The Girl

Story Behind The Song

Inspired by Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie", Debussy's "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" and the book "Lolita" by Victor Nabakov

Song Description

Longing to be someone else while at the same time longing to be oneself

Song Length 5:14 Genre Folk - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Poignant, Nonviolent Subject Femininity, Frustration
Similar Artists Beach House Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

The Girl
(c)Music & Lyrics by JoJo Worthington

Starry-eyed and terrified,
I try to catch the Girl
Gentle, kind, childish-figure Girl.
She's everything I want to be
I want to be like her
Gentle, kind, childish-figure Girl.

I don't want to grow up anymore
I want to stay my age
I want to not grow old.
I don't want to grow up anymore
I want to be myself
I want to be someone else.

I want to be myself
I want to be someone else
I want to be myself
I want to be someone else

I want to be like
The Girl, Girl
I want to be like
The Girl, Girl

Pale stare and long blonde hair,
She dances down the beach
Perfectly, childish-figure Girl.
This vision I've affixed of her is simply out of blue
The obsession with the childish-figure Girl.

I don't want to grow up anymore
It just seems unfair
Why should I have to bear this?
I don't want to grow up anymore
Have to learn, have to break
Have to learn from my mistakes.

Have to learn, have to break
Have to learn from my mistakes
Have to learn, have to break
Have to learn from my mistakes

I want to be like
The Girl, Girl
I want to be like
The Girl, Girl

Lyrics JoJo Worthington Music JoJo Worthington
Producer JoJo Worthington and Brando Pero Publisher JoJo Worthington Music
Performance JoJo Worthington and studio musicians Label JoJo Worthington - independent
This track is on 6 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Rachel Joy Like No Other 1/19/2017
Rachel Joy Great Folk 1/19/2017
sandragates60@gmail My Top Songs 5/6/2015
Ionut Mirel Udrea Best Folk 4/15/2015
Nick Fuse Songs of Unearthly Beauty 4/15/2015
Nick Fuse Like Minds 4/15/2015

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