The singer describes the situation of trying to save a friend / lover from drug abuse. It’s about trying everything to help “Jodie” stopping with drug consumption (with the drug purple heroin) and dealing with her mental issues. The singer would do anything just to see Jodie happy. She sings “it’s j...
[Verse 1]
Saturday was rotten to the core
Whispering to Jodie on the floor
Terrified of turning twenty-four, wet-eyed paranoid
(It's just a)
Promising to rise above the thoughts
Try to flush her pills and get support
There's a centre in upstate New York, smoke blue lakes and talks
(It's just a)
[Pre-Chorus]
I just want to see her iridescent, charming cats down from trees
Mugler aviators, hiding eyes that laugh when concealed
Saviour instinct tells me use your hands to drag her to peace
To a place shе can sleep
[Chorus]
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phasе
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
[Verse 2]
Oh Jodie won't you tell me what you're holding on for?
Holding on for?
(It's just a)
I would find it all then I'd give it to you
I'd give it to you, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
I just want to see her iridescent, charming cats down from trees
Mugler aviators, hiding eyes that laugh when concealed
Saviour instinct tells me use your hands to drag her to peace
To a place she can sleep
[Chorus]
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
[Bridge]
I want you happy, I want you happy
I think you're precious, I think you're precious
I want you happy, I want you happy
Oh, you're so precious, you're so precious to me
It's just a (It's just a)
It's just a (It's just a)
It's just a (It's just a)
[Outro]
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
It's just a purple phase
Purple Phase was written by Arlo Parks & Paul Epworth.
Purple Phase was produced by Paul Epworth.
Arlo Parks released Purple Phase on Fri May 26 2023.
The guitars you hear on this song are Paul [Epworth, the British producer who also worked on Collapsed in Sunbeams] and I just improvising. It was the last day of a long working week, we were feeling free and connected and our heads were cleared by exhaustion—we didn’t even have the capacity to over...