Bad Books - Petite Mort Lyrics
Petit mort, I'm asking for an answer
Petit mort, you sang until you slept
Petit mort, you took yourself, you bastard
Petit mort, now sleeping's all that's left
You catered to the bitterness inside
Resigned yourself to depths I couldn't handle
A million daily deaths before you'll die
Gathered a bouquet of roses and posies, and straightened my tie
When I got there, you were nowhere I could find
Through layer after layer of subconscious
I hunted for a reason in the woods
I tore apart the map and started backwards
I left you there to finish setting fires
I left you there to propagate your lie
I left you there 'cause honey, I was tired
I left you but that doesn't make it right
I remember your bedroom, ivy and clover
You kept me alive
Knives drawn, the butcher world waited outside
Petit mort, I'm asking for an answer
Petit mort, you sang until you slept
And petit mort, you took yourself, you bastard
Now petit mort, sleeping's all that's left
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Bad Books Petite Mort Comments
thank you Linus
The acoustic version is even better.
This band is so underrated
got to dig bad books
fav song on the album
One of my favorites
Whoa, it's like Figure 8 era Elliott Smith. This is amazing.
Kevin Devine tends to play with a lot of the same recording techniques, and, often, even uses D-Standard tuning, much like Smith. Seems to be a major influence, and he carried it with him as he approached Bad Books.
exactly, same chord modulations
thats amazing.
petit mort is a french euphemism for an orgasm.
'little death"
DeadDreamsDeadDreams le petit mort—the sleeping's all that's left😉
Hm...sounds familiar
It's the sleep after an orgasm
4 years late, oops