17 by Perfume Genius

Artist: Perfume Genius

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:30

Released: 2012

This song is basically about Hadreas' depression/suicidal feelings mostly likely being felt at 17. Between being Gay, the emotional rollercoaster that is teen years, and his body issue due to his crohns disease as mentioned on My Body from Too Bright ,Hadreas felt like giving up on life.

17 lyrics

Take everything away
This gnarled, weird face
This ripe swollen shape
I want blank
I want frozen lake
I want deep space
Tuck the whole thing
In the body of a violin
String it up on a fence
Cover it with semen
I am done
I am done with it
Don't
Sing me that song
It
Will only prolong
This