She landed her first major breakthrough as a songwriter, co-writing Rihanna… Read Full Bio ↴She landed her first major breakthrough as a songwriter, co-writing Rihanna's song "Cheers (Drink to That)" featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud, released on 12 November 2010 on Def Jam Recordings. "Cheers" features a vocal hook performed by L.P. (taken from Avril Lavigne's "I'm with You"). In a 2010 interview with MTV News, Rihanna said: "I love that song ['Cheers']. That is one of my favorite songs on the album. It makes you feel like celebrating. It gives you a great feeling inside like you want to go out and have a drink. ... People can't wait for the weekend."

L.P.'s major label songwriting breakthroughs continued, as she co-wrote "Beautiful People" performed by Christina Aguilera. The song is featured on the Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album, which was released on 22 November 2010 through RCA Records. In June 2011, L.P. co-wrote "Afraid to Sleep" which was performed by NBC's The Voice finalist Vicci Martinez and reached #10 on iTunes Top Singles Chart.

In September 2011, L.P. signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Shortly after, "Into the Wild", written and performed by LP, was prominently used in a Citibank national TV ad campaign.

In April 2012, L.P. released her first major label album Into the Wild (Live at EastWest Studios), a 5-song live EP, and started touring extensively - including festivals such as SXSW, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, Tropfest, Tokyo's Sonic Boom and London's Hyde Park. In 2012 she became the first female Martin Guitar Ambassador.

March 2013 edition of Vogue Magazine features L.P. as "People to Watch in 2013". She is currently in the studio recording her next album, set for release in early-2014. The album includes songwriting collaborations with Billy Steinberg, Isabella "Machine" Summers (from Florence and the Machine), Josh Alexander. The album will be produced by WB's chairman, and multi-platinum selling producer, Rob Cavallo,

Perfect
L.P. Lyrics

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I got a nice ride you'd be perfect and any way we can work it
It's a hard time for answers
You could be my new dancer
Eye candy and havoc
You're so nice you look plastic
You should feel lucky you have it
But if you don't know
You don't know

Blue sky and black top
Suntan, wasteland
Twirling and twisted
Twilight, addicted
Fragile and frantic
Nasty, fantastic
Profound and profane
But if you don't know then you don't know

I got a nice ride you'd be perfect and any way we can work it
It's a hard time for answers
You could be my new dancer
Eye candy and havoc
You're so nice you look plastic
You should feel lucky you have it
But if you don't know
You don't know

Wanting and watching
Aimless, aching
Romance and reckless
Sexy, sexist
Screaming and searching
Dreaming, thirsting

Burning and bright lights
But if you don't know, you don't know

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of LP’s “Perfect” are complex, as they present a contrasting picture of different experiences, feelings and emotions. The song opens with the lines “I got a nice ride you'd be perfect and any way we can work it, It's a hard time for answers, You could be my new dancer”. This suggests that the singer is looking for someone to fit into their life, someone who can complement their success and lifestyle. The line “You’re so nice, you look plastic” adds another layer to this, suggesting that the singer is looking for something that is not entirely genuine, something superficial that can add to the image they want to project.

The second stanza talks of the beauty of nature, with “Blue sky and blacktop, Suntan, wasteland, Twirling and twisted, Twilight, addicted”. This contrasts with the idea in the first stanza of the song of the importance of superficiality and physical attractiveness. The song also delves into a range of emotions and feelings, with lines like “Fragile and frantic, Nasty, fantastic, Profound and profane”. In the final stanza, the singer reflects on the nature of longing and burning desire, with “Wanting and watching, Aimless, aching, Romance and reckless, Sexy, sexist, Screaming and searching, Dreaming, thirsting, Burning and bright lights”.

Overall, the song “Perfect” is a commentary on the nature of relationships and the human experience, presenting several contrasting ideas and emotions, and exploring the various aspects of human nature that make us who we are.

Line by Line Meaning

I got a nice ride you'd be perfect and any way we can work it
I have a great vehicle and you could be the perfect addition to my life, if we can find a way to make it work

It's a hard time for answers
It's difficult to find solutions in this tough time

You could be my new dancer
You have the potential to be my new partner in life

Eye candy and havoc
You look great but might cause chaos

You're so nice you look plastic
Your kind demeanor seems fake

You should feel lucky you have it
You should appreciate your life and what you have

But if you don't know
If you're unaware

You don't know
You lack understanding

Blue sky and black top
A clear sky and dark road

Suntan, wasteland
Tanned skin in barren lands

Twirling and twisted
Spinning and distorted

Twilight, addicted
Obsessed with the time of day when light fades into darkness

Fragile and frantic
Delicate and panicked