JUST A GIRL
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, little 'ol me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh...I've had it up to here!
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things
I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear
'Cause I'm just a girl I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night
I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh...I've had it up to here!
Oh...am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!
I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a girl,
what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to
Is making me numb
I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison
Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to!!
Oh...I've had it up to here!
I believe the first verse focuses on how women are supposed to be pretty, petite and wear pink ribbons. When it says "the world is forcing me to hold your hand", I believe it is talking about how society says that we need to have a man to be happy and how we don't have any rights. The men have the say in everything.
The refrain talks about how she's had it and she's sick and tired of being treated this way.
She then begins to talk about how everyone stares are her just because she is a girl and she feels like some kind of freak.
The last verse is apologizing for being a girl. "I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?..." "...I'm just a girl, my apologies." I believe this is her apologizing because she has no real destiny (or so society says) just because she is a woman.
No Doubt ends this song by saying "I've had it up to here!"
I believe that this song is one of a kind. It focuses on the portrait of how women are viewed and treated in our society. Throughout the song, Gwen Stefani emphasizes different ways that females are belittled and made to feel that they are not as worthy as men. I think I particularly like this song because No Doubt is standing up for women's rights-- and it's about time!!! The song lyrics oppose womens stereotypes and they give women the strength to stand up for themselves. Hopefully this song and many other people are able to change how the rest of society has viewed women and people are able to realize that women are just as good as any man-- we can be just as successful and just as happy!!!
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Your many exclamation points make me giggle, but it's delightful to see how passionate you are. You've picked a wonderful song and the point is certainly made that even today, as modern women, we continue to be oppressed through media and social conditioning. If that's the case, then why not use media to do the opposite and combat these stereotypes, which No Doubt certainly seems to do with zeal. Knowing a bit about Stefani and being able to view the video definitely provided a greater context for interpreting the song, yet all the same themes and issues remained and one could easily see the point. Great choice and great analysis!
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