[Chorus]
The other end is just heavy breathing
I bury the phone in clover
Back where the light is streaming
I carry it on my shoulders
My shoulders, without her
Without her
[Verse]
Photographs of familiar faces
Kept hidden and folded over
Blankets of torn out pages
And I carry it on my shoulders
My shoulders, without her
Without her
[Bridge]
Did it glow in the dark?
Was there a choir winding on
Can you hear me at all?
It's only your name repeating green and wide
Bolts of white iris tenderize
Sobs from the silo
Hung, dried, left for tomorrow
[Chorus]
The other end is just heavy breathing
I bury the phone in clover
Back where the light is streaming
I carry it on my shoulders
My shoulders, my shoulders
Without her, without her
Without her, without her
Left for Tomorrow was written by Perfume Genius.
Left for Tomorrow was produced by Blake Mills.
Perfume Genius released Left for Tomorrow on Fri Mar 28 2025.
One thread on this album is “anticipating” grief.
Mike Hadreas:
It doesn’t feel like an idea anymore. It’s in my body now as the truth. When you’re young, you somehow think you can avoid it or it’s not going to touch you. I’m lucky enough to have not lost anybody close to me. Especially because I...