The last demo holdover from St. Vincent’s eponymous album’s recording sessions. “Teenage Talk” is bittersweet and brief, reflective of its coming-of-age subject matter.
The single premiered on the TV show Girls as a two minute version that closed out the episode “Tad & Loreen & Avi & S...
[Verse 1]
Katie kept the list of times
Now that she had really done it, done it
So we swarmed like flies
Pretending that we weren't terrified to
We snuck out that night
Rolled the Chrysler down the driveway
But once we were inside
Couldn't figure out where we were off to
[Chorus]
That was before we had made
Any terrible mistakes
[Verse 2]
Well, that's just teenage talk
Pinky swear that you won't go changing
Drank so much that night
Carved the state of Texas in our forearms
You know I never loved you more
Than when we were hiding from those sirens, sirens
Oh, we laughed so hard
Threw up in your mother's azaleas
[Chorus]
That was before we had made
Any terrible mistakes
That was before we had made
Any terrible mistakes
[Verse 3]
That's just teenage talk
I don't think the past is better, better
Just cause it's cased in glass
Protecting us from our now and later
You know I never loved you more
Than when we were running from those sirens, sirens
Drank so much that night
Carved the state of Texas in our forearms
[Outro]
How do you see me now?
Now that I'm a little bit older, older
Nevermind the albatross
Smoldering on my shoulder, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder
Teenage Talk was written by St. Vincent.
Teenage Talk was produced by John Congleton.
St. Vincent released Teenage Talk on Tue Apr 07 2015.
I have a whole lot of love for Texas still, you know, roots and friends, family, connections, [Teenage Talk] was reminding me of my best friends in my youth..It was incredibly formative. I feel super, super blessed – which is not a word I even use – to have met them in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas a...