▁the ▁London ▁Even ing ▁Standard ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁internal ized ▁her ▁K CK ▁( K . C ., ▁K S ) ▁roots ▁by ▁we aring ▁the ▁working - class ▁uniform ▁of ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁express ing ▁concern ▁that ▁she ▁cannot ▁let ▁" her ▁community ▁down ". ▁On ▁her ▁album ▁The ▁Arch Android , ▁especially ▁in ▁songs ▁like ▁" C old ▁War " ▁or ▁" B ab op bye Y a ", ▁Mon á e ▁rel ates ▁" the ▁d yst op ian ▁city sc apes ▁dep icted ▁in ▁Metropol is ▁to ▁the ▁board ed - up ▁projects ▁of ▁pover ty - w rack ed ▁Kansas ". ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁therefore , ▁represents ▁not ▁only ▁Mon á e ' s ▁physical ▁roots ▁within ▁her ▁h omet own , ▁but ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁influence ▁on ▁her ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁science - f ict ional ▁setting . ▁ ▁Public ▁image ▁ ▁Mon á e ' s ▁signature ▁style ▁is ▁her ▁t ux edo ▁w ard ro be . ▁ ▁She ▁said ▁" I ▁bat he ▁in ▁it , ▁I ▁sw im ▁in ▁it , ▁and ▁I ▁could ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁it . ▁A ▁t ux ▁is ▁such ▁a ▁standard ▁uniform , ▁it ' s ▁so ▁class y ▁and ▁it ' s ▁a ▁l ifest yle ▁I ▁enjoy . ▁The ▁t ux ▁keeps ▁me ▁bal anced . ▁I ▁look ▁at ▁myself ▁as ▁a ▁canvas . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁cloud ▁myself ▁with ▁too ▁many ▁colors ▁or ▁I ' ll ▁go ▁cra zy .