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As featured on La Musique blog:
"It’s been a month since Electro-Pop singer Sharl released her fabulously melodic debut single Let Me Know, and to the excitement of her fans she has now returned with a second terrific tune entitled That Girl which circulates the current Tiktok/Instagram/Pinterest trend of being ‘that girl’ who fits every aesthetic and is practically perfection. Trends like these have darker realities when people feel pressured to follow them, and can lead to things such as eating disorders and whitewashing. Sharl also adds a romantic relationship layer to this song, tackling feelings of unrequited love and bittersweet pain.
Suspense is built with a dramatic intro that fades into three significant notes that dominate the chorus. Whispering backing vocals follow, making you realise that the production here is absolutely genius. How each verse flows into each chorus and vice versa is incredible. How Sharl’s angelic vocals express such lyrics of self reflection and realisation is beautiful.
In an interview with MEI Recordings, Sharl explained the meanings behind That Girl, saying “There are actually two layers to the meaning of the song. The more obvious top layer is the story told throughout the whole song of unrequited feelings, and the time spent with someone being bittersweet and painful because it’s one sided.” She then went on to explain the other layer of the song relating to the ‘That girl’ trend, stating that “When I saw it, at first, I thought that’s great! I definitely want to be ‘That Girl’! The activities are mostly positive, healthy things to do. However, on closer inspection, it’s a movement that promotes an unrealistic level of perfection, and no one can be perfect all the time. So then I thought: whatever, I’m kinda close enough! But later, I actually decided that I didn’t want to engage with that social pressure at all, hence the line ‘I don’t wanna be that girl’ was born.”
lyrics
LYRICS:
[VERSE 1]
Those midnight drives to your place
They’re some kinda habit, irresponsible routine
No lights when you let me in
And I leave in darkness, no traces at the scene
[CHORUS]
I don’t wanna be that girl you never stay with in the morning
I don’t wanna be that girl, you only call her late at night
And I don’t wanna be that girl, the one who’s holding on and knows it isn’t right
I don’t wanna be that girl, I don’t wanna be that girl who can’t let go of you
[POST-CHORUS]
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
I don’t wanna be that girl
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
[VERSE 2]
We’ll change, that’s what I pretend
I let my hope rise up, then you push it down again
Now every smile of yours is a double edge, a knife right through my heart
As I live in denial, ignoring every scar
[CHORUS]
I don’t wanna be that girl you never stay with in the morning
I don’t wanna be that girl, you only call her late at night
And I don’t wanna be that girl, the one who’s holding on and knows it isn’t right
I don’t wanna be that girl, I don’t wanna be that girl who can’t let go of you
[POST-CHORUS]
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
I don’t wanna be that girl
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
[BRIDGE]
And I could keep you around for a little bit longer
I could prolong what I fake to myself ain’t torture
Yes I could keep you around for a little bit longer
But it’s gonna break me, when every time gets harder
[CHORUS]
I don’t wanna be that girl you never stay with in the morning
I don’t wanna be that girl, you only call her late at night
And I don’t wanna be that girl, the one who’s holding on and knows it isn’t right
I don’t wanna be that girl, I don’t wanna be that girl who can’t let go of you
[POST-Chorus]
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
I don’t wanna be that girl
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
I don’t wanna be that girl
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
I don’t wanna be that girl
That girl, that girl, that girl, that girl
I don’t wanna be that girl
credits
released February 18, 2022
Artist: Sharl
Songwriter: Sharl
Producer: Daniel Bohen
Mixing and Mastering: Daniel Bohen
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