On September 23, 2016, Lucius released “Pulling Teeth” in announcement of the upcoming November release of their two-track Pulling Teeth Ten Inch, which also included the “The Punisher”. The record came just eighth months after the release of their sophomore LP Good Grief in March 2016.
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[Verse 1]
Pulling back the shades to see
Morning comes so quickly
Oh, 10 o'clock, we reunite
Guess we pulled an all-nighter last night
[Verse 2]
Pulling on this cigarette
It's rolled so tight, I cannot get
The breath I need, my one regret
My day is feeling like this cigarette
[Chorus]
Something's coming
Hold it there just a little bit longer
Something's coming through
Something's coming
Hold it there just a little bit longer
It will come to you (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
Ooh... (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
[Verse 3]
Pulling teeth out one by one
We're still getting nothing done
We made our peace, the time will come
We're still pulling teeth out one by one
[Chorus]
Something's coming
Hold it there just a little bit longer
Something's coming through
Something's coming
Hold it there just a little bit longer
It will come to you (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
Ooh... (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
[Bridge]
The receiver's insufficient
And the speaker’s problematic
The signal's getting weaker
And I'm thinking we could do without it
Oh baby, I'm afraid we may've caught the static
O-oh baby, I'm afraid we may've caught the static
O-oh baby, I'm afraid we may've caught the static
O-oh baby, I'm afraid we may've caught the static
[Chorus]
Something's coming
Hold it there just a little bit longer
Something's coming through
Something's coming
Hold it there just a little bit longer
It will come to you (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
Ooh... (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
Ooh... (s-t-a-t-i-c, static)
(i-c, I see it's a sea of static)
Pulling Teeth was written by Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig.
Lucius released Pulling Teeth on Fri Sep 23 2016.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, lead vocalists Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig said the track was about writer’s block while working on their record Good Grief:
‘We were feeling stuck,’ they write. ‘We couldn’t quite get past a certain point, writing about the struggle itself. So we decid...