[Verse]
I wish I was bruiseless
Almost everyone that I love has been abused, and I am included
I feel so much guilt that I couldn't guard more people from harm
We listen to Loomer, lumps in my head I struggle to smooth
The person I love is patient with me
She's feeding me cheese and I'm happy
Like a peony ripped by the chain of a dirt bike
I just wish I was seven and blameless
Going over the handlebars
Pollen sniffling over grazes
I just wish that my eyes were still wide
Bruiseless was written by Arlo Parks.
Bruiseless was produced by Arlo Parks.
Arlo Parks released Bruiseless on Fri May 26 2023.
This song is about childhood abandon and the growing pains. It was inspired by a conversation I had with [American poet] Ocean Vuong where he said he was constantly trying to capture the unadulterated joy of cycling up to a friend’s house and abandoning the bike on the grass, wheels spinning, whilst...