Prior to the formation of the band, the lead singer Meredith Graves led a band called Mouse and the Love & Light Orkestra, and more recently was a member of the Syracuse-based noise rock trio Shoppers. After Shoppers broke up, she was approached by the film director Scott Coffey in 2012, who asked her to perform with a band for his movie, Adult World. She assembled a "fake band" and wrote the song for the film. In the aftermath of the filming, they kept performing together.
The band gained attention with its debut demo EP, I Have Lost All Desire for Feeling, which was released independently in 2013. They performed in CMJ music festival in 2013 and in SXSW in 2014, after signing to the Brooklyn-based Captured Tracks record label. The band's debut album, Say Yes to Love, was released in March 2014.
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Perfect Pussy Lyrics
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Larger than life on screen
And now in technicolor
Where sickness gave me meaning
I'm young again
Consumed in bed by silks and pills
I'm twenty one again
Not yet concerned with men
If you had this chance
You wouldn't be the audience
You'd be the play itself
I'm just the star, baby
All things in time will be well
We just now found
How our light worked to trick the eye
I really think we should slow down
And you keep saying it's ok, but I still don't believe you
I guess I photograph well, remind me again what you do?
Stick your flesh in my mouth, say you like it when I bite
Cross your fingers and be nice and man I just might
But this learning is too much for me
This script is to heavy
I know I can hurt me
Far worse than you can hurt me
I'm no stranger to pain
I'd put a knife to my skin
And wait for some young man
To kick my broken door in
And my skin is full of blood
And my eyes are full of stars
And my blood is full of stars
And I'm so fucking embarrassed
And I'm so fucking happy now
And you had no idea
How much had changed once you left
Now you're back like it's nothing
We make love and fall so and it doesn't feel good
It's not magic it's work
But it's real and that's cool
What we have to lift
Is beyond heavy
Had surpassed normal
It has taken on my likeness
He doesn't change
But somehow he grows
Says he now knows
What life is like without me
And I'll buy anything
As long as it sounds good
But it doesn't matter
Everything is fine
The lyrics to Perfect Pussy's song "Work" explore themes of pain, identity, and self-destructive behavior. The song's opening lines, "I guess he had to wonder / Larger than life on screen / And now in technicolor / Where sickness gave me meaning," suggest that the singer finds meaning in their own suffering and that they are attempting to cope with it through drugs and sex. The repetition of the phrase "I'm young again" suggests a desire to escape their present reality and return to a more innocent time.
The lyrics also imply that the singer has a complicated relationship with their partner or lover. The lines "And you keep saying it's OK, but I still don't believe you / I guess I photograph well, remind me again what you do?" suggest that the singer is experiencing feelings of insecurity and that they may not trust their partner. Additionally, the line "We make love and fall so and it doesn't feel good" suggests that their sexual relationship is not fulfilling, but they are still committed to the work that it takes to maintain it.
Overall, the lyrics to "Work" are introspective and poetic, exploring themes of pain and identity through a lens of personal experience. The song's raw and emotional tone captures the intensity of the singer's feelings and creates a complex and layered portrait of human emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
I guess he had to wonder
He was curious about something
Larger than life on screen
An image that is bigger than in reality
And now in technicolor
Colorful and vivid
Where sickness gave me meaning
Sickness gave my life meaning
I'm young again
I feel young again
Consumed in bed by silks and pills
Taking drugs and resting in bed for long periods
I'm twenty one again
I feel like I'm twenty one again
Not yet concerned with men
Not yet worried about romantic relationships with men
If you had this chance
If you had this opportunity
You wouldn't be the audience
You wouldn't be just watching
You'd be the play itself
You'd be actively participating
I'm just the star, baby
I'm only the center of attention
All things in time will be well
Everything will be okay with time
We just now found
We only recently discovered
How our light worked to trick the eye
How our actions were deceiving to others
I really think we should slow down
I believe we should take things slower
And you keep saying it's ok, but I still don't believe you
You keep assuring me it's fine, but I'm still skeptical
I guess I photograph well, remind me again what you do?
I appear good in photos, but what is it that you do again?
Stick your flesh in my mouth, say you like it when I bite
Put your body part in my mouth and tell me you enjoy when I bite
Cross your fingers and be nice and man I just might
Be polite and maybe I will do what you want
But this learning is too much for me
I can't handle this amount of new information
This script is to heavy
This plan is too burdensome
I know I can hurt me
I know I can harm myself
Far worse than you can hurt me
More severe than any harm you could cause me
I'm no stranger to pain
I am familiar with pain
I'd put a knife to my skin
I would self-harm with a knife
And wait for some young man
Wait for someone young to come
To kick my broken door in
To enter my damaged home
And my skin is full of blood
My skin is bleeding
And my eyes are full of stars
My eyes are sparkling
And my blood is full of stars
My blood is sparkling
And I'm so fucking embarrassed
I am extremely ashamed
And I'm so fucking happy now
I am very happy now
And you had no idea
You had no clue
How much had changed once you left
How much has changed after you departed
Now you're back like it's nothing
Now you are back like nothing happened
We make love and fall so and it doesn't feel good
We have sex and it doesn't feel great
It's not magic it's work
It's not effortless, it requires effort
But it's real and that's cool
But it's true and that's fine
What we have to lift
What we need to carry
Is beyond heavy
Is overwhelmingly heavy
Had surpassed normal
Exceeded what is typical
It has taken on my likeness
It has become similar to me
He doesn't change
He remains the same
But somehow he grows
Yet he still manages to develop
Says he now knows
Claims to have knowledge now
What life is like without me
What it's like to live without me
And I'll buy anything
I will purchase anything
As long as it sounds good
As long as it sounds appealing
But it doesn't matter
But it's ultimately unimportant
Everything is fine
Everything is okay
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