Adrianne Lenker

Maybe I don't even fully understand once I've written it, but it just feels right.

Adrianne Elizabeth Lenker (born May 9, 1991) is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of the band Big Thief, as well as an established solo artist.

Quotes

• I think I’m learning how to release every day. Recognizing that everything you encounter, touch, or love can become part of you, and in essence never disappears, as long as you can recall it to memory or heart. It’s all so connected that we lose everything, but also, we never lose anything.
  • Interview with The Fader, November, 2020

• It doesn't feel like it's just originating from my brain. It feels like I'm following an invisible thread of intuition, from one choice to the next... maybe I don't even fully understand once I've written it, but it just feels right. And I just trust that. And then over time, it reveals its layers of meaning to me. That's a mark of what I feel is a good song. It keeps me wanting to play it.
  • Interview with Exclaim!, March 21, 2024

Song lyrics

• Weren't we the stars in Heaven?
  Weren't we the salt in the sea?
  Dragon in the new warm mountain;
  Didn't you believe in me?
  • "Anything", October 2020

• What do the weeds say? They say
  Everything, everything, everything falls through
  Each dimension breaks in two
  Like the two hands clapping
  Like the two wings flapping
  Everything, everything, everything for free
  As it all eventually
  Turns to dust and petal
  Molten rock and metal.
  • "Time Escaping", November 2022