A somber song written and sung by Dodie Clark. At its core, it is about an insecure girl who thinks that she is not special in this world and every day, when she wakes up, she doesn’t feel like she is at her best. It also incorporates themes of social anxiety and depression.
[Verse 1]
I feel like a six out of ten
I've gotta get up early tomorrow again
[Pre-Chorus]
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
[Verse 2]
Can you see the panic inside?
I'm making you uneasy, aren't I?
[Chorus]
What goes on behind the words?
Is there pity for the plain girl?
I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word
A nod of pity for the plain girl
[Bridge]
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
I know that you don't want me here
Oh I'll just call a taxi (I know that you don't want me here)
I gotta get up early tomorrow again (I know that you don't want me here)
Oh I'll just call a taxi (I know that you don't want me here)
I gotta get up early tomorrow again (I know that you don't want me here)
[Chorus]
What goes on behind the words?
(I know that you don't want me here)
(I gotta get up early tomorrow again)
Is there pity for the plain girl?
(I know that you don't want me here)
(I gotta get up early tomorrow again)
I'll close my mouth, I won't say a word
(I know that you don't want me here)
(I gotta get up early tomorrow again)
A nod of pity for the plain girl
6/10 was written by dodie.
6/10 was produced by Joseph Wander.
In her video “dance party”, Dodie explains that “This one’s about not feeling enough. ‘6/10’ is bittersweet in that it’s like average, fine, but nothing special. Also social anxiety and feeling like a burden”.