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
In an interview with Pitchfork, Hadreas stated: “This song is about when I liked what I saw in the mirror as it actually was, but it was brief. It wasn’t a lasting feeling. Sometimes when I look in the mirror it’s kind of a jumble to me. It’s dysmorphia. But that brief time when everything made sens...
[Verse 1]
It's the strangest feeling
Unknown even
Almost good
It's a blurry shape
It's a jumbled tape
But sound
[Pre-Chorus]
It's enough, not too loud
Just enough to find the trace
It's enough, in the mirror
I can almost find your face
[Chorus]
You know it's been such a long, long time
Without you
Without you
[Verse 2]
It's the strangest feeling
Unknown even
Almost good
With the dark still swinging
So long chasing
Satisfaction's a lowly thing
Or so she tells me
[Pre-Chorus]
Underneath the feeling
I'm feeling something
When the center falls out
At least I'll have the spring
[Chorus]
You know it's been such a long, long time
Without you
Without you
[Bridge]
It's the strangest feeling
Unknown even
Almost good
With the dark still swinging
It's enough, not too loud (So long chasing)
Just enough to find the trace (Satisfaction's a lowly thing)
(Or so she tells me)
It's enough, in the mirror (Underneath the feeling)
I can almost find your face
(I'm feelin' something)
It's enough, in the mirror (When the center falls out)
I can almost find a trace
(At least I'll have the spring)
[Chorus]
You know it's been such a long, long time
Without you
Without You was written by Perfume Genius.
Without You was produced by Blake Mills.
Perfume Genius released Without You on Fri May 15 2020.
In a Pitchfork article on which Mike Hadreas broke down each song of the album, he said about “Without You”:
Pitchfork: The music on this song feels especially twangy. What’s your relationship with country music?
Mike Hadreas: I grew up listening to Dolly Parton and Townes Van Zandt. I was always...
The song is about a good moment—or even just like a few seconds—where you feel really present and everything feels like it’s in the right place. How that can sustain you for a long time. Especially if you’re not used to that. Just that reminder that that can happen. Even if it’s brief, that that’s a...