Song Related to The Pagoda

I found Jorja Smith’s “The One” similar to Lowe’s internal struggle.

“Need someone
I don’t wanna need no one
I’m not tryna let you in
Even if I fall, don’t worry”

The lyrics remind me of how Lowe simultaneously desires Miss Sylvie’s console but also pushes her away. Because Lowe is afraid that Miss Sylvie would infuse him with her ideologies just like his father and Cecil, Lowe fails to realize his love for Miss Sylvie.  “Now there’s lust in my head / I’m tryna find who I am” also describes Lowe’s journey of reconstructing his identity in terms of gender and sexuality.

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