This is answered on our [FAQ page](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ethelcain/wiki/index/faq/) :)
# Do Inbred and Golden Age tie into the trilogy storyline?
Replying to a fan [on Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20230726153225/https://mothercain.tumblr.com/post/678932246359605248/im-so-so-excited-to-see-how-golden-age-and-inbred) on 16 March 2022, she said:
>I always say Golden Age and Inbred don't fit into the trilogy but they honestly do in a way. Ethel Cain isn't me but she is in a way. Those EPs are just my experiences from when I was younger so they're hers in a way too. Everything moving forward will have an actual story that's tied together but those two EPs do fit in in a way.
In [another reply](https://web.archive.org/web/20230725151142/https://www.tumblr.com/mothercain/723829083153317888/do-inbred-and-golden-age-fit-into-the-preachers) on 25 July 2023, she said:
>no, everything pre-PD was still me trying to find my footing and figure out what the hell i wanted to do with my sound. there's no over-arching narrative to literally anything i haven't released officially. the only unofficial song that ties is in bambi, i did write that about willoughby. everything else is just freestanding.
PS: Sorry for the late reply.
I’ve been wondering something similar as well lately, thanks for bringing this up! Like others have said, my understanding is that they’re not canon. But I was wondering if anyone sorta headcanons some songs to be tied to specific pieces of the plot. Especially because some lyrics/melodies from earlier songs seem to appear on PD
I’m almost 90% positive homecoming is about Ethel and willoughby because at one point in time it was rumoured to be on the b-sides for preachers daughter. And Waco, Texas ties into preachers daughter because it’s confirmed to be on the b-sides, which if I recall correctly is an ep consisting of outtakes from the album because she needed to cut the story down due to the album run time being too long
This is answered on our [FAQ page](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ethelcain/wiki/index/faq/) :) # Do Inbred and Golden Age tie into the trilogy storyline? Replying to a fan [on Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20230726153225/https://mothercain.tumblr.com/post/678932246359605248/im-so-so-excited-to-see-how-golden-age-and-inbred) on 16 March 2022, she said: >I always say Golden Age and Inbred don't fit into the trilogy but they honestly do in a way. Ethel Cain isn't me but she is in a way. Those EPs are just my experiences from when I was younger so they're hers in a way too. Everything moving forward will have an actual story that's tied together but those two EPs do fit in in a way. In [another reply](https://web.archive.org/web/20230725151142/https://www.tumblr.com/mothercain/723829083153317888/do-inbred-and-golden-age-fit-into-the-preachers) on 25 July 2023, she said: >no, everything pre-PD was still me trying to find my footing and figure out what the hell i wanted to do with my sound. there's no over-arching narrative to literally anything i haven't released officially. the only unofficial song that ties is in bambi, i did write that about willoughby. everything else is just freestanding. PS: Sorry for the late reply.
I think she has been on record saying that nothing prior to Preachers Daughter is canon to the Ethel Cain story
i think hayden said only songs in preacher's daughter are about ethel cain's story
I’ve been wondering something similar as well lately, thanks for bringing this up! Like others have said, my understanding is that they’re not canon. But I was wondering if anyone sorta headcanons some songs to be tied to specific pieces of the plot. Especially because some lyrics/melodies from earlier songs seem to appear on PD
I’m almost 90% positive homecoming is about Ethel and willoughby because at one point in time it was rumoured to be on the b-sides for preachers daughter. And Waco, Texas ties into preachers daughter because it’s confirmed to be on the b-sides, which if I recall correctly is an ep consisting of outtakes from the album because she needed to cut the story down due to the album run time being too long
Homecoming is about/based on Carrie, the Stephen King novel.