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Projecting the feeling of anxiety, in "Ampersand", Amanda Palmer uses internal monologue, morose imagery, and persistent contradiction to convince herself that she is "not the one that's crazy" The beginning of the song describes Amanda's experience with cat callers. Later in the song, no events identify the individual as much as in the first verse. This detail allows the possibility that the song is about her cat caller. The events could be true, but Amanda could be lost in thoughts of hypothetical events induced by her anxiety. The main cause of this feeling, as pointed out by the song, is her lack of desire to be in a relationship.
Throughout the song, Amanda narrates her surroundings and feelings. The song is introduced with her walk home. Automatically, the listener is confronted with an unsettling feeling. Amanda describes her surroundings as "cold and violent." As she calms down, she is "comforted by the approaching sounds of trucks and sirens." However, just as she was beginning to feel better, she is catcalled. This gesture throws her into a train of thought, describing hypothetical events with one of her harassers. Amanda fabricates their lives together, narrating everything that happens.
Amanda's state of anxiety is set into the listener with her morbid imagery and general language. The first example of this shows up when her significant other "calls into question how authentic" her wounds are. As well as imagery, this piece reiterates the theme of Amanda's sanity, or lack thereof. Other quotes, such as "your eyes full of ketchup" make the listener feel the intensity of her message. She's "not the one that's crazy" In fact, the opposite can be displayed when Amanda brings up the fact that "nobody deserves to die,/ but" he was "awful adamant/ that if" she "didn't love" him, then he'd "have just one alternative."
Amanda believes that she is the sane one in her relationship, so she feels the need to remind the listener, or her significant other, or herself, every chorus. The fact that she continues to say this, makes the listener feel that she is unsure of herself, or anxious. This uncertainty carries over to the listener as well, as she backs this up with evidence. She repeats that she is "not the one that's crazy" five times throughout the song, instilling the same feeling as throughout the rest of the song.
Projecting the feeling of anxiety, in "Ampersand", Amanda Palmer uses internal monologue, morose imagery, and persistent contradiction to convince herself that she is "not the one that's crazy" The beginning of the song describes Amanda's experience with cat callers. Later in the song, no events identify the individual as much as in the first verse. This detail allows the possibility that the song is about her cat caller. The events could be true, but Amanda could be lost in thoughts of hypothetical events induced by her anxiety. The main cause of this feeling, as pointed out by the song, is her lack of desire to be in a relationship.
Throughout the song, Amanda narrates her surroundings and feelings. The song is introduced with her walk home. Automatically, the listener is confronted with an unsettling feeling. Amanda describes her surroundings as "cold and violent." As she calms down, she is "comforted by the approaching sounds of trucks and sirens." However, just as she was beginning to feel better, she is catcalled. This gesture throws her into a train of thought, describing hypothetical events with one of her harassers. Amanda fabricates their lives together, narrating everything that happens.
Amanda's state of anxiety is set into the listener with her morbid imagery and general language. The first example of this shows up when her significant other "calls into question how authentic" her wounds are. As well as imagery, this piece reiterates the theme of Amanda's sanity, or lack thereof. Other quotes, such as "your eyes full of ketchup" make the listener feel the intensity of her message. She's "not the one that's crazy" In fact, the opposite can be displayed when Amanda brings up the fact that "nobody deserves to die,/ but" he was "awful adamant/ that if" she "didn't love" him, then he'd "have just one alternative."
Amanda believes that she is the sane one in her relationship, so she feels the need to remind the listener, or her significant other, or herself, every chorus. The fact that she continues to say this, makes the listener feel that she is unsure of herself, or anxious. This uncertainty carries over to the listener as well, as she backs this up with evidence. She repeats that she is "not the one that's crazy" five times throughout the song, instilling the same feeling as throughout the rest of the song.
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