“Punish” is the lead single off of Ethel Cain’s sophomore album, Perverts, and her first full-length release since 2022’s debut album, Preacher’s Daughter.
The song was announced and performed for the first time on June 3, 2024 at Le Trianon, Paris, France, and it was later performed over ten times...
[Verse 1]
Whatever's wrong with me
I will take to bed
I give in so easy
Nature chews on me
Little death like lead
Poisonous and heavy
It has always been this way
It has always been this way
[Chorus]
I am punished by love
I am punished by love
[Verse 2]
In the morning I will mar myself again
He was a natural Plauché, saying, "You won't forget this"
Shame is sharp, and my skin gives so easy
Only God knows, only God would believe
That I was an angel, but they made me leave
They made me leave
[Chorus]
I am punished by love
I am punished by love
I am punished by love
I am punished by love
Punish was written by Ethel Cain.
Punish was produced by Ethel Cain.
Ethel Cain released Punish on Fri Nov 01 2024.
The first live performance of “Punish” was on June 3, 2024 at Le Trianon, Paris.
thank you for all the love on punish ♡
i wrote this song after a drive down to miami on a very dreary day last december with my best friend. we had to get off the interstate because my tire was about to explode and wound up driving down the highway towards lake okechobee taking random side roads ev...
the og concept for perverts was a character study about different “perverts”, inspired by reading knockemstiff. a sex addict, a pedophile, an arsonist, a sedative addict, etc. the project is completely different now but punish and amber waves are the only surviving demos from it so they’re still abo...