Phoebe Bridgers is just explaining her lyrics to anyone who asks her about them on Twitter

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Lots of artists refuse to explain the meaning of their work, preferring to let audiences interpret them on their own. Phoebe Bridgers, a brilliant musician and lyricist who could spend a career cultivating an air of mystery around her writing, is not one of them. Starting last night, she’s been more than happy to shed light on any of her lyrics people ask about on Twitter.
In a response to a memed up tweet about not understanding what her work mean, Bridgers said people could just “comment a lyric and I’ll tell you exactly what it means.”
She’s kept her word, tirelessly responding to a torrent of questions with completely to-the-point explanations. Some of Bridgers’ responses are beautifully frank: