The fourth track on Steven Wilson’s Hand. Cannot. Erase., it tells the story about a speaker’s adopted sister, who only lasts in her life for 6 months. The speaker recollects the memories that she had with this sister.
It is unclear whether this sister is fostered, or is merely a figurative sister...
[Spoken Word: Katherine Begley]
When I was 13 I had a sister for 6 months
She arrived one February morning, pale and shellshocked, from past lives I could not imagine
She was three years older than me, but in no time we became friends
We'd listen to her mix tapes, Dead Can Dance, Felt, This Mortal Coil
She introduced me to her favourite books, gave me clothes, and my first cigarette
Sometimes we would head down to Blackbirds Moor to watch the barges on Grand Union in the twilight
She said, "The water has no memory"
For a few months everything about our lives was perfect
It was only us, we were inseparable
But gradually she passed into another distant part of my memory
Until I could no longer remember her face, her voice, even her name
[Refrain: Steven Wilson]
We have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got, we have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got, we have got the perfect life
Perfect Life was written by Steven Wilson.
Perfect Life was produced by Steven Wilson.
Steven Wilson released Perfect Life on Fri Feb 27 2015.