Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
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Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius
This song is about Mike’s bad relationship with his body. He has Crohn’s disease, which makes him feel as if his body is betraying him. This song speaks of him wishing he could leave his body and live purely as himself without any gender or body holding him down.
[Verse 1]
Burn off every trace
I wanna hover with no shape
I wanna feel the days go by
Not stack up
Running up that hill
I'm gonna call out every name
Until the one I'm meant to take
Sends her dove
[Verse 2]
I see the sun go down
I see the sun come up
I see a light beyond the frame
I see the sun go down
I see the sun come up
I see a wreath upon the grave
[Bridge]
Needless, free
No light, no sound
Gone and spent
I'm high, I'm out
[Verse 3]
I see the sun go down
I see the sun come up
I'm moving just beyond the frame
I see the sun go down
I see the sun come up
I see a wreath upon the grave
[Verse 4]
Burn off every trace
I wanna hover with no shape
I wanna feel the days go by
Not stack up
Running up that hill
I'm gonna peel off every weight
Until my body gives away
And shuts up
[Verse 5]
I see the sun go down
I see the sun come up
I'm moving just beyond the frame
I see the sun go down
I see the sun come up
I see a wreath upon the grave
Wreath was written by Perfume Genius.
Wreath was produced by Blake Mills.
Perfume Genius released Wreath on Fri May 05 2017.
I am not a big fan of my body and would like to leave it. Not die, but retain all my thoughts and be free of my body. I have Crohn’s disease, which has caused me to not trust my insides. I feel betrayed by it. I am getting older, and that feels like a betrayal on the outside as well. I do not feel s...