Blue Banisters

[Elle 122,851]

There’s a picture on the wall

Of me on a John Deere

Jenny handed me a beer

Said, “How the hell did you get there?”

Oklahoma

There were flowers that were dry

Sitting on the dresser

She asked me where they’re from

I said, “A place I don’t remember”

Oklahoma

 

Jenny jumped into the pool

She was swimming with Nikki Lane

She said, “most men don't want a woman with a legacy, it's our bane”

She said, “You can’t be a muse and be happy too

You can’t blacken the pages with Russian poetry and be happy”

& That scared me

‘Cause I met a man who

 

Said he’d come back every May

Just to help me if I paint my banisters blue

Blue banisters, ooh

Said he’d fix my weathervane

Give me children

Take away my pain

And paint my banisters blue

My banisters blue

 

There’s a whole that’s in my heart

All my women try and heal

They’re doing a good job convincing me that it’s not real

It’s heat lightning, ooh

‘Cause there’s a man that’s in my past

There’s a man that’s still right here

He’s real enough to touch in my darkest nights

He’s shining, ooh

 

Jenny was smoking by the pool

We were writing with Nikki Lane

I said, “I’m scared of the Santa Clarita fires

I wish that it would rain”

I said, “The power of us three,

Could bring absolutely anything

Except that one thing:

The diamonds, the rust, and the rain

The thing that washes away the pain”

But that’s okay ‘cause

 

Now when weather turns to May

All my sisters come to paint my banisters green

My blue banisters grey

Tex & Mex are in the bay

Chuckie’s making birthday cake

Chicken’s running bare feet

There’s a baby on the way

& Now my blue banisters are green & grey

 

Summer comes, winter goes

Spring I skip, God knows

Summer comes, winter goes

Spring I sleep, heaven knows

 

Every time it turns to May

All my sisters fly to me to paint

Paint

[cranekiss 9,728]

This songs gives me vaginal discharge. Such a lovely sensation

[littleredpartydress 49,883]

Come on lyrical genius 

[American Whore 51,669]

but actually the lyrics to this slaps fuckin HARD holy fuck i can't wait for this to be releaseddddd

[Churchome Rep 3,383]

OKLAHOMA HMMM

NIKKI LANE 

CHUCKIE

TEX AND MEX 

[Prettywhenyoudye 1,539]

2 minutes ago, synecdoche2 said:

She talks about having a baby on the way in BB

pretty sure she’s talking about chuck

[King of Saigon 1,384]

NOT THE NICKI LANE NAMEDROP ON BLUE BANISTERS!!!!! ???

[American Whore 51,669]

There’s a picture on the wall

Of me on a John Deere

Jennie handed me a beer said “How the hell did you get there?”
Oklahoma

There were flowers that were dry

Sitting on the dresser

She asked me where they’re from

Said “A place I don’t remember”

Oklahoma

Jennie jumped into the pool
She was swimming with Nikki Lane

She said “most men will want a woman

with a legacy as her vein[?]”

She said “You can’t be a muse and be happy too

You can’t blacken the pages with Russian poetry

And be happy…”

 

That scared me

Cause I met a man who

Said he’s come back every May

Just to help me fi I paint my bannisters blue

Blue bannisters, ooo

Said he’d fix my weather vein

Give me children

Take away my pain

And pain my banisters blue

My banister blue

 

There’s a whole that’s in my heart

All my women try and heal

They’re doing a good job convincing me that it’s not real

It’s healed lightning

Cause there’s a man

thars in my past

There’s a man that’s still right here

He’s real enough to touch

and in my darkest nights

He’s shining, ohhh

 

Jennie was smoking by the pool

We were writing with Nikki Lane

I said “I’m scared of the Santa Clarita fires

I wish that it would rain”

I said, “The power of us three,

Could bring absolutely anything

Except that one thing,

The diamonds, the rust,

and the rain”

The thing that washes away the pain…

But that’s okay cause

 

I know when weather turns to May

All my sisters come to paint my bannisters green

My blue bannisters grey

Tex & Mex are in the bay

Chuckie’s making birthday cake

Chicken’s running barefoot

There’s a baby on the way

Now my bannisters are green & grey

 

Summer comes, winter goes

Spring I sleep, God knows

Summer comes, winter goes

Spring I sleep, heaven knows

 

Every time it turns to may

All my sisters fly to me to paint

[yayowen 606]

I'm too much of a mess rn what was that line about a baby in Blue Banisters??

[pin up galore 19,064]

ooooooooklahomaaaaaaaa

[fishtails 13,842]

1 minute ago, yayowen said:

I'm too much of a mess rn what was that line about a baby in Blue Banisters??

She mentioned Chuck right before that line and she's pregnant so I think that's what she meant haha

[Glitter Boy 16,614]

VOCALS QUEEN  

[yourolllikethunder 4,886]

“The diamonds, the rust, and the rain” shoutout to Joan 

[Crack Prince 507]

i cried when she sang "now my blue banisters are green and grey" wow

[Trash Magic 28,467]

Oh my gosh so much to take in on first listen as it’s a real stream or consciousness kind of thing with so many lyrics but was immediately shook at her stealing one of my favourite Father John Misty lyrics! “She blackens pages like a Russian romantic”

[ultr4vilnce 121]

i dont absolutely love bb but i dont hate her 

[Elle 122,851]

I updated the OP with my full transcription - any suggestions for edits are welcome! x

[WaitForLife 5,250]

I wonder what she means with that:

Summer comes, Winter goes
Spring I skip, God knows
Summer comes, Winter goes
Spring I sleep, Heaven knows

[Liz Taylor Blues 18,851]

i don't even have words to summarize how amazing all three tracks are

[TheBoss 13,517]

I hear "Spring I skip.... Spring I sleep..."