Adrianne Lenker is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie folk band Big Thief.
Her writing is quiet, sharp, and deeply human, often touching on love, nature, childhood, memory, and loss.
Alongside Big Thief, she has built a respected solo career with albums such as Abysskiss, songs, instrumentals, and Bright Future, released in 2024.
Her songs feel handmade, with soft guitar, raw vocals, and small details that hit hard. Fans admire her for honesty, poetic lyrics, and the gentle power of her live performances around the world today, too.
About the Song
Anything is soft, intimate indie folk songs, built around love, longing, memory, and the wish to stay close to someone. The song uses gentle acoustic guitar and fragile vocals, giving it a warm, personal feeling.
Adrianne sings about small moments in a relationship, making the track feel honest, tender, and deeply emotional for listeners who connect with quiet love songs.
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Album | songs |
| Released Date | September 2, 2020 |
| Songwriter | Adrianne Lenker |
| Producers | Adrianne Lenker, Philip Weinrobe |
Anything Lyrics by Adrianne Lenker
Verse 1
Staring down the barrel of the hot sun
Shining with the sheen of a shotgun (Shotgun)
Carol has a little if we need some
Joa has a ride if we wanna come
Hanging your jeans with a clothespin
Skin still wet, still on my skin
Mango in your mouth, juice drippin’
Shoulder of your shirt, sleeve slippin’
Verse 2
Christmas Eve with your mother and sis
Don’t wanna fight but your mother insists
Dog’s white teeth slice right through my fist
Drive to the ER and they put me on risk
Grocery store list, now you get pissed
Unchecked calls and messages
I don’t wanna be the owner of your fantasy
I just wanna be a part of your family
Chorus
And I don’t wanna talk about anything
I don’t wanna talk about anything
I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again
Wanna witness your eyes looking
I don’t wanna talk about anyonе
I don’t wanna talk about anyone
I wanna sleep in your car while you’re driving
Lay in your lap whеn I’m crying
Verse 3
Circle of pine and red oak
Circle of moss and fire smoke
Fan on the ceiling like a wheel spoke
Push the clutch and I pull the choke
Wanna listen to the sound of you blinking
Wanna listen to your hands soothe
Listen to your heart beating
Listen to the way you move
Chorus
And I don’t wanna talk about anything
I don’t wanna talk about anything
I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again
Wanna witness your eyes looking
I don’t wanna talk about anyone
I don’t wanna talk about anyone
I wanna sleep in your car while you’re driving
Lay in your lap when I’m crying
Verse 4
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?
You held me the whole way through
But I couldn’t say the words like you
I was scared, Indigo, but I wanted to
I was scared, Indigo, but I wanted to
Chorus
And I don’t wanna talk about anything
I don’t wanna talk about anything
I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again
Wanna witness your eyes looking
I don’t wanna talk about anyone
I don’t wanna talk about anyone
I wanna sleep in your car while you’re driving
Lay in your lap when I’m crying
Live Performance of Anything
Anything (Live from Greenwich Village with Nick Hakim)
Similar Songs Like Anything
If you liked anything, these Adrianne Lenker songs carry the same soft guitar, tender mood, and deeply personal writing:
- Not a lot, just forever: A gentle love song about devotion, closeness, and wanting to stay with someone through life’s quiet moments.
- Zombie Girl: Dreamy track filled with loneliness, memory, and emotional confusion.
- Ingyda: Poetic folk song with nature-like images and a soft, reflective feeling.
- Forwards beckon rebound: A fragile song about change, pain, and trying to move forward.
- Sadness as a gift: A moving track about heartbreak, acceptance, and finding meaning in sadness.
Similar Artists Like Adrianne Lenker
If you enjoy Adrianne Lenker’s quiet guitar, poetic lyrics, and tender folk sound, these artists have a similar emotional feel.
- Big Thief
Genre: Indie folk / indie rock.
Top albums: U.F.O.F., Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, Masterpiece. - Sufjan Stevens
Genre: Indie folk/chamber pop.
Top albums: Carrie & Lowell, Illinois, Michigan. - Phoebe Bridgers
Genre: Indie rock / indie folk.
Top albums: Punisher, Stranger in the Alps. - Laura Marling
Genre: Folk.
Top albums: Song for Our Daughter, Once I Was an Eagle. - Mitski
Genre: Indie rock/art pop.
Top albums: Bury Me at Makeout Creek, Puberty 2, Laurel Hell.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does I Don’t Wanna Be the Owner of Your Fantasy Mean?
It means she wants real love, not control, pressure, or being turned into someone’s perfect dream.
Why did Adrianne Lenker Write Anything?
She wrote it as a tender song about love, memory, closeness, and the small moments that make a relationship feel meaningful.
Why are Adrianne Lenker’s Songs so Sad?
Her songs feel sad because they often deal with heartbreak, loss, longing, family, nature, and deep personal feelings.
