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king me

from Boy of the Year by MEDUSA

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King me is a checkers pun - literally ‘get on top of me.’ It’s about sleeping with a friend, impulsively, and only realizing you’ve hurt your relationship when the light of day shines on the ruins of your friendship.

But the song’s still sexy? It’s got mood swings. Hot to reflective. Game and then regretting it. This track is sort of my weird tribute to ‘Closer’ by Nine Inch Nails. It’s got industrial funk, slutty distorted refrains, but also an ethereal vocalization hook and a seraphic choral section.

Sharing yourself is even more complex an emotional experience when you are comparing your identity and your body with people who are not like you. “I’m a better woman than you, I’m a better man.”

If you’re wondering where the Lucifer narrative went, it’s still here. It’s him indulging in his sins to spite god. If Boy of the Yearniverse was pride, this is lust.

“Let’s trade identities, turn off the lights. I’ll pray to your god and you pray to mine.” This track is a discussion of sexuality and gender, and the line between careful friendship and impulsive romance - as well as the consequences of both.

lyrics

Come to see me
Love the light that you're bathed in
You can be me
I'll be you, and then there's him
Come to see me
Love the light that you're bathed in
You can be me
I'll be you, so are you in?

Let's trade identities, turn off the lights
I'll pray to your god and you pray to mine

Curtains split and the lights stab, yuh
Half beer drunk on the nightstand, yuh
Sorry to the guy, he's a nice man, yuh
Not my type but his wife's bad

Know the blinding light of cities burning
Closer fire's brighter than the sun
Someday planned on otherwise returning
But I never see the ruins in the dark

Born on the solstice
Sharpen the edge between seasons with both fists
Torn and my soul splits
Splinter to being insulted by both sets
Blood made of water
Wine made of blood made of food made of dollars
Why do I bother
Can't buy my freedom so fuck it I'll barter

Let's trade identities, turn off the lights
I'll pray to your god and you pray to mine

I'm a better woman than you, I'm a better man

Curtains split and the lights stab, yuh
Half beer drunk on the nightstand, yuh
Sorry to the guy, he's a nice man, yuh
Not my type but his wife's bad

Know the blinding light of cities burning
Closer fire's brighter than the sun
Someday planned on otherwise returning
But I never see the ruins in the dark
No, I never see the ruins in the dark

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from Boy of the Year, released March 9, 2020

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MEDUSA Buffalo, New York

Medusa is a "revenge pop" musician based in New York. They're pretty sure they subconsciously stole calling their music "___-pop" from their friend Zand, who coined "ugly-pop," but it's way too late in the game to undo it now.

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