I can see for miles
The same old line
No thanks
I decline
Angel just above the grid
Open, smiling, reach out
That's alright
I decline
Perfume Genius - Too Bright Album Lyrics
Perfume Genius - Too Bright Lyrics
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Queen
Don't you know your queen
Whipped
Heaving
Flower bloom at my feet
Don't you know your queen
Cracked
Peelin'
Riddled with disease
Don't you know me
No family is safe
When I sashay
Don't you know your queen
Gleaming
Wrapped in golden leaf
Don't you know me
Rank
Ragged
Skin sewn on sheets
Casing the barracks
For an ass to break and harness
Into the fold
Marry
No family is safe
When I sashay
Whipped
Heaving
Flower bloom at my feet
Don't you know your queen
Cracked
Peelin'
Riddled with disease
Don't you know me
No family is safe
When I sashay
Don't you know your queen
Gleaming
Wrapped in golden leaf
Don't you know me
Rank
Ragged
Skin sewn on sheets
Casing the barracks
For an ass to break and harness
Into the fold
Marry
No family is safe
When I sashay
Writer: Michael Hadreas
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK ONE MUSIC
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK ONE MUSIC
Fool
I made your dress
I laid it out
On the couch and bar
That I picked out
I tither and coo
Like a cartoon
I congratulate you
When I leave the room
I made your dress
I'm bleeding out
On the couch and bar
That I picked out
I do a little move
To a key coloured flu
I plume and I plume
Like a buffoon
I laid it out
On the couch and bar
That I picked out
I tither and coo
Like a cartoon
I congratulate you
When I leave the room
I made your dress
I'm bleeding out
On the couch and bar
That I picked out
I do a little move
To a key coloured flu
I plume and I plume
Like a buffoon
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
No Good
There's no genuine
There's no safe place
For the heart to hang
When the body's no good
Am I meant to fray the end?
On the outside looking in
All used up
Never used enough
To me love was
Always infinite
Stolen moment
At a time
A feeling only out
For a little while
And then ripped from your arms
Like a child
I carry their names
The secret shapes
And an aching parade
Around my heart
Traced in the park
Now lying in chalk
Where I took his hand in mine
For a little while, everything was alright
There's no safe place
For the heart to hang
When the body's no good
Am I meant to fray the end?
On the outside looking in
All used up
Never used enough
To me love was
Always infinite
Stolen moment
At a time
A feeling only out
For a little while
And then ripped from your arms
Like a child
I carry their names
The secret shapes
And an aching parade
Around my heart
Traced in the park
Now lying in chalk
Where I took his hand in mine
For a little while, everything was alright
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
My Body
I go hungry
Pick at the shell
Paw the bottom
Of the well
I wear my body
I go bottom
Struggle for air
I go humming
'Like A Prayer'
I wear my body
I wear my body like a rotted peach
You can have it if you handle the stink
I'm as open as a gutted pig
On the small of every back
You'll see a picture of me
Wearing my body
I go guzzle
Scrap from the bin
Take it all
On the chin
I wear my body
Pick at the shell
Paw the bottom
Of the well
I wear my body
I go bottom
Struggle for air
I go humming
'Like A Prayer'
I wear my body
I wear my body like a rotted peach
You can have it if you handle the stink
I'm as open as a gutted pig
On the small of every back
You'll see a picture of me
Wearing my body
I go guzzle
Scrap from the bin
Take it all
On the chin
I wear my body
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Dont Let Them In
Don't let them in
I am too tired
To hold myself carefully
And wink when they circle
The fact that I'm trapped
In this body
Don't let them in
I have my own dreams
About that couple
In an alternate ribbon of time
My dances were sacred
And my lisp was evidence
That I spoke for
Both spirits
Don't let them in
They're well intended
But each comment rattles some deep
Ancient queen
I am too tired
To hold myself carefully
And wink when they circle
The fact that I'm trapped
In this body
Don't let them in
I have my own dreams
About that couple
In an alternate ribbon of time
My dances were sacred
And my lisp was evidence
That I spoke for
Both spirits
Don't let them in
They're well intended
But each comment rattles some deep
Ancient queen
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Grid
I know you worry
Baby, sometimes - maybe baby
You were right
I can see
See for miles
The same old line
There is no angel
Above the grid
Maybe baby
This is it
A diamond
Swallowed and shit
Then swallowed again
At least we know where it's been
Baby, sometimes - maybe baby
You were right
I can see
See for miles
The same old line
There is no angel
Above the grid
Maybe baby
This is it
A diamond
Swallowed and shit
Then swallowed again
At least we know where it's been
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Longpig
Longpig
We buried the meat
For mama
Sister!
(we see)
Mind the flag
(everything)
Sister!
(we see)
Rotate
(everything)
We buried the meat
For mama
Sister!
(we see)
Mind the flag
(everything)
Sister!
(we see)
Rotate
(everything)
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
I'm a Mother
Down here
I'm a mother
To smoke that rolls
Down here
I'm no blot
Upon the earth
No sound wasted chain
On top of thunder and fire
Down here
I'm a mother
To the smoke that rolls
Down here
I'm no blot upon the earth
I'm a restless fate
And back there
It's been a shame
I'll be reckless, time
All along
And the reckless time...
All along
I'm a mother
To smoke that rolls
Down here
I'm no blot
Upon the earth
No sound wasted chain
On top of thunder and fire
Down here
I'm a mother
To the smoke that rolls
Down here
I'm no blot upon the earth
I'm a restless fate
And back there
It's been a shame
I'll be reckless, time
All along
And the reckless time...
All along
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Too Bright
I'll try
I'll stay
Hung and drawn
Laid upon the highland
I'm fine
I'll stay
Hung and drawn
Laid upon... each night
Too bright
I'll stay
Hung and drawn
Laid upon the highland
I'm fine
I'll stay
Hung and drawn
Laid upon... each night
Too bright
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
All Along
What drives me to my man?
Earthly or divine or otherwise
Is no business of mine
You wasted my time
Deep down I never did feel right
Even now sometimes
That feeling is a lie
You wasted my time
A heart long desperate
For just a little bit
A heart long desperate
For something I had all along
I don't need your love
I don't need you to understand
I need you to listen
Earthly or divine or otherwise
Is no business of mine
You wasted my time
Deep down I never did feel right
Even now sometimes
That feeling is a lie
You wasted my time
A heart long desperate
For just a little bit
A heart long desperate
For something I had all along
I don't need your love
I don't need you to understand
I need you to listen
Writer: MICHAEL HADREAS
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Too Bright is the third album by American singer Perfume Genius, released on September 23, 2014.
The album reached number 77 on the UK albums chart and peaked at number 83 in the United States Billboard 200.
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Perfume GeniusThe album reached number 77 on the UK albums chart and peaked at number 83 in the United States Billboard 200.
Genre(s): Lo-fi, pop, soul
Length: 33:38
Released: September 23rd, 2014
Year: 2014