WRITTEN BY DANA BARBEE
Rated by Author: 5/5 **Disclaimer: All quotes mentioned are from the song** The song, “Flaws” by Lily Meola, covers a prominent subject that almost every teenager and young adult face in today’s world. Almost everyone sees people on the internet who exhibit features they wish they had. In the song's first verse, Meola sings, “Like this perfect chick, saying that she just woke up like this. God, I gotta stop comparing myself to everyone else.” If all you see online are people using filters like it’s their real face, wearing expensive clothes that many cannot afford, and traveling to remote, tropical destinations that many will never see, it’s very challenging to not instinctively compare yourself to them. Today’s world practically revolves around the gravitational pole of the internet. Earlier in the first verse, Meola expresses the reality that you never truly know what is going on behind the other side of the camera with the line, “People I don’t know and all my friends. Are they happy or just fakin’ it?” The internet is full of lies and manipulations to make you believe what people want you to believe. It is very rare to see people being fully transparent about their identity online, making it hard to decipher the truth. This is another reason why it is important to understand that comparing yourself to people online, no matter how much you admire their posts, is unfair. When we view ourselves in the mirror, it is easy to catch ourselves focusing all of our attention to the parts of ourselves that we dislike and wish to change. Whether it be physical attributes or sides of your personality, it is crucial to realize how important you are and how what you may view as flaws are just highlights of your significance in this world. I feel that the chorus of this song gives us a moment to ruminate about this thought, as Meola expresses “All I see are my flaws staring back at me. Every inch every scar I end up covering. And I’m not gonna look like the girls you see in the magazines, but there is only one of me. And these flaws are what make me unique.” The second half of the song focuses greatly on the idea that “these flaws are what make [us] unique”. Many of us struggle with the concept that it’s okay to be yourself and lack the acknowledgement that your ‘flaws’ make you special. Many find it difficult to come to terms with this and accept themselves for who they truly are. I felt that this was an important song to write a review about because this is a concept that today’s world is greatly affected by, focusing especially on our generation as teenagers. “We all got things that we wish we could change but I believe you’re who and where you’re supposed to be, so don’t hate yourself, change society. There’s no shame in the way you were made.” I encourage you to be proud of yourself, admire yourself, and recognize that we’re all human. There is no reason in this world for you to feel lesser than because something about you is different than someone else. For all you know, they’re looking back at you and feeling the same way. You deserve your own respect. “All these beautiful flaws staring back at me. Every inch, every scar makes me a masterpiece…Cause there is only one of me. And these flaws are what make me unique.” - Lily Meola Comments are closed.
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