“Broken Skin Reprise (Beaten Bloody II)” is sonically a different kind of song for the often more post-punk flavor of Baby Grendel’s songwriting. In fact the song “Broken Skin” is a moodier, even more vulnerable flavor. But the “Reprise” is more rooted in acoustic sounds and brings in some orchestral arrangements with piano and all to serve a song that seems to address the uncomfortable subject of abuse and codependency and the narratives that keep people in a cycle that anyone observing from the outside seems horrific. But in writing the song with the honesty displayed here it forces the narrator and anyone that perhaps has experienced a similar relationship dynamic to see severe dysfunction and its rationalizations for what they are. That the song is melancholic and orchestral heightens the impact without savagery and cruelty. Listen to “Broken Skin Reprise (Beaten Bloody II)” on YouTube and follow Baby Grendel at the links provided.
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