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Breaking down Buddy’s motivations in LISA the Joyful through the song Loudmouth (SPOILERS!)
This is a post that bunnyhops from a similar essay(?) I did about Rando. I recommend you read that first, here.
I converted THIS rant from a Twitter thread (and has WAY LESS spelling errors this time).
I consider Loudmouth by AJJ to be a great song through which to examine Buddy’s perspective in LISA the Joyful. I also think it works as a direct sister song to Be Nice to Me. Where Be Nice To Me asks ‘Why are you like this?’ Loudmouth responds ‘THIS is why.’
Re-contextualising these lyrics as a vehicle to break down Buddy’s motivations allowed me get to the root to why her frustrations led her to her bloody rampage in Joyful, and what (to me at least) belies Buddy’s deeply tragic and sympathetic motivation through which she rationalises as the only way she can save herself from harm. Also I this song is a banger, so, enjoy that.
Analysis under the cut!
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