Hot Mess (song)

*This article documents the song. You may be looking for the EP of the same name.*

> “’Hot Mess’ is always going to be super close to my heart, it’s such a kind of poignant song. It’s the most political one off the EP and I love it for that” - GIRLI in an interview with LOCK Magazine
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## Hot Mess

* Original
* GIRLI Vs. Anteros

### Released

August 18, 2017
September 22, 2017 (GIRLI Vs. Anteros)

### Length

3:47
3:40 (GIRLI Vs. Anteros)

### Producer

Peter Wade

**"Hot Mess"** is a song by GIRLI from her second EP Hot Mess and first album Odd One Out. It is the first track on the EP and fifth track on the album. It was released on August 18, 2017.

## Background

On November 24, 2016, the song was performed live at The Camden Assembly.

On April 11, 2017, the song was performed live at Electrowerkz.

## Theme

> “Being a woman making music and dressing the way I do, I find myself having things said to me and comments made that I feel I wouldn’t get if I was a guy. Hot Mess is actually written about the time I went to a meeting with a certain company I won’t mention. Afterwards, there were comments made that claimed I ‘wasn’t presented properly’. I’d skated there, I was a bit sweaty and I wasn’t wearing much makeup. If I was a guy and I’d just rolled up - no disrespect to men in the music industry - but a lot of my mates in bands will roll up to meetings and look like shit. They’re called rock stars, and then girls are called hot messes, or told they’re not good enough. It’s just double standards. Why can’t everyone be who they want to be without being judged?” - GIRLI in an interview with Evening Standard
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## Lyrics

I guess I'm messy, I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy as a boy

And I don't give a fuck

Walk into the room with my skirt tucked into my shoes (My shoes)

I skated here, I'm sweating, had a good day how about you (It was alright)

Let's talk about things, Dan, game plan

Hey Stan, why you talking over me? (Ah)

Chatting shit, I'm not a kid, well this is patronizing

Then explain how you studied this at Uni so you'd know (Mhm)

More than me about the thing that paid for my phone (Yeah)

Why don't you make it a hat trick and comment on my look

Like "Bit outlandish, love, but you know, don't judge a book"

Don't judge it

I don't know who you think I am

But your bitch is not one

I'm good at what I do

And don't ever let anyone

Tell me that your song's okay

But sweetie did you know

A couple changes here and there would make it super cool

It would be so awesome, like so much better

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday, everyday

I guess I'm messy, I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy as a boy

And I don't give a fuck

Don't you think she'd look a little bit nicer if she combed her hair every once in a while, aha

Look at those jeans, so messy, jeez

You know what, her natural hair color would look so much better on her with her bone structure

She probably doesn't even write her own songs, hahahaha

Open up my mouth and rap some fiction poems prose

But all that you can focus on is my makeup and clothes

I don't have perfect skin, I don't live in fairytale land (La la la)

Stop telling me to grow some balls, I'm happy as a woman

Also on that subject maybe you should change your look

Your presentation's scruffy and it's time you really took

This whole thing seriously, do you really want success?

Just cause I'm a girl I think that you think you know best

Well let's be honest, I do

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday, everyday

I'm so stupid please tell me

How the world works, I'm female you see

Please stop using such big words

My brain can't take it

I'm just a little girly

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday

They say I'm a hot mess

I don't care what they say

They say I'm a hot mess

Cause I know what I'm doing

Guess I'm just a hot mess

Cause I say what I like and what I hate

Hot mess

Everyday, everyday, everyday

I guess I'm messy, I'm messy, I'm messy

I'm all messed up

I'm messy as a boy

And I don't give a fuck

## Videos

* Music Video
* Music Video BTS
* GIRLI Vs. Anteros
* Acoustic
* Music Video Fan Edition

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## References

1. ↑ https://www.lockmag.co.uk/interview-girli-volumetwo/
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_oWjYa1LGvA
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HNowWdJX70
4. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/girli-interview-where-men-get-called-rock-stars-girls-get-called-hot-messes-a3697526.html

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