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,
Time to feel good
Without you
I'm your last breath
Why
Do I die
Without you
You're my last breath
PUSHING AGAIN PUSHING AGAIN
THE BLUER THE EYES THE BLUER THE SKIN
Just looking over reasons
Why certain eyes are seeing
We can't stop pushing razors
It might affect the bleeding
You're certain with this option
Once we start there's no stopping
I'll film the perfect flavor
For people who like watching
Time to feel good
Without you
I'm your last breath
Why
Do I die
Without you
You're my last breath
PUSHING AGAIN PUSHING AGAIN
THE BLUER THE EYES THE BLUER THE SKIN
Pulling the skin testing the sin
Opening lies pushing it in [7x]
Time to feel good
Without you
I'm your last breath
Why
Do I die
Without you
You're mylast breath
PUSHING AGAIN PUSHING AGAIN
THE BLUER THE EYES THE BLUER THE SKIN
Thanking you again
For nothing [5x]
I HATE YOU AGAIN
FOR NOTHING
PULLING THE SKIN TESTING THE SIN
OPENING LIES PUSHING IT IN
Without you
I'm your last breath
Why
Do I die
Without you
You're my last breath
PUSHING AGAIN PUSHING AGAIN
THE BLUER THE EYES THE BLUER THE SKIN
Just looking over reasons
Why certain eyes are seeing
We can't stop pushing razors
It might affect the bleeding
You're certain with this option
Once we start there's no stopping
I'll film the perfect flavor
For people who like watching
Time to feel good
Without you
I'm your last breath
Why
Do I die
Without you
You're my last breath
PUSHING AGAIN PUSHING AGAIN
THE BLUER THE EYES THE BLUER THE SKIN
Pulling the skin testing the sin
Opening lies pushing it in [7x]
Time to feel good
Without you
I'm your last breath
Why
Do I die
Without you
You're mylast breath
PUSHING AGAIN PUSHING AGAIN
THE BLUER THE EYES THE BLUER THE SKIN
Thanking you again
For nothing [5x]
I HATE YOU AGAIN
FOR NOTHING
PULLING THE SKIN TESTING THE SIN
OPENING LIES PUSHING IT IN
Lyrics submitted by Sebastian1985
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