Dandelion - Gabbie Hanna (Official Video)

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Animation created by: Hok
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Written by: Gabbie Hanna & Lyre
Song produced by: LYRE
Alina: @alinamusic
Elli: @ellimoore
Alina and Elli make up my music writing dream team. Thank you, ladies, for inspiring me, challenging me, and collaborating with me on these incredible tracks. I'm so excited to show the world the whole EP we created. You are wonderful artists and have taught me oh so very much. You are precious angels and I love you.

LYRICS:

when i was a little girl my mama said to me
what’s your favorite flower, darling? i’ll get you the seed
i said, dandelion! dandelion!
that ones so pretty!
she said child, that ones not a flower, that ones just a weed

oh, what a shame
now it don’t look the same
guess it don’t look the same
oh, what a shame

call me what you want
(dandelion, dandelion)
you can’t stop me multiplyin’
pull me from the dirt
(dandelion, dandelion)
no, you don’t want me in your garden
dandelion, dandelion

i still loved those mellow yellow petals anyway
what’s that thing they say about a rose by any other name?
then my fragile flower turned into a ball of grey,
so i took a breath and made a wish and blew them all away

oh, what a shame
now it don’t look the same
guess it don’t look the same
oh, what a shame

call me what you want
(dandelion, dandelion)
you can’t stop me multiplyin
pull me from the dirt
(dandelion, dandelion)
no, you don’t want me in your garden
dandelion, dandelion

call me what you want
(dandelion, dandelion)
you can’t stop me multiplyin
pull me from the dirt
(dandelion, dandelion)
no, you don’t want me in your garden
dandelion, dandelion

[giselleemari]

I love how it says “Now it don’t look the same” after her mom pointed out that it was just a weed, when I listened to it, I took it as not having an insecurity and thinking you’re beautiful until someone points out one flaw, which causes you to see something that you never did before and makes you feel insecure about yourself and your appearance 🖤🤍🖤

[alischreiner]

"so I took a breath and made a wish and blew them all away"
I love how you used this line multiple times and it meant something different each time

[akshitasingh]

Is no one gonna talk about how AMAZING THE ANIMATION IS IN THIS

[chantellemanning]

I find the chorus echos "(dandelion dandelion)" so interesting because to me it sounds like children taunting or teasing a child in the way it's sung but it also sounds like Gabbie is telling us to call her dandelion because that's what she identifies with and she's proud of it.

[lizziegranville]

She wasn’t lying when she said it was her best one yet 🥺

[Sofia-htwk]

“You don’t want me in your garden”

“I took a breath and made a wish then blew them all away”

Prob my fav lines

[ATheAmazingUnicorn]

*”Child, that one's not a flower, that one's just a weed."* really hit different

[aaliyahsakoor]

Can we talk about her vocal improvement???? Sis went OFF with her growth.

[grassgoblin]

I feel like this shows how people can find anything pretty but someone tears it down for what it is. Little kids see things as beautiful but adults ruin it by telling them it's not supposed to be pretty. I wish we could all keep our innocence and see things for how beautiful they are no matter what they are. 🥺❤

[summermorris]

This song sounds like it should be playing in a movie while the main character is gonna do something badass or goes through a transformation. It sounds amazing

[idadahl]

Im from Denmark and here we have a term called “mælkebøttebørn” which means dandelion children. It describes children that manages to build a “normal” life even after growing up in households of abuse and trauma. They manage to break the mold. They are called dandelion children because dandelions can grow anywhere even through hard concrete. I just feel like it is really fitting.

[thecat]

Wait dandelion is a weed? I used to eat them when I was little 😳😭

[megan]

to me this song means that when you’re little you see the things that you relate to as beautiful, until society and parents tell you that these qualities are bad. when you’re little you see even your bad qualities as beautiful until someone else teaches you to hate them and yourself, for better or worse. it’s a warped perception of self that is taught to us by society and the negative words of people that are supposed to love us. there’s no reason why dandelions can’t be beautiful, but for some reason we all have it ingrained in our heads that they’re weeds. i love this song, both the message and the instrumentals. i especially love the acoustic opening and i hope you do more dark acoustic vibes in the future i really liked it gabbie🥺🥺🌼🌼

[imnivky]

i THINK she’s talking about how the when you’re a child and you’re innocent you may think dandelions are perfect the way they are. but then society will come and corrupt that telling you that they are not flowers they’re just weeds. “oh what a shame/now it don’t look the same” society and peer pressure changes your perspective on things. AND i think she is also saying that she felt like A dandelion as a child and she compared herself to a rose. “you don’t want me in your garden” was like saying people don’t want her. 😭 LOVE YOU GABBIE YOURE AMAZING AND SO TALENTED.

[kelseycreates]

“ you don’t want me in your garden” - is like you don’t want me in your life because I’m a dark, damaged weed at my core.
I love that the more you dig into the song you find a different meaning to it! It’s amazing, I don’t think songs are real songs without a message and I love the one this one has!

[mirandapillsbury]

one of her best songs. she is a talented writer and singer. she just needs to work more on her live vocals. that's it. Anyone trying to call her a horrible artist has clearly only seen her Genius interview where she blew out the microphone singing Monster lol. this girl has potential. keep up the work.

[warthall]

1:49 FLASH WARNING

I dont have seizures but damn that wasn't good for my chronic migraines.

I love the song though. This is not a hate comment at all.

[madisonshepherd]

It makes it extra depressing once you learn that dandelions are actually really beneficial and are shunned for no reason at all. They aerate the soil, bring nutrients to the soil and help pollinators. It's almost like when people put you down and hate on you for no reason at all even though you still have a ton of value and worth.

[ItsRaevie]

"pulled from the dirt"
"that ones just a weed"

Did not expect this kinda personal attack-



lmao im kiddin love ya gabs x

[emmademma]

Honestly I really like this song. Definitely an improvement over her poetry book.