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,
SAVE US FROM OUR 7 SINS
SAVE US FROM THE EVIL WRATH
THAT TURNS US APART, DIVIDES OUR INNERSELF
SAVE US FROM UPCOMING GREED
SAVE US THE WILL OF POWER
ALL THIS GREED HAS TURNED US BLIND, LEAD INTO PAIN
SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM THEIR MURDER
SAVE THE PARENTS FROM THEIR LOSS
SAVE US FROM THE HUMAN RACE
SAVE US FROM US ALL
SAVE US FROM THIS MASSIVE KILLING
THAT´S TEARING US APART
SAVE US FROM THE HUMAN RACE
SAVE US FROM OURSELVES
AND WE´RE HOLDING US IN LUST
WE´RE NOT THINKING WITH OUR HEADS
ALL WE CARE TO SEE IS NOT REALITY
SO WE KEEP OUR VANITY
AND WE KEEP THIS LOOKING GOOD
WE DON´T CARE ABOUT THE ONES WHO´S MISSING FOOD
BLAME
LIFE
GOD POINTS OUR ...
GOD POINTS OUR END
AND WE´RE COMMING ON IN CHAOS
AND WE´RE REACHING TO AN END
OUR HUMANITY IT IS NOT FAR FROM BEND
SAVE US NOW
SAVE US NOW
SAVE US FROM THE EVIL WRATH
THAT TURNS US APART, DIVIDES OUR INNERSELF
SAVE US FROM UPCOMING GREED
SAVE US THE WILL OF POWER
ALL THIS GREED HAS TURNED US BLIND, LEAD INTO PAIN
SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM THEIR MURDER
SAVE THE PARENTS FROM THEIR LOSS
SAVE US FROM THE HUMAN RACE
SAVE US FROM US ALL
SAVE US FROM THIS MASSIVE KILLING
THAT´S TEARING US APART
SAVE US FROM THE HUMAN RACE
SAVE US FROM OURSELVES
AND WE´RE HOLDING US IN LUST
WE´RE NOT THINKING WITH OUR HEADS
ALL WE CARE TO SEE IS NOT REALITY
SO WE KEEP OUR VANITY
AND WE KEEP THIS LOOKING GOOD
WE DON´T CARE ABOUT THE ONES WHO´S MISSING FOOD
BLAME
LIFE
GOD POINTS OUR ...
GOD POINTS OUR END
AND WE´RE COMMING ON IN CHAOS
AND WE´RE REACHING TO AN END
OUR HUMANITY IT IS NOT FAR FROM BEND
SAVE US NOW
SAVE US NOW
Lyrics submitted by sh4vo
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