What's That Perfume That You Wear? Lyrics - Jens Lekman

[Verse 1] 

What's that perfume that you wear? 

It brings me back somewhere 

To the anticipation 

Before I kissed someone 

It's got a sadness in it 

Knowing how it's ended 

Promise of something so sweet 

That never could be 

[Chorus] 

And it smells so good 

That sandalwood 

The lavender 

Lemon ginger 

But I guess I still love her 

She's gone forever 

However hard that might feel 

At least it was real 

If it could hurt like that 

[Verse 2] 

Got a miniature shampoo bottle on my shelf 

From when we stayed at a hotel 

One whiff of that and I'm back there with her 

Coming out of the shower, she's standing there fixing her hair 

She said, "Let's go somewhere" 

I can smell her sun lotion 

From the wind of the jasmine 

And the salt from the ocean 

[Chorus] 

And it smells so good 

That sandalwood 

The vetiver 

Pink pepper 

And I guess I still love her 

She's gone forever 

However hard that might feel 

At least it was real 

If it could hurt like that 

[Bridge] 

(Over and over, over and over 

Over and over, head up, head up, head up! 

Over and over, over and over 

Over and over, head up, head up, head up!) 

[Chorus] 

It smells so good 

That sandalwood 

The lavender 

Lemon ginger 

But I guess I still love her 

She's gone forever 

However hard that might feel 

At least it was real 

If it could hurt like that