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,
She's drawing pictures with a razor blade
She says she wants to spend the day with me
She tells me of the time she went to rescue all her friends
From the empty, corner pharmacy
I wonder how she feels
And as I lay, I heard the crumbling mountain tops
Inside my feeble wandering, restless disposition
Wondering if she's been here all along
Wandering in and out of the hallways of my mind
And so I lay beside her on the mattress in her kitchen
And we watched the sun come up
She took my hand beneath the blankets to her body
And she whispered softly, that she was glad that we had met
She says she wants to spend the day with me
She tells me of the time she went to rescue all her friends
From the empty, corner pharmacy
I wonder how she feels
And as I lay, I heard the crumbling mountain tops
Inside my feeble wandering, restless disposition
Wondering if she's been here all along
Wandering in and out of the hallways of my mind
And so I lay beside her on the mattress in her kitchen
And we watched the sun come up
She took my hand beneath the blankets to her body
And she whispered softly, that she was glad that we had met
Lyrics submitted by riseabove2
Crumbling Mountain Tops Lyrics as written by Brent Michael Turner Alex Church
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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