Debuted live during her 2018 US tour, “Arms Unfolding” is a short a cappella song. During her Brooklyn performance, Dodie said this new song is about “my two friends who are learning to fall in love with each other again.”
During the live performances she asked the audience to hum two notes, which...
[Verse]
Hope I'm not tired of rebuilding
’Cause this might take a little more
I think I'd like to try look at you
And feel the way I did before
Oh, our fire died last winter
All of the shouting blew it out
You know I could live without or with you
But I might like having you about
[Pre-Chorus]
Yes, these new walls are pretty hard to crack
And it might take a while until I trust you won't attack
Oh, I’d apologize, but it was only self-defense
Running away just made sense
[Chorus]
But here I am with arms unfolding
I guess it isn't quite the end
Old partner in crime, I'm going to try
To fall in love with you again
Arms Unfolding was written by dodie.
Arms Unfolding was produced by dodie.
dodie released Arms Unfolding on Fri Jan 18 2019.
Dodie has frequently explained this song as being about “learning to fall in love again”.
In January 2019, she revealed that she had “hidden a secret song in her videos”, explaining why she had chosen to use “Arms Unfolding”:
I was inspired by two friends who were learning to love each other again...