Puppy
Arlo Parks * Track #9 On My Soft Machine
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Album My Soft Machine
Puppy by Arlo Parks
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Arlo ParksProduced by
Ariel Rechtshaid & Buddy RossPuppy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Summer spread its wings, grilling meat and burning out
Grady lost his mother, now he's sleeping on my couch
And I never felt loss like that, and I pray I don't have to
See him staring way out, puppy dog trapped in a small grey Honda
[Chorus]
I know some things don't get easier
I know some things hurt forever
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forev-
[Verse 2]
August was a daze, hell and heaven all at once
Spilling out the duplex, lacerated by first love
And we're wishing we could take it back and we're learning discomfort
And we know that when you make plans it doesn't go like that
[Chorus]
I know some things don't get easier
I know some things hurt forever
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forev-
[Bridge]
Shadow boxin' the fear of death
Wim Wenders movies and awkward sex
Big mulberry stain on the tennis dress
I'm a star, I don't care what your roommate says
Wonder if the world might make sense
When we got three kids and our thirties end
But we're all scared kids and it don't make sense
We're all scared kids
[Chorus]
I know some things don't get easier
I know some things hurt forever
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forever (Mmm)
Hurt forev-
Puppy Q&A
Who wrote Puppy's ?
Puppy was written by Arlo Parks & Ariel Rechtshaid & Buddy Ross.
Who produced Puppy's ?
Puppy was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid & Buddy Ross.
When did Arlo Parks release Puppy?
Arlo Parks released Puppy on Fri May 26 2023.
What did Arlo Parks say about "Puppy"?
I had always wanted to capture that half-spoken, half-melodic cadence—kind of like Frank Ocean in ‘In My Room’—and I was so pleased when I achieved it. The fuzzed-out guitar-sounding instrument is actually this little synth that [producer] Buddy [Ross] has. We were trying to recreate the energy of [...