Discover the story of the song > A Perfect Day Elise – PJ Harvey

The protagonist thinks about a man named Joe and a woman named Elise who he had a brief encounter with in room 509. The protagonist has strong feelings for Elise and describes her beauty, and thinking of her name is the only thing that occupies their mind. At the end of the song, the protagonist implies that they or Joe kill themselves, uttering the phrase "pulled the trigger and cried" while mentioning room 509 and Elise's name.