Folkizinho Cute-Cute

Kimya Dawson- The Competiton

I never wanted to be better than my friends
I just wanted to prove wrong the people in my head
the ones who told me I'd be better of dead
the ones who told me that I would never win

when I delivered newspapers they said I was too slow
when I was a barista they said I made lousy foam
when I worked in retail they said I was a slob
much too dumb for school and much too lazy for a job

So I rode my bike like lightning
and I made cappuccinos that would make the angels sing
took two showers a day and I dressed up like a princess
shook my fist in my own face and said I'll show you who's the best

I wrote the kinds of papers teachers hang up on their walls
I was employee of the month at seven different shopping malls
and one time playing football I pulled the tendons in my leg
to prove that I was tough I hopped on one foot
and finished up the game

I thought if I succeeded I'd be happy and they'd go away
but first thing in the morning I'd still wake up and I'd hear them say
\"you're fat, ugly, and stupid, you should really be ashamed.
no one will ever like you, you're not good at anything\"

And sometimes I'd rise to the challenge
but other times I'd feel so bad that I could not get out of bed
and on the days I stayed in bed I sang and sang and sang
about how crappy I felt not realizing how many other people would relate

Now people send me emails that say thanks for saying the things they didn't know how to say
and the people in my head still visit me sometimes
and they bring all of their friends but I don't mind
I play my guitar like lightning

When I sing I like it when you sing too loud and clear
different voices different tones all sayin' \"yeah, we're not alone\"
I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here
I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here
I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here


Eu não achei Juno brilhante. Mas achei o máximo a sacada de reviver o folk de uma forma muito fofinha e bonitinha e cute-cute.
E como exemplo aí está uma música da Kimya Dawson, música essa que segue a tradição folk: desafinada, e contanto uma história longa e inteira, com milhões de palavras descompassadas no mesmo verso.
Além do que, aprecio qualquer cançãozinha loser. Ainda mais se a letra decifrar exatamente o que acontece na minha cabeça 'auto-desconfiante', cheia de pessoinhas me pondo pra baixo mesmo quando faço as coisas certas.

Só me resta dizer:
"Obrigada, Kimya! Obrigada por dizer coisas que eu não sabia como dizer! yeah, nós não estamos sozinhos!Pro inferno com as pessoas em minha cabeça dizendo que sou uma loser!Fiquei boa em me sentir mal, e é por isso que ainda estou aqui!"