Perfect Day

## Music Video

"**Perfect Day (A True Story)**" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gabbie Hanna. It was released on May 31, 2019 independently as the sixth track of her debut extended play *2WayMirror*.

## Background

In the song, Hanna tells a story about what was essentially a "perfect day" with her boyfriend. All was well until she discovered something would change everything, him cheating on her.

"Butterflies", the previous song on *2WayMirror*, serves like a warning to "Perfect Day" as in the former she sings the line "butterflies will break your heart" while in the latter she also sings about butterflies and how they "ruined her perfect day".

The song's lyrics seem to have inspired both *2WayMirror*'s title, as Hanna essentially saw through the other side of her lover's facade like how one would see through a two way mirror, and the artwork, as it shows Hanna staring into a "foggy mirror" that says "I love you".

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**

It was a perfect day, oh how I've missed this

Such a perfect day, just two misfits sharing kisses

**[Chorus]**

And after all this time you give me butterflies, butterflies

Months go by, I still get butterflies, butterflies

Perfect day, what did I do to deserve this?

**[Verse 1]**

Went back to your house

And we couldn't help but hold each other

Tangled at the mouth

Took a break so I could take a shower

Washed the sand out of my hair

From our perfect day spent at the beach

Looked into the foggy mirror

Saw a message staring back at me

**[Chorus]**

After all this time you give me butterflies, butterflies

Months go by, I still get butterflies, butterflies

Perfect day, what did I do to deserve this?

**[Verse 2]**

I saw "I love you" written in the steam

And I couldn't help but smile at the sweet message you left me

But it wasn't in your handwriting

Then those happy little letters

Were the saddest things I've ever seen

**[Bridge]**

You need to get your conscience clean

But just spare me the details, please

I wanna keep remembering this perfect day

I'm not the type to be left speechless

But I don't think I can deal with this

That's all the closure that you'll give

This perfect day

Justifications veiled as apologies

I don't wanna cause a scene

Please let me go, I just wanna leave

This perfect day

Oh, how could you miss this?

Wish you would have wiped it away

Let me live in blissful ignorance

And let me have this perfect day

But you left it all in ruins

We ended on a perfect day

Really wish I could forget this

**[Chorus]**

'Cause after all this time you give me butterflies, butterflies

Why'd you lie? Don't hurt my butterflies, butterflies

Watch them die, you killed my butterflies, butterflies

Butterflies ruined my perfect day

**[Outro]**

What did I do to deserve this?

## Music video

A music video for the song, directed by Ryan Parna, was released on June 7, 2019. The video features Hanna sitting on an empty stage in a black folding chair, lit by only a single spotlight. She uses her acting skills to re-tell the story of what happened by using facial expressions and body language to express her emotions throughout the story. The chair represents her lover, as she sits comfortably while happy, shifts while feeling sad or betrayed, and eventually pushes the chair away from to represent that she is done with relationship.

## References

1. ↑ "2WAYMIRROR" *Apple Music*. May 31, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
2. ↑ "Perfect Day (A True Story) - Gabbie Hanna (Official Video)". *YouTube*. June 7, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
3. ↑ "Watch Gabbie Hanna's Perfect Day (A True Story) music video" *JustNje*. June 10, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.