Identity?

The use of reverb and autotune for Elizabeth Fraser’s vocals make the song more dreamy and it is also one of the noticeable pop influences in this album. The bridge of the song brings everything to a halt and propels Fraser’s vocals to the forefront of the song for a short moment. This choice serves almost like a colon, it announces the speaker’s message through. Before and after the bridge, Elizabeth uses her lower register to harmonize with herself. Her harmonizing makes it seem like two different versions of the speaker are speaking. This choice can point towards a change within the speaker.

Due to the unconfirmed nature of the lyrics, there’s a lot that is left to interpretation not just for this song but for those throughout the album. However, the lyrics repeated in the bridge point towards a complex identity issue for the speaker: “Cry, cry, cry 'til you know why, I lost myself, identify.” In the song, the speaker confesses that if she doesn’t cry, she won’t be able to heal and grow from what has happened to her. This means she will be able to fully understand herself and her emotions if she is able to get it all out through a good cry.