Hardline
Hardline

Julien Baker - Hardline Lyrics

Ever wondered what it's like to be your own worst enemy while keeping a sardonic sense of humor about it? This track is essentially a darkly comic meditation on self-destructive behavior and addiction, served with a side of grim self-awareness. Baker… Read more

Jan 13, 2021
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Hardline Lyrics

Blacked out on a weekday
Still, something that I'm trying to avoid
Start asking for forgiveness in advance
For all the future things I will destroy
That way I can ruin everything
When I do, you don't get to act surprised
When it finally gets to be too much
I always told you, you could leave at any time
Until then I'll split the difference
Between medicine and poison
Take what I can get away with
While it burns right through my stomach
I'm telling my own fortune
Something I cannot escape
I can see where this is going
But I can't find the brake

Knocked out on a weekend
Would you hit me this hard if I were a boy?
See, I don't need you to defend me
'Cause it's just the sort of thing that I enjoy
Took the fallout, draw a hard line
When I cross it, it's the third time
Say my own name in the mirror
And when nobody appears
Say it's not so cut and dry
Oh, it isn't black and white
What if it's all black, baby?
All the time

Oh, all the time
Oh, all the time
Oh, all the time

Writer(s): Julien Baker
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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What is the Meaning of Hardline?

Ever wondered what it's like to be your own worst enemy while keeping a sardonic sense of humor about it? This track is essentially a darkly comic meditation on self-destructive behavior and addiction, served with a side of grim self-awareness. Baker brilliantly captures the peculiar mindset of someone who's simultaneously the perpetrator and victim of their own downfall. She's basically saying "Hey, I warned you this was going to be a mess" while continuing to make questionable life choices. The narrator seems to be playing a game of chemical roulette, dancing on the line between medication and toxicity, all while maintaining a surprisingly clear-eyed view of her own spiral. It's like watching someone narrate their own car crash in slow motion, complete with a shrug and a "told you so." It's painfully honest, sarcastically self-aware, and somehow manages to find dark humor in the depths of personal struggle.

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