Spacegrass

Clutch

Dodge Swinger 1973, Galaxy 500,
All the way stars' green, gotta go.
Dodge Swinger 1973, top down, chassis low,
Panel dim, light drive, Jesus on the dashboard.
T-minus whenever it feels right, Galaxy 500.
Planets align, a king is born.

Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right

Dodge Swinger 1973, top down, chassis free,
Buzz Aldrin, Armstrong, or maybe just me.
Don't worry, it's coming.
Don't worry, it's coming.
Jesus on the dashboard.

Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right
I turn on the radio.

Hey kid, are you going my way?
Hop in, we'll have ourselves a field day.
We'll find us some spacegrass,
Lay low, watch the universe expand.
Skyway, permanent Saturday.
Oh, by the way, Saturn is my rotary.
Hop in, it'll be eternity
Till we make it to M83.

Once around the Sun, cruising, climbing.
Jupiter cyclops winks at me, yeah, he knows who's driving.
Hit neutral in the tail of a comet.
Let the vortex pull my weight.
Push the seat back a little lower.
Watch light bend in the blower.
Planets align.
A king is born.
Dodge Swinger.
Jesus on the dashboard.

Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right
Whenever it feels right


Lyrics submitted by EvanX, edited by MRgethigh1420

Spacegrass Lyrics as written by Gaster Fallon

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    General Comment

    This song is so awesome I started yelling when I first heard it.

    I see this song about being a mixture of journeys. I don't any interpretation of it is wrong. M83 is a spiral galaxy and highway in Michigan. Galaxy 500 is a song by Reverend Horton Heat, and in his song he mentions 1973 also. I think it has multiple meanings, referencing the Galaxie 500 (car), music and being on the road, space themes all together to form an image of being alone driving (high), like flying.

    I think the "Jesus on the dashboard" part is using the driving theme, but saying its just a reminder of religion.

    "Hit neutral in the tail of a comet. Let the vortex pull my weight." Drafting? Hehe.

    That's all I have right now.

    metathoughton January 04, 2010   Link
  • +3
    My Interpretation

    The song is about drag racing a dodge swinger and a Galaxy 500.

    'All the way, stars green' refers punching the gas pedal when the light tree hits green. 'Panel dim, light drive , Jesus on the dash board' is referring to the tachometer....and it telling him when he's red lining, and shifting gears 'whenever it feels right' to shift gears. The planets aligning are the start lights sequencing on the light tree cycling thru from red to yellow to green. Once they 'align' its time to go....'don't worry it's coming'....he's anticipating the lights to change. A rotary is his scheduled racing start time date...you get the drift. Most of the lyrics are drag racing references and getting high. Awesome song, badass lyrics.

    Buddymarkon May 27, 2017   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Funny story...the first time I saw Clutch, in '98, I believe...I had no idea who they were. When they played this song, everyone in our group thought he was saying "jesus on the dance floor"...lol. For a slow as this song is, we were sure moshing insanely to it. Clutch is one of the best...and THE VERY BEST live show, I've ever seen.

    sailingallaloneon February 13, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Yeah it's definetly about smoking. I've seen Clutch live 5 or 6 times. Every time this is played the whole place sparks up.

    ed.bk84on December 05, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song kicks ass, and im surprised im the first one to write anything in here ???

    sampsonon April 19, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i agree, I thought this would be filled. My take on the song is that it could be about smokeing trees lol. I wann akno what other ppl think.

    RandomFailureon February 05, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Obviously!

    KEVDUCHARMEon January 11, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    On the live version of this song on Pure Rock Fury, when the song ends, they cut into 'Escape from the Prison Planet' which fades out very shortly after.

    samwaltonon March 24, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It's about smoking pot in a 1973 Dodge Swinger, and watching the car transform into a space ship from inside.

    kwynnaon January 01, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Classic Clutch stoner rock.

    Mike Zeroon July 07, 2008   Link

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