"Perfect Places"is the second single from Lorde's sophomore album, Melodrama. [1]
Background
Composition
Lorde revealed the meaning of the song is about going to parties and hooking up, in which she pierces an atmosphere of hedonism with stabs of melancholy.[1] Lorde also revealed "“It’s lived a million lives, we’ve tried it at different tempos, used different voicings, took it half time, made it weird and druggy, but that didn’t work. A big problem is that there’s so much to the song. The other day I had a breakthrough: What if we delete the entire prechorus? Just take it out, and I never have to hear it again in my life? We did, and now the whole thing follows a much simpler trajectory. But we still haven’t cracked the code.” She and Jack Antonoff had an idea in mind for the hook: What if a mass of multitracked Lordes came in, belting out the words together beneath the main vocal like a choir of clones? She approached a microphone beside the mixing board to try it out. “Can you do some shouty, bratty ones?” Antonoff asked. “In the room it’ll sound crazy, but in the mix it’ll sound like a bunch of kids.” The song was also written by Andrew Wyatt, alongside Antonoff and Lorde.
She later released the track list for Melodrama which showed "Perfect Places" was the 11th song on the track list.[2] She teased the single by releasing a series of three photos, the first reading:
"FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2PM NYC, 6AM NZ"
The second read:
"Every night I die, feel the party to my bones", and the third "Watch the wasters blow the speakers, spill my guts beneath the outdoor light, it's just another graceless night". The song was then released on June 1st as a single.[3]
Lyrics
Verse 1]
Every night, I live and die
Feel the party to my bones
Watch the wasters blow the speakers
Spill my guts beneath the outdoor light
It's just another graceless night
I hate the headlines and the weather
I'm 19 and I'm on fire
But when we're dancing I'm alright
It's just another graceless night
[Pre-Chorus]
Are you lost enough?
Have another drink, get lost in us
This is how we get notorious, oh
'Cause I don't know
If they keep tellin' you where to go
I'll blow my brains out to the radio, oh
[Chorus]
All of the things we're taking
'Cause we are young and we're ashamed
Sends us to perfect places
All of our heroes fading
Now I can't stand to be alone
Let's go to perfect places
[Verse 2]
Every night, I live and die
Meet somebody, take 'em home
Let's kiss and then take off our clothes
It's just another graceless night
[Chorus]
'Cause all of the things we're taking
'Cause we are young and we're ashamed
Sends us to perfect places
All of our heroes fading
Now I can't stand to be alone
Let's go to perfect places
[Outro]
All the nights spent off our faces
Trying to find these perfect places
What the f--k are perfect places anyway?
All the nights spent off our faces
Trying to find these perfect places
What the f--k are perfect places anyway?
All the nights spent off our faces
Trying to find these perfect places
What the f--k are perfect places anyway?
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