Sculpture

"Sculpture" (Hangul: 조각품) is the fifth track in (G)I-DLE's fifth mini album, I love. It was released on October 17, 2022.

Description
“Sculpture” draws heavily from the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion. Pygmalion was an artist who created a sculpture of the perfect woman, and immediately fell in love with it due to its perfection, prompting Aphrodite to bring it to life. Here, (G)I-DLE becoming willing Galateas, molding themselves to fit their partners’ needs and desires in a desperate bid to not be left behind again. And even as it’s clear this does not work, as they admit their own unhappiness and the cracks in the facade, they refuse to give up, stating that it’s easier to lose themselves than their partner.

The instrumentals only amp up the sense of a morbid and futile performance. The cadence of the chorus has a very musical theater sound, evoking chorus girls doing kicklines, i.e. idealized women molded to an image. The vocals are sincere, but laced with anguish, as (G)I-DLE realize that trying to become someone’s perfect woman at the cost of yourself is simply not sustainable, but they fling themselves further into denial. They will not lose another relationship, no matter what it takes. "Personally, I think love can be given only to one person. So, I gave it all to him. I was torn, cracked, and broken into pieces, but that didn't really hurt as much as losing him."

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