lyrics for my music video

1. Lyric
Deconstruction
Analysis of Marcelline Lyrics

2. ‘Marcelline,
Why don’t you just stay clean?’
Within this line there is evidence that the artist could be
referring to a social issue relating to the abuse of drugs
within society. This cultural factor determines how the song
will progress and links directly to modern issues.

3. ‘Marcelline
You know you’re safe with
me’
This shows that the artist is demonstrating that they
are able to protect the girl from harm, however
she is unwilling to comply. Showing the male to be
the dominant figure within the lyrics, therefore
portraying that the woman is portrayed as the
emotionally weaker sex within the lyrics.

4. ‘Yeah, and your eyes,
Look so clean’
This line could be relating to how the girls eyes are
free from the use of drugs, but could also be
relating to how her eyes are innocent and pure.

5. ‘Just get out,
Back to the streets where it
all began’
This line could link to street crimes, such as
prostitution or drug dealing. As usually the streets
have negative connotations relating to these
topics. This shows that the man within the lyrics has
given up on trying to help her.

6. Go get out,
Outta my face, don’t
wanna see you again
This reinforces the fact that the character within the
lyrics is not wanting to have any contact with the girl
anymore, which could be an opposite to the previous
lyrics ‘your eyes look so clean’. Showing that he may
care for he even though he doesn’t want to

7. ‘Such a pretty young thing,
Spends the whole night
wondering’
This line could be initially referring to her looks, as
pretty and young can link to the connotations of
innocence and purity previously stated and shows
how her innocence has influence over her thought
process, as it can be shown as weakness.

8. ‘Where she gon’ go
When she gets old’
These lyrics link to the previous line as it shows she is
influenced by her surroundings. but underneath her
‘front’ she is vulnerable and trying to come to terms
with how her life will progress.

9. Yeah she does
As she’s told
This could be interpreted as the girl within the video
follows the society she lives in, therefore answering
to the negative thoughts that are within her head.