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[Verse 1]
Couldn't always come to mine when your dad got angry
So I'd play Nujabes down the phone for you to hear
I could picture terror swirling in your iris
You would say, "I cannot bear this, get me out of here"
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait, you know when college starts again you'll manage
Wait, you know that I'll be there to kiss the damage
Wait, you know I bought a couple books I think you'd like
Just hold on for tonight
[Chorus]
It feels like nothing's changing
And I can't do this, can't do this
It feels like nothing's changing
And I can't do this, can't do this
It feels like nothing's changing
And I can't do this, can't do this
It feels like nothing's changing
It feels like nothing's changing
[Verse 2]
Oleander bushes flourish in your garden
I come round for pancakes
And we'd stretch under the leaves
He would always act so sarcastically charming
Wonder if he realized how much he hurt his kids
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait, you know when college starts again you'll manage
Wait, you know that I'll be there to kiss the damage
Wait, you know I bought a couple books I think you'll like
So hold on for tonight
[Chorus]
It feels like nothing's changing
And I can't do this, can't do this
It feels like nothing's changing
And I can't do this, can't do this
It feels like nothing's changing
And I can't do this, can't do this
It feels like nothing's changing
It feels like nothing's changing
[Outro]
Can't do this
Can't do this
For Violet was written by Arlo Parks & Gianluca Buccellati.
For Violet was produced by Gianluca Buccellati.
Arlo Parks released For Violet on Fri Jan 29 2021.
I imagined being in space, or being in a desert with everything silent and you’re alone with your thoughts. I was thinking about “Roads” by Portishead, which gives me that similar feeling. It’s minimal, it’s dark, it’s deep, it’s gritty. The song covers those moments growing up when you realise that...