Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
The tenth song on Mike Hadreas' critically aclaimed fifth studio album as Perfume Genius, Nothing at All, an immediate fan-favorite, is about “being so into someone that they can really throw anything at you, and it doesn’t matter”.
[Verse]
Right on time
Set me free, don't wait
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Soul on fire
Baby, say my name
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
You can say what you want but I already know
Our body is breaking down to a single beat
The sadness you carry, it hangs like a ghost
And I'll just tear it down and I'll wear it like a ribbon
Give it
[Chorus]
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
Nothing
Nothing at all
[Verse]
Right on time
Set me free, don't wait
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Soul on fire
Baby, say my name
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
You can say what you want but I already know
Our body is breaking down to a single beat
The sadness you carry, it hangs like a ghost
And I'll just tear it down and I'll wear it like a ribbon
[Chorus]
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
I got what you want, babe
I got what you need, son
Nothing
Nothing at all
Nothing at All was written by Perfume Genius.
Nothing at All was produced by Blake Mills.
Perfume Genius released Nothing at All on Fri May 15 2020.
In a Pitchfork article on which Mike Hadreas broke down each song of the album, he said about “Nothing at All”:
Pitchfork: Here, it seems like you’re flipping an idea of “I got what you want” to be more about negation and having freedom in not wanting.
Mike Hadreas: Kind of, yeah. I’m exploring th...
“There’s just some energetic thing where you just feel like the circle is there: You are giving and receiving or taking, and without having to say anything. But that song, ultimately, is about just being so ready for someone that whatever they give you is okay. They could tell you something really f...