Pink Pony Club fans rejoice as after weeks of teasing us with dance moves on TikTok, Chappell Roan’s new song and first country track is finally here.
The Giver has all the elements music lovers will recognise from hit country songs and fabulously plays with the well-known honky tonk cliches.
While the song has been touted as a ‘glorious boot-stomping, fiddle-fueled expression of dedication and dominance’ which pretty much sums it up, some have asked just what is it about.. here’s what we know.
What are the lyrics in The Giver?
The Giver starts with Chappell, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, singing ‘Ain’t got antlers on my walls, but I sure know mating calls, from the stalls in the bars on a Friday night, and other boys may need a map, but I can close my eyes, and have you wrapped around my fingers like that,’ which should be a pretty clear indication as to what the song’s about.
The chorus continues: ‘Cause you ain’t gotta tell me, it’s just in my nature, so take it like a taker, cause baby, I’m a giver; Ain’t no need to hurry, cause baby, I deliver; Ain’t no country boy quitter, I get the job done.’
What do the lyrics mean?
If you haven’t clocked the meaning after reading the above, then yes, The Giver is about sex.
As Pink News explains: ‘In a shock to absolutely no one, The Giver is a not-so-subtle ode to lesbian women who prefer to “give” rather than “receive” during sex. A “giver” is likely to be more dominating or active when in a sexual tryst with their partner, and may not be a fan of “receiving”.’
That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise as Chappell has often included spicy lyrics in her songs (haven’t you heard the chorus of Casual?) and has spoken openly about her own sexuality.
Chappell told Rolling Stone: ‘Finally it’s like, “Oh, I know why. It’s because I’m gay and nothing’s actually wrong with me”. I just wasn’t supposed to be sleeping with men, and now I’m a little repulsed at the thought of even kissing a guy because no one’s going to be as good as girls.’
In the promo for The Giver, Chappell dressed up in the uniforms of stereotypically male professions, which was a *chef’s kiss* way to push her song’s point and left many fans delighted.
What has Chappell said about the song?
Chappell has spoken about the inspiration behind The Giver, which includes Alan Jackson’s Chattahoochee and Big & Rich’s 2004 hit Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy).
Unsurprisingly, many people have also asked if The Giver is a sign that Chappell is following in the footsteps of many other artists and going country.
While we’d love to see a country album from Chappell, the singer has made it clear she’s just having fun with her sound at the moment and making songs that make her happy.
She said in a statement: ‘I have such a special place in my heart for country music. I grew up listening to it every morning and afternoon on my school bus and had it swirling around me at bonfires, grocery stores and karaoke bars.
‘Many people have asked if this means I’m making a country album??? My answer is.. right now I’m just making songs that make me feel happy and fun and The Giver is my take on cuntry xoxo may the classic country divas lead their genre, I am just here to twirl and do a little gay yodel for y’all.’
Chappell added on the Country Heat Weekly podcast: ‘I wrote a country song not to invade country music, but to really capture what I think the essence of country music is for me, which is nostalgia, fun in the summertime, the fiddle, and the banjo feeling like country queen.
‘It makes me feel a certain type of freedom that pop music doesn’t let me feel.’ And Amen to that!
