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Don't you know your queen
Whipped
Heaving
Flower bloom at my feet

Don't you know your queen
Cracked
Peelin'
Riddled with disease
Don't you know me

No family is safe
When I sashay

Don't you know your queen
Gleaming
Wrapped in golden leaf
Don't you know me
Rank
Ragged
Skin sewn on sheets
Casing the barracks
For an ass to break and harness
Into the fold
Marry

No family is safe
When I sashay

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j0nnynoname On Jul 18, 2014

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You Won't B Here

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Takkak

2014-07-20 05:57:33

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2014-07-18 01:10:34

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Cover art for Queen lyrics by Perfume Genius

by Shotgunn

12y ago

I hear the fourth line as "flower bloom at my fear", and "marry" as "we're here".

Another incredible tune from Perfume Genius, with a powerful video to match.

I love how he presents male effeminacy that is not at all apologetic and really quite tough.

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