Paul
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Paul by Big Thief
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Big ThiefProduced by
James Krivchenia & Andrew SarloWrited by
Adrianne LenkerAbout
Story about some good old folk presumably in the rurals of america. Partners in crime. A girl with commitment issues. A man who wants to make her his lover. She cannot accept this and pushes him away as much as she can. The first stanza is the two of them reliving memories.
Paul Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, the last time I saw Paul
I was horrible and almost let him in
But I stopped and caught the wall
And my mouth got dry so all I did was take him for a spin
Yeah, we hopped inside my car
And I drove in circles 'round the freight train yard
And he turned the headlights off
Then he pulled the bottle out
And then he showed me what was love
[Chorus]
I'll be your morning bright goodnight shadow machine
I'll be your record player, baby, if you know what I mean
I'll be your real tough cookie with the whiskey breath
I'll be a killer and a thriller and the cause of our death
[Verse 2]
In the blossom of the months
I was sure that I'd get driven off with thought
So I swallowed all of it
As I realized there was no one who could kiss away my shit
[Chorus]
I'll be your morning bright goodnight shadow machine
I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean
I'll be your real tough cookie with the whiskey breath
I'll be a killer and a thriller and the cause of our death
[Verse 3]
Paul, I know you said that you'd take me any way I came or went
But I'll push you from my brain
See, you're gentle, baby
I couldn't stay, I'd only bring you pain
[Chorus]
I was your starry-eyed lover and the one that you saw
I was your hurricane rider and the woman you'd call
We were just two moonshiners on the cusp of a breath
And I've been burning for you baby since the minute I left
Paul Q&A
Who wrote Paul's ?
Paul was written by Adrianne Lenker.
Who produced Paul's ?
Paul was produced by James Krivchenia & Andrew Sarlo.
what is being a record player baby? i don't know what they mean...
It could mean that the speaker is known to always play music to Paul. Some songwriters use music as an outlet to express their love to someone, and that could be the case here. Since it’s said in a song, it only makes sense.
There’s definitely a sexual reading to this line as well – records are lai...
What did Big Thief say about "Paul"?
“The future self came and told me the whole story,” explains Lenker, surrealism behind the message. “The ghost of relationship future wrote that song. Looking at heartbreak before it happens, after it happened. It looked like an old film in my head. Some images I included in the song, and others sti...