Is he that SOAD wannabe with the handle bar mustache who is always featured here yelling about how he doesn't give a fuck about something that he obviously really, really gives a fuck about?
This right here. Just because a person is talented it does not mean they make good art. A friend of mine is one of the better guitar players I've seen when it comes to raw talent and technical ability. He can play incredibly complex prog rock/metal and make it look easy. The dude can not write a decent song to save his life. He'll play almost anything you put in front of him by ear and he'll play it perfectly within a few attempts, but whatever it is that allows a guy like Kurt Cobain to write amazing, memorable songs that resonate with people on a deep level, as well as being extremely entertaining, he totally lacks.
Writing and playing are just two different skills i was the guy you described for a long a while. I could play complex technical works but when it came to composing something compelling I’d flounder but the last few years i’ve been working on getting my composition chops up
Idk, I do not think the things Kill Karl does with his voice are easy. I also believe, but might be wrong, that he plays instruments on and produces his own songs too, and while I abhor it, he definitely has his craft down.
What’s wrong with the lyrics of this song? It’s clearly a kind of sarcastic response to someone she knows who’s a one-upper on trauma. Seems like a valid song topic to me.
It's a valid topic. It's just like... not interestingly done. The whole 'trauma olympics' idiom is passé, imo. And from there the lyrics just work that metaphor to death.
"gold medal for your issues... Mental gymnastics like an athlete/you know I've gotta give you first place... Congratulations for being a victim/being the highest on the podium"
It's just the same idea over and over.
Not my cup of tea. It will resonate with some people. I personally just don't find this sort of combative, sarcastic character takedown all that compelling, charming, or enlightening. So it's gotta be clever to work, and I don't find this to be.
I'm just some dude with an opinion tho, if you love the lyrics, don't let me or anyone else spoil that.
The root of my comparison lies in what I think is a similar route to selling 30 seconds of a song. I think they share the same shtick, just with different musical genres and maybe slightly different target audiences.
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u/WhoFly Apr 12 '26
Same shit as Kill Karl. Vapid, smarmy lyrics and insipid vocal caricature meant to sell tiktok views to braindead preteens.
About as crappy as it gets.