Linda Perry was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Portuguese-American Alfred Xavier Perry (1928-2005), an engineer and a musician and Brazilian-born Marluce Perry. Her mother has worked as a model, designer, and private detective. Linda has six siblings; five brothers (Jay, Solomon, Mark, Marcel, and John) and a sister (Sally).
Perry spent her youth struggling with kidney disease and then addiction, before focusing on music. Growing up in an artistic and musical household, the young Perry displayed musical talent and interest from an early age. Her first song was "Pity Girls", at the age of 15 (according to an interview from ASCAP in the middle of 2003).
The Garden
Linda Perry Lyrics
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To slip away into the garden
Where mystery flies
And magical vines
Twist and turn inside your mind
It's a blast
Here at the ole whimsical gardens
Where everyone dreams
From the constant poisons that we breathe
So tonight, we'll lay in the garden
Where we'll bury our souls into the ground
Then tonight, we'll pray in the garden
Where we'll lift our souls from out of the ground
Just relax
And we will feast on your emotions
Open your mouth and let it come out
Every single word will form a phrase
Don't refrain
Are you so full of so much anger
Every stitch on your lip starts to itch
Until it all comes pouring out your lids
So tonight we'll lay in the garden
Where we'll bury our souls into the ground
Then tonight we'll pray in the garden
And we'll lift our souls from out of the ground
"The Garden" by Linda Perry is a song about finding solace and release amidst the tangled, magical vines of an imagined garden. The song invites the listener to slip away from reality, and to allow themselves to become lost in the whimsy of the garden. Perry encourages the listener to open themselves up to the emotions they may be carrying inside, and to release them without hesitation. She implores them not to hold back, to let every word form a phrase until they feel as though they have cast off the constant poisons of everyday life.
As the song progresses, Perry encourages the listener to relax and feast on their emotions. She speaks to the idea that so many of us carry so much anger and frustration with us at all times, that we may not even realize it until it starts to itch at our very being. But if we allow ourselves to release those emotions, to bury them into the ground in the garden, we can then lift our souls from out of that same ground. Perry offers a hopeful, cathartic vision of a place where we can shed our emotional baggage and start anew.
Line by Line Meaning
Would you like
Do you wish
To slip away into the garden
To escape to a place of peace and beauty
Where mystery flies
Where the unknown is present
And magical vines
And enchanting plants
Twist and turn inside your mind
Dancing through your thoughts and imagination
It's a blast
An enjoyable experience
Here at the ole whimsical gardens
In this imaginative, fantastical garden
Where everyone dreams
A place where one's dreams come alive
Grand illusions are freed
Big, fanciful ideas are set free
From the constant poisons that we breathe
Freeing oneself from harmful influences in everyday life
So tonight, we'll lay in the garden
Tonight, we will rest in this peaceful place
Where we'll bury our souls into the ground
Where we will find solace and strength in nature
Then tonight, we'll pray in the garden
Then we will pay homage to the beauty of nature
Where we'll lift our souls from out of the ground
Where we will feel deeply connected to something greater than ourselves
Just relax
Simply let go
And we will feast on your emotions
And we will immerse ourselves in your feelings
Open your mouth and let it come out
Express yourself freely
Every single word will form a phrase
Each word holds meaning and power in communication
Don't refrain
Do not hold back
Are you so full of so much anger
Is your rage consuming you
Every stitch on your lip starts to itch
Every moment that you are silent becomes unbearable
Until it all comes pouring out your lids
Until your emotions overflow and you can no longer contain them
So tonight we'll lay in the garden
Tonight, we will rest in this peaceful place
Where we'll bury our souls into the ground
Where we will find solace and strength in nature
Then tonight we'll pray in the garden
Then we will pay homage to the beauty of nature
And we'll lift our souls from out of the ground
And we will feel deeply connected to something greater than ourselves
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Santiago Camargo.
Would you like
To slip away into the garden
Where mystery flies
And magical vines
Twist and turn inside your mind
It's a blast
Here at the ole whimsical gardens
Where everyone dreams
Grand illusions are freed
From the constant poisons that we breathe
Yes tonight, we'll lay in the garden
Where we'll bury our souls into the ground
Then tonight, we'll pray in the garden
Where we'll lift our souls from out of the ground
Just relax
And we will feast on your emotions
Open your mouth and let it come out
Every single word will form a phrase
Don't refrain
Are you so full of so much anger
Every stitch on your lip starts to itch
Until it all comes pouring out your lids
Yes tonight we'll lay in the garden
Where we'll bury our souls into the ground
Then tonight we'll pray in the garden
And we'll lift our souls from out of the ground
Dan Backos
This is one of the best female voices I've ever heard. There are labels and studios out there who lost out on signing her, in my opinion, their loss. She's her own producer and song writer and has her own labels. God bless you Linda Perry. More power to you!
AceOfSpades
Dan Backos the labels tried.
Yuri Bevilacqua
Linda não só no nome... Linda na voz e no sorriso! Linda Perry, uma artista completa!
José Aglair Barbosa
Pra quem nao sabe, Linda Perry é filha de mae brasileira.
Mónica Marquez
Maravillosa canción y cantante...gracias Linda 💖🎶🎶💖
Alaide santos
ela arrebenta amo de mais!!!!
Miguel angel Ruiz domingo
So good, so talented, Linda always great.
Artur Meireles
Amazing voice!
Alexandre Fernandes
Sou apaixonado por esta grande cantora dona desta voz que encanta.
Julia Oliveira Conceição
Maravilhosa!