JUST GETTING FUCKING STARTED (That Was Only the Soundcheck) is an explosive, rebellious, unapologetic blues-rock anthem about reclaiming personal power, bodily autonomy, freedom of expression, and the absolute refusal to make yourself smaller for anyone else's comfort.
Written and created by Julie Jewels Smoot under her fiercely independent and wonderfully sarcastic identity, Author Honey Badger, this track is a declaration that the days of asking permission, explaining boundaries, and apologizing for existing are officially over.
 
And the best part? She's only getting started.
 
Fueled by dirty electric guitar riffs, a growling Hammond B3 organ, thunderous stomping drums, deep driving bass, gritty female vocals, wicked laughter, and commanding spoken-word declarations, this song delivers an unmistakable message:
 
YOU THOUGHT I WAS FINISHED? THAT WAS JUST THE FUCKING SOUNDCHECK!
 
This anthem speaks to every woman who has spent years being told to remain quiet, agreeable, accommodating, and obedient.
 
Every woman who has been expected to carry other people's emotions, tolerate disrespect, explain her decisions, or surrender her boundaries to keep the peace.
 
Every woman who has been made to feel that speaking up, saying no, or choosing herself is somehow an act of rebellion.
 
Author Honey Badger has something to say about that.
 
NO MORE SILENCE.
NO MORE SHAME.
NO MORE PLAYING BY SOMEBODY ELSE'S DAMN RULES.
 
At its heart, this song celebrates the experience of returning to your body, reconnecting with your voice, and recognizing that your life belongs to you.
 
It is about feeling the ground beneath your feet, breathing into your body, embracing movement, expressing emotion, and creating without waiting for approval.
 
It is about discovering that compassion and defiance can exist within the same woman.
 
That softness does not require submission.
That healing does not require silence.
 
That personal sovereignty does not require an explanation.
 
And that a woman can meditate, play the gong, write poetry about compassion, and then turn around and unleash a screaming electric guitar anthem telling the world exactly where her boundaries stand.
 
SAME WOMAN. SAME SOVEREIGNTY. FULL FUCKING VOLUME.
 
With sharp humor and unapologetic attitude, Author Honey Badger challenges the idea that a woman's independence is something to be negotiated.
 
Her body is not available for control.
Her voice is not available for censorship.
Her boundaries are not invitations for debate.
 
Her story is not somebody else's property.
 
And her creative expression does not require anyone's permission.
 
JUST GETTING FUCKING STARTED is also a celebration of creative freedom—the joy of making music, expressing anger, embracing laughter, and allowing every part of yourself to have a voice.
It is the sound of a woman who is no longer interested in proving her worth to people determined to misunderstand her.
 
A woman who is learning to feel at home in her own body.
 
A woman who knows she can rest when she chooses, roar when she chooses, and walk away whenever she damn well pleases.
 
And a woman who has absolutely no intention of turning down the volume.
 
WHO OWNS MY BODY? I FUCKING DO!
WHO OWNS MY VOICE? I FUCKING DO!
WHO WRITES MY STORY? I FUCKING DO!
WHO CONTROLS THE VOLUME? ME! ME! ME!
 
This is more than a rock anthem.
 
It is a declaration of independence, embodiment, personal sovereignty, and the freedom to live authentically.