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,
it started with a feeling
a special kind of feeling
we´ve lost somehow
idle thoughts are reeling
i´m longing for your touch
but you don´t understand
that it means so much
you leave it up to me
to sleep some
how the anger that i feel
must leave somehow
i hear you breathe... i´m waiting
for the morning light
i miss you... although i´m lying
right by your side
you leave it up to me...
i don´t know why... our time went by
there´s nothing left to feel
except this boring kind of anger
that´s wasting me
you leave it up to me...
a fading night... i feel the light
(of) a day that dawn in grey
overgrowning all my hopelessness... but shadows will
stay...
you leave it up to me
a special kind of feeling
we´ve lost somehow
idle thoughts are reeling
i´m longing for your touch
but you don´t understand
that it means so much
you leave it up to me
to sleep some
how the anger that i feel
must leave somehow
i hear you breathe... i´m waiting
for the morning light
i miss you... although i´m lying
right by your side
you leave it up to me...
i don´t know why... our time went by
there´s nothing left to feel
except this boring kind of anger
that´s wasting me
you leave it up to me...
a fading night... i feel the light
(of) a day that dawn in grey
overgrowning all my hopelessness... but shadows will
stay...
you leave it up to me
Lyrics submitted by XorcistVAC
Sleep Somehow Lyrics as written by Peter Heppner Markus Reinhardt
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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