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La Petite Mort

Name: La Petite Mort
Duration: 3 min 38 s
Description: Here, I play with the double meaning of 'the little death.' It is a grim tale where a lover stands at the gallows because 'love is a dead sherry.' I wanted to intertwine the intimacy of the bedroom with the finality of execution, suggesting that an insatiable desire—wanting 'more'—can lead to a literal and fatal end.

2026 — 03:38

Here, I play with the double meaning of 'the little death.' It is a grim tale where a lover stands at the gallows because 'love is a dead sherry.' I wanted to intertwine the intimacy of the bedroom with the finality of execution, suggesting that an insatiable desire—wanting 'more'—can lead to a literal and fatal end.

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THE VERSES

Love is dead

Ma chérie

But for your crimes

You must pay

You say

"Not guilty"

It was cold in the winter

It was you in my bed

Now we stand at the gallows

Your fate I have said

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

And so it goes

Love is dead

Ma chérie

With your noose and my knife

If you say that you love me

It may cost you your life

It was cold in the winter

But I still remember your face

It was cold in the winter

Now you're gone without a trace

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

And so it goes

Did you think that you'd last forever?

Were you ever even in love?

Did you think that you'd last forever?

You wanted more

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

And so it goes

So it goes

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

I gave you la petite mort

But you wanted more

And so it goes

La Petite Mort

THE VERSES

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