Frankenstein

Song by Rina Sawayama

## Music Video

"**Frankenstein**" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore album *Hold the Girl*, which was released on 16 September 2022 under Dirty Hit. The music video for this song was later released on 27 October 2022. Sawayama wrote the song with Lauren Aquilina and its producer Paul Epworth.

Rina Sawayama - Frankenstein (Official Video)

## Composition

According to Sawayama, the track revolves around "the idea of someone putting me back on my feet when I'm broken," she said. "I am in pieces, before being recomposed by a person who reassembles the parts. It's a very human and realistic experience, of rebuilding, of creating a new me."

The song was written by Sawayama with Lauren Aquilina and Paul Epworth. For the song, Sawayama asked Epworth to approach British drummer Matt Tong to play "the frenetic drums on the track." According to Hannah Ewens from *Rolling Stone*, "Frankenstein" is a "tense and tetchy indie" track where Sawayama is seen begging someone to therapise her to "put me together, make me better," as she sings in the song.

## Lyrics

Put me together, thread a needle

So I'm like other people, without all of the evil (Ah, ah, ah)

I'm trying to be normal, but trauma is immortal

And none of this is your fault (Ah, ah, ah)

Oh, my God, this is so unbearable

Make it stop, this is more than medical

All I want is to feel beautiful inside and out

You're the one who can save me from myself

Destruction, 999, I need your help

All I want is to feel beautiful

Put me together one more time

Love me forever, fix me right

I could be your Frankenstein, Frankenstein

Put me together, make me better

Love me forever, hold me tight

I could be your Frankenstein, Frankenstein

I don't wanna be a monster anymore

I don't wanna be a monster (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster anymore

I don't wanna be a monster (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster anymore (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster anymore (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster

I was doing fine

'Til I hit rock bottom

Opened up my problems

Watch that poison blossom

Oh, my God, this is so unbearable

Make it stop, this is more than medical

All I want is to feel beautiful inside and out

You're the one who can save me from myself

Destruction, 999, I need your help

All I want is to feel beautiful

Put me together one more time

Love me forever, fix me right

I could be your Frankenstein, Frankenstein

Put me together, make me better

Love me forever, hold me tight

I could be your Frankenstein, Frankenstein

I don't wanna be a monster anymore

I don't wanna be a monster (I don't wanna be)

I don't wanna be a monster anymore

I don't wanna be a monster (I don't wanna be)

I don't wanna be a monster anymore (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster (Ooh)

I don't wanna be a monster anymore

I don't wanna be a monster

## Credits and personnel

* Rina Sawayama – songwriting
* Lauren Aquilina – songwriting
* Paul Epworth – songwriting
* Matt Tong – drums

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ewens, Hannah (30 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama: holding herself tight - Rolling Stone UK". *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved on May 30, 2022.
2. ↑ Schütz, Violaine (26 July 2022). "Interview avec Rina Sawayama, la pop star adoubée par Elton John, Charli XCX et Keanu Reeves" (in French). *Numéro*. Retrieved on August 3, 2022.