“Bruises” - Chairlift

The lead singer of Chairlift is Caroline Polachek from the post right below this one. This pop song is very catchy. It’s featured in an iPod Nano ad. She sounds a bit like Regina Spektor when she hits her high notes. I like the guy’s voice too. When they sing one right after the other it reminds me a bit of the music in Juno, most of which is done by Kimya Dawson. But in particular I’m thinking of the song at the very end when they are singing together.

Lyrics:
I tried to do handstands for you
I tried to do headstands for you
Everytime I fell you on yeah everytime I fell
I tried to do handstands for you
But everytime I fell for you
I’m permanently black and blue, permanently blue for you

I tried to do handstands for you
I tried to do headstands for you
Everytime I fell on you yeah everytime I fell
I tried to do handstands but everytime I fell for you
I’m permanently black and blue, permanently blue for

You-ooo etc…
For you-ooo etc…
So black and blue-oooo etc…
For you-ooo etc…

I grabbed some frozen strawberries so I could ice your bruisy knees
But frozen things they all unfreeze and now I taste like
All those frozen strawberries I used to chill your bruisy knees,
Hot July ain’t good to me
I’m pink and black and blue

I got bruises on my knees for you
And grass stains on my knees for you
Got holes in my new jeans for you
Got pink and black and blue

Got bruises on my knees for you
And grass stains on my knees for you
Got holes in my new jeans for you
Got pink and black and blue for

You-ooo etc…
For you-ooo etc….
So black and blue-ooo etc…
For you-oooo etc….

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