From the first distorted piano chords, listeners know they are in store for something special with Indie Pop duo Merlot Embargo’s “Inside my head.” There is a dreamy, easy going vibe to the song that lifts the listener into the clouds. Besides the constant waltzing beat, there are variations within the dynamics of the song that create its depth. The listener is transcended into a landscape that is other worldly.

In terms of the story behind the song, lead singer Scarlet says, “Honestly there have been so many conversations throughout my young adulthood where guys truly believed they could mansplain my own mind to me. How many times did it feel like some guy just wanted to ‘Get inside my head’ or ‘pick my brain’ in what they thought was romantic but to me always felt so self-indulgent and manipulative. As if their motivation had zero to do with actual interest in how I thought and felt and more to do with how they could tell me how my thinking and feeling was wrong, how they could fix me, or to prove that they could understand my mind better than I could.”

The song has a music box sound that creates a dreamy, transcending into the clouds atmosphere for the listener. It’s a sound that can be defined as strongly feminine. The message is about staying true to yourself and appreciating your own mind’s beauty.

To finish off her sentiment on the song, Scarlett says, “Toxic Masculinity and mansplaining as a form of flirting is a real turn off. Just don’t do it.” She shares this message within her song in a delicate and beautiful way.