Greg Kurstin, the producer of the GAL album that featured this song as the 12th track, is a musical chameleon who manages to coax excellent performances from his collaborators. He made a hit with Maren Morris once more through this song.
“The Bones,” composed by Morris, Laura Veltz, and Jimmy Robbins, alludes to the idea that a house has strong bones if it has a solid foundation and functional layout but could use some modern touches. As anticipated, Morris reframes “excellent bones” in the song to refer to a companion rather than a dwelling.
The first verse contains a line that says, “We’re in the home stretch of the bad times,” and another line, “We constructed this right, so nothing’s ever going to move it.”
In the second verse of the duet version, Hozier and Morris join hands after singing the first two lines solo. The remainder of the chorus, which was sung by Morris alone at first, is sung by the duo. Morris takes control of the bridge and is accompanied by Hozier at various points. Hozier is more prominent in the closing chorus.
Song Facts
Alex Ferrari directed the music video for “The Bones” in its original version. Irish musician Hozier and Maren Morris collaborated on a new version of “The Bones,” released later in 2019.
The song is co-written by Jimmy Robbins and Maren and has become a hit. In addition to the two, professional songwriter Laura Veltz collaborated on the song with them. Maren claims that she composed the song several years before it was officially released. She described the song as “genuine” and “grim” in an interview with Billboard.
On 22nd February 2019, Maren’s album, “The Bones,” was released via Columbia Records. In support of her album Girl, this was the second promotional single for Maren.
The Actual Meaning of the Song Lyrics
When you think deeper into the song lyrics meaning, it comes out that “The Bones” is about the emotional foundation of a relationship. The songwriter, Marren Morris, said, “I wrote The Bones with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Belts, and it was the day when I was writing in Nashville, and Laura brought the title The Bones, and she’s always so good at bringing stuff like that to the table, and it’s always like, a weird title. And that’s why she and I get along so well as I’m willing to get weird, but she also knows how to make it so sentimental in real life.”
In “The Bones,” we follow a doting couple as they support and comfort one another through trying times. A metaphor for the strong emotional basis of their connection, “the bones” depict a house. Morris, married to country music singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd, told Pop Culture that their strong marriage inspired the song.
She said that she and her co-writers were discussing how thankful they were for their romantic partnerships when the idea for the song came up. She gushed, “It was just like we were all extremely solid with our parents, and so composing this song about the bones of a house — even if a storm hits, a hurricane comes, and the wolves come, the structure of the house is still there.”
The bedrock of our relationship is unshakeable, so go ahead and knock it down to the bricks if you like.
There is actual footage of Hurd and Morris’ tropical vacation in the “The Bones” music video. The retro aesthetics of the video gives the impression that the performer shot it in their living room and uploaded it to YouTube to share with the world.
Final Thoughts
However a piece of music is remixed, there are times when the result is satisfying. Sometimes they work; in this case, the duet version of “The Bones” by Maren Morris and Hozier is a huge success. Morris ensures she is still the main attraction even when Hozier is around; she never lets him steal the show. Both country and pop fans should enjoy this collaboration between the two skilled performers.
The song has had massive popularity and been featured in the following TV shows: Love Island UK, The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice, World of Dance and 9-1-1.
Lyrics
We’re in the home stretch of the high times
We took a hard left, but we’re alright
Yeah, life sure can try to put love through it, but
We built this right, so nothing’s ever gonna move it
When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter
Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter
Let it break, ’cause you and I remain the same
When there ain’t a crack in the foundation
Baby, I know any storm we’re facing will
Blow right over while we stay put
The house don’t fall when the bones are good
Mmm-mmm, mmm
Call it dumb luck, but, baby, you and I
Can’t even mess it up although we both try
No, it don’t always go the way we planned it, but the
Wolves came and went and we’re still standing
When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter
Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter
Let it break, ’cause you and I remain the same
When there ain’t a crack in the foundation
Baby, I know any storm we’re facing will
Blow right over while we stay put
The house don’t fall when the bones are good
When the bones are good
Bones are good, the rest (baby, it don’t really matter), the rest don’t matter
Paint could peel, the glass (oh, the glass, oh, the glass) could shatter
Bones are good, the rest (ooh), the rest don’t matter (ooh-ooh, ooh)
Paint could peel, the glass, the glass could shatter (yeah)
When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter
Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter
Let it break (let it break, let it break), ’cause you and I remain the same (woo-ooh-ooh, ooh)
When there ain’t a crack in the foundation (woo-ooh-ooh, ooh)
Baby, I know any storm we’re facing will
Blow right over while we stay put
The house don’t fall when the bones are good
Yeah-eh-ey
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Jimmy Robbins / Maren Morris / Laura Jeanne Veltz
The Bones lyrics © Big Music Machine, International Dog Music, Extraordinary Alien Publishing, Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins
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