Leashed Dog Lyrics Lead to Backlash Against Singer Caroline Carr

In March 2024, a promotional clip for the song "The Devil's Mind" by Caroline Carr was shared on X, featuring the lyrics, "You're a leashed dog, you're a beat dog on a leash. Pull your leash control your life." This segment of the song sparked criticism among listeners, who labeled Caroline Carr as "fake emo" and critiqued the lyrics for being repetitive and unimaginative.
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[@mdsfhs]

Can we just move on from emo hate or hippie hate to no hate? 😭😢

[@carrym123]

Cough cough damn hippie cough cough

[@carrym123]

I’m just kidding 😂 I just had to. But I totally agree with you 😂❤

[@mdsfhs]

@@carrym123 😂

[@peepeepoopoo9580]

If youre in your thirties and upset bc younger generations are keeping your culture alive and decided to express it in their own unique way then get a life

[@natee5104]

Lmao like fr the act like u have to buy a specific brand that got disconnected in the early 2000s like, don't styles grow over time isn't that the point of any fashion

[@xx-cb2wf]

you guys didnt even wait a single generation to bring it back, you rip off our style cause you don't have your own. internet made you all the same, now you have nothing.

[@sillysins]

@@xx-cb2wfreality check : 90s kids didnt invent emo , they also ripped it off other generations and made it their own , thats how growing new styles and subcultures works …

[@sillysins]

fr , but the reason ppl hate caroline carr is bc of who she is as a person . not exactly her superficial persona

[@xx-cb2wf]

@@sillysins millennials created metalcore. which is the subculture that branched the fashion on myspace yall jack. Gen X made the first wave emo like Rites of Spring but after that it was all millennials with bands like Shai Hulud that completely changed the game. you're definitely a zoomer. there's your reality check. Millennials go all the way back to 1984 smart guy lol

[@Nightwolfe_]

That song is so good. And it’s about abusive men. Let’s stop hate. Caroline is so talented and she doesn’t deserve any hate.

[@johnnycogdill6135]

Shes not even emo? Just cuz a mf wears black n shit doesn't make em emo guys 😭

[@unholierthanthou7748]

I will agree the lyrics are really stupid but it also litterally doesn't matter. There's super cool things called block buttons that prevents you from seeing content from people you don't like

[@DeviousToster]

The dude in that picture of the "og" crew is in one of her music video promos. Come on yall 😂

[@dorian9769]

9 times out of 10, the ones crying "Poser" are the real posers. Imagine being part of the same niche subculture (or any flavor of alt, since we're all supposed to stand together and support each other?) and trying to bring down another person just because she's young and talented. Stinks of jealousy.

[@STCKHOLMBUTTERFLYSTAN]

She abused her frogs and is a trend hopper and also uses AI to make her songs

[@methheadmonke]

i actually met caroline carr irl at a melanie martinez concert and she was really nice. i don’t think she should get hate about the music she enjoys making.

[@Marlowemoon]

I think people are hating it cause she used ai in at least one of her songs

[@K-12_love]

My fav artists-

[@KestralWolfe]

As an Elder Goth, I find all of this still funny.

[@Me-uf6cb]

Oh my god literally just dress how you want and make the music you want to make... Why does everything have to be a big deal 😭

[@Marlowemoon]

Is cause she used ai in at least one of her songs

[@carrym123]

Nooo I love it! They call us “Elder Emos”. It’s an honor young grasshopper. May your life be blessed with the best music in history and the best smudgy eyeliner that actually stays in place because that’s a thing now and I’m jealous🙏

[@pinkhighlights123]

Caroline ain’t emo, she’s alternative. Its a diff sub culture

[@spacecase2493]

the only ppl who actually care abt this are the former emo kids from the 2000s whove decided they own the lease on literally anything alternative even though their scene culture was cringe as hell, objectively.

[@xArisexInxThexFallx]

Fun fact 80s and 90s emos hated on the pop punk emos of the 2000s

[@Tizzyloop]

So funny seeing Johnny there 😐

[@tailsplayer1750]

Can we just let people do what they want? I don’t care if you’re emo or not. I just wanna chill.

[@Lilian._.e]

Ok but this girl is not emo so I don't see how she is ruining emo culture it's just stupid

[@rezasher490]

NAH ANYTHING BUT CHANGE😨😨😨

[@pink_earthling]

NOT JOHNNIE BEING IN ONE OF THE PICTURES 😭😭😭

[@pluviaelunae.]

She’s trad and punk goth- not emo

[@Gookyooky]

She’s not even emo.. I don’t even think she labels herself with a certain subculture? Doesn’t she just call herself alt? I feel like people are blowing what caused the controversy wayyyy out of proportion so they can find more reasons to be mad at her

[@XxCHEMICALLY.R0MANTICxX]

Bro she’s literally js an alternative artist with a story like any other alternative artists 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ always praying for someone’s downfall

[@grahamshoup8079]

Um Actually the song is called the devil mind 😁

[@Toatsnotlilah]

Caroline is my fav! This is one of my fav songs too! I dont see why people are upset about this!

[@GladiatorDuck]

AINT NO WAY I JUST SAW JOHNNIE

[@annabanana550]

I am going to be so honest saying this, I don't get all the hate with Caroline recently. Like I know that people were mad about the frogs, and that's understandable, but that was like 4 years ago. I have been a fan of Caroline for a few years now and it seems like everyone is just hating on people like her. Unless someone has actually done something wrong like for example TX2, it's understandable for people to not like him because he actually did something wrong but for Caroline, I don't see the issue with her. Like I have watch multiple videos on why she is a bad person but other than the frogs I don't really see anything that makes her a bad person. Also SHE'S NOT EVEN EMO! She said that she is goth and everyone is still calling her a poser? You don't have to like the style. You don't have to like the person. But you can atleast respect them. I feel like all of the emo and hippie hate, and everything else is just kind of ridiculous. Like can we please move on? 😭

[@LilJoeyee2]

"i had a vision of a coconut in my head" -Random guy

[@adelelesutyte8360]

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with emo culture, because it's just unnecessary anger and fighting over who is right and who is wrong, I don't want to offend anyone, but this is my opinion

[@lemon-tama]

ah yes. because you never wrote sad bad poetry as an emo kid or wrote your own corny song lyrics. yeesh you can critique things without discrediting their identity!

[@amelyryan2831]

Why did she put the MCR Helena video for the emo hate 😭 why hate on things??? All music is different, it you want it put simply, go watch trolls 2

[@user-dt6sf3ez2n]

I dont understand why people are saying that others find this person a poser. I hate her music, but if she can get a fanbase, then that's all that matters.

[@_CallmeZephyr_]

Why are they just now saying something?

[@urfavshreklover]

leave caroline and them alone, they’re just living their life dressing how they want and living how they want, ain’t nobody got time for all that drama

[@kialyra6526]

lol ppl need to chill, i didn’t like the song either but that doesn’t make her a poser. her other stuff is pretty good

[@piercethecoffee]

“MySpace Scenesters” *shows a photo of MDE with Johnnie Guilbert who’s literally friends with Caroline 💀 Like y’all are fans of Johnnie and then go hating on his friends who make music(Caroline and TX2/Evan). Like- 💀

[@S1lly_S4pphc]

This song is about things her ex said to her I believe. “Pull your leash, control your mind” most likely refers to emotional manipulation

[@taczki2]

That bro with a vision is an embodiment of TF2's server

[@6DestructionRebirth9]

Oh wow. People can't understand metaphors? It's more emo than modern "emo" since it's actually rock and not some mellow sad slop

[@Deadafbruh]

I thought we were laughing at how stupid the lyrics were and how quickly she changed her style to gain views. Nobody's hating on the style or culture, just her.

[@_CherryFox_]

Not me getting one of her videos under this lol

[@roadroostergarage7409]

Are you kidding me can we not have an artist that’s not criticized for something they like or believe in and not have it be a major thing like really the experience gets ruined with the new generation of kids I swear

[@Emomikewazowski]

funny seeing Johnnie there mean while him and Caroline are like besties...

[@BlehblehP]

It’s not even hate towards the emo style itself it’s hate towards how shit the song is 💀

[@Spaghetti_11]

Tf did she do?!?

[@Riot_Bird]

I was an emo kid, I honestly love her. It makes my inner child vary happy to see the next generation keep the spirit alive ❤ gate keeping has "pick me" and "small d" energy.

[@arambhikrut7258]

This is why "don't recommend" options exist, but I suppose it's easier to gang up and Target something🥴🥴🥴

[@Why_you_askin3453]

Same with TX2!!!!

[@morallybankrupt2000]

i think i’ve followed her page since like 2019 and she’s always had this sort of style so i don’t think she’s a poser like wth🙄

[@aria9330]

Scenesters were always lame as hell, so they reallt have no place to talk

[@K-12_love]

I love Caroline-

[@WannaBeBabgGoth]

how about we don't gatekeep a subculture or any fashion and music genres? if it weren't for these "TikTok kids ruining your culture" your culture would be dead and buried. Caroline is alternative and makes amazing music based on her stories.

[@evesyoutube3020]

leave her tx2 and jhonnie guilbert alone there true

[@jimmypittman4609]

Caroline is cool and so is hippies chill out and let the guy enjoy his coconut besides I know I've done tripped balls before.

[@screamforaffection]

you hypocrites oh my god. 😐 literally almost all the “og myspace scenes” u showed that are “mad at her for it” are her friends LMAO

[@jimmypittman4609]

One love man.

[@Lilzstar]

She's goth lol

[@YOUR_LOCAL_SHIPWRECK]

Isn't Caroline just a goth..? But like serously it doesn't matter to me (As a emo) if she's a poser, do what she wants.

[@Gookyooky]

I don’t even think she’s a goth either I think she’s just alternative? Ppl are making up excuses to hate her and it’s so stupid

[@YOUR_LOCAL_SHIPWRECK]

@@Gookyooky Fr!

[@H3ll0k1tte3]

I love emo, grunge, y2k etc. style but I can’t explain how much I don’t like hate that girl

[@dentxhead]

that girl sucks, not only for being a poser but because she abused her animals and potentially killed them.

[@Not-A-Dog]

How is she a poser? and how did she abuse her animals? I searched for a while and found nothing about abusing animals.

[@namdraws]

Source?

[@Not-A-Dog]

@@namdraws their source is: “trust me bro””

[@lonzoballcandoitall4132]

​@Not-A-Dog I've watched her live and been paying attention from the beginning. This dude don't know what he's talking about Caroline is a cool chick 😂