What are the lyrics to Ross Harris’ Bones? Details explored as cousin pays tribute to Liam Payne

Ross Harris and Liam Payne (Image via Instagram/rossharrismusic, liampayne)
Ross Harris and Liam Payne (Image via Instagram/rossharrismusic, liampayne)

Ross Harris, Liam Payne’s elder cousin, has honored him in an emotional song titled Bones.

The track is written and composed by the musician as a tribute to his late cousin, who passed away in October 2024. He shared the news on his Instagram account, where he wrote:

“After my cousin passed on October 16th, writing this song (with the extremely talented Jordan Round) gave me an outlet for my grief. Eventually, I knew I had to get it out into the world - for myself, for Liam and for anyone who’s lost someone.”

The lyrics of Ross Harris' Bones track go:

“You said forever, I wrote it down/Sometimes it hurts me/Now that you are not around/Loving you is easy, losing you is hard/”
“What hurts the most was watching you go/like it was written in the stars/god it's ripping me apart and you know/ I still feel you in my bones!”

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Ross Harris shares an emotional post on Liam Payne’s birthday

Liam Payne’s cousin Ross Harris shared a close and emotional bond with him. The two grew close as cousins. He took to his Instagram on his birthday on August 29, 2025.

In the post, the music artist describes how he regrets not celebrating any of their birthdays together over the years. But they did celebrate their birthdays before his demise in 2024.

Reminiscing about the day, Ross Harris added:

“You’d had a nice few days. You’d been celebrated by the few good people around you. It was the final day of shooting Building The Band and I managed to make it in time to see the last few hours of shooting…“looking good in blue birthday boy!”

He continued to write about how they ended up staying after the wrap-up party till 5 am as they discussed “life, listening to the music we’d been writing, and making plans.” Harris recalls in his post giving Payne a birthday present, which was a “new WBA shirt with ‘PAYNE 93’ on the back.”

He concluded by wishing him and saying how he misses him dearly ever since he last saw his young cousin’s face.

In his latest post on Instagram, Ross Harris added that he wanted to release the song as a birthday present for Payne, who would have turned 32 on August 29, 2025. He attached a picture of an artwork of a rose made by Payne in his post, thanking him for teaching “how to scribble a Rose.”

The song has already garnered much praise from the listeners. One of the netizens took to X and wrote:

“My heart breaks for Ross and the Payne family. Thank you Ross for sharing with us such a vulnerable and intimate song. Thank you for “Bones”, because we will feel so identified with it and it will help us to feel less alone. Sending you the biggest hug.”

Another added:

“Ross, congratulations! The song is beautiful. Your words touched me deeply. I know Liam is happy to hear it and proud of you! Be well. No one knows your pain but you! Take care, may September be a gentle month for all of us.”

Liam Payne died on October 16, 2024, after falling from a balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.


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Edited by Deebakar