Jackie Down the Line
Fontaines D.C. * Track #4 On Skinty Fia
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Jackie Down the Line by Fontaines D.C.
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Fontaines D.C.Produced by
Dan CareyWrited by
Tom Coll & Grian Chatten & Conor Deegan III & Conor Curley & Carlos O’ConnellJackie Down the Line Lyrics
[Intro]
Do do do
La la la
[Verse 1]
My friend Sally says she knows ya
Got a funny point of view
Says you've got away with murder
Maybe one time, maybe two
Something happens in the morning
When I can't see those failing eyes
I can't find a good word for ya
Does it come as a surprise?
[Chorus]
I don't think we rhyme
I will wear you down in time
I will hurt you, I'll desert you
I am Jackie down the line
[Verse 2]
Said did Sally 'bout a future
Before you bored of her as well
If all you want is entertainment
If you can't have it you make hell
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't make no odds for ye
To be told, yeah
Don't make no odds for ye
To be told, yeah
[Chorus]
I don't think we rhyme
I will wear you down in time
I will hurt you, I'll desert you
I am Jackie down the line
I don't think we rhyme
I will make your secrets mine
I will hate ye, I'll debase ye
I am Jackie down the line
Do do do
La la la
[Verse 3]
So come on down to Sally's boneyard
See her spirit in decline
See the handsome mourners crying
They hawked a beating heart for a sturdy spine, yeah
What good is happiness to me
If I've to wield it carefully?
For care I'll always come up short
It's only right
[Chorus]
I don't think we rhyme
I will wear you down in time
I will hurt ye, I'll desert ye
I'm one Jackeen of a line
I don’t think we rhyme
I will take up all your time
I will chew ye, I'll go through ye
I am Jackie down the line
I don't think we rhyme
I will make your secrets mine
I will hate ye, I'll debase ye
I am Jackie down the line
And I will stone ye, I'll alone ye
I am Jackie down the line
If I can make you, I can break you
I am Jackie down the line
I am Jackie down the line
[Outro]
Do do do
La la la
Jackie Down the Line Q&A
Who wrote Jackie Down the Line's ?
Jackie Down the Line was written by Tom Coll & Grian Chatten & Conor Deegan III & Conor Curley & Carlos O’Connell.
Who produced Jackie Down the Line's ?
Jackie Down the Line was produced by Dan Carey.
When did Fontaines D.C. release Jackie Down the Line?
Fontaines D.C. released Jackie Down the Line on Tue Jan 11 2022.
What did Fontaines D.C. say about "Jackie Down the Line"?
“It’s about inevitability. You know, it’s about fate and it’s sort of about genes as well…it’s about the inescapability of living like your family and worrying about being able to break that habit. It’s about the mutation, in a way, of identity – the more I listen to it, the more it’s about Irishnes...
What else have the artists said about the song?
“I think it’s interesting in this world where it’s incredibly important to be good, it just makes it very, very alluring to write from the perspective of somebody who doesn’t want to be good or doesn’t feel the need to pretend to be good. I think the song would be summed up with the word “doom.” – s...
What have the artists said about the song?
It’s an expression of misanthropy. And there’s toxicity there. There’s erosion of each other’s characters. It’s a very un-beneficial, unglamorous relationship that isn’t necessarily about two people. I like the idea of it being about Irishness, fighting to not be eroded as it exists in a different c...