Eat an Eraser

"Eat an Eraser" is Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum's fourth officially released single and the eighth track of their debut album.

Background
​"Eat an Eraser" was first performed live 1 February 2020 at the Mercury Lounge. It was released as a single 11 November 2020 at midnight EST. According to Peter Yanowitz, the song came out of jam sessions between him and Matt Katz-Bohen in Yanowitz's studio, where Yanowitz played the drums and Katz-Bohen the electric bass. 

Music Video
The music video for "Eat an Eraser" was shot using 3D capturing technology and was ultimately a creative collaboration between Yanowitz and his brother, Andy, with other visuals created by Rob Ruffler and David Liu.

Lyrics
This is what it's like now

Wonders have ceased

This is what we're doing

Spinning in place

No more waiting

Won't be saved

Scary even though you know it's coming

Like a jet airliner toilet flushing

Fall into the space between

Cold water waits for you

Things I never told you

Down on my knees

Why not let me hold you

Give me your weight

What's worth saving

Just today

Scary even though you know it's coming

Mama's vacuum cleaner growling sucking

Thunder's gonna roll across the plain

Waves rising far to break

Utopia's a sham

Nostalgia ain't worth a damn

Utopia's a sham

Nostalgia ain't worth a damn

Eat an eraser

Dismiss your brain

Fate can't make you face her

Either way fine

She's fine

Apocalyptic

Blasé