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,
You see me but I'm not there
Like the calm before the storm
You hear me, I'm everywhere
In the wind and in the rain
Feel me in every breeze
I'm the chill inside your spine
I'm burning you start to freeze
As you slowly turn around
And down in your hole
Solitary darkness rule
You are forlorn
Cause justice will be mine
Prowling the night
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Hammer of justice seeking his revenge
Dead man walking by
There's a void inside his eyes
Judgment, a final sigh
Here the screams electrified
As the mirror turns blank
And your essence fades away
Your chapter's closed
Sealed with thunderbolts
Prowling the night
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Strike with the hammer of justice
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Hammer of justice seeking his revenge
I see the injustice everywhere I go
I search for tomorrow and I know you will be there
The hammer of justice holds the key to the future
The bringer of sorrow is the last you'll see
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Strike with the hammer of justice
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Hammer of justice seeking his revenge
Like the calm before the storm
You hear me, I'm everywhere
In the wind and in the rain
Feel me in every breeze
I'm the chill inside your spine
I'm burning you start to freeze
As you slowly turn around
And down in your hole
Solitary darkness rule
You are forlorn
Cause justice will be mine
Prowling the night
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Hammer of justice seeking his revenge
Dead man walking by
There's a void inside his eyes
Judgment, a final sigh
Here the screams electrified
As the mirror turns blank
And your essence fades away
Your chapter's closed
Sealed with thunderbolts
Prowling the night
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Strike with the hammer of justice
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Hammer of justice seeking his revenge
I see the injustice everywhere I go
I search for tomorrow and I know you will be there
The hammer of justice holds the key to the future
The bringer of sorrow is the last you'll see
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Strike with the hammer of justice
Justice calling, we'll track you down
Justice calling, ready to strike
Justice calling, breaking the chains
Hammer of justice seeking his revenge
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It's genuinely about fighting the injustices in the world =] somethin ima do...ima go vigilanté =]