Fiona Apple - periphery

노래는 주변 인물들과의 관계에서 느끼는 불만과 이기적인 사랑에 대한 실망을 드러내고 있다
화자는 상대방이 더 나은 사람을 찾는 것에 대해 무관심하지만, 자신은 더 이상 그들과의 관계를 유지하고 싶지 않음을 강조한다
결국, 자신을 사랑하고 이해해줄 사람을 찾는 것이 중요하다는 메시지를 전달한다

Oh, the periphery
They throw good parties there
Those peripheral idiots
Always have a bite to bear
Bear it, if you can
If you really want to
Go to the periphery
Have them celebrate your name
Have them forge you a pedigree and then you'll be
Left to run the races, lame
Run it if you want
If you think it’s worth it
But not with me
'Cause I don't appreciate
People who don't appreciate
All that loving must've been lackin' something
If I got bored tryin' to figure you out
You let me down
I don't even like you anymore at all
Oh, the periphery
I lost another one there
He found a prettier girl than me
With a more even-tempered air
And if he wants her, he should get her
'Cause I think he thinks she's worth it
And maybe they'll move from the periphery
Buy themselves their own plot of land
And I'll care in a different capacity, I'll just be
Hoping he makes a good family man
And if he finds himself yearning
For his throne on the silly side
There's nothing wrong, as long as he's learning
Besides, he can take it up with his bretheren
Or with his bride, just not with me