This song “is a tribute to the pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante, whose novels carefully detail postwar Naples, its crumbling facade of properness, and, above all, the female friendships that flourish within her city.”
In an interview with The Fader bassist Annie Truscott expanded on the c...
[Verse 1]
When you were young
(Nothing ever turns out like)
(Nothing ever turns out like you think)
He did just enough
(You live within limits in life)
(Make meaning out of circumstance)
To keep your hopes up
[Chorus]
Changes all your plans to line up with his
Hanging onto every word he says
(In the dark, can you tell what you're made of?)
(Are you whole or pieces separated?)
(Do you need desire to feel?)
[Verse 2]
Measured your self worth
(Nothing ever turns out like)
(Nothing ever turns out like you think)
By his judgements
(Commit to drift but don't look down)
(Your web will only hold you for so long)
You fell for it
[Chorus]
His only intrigue was the lack of him
Fill in the blanks with what you see fit
(In the dark, can you tell what you're made of?)
(Are you whole or thread separated?)
(Over time, the space between them grows)
[Outro]
You fell for it (Fall through, fall through)
You fell for it (Fall through, fall through)
You fell for it (Fall)
Elena was written by Chastity Belt.
Elena was produced by Chastity Belt & Melina Duterte.
Chastity Belt released Elena on Fri Aug 09 2019.