Dean Lewis returns with his first single of 2022 ‘Hurtless’ taken from his forthcoming second album, out via Island Records.
Following on from 2021’s ‘Looks Like Me’ and ‘Falling Up’, ‘Hurtless’ it’s an honest, revealing piece of songwriting that sees Lewis emotionally replay the crushing end of a relationship. The soaring ballad balances the despair of a breakup with a feeling of hope, envisioning a brighter future.
Written from the heart about a true story Lewis says, “You know when you plan your entire life out with someone, you see your future with that person, then all of a sudden one night, they do something and from that point on, you realise they are not the person you thought they were. All your plans for the future aren’t going to happen and you’re back to just being with yourself.”
This new single features some of his most vivid songwriting yet. In the chorus, the stark imagery of “standing in a black dress” is used by Lewis as a metaphor depicting the juxtaposition between wearing white to a wedding and wearing black to a funeral.
“The lady wearing the black dress to me, represents the funeral of the relationship,” he says.
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