Fruits Bruise Easily (thank you, Natasha Bedingfield!)
When I heard the original song, I thought it would be fun to mellow out with a plea to those packing fruit to treat it carefully. Of course my real plea is to treat people carefully because if we’re careless we could leave marks that are deep and lasting. What kind of legacy are we leaving? Thank you, Natasha Bedingfield, for your great music! May God bless you, protect you, and give you peace!
Music: “I Bruise Easily” (Natasha Bedingfield)
Words by me: Oh . . . yeah. Apple skin is like a map, where the leaves have been. And we can’t hide the marks, but it’s not a cosmetic thing. So, when you pack my fruit, please do it carefully, don’t be too rough. They might even fall, with no safety net, to cushion the blow. Fruits bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle them. There’s a mark you leave, like a shopping cart crashing into me. Fruits bruise easily – can’t scratch their surface without scarring them. Underneath, they bruise easily, they bruise easily. I found your fingerprints on a pineapple. Do you know you’re leaving them all over these peaches, too? But if you had dropped these blueberries, I’d never know. I don’t want them to fall with no safety net to cushion the blow. Fruits bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle them. There’s a mark you leave, like a shopping cart crashing into me. Fruits bruise easily – can’t scratch their surface without scarring them. Underneath, they bruise easily, they bruise easily. Anyone who can touch fruit can taste fruit or eat fruit. Anyone who can peel fruit can slice fruit, can juice fruit. So nutrimental, instrumental, environmental. Oh! Fruits bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle them. There’s a mark you leave, like a shopping cart crashing into me. Fruits bruise easily – can’t scratch their surface without scarring them. Underneath, they bruise easily, they bruise easily. x 2 They bruise easily . . .
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