"Babydoll" by Dominic Fike // Song Review
At just over a minute and a half long, Dominic Fike 's "Babydoll" gives a short glimpse into his life and personal circumstances at the time he wrote it. Even in its brevity, the song comes across as strikingly diaristic and intimate. He sings about the ways in which he often puts his lover on a pedestal, much to his own detriment at times, and the ways he can't move on from past relationships. "I can't move on, babydoll, waitin' on calls, flippin' through stations, I'm outclassed and it's outrageous," he sings in the opening verse. The feelings of yearning mixed with a distinct self-awareness is sharply intertwined in the song, as he writes from such a confessional place. There are so many clever lyrical moments packed into this track, "Weeks pass and I never grow tired, 'cause I never said never and I barely ever lie," standing out as one of the best examples of that. "The song 'Babydoll' is another tale of u...