Lord, I'm Discouraged Lyrics

Lyric discussion by loganrapp 

Cover art for Lord, I'm Discouraged lyrics by Hold Steady, The

It's not a guy - it's Holly. She's had some well-documented bisexual tendencies, and this is before she herself began her descent into drugs.

"Crucifixion Cruise" established this sort of dialogue between Holly and God, and Sapphire is the "hoodrat friend" who sticks things into her skin ("the sutures and bruises" line).

Her faith has been wavering, which she loses as she begins her journey in Separation Sunday, resulting in her subsequent "resurrection" at the end of that album.

I'm pretty sure that Holly is the hoodrat friend. As it says in "How a ressurection really feels." The "sutures and bruises" bit refers, I think to needle marks from injecting drugs, and the bruises are from her boyfriend. But I do agree on this being about Holly (before her descent) liking another girl that is in a bad relationship.