boygenius - Salt In The Wound Lyrics






[Lucy Dacus:]
You put salt in the wound
And a kiss on my cheek
You butter me up
And you sit down to eat
You add insult to injury
You say you believe in me
But you haven't decided
About taking or leaving me

[Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker & Phoebe Bridgers:]
But you take and you take
Like silks up my sleeve
Tied corner to corner, never ending
Trick after trick, I make the magic
And you unrelentingly ask for the secret

[Julien Baker & Phoebe Bridgers:]
Neck full of mockingbirds
All calling your name
I tried to sing it all back
Like I heard it, it don't sound the same
I'm gnashing my teeth
Like a child of Cain
If this is a prison I'm willing to burn my own chain

[Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker & Phoebe Bridgers:]
But you take and you take
Like silks up my sleeve
Tied corner to corner, never ending
Trick after trick, I make the magic
And you unrelentingly ask for the secret

[Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker:]
They say the hearts and minds are on your side
They say the finish line is in your sights
What they don't say is what's on the other side
They say the hearts and minds are on your side





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  1. R.... S....

    That 2nd phoebe is from that harry potter movie,from 5th or 6th part.
    Luna

  2. R.... S....

    Flow energy

  3. H.... ....

    thanks for the trinkets to let me know about this song im fucking in love with it

  4. L.... T....

    beautiful !

  5. C.... O....

    Unbelievably gorgeous.

  6. G.... H....

    Suga Shikao-san brought me here.

  7. C.... R....

    Wow. This song is a work of perfection.

  8. t.... ....

    Fantastic.

  9. P.... M....

    I watch this a couple times per day.

  10. J.... K....

    I will never get over how good this is.

  11. R.... Z....

    Trinket brought me here...!

  12. S.... V....

    . . . <3 that voice . . .so much feeling i cant help crying as i sing along :) :( .. .

  13. J.... K....

    I can't get over how frickin good this is. 😭

  14. H.... L....

    22 ppl are nuts

  15. s.... k....

    who listens to this depressing shit?

  16. i.... W....

    Just an incredible song! But shitty filming at end, not showing ALL OF Julien shred. Show the girl displaying that talent, not just her hand and guitar!

  17. K.... S....

    gives me chills. these ladies are so fab.

  18. c.... h....

    I've never been more dysphoric than when I here Julien Baker's voice. I would carve myself to bits to be woman enough for a woman like her. God is a cunt. Mother Nature can choke on what I have instead.

  19. A.... I....

    Mega monster fuckin chills

  20. F.... H....

    Song of the year

  21. B.... F....

    Listening to this music kinda reminded me of her 😭😭😭 wherever you are I know you're happy with your gf right now and me as of the moment focusing on my career 😶. Hey I just wanna say I miss you 😭

  22. W.... c....

    My ex gave me a kiss on the cheek to start our first kiss cheek then moved over to lips ☹️ I miss her sm

  23. K.... Q....

    This song kicks so much ass!!!

  24. M.... ....

    Trinkets ? Like

  25. A.... L....

    PLEASE BOYGENIUS MAKE MORE MUSIC (please)

  26. B.... G....

    I heard the first 3seconds of this on Netflix’s Trinkets and boiiii I got so excitedddd I started singin along 😭 you guys have been my favorite band for some time now :’) you babes are incredible

  27. A.... N....

    Trinkets

  28. i.... o....

    Who came here after watching trinkets on Netflix 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

    i.... o....

    ifeoma okonkwo meeee too

    i.... o....

    i didnt

    i.... o....

    What episode?

  29. I.... B....

    Trinkets brought me here.

  30. S.... I....

    [Verse 1: Lucy Dacus]
    You put salt in the wound
    And a kiss on my cheek
    You butter me up
    And you sit down to eat
    You add insult to injury
    You say you believe in me
    But you haven’t decided
    About taking or leaving me

    [Chorus: Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker]
    But you take and you take
    Like silks up my sleeve
    Tied corner to corner, never ending
    Trick after trick, I make the magic
    And you unrelentingly ask for the secret

    [Verse 2: Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers]
    Neck full of (?)
    All calling your name
    I tried to sing it all back
    Like I heard it don’t sound the same
    I’m gnashing my teeth
    Like a child of Cain
    If this is a prison I’m willing to burn my own chain

    [Chorus: Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker]
    But you take and you take
    Like silks up my sleeve
    Tied corner to corner, never ending
    Trick after trick, I make the magic
    And you unrelentingly ask for the secret

    [Outro: Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker]
    (?) the hearts and minds are on your side
    (?) the finish line is in your sights
    What they don’t say is on the other side
    (?) the hearts and minds are on your side

    S.... I....

    Sometimes you get Julien and Phoebe confused but thanks for the lyrics!!

    S.... I....

    In outro: (?) = They say

    S.... I....

    I think it’s neck full of mockingbirds

  31. G.... ....

    f'ing genius!

  32. E.... ....

    i want julien to top me so bad

    E.... ....

    Elle I felt that

  33. S.... R....

    2:15 - "If this is a prison, I'm willing to buy my own chain."

  34. J.... M....

    I feel bad for Lucy.  She's definitely "I have no idea what to do with my hands" 100% of the time.

  35. R.... S....

    drummer is feeling it.

    R.... S....

    the bassist is keeping it cool ;-)

  36. L.... S....

    They found a place in my heart!!!

  37. o.... ....

    the camera work in boygenius performances is never very into lucy dacus, which is a damn shame, particularly in the songs where she's the main soloist...

    o.... ....

    @ohthesefeelingz - This isn't mathematically accurate. The video is 293 seconds long. 28 of those seconds, the entire band is in a group shot, so we can deduct it. This leaves 267 seconds of singing(not adjusting for the guitar solo).
    There are 3 main bandmates and 3 other musicians. Let the other musicians count for half a musician, and that gives us 4.5 musicians to divide 267 by.
    267÷4.5=59.33333

    Lucy gets 62 seconds of solo camera time.

    So let's try another way:
    There is 133 seconds of intro and outro instrumental, so you could deduct the 133 seconds from the original 293 seconds which gives you 160 seconds. Divide that by 3 musicians(leaving the rest of the band off this time) and you get 53.333333....
    Note that this method discounts the other musicians in the video, and does not adjust for the guitar solo.

    62 seconds of solo camera time.
    Seems fair to me.

    Check if you don't believe me. Other videos I can't speak for, but this one is far and square any way you slice it.

    Feelingz are fantastic, but negative assumptions are not and math and logic give a more accurate picture when dealing with something like time.
    Meow I'm off to bed.✌️

  38. C.... S....

    Julien's smile @2:40 destroys me

  39. C.... T....

    Julien has mentioned in an interview that they all loved doing this so much that they wanna do it again... I can only hope it happens soon! I was at the Toronto show where they sang Ketchum ID completely off mic and I've never been so moved

  40. 2.... Y....

    I love the drummer's last fill! so masterful...still trying to figure it out. fucking great band all around

  41. M.... G....

    😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️💕💕😭😭😭😭😭😭

  42. M.... R....

    Oh good god...

  43. M.... B....

    Probably my favourite Boygenius song so far. Love the huge sounds of the distorted guitars, and the singing is so passionate it gives me goosebumps!

    M.... B....

    No doubt. How the song grows is great. Must be played loud !

  44. A.... M....

    Jeez, those beautifully screamed harmonies...

  45. S.... C....

    Supergroup. Legend.

  46. B.... S....

    does anyone know the name of the bassist??

    B.... S....

    It’s Emily Retsas

  47. C.... M....

    D'arcy Wretsky

  48. R.... F....

    "Gnashing my teeth
    like a child of Cain.

    If this is a prison
    I'm willing to burn my own chain."

    damn. 🔥

  49. N.... U....

    Just played this song on loop, and tearing my eyes out after holding 2 years of feelings. Oddly love how much it hurts.

  50. t.... ....

    Julien is absolutely shredding at the 4 minute mark.

  51. S.... ....

    I just put this vid on repeat

  52. L.... W....

    that guitar solo almost got lost behind all the other instruments. disappointing.

  53. s.... b....

    fantastic bravo bravo

  54. R.... T....

    JULIEN BAKER IS THE GOAT NO CAP DON’T @ ME

  55. S.... L....

    "If this is a prison I’m willing to buy my own chain"

  56. C.... R....

    Holy shit.

  57. M.... ....

    she voted republican.

    M.... ....

    Doubtful

    M.... ....

    Wonderful

  58. t.... ....

    Holy shit!

  59. B.... V....

    I sure hope they make another record and tour together again

  60. m.... ....

    This group as a whole is phenomenal. I loved that little smile Lucy gives when Julien belts out some vocals. I don't know who that is playing the drums, but great textures and laying back without stepping on anyone else (i'm a drummer). I can't get enough of this group, I hope they keep on keepin on.

    m.... ....

    The drummer is Marshall Vore. He's pretty awesome.

  61. R.... F....

    I'm new to all 3 of them. I found them yesterday. This is my favorite fucking song and performance and youtube video of the year.

    R.... F....

    Check 0ut their Brooklyn Steel show it is a WOW!

  62. B.... P....

    dude how does julien get that amazing tone??

    B.... P....

    @j. thanks! imma check that out

  63. 2.... Y....

    Wow, I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who likes to play a great, soulful, melodic guitar solo. Maybe music isn't dead yet. Julien Baker's solo here is so sweet. What power. I recently had someone who drums for a spazzy punkish/metal band tell me how much he liked my "indie soft rock." While it was a complement, I just had to laugh/cry at that description. There is more raw emotional power in one of my songs than in all of theirs combined, mainly because of its authenticity. "Salt in the Wound" could say the same. What's hard and what's soft? Superficially hard rock exists all over the place, but when it's just a lot of posing and hyping and playing at being bad, you can come along with a song like this one and just demolish that black t-shirted, biceped, tattooed, bearded, posing anger-fest and keep right on sailing. Power isn't just about screaming or playing fast. Anyway, beautiful song.

    2.... Y....

    THANKYOU. I get told a lot that I listen to "soft rock" which is true and not a bad thing, however at the same time there's really not that much soft about it. It's not's forced and over powered. Loud doesn't equal "harder rock".

    2.... Y....

    Right, lots of times it just means "noisy". Follow my profile to hear "Waves" which is the first song on my new cd and tell me if it doesn't melt your face with a good pair of headphones on nice and loud!!@hosi olah

  64. T.... H....

    They all have such great live singing voices. Unreal.

    T.... H....

    The Heart Of A Blackbird watch her Rig Rundown!

  65. M.... P....

    Please tour the UK.

  66. J.... S....

    Wow, great song and sound

  67. K.... H....

    They sound SO good both live and recorded
    damn!!!

    K.... H....

    That’s what happens when there’s not a lot of fluff and just talent

  68. H.... ....

    julien, lucy and phoebe. what could go wrong?

    H.... ....

    It all goes wrong at 4:53

  69. G.... B....

    why did i forget how well julien can SHRED

    G.... B....

    HOW COULD U

    G.... B....

    @bing bong :'(

  70. I.... A....

    Wow! Great performance by Lucy, Phoebe, and Julien. But the cameramen really weren’t with it. I think the drummer *accompanying* them got about the same amount of screen time as the actual band, and it took 20 full seconds at the beginning (a pretty substantial time) before they finally cut to Lucy. Then we kept getting long shots of the drummer and bass player through — instead of the trio. Nothing wrong with showing the back up musicians (heck, they performed well too) but this *is* a boygenius performance.

    I.... A....

    idk, the band should get screen time - theyre performing too! i've listened to boygenius for a while and i always wondered who does what, if i'd seen lucy and phoebe and then only julien with a guitar it would've begged a lot of questions. i think they all did a wonderful job and i want to watch them make the beautiful music as it happens.

    Lucy DEFINITELY should've gotten more shots in this though.

    I.... A....

    Then your issue isn't with the cameramen - it's with editor, for Christ's sake.

  71. b.... ....

    F***ING FANTASTIC ... love, love, love these gals, and this song ...

  72. R.... S....

    wowowowoowowowowwoow 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

  73. c.... ....

    I have to say I was already a fan of Julien and Phoebe, but I've just started listening to Lucy's solo stuff and it rocks. What a trio. They're like The Traveling Wilburys of their generation.

    c.... ....

    I also think of them as like Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Your comparison is great, too, since the Traveling Wilburys had great musicians, as well, although there were five in the group and there are only three in boygenius, so they're not quite the same.

    c.... ....

    They, uh, are better by far.

    c.... ....

    @Ryan H. The Wilburys, or Boygenius? I'm just making an analogy dude.

    c.... ....

    @coachU2 I know, bro. I'm just saying that (being a tremedous Wilbury's fan) that boygenius is actually better Petty, Orbison, Dylan, etc. simply because, well, although it is a matter of taste and somewhat stupid to say that one band is "better" that boygenius is a real band whereas the Wilbury's were actually a more lazy form of today's "supergroup." What I'm really trying to say dude is that you are even more right than you know. ;) Then, again, on a spiritual level you could also say that Dylan and Petty were beyond boygenius is every sense of the word.

    c.... ....

    More like Ani DiFranco with the Indigo Girls for this New Modern Age

  74. m.... ....

    Who says women shouldn't be paid the same as men.

  75. G.... W....

    Great sound and video quality, but the editing was annoying. Too many tight shots and it should be obvious that you go to (and stick with) Julien Baker when she starts her guitar solo, not the bass player then to the drummer.

    G.... W....

    I agree I was getting confused there,just keep the camera on the main artists.

    G.... W....

    If you didn't know Julien, you wouldn't even know it was her on the solo. Show HER and her guitar, man!

    G.... W....

    @Sarah Rackers The jackets gives it away

  76. D.... B....

    The plural of Phoebe is Phoebi

    D.... B....

    Theyre both hotties

    D.... B....

    Phoebii

    D.... B....

    Legend ary reply.

  77. b.... ....

    I genuinely adore this band

  78. j.... b....

    This is fucking incredible

  79. S.... L....

    i will definitely need boygenius album in 2019

  80. S.... M....

    WFUV
    Rocks

  81. t.... ....

    Pure Magick + to Hell w/ the Ceiling (or the Walls, or Roof)!~ y'all are BonKeRs-BRillIANt! p.s. Was at yer Portland show ...

  82. S.... M....

    Monster take!!!!

  83. A.... M....

    Genuinely one of the best songs this year. A true rock anthem. So sad their tour is over :(

    We need a boygenius LP!!!!!

  84. R.... G....

    God the camera is awful i wanna see them sing

  85. A.... ....

    yummy licks from the telecaster.

    A.... ....

    Rocking the P90 in the neck position, with oodles of spring reverb, some tasty distortion ... LOVE that solo ... and the tone!

  86. A.... ....

    owee...

  87. m.... s....

    aint that lucy dacus ??

  88. j.... e....

    cool but there's two phoebies

    j.... e....

    two is nothing, I've seen more

    j.... e....

    @GhostlyJorg facts

    j.... e....

    I think it's her sister

  89. S.... ....

    That chick shreds.

    S.... ....

    Julien Baker? Yes, she's awesome.