Beth McCarthy - What Do You Call It? (Official Music Video)

episode 1: what do you call it?

'what do you call it?' is the first of a five part series where we see beth mccarthy - a pink haired pop artist from london, uk - navigate a night out whilst coming to terms with her identity, feelings and sexuality.

beth is releasing this music video series alongside an EP throughout 2023.

stream 'what do you call it?' here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2nJBW5...

video by Chris Harris
huge thank you to the team at Clapham Grand for providing the perfect space to film this video and for being so welcoming and helpful throughout the process.

lyrics:

somewhere there’s a school desk with her name etched in the top corner of it
always said we were friends but my feelings were just a little more honest

the minute i admitted i wanted it,
was the minute i admitted i was different

but when you’re confidently complicated
so broken you’re unbreakable
over underestimating
anything that could’ve been more
optimistically jaded
a heart of glass in walls of stone
when you think you feel it but you don’t really know..
what do you call it?

can’t help overthinking every what if, is it a phase, will I get over it?
like what if things change? what if I’m fake?
what if it’s all just for the hell of it?

but i’m in it, i admit it, i wanted this
i’m in it, i admit it, i’m different, oh i'm different

but when you’re confidently complicated
so broken you’re unbreakable
over underestimating
anything that could’ve been more
optimistically jaded
a heart of glass in walls of stone
when you think you feel it but you don’t really know..
what do you call it?

maybe I’m scared to call it anything you call it
so i’m just calling to say..

hey, i’m sorry that it’s taken me so long,
don’t wanna say it wrong but if i’m being honest

i think I’m confidently complicated
so broken i’m unbreakable
i’ve over underestimated
anything that could’ve been more
optimistically jaded
a heart of glass in walls of stone
i think i feel it but i don’t really know
i wanna feel this but i don’t really know
i'm gonna feel this, i’m ready to let go
so i’m gonna call it
what i wanna call it