An unprompted rant about Flavor Foley songs and being percieved by others
I think that the four most recent Flavor Foley songs aren't only about change. I've seen many people talk about how Static, Spoken For, Human and Ego Renegade Boy are all respectively about needing stagnation, needing change, willing to change and already having been changed. I think that this isn't the only motif connecting these songs, though - they are also about how we depend on other people's perceptions about ourselves.
First of all (and one of the most obvious ones in that regard), Static. Miku desperately needs attention, needs the constant human connection, because her entire existence is dependent on her being perceived by others. She constantly addresses the listener - aka the one who is watching the show - begging them to keep watching, to look at her, to stay. She’s terrified of disappearing, which I think refers either to the fact she's alive only when the tv is on or to her show getting cancelled if people don't watch it. Therefore her existence depends on other's perception.
Secondly, Spoken For. This song is pretty much the opposite to Static: where Miku loves and needs the attention, Teto absolutely hates it. None of her decisions are her own because of the fact she relies on her fans’ perceptions. She puts on a mask that was forced onto her by other people. She's failed to even be human now - only a blank slate that you can turn into anything you want. She hates her status, she doesn't know what she is under all the masks, she only knows that the pressure she's put under causes her suffering. She's begging for help, once again relying on someone else, this time hoping they’re merciful, and not trying to force her to be what they want. Her entire identity is based on how she's perceived.
Now we have something a bit less obvious - Human. Miki sings about being a robot and wanting to become human, but how does outward perception come into play here? Well, Miki is basing her own humanity on what she’s learned from other people, she keeps asking if what she’s doing and feeling is human. She relies on how she herself perceives humanity and how others will perceive her when she acts on what she's learned.
Lastly, Ego Renegade Boy. Len is seen as a killer, despite simply living his truth. He's also kind of an outlier among Miku, Teto and Miki: unlike them, he doesn't rely on perception, instead disputing it or just not giving a fuck. He's basically saying that the people who accuse him of killing his past self and still perceive him as Rin are just wrong and he won't entertain their wants just to appease them. He breaks the mould, showing that you don't have to reply on other's opinion about you to create your own identity.
What I'm saying is, these songs are fucking fire and I love Flavor Foley for giving us such profound songs even if they seem simple because yes, it is that deep. My wrists hurt from writing this tho lmao. go listen to Ego Renegade Boy it's fucking peak
