The lights exploded
She stood burning in front of me
She ripped my heart out and gave it to me
My eyes wouldn't open, cemented to her face
Have I begun a feeble chase?
I'll be down, I'll be around
I'll be hanging where eventually you'll have to be
I'll just stare and hope you'll care
It's only everything standing in front of me
I know what you did to me
I know what you did was wrong
You're allowed to torture me
Wait a moment until I'm gone
I know you're the ticket, you gotta be
Cause I let you be alone for long
Got to be so completely
Got to be so I can't hang on
I'll be down, I'll be around
I'll be hanging where eventually you'll have to be
I'll just stare and hope you'll care
It's only everything standing in front of me
I'll be down, I'll be around
I'll be hanging where eventually you'll have to be
They're not there, you're standing there
Now you'll have to decide the fate of my sanity


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Raisans Lyrics as written by Joseph Donald Mascis Jr

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    One of my favorite Dinosaur songs.

    bamvolstoneon November 19, 2004   Link
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    I don't blame you

    That guy in the background during the quiet bit creeps me out

    But I'm not complaining, it all adds to the atmosphere of the song.

    thomsmellson April 17, 2006   Link
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    The background voices were recorded by Lou when he worked in a mental hospital

    Mindglowon December 08, 2006   Link
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    She stood burning in front of me She ripped my heart out and gave it to me My eyes wouldn't open, cemented to her face Have I begun a feeble chase? I'll be down, I'll be around I'll be hanging where eventually you'll have to be I'll just stare and hope you'll care It's only everything standing in front of me

    I feel like I've been living these lyrics over the past few months.

    stereo fanon September 20, 2007   Link
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    What a brilliant song and what a brilliant album!! There should be a lot more comments on a song like this.

    Anyway I think it's pretty clear what the actual song is about, J being rejected or used by some girl that he loves. I am curious as why it's called Raisans though.

    IAmTheResurrection89on March 06, 2009   Link
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    Because his heart is all shriveled up like a raisin.

    DittySmallson February 18, 2012   Link
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    in 4th grade i rode my bike around the block of where a girl lived and screamed wah wah wah wah in hope that she would hear my voice and come out to the street but i didn't realize my voice sounded different when i screamed wah wah wah wahhhhh so she never knew it was me ah wah wah waaaaaaah

    endofsorrow92on May 02, 2006   Link

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