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“Exes” was the first song to be premiered from HYMNS (2016) — it was performed acoustically for Australian radio network Triple J, and added to the band’s 2015 setlist. The song is reminiscent of Bloc Party ballads like “Blue Light” or “Day Four” but in a slower, softer vein.
[Verse 1]
If you seek an explanation
Well, I'm afraid there is not one
See all I have are excuses
My daddy was a hunter and I am my father's son
[Pre-Chorus 1]
There was a time for about two weeks
I swore you were the one
I thought I could tell you anything
You were more than a trick
You were more to me than all of it
[Chorus]
To all the exes
That I left behind
These words will fall short
But I must try
[Verse 2]
Everything I was proud of
With everything that I'd done wrong
In your eyes, I was someone
With another history, another past
[Pre-Chorus 2]
In the lobby of the Ace Hotel
You will not meet my eye
Secrets spilled on pillows shared
You were more than just slight
You were more to me than all of it
[Chorus]
To all the exes
That I left behind
These words will fall short
But I must try
[Bridge]
(Try, try)
But I must try (Try, try)
But I must try (Try, try)
But I must try (Try, try)
But I must try (Try, try)
[Chorus]
To all the exes
That I left behind
These words will fall short
But I must try
Exes was written by Russell Lissack & Kele.
Bloc Party released Exes on Fri Jan 29 2016.
In the chorus of the song Kele is talking about various exes that he left in his past while the two verses express emotions about one specific ex.