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,
Join me
through a path of life
when a dream becomes reality
Your dark dreams / Your agony
are far beyond your sanity
The cold wind / dries my blood
The blood that I gave for an eternal life
Defeated by the memories
that haunted my sadistic mind
Follow me into my darkest desires
and follow me into my grave
Follow me to my holiest phantasm
that shows that I'm insane
I depict you / my idol
for a place in your kingdom
Your holy words I adorate
when you destroy what I create
Darkness will fall on you
at the day, the day you die
Now you leave this mortal life
to your stupid desired lie
Follow me into my darkest desires
and follow me into my grave
Follow me to my holiest phantasm
that shows that I'm insane
They showed me all the lusts that I so desired
if their god was the only god I admired
I am godless...
At the holy altar
my life fades away
Now I realize
I'm just one
without god
Without god...
through a path of life
when a dream becomes reality
Your dark dreams / Your agony
are far beyond your sanity
The cold wind / dries my blood
The blood that I gave for an eternal life
Defeated by the memories
that haunted my sadistic mind
Follow me into my darkest desires
and follow me into my grave
Follow me to my holiest phantasm
that shows that I'm insane
I depict you / my idol
for a place in your kingdom
Your holy words I adorate
when you destroy what I create
Darkness will fall on you
at the day, the day you die
Now you leave this mortal life
to your stupid desired lie
Follow me into my darkest desires
and follow me into my grave
Follow me to my holiest phantasm
that shows that I'm insane
They showed me all the lusts that I so desired
if their god was the only god I admired
I am godless...
At the holy altar
my life fades away
Now I realize
I'm just one
without god
Without god...
Lyrics submitted by TheDirge
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