Yumi Zouma - Bruise

Yumi Zouma - Bruise

New Zealand quartet Yumi Zouma was the latest to visit the Live at Enmore studio. The band delivered a slinky and sultry version of their recent single, Bruise.

The track marked a new experiment for the band but is still packed with their trademark grooves and irresistible hooks.

The track was underpinned by intricate beats in lockstep with the bass with funk guitar, atmospheric synth and Christie Simpson's stunning vocals on top.

Before they hit the studio, the band chatted about the new approach they took with the song:

"It's a bit more sassy than usual and somewhat inspired by the Nelly Furtado/Timbaland collabs" and further, "It was the first time we tried to write a sexy pop song."

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[quasehelio]

you guys have no idea how beautifully my body moves with that song. ✨

[christopherlee]

good lord. This was amazing 🤩 all kinds of sass. Yes please.

[tadeuvi]

It should be illegal to be this good live

[pizzadoog]

this song is so fucking good. i cant go a day without playing it

[ArthurMended]

[Verse 1]
Take my body home
Let me have a nap
Like I was alone for
Then I was a cross
Then I was to come
Then I led me on
Then I gave you access
Then I had to talk

[Verse 2]
You're coming out, to turn it up
You're taking back yourself
I hear the sound, ooh, there again
And I’m soothing to the end
Then I'm waking up, to find your face
It's coming on too strong
You're feeling stranded in the sun
It's not enough to keep me warm

[Chorus]
So why have we got something to prove
And why am I still losing, cause I want it too bad, want it too bad for you
And I'm fine if you tell me to bruise
And I'm trying to forget it but if maybe I go the way you go too


[Verse 3]
Steal another look
Can you read me now
Give it at a doctor
Or another clock
I can feel the heat
Falling off your face
Even in my presence
I was just delayed

[Verse 4]
I'm not the one to make you cry back to the thoughts you stay
Tell anyone from over there but if you dreamt to walk away
Believe in us [?] I know the sound too well
Apologize, no one to care about all the lies I tell myself

[Chorus]
So why have we got something to prove
And why am I still losing cause I want it too bad, want it too bad for you
And I'm fine if you tell me to bruise
And I'm trying to forget it but if maybe I go the way you go too

[Bridge]
We were cold and we were throwing stones
I get tired, this is getting old
Tell me why you think it's in your voice
We were cold and we were throwing stones
You and I, we were feeling old
We were dying not to get too close

[Chorus]
So why have we got something to prove
And why am I still losing cause I want it too bad, want it too bad for you
And I'm fine if you tell me to bruise
And I'm trying to forget it but if maybe I go the way you go too