Lyric discussion by CoolKSJ 

Cover art for Sympathy lyrics by Sleater-Kinney

I saw S-K perform Sympathy wile touring The Woods. It was incredible. Corin started crying and couldn’t get the words out so Janet helped her by singing along.

I think it's such a powerful song because you get to experience the intensity of Corin's pain. How often do you get to witness someone praying, begging, thanking their god like this? It’s intimate. You actually feel her self-loathing, her fear, her anger, her maternity, her helplessness; and it’s so powerful it’s almost overwhelming. This song makes me cry.