dress like the 2000s 25 Best Outfit Ideas 2024 Alternative fashion in early 2000s

"For the girl that I knew...who'll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised and gets used by a man who can't love." Those lyrics cut me to the heart when I first heard them because they reminded me so much of the girl that sent the song to me in the first place, who had just escaped an emotionally exhausting and degrading relationship

I can totally see myself strolling around a quiet neighborhood in those croc print mules, engaging in mundane activities like smelling the flowers or exchanging pleasantries with middle-aged neighbors

I thought we all breathed a collective sigh of relief when this trend faded into oblivion, but alas

We can see this gutsy resolve in her lyrics, "To fight just a little, to bring back that fire in her eyes, that's been gone but that used to be mine." These lines teach us to not give up so easily just because our lives have changed or our circumstances are difficult, Bareilles shows us that the girl you used to be is still inside of you, and you will find her again