Be a Body (侘寂)

Grimes

Don't want peace of mind
Don't want a man, what a sight
'Cause I want to call home

Don't want peace of mind
Don't want a man, what a sight
'Cause I want to call home
(Be a body)

I close my eyes until I see
I don't need hands to touch me
Be a body

I lean on walls until I stand
I touch my face with my hand
Be a body

I close my eyes until I see
I don't need hands to touch me
Be a body

I lean on walls until I stand
I touch my face with my hand
Be a body

(To the rhythm I go)
Be a body
So then what am I?

(To the rhythm I go)
Be a body
So then what am I?

Be a body
So then what am I?

Be a body
So then what am I?
(To the rhythm I go)

Don't want peace of mind
Don't want a man, what a sight
'Cause I want to call home
(Be a body)

Don't want peace of mind
Don't want a man, what a sight
'Cause I want to call home


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    General Comment

    Well, in order to understand the whole song, we need all the lyrics first! >.<

    beanbagchairon October 03, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation

    I've always thought this song was about one night stands - the kind you have when you're heartbroken by someone else. You don't want love, you just want to forget, you just want a body. Be a body. That's all. :..(

    indstrlgalon September 23, 2018   Link
  • -1
    Song Meaning

    It's about proprioception!(?)

    umbrillianton June 14, 2013   Link

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