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"Ankles" lyrics

Lucy Dacus Lyrics

"Ankles"

What if we don't touch?
What if we only talk
About what we want and cannot have?
And I'll throw a fit
If it's all I can do
If it's the thought that counts
Let's think it through

So bite me on the shoulder
Pull my hair
And let me touch you where I want to
There, there, there, there, there

Pull me by the ankles to the edge of the bed
And take me like you do in your dreams
I'm not gonna stop you
I'm not gonna stop you this time, baby
I want you to show me what you mean
Then help me with the crossword in the morning
You are gonna make me tea
Gonna ask me how did I sleep

Agent of chaos, angel of death
One of three ancient fates
Playing with your scissors again
How lucky are we to have so much to lose?
Now don't move when I tell you what to do

Pull me by the ankles to the edge of the bed
And take me like you do in your dreams
I'm not gonna stop you
I'm not gonna stop you this time, baby
I want you to show me what you mean
Then help me with the crossword in the morning
You are gonna make me tea
Gonna ask me how did I sleep


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Writer(s): Lucy Elizabeth Dacus
"Ankles" is the first single from Lucy Dacus' fourth studio album, "Forever Is A Feeling". The song was premiered on January 15, 2025, accompanied by the music video.
Lucy Dacus said the following to Dazed Magazine about this song's meaning, "'Ankles' is all about wanting something you can't have, particularly someone you can't have, and trying to figure out how to let off that steam so that it doesn't explode and blow up your life. And that phase where your mind is going crazy and you're imagining all these things, but you're restricting what you actually do and want, trying to have self-control. It's much more sexy than I usually go for, but it's a fun little bop."
"Ankles" was debuted by Lucy Dacus live with a string section on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the 14th of January, 2025. During the performance, she was wearing the same red gown she wore in the music video for this song.
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album: "Forever Is A Feeling" (2025)
Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling album cover
Calliope Prelude
(Instrumental)
Big Deal
Ankles
Limerence
Modigliani
Talk
For Keeps
Forever Is A Feeling
Come Out
Best Guess
Bullseye
Most Wanted Man
Lost Time
Best Guess (wedding version)
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
Bullseye (at Radio City Music Hall)
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
Losing
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
Ankles (demo)
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
Time In A Bottle
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
Bus Back To Richmond
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
More Than Friends
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
Lost Time (extended)
("The Archives" Edition Bonus Track)
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