Someone2Me

***Someone2Me*** is a song by Softcult. It's the third single from their third EP, ***See You In The Dark*** and the EP's fourth track. It was written by Mercedes Arn-Horn and Phoenix Arn-Horn, produced by Phoenix Arn-Horn and mixed by Chris Perry.

## Background

The song is about misogyny, harassment and the rise of incel culture. The lyrics are about an incel who harassed and threatened the twins over the internet for three years. “There was this turning point when we realised, ‘This person is so fucking sad,’” Mercedes said to *Kerrang!* magazine. “They have nothing in their life; their hate is what sustains them. They have so much time on their hands because no-one wants to be around someone like that.”

“Honestly, I think that the reason [incels] hate women who reject them is because they cannot accept the failure within themselves to actually be in a relationship with a woman," Phoenix added. "When you put the blame on someone else every time you get rejected, you miss the opportunity to be like, ‘What could I learn from this?’ [They think] it’s all women’s fault.”

> “As women, we’re often taught to put up with toxic behaviour and just brush it off or ignore it. But I reached a point where I got sick of ignoring it. Harassment is never okay, and it shouldnt have to reach a point where there are threats of violence to be taken seriously.
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> Mercedes Arn-Horn, speaking to Under The Radar

## Artwork

The artwork for the song is a hand with claw-like nails. It's a reference to both the song's music video and the classic vampire movie Nosferatu.

## Music Video

The video is a grainy and gritty homage to Nosferatu. It was shot in black and white and used minimal lighting and dense shadows to create an atmosphere of seething, spine chilling rage and anxiety. The video shows the twins being stalked by a vampire, which they compare to the incels the song talks about. The vampiric figure in the video is described as "a nightmarish apparition founded upon the recesses of the human psyche, predatory and parasitic in nature."

The video was edited and directed by Mercedes Arn-Horn. Iced Out Visuals served as the director of photography, and Reshmi Ravi did the FX makeup. The vampire was played by David Schilling.

## Lyrics

Tear me apart
See what's inside
Am I everything you fantasized?
So misunderstood and you don't know why

Just a joke I can't take
What's the harm? Where's it hurt?
Would it kill me to smile?
Rub my mind in the dirt

Feel me up with your eyes
Hold me down with your words
It's all fun and games when it's all on your terms

You think you're someone to me
Still holding on like a leech
You think you're someone to me
You're just a miserable creep

Show me your soul
Sick and depraved
Are you everything you love to hate?
Cuz you're so perverted, and they're all to blame

Just a joke, a mistake
But you promise you'll learn
Dirty thoughts in your brain
They're so filthy it hurts

All these witches and liars
that you wanna see burn
cuz they're all the same and it's what they deserve

You think you're someone to me
Still holding on like a leech
You think you're someone to me
You're just a miserable creep

Sick to my stomach at the thought
That I'm the only one you've got
Sick to my stomach at the thought
That I'm the only one you've got

Sick to my stomach at the thought
That I'm the only one you've got
Sick to my stomach at the thought
That I'm the only one you've got

## Media

Softcult - Someone2Me -official video-Official Video
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Softcult: “In order for the world to change, there has to be some change within yourself” | Kerrang!
2. ↑ Someone2Me video treatment | Shared by Mercedes in Softcult's official Discord
3. ↑ Credits at the video description