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,
Turn it up I never wanna go home
I only wanna be part of your breakdown
she got caught by the fool on the floor
who picked her up and she will never get let down
and now i cant, stop, thinking about it
all you people at the top dont know nothing about it
and, we dont give a fuck what the price is
so just leave us to our own devices
and we'll leave you alone
ill be there when your heart stops beating
ill be there when your last breath is taken away
in the dark when theres no one listening
in the times when we both get carried away
in the times when we both get carried away
she says it all without a thought in her head
she says it all as shes pressed up against me
a little something just to take off the edge
a little more and ill fall off the planet entirely
ill be there when your heart stops beating
ill be there when your last breath is taken away
in the dark when theres no one listening
in the times when we both get carried away
when we both get carried away
(sick bridge)
ill be there when your heart stops beating
ill be there when your last breath is taken away
in the dark when theres no one listening
in the times when we both get carried away
when we both get carried away
when we both get carried away
ill be there when your heart stops beating
(when we both get carried away)
in the dark when theres no one listening
(when we both get carried away)
I only wanna be part of your breakdown
she got caught by the fool on the floor
who picked her up and she will never get let down
and now i cant, stop, thinking about it
all you people at the top dont know nothing about it
and, we dont give a fuck what the price is
so just leave us to our own devices
and we'll leave you alone
ill be there when your heart stops beating
ill be there when your last breath is taken away
in the dark when theres no one listening
in the times when we both get carried away
in the times when we both get carried away
she says it all without a thought in her head
she says it all as shes pressed up against me
a little something just to take off the edge
a little more and ill fall off the planet entirely
ill be there when your heart stops beating
ill be there when your last breath is taken away
in the dark when theres no one listening
in the times when we both get carried away
when we both get carried away
(sick bridge)
ill be there when your heart stops beating
ill be there when your last breath is taken away
in the dark when theres no one listening
in the times when we both get carried away
when we both get carried away
when we both get carried away
ill be there when your heart stops beating
(when we both get carried away)
in the dark when theres no one listening
(when we both get carried away)
Lyrics submitted by AbsolutionAgent_gMs, edited by GuitarYo
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i had to listen to this song a few times but wow i love this song. i think it's about a moment (good or bad) when your heart stops beating or skips a beat.