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Pattern Recognition Lyrics
I'm a cool hunter making you my way
Like a brand name you'll replay
I will know you I won't show you
You're the one
Heat seeking missile freak
Black magic scared to speak
I will know you I will show you
Will you buy me a shaky heart
Lust brigade has torn me apart
I will know you I will show you
You're the one
Can you send me yesterday's girl
Cuz everyday I feel more like her
Hey baby baby please dont go
Pattern recognition is coming down slow
Like a cool hunter watch the disarray
Keep yr secret footage heart away
I will know you I will show you
Close yr eyes and feel the fun
Pattern recognition is on the run
I will know you won't show you
Like a brand name you'll replay
You're the one
Black magic scared to speak
Lust brigade has torn me apart
Cuz everyday I feel more like her
Pattern recognition is coming down slow
Keep yr secret footage heart away
Pattern recognition is on the run
Song Info
Submitted by
bamvolstone On Sep 21, 2004
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is it "I will know you I won't show you" or "I will know you I will show you"
i think it's that first one every time, but i could be wrong
This song is a reference to William Gibson's latest book by the same name... In this novel, Cayce Pollard is a "cool-hunter" hired by various corporations to sniff out the latest trends... "The Sprawl", an earlier Sonic Youth song on Daydream Nation, was inspired by Gibson's master work "Neuromancer"
i agree with jaydub, i believe it is a reference to a book. it's a great song, excellent opener
Funny enough, the book was recommended to me just a day or two before I got "Sonic Nurse" and I noticed the connection but didn't think much of it - now I am reading the book and can see it. Also, is she actually saying something after "I don't know you/ I won't show you --"?? or is that just yeah-yeah gibberish?