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YES!! I think "stunt song" is more like, "hey, you have to write a song that makes people think you like women" and not "you have to go out of your way to make an inauthentic song and lie about your life experiences" if that makes sense.
Like I don't think Harry was told he absolutely had to write a song about a specific person, but I think while writing the album he had to keep in mind that he's not allowed to reveal that he's married to a man so he writes himself some songs that are fun or express something different but just vaguely sound heterosexual enough that they negate the gayer-sounding ones on the album.
I love the idea that Cherry is about Camille and her boyfriend. Or maybe it's not! Maybe he was inspired by a movie he watched! Or a book that he read! Maybe he heard a story about his sister's best friend's boyfriend and was inspired by that! Who knows, and it doesn't really matter either way!
But to assume that there are only two options for his music, either a) a perfectly complete and 100% genuine authentic expression of the purest parts of his soul, b) a completely fake manufactured lie, or c) a about something we have no reason to believe he has experience with (carolina=cocaine??) is silly, in my opinion. Songwriting is so much more complex and nuanced than that.
Just a thought
In regards to H’s and L’s song lyrics. Any interpretation of what and to whom they are singing about is valid. Most of the time I interpret that they are singing about their love and relationship. But I think it is also good to remember that maybe they’re just writing a song from another person’s perspective, or a made-up perspective (like Niall did when he wrote Heartbreak Weather, and like other musicians have done, Taylor Swift, the Beatles, etc.)
I think it’s important to understand that H and L don’t and won’t always write about their love for one another, and that they do create songs about other topics and in different ways. They’re talented creators who aren’t tied to one topic.
I’m writing this mostly to remind myself, but if anyone, who gets worried about their sad songs sounding like break-up songs, comes across this, then hopefully this can calm you and you can find a different interpretation for those sad songs. Because at the end of the day Larry is real and still going strong as proven through their songs and actions.
Love y’all x