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,
I want to take my head and cut it open wide
Want to examine, oh the thoughts that circle inside
Electrocute my thoughts or put myself on stand by,
I'm so over, I'm so over you
Let's open up the sky and let the clichè's pour
Everything has been executed there before
Eight-bit fantasies, I'm yesterday's technology
Follow the leader, jump off with me
The wine is dripping with the blood off my finger tips
The mitochondrion are revolting, please take care of it
Carnivorous cells are winning against your cancer lips
So come over, come over
Oh, my God, I want to tear you apart
I am walking but I'm still asleep
Oh, my Lord, this is blasphemy
Wake me up before I fall too deep
I wish I had an original thought inside my skull
Everything has been done a million times before
My dream sequence has become my life or so it seems
All my friends are dead, in a perfect sense
Oh, my God, I want to tear you apart
I am walking but I'm still asleep
Oh, my Lord, this is blasphemy
Wake me up before I fall too deep
In too deep
Oblivious and numb
In too deep
I want to hurt you, but can't cut you fast enough
The ink is dripping, and my letter has become a mess
I want to hate you, but hate is love, just reversed
Why do we talk about things that we loathe the most?
Oh, my God, I want to tear you apart
I am walking but I'm still asleep
Oh, my Lord, this is blasphemy
Wake me up before I fall too deep
Wake me up before I fall too deep
Want to examine, oh the thoughts that circle inside
Electrocute my thoughts or put myself on stand by,
I'm so over, I'm so over you
Let's open up the sky and let the clichè's pour
Everything has been executed there before
Eight-bit fantasies, I'm yesterday's technology
Follow the leader, jump off with me
The wine is dripping with the blood off my finger tips
The mitochondrion are revolting, please take care of it
Carnivorous cells are winning against your cancer lips
So come over, come over
Oh, my God, I want to tear you apart
I am walking but I'm still asleep
Oh, my Lord, this is blasphemy
Wake me up before I fall too deep
I wish I had an original thought inside my skull
Everything has been done a million times before
My dream sequence has become my life or so it seems
All my friends are dead, in a perfect sense
Oh, my God, I want to tear you apart
I am walking but I'm still asleep
Oh, my Lord, this is blasphemy
Wake me up before I fall too deep
In too deep
Oblivious and numb
In too deep
I want to hurt you, but can't cut you fast enough
The ink is dripping, and my letter has become a mess
I want to hate you, but hate is love, just reversed
Why do we talk about things that we loathe the most?
Oh, my God, I want to tear you apart
I am walking but I'm still asleep
Oh, my Lord, this is blasphemy
Wake me up before I fall too deep
Wake me up before I fall too deep
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I want take my head and cut it open extra wide I want to examine oh the thoughts that seem to circle inside Electrocute my thoughts or put my self on stand by Im so over, Im so over
Lets open up the sky and let the clichés pour Everything has been executed better before 8-bit fantasies Im yesterdays technology Follow the leader, jump off with me
The wine is dripping with the blood off of my finger tips The mitochondrion are revolting, please take care off it Carnivorous cells are winning against your cancer lips So come over, so come over
Oh my god, I want to tear you apart I am walking but Im still asleep Oh my lord, this is blasphemy Wake me up before I fall too deep
I wish I had an original thought inside my skull Everything has been done a million times before My dream sequence has become my life or so it seems All my friends are dead, in a perfect scene
Oh my god, I want to tear you apart i am walking but Im still asleep Oh my lord, this is blasphemy Wake me up before I fall too deep
In too deep Oblivious and numb
I want hurt you, but I cant cut you fast enough the ink is dripping, and my letter has become a mess I want to hate you, but hate is love, just reversed Why do we talk about things that we loath the most?
Oh my god, I want to tear you apart i am walking but Im still asleep Oh my lord, this is blasphemy Wake me up before I fall too deep Oh my god, I want to tear you apart Design my world and make it incomplete Oh my lord, this is blasphemy Wake me up before I fall too deep