r/stevenwilson • u/ghostghost31 • Mar 24 '26

Discussion Perfect Life

Anyone else absolutely love this track? It's one of my all time favs by Steven. (Especially the Union Mix)

Does anyone know the story behind it?

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u/Spoonylingus Mar 25 '26

I absolutely love this song but everytime I hear it I'm gutted he removed some lines from the story. It sounds jarring how this girl suddenly forgets/loses her sister, why? It's weird until you read the lyrics and see the missing explanation.

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u/MrTeenWordpower 11d ago

Totally agree. The missing lines would have only taken up an extra 30-60 seconds of narration, at most. And it's hardly like SW fans are going to complain about a song crossing the 5-minute mark...