Bruises
Lewis Capaldi * Track #2 On Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
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GraceLewis Capaldi
- #2Bruises
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Hold Me While You WaitLewis Capaldi
- #4
Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi
- #5
MaybeLewis Capaldi
- #6Forever
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- #7One
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- #8Don’t Get Me Wrong
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- #9Hollywood
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- #10
Lost on YouLewis Capaldi
- #11
FadeLewis Capaldi
- #12Headspace
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Bruises by Lewis Capaldi
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Lewis CapaldiProduced by
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“Bruises” is the second track and first single from Lewis Capaldi’s first album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (Expanded Edition). The lyrics deftly deal with heartache and end of a long-term relationship.
He explains: “At times your memory of an old relationship will be clouded and you’l...
Bruises Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Counting days, counting days
Since my love up and got lost on me
And every breath that I've been taking
Since you left feels like a waste on me
I've been holding on to hope
That you'll come back when you can find some peace
'Cause every word that I've heard spoken
Since you left feels like a hollow street
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been told, I've been told to get you off my mind
But I hope I never lose the bruises that you left behind
Oh my lord, oh my lord, I need you by my side
[Chorus]
There must be something in the water
'Cause every day, it's getting colder
And if only I could hold you
You'd keep my head from going under
[Verse 2]
Maybe I, maybe I'm just being blinded
By the brighter side
Of what we had because it's over
Well, there must be something in the tide
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been told, I've been told to get you off my mind
But I hope I never lose the bruises that you left behind
Oh my lord, oh my lord, I need you by my side
[Chorus]
There must be something in the water
'Cause every day, it's getting colder
And if only I could hold you
You'd keep my head from going under
[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
It's your love I'm lost in
Your love I'm lost in
Your love I'm lost in
And I'm tired of being so exhausted
Your love I'm lost in
Your love I'm lost in
Your love I'm lost in
Even though I'm nothing to you now
Even though I'm nothing to you now
[Chorus]
There must be something in the water
'Cause every day, it's getting colder
And if only I could hold you
You'd keep my head from going under
There must be something in the water
'Cause every day, it's getting colder
And if only I could hold you
You'd keep my head from going under
Bruises Q&A
Who wrote Bruises's ?
Bruises was written by James Earp & Lewis Capaldi.
Who produced Bruises's ?
Bruises was produced by James Earp.
When did Lewis Capaldi release Bruises?
Lewis Capaldi released Bruises on Fri Mar 31 2017.
What inspired this song?
I wrote the song the October before last, on my 20th birthday. I had just broke up with my girlfriend of like a year and a half. It was an amicable split, because I was getting really busy with music and she was doing her own thing as well. I didn’t really have any or harbor any bad feelings about t...
What was happening the day Lewis wrote this?
It was my 20th birthday. I was in London. I was away from home. I’d been down in London for a week, and I was flying back that night. I remember being on a really tight schedule when I went into the studio. We went in with this idea, and I said, “I’ve got this chorus.” The first line, “There must be...
How did Lewis link up with James Earp?
It was totally a fresh relationship. I’d never met James before, so it was kind of like we went straight in, both of us not knowing one another or anything like that. Yeah I went into his studio, which is in London, and it was like, “Right we really quickly need to get to know each other and write t...
What is Lewis's songwriting process usually like?
In general, if I hear people say lines and stuff that resonate with me, I’ll just write them down. Like If I’m in the kitchen with my brother, and my brother says something that I think, “Well that could go in a song,” I’ll just write it down. So a lot of my lyrics are kind of plagiarized from real...
What does Lewis want people to take away from this song?
As an introduction, when we put it out, I wanted them to be like, “That’s a voice, and that’s a song,” rather than rely on production and things like that. And in terms of the lyrical content, I just wanted people to find their own meanings in it and take away their own perceptions a bit. Although I...
What was the song initially named?
Lewis Capaldi told NME,
[The song was initially called] “Something in the Water Part 2” because I already had a song called “Something in the Water” and I thought “There’s more I need to explore here.”
Is there a behind-the-scenes video for the music video?
Yes! On November 1, 2019, Lewis uploaded the video to his YouTube channel: