Lucy Dacus - "VBS" (Official Music Video)

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2021
  • Lucy Dacus' new album 'Home Video' out now on Matador Records. Order and stream the record here: lucydacus.ffm.to/homevideo
    Watch a Q+A with Lucy Dacus and art director / animator Marin Leong here: • Q+A with Lucy Dacus & ...
    Lucy Dacus store: lucydacus.store/
    Find a Lucy Dacus show near you: lucydacus.com/tour/
    "VBS" Lyrics:
    In the summer of '07
    I was sure I'd go to Heaven,
    but I was hedging my bets
    at VBS.
    A preacher in a t-shirt
    told me I could be a leader,
    taught me how to build a fire,
    and to spread the word.
    In the evening everybody
    went to worship and weep.
    Hands above our heads,
    reaching for God.
    Back in the cabin,
    snorting nutmeg in your bunkbed,
    you were waiting for a revelation
    of your own.
    Sedentary secrets
    like peach pits in your gut,
    locked away like jam jars
    in the cellar of your heart,
    waiting to be tasted
    and ultimately wasted.
    You were gonna win me over
    from the start.
    Your poetry was so bad,
    it took a lot to not laugh.
    You said that I showed you the light,
    but all it did,
    in the end,
    was make the dark feel
    darker than before.
    Your dad keeps his sleeves down
    through the summer for a reason.
    Your mother wears her makeup
    extra thick for a reason.
    When I tell you, you were born
    and you are here for a reason,
    you are not convinced the reason
    is a good one.
    While you're going to sleep
    your mind keeps you awake,
    and it makes your heart beat
    fast and loud.
    There's nothing you can do,
    but the only thing you found:
    playing Slayer at full volume helps
    to drown it out.
    Your poetry was so bad,
    it took a lot to not laugh.
    You said that I showed you the light,
    but all it did,
    in the end,
    was make the dark feel
    darker than before.
    Dark feel darker than before.
    Dark feel darker than before.
    Lucy Dacus:
    lucydacus.com/​
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    Directed and Animated by: Marin Leong
    Instagram: / marin.gif
    Website: marinleong.com/
    Matador Records on the web:
    www.matadorrecords.com/​
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    / matadorrecords​
    / matadorrecords
    #LucyDacus #HomeVideo #VBS
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Komentáře • 174

  • @carolinedixon4257
    @carolinedixon4257 Před 3 lety +218

    “Sedentary secrets like peach pits in your gut, locked away like jam jars in the cellar of your heart” MA’AM this is some of the most incredible songwriting I’ve ever heard please may I have your hand in marriage 💍

  • @catherinebuttner4433
    @catherinebuttner4433 Před 3 lety +460

    This song comes from around the time when I knew Lucy. We were both members of the same evangelical theatre group for teens. I was waiting/hoping she would write something about this time in her life lol!

    • @zainab5017
      @zainab5017 Před 3 lety +6

      Omg wow

    • @zainab5017
      @zainab5017 Před 3 lety +4

      How does it feel

    • @catherinebuttner4433
      @catherinebuttner4433 Před 3 lety +90

      @@zainab5017 Surreal lol! Lucy I always knew was talented, but I didn't know she would end up a famous indie musician one day lol. Someday she will be playing on the mainstream radio stations I'm sure. I can't believe 15 years ago I was sitting across from her in the green room in-between scenes lol. She was super into Christianity at the time and I wasn't a believer at the time... Now we have flipped. I believe now and she doesn't anymore.

    • @zainab5017
      @zainab5017 Před 3 lety

      You should meet her sometime ♥️

    • @catherinebuttner4433
      @catherinebuttner4433 Před 3 lety +18

      @@zainab5017 like again lol? I haven't seen her in 15ish years but yeah it would be cool.

  • @kikoonthemove
    @kikoonthemove Před 3 lety +211

    “When I tell you, you were born and you are here for a reason, you are not convinced the reason is a good one.”
    That part.

  • @user-wb4xb3fo3e
    @user-wb4xb3fo3e Před 3 lety +167

    im going to devour this album

  • @elderflower2133
    @elderflower2133 Před 3 lety +151

    The anticipation for this album is what’s getting me through all my exams honestly

  • @ely2833
    @ely2833 Před 3 lety +104

    for all the kids raised in a religion that ultimately rejected them

    • @salmotrutti9207
      @salmotrutti9207 Před 2 lety +3

      Sadly, some people might reject you. God never rejects those who seek Him.

  • @christopherdean4833
    @christopherdean4833 Před 3 lety +130

    Lucy Dacus better go big this year, she deserves it SO MUCH.

    • @JimInAnthem
      @JimInAnthem Před rokem +2

      What do you think now? Cover of Rolling Stone?

  • @ARTV-
    @ARTV- Před 2 lety +102

    Favorite song on the album. I was also raised in a super Christian household and I saw (and sadly relate to) so many of the things Lucy describes here, plus it's just straight ear candy.

  • @maryevelynewhite4152
    @maryevelynewhite4152 Před 3 lety +127

    all i have to say about this song is: oh my god. feels even better to say because i couldn’t for 16 years of my life. ily lucy, thank you for helping us process the absurd evangelical culture we were raised in💓

    • @lizardlady69
      @lizardlady69 Před 3 lety +6

      Seriously. I feel like half her songs are about my own life.

  • @matayolandas
    @matayolandas Před 3 lety +37

    This is definitely going to be Lucy's best album yet.

  • @martskione
    @martskione Před 2 lety +28

    My god this shit is incredible. The subject matter, the clever lyrics, the melody, the song structure the use of distortion as a storytelling device! I’m blown away. I’m tuned in now!

  • @markarenz2180
    @markarenz2180 Před 3 lety +185

    Vacation Bible School is one of those phrases where the enthusiasm level drops with every word. Vacation: yay! Bible: OK. School: Boo!

  • @clownrituals587
    @clownrituals587 Před 3 lety +2

    having to spend vacation studying the bible is bound to warp a person's mind...lucy has overcome the experience with a beautiful piece of art...bravo!

  • @delaney2466
    @delaney2466 Před 3 lety +377

    lucy said: "process your religious trauma!!!" and i said "okay i guess"

  • @sofiekulawiecova8855
    @sofiekulawiecova8855 Před 3 lety +51

    In the summer of '07 I was sure I'd go to heaven
    but I was hedging my bets at VBS
    The preacher in a t-shirt told me I could be a leader
    taught me how to build a fire and to spread the word
    In the evening everybody went to worship and weep
    hands above our heads, reaching for God
    back in the cabin, snorting nutmeg in your bunk bed
    you were waiting for a revelation of your own
    Sedentary secrets like peach pits in your gut
    locked away like jam jars in the cellar of your heart
    waiting to be tasted and ultimately wasted
    you were gonna win me over from the start
    The poetry was so bad
    it took a lot to not laugh
    you said that I showed you the light
    but all it did in the end
    was make the dark feel darker than before
    Your dad keeps his sleeves down through the summer for a reason
    your mother wears her makeup extra thick for a reason
    when I tell you you were born and you are here for a reason
    you are not convinced the reason is a good one
    While you're going to sleep your mind keeps you awake
    and it makes your heart beat fast and loud
    there's nothing you can do but the only thing you found
    playing Slayer at full volume helps to block it out
    The poetry was so bad
    it took a lot to not laugh
    you said that I showed you the light
    but all it did in the end
    was make the dark feel darker than before
    dark feel darker than before
    dark feel darker than before

    • @therneee
      @therneee Před 3 lety

      Is it really snorting nutmeg, I'm trying to decide if it is snorting nutmeg or 'sorting up, making your bunk bed'

    • @letsstartadialogueeh7692
      @letsstartadialogueeh7692 Před 3 lety

      @@therneee nutmeg I guess can get you high so makes sense...I don't reccomend it tho haha.

  • @kellysmith3218
    @kellysmith3218 Před 3 lety +16

    her voice is far too beautiful wowieeeeee

  • @lorenzosalviani3025
    @lorenzosalviani3025 Před 3 lety +26

    Gives me strong Beach House meets Mitski vibes. Love it.

  • @NicolasSequeira
    @NicolasSequeira Před 3 lety +9

    That feeling when it's the Summer of '07 and you're initially blown away by the wide variety and selection your new gentrified downtown mall offers, but then you realize they don't have any churro carts anywhere so you spend the rest of the day wandering around the shops hungry and tired

  • @happydanagirl
    @happydanagirl Před 2 lety +5

    i keep coming back to this song over and over. it wasn’t slayer for me but the sounds of not approved music really did soothe the anxiety of wanting to leave religion as a teenager

  • @annagross808
    @annagross808 Před 3 lety +14

    Some of the best song writing I've heard in a while. Can't wait for the album!!

  • @enigmawrappedinmystery7772
    @enigmawrappedinmystery7772 Před 3 lety +60

    anyone else forget they went to VBS until they saw the song title lol

    • @erose1320
      @erose1320 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah this unlocked some memories for me

    • @IOTewks
      @IOTewks Před 3 lety +7

      @@erose1320 There's a reason we lock 'em away

    • @ava165
      @ava165 Před 2 lety

      i feel like i’m the only one that had fun at vbs

  • @linnea1483
    @linnea1483 Před 3 lety +17

    This is absolutely mesmerizing - i am beyond excited for home video! Thank you Lucy for writing this song and putting a troubled relationship to religion and the church into words

  • @Boyhenious
    @Boyhenious Před 3 lety +50

    Can't wait for the album

  • @perigee_vitz-wong
    @perigee_vitz-wong Před 3 lety +48

    Who did the animation??? Incredible experience all around. So happy everyone involved exists

    • @jacobblizard2413
      @jacobblizard2413 Před 3 lety +10

      Marin Leong! Links to her website and insta are in the vid description :) glad u like it!!

    • @perigee_vitz-wong
      @perigee_vitz-wong Před 3 lety +6

      @@jacobblizard2413 oh I see it now, thanks! Hi Jacob!!!

  • @Rabbit-285
    @Rabbit-285 Před 3 lety +12

    Most anticipated album of 2021 for me, can’t wait 🖤

  • @birk3nstock
    @birk3nstock Před 2 lety +4

    This is an example of a perfect song. Everything about it is so good. Wish I knew about it earlier.

  • @BigHoneyXL
    @BigHoneyXL Před 3 lety +3

    So I don’t listen to much music like this, but I’ve been following Lucy for a few years now. Her stuff is so unique. Her music grabbed me and it’s definitely something very special

  • @sharkpark4704
    @sharkpark4704 Před 3 lety +8

    Lucy be slowly killing us with song after great song.

  • @sseannkenny525
    @sseannkenny525 Před 3 lety +3

    What an expressive songwriter. LOVE this tune

  • @MadelineAngel1998
    @MadelineAngel1998 Před 3 lety +5

    This is so ethereal! I love this Lucy Dacus is constantly raising the bar!

  • @person4119
    @person4119 Před měsícem

    3:06 this part scared the heck out of me I thought the cable came out of my monitor speaker
    Awesome track love this album

  • @Scoops_slinger
    @Scoops_slinger Před 3 lety +2

    Lucy after rhyming 'reason' 3 times but still making it work

  • @kate2582
    @kate2582 Před 3 lety +11

    This is once again another glorious masterpiece

  • @Theartistrosewell
    @Theartistrosewell Před 5 měsíci

    I cover this song a lot. One of my favs!

  • @pdub7352
    @pdub7352 Před 2 lety +1

    When you have the guts to confess the things your ideals regret it’s like giving an understanding hug to everyone you’ve ever been, and the festering darkness you didn’t even know you lived in suddenly becomes the handy flashlight of your soul’s clarifying journey toward freedom.
    Truth is a fresh-air medicine down the throat of your mirror demon.

  • @magicmusicmarch1559
    @magicmusicmarch1559 Před 2 lety

    'Music is the only thing mankind will never truly conquer. It's like chasing the horizon, it carries on and expands in ways like nothing ever before, forever onwards...'🔥 🔥 🔥❤️👑

  • @tahminaislam1120
    @tahminaislam1120 Před 2 lety

    This song is beautiful. It makes me feel calm. It has a simple yet beautiful vibe to it.

  • @lindahoang5123
    @lindahoang5123 Před 3 lety

    Wow, so beautiful Lucy and Marin! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @boystupid1279
    @boystupid1279 Před 3 lety +14

    LETS GOOO IM SO EXCITEEEDD

  • @Scott-jn2xr
    @Scott-jn2xr Před 3 lety +7

    This music video is so beautiful. You can tell a lot of hard work went into it and it shows

  • @zoeadrien2205
    @zoeadrien2205 Před 3 lety +5

    !!! ty so much miss dacus, this is the only thing getting me through today

  • @murdohomewood5769
    @murdohomewood5769 Před 3 lety +2

    this is SO good,,, SO GOOD miss lucy we love you

  • @khicomrostudio8658
    @khicomrostudio8658 Před 3 lety

    this song is so soothing for me, thank you again and again lucy for amazing music, as alvays. cant wait for the new album

  • @Turtleproof
    @Turtleproof Před 3 lety +1

    I accustomed to songs like this resting solely on the strong writing, that it has an instrumental progression is impressive.

  • @jeanjackalbert1092
    @jeanjackalbert1092 Před 3 lety

    I swear I already listened to it 20 times in 2 days

  • @sethwang8316
    @sethwang8316 Před 3 lety +4

    this is so gorgeous

  • @anniedillon8327
    @anniedillon8327 Před 3 lety

    this is my favorite song now. #1

  • @fern5978
    @fern5978 Před 3 lety +1

    yay lucy!!

  • @robertoddominguez
    @robertoddominguez Před 3 lety

    Great song! Hugs from Spain.

  • @michaelwrider
    @michaelwrider Před 3 lety

    thank you Lucy

  • @xaisatsana
    @xaisatsana Před 3 lety +4

    IM EXCITED

  • @sentimentaltrash
    @sentimentaltrash Před 3 lety +2

    Aaaaaa this is so beautiful

  • @ayshehabuarqub8163
    @ayshehabuarqub8163 Před 3 lety

    THISBIS PERFECT I LOVE YOU IM SO EXCITED FOR THE TOUR AND ALBUM

  • @brennajohnson6969
    @brennajohnson6969 Před rokem

    can't believe i can listen to this for free

  • @bawddor3831
    @bawddor3831 Před 3 lety

    yay Lucy!!!!!

  • @DaYungPaperChaselol
    @DaYungPaperChaselol Před 3 lety +2

    Lucy has bars for days

  • @sadeghsadeghi5927
    @sadeghsadeghi5927 Před 2 lety

    this is probably the prettiest thing i've seen in a while

  • @leaf9975
    @leaf9975 Před 3 lety

    LET'S GOOOOO

  • @therneee
    @therneee Před 3 lety

    Really did a great job on this one Lucy

  • @chrisvesy7245
    @chrisvesy7245 Před 2 lety +5

    Heard you playing on a stereo at a pool party...Shazam it...now I'm mesmerized & smiling for the first time in a long time....Thank You Lucy!!🤟

  • @annedominique9776
    @annedominique9776 Před 3 lety

    Love it!!!! Heard it from facebook random sponsored post, i was very enchanted 🤩

  • @sarahhammond3748
    @sarahhammond3748 Před 3 lety +1

    ❤️

  • @youthofyesterdayrecords
    @youthofyesterdayrecords Před rokem +1

    This song reminds me of Sufjan Stevens, both musically and lyrically. Would love to see this played by them together...maybe they do Camir Polaski day as a side B.

  • @jkdeadite
    @jkdeadite Před 3 lety

    This kicks ass.

  • @chriswsz
    @chriswsz Před 3 lety

    so good

  • @britgree4167
    @britgree4167 Před 3 lety +6

    I love this, as another ex super christian, I love this very much❤️

  • @MatthewTHealy
    @MatthewTHealy Před 3 lety +2

    yayayay

  • @adrianalisitza5543
    @adrianalisitza5543 Před 3 lety +2

    The drums are simple but I like the quality of their sound a lot. The snare reminds me of some Neil Young songs, I think.

  • @RedWingedAngel02
    @RedWingedAngel02 Před 3 lety +1

    This is animation is gorgeous! :O

  • @cedricmuller
    @cedricmuller Před 2 lety

    Amazing

  • @CharlieKnottFilms
    @CharlieKnottFilms Před 3 lety +3

    This piece plays itself so deeply in my soul, and I can’t separate any of the lyrics without thinking of my youth group and Passport camps. Anyone here know what I’m talking about?

    • @adrianalisitza5543
      @adrianalisitza5543 Před 3 lety +1

      Not Passport in particular, but the general sentiment of your comment, yes. I've listened to this song multiple times in the last few days. It's such a strange experience. On one hand it all feels so familiar but on the other hand it feels like it all happened to a different person a lifetime ago. In combination these provide a strange place to exist cognitively.

  • @bmdsmith
    @bmdsmith Před 7 měsíci

    This is a great song. Found it on my David Bazan station. Good work, algorithm. I’ll be listening more to Lucy’s tunes. Good stuff.

  • @rastufrusss4986
    @rastufrusss4986 Před 3 lety +4

    God this is reminds me so much of my childhood it hurts. Thank you, Lucy

  • @Camspam100
    @Camspam100 Před 3 lety

    Great 👍 👍👍

  • @drollchild
    @drollchild Před 3 lety +8

    please put the lyrics in the description 🥺

  • @boystupid1279
    @boystupid1279 Před 3 lety +4

    i love the song and i love the music video congrats to everyone involved this is great!! i cant wait for the album sldkjfalskdf

  • @claudia-vw4ld
    @claudia-vw4ld Před 3 lety

    lovely af

  • @Pancho308
    @Pancho308 Před 3 lety +1

    She was a rock in boygenius and solo is fantastic. Fellow Virginian.:-)

  • @music_duckhu
    @music_duckhu Před 3 lety

    퇴근길 음악으로 딱이다 :)

  • @crystyancastles
    @crystyancastles Před rokem

    I'm listening to this song right at this very moment on a Mexican radio station called Ibero 90.9 ✨🇲🇽💜

  • @brokemebodily
    @brokemebodily Před rokem

    Ummmm, seriously one of the best songs I have ever heard. Pretty video too

  • @loonatheworld5065
    @loonatheworld5065 Před 3 lety

    I also used to attend vbs but it wasn't this magical. All I can remember are the coloring books, the food, and the orange juice.

  • @Bella-xm3gj
    @Bella-xm3gj Před 3 lety +1

    the incredible song and the incredible art go so well together. honestly fucking outstanding.

  • @javierivanreyes8608
    @javierivanreyes8608 Před 3 lety

    hi yes pls come to Portland once touring is allowed again this song is wonderful and if I heard timefighter and dream state alive I would die

  • @Olhado256
    @Olhado256 Před 3 lety

    DAMN

  • @randyphj
    @randyphj Před 3 lety +5

    so excited for the album, queen

  • @Caladobo
    @Caladobo Před 3 lety +1

    This Conditions Underground playlist is doing pretty good.

  • @abbiecooper6652
    @abbiecooper6652 Před 2 lety

    the best to this song reminds me a lot of karma police by radio head i love thus so much it’s like so calm but sad

  • @AlisterIsInUranus
    @AlisterIsInUranus Před 2 lety +1

    to me this music video and the music itself reflects this feeling of having something that you were told you wanted like going to heaven in this case. but whatever you do to get there will never be enough. you start to see this dream disappear like it never existed. at first you blame yourself but then you start to realize this wasnt even something you wanted. none of it you wanted. but now your partner or friend is also dealing with this and you feel like you cant leave them behind in this struggle even though you were along. but you end up along in your journey anyway. surrounded by darkness but this time it is comforting.
    this was not meant to be a trauma dump it is more of a observation

  • @ddavidelacruz
    @ddavidelacruz Před 2 lety +1

    #MasterPiece 2021

  • @TrenchCoatGang
    @TrenchCoatGang Před 3 lety +1

    Niceee

  • @Biggggalllllll
    @Biggggalllllll Před 3 lety +1

    !!!!

  • @fvtown
    @fvtown Před 3 lety

    This song is so fucking good, this video is just about there too

  • @isabelschmitt2535
    @isabelschmitt2535 Před 3 lety

    Ummm ok I guess this is my favorite music video now

  • @SuperKaniball
    @SuperKaniball Před rokem +1

    I wonder what’s her favorite Slayer album.

  • @rebeccadolashewich7094

    ✨✌️🥰✌️✨

  • @ishauna0221
    @ishauna0221 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow we musta went to the same VBS

    • @IOTewks
      @IOTewks Před 3 lety

      we all went to the same vbs

  • @pedrouzeda3248
    @pedrouzeda3248 Před 3 lety +1

    Karma Police meets Creep in a Lucy Dacus song

  • @gustavo12345671000
    @gustavo12345671000 Před 3 lety +1

    Does anyone here have the lyrics?

  • @burntdogg
    @burntdogg Před 3 lety

    \,,/ SLAYER \,,/