Perfume Genius
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Featuring Mike Hadreas’s hushed voice and a simple electric piano, “Die 4 You” puts a spin on a common trope found in love songs, sacrificing life for a loved one.
Hadreas told The FADER that this song is about erotic asphyxiation, a fetish where people restrict their oxygen intake during sexual ac...
[Verse 1]
Limit every second left
Until I'm off balance
Oh, love
I'm there in spirit, ooh
Each and every breath I spend
You are collecting
[Chorus]
Oh, love
See it through
I would die for you
[Verse 2]
Each and every breath I spend
You are collecting, mm
Limit every second left
'Til I'm off balance, mm
Each and every breath I spend
[Chorus]
Oh, my love, oh, my love
Take your time
Oh, my love, take your time
Oh, my love, oh my love
[Chorus]
Oh my love, oh my love
Take your time
Oh, my love, take your time
See it through
Die 4 You was written by Blake Mills & Perfume Genius.
Die 4 You was produced by Blake Mills.
Perfume Genius released Die 4 You on Fri May 05 2017.
In an interview with the The FADER, Hadreas said the following about the song:
I thought it was braver to make something that tries to approach happiness. But even though the songs might sound upbeat, the lyrics are like, ‘The only peace I will find is if I die.’
On NPR, he said:
This is a love...