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thread of folklore lyrics in each song that punched me in the gut
the 1: I had a dream you’re doing cool shit / having adventures on your own / you meet some woman on the internet and take her home
this lyric is NOT bitter it’s not bitter that’s what I love it’s speculatory but distant enough to not be bitter and I hope we can all heal this way
this lyric is NOT bitter it’s not bitter that’s what I love it’s speculatory but distant enough to not be bitter and I hope we can all heal this way
cardigan: where to START ok uh A FRIEND TO ALL IS A FRIEND TO NONE yeah let’s start there
ALSO????? cause I knew you / stepping on the last train / marked me like a bloodstain LIKE A BLOODSTAIN
ALSO????? cause I knew you / stepping on the last train / marked me like a bloodstain LIKE A BLOODSTAIN
the last great American dynasty: the doctor had told him to settle down / it must’ve been her fault his heart gave out
period. end of story. as lovely an image as chorus creates, that’s the line that got me, that’s ???????? yaknow???????
period. end of story. as lovely an image as chorus creates, that’s the line that got me, that’s ???????? yaknow???????
exile: I can see you staring, honey / like he’s just your understudy / like you’d get your knuckles bloody for me
this is such a type it’s such an image for me this is a callback to ur ex who was really jealous but hated when u got jealous
this is such a type it’s such an image for me this is a callback to ur ex who was really jealous but hated when u got jealous
my tears ricochet: this whole song hurts but CAUSE WHEN I’D FIGHT YOU USED TO TELL ME I WAS BRAVE
mirrorball: this song is revolutionary it’s REVOLUTIONARY especially and they called off the circus / burned the disco down / when they sent home the horses and the rodeo clowns / IM STILL ON THAT TIGHTROPE
seven: ok THIS SONG THIS SONG OHHHHHHHOHO MY GOD
I’ve been meaning to tell you / I think your house is haunted / your dad is always mad and that must be why
OUCH BUT ALSO?
before I learned civility / I used to scream ferociously GOD
I’ve been meaning to tell you / I think your house is haunted / your dad is always mad and that must be why
OUCH BUT ALSO?
before I learned civility / I used to scream ferociously GOD
august: oh my GOD the WHOLE CHORUS the subtlety within slipped vrs. sipped????
AND
will you still call me when you’re back at school? / I remember thinking I had you
she had them she HAD them and they slipped from her!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND
will you still call me when you’re back at school? / I remember thinking I had you
she had them she HAD them and they slipped from her!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is me trying: I was so ahead of the curve / the curve became a sphere / fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here / POURING MY HEART OUT TO A STRANGER / B U T I DIDNT POUR THE WHISKEY
illicit affairs: I’m fifteen I’m fifteen and I’m thirty when I hear this somg it hits me like a ton of bricks
it’s born from just one single glance / but it dies and it dies and it dies / a million little times
AND ??
a drug that only worked / the first few hundred times
it’s born from just one single glance / but it dies and it dies and it dies / a million little times
AND ??
a drug that only worked / the first few hundred times
invisible string: something wrapped all my past mistakes in barbed wire
AND
cold was the steel of my axe to grind / for the boys that broke my heart / now I send their babies presents
if there was ever a use for
it’s now
AND
cold was the steel of my axe to grind / for the boys that broke my heart / now I send their babies presents
if there was ever a use for
it’s now
mad woman: DOES A SCORPION STING WHEN FIGHTING BACK / THEY STRIKE TO KILL AND YOU KNOW I WILL
GOD
FUCK
GOD
FUCK
epiphany: keep your rifle / keep your life, son
did y’all read the backstory of this song bc. ouch.
did y’all read the backstory of this song bc. ouch.
BETTY: I LOVE BETTY I LOVE THIS SONG I L O V E THIS SONG!!!!!
just thinking of you when she pulled up like / a figment of my worst intentions
OW OW OW OW OW raise ur hand if you’ve been cheated on
just thinking of you when she pulled up like / a figment of my worst intentions
OW OW OW OW OW raise ur hand if you’ve been cheated on
peace: this is by far my favorite song right now. this one hits like nothing else. just,,,
would it be enough / if I could never give you peace?
that lyric is perfection but to precede it with
but I’m a fire and I’ll keep your brittle heart warm
?!?!?!?!?!?
would it be enough / if I could never give you peace?
that lyric is perfection but to precede it with
but I’m a fire and I’ll keep your brittle heart warm
?!?!?!?!?!?
hoax: the ultimate gut punch.
you know it still hurt underneath my scars / from when they pulled me apart / but what you did was just as dark
actually that whole bridge but ESPECIALLY that line
you know it still hurt underneath my scars / from when they pulled me apart / but what you did was just as dark
actually that whole bridge but ESPECIALLY that line
