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Velocity Girl Lyrics
Here she comes again
With vodka in her veins
Been playing with a spike
She couldn't get it right
Splendour in silver dress
Velocity possessed
The world was hers again
It fell apart again
I don't need anyone to help me
No, not anyone at all
`Cause my so-called friends have left me
And I don't care at all
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
With vodka in her veins
Been playing with a spike
She couldn't get it right
Velocity possessed
The world was hers again
It fell apart again
No, not anyone at all
`Cause my so-called friends have left me
And I don't care at all
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
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It should be 'Been playing with a spike'
Then, the chorus is 'I don't need anyone to HELP me'
One would assume that this is about intravenous amphetamine use. Velocity= speed, 'playing with a spike'?
I Think the velocity part has to do with her being high in any sense of the word, feeling great for those few moments "the world was hers again" and of course it fell apart again. Lyrically its one of my favorite songs of all time
WOW. just love this song!
It is a truly amazing song... And by a truly amazing band =)
druggie (ex)girlfriend
haha i love this song
This song was written about 60s socialite, model and actress, Andy Warhol's 'Superstar' Edie Sedgwick.
'With vodka in her veins Peen playing with a spike'
Edie was always holding a drink and a cigarrette in her hands, and she was addicted to speed, these lines refer to her lifestyle.
'Splendour in silver dress'
She had silver hair and she often wore silver dresses. (see picure: http://www.xojane.com/files/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_full_width/field_image_attachments/article/tumblrlxmdc4lt291qdnypy.png)
'The world was hers again It fell apart again'
It may mean her very short life, where she once one of the most famous socialites in New York, the Girl of the Year in 1965, but before her golden years she suffered incredibly due to her family and other reasons. After the short period of being part of Warhol's 'Factory', her 'world fell apart again'.
'I don't need anyone to hurt me No, not anyone at all `Cause my so-called friends have left me'
I think it is about her complicated relationship with Warhol. Edie gace almost all of her money for Warhol to support his career, but after they made several underground movies together, Warhol didn't give her any money from the movies after they were released. Warhol then ignored Sedgwick and Edie decided to leave the Factory, 'cause my so-called friends have left me' may refer to this. (Though it was her who left him and not he left her).
Excellent music and lyrics from the early period of Primal Scream.