Perfect Life
Navigating the Perfect Life's Ephemeral Bliss
Lyrics
When I was 13 I had a sister for 6 months
The speaker recalls a brief period in their adolescence when they had a sister for six months.
She arrived one February morning
The sister arrived in February, symbolizing a specific time, and her initial state was pale and shellshocked.
Pale and shellshocked
The sister's condition suggests trauma or a difficult experience from past lives that the speaker couldn't comprehend.
From past lives I could not imagine
The speaker acknowledges the mysterious and challenging nature of the sister's past experiences.
She was 3 years older than me
Despite a three-year age gap, the speaker and sister quickly formed a close friendship.
But in no time we became friends
The bond between the speaker and sister became strong, leading to inseparability.
We'd listen to her mixtapes
They would enjoy listening to music together, specifically mentioning artists like Dead Can Dance, Felt, and This Mortal Coil.
Dead Can Dance, Felt, This Mortal Coil
The sister introduced the speaker to her favorite books.
She introduced me to her favorite books
She provided clothes and even introduced the speaker to smoking with the gift of the first cigarette.
Gave me clothes
They occasionally visited Blackbirds Moor to watch barges on Grand Union in the twilight.
And my first cigarette
The sister shared a philosophical perspective, stating "the water has no memory."
Sometimes
The speaker reflects on the transient nature of perfection, using the word "sometimes."
We would head down to Blackbirds Moor
They reminisce about visiting Blackbirds Moor to observe barges during twilight.
To watch the barges on Grand Union in the twilight
A poetic statement about the impermanence of memories and experiences, suggesting the speaker's nostalgia.
She said "the water has no memory"
The sister's comment emphasizes the idea that water, like memories, does not retain the past.
For a few months everything about our lives was perfect
Inseparability and a perfect life were temporary; gradually, the sister became a distant memory.
It was only us
The idyllic phase where everything was perfect, and it was just the speaker and the sister.
We were inseparable
The bond between the speaker and sister was so strong that they were practically one.
But gradually
Despite the strong connection, the sister gradually faded from the speaker's memory.
She passed into another distant part of my memory
The sister's presence transitioned into a distant part of the speaker's memory.
Until I could no longer remember her face
Eventually, the speaker lost the ability to recall the sister's face.
Her voice
Memories of the sister's voice started to fade away.
Even her name
The speaker even forgot the sister's name, emphasizing the complete erasure of her from memory.
We've got
Repetition of the statement "We've got the perfect life," possibly highlighting a sense of irony or sarcasm in claiming perfection.
We've got the perfect life
-We've got
-We've got the perfect life
-We've got
-We've got the perfect life
-We've got (we've got)
-We've got the perfect life
-We've got (we've got)
-We've got the perfect life
-We've got (we've got)
-We've got the perfect life
-We've got (we've got)
-We've got the perfect life
-We've got (we've got)
-We've got the perfect life
A final repetition of claiming the perfect life, leaving the interpretation open-ended, possibly inviting reflection on the concept of perfection.
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