Coax and Botany

"Coax and Botany", is a single off Gus Dapperton's debut album, "Where Polly People Go to Read". "Coax and Botany", was released September 9, 2019.

Meaning
"Coax and Botany" is about Gus's first date with photographer/director Jess Farran. The word botany is in the title because Jess knows a lot about plants.

"The song is about the first couple days I spent with Jess after we met. Basically, what the lyrics describe are just our day together. She talks a lot about plants. She acts like her plant knowledge is just regular plant knowledge, but in reality she knows a lot about plants, like more than the average person."

Lyrics
You won’t stop laughing

Legs overlapping

I could die with your eyes

Open at me

Wide open at me

Like hope exactly

Butterflies up inside

Rogue anatomy, oh

Coax and botany

I won't let on to be

Odd, I'm a lot of words

For a wannabe

Far broke and honestly

You're all I want to be

I’ll stay prodding

Remorseful astronomy, oh

You won’t stop laughing

Legs overlapping

I could die with your eyes

Open at me

Wide open at me

Like hope exactly

You’re contrite, oh

But I know it’s actually sweet

Media
Music video:


 * Coax and Botany

Trivia

 * There was a video on YouTube where Gus explained how he made the song and the meaning behind it, but it has been made private for unknown reasons. Bits and pieces of the video can be found on the internet.


 * The music video was directed by Jess Farran.