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,
this isn't about you
or the life she's lead through you
just every passing day
leaves me wondering what is really true
expecting to find you
sleeping soundly through and through
sadness comes misplaced
and ends are means by which to uncover truth
happiness will come
when you are with the one
who can take you to places you never were but always knew
i'm coming for the ride
and you say it's too safe inside
you cannot realize
it's taking time
i'm taking it in stride
i'm sure it's safer inside
you just can't realize
but you're such a person
wake up every morning
every morning with her name in your head
you can survive
but you say
i'm not half what i wish-i was so much back then
there is no end
and no room for pretend
feeling only this
i cannot fathom it
there's no escape from uncertain fate there is no excuse
why did this happen to you
can our lives be made up from what's been left in time
you're feeling time
crushing at the spine
and you're tired
and i'm tired
we're so tired
yeah you're tired inside
you just can't realize
what's wrong
or what it's like to be something on
you've come a long way
and i know everything feels gone
will you see this through
or will you say it's through
everything seems so gone to you
or the life she's lead through you
just every passing day
leaves me wondering what is really true
expecting to find you
sleeping soundly through and through
sadness comes misplaced
and ends are means by which to uncover truth
happiness will come
when you are with the one
who can take you to places you never were but always knew
i'm coming for the ride
and you say it's too safe inside
you cannot realize
it's taking time
i'm taking it in stride
i'm sure it's safer inside
you just can't realize
but you're such a person
wake up every morning
every morning with her name in your head
you can survive
but you say
i'm not half what i wish-i was so much back then
there is no end
and no room for pretend
feeling only this
i cannot fathom it
there's no escape from uncertain fate there is no excuse
why did this happen to you
can our lives be made up from what's been left in time
you're feeling time
crushing at the spine
and you're tired
and i'm tired
we're so tired
yeah you're tired inside
you just can't realize
what's wrong
or what it's like to be something on
you've come a long way
and i know everything feels gone
will you see this through
or will you say it's through
everything seems so gone to you
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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this is such a good song. i'm not too sure what it's about but i love it anyway. got me hooked on midtown
ahh my favorite song by midtown... ever. i love when they close with it live. :)
"there's no escape from uncertain fate" thats the only thing need be said
grrreat song! i like the kiss cover they do toward the end, it's a nice touch...but meaning wise i guess it's about moving on and learning to be yourself again
well im not sure exactly what this song means, but it sounds like the author is talking to his friend who is crazy about this girl...just saying how the guy is so involved in the drama and how hes tired of it and wishes it was the same as before....something like that
Does anybody know what they sing at the end of the song?. If somebody could help me out it would be great. thanks!
Does anybody know what they sing at the end of the song? Because it isn't on any lyrics that i've seen. If someone could help me out, that would be great.
It's a song by kiss
I dunno what they REALLY say at the end and I'm pretty sure it's not what I'm about to say, but it sounds like something about rocky roads to you, but I doubt that's it lol
Jesus, this has been bugging me forever but thanks to people on this webpage posting that it was a cover to a KISS song, I was able to figure out WHICH KISS song it was. "God Gave Rock and Roll to You," which coincidently is the jist of what they sing at the end:
God gave rock and roll to you Gave rock and roll to you Gave rock and roll to everyone.
God gave rock and roll to you Gave rock and roll to you Put it in the heart of everyone