In This Skin; An Analogy
Mrs. Jessica Simpson Lachey pleads with her fans to, "Please listen to the words of "In This Skin...Sing and believe these words with me." The song "In This Skin" is a very personal and in depth look at truths of Jessica Simpson's deepest struggles and most firm convictions of her young life. With a study of the poetic lyrics of this song, Ms. Simpson's struggles to overcome her past and her willingness to accept herself combined to make her truly understand she is beautiful, and her desire to share that message with a very confused and mislead world. As a struggling artist in the late nineties and into the early part of the millennium, Simpson went through some of the most difficult challenges a girl can face, leaving her with a confused hatred of her body, and incredible discomfort in her own skin. Now as a top artist of 2004, and a reality TV show that brings to life the reality that she is truly comfortable with who she is and that is all explained and expressed in her title track of her latest 2004 release, "In This Skin." In the first stanza we learn a little bit about how Jessica deals with fame combined with her past struggles. "They see me in a magazine, I'm the one they want to be still don't feel I'm good enough, s
your never gonna look good why are you eating that?" Even though she was never larger than a size six, Jessica was never satisfied with herself. Simpson received much criticism from the Christian community for going secular but she insists that God had called her to share her voice with the world and that, "Gospel is definitely the core of who I am and the core of my music- that will never leave. In the second stanza Jessica deals with all of the stereo types thrown at her as she tries to sort out what the world wants her to be and who she wants to be. She has two platinum records, an exploding career, and amazingly loving family who support her, millions of adoring fans and more money than she could ever need, and yet she still struggles. The whole end of the song is laced with Jessica's new feelings of acceptance and worth, a positive message for anyone to listen too. After that period Jessica went through an awful struggle during September 11th which ultimately brought she and nick back together, and eventually she learned that she truly was beautiful and worthy. " She then a little more adamantly sings, "Don't tell me, don't tell me, I have to be 102. As a fourteen year old she was told by two Christian record labels that she could not make a CD as a Christian artist because she would cause men to lust. Jessica said in one interview, "The label told me to tell everybody, 'this is the new me-I have never been so happy. " Her husband Nick, who is always defending her, constantly insists that Jessica just doesn't think before she speaks and that she is truly a deeply spiritual person and very intelligent. In a journal entry from her earlier teenage years Jessica expresses her feelings about herself, "I'm really stressed out. Is it really about us as artists? Or is it because we are young and blonde and have some of the same fans. "Love me for me," she pleads in 12, in a similar plea, Jessica expresses in an interview once in pure frustration, "I would love the time to come that someone can talk to me and not talk about Brittany and Christina in the same sentence. All three when they were very young auditioned for the Mickey Mouse club, making it to the last round she once again found herself comparing her talent with Christina's.
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