I am a Gabbie Hanna fan through and through, I would like to state foremost.
Watching her evolve and take control of her life has been an inspiration to me. Her wardrobe, humor, and poetry book all hold a special place in my heart, as does her first song: Out Loud. It was well thought out with a gorgeous, haunting score; The music video messed with me in the best of ways, giving a whole new perspective on the song. With all this love, however, I want to be honest about my opinion of her new song: Satellite.
First off, her voice: beautiful. The rifts had me quaking, I swear. Opposing Out Loud, this tune seemed to be less glossed over on her vocals. The rawness allowed emotions to seep in, and captured me within the first few notes.
But with the strong bones of the song, I have to say the lyrics did not nearly amount to what I had come to expect of her with her poetry and previous song. My issue laid with the cliche associated with being a “satellite”. As a writer, I found myself flinching at each choras, wishing for a different descriptor. That being said, the overuse could have been used to her benefit had the song wholeheartedly embodied space or machine-like synonyms. This would present an impactful theme rather than a cliche. In the song, there were some associations with space in, what I viewed as, an attempt to accomplish just that:
“I’m surrounded by stars/ But they don’t hear me wishin’”
“Guess I gotta be content with, playing in the darkness”
“I can make it on my own, the falling star of a one-man show”
And at every one of these lines I was like “YES. GURL. GET. IT.” I loved them! The association and tie ins to one particular aspects had me jammin. I wanted to belt to the underlying theme of loneliness mixed in with space. But the uncertainty with the other lyrics left me pondering.
Save the few lines mentioned, and the word satelite, the rest of the song did not mix well in my ears with what Hanna seemed to be attempting.
“Its funny how a crowded room/ Can feel so damn alone”
“Been standing on the edge for way too long”
“I’m on the outside, looking in”
“I’m a satellite/ Unless you let me in”
“I’ve got so much to give, but I’m keeping it close”
“These days are slow but the night moves way too fast/ Need to know you want me here before I ask”
“Oh, but hide and seek is only fun if, if somebody’s looking”
“Maybe I should ask someone to play”
Now individually, these line are beautifully written, enjoyable, and full of meaning as I have found her writing to be in the past. Taken out of context of this song, they would make an impactful tune on their own. But mixed in with random mentions of space, the song felt like two pushed together: one of space and one of a gathering of people. With lines like these, the song felt unfinished and rushed; like they were fill ins until she could find the right synonyms.
Again, I love Gabbie Hanna and think that she is an amazing business woman and an inspiration to those with mental illness, going through weight loss, dealing with stress, striving to get into a creative field and so much more. But I think this song needed a little more time to grow, lyrics wise. The tune was lovely, and the lyrics were beautiful individually, but they did not seem to fit together correctly.
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