Sleater-Kinney wrote on Instagram, “‘Untidy Creature’ was the first song we wrote for Little Rope, although we didn’t know it at the time; we weren’t certain we were even working on another record. We also worried it had come too easy, the song featured two elements that come very naturally to Sleat...
[Verse 1]
I heard the click of a tiny catch
I closed my eyes and you found the latch
I looked up and saw the bars intact
Locked up tight, the perfect trap
[Refrain]
I rattle and shake inside
But I can't escape tonight
[Verse 2]
There was a time when I saw it outside
Followed the air, turn left, turn right
Now with a move, you closed the lock
The world outside, it's what I want
[Refrain]
I rattle and shake inside
I push against your arms tonight
[Chorus]
And it feels like we were broken
And I'm holding the pieces so tight
You can try to tell me I'm nothing
And I don't have the wings to fly
But there's too much here that's unspoken
And there's no tomorrow in sight
Could you love me if I was broken?
And there's no going back tonight
[Bridge]
Looking at me like a problem to solve
Like an untidy creature that you can't push around
You built a cage, but your measurement's wrong
'Cause I'll find a way and I'll pick your lock
[Chorus]
And it feels like we were broken
And I'm holding the pieces so tight
You can try to tell me I'm nothing
And I don't have the wings to fly
But there's too much here that's unspoken
And there's no tomorrow in sight
Could you love me if I was broken?
And there's no going back tonight
Untidy Creature was written by Carrie Brownstein & Corin Tucker.
Untidy Creature was produced by John Congleton.
Sleater-Kinney released Untidy Creature on Thu Jan 04 2024.
‘Untidy Creature’ was the first song we wrote for Little Rope, although we didn’t know it at the time; we weren’t certain we were even working on another record. We also worried it had come too easy, the song featured two elements that come very naturally to Sleater-Kinney: a big guitar riff, an eve...