"Hermit" is the ninth track from Chick's studio album "Someone's Ugly Daughter." It was released on September 5, 1995 through Epic Records.[2]
Background[]
In 1995 while working on her album Daydream, Mariah recorded a secret alternative rock album with her friend, Clarissa Dane. She would reportedly do her "alter-ego band sessions" after working on Daydream each night. She described her alter ego has being similar to Bianca Storm who appeared in the "Heartbreaker" music video. In her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mariah expressed that recording songs for "Someone's Ugly Daughter" helped her cope with her anger.[3] It also helped Mariah get "through some dark days." Additionally, she also described the experience as "weirdly good" and "satirical."
"Hermit" is the ninth track from the album that consist of 11 total songs. Clarissa Dane is the lead vocalist of the song and Mariah provided backing vocals.
The song was played during Mariah's episode of Questlove Supreme podcast in January 2021.
Song's Lyrics[]
The song "Hermit" is about feeling like an outcast and struggling with loneliness. The lyrics paint a picture of feeling trapped and isolated, like being locked in a closet or dripping like a faucet. The singer describes themselves as someone who is not attractive or desirable, and feels like an open blister or Jack the Ripper's sister. The chorus repeats the words "antisocial" and "unhopeful," highlighting the feelings of disconnection and hopelessness. The song compares the feeling of isolation to different characters, such as the hermit with his puzzle or a pitbull with no muzzle, emphasizing the struggle to fit in and connect with others.
Lyrics[]
I am vinegar and water
I am someone’s ugly daughter
I am wading in the water
I am locked inside a closet
I am dripping like a faucet
I am twisted like a sausage
Antisocial
So unhopeful
Antisocial
I am just a broken window
I am feathers from a pillow
I am weeping like a willow, yeah
And I am like an open blister
I am Jack the Ripper’s sister
I am just a lonely drifter
Antisocial
So unhopeful
Antisocial
I’m antisocial
So unhopeful
Antisocial, baby
Like the hermit with his puzzle
Like the pitbull with no muzzle
Like Travolta with no hustle
Schwarzeneggеr with no muscle
Like the hеrmit with his puzzle
Like the pitbull with no muzzle
Like Travolta with no hustle
Schwarzenegger with no muscle
So antisocial
Antisocial
Like the hermit with his puzzle
Like the pitbull with no muzzle
Like Travolta with no hustle
Schwarzenegger with no muscle
Like the hermit with his puzzle
Like the pitbull with no muzzle
Like Travolta with no hustle
Schwarzenegger with no muscle
References[]
| Someone's Ugly Daughter | |
|---|---|
| September 5, 1995 • 36:18 • Epic Records | |
| Songs | |
| Released | Agony • Demented • Freak • Hermit • Joe • Love Is a Scam • Malibu • Prom Queen • Stork: Orphan In My Room • Surrender • Violent |
| Artists | |
| Chick | |