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,
Hold your knife against my throat, cut me deeper,
Feel the blood drip down your arm, darling,
I paint this picture on the back of my mind,
But it's fading quickly like an eighth-grade summer romance.
The sleeping pills are mixing nicely with red wine,
Catch them all, before panic hits monday,
Trapped like rats, and oh the water is rising,
We'd use the life boat, but we gnawed through the tubing.
You're a drug, like the gun inside my mouth,
I know it's wrong but I just can't spit you out,
Happiness is a warm pun,
And I love the taste of steel tonight,
I know it happens for the rest of your life,
Not asking, just doing darling.
I know it happens for the rest of your life.
Feel the blood drip down your arm, darling,
I paint this picture on the back of my mind,
But it's fading quickly like an eighth-grade summer romance.
The sleeping pills are mixing nicely with red wine,
Catch them all, before panic hits monday,
Trapped like rats, and oh the water is rising,
We'd use the life boat, but we gnawed through the tubing.
You're a drug, like the gun inside my mouth,
I know it's wrong but I just can't spit you out,
Happiness is a warm pun,
And I love the taste of steel tonight,
I know it happens for the rest of your life,
Not asking, just doing darling.
I know it happens for the rest of your life.
Lyrics submitted by tommyhaych
Eighth Grade Summer Romance Lyrics as written by Mark Thomas Kluepfel
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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i adore this song, love is something that will kill you but you just can't give up. Oh I know this feeling very very well. Its the temptation of suicide to a depressed person. Its the evil that will hurt but you have to do anyway.
i love this song. it's catchy and i love the methaphors.
I love this song, and I absolutely love Action Action. At first, I thought they were just a fun electronic/indie band, but I've really been listening to the lyrics, and they're so good.
I like how he plays with the words in the chorus of this song..
i really like this song.
The speaker of this song has this wonderful notion of having a great relationship only to see it crumble before their eyes, along with themself. Metaphors are great, really shows the deterioration of a love that they held so dearly into something thats just painful.
Did I mention I dig this song?
Yeah. Really great metaphors... love will kill you only to bring you back to life.
"you're a drug, like the gun inside my mouth i know it's wrong but i just can't spit you out"
favorite line, ever its that feeling when you know the relationship is going anywhere, but you cant help but return their messages and call to see if they are going to show up hate to love it.
ohhh i mean nowhere rather than anywhere.
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