I genuinely actually believe Julien Baker is the greatest living songwriter and it just goes unnoticed because people are too focused on her appearance to appreciate her lyricism and art. Like yeah I have a crush on her as much as the next person but I haven’t come across a more honest, raw and vulnerable lyricist before. I hope she gets the recognition she deserves someday because that’s truly a once in a generation talent.
god i get so emotional every time i see a video of jb performing live and hear a bunch people in the background singing softly along with her. like fuck those songs are so raw and come from such a personal and lonely place, and the fact that there’s a room full of people there too and with her, like i see you, and you see me— it’s just so crazy beautiful. i love humans. i’m crying.
little oblivions is the album, the only album ever actually, it and b-sides fuck so hard and are so under appreciated in the boygenius canon, like
oh, I miss when I was certain // about every little thing // so scared of forgetting // that I put it down in ink // used to call upon the spirit // now I think heaven lets it ring // wanted so bad to be good // but there's no such thing
or
swallow the truth // force the charcoal down my throat // when i finally come to // maybe i’ll have something to show
or
all my greatest fears turned out to be the gift of prophecy // all my nightmares coming true come do my outline in the street // while every night i re-enact the same recurring dream // i’m stuck inside a vision that repeats
or
how come it's so much easier // with anything less than human? // letting yourself be tender // well, you couldn't make me do it // it doesn't feel too bad, but it // doesn't feel too good, either // just like a nicotine patch, it // hardly works, then it's over
or
oh, i miss it high // how it dulled the terror and the beauty // now i see everything in startling intensity
i am not exaggerating when i say this album saved my life, it deserves so much more respect
I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING AND MAYBE I’M DUMB FOR NOT REALIZING SOONER, BUT ANTI CURSE IS RELATED TO STAY DOWN. SHE QUITE LITERALLY DOESN’T STAY DOWN. SHE SWIMS BACK BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE TO MAKE IT BAD JUST ‘CAUSE YOU KNOW HOW. i’m crying.
what do you mean i saw boygenius live, literally saw julien baker in the flesh, they played an unreleased song, announced a new ep, AND BROUGHT OUT HOZIER... bye.