According to Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis, this gloomy ballad is named for “the Japanese Buddhist overlord of hell who judges souls.” In her statement announcing the track’s release, she elaborated further:
It’s about spending uncomfortable, quiet hours with someone you still love but shoul...
We went upstate
And made the drive in total silent reverence for cut tongue pile-ons
Narcocorridos of the sprawly west
They learn no one should look upon the evil acts of evil ex
Identical alright
You clench your teeth and try to curb it
Barely cordial to me
It's tricky to come when called
You left your wart in a bandaid while I was getting sauced at the mall
They shampoo the wood
And don't indulge their feeble interests, cartographing just for business
Isn't it the same?
You're 27, Emma O
You read the masters but you still don't know about love
No, you don't know about love
It's tricky to come when called
When the lights are so dark
And I was never good with a map
I never want to comfort you again
I never want to come for you again
I only want your comfort
Emma O was written by Sadie Dupuis.
Emma O was produced by Nicolas Vernhes.
Speedy Ortiz released Emma O on Fri Jun 03 2016.