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beyondthetemples-ooc · 9 months ago

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Can I make a confession?

I used to think Sk8er Boi (that song by, I believe, Avril Lavinge) was about cliques, not a snubbed crush.

I was a baby aroace. "He was a boy, she was a girl. Could I make it any more obvious?"

Clearly, you could have. XD I thought the "obvious" part was "she's a girl so she cares about her appearance (a pretty ballet dancer) and he's a boy, so he cares more about doing actions (a daring skater)."

I always thought it was kind of stereotypical to start a song like that, but I liked the direction it went with the way the song told the story in my head.

"She stuck up her nose because he wasn't One of the Popular Kids and was thus beneath her. But he becomes a famous rock star, so who's laughing now?!"

I mean, I definitely got the "vengeful"(?) sort of vibe. I am very tired right now and thus cannot remember the correct word. Irony, but triumphant? Meh.

What I'm saying is, I appreciated the story even without the element of romance ever crossing my mind.

Is that a testament to how good the song's story is? Or a testament to Exactly How Aroace I Am?

Both, I think. I think it's both.

#rhs music #rhs childhood #rhs personal posts #I had to stop myself from doing Entirely Satirical Conspiracy Theories about how Ben Moody split from Evanescence #and wrote Sk8er Boi as a Vengeance Song about all that (because he did write with Avril Lavigne)#but I absolutely do NOT want anyone to take it seriously. I don't even think he contributed to that song specifically.#Could be wrong. But like. I feel like I would have Heard About It.#(It's like all the Tarja fans thinking ''I Walk Alone'' is about Tarja leaving Nightwish.#I'm pretty sure her song about that is ''Enough'' actually but these theories Take Root in peoples' minds #and even if I meant it entirely satirically I wouldn't be surprised if someone Took It Seriously.)#((For the record re: Tarja's songs I HAVE read her saying I Walk Alone is NOT about the split from Nightwish #but thinking ''Enough'' is about that is actually purely 100% My Own Personal Theory.#It reminds me so much of something similar I experienced and it just captures that mood So Perfectly. So I may just be Projecting #But I haven't seen her commentating on it either way for That Song Specifically.............))#i'll take my conspiracy theory hat off now

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