Love, longing and the pain that can come with it are the themes that Castlecomer’s “Judy” is about. The lyrics of the song go into depth about relationships and feelings they bring about.

The lyrics are a graphic representation of an individual struggling with love. The lines at its beginning, “Bend the rules and kiss the fools if it gets you high, if it gets you high my love,” set the scene for a journey filled with passion and uncertainty. The want to chase highs no matter what even if these involve bending laws comes across as desperate.

The protagonist reflects on Sister Suzie’s advice, among others. She tries to tell them to be more virtuous in their search for love. Nevertheless, despite this guidance, they find themselves trapped in cycles of desiring and being let down by people. Lines such as “I don’t want to press repeat, because this is just depressing me, because you are” express exasperation and exhaustion from repeating mistakes again and again.

Throughout the entire song Judy keeps coming up thus giving it a personal touch implying that perhaps he or she may be speaking directly to his or her beloved one. Some lines like “Judy what you do to me hurts” have a sense of beggingfulnessness which reveals betrayal amidst broken affections.

The chorus serves as a cathartic release, with the repetition of “Judy what you do to me hurts” echoing the pain of unrequited love. But there’s also some acceptance when it says “Truly, I don’t think that it’s worth your love”.

The imagery in the lyrics further enhances emotional depth of this song “…a piece of sky…” (1) “…giving cheek to fill the week and send it away…” (2).

“Judy” is therefore an intense take on complicated feelings involved in romantic relationships portrayed realistically through Castlecomer’s earnest sincerity soaked lyrics with which listeners can sympathize, and that describe love as well as heartbreak in a very human way.