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,
The flames will flicker and the wanting will waver
But there's something in this somewhere that's going to go on forever
Don't put my fingers on it, can't get my tongue around it
But it still feels as good as the day I found it
We go oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
And we're leaving you behind
The song's not been sung yet it's not all been done yet
And you only think it has because your brain's stopped in it's tracks
You rip apart the extremes trying to fit them in your in betweens
But we want no part of it, we just don't want to fit
So we go oh,oh oh,oh
And we' re leaving you behind
It makes me sad to see
What's happening in your life
Wouldn't it be just like me
To go down there with you tonight
But I've asked myself this question
And it's once too many times and it's all
Why do I try, why do I try, why do I, try why do I even try
I'm leaving you behind
The flames will flicker and the wanting will waver
The storm will stutter but I won't blow over
Until the war is won
Until the song is sung and the work is done
It's the acceleration group with the acceleration groove,
formation fighting, form in a line
The acceleration group with the acceleration groove,
formation fighting, form into one
The next boat is yours
But there's something in this somewhere that's going to go on forever
Don't put my fingers on it, can't get my tongue around it
But it still feels as good as the day I found it
We go oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
And we're leaving you behind
The song's not been sung yet it's not all been done yet
And you only think it has because your brain's stopped in it's tracks
You rip apart the extremes trying to fit them in your in betweens
But we want no part of it, we just don't want to fit
So we go oh,oh oh,oh
And we' re leaving you behind
It makes me sad to see
What's happening in your life
Wouldn't it be just like me
To go down there with you tonight
But I've asked myself this question
And it's once too many times and it's all
Why do I try, why do I try, why do I, try why do I even try
I'm leaving you behind
The flames will flicker and the wanting will waver
The storm will stutter but I won't blow over
Until the war is won
Until the song is sung and the work is done
It's the acceleration group with the acceleration groove,
formation fighting, form in a line
The acceleration group with the acceleration groove,
formation fighting, form into one
The next boat is yours
Lyrics submitted by MooWasHere
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