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,
Every day there is some kind of darkness
That just won't go away no matter how hard I try
It crawls into your system while your guard is down
Becomes the ball that you drag around to
Every party
To every function
To give to people with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
My name is fate
Every night sleep wonders on its own
Never once does it kiss me with its chloroform
It crawled into my system while my guard was down
Became the bore I like to have around
Every party
At every function
I give it to people with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
My name is your fate
I've come to crush your bones
I've come to make you feel old
I've come to mess with your head
Cos it'll make you feel good
I've come to make you feel good [2]
I've come to make you feel good alright [4]
Come to the party
Come to the function
Give me aggression with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
Hear me now
That just won't go away no matter how hard I try
It crawls into your system while your guard is down
Becomes the ball that you drag around to
Every party
To every function
To give to people with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
My name is fate
Every night sleep wonders on its own
Never once does it kiss me with its chloroform
It crawled into my system while my guard was down
Became the bore I like to have around
Every party
At every function
I give it to people with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
My name is your fate
I've come to crush your bones
I've come to make you feel old
I've come to mess with your head
Cos it'll make you feel good
I've come to make you feel good [2]
I've come to make you feel good alright [4]
Come to the party
Come to the function
Give me aggression with written instructions
Don't try to get away
I'm here to stay
Hear me now
Lyrics submitted by Artificial Idiot
Fait Accompli Lyrics as written by Toni Halliday Dean Garcia
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