“Ankles” is the first single off Dacus' upcoming fourth studio album, Forever Is A Feeling.
Dacus explained the song to Dazed Magazine, saying,
‘Ankles’ is all about wanting something you can’t have, particularly someone you can’t have, and trying to figure out how to let off that steam so that it...
[Verse 1]
What if we don't touch?
What if we only talk
About what we want and cannot have?
And I'll throw a fit
If it's all I can do
If it's the thought that counts
Let's think it through
[Pre-Chorus]
So bite me on the shoulder
Pull my hair
And let me touch you where I want to
There, there, there, there, there
[Chorus]
Pull me by the ankles to the edge of the bed
And take me like you do in your dreams
I'm not gonna stop you
I'm not gonna stop you this time, baby
I want you to show me what you mean
Then help me with the crossword in the mornings
You are gonna make me tea
Gonna ask me how did I sleep
[Verse 2]
Agent of chaos, angel of death
One of three ancient fates
Playing with your scissors again
How lucky are we to have so much to lose?
Now don't move when I tell you what to do
[Chorus]
Pull me by the ankles to the edge of the bed
And take me like you do in your dreams
I'm not gonna stop you
I'm not gonna stop you this time, baby
I want you to show me what you mean
Then help me with the crossword in the mornings
You are gonna make me tea
Gonna ask me how did I sleep
Ankles was written by Lucy Dacus.
Ankles was produced by Lucy Dacus & Blake Mills.
Lucy Dacus released Ankles on Wed Jan 15 2025.
‘Ankles’ is all about wanting something you can’t have, particularly someone you can’t have, and trying to figure out how to let off that steam so that it doesn’t explode and blow up your life. And that phase where your mind is going crazy and you’re imagining all these things, but you’re restrictin...