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,
I'm lost at sea,
the radio is jammed, I bet they wont find me
I swear it's for the best,
and then your frequency is pulling me in closer
'til I'm home...
and I've been up for days,
I finally lost my mind,
and then I lost my way,
I'm blistered but I'm better
and I'm home...
I will grow,
there's things that aren't worth giving up, I know,
but I wont let this get me,
I will fight
you live the life you're given with the storms outside,
and some days all I do is watch the sky
this room's too small,
its only getting smaller,
I'm against the wall,
and slowly getting taller,
here in wonderland, this guilt feels so familiar
and I'm home...
I will crawl,
there's things that aren't worth giving up, I know,
but I wont let this get me,
I will fight
you live the life you're given with the storms outside,
and some days all I do is watch the sky,
Some days, all I do is watch the sky...
I think I,
I could use a little break
Today was a good day
I think I,
I could use a little break,
but today was a good day
It's a deep sea, in which I'm floating,
and still I sink to think that I must crawl.....
there's things that aren't worth giving up, I know,
when you cant bare to carry me,
I'll fight,
you live the life you're given with the storms outside
and some days all I do is watch the sky
today was a good day
today was a good day
the radio is jammed, I bet they wont find me
I swear it's for the best,
and then your frequency is pulling me in closer
'til I'm home...
and I've been up for days,
I finally lost my mind,
and then I lost my way,
I'm blistered but I'm better
and I'm home...
I will grow,
there's things that aren't worth giving up, I know,
but I wont let this get me,
I will fight
you live the life you're given with the storms outside,
and some days all I do is watch the sky
this room's too small,
its only getting smaller,
I'm against the wall,
and slowly getting taller,
here in wonderland, this guilt feels so familiar
and I'm home...
I will crawl,
there's things that aren't worth giving up, I know,
but I wont let this get me,
I will fight
you live the life you're given with the storms outside,
and some days all I do is watch the sky,
Some days, all I do is watch the sky...
I think I,
I could use a little break
Today was a good day
I think I,
I could use a little break,
but today was a good day
It's a deep sea, in which I'm floating,
and still I sink to think that I must crawl.....
there's things that aren't worth giving up, I know,
when you cant bare to carry me,
I'll fight,
you live the life you're given with the storms outside
and some days all I do is watch the sky
today was a good day
today was a good day
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
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thanks! in the first chorus, now that you mention it, it does sound like "grow" but not so much in the latter ones... hmm... i'll update the lyrics