"Girl Anachronism" is a single by The Dresden Dolls duo, taken from the self-titled debut album The Dresden Dolls. The song is short, raw, and played at a breakneck speed. The lyrics, alternately angry, apologetic, and whiny, deal with Amanda Palmer as a "problem child", a trait which she blames on the fact that she was born a few days premature, by Caesarean section. As the song grows, the lyrics split into various sub-plots, all of which are related to feeling out of place or out of time.
The video for this single was shot, cut, and directed in 2003 by Michael Pope.
In the Dresden Dolls Companion, Dresden Dolls Companion, by Amanda Palmer, eight foot music publishing, June, 2006, ISBN 157560888X ISBN 978-1575608884 Amanda Palmer has published the lyrics, sheet music, history, and creative process for this single. She also mentions how
This song was used at the end credits of Season Three Episode Five of the Showtime television series Weeds.
