Cover art for Savior (piano version) by St. Vincent

Savior (piano version)

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Savior (piano version) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You dress me up in a nurse's outfit
It rides and sticks to my thighs and my hips
You put me in a teacher's little denim skirt
Ruler and desk so I can make it hurt

[Chorus]
But I keep you on your best behavior
Honey, I can't be your savior
Love you to the grave and farther
Honey, I can't be your martyr

[Verse 2]
You dress me in a nun's black habit (Huh)
Hail Mary pass, 'cause you know I'll grab it
Hand me a badge and a little billy club
Like I'm supposed to book you on a hit-and-run

[Chorus]
Adore you to the grave and farther
Honey, I can't be your martyr
Maybe it's just human nature
But, honey, I can't be your savior

[Refrain]
But then you say, "Please, please"
[Verse 3]
Dress me in leather
That's a little better
But that's still not it
None of this shit fits

[Chorus]
But I keep you on your best behavior
Honey, I can't be your savior
Love you to the grave and farther
Honey, I am not your martyr

[Post-Chorus]
But then you say, "Please, please"
"Please, please"
"Please, please"
"Please, please"
"Please, please"

[Outro]
You call me a strange girl, yeah
You're inspecting my bruises, yeah
I got them trying to save the world
You say, "Girl, you're not Jesus"

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Genius Annotation

Savior, the seventh track on St. Vincent’s 2017 Masseduction LP, is probably the most explicit manifestation of the archetype she embodied for the record- dominatrix at a mental asylum. The release of this track coincided with Clark’s announcement of MassEducation. A live performance of the track, performed with pianist Thomas Bartlett, was released shortly after the album’s release on Clark’s YouTube channel.

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What did St. Vincent say about "Savior (piano version)"?
Genius Answer

During an interview with BBC 6 Radio, Annie said she came up with the “Please” melody at around age 15.

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October 12, 2018
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