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Cool Kids
Watching the cool kids from the outside? So is everyone else. 🎧
Who it's for
Lead singer Sydney Sierota has said the song is about the desire to fit in, but that its message is to accept yourself.
Left out / Wistful→Self-accepting
Feelings it meets
What it is
'Cool Kids' is the debut single by the American sibling band Echosmith, released in 2013 and included on their debut album Talking Dreams. It describes a girl and a boy who both watch the popular crowd and wish they could be like them. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 10 in several countries.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Heads up: Feeling left out.
Age: All ages
Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 207
