Carly Rae Jepsen – Bends Lyrics

Carly Rae Jepsen – Bends Lyrics

Bends Lyrics by Carly Rae Jepsen

The airy, featherweight “Bends” sketches the emotional aftermath following the death of Jepsen’s family member. Pulling imagery from her unreleased track “Sun On You,” a Kiss-era demo, Jepsen meditates on the “sad, communal feeling” one feels after facing loss.

[Verse 1]
Sunshine somewhere in Mexico
Long day, I didn’t feel so good
Lonely, am I bein’ sensitive?
Blue eyes, you are the sensitive one
Just say this isn’t happenin’
Do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s too late for that flight
To see you, how can this be life?
How can this be life?

[Chorus]
I can feel the sun on you
Warm me up the way you do
After all the clouds have dried
Here’s a jar of tears I’ve cried
Keep it in a sacred place
Hold me in your humble grace
‘Cause I can feel the darkness sometimes too

[Verse 2]
Moonlight, stars in the water glow
Swim out, baptize me indigo
Just me and all of my cousins know
Blue eyes, we are the sensitive ones
Tell me this isn’t happenin’ (This isn’t happenin’)
Do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do

[Pre-Chorus]
In tree forts, I’ll see you
True wild one, where are you tonight?
Where are you tonight?
Where’s your home tonight?
How can this be life?

[Chorus]
And I can feel the sun on you
Warm me up the way you do
After all the clouds have dried
Here’s a jar of tears I’ve cried
Oh, keep it in a sacred place
Hold me in your humble grace
‘Cause I can feel the darkness sometimes too
But I can feel the sun on you