its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
This one's called "Stella Was A Driver And She's Always Down
When she walks down the street
She knows there's people watching
The building fronts are just fronts
To hide the people watching her
She once fell through the street
Down the manhole in that bad way, he-ey
The underground drip
It's just like her scuba days
Days
Daze
Days
Daze
Days
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right but she can't come out tonight she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so tight, air-tight
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away
Stella is a diver
Stella is a diver
Stella is a diver
Stella is a diver
Stella, Stella, Stella, Stella
Bottom of the ocean she dwells
Bottom of the ocean she dwells
Crevices carressed by fingers
And fat blue serpent swells
Stella
Stella
Oh, Stella
Stella I love you, stella I love you, stella I love you
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right but she can't come out tonight she broke away
She was all right yeah the sea was so tight, air-tight
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away
Well she was my catatonic sex toy love-joy diver
Well she was my catatonic sex toy love-joy diver
She went down down down there into the sea
She went down down down there down there for me, right on
Oh yeah
Right on
It's so good
Oh yeah
Right on
It's so good
Oh yeah
There's something that's invisible
There's some things you can't hide
Try to detect you when I'm sleeping
In a wave you say goodbye
There's something that's invisible
There's some things you can't hide
Try to detect you when I'm sleeping
In a wave you say goodbye
When she walks down the street
She knows there's people watching
The building fronts are just fronts
To hide the people watching her
She once fell through the street
Down the manhole in that bad way, he-ey
The underground drip
It's just like her scuba days
Days
Daze
Days
Daze
Days
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right but she can't come out tonight she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so tight, air-tight
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away
Stella is a diver
Stella is a diver
Stella is a diver
Stella is a diver
Stella, Stella, Stella, Stella
Bottom of the ocean she dwells
Bottom of the ocean she dwells
Crevices carressed by fingers
And fat blue serpent swells
Stella
Stella
Oh, Stella
Stella I love you, stella I love you, stella I love you
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right 'cause the sea was so airtight she broke away
She was all right but she can't come out tonight she broke away
She was all right yeah the sea was so tight, air-tight
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away broke away
She broke away
Well she was my catatonic sex toy love-joy diver
Well she was my catatonic sex toy love-joy diver
She went down down down there into the sea
She went down down down there down there for me, right on
Oh yeah
Right on
It's so good
Oh yeah
Right on
It's so good
Oh yeah
There's something that's invisible
There's some things you can't hide
Try to detect you when I'm sleeping
In a wave you say goodbye
There's something that's invisible
There's some things you can't hide
Try to detect you when I'm sleeping
In a wave you say goodbye
Lyrics submitted by NewWaveMonkay, edited by goddamnboxes, Rorym39
Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down Lyrics as written by Carlos Dengler Daniel Kessler
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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