Ruby Falls
Waxahatchee * Track #10 On Saint Cloud
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Ruby Falls by Waxahatchee
Release Date
Performed by
WaxahatcheeProduced by
Brad CookWrited by
Katie CrutchfieldAbout
“Ruby Falls” continues Katie’s journey into discussing addiction and sobriety, this time discussing “another friend of mine who passed away from a drug overdose.” The song deals with themes of inevitability and blame, seeing her tell her friend “it ain’t your fault, it’s just a shame.” Her song “Bro...
Ruby Falls Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I take flight on borrowed time
I was once terrified of heights
I say a prayer, I look down and I'm ready to die
If you cross over tonight
You see beyond the darkest sky
You taste the blood as something wild and alive
[Chorus 1]
You might light up in a flash
You won’t hold onto a flame
It's a squalid way to live
But it's the rules of the game
It ain’t your fault, it's just a shame
To fall without aim
[Verse 2]
I walk down East 7th street
A wistful, wild depravity
Iconoclastic, black and white, dusty and sweet
I tell this story every time
Real love don't follow a straight line
It breaks your neck, it builds you a delicate shrine
[Chorus 2]
You might mourn all that you wasted
That's just part of the haul
Tangling up all your good fortune
Bearing the heart of the fall
You won't break it after all
[Outro]
Look at us, man and bride and a grinding sound
Faithful to a life underground
And when the picture fades the years will make us calm
I'll sing a song at your funeral
Laid in the Mississippi gulf
Or back home at Waxahatchee Creek
You know you got a friend in me
I'm an angler married to the sea
Ruby Falls Q&A
Who wrote Ruby Falls's ?
Ruby Falls was written by Katie Crutchfield.
Who produced Ruby Falls's ?
Ruby Falls was produced by Brad Cook.
When did Waxahatchee release Ruby Falls?
Waxahatchee released Ruby Falls on Fri Mar 27 2020.
What did Waxahatchee say about "Ruby Falls"?
On a Pitchfork article on which Katie Crutchfield broke down each song of the album, she said about Ruby Falls:
Pitchfork: This song goes to many different places, literally and emotionally.
It’s about another friend of mine who passed away from a drug overdose. I’ve written a lot of songs about h...
What else have the artists said about this song?
It’s in Chattanooga. A waterfall that’s in a cave. My sister used to live in Chattanooga, and that drive between Birmingham and Chattanooga, that stretch of land between Alabama, Georgia, into Tennessee, is so meaningful—a lot of my formative time has been spent driving that stretch. You pass a few...