Marrow Lyrics
St. Vincent
Lyrics
Muscle connects to the bone
And bone to the ire and the marrow
I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron
Mouth connects to the teeth
And teeth to the loves and curses
Honey can you reach the spot that need oilin' and fixin'?
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
Muscle connects to the bone
And bone to the ire and the marrow
So I pretend there aren't ten strings tied to all ten of my fingers
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
If you want we could go somewhere else
H-E-L-P, H-E-L-P
H-E-L-P, H-E-L-P
Song & Lyrics Facts
St. Vincent's song "Marrow" is a track off her 2011 album Strange Mercy, which was released on September 13th of the same year.
The song was written by St. Vincent herself (real name Annie Clark) and produced with John Congleton. The band that performed it consists of Annie Clark on vocals/guitars, Matt Chamberlain on drums, Daniel Mintseris on keyboards, and Toko Yasuda on backing vocals. Lyrically, the song speaks about the struggles of growing up and letting go of certain things in life. It contains themes of mortality and nostalgia as she sings “I’m gonna get so high I can barely crawl…but I won’t be scared anymore”.