This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
To the crowd
To the world
You were so dry
And with a token bird I made
Sent it to fly
Right to your side
With a broken wing you sail
Oh like winter in July
A barren river wide
I'll pray for the flood
To wash on you
It's here, I'll be with you
Well if the birds
Can reach the sky
To this land
I'll be with you
Till the sun bursts from your side
With my hands
I reach to you
When you think your chance is passing by
When you blow your moon away
I'll bleed like the reed
Fall with your knife
It's here I'll be with you
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
To the crowd
To the world
You were so dry
And with a token bird I made
Sent it to fly
Right to your side
With a broken wing you sail
Oh like winter in July
A barren river wide
I'll pray for the flood
To wash on you
It's here, I'll stay with you
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
It's here, I'll be with you
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
(Oh oh oh) I'll fall
Oh oh oh oh
To the world
You were so dry
And with a token bird I made
Sent it to fly
Right to your side
With a broken wing you sail
Oh like winter in July
A barren river wide
I'll pray for the flood
To wash on you
It's here, I'll be with you
Well if the birds
Can reach the sky
To this land
I'll be with you
Till the sun bursts from your side
With my hands
I reach to you
When you think your chance is passing by
When you blow your moon away
I'll bleed like the reed
Fall with your knife
It's here I'll be with you
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
To the crowd
To the world
You were so dry
And with a token bird I made
Sent it to fly
Right to your side
With a broken wing you sail
Oh like winter in July
A barren river wide
I'll pray for the flood
To wash on you
It's here, I'll stay with you
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
It's here, I'll be with you
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
I'll fall (oh oh oh)
(Oh oh oh) I'll fall
Oh oh oh oh
Lyrics submitted by Soniccaffeine
I'll Fall With Your Knife Lyrics as written by Paul Statham Peter Murphy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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