Hermit The Frog
Marina Lyrics

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Oh, oh, ooh

Yeah, I feel I'm watered down
Whenever he's around
I put on the crown of clowns
And melt slowly to the ground

Yeah, I feel it coming on
When I've been static for too long
And an explosion comes in time
Before I go and cross the line

They say you used to be so kind
I never knew you had such a dirty mind
Well, I went to the doctors believing
The devil had control over me and
I was finding it hard to breathe in
Finding it hard to fight the feeling

When my heart just burst like a glass balloon
I let it fly too high and it shattered too soon
I was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room
I broke my glass balloon
I let go of my glass balloon

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

They call him Hermit the Frog
He's looking for a dog
Did you find your bitch in me?
Oh, you're abominable, socially
You're just a little bit too much like me

She says you used to be so kind
Well, baby, I give you your dirty mind
Well, I, I wanna tell you a secret
You can take your double standard love and keep it
I can't help the devil likes to make my heart a double bed
And I can't help he sometimes like to come
And rest his little head

When my heart just burst like a glass balloon
I let it fly too high and it shattered too soon
I was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room
I broke my glass balloon
I let go of my glass balloon

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

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Oh, my heart just burst like a glass balloon
We let them fly too high and they shattered too soon
Are we the wrong damn people in the wrong damn room?
We broke our glass balloons
We let go of our glass balloons

We broke our glass balloons
Let go of my glass balloon

Overall Meaning

In Marina & the Diamonds's song Hermit the Frog, the singer depicts the struggle between her passionate and carefree side and the expectations that come with conforming to society. She feels like she is "watered down" whenever her lover is around and puts on a façade of being silly and carefree when she is actually feeling weighed down. The lyrics express that sometimes we become too static and need an explosive event to break free from the rut. In her case, she realizes that she is not the right person for her current situation and lets go of the expectations that were forced upon her. The singer feels like a misfit in her current life, incapable of fitting in and desperate to break free.

The song also references Hermit the Frog, a metaphor for the men who are unwilling to commit and constantly searching for the next best thing. The singer recognizes she might also fall into this category, and the two are alike in that they are “abominable, socially.” The lyrics suggest that they both have a dirty mind and are looking for something else. The song contains lyrics about struggling with external and internal pressures to stay happy but ultimately opting to break free.

Line by Line Meaning

Mmm-mmm-mmm, oh, oh, oh, oh
A sound expression showing the singer's current state of being

Oh, oh, ooh
Continuation of the sound expression

Yeah, I feel I'm watered down
The singer feels less like herself when around someone specific

Whenever he's around
The person who causes the feeling of being watered down is male

I put on the crown of clowns
The singer masks her true self with a fake persona

And melt slowly to the ground
The singer loses her strength and individuality around this person

Yeah, I feel it coming on
The singer knows when these feelings start to arise

When I've been static for too long
These feelings arise when she's been too stagnant and stuck

And an explosion comes in time
The singer knows she's on the brink of a breakdown

Before I go and cross the line
She tries to prevent herself from doing anything drastic

They say you used to be so kind
The singer is being told that her former self was different in a better way

I never knew you had such a dirty mind
Someone is expressing that the singer has a twisted way of thinking

Well, I went to the doctors believing
The singer has sought medical help due to her mental state

The devil had control over me and
The singer believes there's some external force affecting her

I was finding it hard to breathe in
The singer is having anxiety and struggling to take deep breaths

Finding it hard to fight the feeling
The singer is having a hard time controlling her thoughts and emotions

When my heart just burst like a glass balloon
The singer is experiencing a heartbreak or emotional strain

I let it fly too high and it shattered too soon
The singer is blaming herself for the pain she's feeling, as she may have brought it upon herself

I was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room
The singer feels she's in the wrong environment or situation for her current state of being

I broke my glass balloon
The singer has shattered her own heart

I let go of my glass balloon
The singer has moved on from the pain and released it

They call him Hermit the Frog
The singer has given a nickname to the person who is causing her distress

He's looking for a dog
This person is searching for something, but it's unclear what that is

Did you find your bitch in me?
The singer is questioning if this person found someone to take their anger and frustration out on in her

Oh, you're abominable, socially
The singer is acknowledging that this person is socially unacceptable

You're just a little bit too much like me
The singer and this person share some commonalities, which is why they may not mix well

Well, baby, I give you your dirty mind
The singer is expressing that this person has corrupted her way of thinking

Well, I, I wanna tell you a secret
The singer is about to reveal something unknown to this person

You can take your double standard love and keep it
The singer is rejecting this person's hypocritical way of loving someone

I can't help the devil likes to make my heart a double bed
The singer is acknowledging her struggles and attributing them to an external force

And I can't help he sometimes like to come
The singer feels powerless in stopping the impact of this external force on her life

And rest his little head
The singer feels responsible for comforting the negative feelings she's experiencing

We let them fly too high and they shattered too soon
People in the singer's life have allowed their expectations to soar too high, which leads to disappointment

Are we the wrong damn people in the wrong damn room?
The singer is questioning if she's in the right space, alongside the right people

We broke our glass balloons
The singer is acknowledging that she's not alone in experiencing heartbreak and hardship

Let go of my glass balloon
The singer is releasing the negativity she's feeling, allowing herself to heal and move on

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Marina Lambrini Diamandis

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