Red Velvet is a five member cute girl group that recently delved into the horror scene with their music video for “Peek-a-Boo”. Having that in mind, I like to think of the Perfect Velvet album as a soundtrack for that concept. “Perfect 10” is obviously about a relationship between a boy and a girl and their reminiscing about the perfect moments, but in my theory for the lyrics, I dug up a darker meaning behind the lyrics. Light camera action uh Everything is perfect Hit the button and push record Day night, I don’t care I’ll follow my five senses Feels real, following how I feel A scent that resembles you overflows The song begins with terms associated with filming then jumps into almost animal instincts. “A scent that resembles you....” coincides with the line just above it “I'll follow my five senses”. This gives me real creature vibes. It's almost as if the person is being hunter. Your heart is a clear, square frame I’m the subject That wants to live inside With the sweet light I’m waiting for you “Your heart is a clear, square frame” sounds like a target for a hunter or a beast. But the next few lines suggest setting a trap and waiting. My black eyes, close up All of me, close up So my honest heart can get closer As if we can touch, closer Black eyes are a sign of animal instincts kicking in. It's the adrenaline rushing to the blood. Maybe the hunter is waiting in the dark and the victim is nearing the hunter without even realizing it. The “closer” could also be switching perspectives. I’ll be your perfect 10, 10, 10 Be your perfect 10, 10, 10 Each cut is 10, 10, 10 When you place me in your arms No more, no less, perfect In the last stanza, I mentioned the switching of perspectives which makes sense in this stanza. “I'll be your perfect 10” could mean that the victim is aware of the hunter and is becoming the prize the hunter wanted all along. Rewinding the film of my memories
I’m looking at myself from when we were together So unreal, how could I spend Each minute and each second, looking at you? I know this stanza kind of debunks my whole “hunter and hunted” theory, but it could be even creepier if you look at it with my theory in mind. The hunter is recalling all the moments spent hunting the victim. Your soft smile is a flash to me With that light, I get brighter A subject that only follows you Walking together in the rain that night We were so picturesque, yeah It only gets creepier. “A subject that only follows you, walking together in the rain that night” almost freaks me out with how dark and sinister it sounds. You could say that this is a love song about memories of a loved one, but I like looking at it with this sinister edge because of the music video for “Peek-a-Boo”. My black eyes, close up All of me, close up So my honest heart can get closer (Nana whoa yeah) (Oh my) I wanna show you I’ll be your perfect 10, 10, 10 (I’ll be your perfect) Be your perfect 10, 10, 10 Each cut is 10, 10, 10 When you place me in your arms No more, no less, perfect Don’t lose a single moment right now Feels like I can melt A different kiss, a different trembling Feel brand new “A different kiss, a different trembling” could be the kiss of demise and the trembling of fear. I'm really digging with this, but I enjoy this concept. Oh oh my I’ll leave all of my moments Only with you Yeah My smooth hair, close up Everything you want, close up Even my trembling breath It’s all for you I’ll be your perfect 10, 10, 10 Be your perfect 10, 10, 10 Each cut is 10, 10, 10 When you place me in your arms No more, no less, perfect, perfect [Lyrics from: www.colorcodedlyrics.com] |
In this section of my website, I will be taking the lyrics of various songs, not necessarily k-pop only, and I will dissect it stanza by stanza. I will analyze each section to determine what the overall theme of the song is as well as some of the deeper, hidden meanings that may be present. I'm not a lyrical professional. I'm not by any means a poetic genius, I just enjoy looking over poetry and digging into the stories and concepts that exist therein.
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