by EMELINE · 2024
Cinderella’s Dead by EMELINE is about breaking free from restrictive expectations and rediscovering self-confidence and independence after losing oneself in someone else’s fantasy.
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‘cinderella’s dead’ by EMELINE is a song all about breaking free and finding yourself after feeling trapped, like a fairy tale gone wrong. We’re going to look at the lyrics and see what this powerful song really means. ⬇️
✨ Right from the start, the song wraps us in a dreamy yet defiant mood—imagine the glitter of a ballgown fading under neon lights. EMELINE flips the Cinderella story upside down, trading glass slippers for self-realization and rebellion.
In the chorus, “I forgot I was a bad bitch, tragic / Breaking all the rules ’cause they were only habits,” we hear that liberating gasp when someone remembers their own worth. We feel the sting of old expectations and the wild rush of rejecting them, as if EMELINE is shaking us awake from a long, gentle sleep. You can practically taste freedom in the air—maybe it’s bittersweet, but it’s electrifying, and we’re right there with her.
The verses are peppered with flashes of vulnerability and moments of clarity, from sitting quietly to avoid conflict (“If I don’t speak, then we can’t fight”) to wild nights reclaiming lost time (“Blowing bubbles in my bathtub after six hours in the nightclub”). That little line, “You thought the shoe fit, but I…”—it’s a dagger wrapped in silk, a direct hit to anyone who tried to confine her spirit. The words read like an anthem for anyone who’s ever looked in the mirror and realized they’d been playing someone else’s part.
What EMELINE gives us here is not just a pop song, but a story of resurrection—the death of a fairytale version of herself and the birth of someone beautifully flawed, gloriously real, and utterly unstoppable.
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