According to GQ, Bridgers' parents got divorced when she was 20 years old; her father was abusive and had a "drug thing," so it's easy to understand why the singer may refer to their relationship as "complex." It's also not surprising that she reflects how she feels about her father in her lyrics. "You called me from a payphone / They still got payphones / It cost a dollar a minute /To tell me you're getting sober / And you wrote me a letter / But I don't have to read it," she sings in "Kyoto."
Despite not talking for many years, Bridgers told The Line of Best Fit that she and her father recently started talking during lockdown. "It's strange, but it's been really nice," she revealed, adding that he even wanted to take some credit for inspiring a song that was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards. "I was like... oh my god," she continued.
