24 Moving Lyrics From Ethel Cain’s Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You as Captions
Ethel Cain left a lasting impression with her 2022 debut album, Preacher's Daughter, and today, that story grows further with the release of her sophomore project Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You.
The new album serves as a prequel to the Preacher's Daughter concept album, further exploring the life of the fictional Ethel. It documents her life as a teenager in Alabama in the '80s and the tumultuous relationship she shared with her first love, the titular Willoughby Tucker. It's a tale of hardship, survival and ill-fated young love, with the relationship ending as a tornado strikes, and despite three of its 10 tracks being instrumentals, it's still packed with Ethel's signature razor-sharp wit and relatable emotionality. Below, we've gathered some of the album's greatest lyrics for use as captions.
For when feeling anxious comes naturally to you:
"I still shake, just by nature."
-"Janie"
For earning any negativity thrown at you:
"Easy to hate, easy to blame. Shoot me down. Come on, hurt me. I'm wide open and deserving."
-"Janie"
For yearning to keep someone in your life:
"Please leave open your most quiet door."
-"Janie"
For being jealous of your best friend's new partner:
"I know she's your girl now, but she was my girl first."
-"Janie"
For feeling pessimistic:
"It's not looking good, but did it ever?"
-"Janie"
For dressing to kill:
"She's got her makeup done, and her high heels on. She's got her hair up to God, she's gonna get what she wants."
-"F*** Me Eyes"
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For when they try to hold you back from your potential:
"All of Alabama laid out in front of your eyes, but all you could see was me."
-"F*** Me Eyes"
For struggling to have a serious relationship:
"They all wanna take her out, but no one ever wants to take her home."
-"F*** Me Eyes"
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For when admiration and envy get all tied up:
"I'll never blame her, I kinda hate her. I'll never be that kind of angel."
-"F*** Me Eyes"
For lamenting lost youth:
"We were in a race to grow up. Yesterday, through today, 'til tomorrow."
-"Nettles"
For when you're borrowing grief from the future:
"Tell me all the time not to worry and think of all the time I'll, I'll have with you."
-"Nettles"
For knowing they only have eyes for you:
"All of Alabama laid out in front of your eyes, but all you could see was me."
-"Dust Bowl"
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For believing in their confession:
"But when you said that you're in love, I never wondered if you're sure."
-"Dust Bowl"
For when your affection seems to be a death sentence:
"Everything I've loved, I've loved it straight to death."
-"A Knock at the Door"
For knowing every bit of them:
"You never need to call my name, though I love it all the same. I know you by your knock on the door."
-"A Knock at the Door"
For recognizing both death and beauty in plucked flowers:
"Pick your flowers. You're too late."
-"A Knock at the Door"
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For when you're still figuring out who you are:
"Please, just go easy on me. I am young and naive. I don't know what I need."
-"Tempest"
For recognizing something is off:
"Yeah, my baby acts cool but they all know something ain't right, ain't right."
-"Waco, Texas"
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For being unable to support everything on your own:
"Now the weight's too much and I can't hold you anymore."
-"Waco, Texas"
For seemingly taking the blame for everything:
"How much of a cruel year can you call my fault?"
-"Waco, Texas"
For knowing you can't remember it all:
"Not even the memories are immortal."
-"Waco, Texas"
For that dangerous kind of selfless love:
"I loved you when it hurt inside to, but in the low light, you know I'd do anything for you."
-"Waco, Texas"
For realizing there's more to relationships that just love:
"Love is not enough in this world."
-"Waco, Texas"
For not being able to excuse your own behavior:
"Darling, time may forgive me, but I won't."
-"Waco, Texas"
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