SPIRO Madison – BACK TO BLONDE (Lyrics)
Lyric
(Verse 1)
There’s a box of chemicals sitting on the sink
Staring at the girl I don’t recognize, I think
You liked me in the shadows, you liked the darker hue
Said the charcoal in my hair made me look more like you
But every time I catch my ghost in the glass
I see a version of myself I should’ve let pass.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m washing out the traces of the places we’ve been
Scrubbing at the roots to let the light back in
It’s a twenty-minute fix for a two-year mistake
How much of your color can one spirit take?
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Verse 2)
The water’s running cloudy, the silver’s turning clear
I’m rinsing out the whispers you planted in my ear
You wanted me muted, you wanted me still
Like a trophy you kept on the edge of your hill
But I’m tired of the dimming, I’m tired of the shade
Watching the “me” that you manufactured fade.
(Bridge)
(Vocals reach a powerful, raspy belt; strings swell to a crescendo)
It’s more than just a bottle, it’s a way to survive!
It’s the feeling of finally being alive!
I’m not your visitor, I’m not your ghost
I’m the one that I missed and I needed the most!
Burn the dark bridges, let the yellow sun rise
I’m seeing the world through my own damn eyes!
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Outro)
(Music strips back to a quiet, soulful piano melody)
I’m lighter now.
I can breathe in the light.
The girl in the mirror is finally right.
Back to the gold.
Back to the sun.
The dark days are done…
Yeah, the dark days are done.
(Final piano chord rings out bright and clear)(Verse 1)
There’s a box of chemicals sitting on the sink
Staring at the girl I don’t recognize, I think
You liked me in the shadows, you liked the darker hue
Said the charcoal in my hair made me look more like you
But every time I catch my ghost in the glass
I see a version of myself I should’ve let pass.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m washing out the traces of the places we’ve been
Scrubbing at the roots to let the light back in
It’s a twenty-minute fix for a two-year mistake
How much of your color can one spirit take?
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Verse 2)
The water’s running cloudy, the silver’s turning clear
I’m rinsing out the whispers you planted in my ear
You wanted me muted, you wanted me still
Like a trophy you kept on the edge of your hill
But I’m tired of the dimming, I’m tired of the shade
Watching the “me” that you manufactured fade.
(Bridge)
(Vocals reach a powerful, raspy belt; strings swell to a crescendo)
It’s more than just a bottle, it’s a way to survive!
It’s the feeling of finally being alive!
I’m not your visitor, I’m not your ghost
I’m the one that I missed and I needed the most!
Burn the dark bridges, let the yellow sun rise
I’m seeing the world through my own damn eyes!
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Outro)
(Music strips back to a quiet, soulful piano melody)
I’m lighter now.
I can breathe in the light.
The girl in the mirror is finally right.
Back to the gold.
Back to the sun.
The dark days are done…
Yeah, the dark days are done.
(Final piano chord rings out bright and clear)
Lyric
(Verse 1)
There’s a box of chemicals sitting on the sink
Staring at the girl I don’t recognize, I think
You liked me in the shadows, you liked the darker hue
Said the charcoal in my hair made me look more like you
But every time I catch my ghost in the glass
I see a version of myself I should’ve let pass.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m washing out the traces of the places we’ve been
Scrubbing at the roots to let the light back in
It’s a twenty-minute fix for a two-year mistake
How much of your color can one spirit take?
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Verse 2)
The water’s running cloudy, the silver’s turning clear
I’m rinsing out the whispers you planted in my ear
You wanted me muted, you wanted me still
Like a trophy you kept on the edge of your hill
But I’m tired of the dimming, I’m tired of the shade
Watching the “me” that you manufactured fade.
(Bridge)
(Vocals reach a powerful, raspy belt; strings swell to a crescendo)
It’s more than just a bottle, it’s a way to survive!
It’s the feeling of finally being alive!
I’m not your visitor, I’m not your ghost
I’m the one that I missed and I needed the most!
Burn the dark bridges, let the yellow sun rise
I’m seeing the world through my own damn eyes!
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Outro)
(Music strips back to a quiet, soulful piano melody)
I’m lighter now.
I can breathe in the light.
The girl in the mirror is finally right.
Back to the gold.
Back to the sun.
The dark days are done…
Yeah, the dark days are done.
(Final piano chord rings out bright and clear)(Verse 1)
There’s a box of chemicals sitting on the sink
Staring at the girl I don’t recognize, I think
You liked me in the shadows, you liked the darker hue
Said the charcoal in my hair made me look more like you
But every time I catch my ghost in the glass
I see a version of myself I should’ve let pass.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m washing out the traces of the places we’ve been
Scrubbing at the roots to let the light back in
It’s a twenty-minute fix for a two-year mistake
How much of your color can one spirit take?
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Verse 2)
The water’s running cloudy, the silver’s turning clear
I’m rinsing out the whispers you planted in my ear
You wanted me muted, you wanted me still
Like a trophy you kept on the edge of your hill
But I’m tired of the dimming, I’m tired of the shade
Watching the “me” that you manufactured fade.
(Bridge)
(Vocals reach a powerful, raspy belt; strings swell to a crescendo)
It’s more than just a bottle, it’s a way to survive!
It’s the feeling of finally being alive!
I’m not your visitor, I’m not your ghost
I’m the one that I missed and I needed the most!
Burn the dark bridges, let the yellow sun rise
I’m seeing the world through my own damn eyes!
(Chorus)
I’m going back to blonde, back to the gold
Before I was a story that you bought and you sold
I’m stripping off the layers of the “us” that went wrong
To the girl who was bright, to the girl who was strong.
You can keep the heavy, you can keep the dark
I’m looking for the girl who still carries a spark
Yeah, I’m bleaching out the memory of being your bond
I’m going back to blonde.
(Outro)
(Music strips back to a quiet, soulful piano melody)
I’m lighter now.
I can breathe in the light.
The girl in the mirror is finally right.
Back to the gold.
Back to the sun.
The dark days are done…
Yeah, the dark days are done.
(Final piano chord rings out bright and clear)