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Bleachers

Isimo

Release date: 8th March 2024

From Bleachers
Track 7
3:23
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'Isimo' opens with a portrait of survival. The song traces a path from childhood wound to hard-won escape, its narrator shaped by early damage but refusing to be defined by it. Jack Antonoff builds the track around that tension: between the weight that pulled you down and the moment you finally broke free. The lyrics move from past tense reckoning to present-tense witness, a voice that has learned to carry its own scars without being crushed by them. What makes the song shimmer is its restraint. Rather than climax into catharsis, 'Isimo' holds steady, letting crystalline harmonies and spacious production create room for the emotional work to breathe. The narrator offers devotion not as rescue but as companionship; they will follow you down, down, down, but the real triumph is yours. There's tenderness in that refusal to oversell the moment, a recognition that healing is quieter than it sounds. A Dork five-star record, 'Bleachers' finds the band settling into their own skin, and 'Isimo' is its emotional centre. It captures something universal about survival and love without ever reaching for easy answers, instead offering the peacefulness that comes only from genuine growth.

"Isimo" is a track by Bleachers, from the album Bleachers, released 8th March 2024. The track is 3:23 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Bleachers.

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Lyrics

Isimo

Jesus saves and Bubba scores
A childhood you'll always mourn
You found your things out on the floor now
And you believed in every maybe
Shalala, it drove you crazy
Tough as nails and built for breaking
But you were just a kid when they told you
You'd been born to bleed, little soldier
With your garden heart and sentimental boulder
Oh, it pulled you down
Look at you, you made it out
Now it's time to go, it's time to chase it
Break the locks out of the basement
Rearview mirror to the faithless
And you believed in every maybe
Shalala, I love you, baby
Told them all you were good at breaking
But you were just a kid when they told you
You'd been born to bleed, little soldier
With your magnet heart and sentimental boulder
Oh, it pulled you down
But look at you, you made it out
Yeah, you're just like the rain
Carrying everyone's shame
But you move just like a river
No, you don't wear an inch of it, babe
I'd follow you down, down, down, down, down to the water
Way down to any kind of chance
To a stone in a creek
'Til you're out of the blue
Honey, I can see it too
'Cause I was just a kid when they showed me
This great big weight that would come and pull me
Like your magnet heart and sentimental boulder
I carry it with you, throw it on my shoulders
You're the one way out
And I'm your dark horse clown
Isimo, look at you, you made it out

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Bleachers
Bleachers
8th March 2024
Track number
7
Release year
2024
  1. 1I Am Right On Time
    3:32
  2. 2Modern Girl
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  3. 3Jesus Is Dead
    3:10
  4. 4Me Before You
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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Jack Antonoff
    Writer
    Jack Antonoff
    Producer
    Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
    Producer
    Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
    Drums
    Jack Antonoff, Michael Riddleberger
    Vocals
    Jack Antonoff
    Acoustic Guitar
    Jack Antonoff
    Additional Engineering
    Evan Smith, Jack Manning, Jon Sher, Lauren Marquez, Rémy Dumelz
    Electric Piano
    Jack Antonoff
    Lacquer Cut Engineer
    Robin Schmidt
    Mastering Engineer
    Ruairi O’Flaherty
    Mixing Engineer
    Jack Antonoff, Laura Sisk, Oli Jacobs
    Piano
    Jack Antonoff
    Recording Engineer
    Jack Antonoff, Laura Sisk
    Saxophone
    Evan Smith
    Synthesizer
    Jack Antonoff
    Violin
    Bobby Hawk
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