Swan Lee was a Danish band with Pernille Rosendahl on vocals, Jonas Struck … Read Full Bio ↴Swan Lee was a Danish band with Pernille Rosendahl on vocals, Jonas Struck on guitar and Emil Jørgensen on drums. The band name was taken from a song by the same name, and made by Syd Barrett.

Originally no record label would sign them, so they created their own, "Gogo Records". The band has released two albums. The first album "Enter" was released in 2001 and has at the moment sold more that 25,000 copies. In 2002 they released the single "Tomorrow Never Dies" from the before mentioned album "Enter". The song was written for the James Bond movie of the same name. The second album, eponymous named Swan Lee, was released in 2004 and especially the songs "I Don't Mind" and "Love Will Keep You Warm" got a lot of airtime on the Danish radios.

On September 23, 2005, it was announced that Swan Lee had broken up.

Band website: www.swanlee.dk

Perfume
Swan Lee Lyrics

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Like perfume
that runs around your skin
In liquid
That golden aroma
I see you
Baby don't run away from me

You fought it

This everlasting game
Now trust it
'Cause we are all the same
Don't fight it
Baby don't run away from me

Perfume
Bitter as gold
That was how you left me
Now I can see
This new world
But I will not falter again

A winter
Has brought you to your kneew
Now summer
Is begging of you please
Don't fight it
Baby don't run away from me

Perfume
Bitter as gold
That was how you left me
Now I can see
This new world
But I will not falter again

I try to have it all
I'll change it all for you
I stumble and I fall
But I can stand again

Perfume
Bitter as gold
That was how you left me
Now I can see

This new world
But I will not falter again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Swan Lee's song Perfume speak about the bitterness of a past relationship where the singer was left behind, bitter as gold left behind. However, the singer of the song sees the other person now, surrounded by a golden aroma like perfume that runs around their skin in liquid. The singer asks the person not to run away and trust the everlasting game and not fight it because we are all the same. The singer wants the other person to stop fighting the attraction and come back to them.

The singer understands that the other person left them bitter, but now they can see a new world with their love, and they will not falter again. They are willing to try to have it all and to change everything for them. The lyrics are a plea for the person to come back to the singer and to trust in the love that they had. The song uses the metaphor of perfume to convey the idea of a powerful attraction that the singer feels towards the other person, and the bitterness of their separation.

Line by Line Meaning

Like perfume that runs around your skin In liquid That golden aroma I see you Baby don't run away from me
The singer sees the person they love as a mesmerizing scent, and asks them not to leave.

You fought it This everlasting game Now trust it 'Cause we are all the same Don't fight it Baby don't run away from me
The singer pleads with the person they love to trust their connection and not resist it anymore.

Perfume Bitter as gold That was how you left me Now I can see This new world But I will not falter again
The person the singer loved left them in a painful way, but now the singer is strong enough to move on and try again.

A winter Has brought you to your knees Now summer Is begging of you please Don't fight it Baby don't run away from me
The person the artist loves has gone through a tough time and is now being asked to embrace happiness and the love that is offered to them.

I try to have it all I'll change it all for you I stumble and I fall But I can stand again
The artist is willing to change everything for the person they love, despite their past failures, and believes they have the strength to get up if they fall down.

Perfume Bitter as gold That was how you left me Now I can see This new world But I will not falter again
The refrain repeats, emphasizing the singer's determination to move on from past hurt and try again.

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