“Perfume” is my third video of 2025 and, like the previous two, I filmed this in Kyiv, Ukraine during breaks of my full-length movie about Ukraine. However, unlike my other songs, there is no hidden or dual meaning to this song other than that it shows the beauty and love that Ukrainians have for each other and their proud capital. In the video, I don’t say a word to my partner, or sing along with the music. Instead, my presence and my perfume are enough to draw us close to each other and keep him following me through the cobblestone streets of Kyiv.
The scenes are touching, meaningful, and memorable. Perfume, like love, can be intoxicating and sometimes no words are needed to describe the powerful attraction of both. Although the video seems idyllic, just hours after we filmed it , a powerful attack drone hit an apartment just minutes from where I was having dinner with the film crew, killing 15-year old Mariya Troyanovskaya. I want to dedicate this video to her. P.S. For those Beatles fans, you will note that the musical tag line at 2:38 is a nod to the end of the song, “I Will.” P.S. My partner in the video, Anatolii Didyk, is currently serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Kelsie Kimberlin – Perfume (official song release)
Come see my basket’s full, Holding all the different scents
I can’t wait to show you, Come sit here and have a look
You fall down at my feet, Now you’re acting like a fool
Your heart’s beating boom boom boom, And your tongue is all tied up
Boy come in my room, Drawn by sweet perfume
Boy you know you’re doomed yeah, By my sweet perfume
Everywhere you go e followed by my scent
You will always know what it is I meant
When I said to you, you will not forget
Sitting in my room, the day that we met
Come dance around the floor, Dancing till you’re close to me
I wont ever let you go, So don’t think that you’ll get away
You can’t ever resist, even when we’re far away
Just follow your senses, They will lead you back to me
Boy come in my room. Drawn by sweet perfume
Boy you know you’re doomed yeah, By my sweet perfume
Everywhere you go you’re followed by my scent
You will always know what it is I meant
When I said to you, you will not forget
Sitting in my room, the day that we met
Na, na, na, na, na
Everywhere you go, you’re followed by my scent
Now you’re always know what it is I meant
When I said to you, you will not forget
Sitting in my room, the day that we met
Na, na, na, na, na
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