Perfect-Oh is an unreleased song by Marina Diamandis, it may have been intended for her self-released EP, Mermaid vs. Sailor, and/or possibly one of the "35" home-demos considered for her debut studio album, The Family Jewels.
The song was written and produced by Marina alone.
Background[]
Perfect-Oh leaked on Tumblr on June 4, 2012,[2] along with ten other home demos, and one 2010 cover of Perfect Stranger in a fan-made EP titled "Give Me the Money!", a line taken from Where Diamonds Grow.
Trivia[]
- The song's percussion was later re-used in Obsessions.
Official Versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Demo | N/A - Unreleased | Leaked: 04 Jun 2012 | 3:04 |
Lyrics[]
I drop onto my bed
And the dust jumps up
Too sad to turn my head
'Cause my heart's full up
She's staying at your home
And she's sleeping in your bed
I can't bear to consider
That you just don't care, oh-oh
(Yeah)
Every morning, I wake up
And I smoke a fine cigar
A habit I acquired in Barcelona
Expectations are placed
When I'm given up to you
Oh, I'm a perfectionist
I was hoping you were too
(Perfectionist) Uh-oh
(Perfectionist) Too, uh-oh
(Perfection)
Well, perhaps this is why
I could not say goodbye
'Cause these rules I'm living by
Don't apply to real life
Tell me how am I meant to
Keep my cheeks dry
Without pissing you off
With that one word, one word?
Why, why, why? Uh-oh
Why? Uh-oh
Why?
Can't say these things to you
So I have to sing 'em live
When I spit, you get so angry
So I'll take you by surprise
Poor Mr. and Mrs. Perfect
Together they cannot be!
And that's the thing you had to deal with
When you fell in love with
Me, uh-oh
Me, uh-uh, oh
Me, uh-uh, oh
Oh-oh
You left me for a quick fix
But you crawled back to your cot
Thank fuck you didn't harm the spark in me
I know it's all I've got
And I know that it sound cliché
But I know that it is true
Oh, you rely on myself
I can't rely on
You, uh-oh
You, uh-oh
You
You treat me like a trinket
Keep me in a special box
I'm not no polite treasure
In the chest that time forgot
Oh, you keep me in the darkness, shining
Make me feel so bad
I feel you only loved me when you realised
That I was all you ever had, uh-oh
P-p-p-perfect-oh
Had, uh-oh, oh
Had, uh-oh, oh
(Perfect oh)
(Perfect oh)
References[]
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|---|---|
| Merch • Photography • MySpace | |
| Discography | |
| Releases | Mermaid vs. Sailor |
| Tracklist | Seventeen • Horror Pop • Hermit the Frog • Daddy Was a Sailor • Simplify • Plastic Rainbow |
| Non-Album | |
| Outtakes | The Common Cold |
| Speculated | Hot, Cross Bun • Hubba • Lonely Bones • Pancake Karma • Perfect-Oh • Silver Walls • Starlight • Where Diamonds Grow |
| Misc | China's Dolls • Philosopher My Arse • This Is L.A. • Troubled Mind |
| Other Eras | |
| Mermaid vs. Sailor • The Family Jewels • Electra Heart • FROOT • LOVE + FEAR • Ancient Dreams • Sixth Studio Album (Upcoming) | |
