Cut to the Quick

"Cut to the Quick" is a song by The Residents, first released on the two CD edition of the album Metal, Meat & Bone - The Songs of Dyin' Dog on July 10th 2020 by Cherry Red Records, MVD Audio and New Ralph Too; it was also featured on the limited edition 12" vinyl EP Metal, Meat & Bone - Six Songs Inspired by Dyin' Dog, released by Psychofon Records on the same day.
The song is one of six tracks by The Residents which were inspired by the music of obscure Louisiana blues singer Alvin "Dyin' Dog" Snow. The Residents first performed "Cut to the Quick" live in September 2021 on their truncated Dog Stab! mini-tour; in 2023, the song was featured in the set list of The Residents' 50th Anniversary tour, Faceless Forever.
==Lyrics==
 I was caught in the rain when my mama died
 Out on the street and I started to cry
 Whatever we shared was precious and huge
 The only love I never knew
 Never knew anybody with a happy home
 Just the sound of the wind when I'm all alone
 Now I'm in the dark, all alone
 Cut to the quick and beat to the bone
 I've never been sorry, I've never been sad
 I've never been nice, I've just been bad
 Bad, bad
 Bad, bad, yeah
 So I'm looking for a leak
 Looking for a crack
 Looking for a soft spot to attack
 Looking for a backdoor
 Looking for a home
 Looking for a sick and needy soul
 Yeah, I'm in the dark, all alone
 Cut to the quick and beat to the bone
 I've never been sorry, I've never been sad
 I've never been nice, I've just been bad
==List of releases==
*Metal, Meat & Bone - The Songs of Dyin' Dog CD edition (2020) Cole Street studio recording, ca. 2018 - 2020 (2:21)
*Metal, Meat & Bone - Six Songs Inspired by Dyin' Dog EP (2020) 
===List of versions===
== See also==
*Alvin "Dyin' Dog" Snow
*Dog Stab!
*Faceless Forever
==Buy Or Die! ==
===Listen online===
*"Cut to the Quick" on Spotify
*"Cut to the Quick" on Apple Music
==External links and references==
*Metal, Meat & Bone at The Residents Historical
*Dog Stab!/Faceless Forever at The Residents Historical
*"Cut to the Quick" at Genius
*Metal, Meat & Bone - The Songs of Dyin' Dog at Discogs
*Metal, Meat & Bone - Six Songs Inspired by Dyin' Dog at Discogs
Category:Metal, Meat & Bone
Category:Dog Stab!
Category:Faceless Forever
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Category:Alvin "Dyin' Dog" Snow