway out the door
I have no good luck and I am almost at the point of exiting this situation.


till you come through
Things didn't change for me until you arrived.


you say "how you doing? you're broken, i'm broken too"
You ask me how I'm feeling and tell me you relate to my struggles.


i should go home now but i dunno this corner booth is so comfortable
I know I should leave, but I am hesitant because sitting here in this corner booth is so comforting.


you say "this solitude is a coward's move lemme show you how we do
You criticize my tendency towards being alone, and encourage me to join you in experiencing something new.


i can change into whatever you want me to be all the pain goes away in a wave of ecstatic release whatcha say, baby? you wanna play with me?"
You tell me you can transform into anything I want, and that this will make my pain disappear into an overwhelming sense of release. You ask if I want to participate in this with you.


uh huh, uh huh ms. guided uh huh, uh huh ms. guided
You repeat your title of being "Ms. Guided" as if it's a positive trait.


so tell me how do you really feel? are you even sure this real? tell me how you do you really feel? tell me how you really feel
You inquire about my true feelings and question if what is happening is even real.


providing me with "expertise" telling me it's my "masterpiece" and you got me believing it might be worth repeating yeah you got me believing it might be worth the beating yeah you got me believing that there's a deeper meaning
You give me your advice and tell me that what I'm doing is a masterpiece. You have convinced me that it is worth repeating, even though it may be difficult. Furthermore, you have made me believe that there is a profound meaning behind it.


even my sister warned me about you said you were bad news but i gotta know the truth
Even though my sister warned me about you, telling me that you were trouble, I still want to know the truth about you.


if i could change into whatever you want me to be would all the pain go away in a wave of ecstatic release? whatcha say, baby? you wanna play? you wanna play with me?
I am considering taking you up on your offer of transforming me into whatever you want me to be, wondering if this will make my pain disappear. I ask if you want to participate with me.


tell me how do you really feel are you even sure this is real tell me how you do really feel tell me how you really feel
You repeat your previous inquiry about my true feelings, wondering if my perception of reality matches up with yours.




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