"A day in the water" by Christine and Queens

Wow, another exquisite song from Chris of Christine and the Queens. "A day in the water" is deceptive...it comes on soft but the persistent, lulling vibe is compelling, and Chris' vocals are penetrating even through the autotune. The narrative and imagery of the song is dreamlike, yearning, fragile. The extremely low ceiling and narrow space in which to exist (under water?) as well as the bandaged eyes all have an enigmatic sense, the meaning of which hovers at the corner of one's eye, just our of reach. His new album "Paranoïa, Angels, True Love" seems to be a giant leap forward in his career.

Do you want to spend a day?
Just a day in the water
Just a day like no other
Where nothing hurts your skin, yeah
Do you wanna know?
Do you want to feel the sun
But the sun from underwater
Nothing burning your shoulders
Nothing hurts within, yeah
Do you wanna know? Yeah

Deeper, and the deeper
Deeper, deeper that I go
Softer, it get softer
It get softer, softer, I don't know
Father, oh father, oh father
Oh father, let me go
I don't want it no more

I hear them talking about it
It sounds like the same old song
I see them worry about it
I'm so far ago, they can't be wrong
I know it's obvious
I'm flying from what I can see
So let mе be
Let me bе

Do you want to spend a day
(A day in the water)
And stay in the water
And then taking another
(Oh, I can't take no more, yeah)
Do you wanna know?
(Do you wanna know?)
You never know what it's like
To be just in the water
And it looks like a mirror
But it blurs it all, yeah
Do you wanna know? (Oh)

Deeper, and the deeper (Deeper)
Deeper (Deeper), deeper (Deeper), that I go
Softer, it get softer (Softer)
Get softer (Softer), get softer (Softer), I don't know
Father, oh father (Father), oh father (Father)
Oh father (Father), let me go
I don't want it no more

I hear them talking about it
It sounds like the same old song
I see them worry about it
I'm so far ago, they can't be wrong
I know it's obvious
I'm flying from what I can see
So let me be
Let me be

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