Described as “a love song for selby wall ♡”, this song, posted on Ethel Cain’s soundcloud, references the life of serial killer Aileen Wuornos and her girlfriend Tyria Moore, who was replaced by a fictitious character named Selby Wall in a 2003 film about her life so as to avoid litigation. “Selby W...
[Intro]
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
There comes a point in every girl’s life where she just wants to go fucking feral
Take a man between her hands and rip that motherfucker’s limbs from him
And every time I let you fuck me, I think about how easy it would be to take your life away from you
Which I’d never do, unless you force me to
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You never tell me that I’m pretty, you just say you like my tits
And every time I cry you say "don’t be a little bitch"
But I’m still stupid and in love and I’d still let you fuck me 'til I’m cumming blood
[Chorus]
But baby, one of these days I’m gonna crack
And cut you up with a rusty saw in my daddy’s shed and bury the pieces out back
Lie on your grave and masturbate and think of all the things we could have been
'Cause baby, if you fuck me over I’ll make sure that you can’t do it again
[Verse 2]
There comes a point in every man’s life where he gets the need to destroy
Some sickness in his guts that started growing when he was just a little boy
And all the times you bruised my throat and pulled my hair until it broke and held me down and fucked me 'til I was on the brink of death
'Cause when you fuck, you fuck until there’s nothing left
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You never tell me that I’m pretty, you just say you love my ass
And you go on and on about some girl that you fucked in the past
You’re such a man, I bet that I could fuck her better than you can
[Chorus]
But baby, one of these days I’m gonna crack
Cut you up with a rusty saw in my daddy’s shed and bury the pieces out back
Lie on your grave and masturbate and think of all the things we could have been
'Cause baby, if you fuck me over I'll make sure that you can’t do it again
[Bridge]
And I saw her downtown and asked her out, went to her house and we fucked in her bed
She’s sweeter than you’ll ever be when I give her kisses between her legs
You don’t deserve such pretty things when you all you do is shoot to kill
She’ll love me and I’ll love her better than you could, I promise you I will
[Chorus]
And baby, I told you one of these days I swore I was gonna crack
That I'd take you from your crying mother and I’d never give you back
She and I lie on your grave and masturbate and think of all the things we’ll do
Now that we’ve moved on, now that you’re gone, now that we know we’re better off without you
Selby Wall was written by Ethel Cain.
Ethel Cain released Selby Wall on Thu Sep 05 2019.