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,
You spend your days inside love
And all you wanted was the sun
Your skin is like a rainbow
You never know when it'll show
The fire's here
Release your fear
The world needs you
And I do too
I wish I could hold you through this
Take the pain inside away
Tell me another story
So that I may cry for you, and I say
The fire's here
Release your fear
The world needs you
And I do too
And if I touch please don't turn away
It's everything I've wanted you to say
And in my mind there's nothing you can do
Only I'll know when I'm ready for you, cuz I'll say
The fire's here
Release your fear
The world needs you
And I do, too
The world needs you… an I do
And all you wanted was the sun
Your skin is like a rainbow
You never know when it'll show
The fire's here
Release your fear
The world needs you
And I do too
I wish I could hold you through this
Take the pain inside away
Tell me another story
So that I may cry for you, and I say
The fire's here
Release your fear
The world needs you
And I do too
And if I touch please don't turn away
It's everything I've wanted you to say
And in my mind there's nothing you can do
Only I'll know when I'm ready for you, cuz I'll say
The fire's here
Release your fear
The world needs you
And I do, too
The world needs you… an I do
Lyrics submitted by hollyb19
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