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,
Here I come around the bend again
Don't want to battle cause you know that I'll win again
Check it, battle scars earned and worn with pride
These words are where my soul resides
And never did I ever fit into the place, right?
And I couldn't stand looking at your face, right?
And you didn't mind making this a race, right?
So check out the bass
When I flow, I know, that I grow
Sit back relax and check out the bomb show, bet
And never could you ever bring me down, clown
Yeah, check out the sound!
Well I saw your face one time, I never thought I'd walk away
The we hit the trip that wouldn't quit, and I never walked away again
I said I'd never walk away again
Let me jump back into the boom of the room
Come and take a ride to the top of the mood
I don't want to fight and make this a bad trip
I just want to sit back, relax, take a fat rip
Check out the shapes and the colors in the grooves
Check out the thoughts that make your mind move
Check out the lights that form the new patterns
Check out the beats and the rhymes that make us much phatter
Check out the zebrahead style
Boom, boom, boom in the room
And I kick shit
Free style form not the norm
Cause I slang it
coming five fold take another hit and I hold it
and don't try to wreck cause kid you'll get rolled
On the flip side if you chose to decide
Wreck it from New York to Cali or anywhere I reside
So check out the crew the the funk flow flavor
Spitting out smooth sounds that you know that you want to savor
I wish you could see all the shit that I see
Back in the day you were down with me
Back in the day when things were all right
Check out the lights
Check out the sounds that I found all underground
And the swing that I bring all around
Watch the walls as they all come crumbling down
Check out the shake and the quake as I kick it down
This is the bombtrack and we never take it back
Funky fresh flow is something that we never lack
So get up and ride this and never try to bite this
Aim for the sky cause you neever know you might miss
Check out the shapes and the colors in the grooves
Check out the thoughts that make your mind move
Check out the lights that form the new patterns
Check out the beats and the rhymes that make you seem much phatter
Don't want to battle cause you know that I'll win again
Check it, battle scars earned and worn with pride
These words are where my soul resides
And never did I ever fit into the place, right?
And I couldn't stand looking at your face, right?
And you didn't mind making this a race, right?
So check out the bass
When I flow, I know, that I grow
Sit back relax and check out the bomb show, bet
And never could you ever bring me down, clown
Yeah, check out the sound!
Well I saw your face one time, I never thought I'd walk away
The we hit the trip that wouldn't quit, and I never walked away again
I said I'd never walk away again
Let me jump back into the boom of the room
Come and take a ride to the top of the mood
I don't want to fight and make this a bad trip
I just want to sit back, relax, take a fat rip
Check out the shapes and the colors in the grooves
Check out the thoughts that make your mind move
Check out the lights that form the new patterns
Check out the beats and the rhymes that make us much phatter
Check out the zebrahead style
Boom, boom, boom in the room
And I kick shit
Free style form not the norm
Cause I slang it
coming five fold take another hit and I hold it
and don't try to wreck cause kid you'll get rolled
On the flip side if you chose to decide
Wreck it from New York to Cali or anywhere I reside
So check out the crew the the funk flow flavor
Spitting out smooth sounds that you know that you want to savor
I wish you could see all the shit that I see
Back in the day you were down with me
Back in the day when things were all right
Check out the lights
Check out the sounds that I found all underground
And the swing that I bring all around
Watch the walls as they all come crumbling down
Check out the shake and the quake as I kick it down
This is the bombtrack and we never take it back
Funky fresh flow is something that we never lack
So get up and ride this and never try to bite this
Aim for the sky cause you neever know you might miss
Check out the shapes and the colors in the grooves
Check out the thoughts that make your mind move
Check out the lights that form the new patterns
Check out the beats and the rhymes that make you seem much phatter
Lyrics submitted by ketchup_311
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this is my current favorite zebrahead song. it's so fun to sing along with.
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