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,
Everyone a child of the sun
But the gap is wide open yet
So we move straight to the might
Far to some demon's delight, I know
Some of them white
They always got right
How can they dare [that] there's nothing to share
And I do, no better than anyone else,
who's helping who, in any way
And I see, too many things not changed,
In a ";thousand-years"; time
Now I know, why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Deliverance, roar for deliverance
And you know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Is a captive thing
Look this man is watching me
He's always been a part of me
And I see, left on the right
reflecting my body and soul, always
And I see, I look at myself into the mirror of time
Now I know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Deliverance, roar for deliverance
And you know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Is a captive thing
Save me, guardian of the poor
Watching every gamble, playing for high score
You may say I'm blind, right or wrong
Anywhere I belong
I can't deny, but my will ain't strong
All this fake
Sparkles out of gold
Did you ever die for
What your parents told
You may say I'm blind, right or wrong
Anywhere I belong
I can't deny, but my will ain't strong
Everyone a child of the sun
But the gap is wide open yet
So we move straight to the might
Far to some demon's delight, I know
Now I know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Deliverance, roar for deliverance
And you know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Is a captive thing
But the gap is wide open yet
So we move straight to the might
Far to some demon's delight, I know
Some of them white
They always got right
How can they dare [that] there's nothing to share
And I do, no better than anyone else,
who's helping who, in any way
And I see, too many things not changed,
In a ";thousand-years"; time
Now I know, why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Deliverance, roar for deliverance
And you know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Is a captive thing
Look this man is watching me
He's always been a part of me
And I see, left on the right
reflecting my body and soul, always
And I see, I look at myself into the mirror of time
Now I know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Deliverance, roar for deliverance
And you know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Is a captive thing
Save me, guardian of the poor
Watching every gamble, playing for high score
You may say I'm blind, right or wrong
Anywhere I belong
I can't deny, but my will ain't strong
All this fake
Sparkles out of gold
Did you ever die for
What your parents told
You may say I'm blind, right or wrong
Anywhere I belong
I can't deny, but my will ain't strong
Everyone a child of the sun
But the gap is wide open yet
So we move straight to the might
Far to some demon's delight, I know
Now I know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Deliverance, roar for deliverance
And you know why I'm yearning
Cause life is never turning
Puppet on a string
Is a captive thing
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