Loneliness and the trials of human connection. Open Wound portrays two people (a couple? friends?) who are feeling estranged from one another. One person is trying to reach out, knowing that they’re both lonely and might as well ‘be alone together’. This song explores the idea that we can lose someone dear, even when they’re still physically present in our lives. Alienation, growing apart, all of these can be very painful.
lyrics
Open Wound
Feel your body next to mine
I’m reaching out, just give me a sign
Are you afraid to look me in the eye?
Or is it just that you’re sick of trying?
History is what it is
and we wanna be on the good side of it,
All the things we think we choose -
born into a game we’re sure to lose
We’re living in a box, living in a box, living in a box
Do you ever feel like you’re alone?
Don’t know how to be on your own?
I will be here with you, getting lost and falling through
Cuz I’m living in a box too
Strangers lying on a bed
Drowning in all the things we’ve said
I can taste the silence in the room
You know, sometimes, love is just an open wound
History is what it is
and we wanna be on the good side of it,
All the things we think we choose -
born into a game we’re sure to lose
We’re living in a box, living in a box, living in a box
Do you ever feel like you’re alone?
Don’t know how to be on your own?
I will be here with you, getting lost and falling through
Cuz I’m living in a box too
credits
from lovelosslove,
released June 19, 2020
from lovelosslove, track released June 19, 2020
Lyrics: Ella Joy Meir & Mikhal Weiner
Music: Asher Kurtz & Ella Joy Meir
Production: Asher Kurtz
Vocal Production: Ella Joy Meir & Asher Kurtz
Mixing: Charlie Van-Kirk
Mastering: Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sounds
Recording Studio: Greylock Studios
Recording Engineer: Ben Talmi
Vocals: Ella Joy Meir
Guitars, Synths, Drum Programming: Asher Kurtz
Bass, Moog: Aaron Liao
Drums: Angelo Spampinato
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