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NOT THE DRUMS SIMULATING THE FIREWORKS IN ANTI - CURSE WHEN MENTIONED

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #im cryin #anti curse #fireworks #nope

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My precious pic of Lucy smiling during True Blue

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #im cryin #true blue #beautiful smile

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Just to be clear. I stand for an immediate ceasefire and for a free Palestine. If someone supports Israel or Zionism in any way, block me, unfollow me. Right now.

#free palestine #ceasefire #fuck zionism

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The small detail in Anti - Curse of Julien singing "Breaking curfew with illegal fireworks" with Phoebe and "Unpacking God in the suburbs" with Lucy really gets me.

She's actively recalling very personal events that took place with her friends and they're singing with her, like a flashback coming to her mind of their faces.

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #anti curse #lyrics analysis #details

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What I realised even more last night, watching the boys get their Grammys, is that Phoebe and Lucy are happier when Julien is happy. And not in a way of: "My friend is happy, therefore I'm feeling it even more", but more in a way of: "My friend is here. She's alive. This wouldn't have made sense without her, but now I get to watch her existence finally making sense to herself". And that's devastating, if you ask me.

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #i love them #im cryin #grammys #my boys

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theyre 3 time grammy award winners 🥲🥲🥲

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First attempt at editing after ages. Emily I'm Sorry made me nostalgic... I want Dickinson back. 😭

#dickinson #emisue #emisue edit #emily dickinson #sue gilbert #hailee steinfeld #ella hunt #boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #emily im sorry

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Julien really went from:

When you tell me you love me

Tell me you loved me

I wanted so bad to believe it

To:

Writing the words

To the best love song you've ever heard

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #sobbing #shadowboxing #turn out the lights #anti curse #the record

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@oyamazac

this. this is the one. oh my heart.

credits to @833838383888383hi on tiktok

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“Letting yourself be tender well, how did you make me do it?” 😭

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Hello! It's been a while. I wasn't missed, I'm sure... and yet here I am once again.

So, I've had my Boygenius tattoo for months and I recently realised that I never explained the symbolisms behind it. Shame on me. Time to fix this!

The tattoo:

The idea behind it:

When I started thinking of a Boygenius inspired tattoo, the only clear thing about it was what I wanted from it. And what I wanted was to honor them and their friendship, but also my own relationships. The three cups were immediately chosen as the best vessel to convey this idea. But I didn't want it to be all. I wanted songs references and a way to show what friendship is to me. Hence, the symbols in the cups!

The first cup:

The first cup is obviously very Me & My Dog and Phoebe inspired. We have moon, stars and a spaceship. All of these elements bring me back to some amazing people in my life and to my wonderful dogs. It's also a throwback to one of my favourite Boygenius interviews, the one with Pitchfork where Lucy made Julien and Phoebe laugh by talking about outer space. Moon Song was also a clear reference as well as my favourite Phoebe song, Chinese Satellite, Emily I'm Sorry, We're in Love and Letter To An Poet. But I must admit that Graceland Too started it all.

This cup is the one encapsulating sadness the most. There's grief and there's bitterness, with a tiny bit of melancholy. On this cup, the others stand.

The second cup:

I'm extremely fond of it. This is where everything begins in this tattoo. Sadness and hope rule. This cup is very Julien. A moth stands close to a light bulb (Turn Out The Lights, Brittle Boned, Happy To Be Here, Leonard Cohen and Bite The Hand reference), reminding us of Favor. An hand comes out of the cup or sinks in it, giving Stay Down and Anti - Curse (my favourite Boygenius songs) vibes, along with Phoebe's Funeral and Lucy's Triple Dog Dare allusions. Trying to save itself, the hand grabs the third cup, throwing all the cups off balance and pours its special water on them as well as on itself.

This cup's main theme is the light or the possibility of seeing hope, even in the darkest of times. There's drowning and suicidal ideation, along with sadness... but there's also swimming back and accepting love, even when you feel like you don't deserve it.

The third cup:

This third cup is very Lucy. The heart, the hummingbird and the pink carnation are all clear allusions to We're in Love, with a touch of Kissing Lessons, Trust, Televangelist and Please Stay, while the pen is a mention to the latter and to Letter To An Old Poet and a little nod to Lucy's love for journaling and my own love for books and writing. Last but not least... the water. Water is a recurrent theme in the Boys' writing and gives meaning to the whole tattoo, showing hints of True Blue, Stay Down, Anti - Curse, Triple Dog Dare and Christine.

This third cup is a testament to love and friendship, showing off a lot of the symbols that Lucy especially has devoted to it, like the pen that reminds me of books and in particular the books on Julien's shelf. Or the carnation, whose colour was decided by both her and Phoebe.

The whole meaning behind it:

The tattoo in itself is my way to say: "I love you. You mean the world to me" to my friends. There's this sadness on which I stand (the first cup), but there's also a deep love for my chosen family that makes me want to try to swim back (the second cup), because their love can make things better. Which is why the hand has decided to reach the third cup and use that water (where symbols of love have been) to bless the other two cups, trying to bring relief to their contents.

In other words, as my tattoo states, my friends to me are "An incantation like an anti - curse/ Or even a blessing".

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #i love them #tattoos #tattoo #boygenius tattoo #friends #friendship #music

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I'm crying like a little baby. You are amazing, Boys. I love you!

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #im cryin #i love them #grammys #my boys

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I think that Verna using one of her feathers as an homage for Lenore is simply perfect to show how much she really admired that little girl. Verna really used a part of herself to show how much she respected her, maybe even because Lenore, kind of like her, brought judgment upon the whole family, contributing to its fall.

#netflix #the fall of the house of usher #house of usher #roderick usher #lenore nevermore #lenore usher #verna #the raven #symbolism #details

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What's absolutely sick and twisted to me about Roderick Usher being married and reciting Annabel Lee is that HE was responsible for her death, because HE convinced their children to leave her... but in the show HE also wrote that poem, in which ANGELS took her away, once again deflecting his responsibility in all the tragedies that occurred.

#the fall of the house of usher #roderick usher #netflix #annabel lee #edgar allan poe #mike flanagan

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I'm sorry but "You called me a crybaby/ But you're the one that got teary" is giving "I'm sorry I'm making myself cry" vibes.

Because in Favor as well Julien proceeds to play tough with her friends but starts to cry about her own behaviour.

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #im cryin #i love them #this is too much #favor #afraid of heights #music

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I think "the rest" completely shattered me. Sending a hug to those that can relate to that.

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #the rest #the record #no more tears #they must be protected at all costs

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In this episode of "Bringing together random fandoms":

Ran is one of the reasons why the line "Always an Angel, never a God exists". You can't change my mind.

#boygenius #julien baker #lucy dacus #phoebe bridgers #detective conan #ran mouri #not strong enough #always an angel never a god #can't change my mind