Breakups can be tough on mental health, and Liz Phair eloquently tackles this theme in “Soul Sucker.” Her boyfriend is controlling and makes it hard for her to function as a person. This is one of her first statements on mental health, and we’re all here for it.
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
You think I'm your teddy bear
You won't let me go nowhere
You're not my number one
Let's call this whole thing done
It's no damn fun
You're not fooling anyone
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Always wanna catch my eye
[It's a beast that likes to hold you back]
Shutting down the other guys
[You cannot wait, you must attack]
You're not the boss of me
[Drag you down like a drowning man]
I'm sitting in good company
[If you don't get the upper hand]
Where the drinks are free
[It's too much work]
Why can't you just let me be?
[Why are you being such a jerk?]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Call me names, I'm mad as hell
I don't need to hear anymore
You've got problems I don't have to figure out
You never cared what I was about
Nice to meet you, I don't think that we've met
I'm the girl who's gonna tear you shreds
Later tonight when you're lying in bed
You're gonna hear when I'm
Singing ringing in your head
Don't pretend that you don't understand it
Stars and stripes on my epaulettes demand it
I am the thief that's gonna make out like a bandit
And steal your heart away
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Sixteen minutes of concentrated sex]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Your best guess of what is coming next?]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Don't ask for whom the bell tolls]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[It tolls for thee]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Don't ask for whom the bell tolls]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[It tolls for thee]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
[Ring ring ring, ringa dinga ding]
Baby, you're a soul sucker
Soul Sucker was written by Liz Phair.
Soul Sucker was produced by Brad Wood.
Liz Phair released Soul Sucker on Fri Jun 04 2021.