The angst of social anxiety roars in “ballad of a homeschooled girl,” the fifth track of GUTS. The garage rock cut delves into Olivia’s struggles to socialize and fit in with her peers. The song’s title alludes to the common albeit faulty notion that homeschooled children are socially stunted.

The nostalgic lyricism describes the social fumbles of her adolescent years: tripping, stumbling on words and making simple mistakes.

When speaking with Rolling Stone, Rodrigo revealed that she named this track after Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man”.