(Since Inigo was absent on Monday he joined our group So I (Kayla) put his response separate to make sure his work was seen)
Analyzing Avril Lavigne’s Complicated:
When I listen to Avril Lavigne’s song and read the lyrics, I have to admit that I can totally understand and relate to the message she is trying to send out with her song. When you meet a person for the first time, and you get to spend time with them, you get to know that person for who he/she actually is, and you develop a relationship with them based on trust. You are intrinsically bound to believe whatever that person is telling you and you take for granted that whatever he/she is saying is honest and truthful.
But some people act differently when they are surrounded by their friends or by specific people. They change the way they act in order to portray themselves as someone different than they really are, and this is what I think Avril Lavigne is trying to say in her song.
It’s frustrating! It really is. People are sometimes not real; they are putting on fake personas, or being two-faced. In other words, just not being who they really are. Be it because they want to connect with others, feel part of a larger group, because they are searching for emotional attachment, or because they are trying to fulfill a need that they have, people sometimes pretend to be who they really aren’t.
What Avril Lavigne is trying to say in her lyrics is that, “hey, maybe you can fool everyone else, but you can’t fool me”, and I couldn’t agree more. In my opinion, people should never change who they really are, if we always act with our heart and we are always genuine in our actions, people will like us for who we actually are, not for who we want them to think we are. In the end, we will be happier because we won’t have to be pulling off an act every day, and we will be happier because we will know that the people that are around us like our honest qualities and love us for who we really are.
Life is already too complicated to be someone else. Be yourself, for the good and the bad.
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