FKA twigs - cellophane 

I feel so bad for her pain in this song, to want that validation and love and support from just one person, and despite what you do or who you become you just never get it and she never got it from him. I wish the absolute best for FKA, from the moment she released this beautiful song to now and in the future.

A calm, melancholic exterior with a strangely panic-inducing undertone, like a weird dream/nightmare. I’m definitely going to be thinking about this later.

the sound her heels make when they scrape across the floor deserve a grammy

To think this was used as a meme. She sounds like she poured her heart and soul into this song.

Can't believe this was almost 4 and a half minutes long. It went like 30 seconds 😂

Y’all don’t be mad that she didn’t get a grammy; the Grammys are a literally joke. It’s a popularity fest. FKAs talent is far far beyond a stupid reward. A Grammy could simply not reward or describe the immense amount of talent she posses.

Proof poledancing is art. I really admire the athletic ability behind poledancing. Takes a lot of muscle!

Years later, this is still one of the most insanely beautiful music videos of all time.

This woman expresses a tenderness, a vulnerability, that this world does not understand, but needed so deeply. Thank you Twigs, for your expression. You have inspired young artists in ways you will never comprehend. The power of vulnerability everyone!

I always love those subtle sounds in songs / videos, like her heels dragging across the floor. Love it.

whoever chose to leave in the audio of the metal scrape of the heels against the floor is a genius.

I wake up and cry to this every morning it captures a woman who was hurt by a man who pretended to be a saviour so well

The noise of her heels on the floor in the beginning is my sexuality

The artistry. Climbing to heaven and falling to hell interpreted through pole dancing? Pure genius.

this is how it would look like if renaissance paintings came alive

100% sure that this song will repeat the "Running up that hill" kind of succsess in future.

"they're watching us, they're hating, they're waiting and hoping I'm not enough" yup that hurts

this isn't a song, it’s an experience.

“when twigs gets on the pole it’s art” yes it is look at the material

From what I understand she made this track, envisioned the video involving pole dancing and trained for a year!!! Craft dedication!

When she starts falling and spinning I genuinely feel like crying.

After carefully listening to the song and analyzing the video, I elaborated the following list of what she did: 1. THAT.

This song means a lot to me in so many ways. I was in a manipulative relationship for most of my teen years with an older guy who was very horrible to me... this song puts everything I feel about that relationship into words. Thanks, FKA twigs. Love you.

"They're hating, they're waiting and hoping I'm not enough" Ouch.

A Grammy nominated video, not everyone has that to their credit

a lot of people are picking sides on the whole montero “copying” thing but I think it’s really interesting to examine how they use the same imagery (teasing heaven then falling to hell) and similar visuals to portray such different meanings. like this video (along with the song ofc) is sad and intimate. it feels almost voyeuristic to watch, and relies on the audiences understanding of the traditional concepts of heaven and hell to symbolize and portray emotions. montero is about reclaiming the concept of hell, playing with that which is used to punish and control people. it leans into campy and is much more fun and light. I think they’re both really interesting, and their similarities actually help to juxtapose their deeper meanings

It’s kind of a shame that this song is mostly known about through a meme because it’s actually amazing. A masterpiece even. The grief and pain of realizing that you’re still not enough for someone even after giving up so much for them is expressed so perfectly here.

1:15 “They wanna see us, wanna see us apart” lyrics combined with the knife/slicing/cutting sound of her shoes hits different

This song is for people who deeply loved someone that betrayed them.

i kind of see this as a metaphor for not only love but work, passions, everything one gives their heart and soul for. once you reach the top you can have the fame, the applause, and the love of everyone around you, but once you reach your climax you have to fall somewhere. (you can fight it, but you'll fall anyways). it's inevitable. what twigs is showing us is that you have to accept this fall no matter what. falling is just what one needs - what we all need. you fall right into place and you start over again. you climb and you fall and you climb again. its an acceptance of fault... mistakes... doing your best and still ending up where you started. but its beautiful. its life. and no matter what, you keep going again.

I found this song fall 2019. After a really bad break up. The whole drama surrounding her and RP is incredibly heartbreaking. I love this song, it’s always there when I need it and it’s such a beautiful video and song. I can’t thank you enough Twigs for putting your heart and soul into your craft- without you some of my hardest days would be even harder.

If a painting sounded like this, I would watch it dry for a million years.

People with this type of creativity deserve to be famous (Edit: yes I know she’s famous I’m just saying that it is well deserved )

The juxtaposition between the beautiful, quiet lyrics and the chaotic cinematography is honestly really well done. Beautiful wonderful song and video.

How does this woman exist it’s like her mind is on another dimension of thinking that no one else has access to

This is so intimate, I feel like I shouldn’t be watching

For 5 years I've been hoping, in the back of my mind, that FKA Twigs would release some new material. I'm so hyped. Please please please a new album.

I never heard any of her songs before, and came here watching a K-Pop reaction where it was mentioned that this is one of the best music videos that person has ever seen. I did not expect this amount of heartbreak. I am so sorry she had to have that happen to her. I am literally fighting tears right now. What an artist.

As someone who does visual effects and film stuff as a hobby, this is one of the greatest music videos I have ever seen. The fact that this lost to Old Town Road is actually a joke. I even liked Old Town Road but damn.

I don’t know what just happened but it was the most heartbreaking and beautiful thing

In my opinion, the video is about FKA twigs being in a relationship and her significant other not being able to see that others were trying to tear them apart. Then at the end of the song, if you notice she is so weak from the battle that she can barely utter these very telling words... “They’re waiting, they’re watching us, they’re hating, they’re hoping I’m not enough”. The point is, he allowed outsiders to attack and destroy a relationship between him and an angel. He fed her to the wolves (the haters), allowing them to sully and literally throw dirt on her. I saw this as her expressing her disappointment in her lover allowing her to fight and struggle for their love all on her own. Very sad and too familiar. I feel you Twigs.

I want to cry, this is so unreal

I feel like the last sentence "I'm not enough" was the whole key of the album, like it was the answer to all her problems bc she spent so much time and energy to look for what was wrong with him and then with herself but there was a point where she started to act just like him (sad day) and here she finally went deeper and deeper, finding out which was the cause of all this pain, just the feeling of not being enough that was pushing her to always look for love in him, instead of herself (just my opinion)...this song just touches me in some many ways, I feel every word on my skind, it just so powerful... I'm so proud of FKA, she has alsaws been a warrior and she was so strong to be able to close this door, such an inspiration!

This has got to be one of the most beautiful music videos EVER , best i’ve seen now

This makes me sad for some reason. Like something awful just happened and I can’t do anything about it.

perfectly describes the vulnerability you feel after breaking up with someone very abusive and toxic. almost like you feel like everyone can see right through you "cellophane". I've felt this before.. and it's a heartbreaking and painful feeling.. thank you for this piece of art. ❤I love the ending laying in the dirt.. you feel used and at the same time useless.. discarded and forgotten. like you can never love again..

This was so emotive. She is such an expressive artist. I love her visuals. The melody and lyrics were so raw and tender. Exceptional choreography. The sound of her metal platform heels scraping against the metal floor to me was reminiscent of being emotionally wounded, it sounded like the sharpening of a blade and was a beautiful but jarring juxtaposition with the softness of the piano chords. And when she was in free fall, my goodness, just wow. I love that she collaborated with legendary make up artist Kabuki as well. She has a wonderful instinct for selecting other highly skilled collaborators. Together, they really do create magic. ❤️

This song speaks on so many levels: whether it be to a lover, to a friend, to a family member. A revelation of self discovery. A realization that you are enough but will always have a longing ❤

The fact that this lost to old town road HURTS

I was not ready for this emotionally intense experience damn

The fact that her, Florence, Lana, and marina are friends is so cool. We Stan the witches.

4 years later and the emotion that this song still conjures is truly amazing and insurmountable.

every frames of this music video can be put up in a museum

Its funny how this has a grammy but i hadn't heard of it till someone sang it like miss piggy.

She worked so hard on this. Even after getting sick she got back up and kept on. Love her strength.

FKA TWIGS is pure human creativity at play. Her talent knows no bounds. She's flawless.

She didn’t win a Grammy, but she definitely won all of us.

I’m an addict and when i got sober this is one of the songs that kept me sober. It feels like a goodbye letter to my alcoholism, especially the part: “when you’re gone i have no one to tell” because i hid my drinking so well that when i got sober it was something nobody but me noticed. Thank you FKA for inspiring us in more ways than you may know

That’s the fastest video I’ve ever seen. Went by in a flash. Absolutely captivating.

This feels like a dagger to the heart because the story behind this whole album is so sad. She really loved Rob but everyone was so against them being together. His family wanted him to be with a conservative posh woman saying how they didn’t like twigs’ raunchy persona, his friends called her a “gold digger”, his fans were horrible to her and the constant bad vibes getting into something so personal can really ruin it. I feel so sad for her, she didn’t deserve this:/

Her beauty/talent is otherworldly and wholly unique and I think that's my favourite thing about her. I find it easy to make comparisons between other singers but there's something very different about FKA twigs and it's so refreshing to see in this industry. So glad she's back ❤️

I can’t get over how this music video makes the song feel LOUD AS HELL even though it’s just her vocals, a piano and a minimalistic beat

they’re waiting and hoping im not enough is probably the most devastating closing line in an album

Best video I've seen all year. FKA TWIGS FOR THE WIN

Anytime Twigs releases anything it gets my full undivided attention. Reminder, set

If this masterpiece doesn't win best music video at the grammys we gonna riot

I literally cannot physically listen to this song without crying its insane

Every time I watch/listen to her I feel like I'm eavesdropping on her most private feelings/emotions/thoughts. I feel like I shouldn't be in the shadows, like I'm betraying her trust by watching something so personal, but I can't look away; she captures me and holds me prisoner until the video is over (sometimes even beyond that). She's absolutely mesmerizing.

This song just made feel like I was just dumped by my non-existent boyfriend.

Another person commented that it seems like the video is over in 30 seconds but it's over 4 minutes long. I thought the exact same thing. This video is so cool. Well done!

Crazy how this song came out 5 years ago 😢 05/04/19 id do it all over again with you the right way I miss you always M❤

Her shoe sounds like a sword being unsheathed 🗡👠

Ok here's my interpretation. She comes out onto a stage to dance wearing a traditionally sexy/beautiful outfit, perfect curls, and makeup (unusual for Twigs who is usually dressed very much in her own unconventional style). That's because in a way, Twigs is giving the public the image exactly what they wanted from her this entire time: a perfect, feminine beauty that is there to give and entertain, just like the song's lyrics (they want to see us). Her past relationship was a highly publicized and scrutinized, and she's essentially putting on a show for everyone because that's what the media, papparazzi, online expected her to be. hence the pole dancing as a metaphor for putting on a provocative, alluring show for the public eye. Then, as the pole begins to warp, she tries harder and harder to keep up with it... I think the robot that comes up is her true self, odd, offbeat, and not so 'perfect' When she stomps into it to get rid of it, she loses balance and falls downwards. There you can see an arm trying to hold her (presumably her ex-lover) but she keeps falling and falling until she lands into a pit of mud. The word cellophane to me implies a packaged good, like sweets or chocolate, meant to be consumed. Celebrity relationships are a lot like that too - the line between personal and public is so distorted and their actual private life becomes a commodity to be consumed. I think that the pit of mud and the women crawling towards her are wearing masks to represent the vile anonymous online hate Twigs received. Finally, they managed to pull her down to their level, reducing her to the color of her skin aka the brown clay (her being a woman of color was a big reason behind the majority of her online abuse) Note their eye makeup is green too, like the color of envy. I love that she uses the masks to symbolize the deceitful nature of anonymity over the Internet... I feel like Twigs tried really really hard in her relationship despite all the eyes that were on her, but in the end she just could not become the puppet that the public eye wanted her to be for them. Eventually, this tore apart at her relationship and she had to let go and choose herself over her partner. It's a heartbreaking and intensely vulnerable song and video... oh also if you read this far you get a cookie

We need to let FKA Twigs go to the met gala next year

The sound engineer needs some recognition too here, for the heels/knifes scraping on the ground alone tbh 👀

this looks like one those dreams that terrify you but there’s also something so warm and familiar about it. absolutely beautiful

when art makes you dream with open eyes

So supposedly this song is about Robert Pattinson, but its about how he didn't defend her against his own fans who were racist and mean towards her. Heres my take on interpretation: I think the pole dancing represents her feelings of being in the spotlight and constantly having to put on a performance for people because she's in this high profile relationship that gets lots of attention. She's climbing to reach some intangible goal. Then when she pushes her heel through her face, I think thats meant to represent something inside her being crushed, whether that be personality, ego, or even soul. Or that it represents the image people have of her being destroyed. I think the fall symbolizes the sudden ending of a serious relationship. Then when she hits the ground, I don't know If theres symbolism but it could be interpreted as the final moment of the darkness that comes before healing. She hits the ground and it's the first time she could catch her breath, and it hurts, but you realize you're still alive, you survived that incredibly long fall. As for the people covering her in mud, I think it has something to do with the "fans" who smeared her name through the mud. The masks could represent the fact that they are people who are hiding behind screens, aka "masks". Certain mud is also supposed to be cleansing, I don't think thats necessarily what is represented but It could be seen as her cleansing her soul and/or healing after having parts of herself crushed. This is just my interpretation though, I'd love to hear other peoples theories :)

Cellaphone lost against Old Town Road in the 2020 Grammys. Like how are people just finding out about this beautiful talented artist.

It took me like 30 listenings to understand that she means for her boyfriend she's an afterthought,she's not a priority. Like when you wrap food and keep it in the freezer.

Her legs be like ⬆➡↗↘⬇↕↘↗⬇↙↕➡⬆↘⤵⤴⤵

Came for the dog, left with tears

she did not win the grammy.......ladies....lets start a riot

6 years ago I used to sit in the dark, heartbroken, listening to this song on repeat for hours. I thought I would never rid myself of that deep ache in my chest, but I was fascinated by the fact that the beat of this song, the lyrics, the expression, EVERYTHING matched so perfectly to how I felt. It was oddly comforting knowing that I wasn’t the only one feeling this way. I still think of that time of my life and find myself filled with gratitude that I’ve grown out of those circumstances and become a woman capable of change and evolution. I can never thank twigs enough for contributing to that, she will have my love for eternity.

She is one of the few who really deserve the title "alternative artist"

The fact that she learned pole for years just for this video is a mark of a true artist. She always delivers.

She’s the true definition of a siren. Hauntingly beautiful in every way 🥺.

One of the worst cases of Tiktok butchering a song and exclusively associating it with a meme. This is one of the most heartbreaking pieces of music out there and it’s a shame that most people will only ever associate it with Miss Piggy or a borzoi

Just her voice brings tears to my eyes. Protect her at all costs.

Lyrics Didn't I do it for you? Why don’t I do it for you? Why won't you do it for me When all I do is for you? They want to see us, want to see us alone They want to see us, want to see us apart They want to see us, want to see us alone They want to see us, want to see us apart And I, just want to feel you're there And I don’t want to have to share our love I try, but I get overwhelmed When you're gone I have no one to tell And I, just want to feel you're there And I don't want to have to share our love I try but I get overwhelmed All wrapped in cellophane, the feelings that we had And didn't I do it for you? Why don't I do it for you? Why won't you do it for me When all I do is for you? And didn't I do it for you? Why won’t I do it for you? Why won’t you do it for me When all I do is for you? But I, just want to feel you're there And I don’t want to have to share our love I try but I get overwhelmed When you're gone, I have no one to tell They're waiting They're watching They’re watching us They're hating They're waiting And hoping I'm not enough

I have to carefully ration my listens to this masterpiece. The sheer, pure, completely vulnerable heartbreak in that voice. It rips straight through my heart.

I'm just glad she's finally getting the recognition she DESERVES.

this is what it looks and feels like to be in ya own lane just doing you🖤

God you can really feel the pain in her voice. That takes some serious skills. This song is a freaking master piece.

Perfection. A true artist. She has not gotten the credit she deserves, i hope that is about to change.

a man who admitted he smells like crayons hurt her this bad

I wish I could get a huge hug from twigs cause she really knows what heart break feels, sounds and looks like. Unrequited to say nonetheless is the worse kind of love that can exist

The sound if her heels clicking and scraping the dloor

I was so disgusted that she didn't win a grammy for this music video. A true snub.

Came for the dog meme, stayed for a masterpiece. This felt spiritual for me. Thank you, FKA Twigs! Bravo! 👏👏👏