Lindsey Rose Black’s “CUNT HONEY” is a campy, cathartic country-pop kiss-off – a glitter-soaked reclamation of femininity, queerness, and Southern roots that struts with sass while striking at the heart of purity culture.
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I’ve been actively deconstructing narratives my body has carried around shame, femininity, and sexuality for years.
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Lindsey Rose Black’s “CUNT HONEY” is as bold as its title suggests – and then some.
An intoxicating singalong full of cheeky wit, heart, and swagger, it’s dreamy and dramatic, a wink and a sashay with a country swing, brimming with sexy feminine fire.
It’s the kind of song that commands attention from the very first beat, a tempest of grit and glitter that feels both rebellious and celebratory.
The track bursts open with biting imagery: “You can break a mare / put a curse on Eve / take a bite of the apple / and blame it on me.” By the time Black hits the refrain – “No you can’t take the cunt, honey, out of country” – it’s impossible not to sing along. The lyrics are playful and raw, equally cathartic and comedic, as if she’s rewriting the language of country music in real time while reclaiming the narratives of femininity, queerness, and Southern identity.
You can break a mare
Put a curse on Eve
Take a bite of the apple
And blame it on me
See God in the flower
But don’t forget the weed
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
“‘CUNT HONEY’ is a country-meets-alt-pop bop exploring themes around queer identity, y2k purity culture, and feminine power,” Black tells Atwood Magazine. “Growing up in a small religious town in Texas, I learned that painful periods were ‘Eve’s curse’ for causing Adam to sin… There’s so much to unpack as to why this is a BANANAS thing to hear as an adolescent in a body that menstruates, and I’ve been actively deconstructing narratives my body has carried around shame, femininity, and sexuality for years.”
That mix of fury and playfulness is exactly what makes “CUNT HONEY” so magnetic. It’s a sharp, funny, and fearless setup for a song that wears its rebellion with a smile. Black takes all the shame and confusion of growing up under purity culture and spins it into something playful, campy, and loud. It’s both tongue-in-cheek and deadly serious, a reclamation wrapped in glitter.
Turned 13
Polishing my purity ring
Make my bed
Leave room for Jesus Christ
Principal said
Oh it’s your fault, all your fault, all your fault
Those boys are touching themselves at night
Well, alright
Black continues, “As for writing the track itself, I was in fact on my period and, well, sometimes the best inspiration is just in paying attention to the moment. It started with a simple drum machine line, and this whole song just tumbled out in a matter of minutes. It honestly felt very ‘divine intervention’ for a track that critiques the divinity belief system I was brought up on.”
“‘CUNT HONEY’ is ultimately a very silly song with a lot of un-silly reckoning around my religious upbringing, purity culture, and the journey to expressing queer identity freely, beautifully, and wholly. I love pop music, I love my complicated, country southern girlie roots, and I have such a deep well of faith in God/Spirit/the great etc etc – it just doesn’t look anything like it used to.”
You can break a mare
Put a curse on Eve
Take a bite of the apple
And blame it on me
See God in the flower
But don’t forget the weed
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
Donut, mango, cherry, peach
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
Devil’s kiss, set me free
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
In other words, “CUNT HONEY” is both sermon and satire, a country kiss-off with teeth. It’s that tension – silly and serious, sacred and irreverent – that fuels the song’s irresistible fire. Black leans into contradiction and finds freedom there, turning her own history into a thunderous celebration of self. The result is music that feels healing and hedonistic all at once.
“My hope with this track is to hold space for the layered experience of feeling both gratitude and anger toward the places and beliefs that shaped you. I carry a deep respect and tenderness for fellow ex-vangelicals who are doing the hard, thoughtful work of deconstructing and reconstructing their faith in new ways.”
23, left home for the big city
Thought I had no place
And had to leave (bye, y’all)
And the angry men
On the TV screen
Screaming about us
Stealing their rainbows
I’m just taking what’s mine to keep
What makes “CUNT HONEY” remarkable is how it refuses to sit in just one mood.
It’s a tender sentiment tucked inside a song that otherwise struts and snarls, proof of how much range Black packs into a single track. Vulnerability and ferocity walk hand in hand here, each making the other stronger. That balance is the heartbeat of “CUNT HONEY” – a cheeky anthem and a rallying cry all at once. Black isn’t just telling her own story – she’s opening space for others to see themselves, scars and all.
“Viva la cunt, honey and viva la my forthcoming record, The Myth of the American Cowboy, and viva la all the hunnies everywhere healing their religious trauma. I love you so much.”
You can break a mare
Put a curse on Eve
Take a bite of the apple
And blame it on me
See God in the flower
But don’t forget the weed
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
That combination of silly and serious is exactly what makes “CUNT HONEY” such a triumph. It’s explosive and intoxicating, unapologetic and unfiltered, balancing campy humor with lived-in truth. Black takes the sting of purity culture and spins it into an anthem of release and reclamation – a foot-stomping, hip-swaying celebration of feminine power that is as fun as it is fearless. This isn’t just a song; it’s a spell, a laugh, a prayer, and a battle cry all at once.
Donut, mango, cherry, peach
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
Devil’s kiss, set me free
No you can’t take the cunt, honey
Out of country
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