Lucy Dacus - "Thumbs Again" (Official Lyric Video)
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2021
- A new full-band version of the Lucy Dacus song "Thumbs" from the album 'Home Video.'
Order and stream 'Home Video': lucydacus.ffm.to/homevideo
Find a Lucy Dacus show near you:
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Credits:
Artwork by Carson McNamara
Text/Fonts by Marin Leong
Lyrics:
You hung up the phone
And I asked you what was wrong
Your dad has come to town
He'd like to meet
I said, "You don't have to see him"
But for whatever reason, you can't tell him no
So we meet him at a bar
You were holding my hand hard
He ordered rum and Coke
I can't drink either anymore
He hadn't seen you since the fifth grade
Now you're nineteen and you're 5'8"
He said, "Honey, you sure look great
Do you get the checks I send on your birthday?"
I would kill him
If you let me
I would kill him
Quick and easy
Your nails are digging
Into my knee
I don't know how you keep smiling
I love your eyеs
And he has 'em
Or you have his
'Causе he was first
I imagine my thumbs on the irises
Pressing in until they burst
I clear my throat
And say we ought to get home
He offers us a ride
I reply, "No, that's alright"
And when we leave
You feel him watching
So we walk a mile in the wrong direction
I would kill him
If you let me
I would kill him
Quick and easy
Your nails are digging
Into my knee
I don't know how you keep smiling
I wanna take your face between my hands and say:
"You two are connected by a pure coincidence
Bound to him by blood, but baby, it's all relative
You've been in his fist ever since you were a kid
But you don't owe him shit even if he said you did
You don't owe him shit even if he said you did"
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“You two are connected by a pure coincidence. Bound to him by blood but baby, it’s all relative.” Every single time I hear this, I get chills. Can’t wait to see Lucy in Glasgow and talk to my therapist about this song for the rest of time.
The line about having the fathers eyes really hits home, looking in the mirror and seeing the eyes of someone who's taken so much from you is so hard.
I've been trying to find the words for that for years, it's so powerful
When she preformed thumbs at my show literally all the crowd was in tears and we started to hug each other :’) It was so emotional and one of the sweetest experiences
Same!!
Most accurate writing on abusive parents I've ever found. And I spent my entire life looking. This is it. Thank you for writing this. No poem, song, or book have ever come into a close second for how incredibly... accurate this song is. I listen to this in my toughest moments and feel less alone. There's just too many VERY REAL details that LEAP out at you as things you've experienced. "Your nails are digging into my knee. I don't know how you keep smiling" is so REAL. And the rage bubbling underneath forced civility. The INTENSITY of that fully repressed rage and anger. He offers a ride but it's not safe. And the heartbeat drum when you are leaving. It lets the listener feel how scared you are of him coming after you. And I have felt that. Fuck. I have felt that so many times. I've lived all of this. Thank you. Thank you for this.
Didn’t anticipate crying this much at 9 am on a Wednesday morning but here we are
now i have to choose which version i will cry to at night
this level of openness in a song can be brutal. holy shit.
There's things I really like about the album version, like that rumble of noise and distortion that punctuate some of the darker emotions and feelings in the lyrics, and that hollow, open feel that the solo version brings. It brings a lot more emotion than this version does.
However, I think because this one has the full band, it's a bit more accessible. It cuts from the drama, but at the same time, the original I found to be very, very intense. This version is much easier to listen to. It's still sad, it's still melancholy with this hopeful narrator desperately trying to lighten the situation, but the band coming in makes it feel less lonesome. The situation still sucks, but we all care about you, not just one person in a chaotic, echoing darkness.
I really love the Home Video album, and this was the track that stopped me in my tracks, so maybe it's just me. I appreciate this version, but I'll always love the original much more, if I can make it through it without bawling.
thumbs reminds me so much of someone that i used to be friends with. one of the things we had in common was our love for your music :') we don't speak anymore, but i still resent their family for mistreating them, to put it lightly. both versions of this song are so so special to me - thank you.
Welcome to part one of my playlist titled "songs to finally block my abusive father's phone number to," excuse me and thank you
Huh, just what I did when I first heard the original version of the song. Hope you're good :)
@@aranssa96 You too!! I hope you're well
😭 that's amazing of you both
@doubledeckercoffin link the playlist! sounds like exactly what i need
@boxedwater Could u please give the link to the playlist here 🥺 it sounds like exactly what it need
the queen has blessed us omg
Your lines often pare down to the telling detail. Thumbs is a precise dissection of the heart-break of guilt, love and disconnect. You gently echo the true feelings of many. And …. it’s beautiful.
I love this version with all my heart. Both versions are absolutely breathtaking, but there's something about this one. Thank you for this incredible song. ❤️
look here. im someone who doesnt feel much, im numb, emotionless, except for just a constant anxiety pretty much. and this made me feel something. so uh, theres that. what a fucking song.
lucy, darling, this broke my heart all over again. thank you maam
cant believe this came out in 2021. aaaaah. can somebody stop.the time for a moment pls
Right now I'm through a lot of bad things in my life and this song has a powerful meaning. Thanks for create such a piece of art Lucy ❤
Having.seen lucy previously over period of 3yrs playing to. Small venues.and small crowds so yesterday gig. At.electric Brixton crowd of two.thousand and the fans singing the words of the songs and singing. Along with her very well deserved ,
Developing. A growing fan base along the way 😍
Most powerful song I have heard since I saw Tori Amos doing 'Me and a Gun' live back in the early 90s. Love this song, and this a great version of it too.
this is truly an ethereal experience
Beautiful song and always love Lucy's voice!
Here because of my University class and I'm loving it here!
Truly singular! So so touching 💓
This is so beautifully written
Love this ❤️ what a find...
THANK YOU AGAIN LUCY DACUS
This is a really musical track, good vocals, good depth, nicely done.
Just chills
i will produce a song for lucy dacus one day, speaking it into existence 🤞🏼
Happy I was introduced to your music today on npr. Beautiful sound
Headphones highly recommended for optimal experience.
thank you so much for this.
This version is amazing
AYO?!?! LUCY!!!! THIS SLAPS!!!
so good omg
At the Boston show I heard the opening note and held my girlfriend’s hand so hard 😂
This a sensational song from lucy her sublime vocals on this simply floor you so much emotional reaction comes with this song so keeping on to 02 kentish town march 25th it will be 5th time. I've seen lucy live she is that good in the UK over the years 😎😎
I love this woman
God, how do you write the most beautiful songs to ever exist 😭
Jumping Shitballs ! Poor you and your musical experiences.
@@TheVagolfer you literally listen to dad rock exclusively, lmao
@@zzkzkzzkzkzk8945
I have listened to the greatest artists ever to exist in Rock music, most of them live, your musical myopia is as limited as your vocabulary.
@@TheVagolfer Are you the dad in this song? You seem really butthurt kek.
Lucy,
You are a true poet,like Shakespeare ❤💙💙
this made me cry
🥹real stunning.Spiritual connection 👐
it hits like one million sharp knives 💜😭
yesss
😍😍😍
Eres tan tristemente genial Lucy ♡
OMGGGGG
holy shit if you play this song from the middle its almost like a bad break up and toxicity in a relationship. but, now its completely different after listening to the beginning. crazy, idk im high. (after quickly skipping to the middle of the song to see if i like it as i usually do, then starting it over because i enjoyed her voice)
the distress hand signals are hurting me..
i love you lucy
✋️🤚❤
lucy plz have mercy
This is so fucking good
im crying so much help
I'd kill to have someone write this about me
Lucy you're fucking amazingggggggggggg
lucy why did you do this im HURTING rn
oh lucy... was the original version not painful enough?
:,)
You are all braver than the troops
This gives me the calm but why?
in an interview, lucy said that the friend who the song is about doesn’t think this is a sad song, because the song is about how her friend was there for her. that may be why?
Where does Fantano finds these artists? I think I have a new song to listen to now :)
She is pretty well known. Melon didn't "find" her.
roman roy coded
hey one person who disliked this, you stink like eggs.
Well, I guess misery really does love company. I don't get the perpetual sadness that exists in all of her songs.
Lucy please i can't be sobbing this early