Cover art for Killer + The Sound by Phoebe Bridgers

Killer + The Sound

Apr. 28, 20181 viewer43.5K views

Killer + The Sound Lyrics

[Chorus: Phoebe Bridgers, Noah Gundersen & Abby Gundersen]
Nothing ever comes, ever comes if you call it
Choking like a dog, like a dog on a collar
Open up your mouth, your mouth if you want it
Listen for the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down

[Verse 3: Noah Gundersen]
Hoping that you like, that you like how you're living
Relying on the kindness of strangers that you will be forgiven
How many times, how many times will you shit on what you're given?
How many times, how many times 'til you shut up and listen?

[Chorus: Noah Gundersen, Phoebe Bridgers & Abby Gundersen]
Nothing ever comes, ever comes if you call it
Choking like a dog, like a dog on a collar
Open up your mouth, your mouth if you want it
Listen for the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down

[Break: Noah Gundersen, Phoebe Bridgers & Abby Gundersen]
Nothing ever comes, ever comes
Choking like a dog, like a dog
Open up your mouth
Listen for the sound, the sound, the sound, the sound is coming

[Chorus: Noah Gundersen, Phoebe Bridgers & Abby Gundersen]
Nothing ever comes, ever comes if you call it
Choking like a dog, like a dog on a collar
Open up your mouth if you want it
Listen for the sound, the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down

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Genius Annotation

According to a Billboard interview:
Phoebe Bridgers imagines her death. Her health failing and her mind barely there, she implores her lover to “Kiss my rotten head and pull the plug,” but also to remember that she’s “burned every playlist/ And given all my love.”

Q&A

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What did Phoebe Bridgers say about "Killer + The Sound"?
Genius Answer

I’ve been a fanatic Noah fan since I was a teenager. He changed the way I write music, made me more comfortable with being honest in my songs. Getting to sing with him was like getting pulled onstage by your favorite band during a show.
- Phoebe Bridgers

I’m just a big fan of her work. I listened to her record obsessively and I wanted to make something with her. This was recorded on our last day of tour together, when we all had a few spare hours in the afternoon.
- Noah Gundersen

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