Bruises

"Bruises" is the first single from Brooklyn-based band Chairlift's debut album Does You Inspire You. Bruises was featured in a commercial for Apple's 4th generation iPod Nano, and in "Walter's Walk", the second episode of the USA Network series Covert Affairs. A music video for "Bruises" was released on June 5, 2009.

[Verse 1: Caroline Polachek] I tried to do handstands for you I tried to do headstands for you Every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell I tried to do handstands for you But every time I fell for you I'm permanently black and blue, permanently blue for you [Verse 1: Caroline Polachek] I tried to do handstands for you I tried to do headstands for you Every time I fell on you, yeah, every time I fell I tried to do handstands for you But every time I fell for you I'm permanently black and blue, permanently blue [Chorus: Caroline Polachek] For you-ooh For you-ooh So black and blue-ooh For you-ooh [Verse 2: Aaron Pfenning] I grabbed some frozen strawberries So I could ice your bruising knees But frozen things they all unfreeze and now I taste like All those frozen strawberries I used to chill your bruising knees Hot July ain't good to me I'm pink and black and blue (For you) [Verse 3: Caroline Polachek] 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 [Chorus: Caroline Polachek] For you-ooh For you-ooh So black and blue-ooh For you-ooh [Outro: Caroline Polachek] (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu) (Du, du, lu, du, lu, du, lu)