"I don't really talk about it that much anymore. There are a lot of biblical references. "'Night Shift' is the only breakup song I've ever written," Dacus says—and the song does not hold back. And it hasn't happened yet. She wrote it on the road, months after going through a painful breakup. "It's about watching my grandma die," Dacus says. But she no longer considers herself a believer in the traditional sense. Tuning: E A D G B E. "I was a little worried that that solo would make people use the word 'Americana,'" Dacus admits. Album: Night Shift. "One of my friends told me that they were going to light themselves on fire someday. Night Shift chords by Lucy Dacus. "There's a bit of a Southern twinge on it. Artist: Lucy Dacus. Lucy Dacus; Night Shift Lyrics Lucy Dacus – Night Shift. ""That song is about recognizing your own death," Dacus says. ""Nonbeliever" emerged from several discarded songs, one which was "about telling my mom that I am not the Christian girl that she raised." I try to avoid becoming reliant on any substance. Song shifts from D to A in the middle. "I don't even drink coffee. "That's another song I started writing like five years ago, and I just needed a band to come together. Difficulty: novice. "I think the biggest lesson she ever taught me was how to die. "The final song, anchored by majestic strings and ambient textures, is a slow, meditative conclusion of the album's themes of mortality and loss. The death of her beloved grandmother. The death of a five-year relationship. "When you can admit you're going to die—because clearly that is true—you can just decide to live," Dacus explains.

She was also inspired by the story of her father leaving his hometown of Canton, Mississippi, for Chicago—a similar attempt to shed one's identity. ""Body to Flame" has a shimmering orchestral dimension to it, with strings arranged by Blizard. '""'Night Shift' is the only breakup song I've ever written," Dacus says—and the song does not hold back. "At 7:14, this emotionally charged tribute to Dacus's late grandmother, a piano teacher who lived in Mississippi, is the album's lengthiest track. "The song is considering the loss of the things you love and what it will feel like in the wake of those losses. Heyo! More Lucy Dacus Lyrics. "It's about friendship and the ephemeral nature of knowing somebody fully," Dacus explains. We're going to send you on your way in just a sec.+((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]-(!![]))+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]))/+((+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]))+((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(!+[]-(!![]))+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(+!![]))/+((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(+!![]))+((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+[])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]-(!![]))+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]))/+((!+[]+(!![])+!![]+[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![])+(+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])-[])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![])+(!+[]+(!![])+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!![]+!!
"That point where you're really close to somebody and the point where you're coming out of knowing them. Her first album, 2016's "I'm not trying to hide that at all," Dacus laughs. Why not add your own? "You don't want to be a creator / Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say," Dacus sings. She picked the hymns that would be played. I've made these albums and I've written these journals, and they're going to exist beyond me and that's kind of a crazy thought. We got the horns in there because the horns reminded me of, like, an angel choir. "The song's about being confident through burnout and knowing that burnout doesn't last forever," Dacus says. It's the singer's way of reminding herself that she has struggled with an addiction of her own. ""That's true," Dacus says, then pauses to clarify: It wasn't an On the album's taut first single (which she describes as "kind of breakup-adjacent"), Dacus chides herself for developing a dependency on another person. "The theme is reflected in the song's insistent refrain: "You've got addictions, too / It's true." "You don't have to make something in order to retain your identity as an artist or a writer or a creative person. "As for the song's title, "It's also about feeling a kind of emptiness when you're not creating," Dacus explains. "Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articlesSee why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5.Lucy Dacus Tells the Story Behind Every Single Song on Her Great New Album, 'Historian' | CultureLucy Dacus is a 22-year-old songwriter from Richmond, VA.

"Dacus considers this track, which was inspired by the Dacus was in Europe at the time of the unrest. The death of religious belief. Lucy Dacus has been singing "Night Shift" since the day after she wrote it, opening at the National Theater in Richmond, Va., back in 2016. "The song takes its unusual title from the final line: "You take me aside / To solemnly confide / When it comes the time / You plan to give your body to flame." "Coming out of Christianity was kind of a big process for me," Dacus says. Highlight. A lot of hymn references. SONGLYRICS just got interactive. "The songwriter considers herself a historian of her own life. I'm like, 'Well, he babysat me.' Her new album is 'Historian.' "I'm personally very adverse to addiction," the singer says. "'Historians' is saying, even if you know factually that everything is going to be OK, it doesn't make pain less painful," Dacus says. "Everybody asks, like, 'How did he find out about you?' It's kind of a hard, harsh reality." "It's something that actually happened," Dacus says. The first time I tasted somebody else's spit, I had a coughing fit I mistakenly called them by your name I was let down it wasn't the same The resulting song chronicles several different types of nonbelief: "nonbelief in a religion, nonbelief in a city, nonbelief in a friendship. "Which was an actually good experience. "And feeling like your life lacks purpose or something. "I'm a journaler and a musician.