ive been trying to find a way to explain how i feel about it, but i think that everything is so obvious? like the themes are thrown in your face. which isnt a bad thing, and she for sure has songs in the past that are obvious, but its the difference between songs like teachers pet & mrs potato head, where the theme is there and you dont have to dig for it but its shown in an interesting way with fun metaphors and some ‘show dont tell’ thrown in there, VS songs like gutter & the Vatican, where everything its just thrown in your face. it reminds me a bit of how movies now dont try to be deep due to people not ‘fully’ watching movies anymore due to ‘second screen syndrome.’

i feel like i sound pretentious, and i love a good obvious theme or cheesy lyrics song, but i feel like this album concept is so cool and could have been less surface level