Neatly described as one of the world's best-kept secrets, Blake has released five studio albums, a sountrack to french movie "Presque Rien" and a live album recorded with an orchestra at Cirque Royale in Brussels.
In February 2005 Blake received a gold disc for two songs he co-wrote with Marco Sabiu for French icon Francoise Hardy. The album also won a French grammy.
Blake also had two songs featured in the movie "Trois Petites Filles", directed by Cannes award winning director, Jean-Loup Hubbert. He has collaborated with French Top 20 artist, Emilie Simon, performing a duet and scoring the choral arrangements.
Perry Blakes sixth studio album 'Canyon Songs' will be released in spring 2007. It's quite a departure from previous work with a strong melancholic country flavour.
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House In The Clouds
Perry Blake Lyrics
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I walked into someone's afterlife
She kept a pill in her hand
To take when we were about to land
Did you try
To let it go on by?
Did you try?
A schoolgirl and a unicorn
Eclipse a love with a loss
I sought comfort in her underwear
I shaved my face twice a day
Those crazy lambs
They will suffocate
Did you cry
Or let it go on by?
Did you cry?
The aftertaste of something warmer
Of schoolgirls and of unicorns.
Did you try to let it go on by?
Did you try?
The schoolgirl and the unicorn
The needles and the uniforms;
I washed her face in the rain
I will return to that place again
Back to my house in the clouds
Back to my house in the clouds
The lyrics of Perry Blake's song House In The Clouds evoke a dreamlike state that is difficult to interpret straightforwardly. At first, Blake sings about leaving his "house in the clouds", which could suggest he was living in a fantasy world or an idyllic state of mind that he had to leave behind. However, as he walks into someone's afterlife, it becomes clear that the song speaks about death and the afterlife. The lines "She kept a pill in her hand/To take when we were about to land" hint that the singer may have committed suicide or died by taking pills, as if he knew he was about to "land" in the afterlife.
The rest of the lyrics remain enigmatic, with images of schoolgirls and unicorns, needles and uniforms, and references to shaving twice a day and crazy lambs suffocating. However, the final lines "I washed her face in the rain/I will return to that place again/Back to my house in the clouds/Back to my house in the clouds" suggest a sense of longing and nostalgia for an idealized past or a lost love. The song's persistent ambiguity leaves room for interpretation, and each listener can find their own meaning in the elusive lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I left my house in the clouds
I decided to leave my life of fantasy and imagination behind.
I walked into someone's afterlife
I entered into the realm of the afterworld, where all things are surreal.
She kept a pill in her hand / To take when we were about to land
She held onto a pill to take when we were about to come down to reality.
Did you try / To let it go on by? / Did you try?
Did you attempt to release yourself from the effects of reality?
The needles and the uniforms / A schoolgirl and a unicorn / Eclipse a love with a loss
The harsh realities of life - needles and uniforms - upstaged a more fantastical world, and coupled with the loss of love.
I sought comfort in her underwear
I tried to find solace even in the most unexpected of places.
I shaved my face twice a day
I tried to cleanse myself of any traces of an otherworldly existence that I had previously lived in.
Those crazy lambs / They will suffocate
Those who are overly enamored with the illusions of life will eventually be stifled by them.
Did you cry / Or let it go on by? / Did you cry?
Did you allow yourself to be overwhelmed by the harsh realities of life, or did you let them pass without incident?
The aftertaste of something warmer / Of schoolgirls and of unicorns.
I am left with a lingering sensation, a memory of something much warmer and much more innocent.
I washed her face in the rain
I attempted to renew and refresh something that is already slipping away.
I will return to that place again / Back to my house in the clouds / Back to my house in the clouds
I will eventually return to a world of wonder and fantasy, despite the challenges of reality.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GORMAN, MURPHY, Graham Murphy, Kieran Gorman
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