Dying Star
Ashnikko & Ethel Cain * Track #13 On WEEDKILLER
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- #13Dying Star
Ashnikko & Ethel Cain
Dying Star by Ashnikko (Ft. Ethel Cain)
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“Dying Star” is the last track on the WEEDKILLER album and also serves as the conclusion to the “Weedkiller” short story developed throughout the album.
The lyrics detail the main character, Aster, fleeing from a burning, dying planet and finding refuge in this new planet. Ashnikko compares Aster t...
Dying Star Lyrics
[Verse 1: Ashnikko, Both]
The ground reaches out to catch me
Softly in her baseball mitt
I'm tired of the dirt and grit
I want something soft
I'm a fish in a bucket, thrashing
He tried to take me out, hooks in my mouth
Listen to me when I say "ouch"
I want something soft
[Pre-Chorus: Ethel Cain, Both]
So I give in to the fall, fall, fall (It's cold out here)
I need somethin' soft, down feathers over rocks
I died and I land with both of my hands
In the mud, the mud
It felt like a god how she held me
I slept on her shoulder, I gave her my all (Is there anyone?)
I bathеd in her waterfalls
And continue to fall, fall (I'm еntering the exosphere)
[Chorus: Ashnikko, Both]
Burnin' like a dyin' star
Invasive weeds rooted in my heart
Set in a crooked trajectory
The journey here was hard
I was almost pulled apart
Tryin' to leave his orbit took what's left of me
[Verse 2: Ashnikko]
The forest reaches out to guide me
Blue fire paths of will-o'-wisps
Illuminate the darkness's old tricks
I'm nobody's captive (Mm)
I asked him not to kill me politely
He drained my magic core, bottled up at the source
I washed up on her sea glass shores
I'm nobody's captive (Mm)
[Pre-Chorus: Ethel Cain, Both]
It felt like a god how she held me
I slept on her shoulder, I gave her my all
I bathed in her waterfalls
And continue to fall, fall
[Chorus: Both]
Burnin' like a dyin' star
Invasive weeds rooted in my heart
Set in a crooked trajectory
The journey here was hard
I was almost pulled apart
Tryin' to leave his orbit took what's left of me
Burnin' like a dyin' star
Invasive weeds rooted in my heart
Set in a crooked trajectory
The journey here was hard
I was almost pulled apart
Tryin' to leave his orbit took what's left of me
[Outro: Ashnikko]
The ground reaches out to catch me
Softly in her baseball mitt
I'm tired of the dirt and grit
I want something soft
Dying Star Q&A
Who wrote Dying Star's ?
Dying Star was written by Ethel Cain & Ilsey & Slinger & Ashnikko.
Who produced Dying Star's ?
Dying Star was produced by Oscar Scheller & Frank Colucci & Ethel Cain & Ashnikko.
When did Ashnikko release Dying Star?
Ashnikko released Dying Star on Fri Aug 25 2023.
What have the artists said about the song?
On the tone of “Dying Star”:
Originally, that song was written on acoustic guitar and was kind of a country song. I write songs like that all the time. I feel like it’s definitely another side of me that I don’t always put out there.
On the final lyric of the song:
“I want something soft.” After...
Dying Star is a side of Ash we don't see, I love it! What inspired it?
In an Interview with PopBuzz, Ashnikko explains how the song is the ending to her “Weedkiller” short story, which is developed across the album.
The lyrics detail the main character, Aster, fleeing from a burning, dying planet and finding refuge in this new planet. It can be implied that this new p...
What did Ashnikko say about "Dying Star"?
Ashnikko:
Having Ethel Cain on this song was super special. She’s an incredible songwriter and instrumentalist, and she loves a world build. Putting ‘Possession of a Weapon’ right before ‘Dying Star’ was intentional, because I wanted to end the record with something very hopeful. The very last line...