From Editors' Notes on Apple Music:
“I wrote this song on the piano, but its not me playing here—I can’t play the piano anywhere near as well as my friend Anna here. This song is really straightforward, and I kind of surprised myself by that. I don’t like to be explicit. I like to be a little bit o...
[Verse 1]
I don't know what else to say, I think I did my best
Momma's on the phone already talking to the press
Tell them that I'm doing fine, underplay distress
I'm working out a story and there's so much to address
[Chorus 1]
Note by note
Blow by blow
Seeing it all laid out
I should have known
[Verse 2]
I don't know what else to say, I think I'm doing fine
Tryna figure out what I will do with all my time
Tell them anything you like, I'll own up to what's mine
Knowing thunder gives away what lightning tries to hide
[Bridge]
No one was prepared
But we all performed
Like we'd done it all before
[Chorus 2]
Note by note
Bruise by bruise
Sometimes the hardest thing to learn
Is what you get from what you lose
[Outro]
I feel a fool, so do you
For believing it could work out
Like some things do
Blow By Blow was written by Laura Marling.
Blow By Blow was produced by Ethan Johns & Laura Marling.
Laura Marling released Blow By Blow on Fri Apr 10 2020.