The song is about the loss of joy and time that comes with becoming an adult. The monotonous march of everyday life as you wish for the weekend. The title 'Perfect Living' is a sarcastic remark targeted at adult life. Everyone's struggling, however no one will let it show; putting up a colour corrected, highlight reel of their life to all who ask. Adult life is the farthest thing from Perfect Living, which is what made the lyric so satisfying to write.
lyrics
Lyrics - Perfect Living
Oh my enemy,
I desire your self belief,
An' oh my energy,
Why evade me insistently?
An' won't you burn my face?
An' won't you trade my place?
An' won't you celebrate for me?
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Makes me hurt (Ain't got so much that's Perfect Living),
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Makes me hurt,
Oh my remedy,
Wherein do you lie to see,
An' now my sanity,
Fades oh so silently,
An' won't you save my faith?
An' won't you aid my fate?
An' won't you return to me my dreams?
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Makes me hurt (Ain't got so much that's Perfect Living),
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Makes me hurt,
Yeah,
(Ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time, ain't got so much time)
I can't breathe,
In this lifeless dream,
That's what I call Perfect yeah,
That's what I call Perfect Living,
That's what I call Perfect yeah,
That's what I call Perfect Living,
That's what I call Perfect yeah,
That's what I call Perfect Living,
That's what I call Perfect yeah,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Makes me hurt (Ain't got so much that's Perfect Living),
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Ain't got so much time anymore,
Makes me hurt (That's what I call Perfect yeah, that's what I call Perfect Living),
Ain't got so much time,
Ain't got so much time,
Ain't got so much time,
Ain't got so much time,
Ain't got so much time,
Ain't got so much time,
Ain't got so much time!
credits
from DAWN,
track released April 12, 2019
Music by Bear Witness
Lyrics by Matt Georgiou
Mixed and Mastered by Gareth Rogers
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