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,
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
I know let alone to rust alone
You're making me
I had to run the damage is done
I give it up
Thee nothing left take the rest
You're draining me
Me I set it light it burns so bright
Stab it out
Stab it out
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
I know, I know, I know
I had to run the damage is done
I give it up
I had to go
It got control
You're breaking me
There's nothing left so take the rest
Stab it out
Stab it out
I set it light
It burns so bright
You're draining me
You make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
I know, I know, that it's true
Let alone rust alone
Let alone rust alone
Let alone rust alone
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat fast
Baby you make my heart beat faster
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
I know let alone to rust alone
You're making me
I had to run the damage is done
I give it up
Thee nothing left take the rest
You're draining me
Me I set it light it burns so bright
Stab it out
Stab it out
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
I know, I know, I know
I had to run the damage is done
I give it up
I had to go
It got control
You're breaking me
There's nothing left so take the rest
Stab it out
Stab it out
I set it light
It burns so bright
You're draining me
You make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
I know, I know, that it's true
Let alone rust alone
Let alone rust alone
Let alone rust alone
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat fast
Baby you make my heart beat faster
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
There's nothing so take the rest
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
Baby you make my heart beat faster
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I feel like the song isn't about a person. But about her addiction to Crystal meth that she had at the time
Song is about her Crystal Meth addiction. She literally says "this is not a love song" at the beginning of the music video
its about love.
good song. i like her voice.
yeah i agree.. her voice is awesome in this song! yeah it is something about love but what does she mean in this part- "I had to run the damage is done I give it up I had to go It got control You're breaking me" maybe shes so in love she cant take it?
vanessalw: I think it might be about her broken marriage to that Nerve Agents guy (I can't remember his name).
completely awesome <3
it could be she's finding a new love as her old love (Tim Armstrong of Rancid) is falling apart and she's feeling like a schoolgirl all over again.
At first I thought it was about love, but I actually think it's the opposite. It's a break up song, and how she panics whenever she sees the guy I think. Great song.
i really dont know what it means...but this is one of my favorites.
I think this is about a love/hate relationship. She hates her lover so much, yet he still makes her heart beat fast whenever she sees him. Just a thought.