Hell-On Neko Case

"Hell-On" by Neko Case, released in 2018, is a #IndieFolk song exploring themes of resilience, identity, and the complexities of womanhood. The lyrics convey a sense of strength amidst vulnerability, using vivid imagery. Unique musical elements include haunting melodies and rich instrumentation. The song resonates culturally, reflecting contemporary struggles and empowerment.

[Verse 1]
God is not a contract or a guy
God is an unspecified tide
You cannot time its tables
It sets no glass or gables
God is a lusty tire fire
Its bristles scrape and strike the stage
A rock-paper-scissors rage
Have mercy on the natural world

[Verse 2]
My voice is not the liquid waves
The perfect rings 'round a heron's legs
My voice a straight garroting wire
A stolen mile of fingerprints
Peeled up quiet from their dunes
Captured and re-spooled as ruin
To be used at a different time

[Verse 3]
My voice is a fracture
Of a shinbone's lust
Pounding barefoot ground
It lifts you up and sits you just
Just at sorrow's waterline
I drape you on tomorrow's plate
Ferrous metal, marrow spilling
Not yours, but mine
I'm an agent of the natural world

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