Punish (song)

"Punish" is a song by the American singer-songwriter and record producer Ethel Cain, from her studio recording Perverts (2025). She released it through her own record label Daughters of Cain on November 1, 2024, as the project's lead single. She wrote, produced, recorded, and mixed the track, while Dale Becker mastered it. "Punish" is a folk, drone, ambient, and slowcore track with industrial influences. Containing experimental production, the song is led by piano and presents guitars as it gradually builds to a crescendo. Lyrically, it deals with an exploration of shame, portraying a pedophile and child molester shot by his victim's father.

Cain and Silken Weinberg directed the accompanying black-and-white music video for "Punish", which premiered on the same date as the single's release. Music critics received the song positively, many of whom considered it a strong introduction to Perverts. Commercially, it appeared on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. Prior to its release, Cain included "Punish" in the set list for the Childish Behaviour Tour (2024).