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Dinosaur Pile-Up – Bruise Violet (2013) | Track profile | Dork

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Dinosaur Pile-Up
Nature Nurture
Bruise Violet

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Dinosaur Pile-Up

Bruise Violet

Release date: 2013

From Nature Nurture

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Bruise Violet" is a track by Dinosaur Pile-Up, from the album Nature Nurture, released 2013. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Dinosaur Pile-Up.

About the Artist

Dinosaur Pile-Up

Dinosaur Pile-Up

Lyrics

Bruise Violet

[Verse 1]

You wanna feel the world

Too bad your sky turned red

Animals build your soul

To green lands and mountains, but

[Pre-Chorus]

You wish I'd feel the violets

I wish we'd talk about somethin' else

You feel so "I ain't my expense"

Funny how bruises turn so

[Chorus 1]

Violet

Bruises so violet

Bruises so violet

Beautiful violets

Beautiful

[Verse 2]

You wanna feed your soul

Become a richer man

Not so sentimental

Never the same again

[Pre-Chorus]

I wish you'd feel my violets

You wish we'd talk about something else

You feel so "I ain't my expense"

Funny how bruises turn so

[Chorus 2]

Violet

Bruises so violet

Bruises so violet

Beautiful violets

Beautiful

[Bridge]

Beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful, beautiful

Beautiful

[Outro]

Violet

Bruises so violet

Bruises so violet

Beautiful violets

Beautiful

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Track details

From Nature Nurture

2013

Album

Dinosaur Pile-Up

Release year

2013

1Arizona Waiting
3:04
2Derail
3:32
3Peninsula
3:31
4Heather
2:56
5Summer Gurl
2:41
6White T-Shirt and Jeans
3:14
7The Way We Came
3:24
8Draw a Line
2:55
9Start Again
2:56
10Lip Hook Kiss
3:40
11Nature Nurture
4:15
12Bruise Violet (Bonus Track)
2:53
13Should (Bonus Track)
3:31
—Bruise Violet
—Should

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Eleven Eleven (Deluxe Edition)

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Growing Pains

The Most Powerful E.P in the Universe!!

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Dinosaur Pile-Up — Punk Kiss (from I’ve Felt Better) [2:57]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — I Don't Love Nothing and Nothing Loves Me (from I’ve Felt Better) [3:00]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — Big Dogs (from I’ve Felt Better) [2:44]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — Sunflower (from I’ve Felt Better) [4:00]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — 'bout to Lose It (from I’ve Felt Better) [3:41]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — Unfamiliar (from I’ve Felt Better) [3:34]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — Quasimodo Melonheart (from I’ve Felt Better) [3:53]
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — My Way (from I’ve Felt Better) [3:25]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — Sick of Being Down (from I’ve Felt Better) [3:24]
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — My Way (from Sick of Being Down - EP) [3:25]
Dinosaur Pile-Up — Sick of Being Down (from Sick of Being Down - EP) [3:24]
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — 'bout to Lose It [3:41]
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — It's Tricky
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — Back Foot (from Celebrity Mansions) [3:09]
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — Pouring Gasoline (from Celebrity Mansions) [3:12]
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Dinosaur Pile-Up — Red and Purple (from Eleven Eleven (Deluxe Edition)) [3:36]
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