

(at least in this day and age) It's a grim realization. You can't say that one day you'll be exactly like the opposite gender biologically. You always will pretty much have those chromosomes and your body will always be that of a certain sex. Nothing can stop it's narrative"Įven if you promise yourself that you will change your body, the fact remains that you'll always be transgender. Will you be able to go through that discomfort? Will they be able to witness those changes? Will they be able to go through those changes? A flower that is blooming and shedding petals at the same time Someone that is growing up, but falling apart at the same time. That they're 'falling apart' because of their discomfort with their body. This could refer to the person that is feeling discomfort with their body. Falling petals could suggest that the flower is falling apart. I think they're referring to the changes the body goes through. "Will you watch petals shed from flowers in bloom?" Only much later do a lot of people find out that it's an actual thing and that they're not crazy. Parents try to tell their child that what they're feeling is wrong, just a phase and something they should forget about. Will a child realize that they're transgender? (possibly before puberty) A lot of children do acknowledge that they don't feel like the gender they were assigned, but a lot of them don't realize that it may be an actual thing, instead of something weird that they only go through. To exhume means to dig up, this could refer to their identity. How long could they hold on to the body before it starts maturing? Could they ever preserve that? Would the people around them let them? So here they could be referring to the body before being changed by puberty. If this process is paused (with the use of hormone blockers) transitioning becomes much easier. When gaining secondary sex characteristics, a body tends to become more masculine/feminine. Preserve could refer to the body before puberty. "Will you ever preserve, will you ever exhume?" My InterpretationKeeping the title in mind, I think this song might be about the suffering transgender people go through with their bodies while growing up. Will you watch petals shed from flowers in bloom? The single was accompanied by a music video upon its re-release in 2008.Will you ever preserve, will you ever exhume? Critics complimented the song's originality and emotion it brought to the electronic music scene. The track consists of only three lyric lines and has been said to tell a story about the sadness and ennui one might experience when locked inside a Pac-Man maze for eternity."Crimewave" achieved critical praise from most contemporary music critics. The song contains prominent electro and chiptune musical characteristics. It was re-written by Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles. The song is a re-working of the Health original track of the same name written by the band members of Health for their self-entitled debut album.


It was first released on Augby Trouble Records, accompanied by the B-side "XxzxcuZx Me". The song acts as both Crystal Castles and Health's debut singles in addition to being the first single from the album Crystal Castles. "Crimewave" is a song performed by Canadian experimental band Crystal Castles and American noise rock band Health from Crystal Castles' self-titled debut album.
