In 2012, she signed with Mercury Records and released her solo debut single Merry Go 'Round. The song is included on her album "Same Trailer Different Park", which was produced and co-written by Shane McAnally and Luke Laird and released on March 19, 2013.
After being nominated for Best New Artist, Best Country Album, and Best Country Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards, the album won the Academy of Country Music award for album of the year. In June, she released the single The Trailer Song.
To date, that talent has produced cuts for multi-platinum artists such as Martina McBride and Miranda Lambert. Miranda’s current album includes Kacey’s co-written track “Mama’s Broken Heart” which Rolling Stone Magazine ranked #26 in their “50 Best Singles of 2011” list.
Musical influences range from Loretta Lynn and John Prine to bands like Cake and The Beach Boys. Kacey was honored to open for Willie Nelson last year and recently wrapped opening for Lady Antebellum in Europe and Alison Krauss in the US.
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Stupid
Kacey Musgraves Lyrics
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Shakes you like a rattle
Takes away your gun
And sends you into battle
Huffs and it puffs
'Til it blows your house down
And you don't know your heart
From a hole in the ground
Oh whoa oh whoa
Oh whoa oh whoa
Stupid love is stupid
Don't know why we always do it
Finally found it just to lose it
Always wind up looking stupid
Stupid
Girl meets boy
And boy he's a looker
Can't separate the salt from the sugar
There's nothing in your pockets
There's footprints on your face
You can't tell anymore
If you're the rabbit or the snake
Hey!
Oh whoa oh whoa
Oh whoa oh whoa
Stupid love is stupid
Don't know why we always do it
Finally find it just to lose it
Always wind up looking stupid
Stupid
I drink to feel
I smoke to breathe
Just look what love
Has done to me
Stupid love is stupid
Don't know why we always do it
Finally found it just to lose it
Always wind up looking so damn
Stupid love is stupid
Don't know why we always do it
Finally found it just to lose it
Always wind up looking stupid
Stupid
The opening lines of Kacey Musgraves's “Stupid” suggest how love can be both playful and frightening at the same time, turning the lover into a toy-like object that can be manipulated and controlled. The verses present love as an unpredictable force that can destroy internal and external structures at will. The chorus repeats “Stupid love is stupid” as if to call the lover to attention, to recognize one’s foolishness, and yet continuing to make the same mistakes. The repetition of the word “stupid” amplifies the playful yet painful aspects of love, suggesting a cycle of attraction, disappointment, and regret.
The second verse highlights the physical manifestation of love, where the singer meets someone attractive but cannot discern if they are being taken advantage of or if they are conning the other person. The last lines, “If you’re the rabbit or the snake,” echo Aesop’s fable on the Tortoise and the Hare, indicating the potential for emotional games where one person assumes a position of power and control over the other.
In general, the song “Stupid” is about the complex nature of love, a theme that is common across many of Musgrave's works. It illustrates how love brings both pleasure and pain to people, leading them to make mistakes and expose their vulnerabilities. Musgrave's use of repetitive patterns in the chorus and lyrics that playfully imply the singer's foolishness underscores the cyclic and playful nature of love, emphasizing the fact that we fall in love not just for the happy moments, but for the experiences that come with the emotional turmoil.
Line by Line Meaning
Plays you like a fiddle
Treats you like a musical instrument, manipulating you for their own purposes.
Shakes you like a rattle
Disturbs and confuses you, causing you to doubt your own thoughts and feelings.
Takes away your gun / And sends you into battle
Takes away your power and control, leaving you vulnerable and exposed to conflict or struggle.
Huffs and it puffs / 'Til it blows your house down
Pressures and stresses you until you can no longer withstand the force, causing everything in your life to crumble and fall apart.
And you don't know your heart / From a hole in the ground
You are so confused and disoriented that you can't differentiate your emotions and desires from nothingness.
Stupid love is stupid
The concept of love is foolish, and our actions regarding it are often senseless or irrational.
Don't know why we always do it
Despite the illogic of love, we continue to pursue it and invest ourselves in relationships of various kinds.
Finally found it just to lose it / Always wind up looking stupid
Even when we do find love or someone special, it can slip through our fingers and leave us with nothing but embarrassment and regret.
Girl meets boy / And boy he's a looker
A typical scenario in which a woman encounters a man who is attractive or physically appealing to her.
Can't separate the salt from the sugar
Is incapable of discerning the bad parts from the good parts of the attraction, leading to mixed feelings and confusion.
There's nothing in your pockets / There's footprints on your face
You have lost all sense of yourself and who you are, while others have taken advantage of you and made you feel small and insignificant.
You can't tell anymore / If you're the rabbit or the snake
You are so uncertain and unsure of your position and actions that you can't tell whether you are the prey or the predator.
I drink to feel / I smoke to breathe / Just look what love / Has done to me
Love has caused me so much pain and misery that I resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms to numb myself and escape reality.
Always wind up looking so damn / Stupid love is stupid
No matter how much we try or how much we invest into love, it always ends up making us look and feel foolish.
Oh whoa oh whoa / Oh whoa oh whoa
A repeated refrain or chorus that emphasizes the message of the song, highlighting the frustration and confusion that often accompanies love.
Lyrics © BLACK RIVER ENTERTAINMENT LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kacey Musgraves, Joshua Shaun Osborne, Shane L Mcanally
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