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Ordinary (my analysis)

So last chapter I did an analysis of Little Miss Perfect by Joriah Kwame, and now I'll be doing the sequel song, Ordinary. Another ToH shitpost don't mind me

I notice how she looks at me
But I pretend that I don't see
It's easier if I let the tension subside
I've seen it in the books I read
A magic that you cannot see
There's no limitations
They wear it with pride

But the characters I read
Never act or look like me
I can't depend on them to lead me through the right door
And what's the point in falling?
When I know I'm only stalling?
Cos I have to go back home...

Where I'm just one in the herd
Tripping over my words
Trying hard to go with the grain
Keeping the quirks in my brain
I'm on the brink of discovery, I think
But what if I'm dreaming?
That's what it seems like

Cos this girl thinks I'm part of her world
And that new territory's scary
If I turn the handle
Am I asking for a scandal?
Should I try to be ordinary?

Frustrated scream

I've always been a little odd
The only pea inside the pod
That's not an expression, I'm guessing
Oh well
See? That's exactly what I mean!
I'm just as awkward as I seem
Plus she makes me nervous
I hope she can't tell

What is it she sees
In this cluster-clump of me?
Or could it maybe be
I'm going crazy?
And hey! Who am I kidding?
This isn't some sweet beginning
Just a detour to the end

Then back to the herd
Tripping over my words
Trying hard to go with the grain
Keeping the quirks in my brain
I'm on the brink of discovery, I think
But what if I'm dreaming?

Do I rewind? Induce amnesia?
Pretend I didn't see her?
Succumb to stupid fear?
Or just believe in my heart?
Why play a part?

Why follow the herd?
Why not trust in my words?
Don't wanna go with the grain
Why try to make myself plain?
I'm on the brink of rediscovery, I think
So what if I'm dreaming?
I like the scene that I'm in!

And this girl is a part of this world!
The thought of being normal's far more scary
I'll be brave, and I'll be kind
I'll make a choice, and change my mind
I will mess up all the time
They'll say I'm weird, but I'll be fine
I'll be anything but ordinary!

A much more cheery song than Little Miss Perfect with a happy ending this time, Ordinary is about a girl spending time in a new, strange place where she actually fits in. She's drawn in by this girl and wishes so desperately that she could stay to fall in love with her, but she knows she has to return home someday, where she's just a nobody trying so hard to be normal. Eventually she realises that she doesn't have to blend in like everybody else, and that maybe she was meant to stand out in the crowd. She will emphasise all her other good traits and will refuse to be ordinary.

Also, anybody notice that they repeated a line in both songs?

LMP:
Rewind, induce amnesia
Deny the truth, it's easier

Ordinary;
Do I rewind? Induce amnesia?
Pretend I didn't see her?

Anyway, again put your own opinions in the comments and don't forget to watch the stunning animatic of the chapter!

I'm actually thinking of writing a ToH oneshot that will go in this book because I don't have anywhere else to put it, so even if you've never seen it, would you read it? What I'll do is maybe do something like what I did with 'if you've never seen She-Ra' where I introduce each character simply.

Opinions welcome!