Lyric discussion by katymrow 

Cover art for So Long lyrics by Jenny Owen Youngs

J.O.Y said the inspiration from this song came when she was reading about the Jonestown Massacre (in which all those people in the religious cult commune drank koolaid with poison and engaged in mass suicide). The song is particularly inspired by a 5 year-old boy who hid in the woods and watched until the mass suicide was over.

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