Bones is one of two final songs from me as an artist. It’s a bittersweet moment, but there seems to be no other way for me to be an artist anymore while I continue to show up as a character I created in 2017 when I didn’t like who I was. I don’t feel that way any more and so, after a little break to collect myself, I’ll rebrand and start again. However, YouTube has proven my favourite place on the internet. I’ll rebrand this to my real name later this month and continue sharing content around music production.
As for Bones itself, this song is really, really old. I forgot about it for years. The original arrangement was written with my friend, Tom (otherwise known as Anki). Since then, I’ve redeveloped it and shaped it into what it is now. I wrote it while I was still at university, lost and at my whit’s end with not feeling seen by those I desperately wanted to notice me. I suppose that’s what being an artist has felt like, in some senses. I recognise my patterns of staying stuck in a situation not serving me and by releasing this song, I release the desire for that stagnation.
I still feel sad when I listen to this song. I think it’s because although my reasons have changed, the lyrics feel as relevant as they did back then. But I know I won’t always feel that way and one day, I won’t remember why I felt like that at all.
All my love,
The artist formally known as Mouse x
lyrics
LYRICS:
I look around the room
It shouldn’t surprise me that you’re not there
I tried and tried so hard to let you see the inside of my heart.
You, you don’t see me
You can’t help me breathe
You look right through me
You can’t help me breathe
I’m going round in circles
Can’t stop this feeling in my bones
I’m going round in circles
Can’t stop this feeling in my bones.
credits
released June 1, 2023
Written by Mouse
Produced, originally, by Anki
Production by Mouse
Mixed by Mouse
Mastered by Jake Day at North Acre Recording Studios
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