Prologue
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Using it as a form of reflection to tell me that she wished she had calculated less and Made more mistakes
She had learnt to deal with the stress because she knew she had what it takes to fake Faking it so good that she actually believed that she made it
She said, I misplaced my marks of beauty because of course I had to be perfect According to my so-called societal duties
Never realizing that consistently swallowing all of that bullshit made me lose focus of What's actually important. My vision, to show the world that I am and always been, a Black woman and proud
But I, I just keep going round, and around and around and around in circles
Wondering, who am I?
In the song "Prologue" by ave;new feat.a.k.a.dRESS, the main singer is speaking to a woman who is reflecting on her life. The woman is admitting that she wishes she had made more mistakes and taken more risks instead of constantly calculating every move she made. She says that she has learned to deal with the stress of trying to be perfect by faking it so well that she starts to believe she has made it. The woman admits that she has misplaced her sense of beauty because she was trying to conform to societal standards rather than following her own vision. She has lost sight of what is truly important - to show the world that she is a proud Black woman. As the song goes on, the woman expresses her confusion about who she really is and where she fits in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
She was being retrospective
Reflecting on the past
Using it as a form of reflection to tell me that she wished she had calculated less and made more mistakes
Regretting being too perfect and wishing she had taken more risks
She had learnt to deal with the stress because she knew she had what it takes to fake Faking it so good that she actually believed that she made it
She has become adept at pretending to be successful, to the point where she believes it herself
She said, I misplaced my marks of beauty because of course I had to be perfect According to my so-called societal duties
She sacrificed her own self-worth for the expectation of perfection imposed by society
Never realizing that consistently swallowing all of that bullshit made me lose focus of What's actually important. My vision, to show the world that I am and always been, a Black woman and proud
She was blindly following societal expectations to the point where she lost sight of her true values and identity as a proud Black woman
But I, I just keep going round, and around and around and around in circles
Feeling stuck in a cycle of societal expectations and self-doubt
Wondering, who am I?
Questioning her own identity and sense of self
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Taedza Dangeni, Thabo Chinake
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