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After watching Sierra Burgess Is A Loser, there is a thing that makes me interested and emotional which is the song entitled "Sunflower" that was written and sung by the actress herself, Shannon Purser (Sierra Burgess). According to an article from Billboard, the song was based on lyrics that the film's writter, Lindsey Beer, wrote in her teens.
"Sunflower plays an important role in the movie. If you remembered a scene where Sierra was on a call with Jamey and ask him "what kind of flower would you be" and he answered jokingly with cactus and continue saying she would be a rose as Jamey imagine the girl over the phone is Veronica and not Sierra.
Well Sierra didn't see herself as a rose, the Queen of flower that will make other flower jealous, instead she thought that she fits sunflower the most: much quirkier than a rose, a little funny as she describes. After she messed up the friendship between Veronica and her because of her jealousy, she send the sunflower song to her friend. At the end of the movie, Jamey decided to give it a go with Sierra and came to her home. He brought her a sunflower that is pretty and big just like Sierra Burgess.
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The song is a story about how she felt insecure with her appearance that is different from other girls. Sierra compared herself with Veronica that is pretty and sexy like a rose while herself is tall, rough and big. Most of the men always choose a girl like rose to be their partner.
The melody of this song is slow and chill because to portraying the sadness she felt.
Here is the lyrics to Sunflower:
Rose girls in glass vases
Perfect bodies, perfect faces
They all belong in magazines
Those girls the boys are chasing
Winning all the games they're playing
They're always in a different league
Stretching toward the sky like I don't care
Wishing you could see me standing there
But I'm a sunflower, a little funny
If I were a rose, maybe you'd want me
If I could, I'd change overnight
I'd turn into something you'd like
But I'm a sunflower, a little funny
If I were a rose, maybe you'd pick me
But I know you don't have a clue
This sunflower's waiting for you
Waiting for you
A lot of people in social media "tweeting" about how they can relate their life with the sunflower lyrics.
source: https://twitter.com/puckaty_/status/1038911036525604865?s=20
Source: https://twitter.com/MadameLindsay/status/1039123144047439872?s=20
In conclusion, please love yourself and accept who you are and who yourself is. You don't need to feel insecure, if the person truly loves you she/he will accept you for who you are even if you're not perfect. Everyone is not perfect.
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