Black Country, New Road - 'The Place Where He Inserted the Blade' (Official Audio)

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[grahamkristensen]

Some TV music supervisor is going to discover this song, put in the season finale of some prestige drama, and it'll be the most devastating combination of music and visuals onscreen.

[aNohbody]

Lyrics:
You're scared of a world where you're needed
So you never made nice with the locals
But you tied me up slow with your vine, stuck
It takes a few years, but they break bones
It takes a few months, but our bones heal
We're stronger, we tell all our school friends
And they sign our cast in the playground
Darling, the rest of my body
It's yours, then
I know you're scared
Well, I'm scared too
Oh, that every time I try to make lunch
For anyone else, in my head
I end up dreaming of you
And you come to me
Good morning
Show me the place where he inserted the blade
I'll praise the Lord, burn my house
I get lost, I freak out
You come home and hold me tight
As if it never happened at all
Good morning
Show me the place where he inserted the blade
Good morning
Where is your light?
Am I home?
I will hold to my chest
Where the wind can exist
I will try
Not to keep you too long
So, clean your soup maker and breathe in
Your chicken, broccoli, and everything
The tug that's between us
That long string
Concorde bound to
And my evening
The good hunter's guide to a bad night
Darling, I'll spoil it myself
Thanks, you're leaving
Well, I tried just to stroke your dreams better
But darling, I see that you're not really sleeping
And I know
You're tired
Well, I'm tired too
Oh, that every time I try to make lunch
For anyone else, in my head
I end up dreaming of you
And you come to me
Good morning
Show me the place where he inserted the blade
I'll praise the lord, burn my house
I get lost, I freak out
You come home, hold me tight
As if it never happened at all
Good morning
Show me the fifth of the cadence you want me to play
Good morning
Show me where to tie the other end of this chain

[boyliker]

Remember guys don’t trust what your brain says past 10 PM

[yusuke]

It's like i didn't even try to have a good day

[curlybridger]

A dear friend of mine sent me this a couple days ago. He died last night. Love you gabe thanks for being my friend.

[bencraig]

I seriously don't understand people that say this is "manufactured to be critically successful". What, you're telling me they INTENTIONALLY made it good?

[abbreviateddisc]

I didn't think it was possible for these guys to top Concorde and yet here we are. Best song from an unbelievably gorgeous record.

[noahsabadish]

i listened to this album for the first time on an hour long plane ride. no substitute for that experience

[tdog]

It hurts so much listening to this song. My girlfriend broke up with me a week and half ago and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her since. I relate so much to the emotions expressed in the lyrics of this song (and Concorde). I just want so badly to see her and have her hold me and tell me everything will be okay, but I know she won’t be doing this for me anymore.

Our relationship was built on unhealthy premises despite the love we had for one another and I always knew somewhere in me it would have to come to an end. I was using her affirmations as a scapegoat of facing the fears that have been holding me over my entire life. That last line “show me where to tie the other end of this chain”, nothing has ever hit me as hard. I miss her deeply but I know that I need to work on myself so I can do better for the people I love in the future. Don’t know if a piece of art has ever quite touched me the way this song has today.

[TheDreamingJune]

I have a strong feeling that with time this album is going to be viewed as an important part of indie rock history.

[antikamniacalendar]

crazy how this is the best song ever made

[finnenmc]

Fuck me this band knows how to make me cry, I’m so sad about Issac leaving but I’m glad he’s prioritising his mental health all the best to him and thanks for the most incredible music I’ve ever experienced

[antipopular]

This is my AOTY this year. One of the best I have heard in a decade. Truly a work of art

[MrIsaaclovesyou]

I’m so drunk. This song is so beautiful

[sea]

this is so beautiful, an unhinged declaration of love but sweet nonetheless. when the group vocals come in with GOOD MORNING that just breaks me

[alexf]

The moment where Isaac's voice cracks when he sings(says) "too long" is devastating, and surely understood by anybody that has loved and lost.

[daysandimissyouu]

this song has permanently changed something in how my brain works. i dont think the people who i recommend this song will listen to it, or if they do i dont they'll listen to the lyrics, but god this song is truly life-altering i couldn't help but share it with the people i love. for the past month, i played this song first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. i find it brings me comfort. thanks for this

[samtheboulderer]

5:24 something about the raw emotion in Isaac's voice here really gets to me everytime. It's like a perfect storm of longing, desperation, and love.

[Rosalina]

This is actually now my all-time favorite song from any artist/band. The melancholy and nostalgia from Issac Wood's poetic lyrics to the Traverse Town-influenced motif throughout the song as it crecendos into a fireworks display of existential awakening for the protagonist is simply naught but tearjerking in the most strangely uplifting way possible.

They're no longer the world's second-best Slint tribute act. They're even better, I'd argue at this point.

[BrobleYT]

This is one of those rare songs that clicked with me on the first listen. The melody, the words, the dynamics, the intensity, the huge sadness... It's hard to describe but it just went straight through me.