Pretty Sick
Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
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With a plaintive string arrangement at the start, this might not seem like your typical Pretty Sick song, and it really isn’t, yet it is at the same time. Yes, the sound and the visuals from the video certainly probe new emotions, but the incisive commentary is exactly on point.
The song has elements of Suede, touches of The Verve, and even some brushstrokes of ‘Pure Imagination’, with Sabrina Fuentes playing Willy Wonka, showing you around the fame factory, having a breakdown, and running away to a happier existence.
When it gets to the song’s core, though, it’s all about the lyrics. All the other stuff is stripped back and we get a bass guitar and some vocals. It cuts through. In the second verse we get some drums and the strings start to surface again, but it’s all very restrained. The guitar arrives in the middle eight, which turns out to be a reprise, so it’s all over.
The brevity and power of the song means you’ll probably just listen to it again, which is ironic given the video, which is like a mini groundhog day.
This was an unexpectedly heavy landing song, and I love it.
Watch Pretty Sick – Self-Fulfilling Prophesy.
Self-Fulfilling Prophesy – Lyrics
Miss getting high for fun
Miss getting drunk for free
If you think I’m pretty you can pay to look at me
That’s how it’s always been
The worst always round the bend
In the age of nepositm and forgetismI wanted to be (wanted to be)
Someone like me (someone like me)
But here I am now, and I wish I wasn’t
I wanted to be (wanted to be)
Someone like me (someone like me)
But here I am now and I wish I wasn’t lonelyWish I wasn’t a self-fulfilling prophecy
Miss staying up all night for fun
Miss doing anything that please me
If you think I’m pretty, I can be real easy
Coz I miss him with my whole chest
That’s the way it’s always been
In the age of short attention and indecisionSaid I wanted to be (wanted to be)
Someone like me (someone like me)
But here I am now, and I wish I wasn’t
I wanted to be (wanted to be)
Someone like me (someone like me)
But here I am now, and I wish I wasn’t lonelyWish I wasn’t a self-fulfilling prophecy
You won’t make me into a relic
Just cus nothing lasts
Don’t let it get too psychedelic
It doesn’t always passCoz I would’ve stopped this moment forever
But once I spent some time with you, I realized I’m no better
Coz once you’ve sold your soul, you find there’s nothing to hold onto
You’re untethered to earth, and I’m untethered to you
Once you cut me loose
I’m untethered to you
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